Series V. Durkan: Personal Files and Research, Written Work & Materials of Interest, 1920, 1957-2006, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
This series contains material on topics of interest to Durkan, including the Great Famine in Ireland, shipwrecks of Irish coming to the Americas, his membership and activities in the Irish History Roundtable and a collection of his books, legal, history and sports-related. Also included is correspondence to and from Durkan on a a wide range of topics from letters to the editors of various publications and opinion pieces to letters of recommendation and personal matters. Additionally, a small collection of books which apparently belonged to Paul O'Dwyer, his uncle and head of the firm in which Durkan practiced law, are included in this series, many signed and/or annotated by the author.
Subseries A. Correspondence, Subject Files and Writings
Scope and Content Note
This series contains correspondence to and from Durkan, articles, speeches and letters to the editors, materials on topics of interest to Durkan and a few photographs. Materials in Box 29 were in very bad condition and most of the originals have been photocopied.
1798 Rising, 1998-2000, inclusive
Box: 21, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1798 Rising: Newspaper Clippings and Articles, 1997-1998, inclusive
Box: 21, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1798 Rising: Photographs, 1998, inclusive
Box: 21, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
American Committee for Ulster Justice (ACUJ), 1974-1978, inclusive
Box: 21, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
American Irish Unity Committee: Symposium (includes photographs), Jul 22, 1981, inclusive
Box: 21, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Article: "The Hunger Strikers" / Hunger Strikers 25th Anniversary by Frank Durkan, 2006, inclusive
Box: 21, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Articles and Speeches by Durkan, undated
Box: 21, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Articles, Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings: general
Box: 21, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ashe, Thomas: Banner unveiling (1918 Hunger Striker), Apr 2005, inclusive
Box: 21, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Battle of Aughrim, 1691 (pamphlet), undated
Box: 21, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Brehon Law Society, 1981-1988, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Collins, Michael: Photograph, Armagh City, Sep 5, 1921, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Committee on the Administration of Justice, 1999-2003, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence: Materials from Charlie McGrath, 1995, inclusive
Box: 36, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence: Personal and Professional, 1955, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence: Personal and Professional, 1956, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence: Personal and Professional (Segregated), 1956, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence: Personal and Professional, 1963-1970, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence: Personal and Professional, 1967, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence: Personal and Professional, 1975, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence: Personal and Professional, 1976, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
County Mayo, 1992-2003, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
County Mayo Association: Yearbook, 1988, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
County Mayo Football Championship Programs, 1992-2000, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
County Mayo: Lavan, Sean Thomas (1898-1973), 1996, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
County Mayo: Newspapers, 1995-1999, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cuimhneachan 1916 - Commemoration of the 1916 Rising. Friends of Irish Freedom and Sean Ogliagh Na Heireann Heritage Association., Apr 15, 1990, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Curran, Moira: Deportation, includes family papers, John Curran. (Hugh O'Rourke of O'Dwyer Bernstien handled this case), 1897-1981, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Duffy, Jimmy: assorted articles and documents; includes DeValera statement (photocopy) and James Shea memoirs, 1923-2002, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Duffy, Jimmy: transcription, paper re: George Harrison; poems, 2004, undated, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
East Mayo Brigade IRA: Commemorative Memorial, Apr 7, 1958
Box: 22, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Emmett, Robert, 2001-2004, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Emmett, Robert, 2002, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Famine Pot, 2001, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gaelic Gotham: Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings, 1995-1996, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gaelic Gotham: Media Package, 1995-1996, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gaelic Gotham Report: "Assessing a Controversial Exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, 1997, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Grosse Ile, Canada I (Famine Quarantine Island), 1994-2001, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Grosse Ile, Canada II (Famine Quarantine Island), 1994-2001, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Grosse Ile, 1984-1996, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Harrison, George, 2002
Box: 22, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Honors and Memberships, 1992, undated, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Horizon Halfway House, 1995, inclusive
Box: 36, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Irish Famine, 1845-1850, 1995-1997, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Irish Famine Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, PA, 1964, undated, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Irish Famine: Choctaw and Irish Together (CAIT)- International Humanitarian Organization, 1996, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Irish Famine: County Mayo Killala Memorial, 1997, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Irish Famine: Genocide Curriculum, 1997-1999, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Jenkinson, Noel: Durkan Speech at Commemoration, Nov 14, 1976, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Keane, James, 1920, 1987, inclusive
Box: Shared Tamiment 030, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kelly, Nicky, 1989-1990, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Laverty, Chuck: Research Query (Mayo football player), 1997, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Martin Sheridan Memorial Committee (Olympian; NYPD), 1908-1996, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Martin Sheridan Memorial Committee (Olympian; NYPD): Photographs (grave), circa 1996, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mayo Society of New York, 1991-2004, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
McDonnell, John J.: Correspondence re: Irish Memorabilia collection; includes photocopy of "The Story of the 1916 Proclamation" by John O'Connor., 1997, inclusive
Box: 22, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Meagher, Thomas Francis (1823-1867): Article from Eire Ierland, Bulletin of the Department of External Affairs., 1967, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Molly Maguires, 1976-1984, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
National Graves Association (Ireland), 1981, undated, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York Irish History Roundtable: Article and Newspaper Clippings I, 1983-1996, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York Irish History Roundtable: Articles and Newspaper Clippings II, 1983-1996, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York Irish History Roundtable: Correspondence, 1991-1995, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York Irish History Roundtable: Newsletter, Calendar, 1988-2001, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Newsletters: The Irish Volunteer; Massachusetts Irish Volunteers, Ohio Irish Times, 1992-2002, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Newspaper Clippings: various, 1995-1999, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
O'Dwyer, Paul: Times Herald-Record story; photograph, 1995, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs: Irish Institute, John Gaughan Commemoration; Paul O'Dwyer and Hon Gwyner Evans, Wales, 1976, inclusive
Box: 29, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photoprint: "Support Irish Republicans in Jail for Ireland", undated
Box: 23, Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Research, 1914-1993, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Research Papers (by Rona Fields?): Irish Immigrants; Irish Republicanism from the 1980s?, undated
Box: 29, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Rural Resettlement Ireland!, 1993-1994, inclusive
Box: 36, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Saint Patrick's Day Parade: Michael Flannery Controversy, 1983, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Saint Patrick's Day Parade: Michael Flannery Controversy: Newspaper Clippings, 1983, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sharpton, Al: Irish Voice response by Durkan to "The O'Bradaigh Visa and Al Sharpton", Jun 1995, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sinn Fein, 1995-1998, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Wreck of the St. John, Cohasset, MA (famine ship) 1849, 1984, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Books, Pamphlets and Publications
Aghaidh Achadh Mor: The Face of Aghamore (water damaged; some pages stuck together), undate
Box: 23, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Books)
American Connection: U.S. Guns, Money and Influence in Northern Ireland. Jack Holland. Penguin Books, New York. inscription: "to the Florida Four with best wishes from Geroge Harrison", 1987, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
American Connection: U.S. Guns, Money and Influence in Northern Ireland. Jack Holland. Penguin. Dublin., 1989
Box: 23, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"An Act for the Attainder of the Rebels in Ireland" Parliament, Westminster, London., 1657, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bold Robert Emmett, 1778-1803. Sean o'Bradaigh. Irish Freedom Press. Inscription: "To Monica and Frank Salud George Harrison", 2003, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Breaking the Deadlock: A Way Out of the Northern Impasse. Robert Heatley. Fulcrum Press. Dublin., 1991, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Books)
Britain's War Machine in Ireland. Maurice Burke. Oisin Publications. New York., 1987, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Books)
The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland. Sean McPhilemy. Roberts Rinehart Publishers, Niwot, CO. (includes many notes and annotations), circa 1998, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Books)
Cory Collusion Inquiry Report. Chief Superintendent Breen and Superintendent Buchanan, Oct 2003, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Creating a New Ireland as Reflected in the Writings of William Hughes. Hughes Enterprises, Baltimore., 1995, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Books)
Dilseacht: The Story of Comdt. General Tom Macguire and the Second (All-Ireland) Dail. Ruairi O'Bradaigh. Irish Freedom Press. (2 copies) One includes inscription: "To Monica and Frank from your friend George Harrison, New York, 5.20.97", 1997, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Eire Nua: A New Democracy. Republican Sinn Fein., 2000, inclusive
Box: 23, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Human Rights in Northern Ireland: A Helsinki Watch Report. Human Rights Watch., 1991, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Books)
Hunger Strike Commemoratives: Terence MacSwiney, 1920; 1980-1981 Hunger Strike, 1995, 2001, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Inishmurray: Gale, Stone and Fire - Portrait of a Fabled Island. Joe McGowan, Aeolus,, 1998
Box: 24, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
An Introduction to Irish Research. Irish Ancestry: A Beginner's Guide. Bill Davis. Federation of Family Historical Societies, 1994, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The IRA 1926-1936. Brian Hanley. Four Courts Press. Inscription: "To George, Thanks and Best Wishes from Brian Hanley Nov' 2003", 2002, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Irish Crisis. C. Desmond Greaves. Inernational Publishers. New York., 1972, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Irish in America. An Address by William T. Collins, Jusitce, Supreme Court, State of New York. At the Forum of National Democractic Club., Mar 9, 1935, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons. Vol. 7, No. 2, 1996-1997, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Books)
The McGarrity Papers: Revelations of the Irish revolutionary movement in Ireland and American 1900-1940. Sean Cronin. Anvil Books. Tralee. Co. Kerry, 1972, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Books)
Moore's Irish Melodies. ed. M.W. Balfe. Novello and Co., Ltd. London, undated
Box: 24, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Irleand" The Report of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland. (2 copies), Sep 1999, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
North Mayo Historical Journal, Vol II, No. 1. North Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society., 1987-1988, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Northern Ireland: A Report to the Association of the Bar of the City of New York from a Mission of the Committee on International Human Rights.", Jun 1999, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Notes on Guerilla Warfare: A Handbook for Volunteers of the Irish Republican Army. IRA, 1956, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
O'Brien Pocket History of The Troubles. Brian Feeney. The O'Brien Press Ltd., Dublin., 2004, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Omos Do Tony D'Arcy, Galway and Sean MacNeela, Mayo", 1990, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Patten Commission: A Submission by the People of West Belfast at Whiterock Nov., 1998. Upper Springfield Development Trust., 1999, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Rock from which you were Hewn: A history of the Catholic Church in Lewis County West Virginia St. Patrick's Parish, Weston by Donal O'Donovan. McClain Pringint Company, Parsons, WV., 1989, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sheltering the Fugitive? The Extradition of Irish Political Offenders. Michael Farrell. Mercier Press, Cork and Dublin., 1985, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sports: Programs: Connacht Senior Football Championship Leitrim vs. New York, 2003; National Football League 2000/2001 Finals (Ireland); Victory Dinner Dance Mayo Gaelic Football Club of New York, 2005; Books: The Championship Hurling and Football 1999: The Complete Record. Brian Carthy. 1999; Famous All-Irelands Book 2. Canavaun Books. 1984. (2 folders), 1984-2005, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 20-21 (Material Type: Books)
"Why the British Kill American Presidents" The New Federalist. Leesburg, VA., Dec 1994, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Wreck of the British Queen. Robert F. Mooney. Mill Hill Press, 1988, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Years of Glory: Story of Kerry's All-Ireland Successes. John Barry and Eamon Horan. Self-published., 1977, inclusive
Box: 24, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries C: Paul O'Dwyer Book Collection
Arming the Protestants: The Formation of the Ulster Special Constabulary and the Royal Ulster Constabulary 1920-1927. Michael Farrell. Brandon Book Publishers, Ltd., Co, Kerry, Ireland. Inscription: To Paul O'Dwyer with best wishes Michael Farrell", 1983, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Books)
The Battle of Long Island ("The Battle of Brooklyn"). Charles G. Teveson and Irene H. Wilson. Brooklyn Bicentennial Commission. Incription: To Paul O'Dywer with all best wished Joe Palin, Chariman", 1975, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Books)
Cage Eleven. Gerry Adams with an Introduction by Paul O'Dwyer (1993). Sheridan Square Press, New York., 1990, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Books)
A Pathway to Peace. Gerry Adams, MP. Mercier Press. Cork and Dublin. (includes letter on Sinn Fein Letterhead from Adams), 1988, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Books)
Sandhogs: A History of the Tunnel Workers of New York. Paul E. Delaney. The Longfield Press. New York. Inscription: "To Paul O'Dwyer A fine Sandhog. One of the best friends the Sandhogs ever had. Sincerely Yours Richie Fitzsimmons" (includes Fitzsimmons' business card), 1983, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Books)
Twenty Years On. Edited by Michael Farrell. Brandon Book Publishers Ltd., Co. Kerry, Ireland. Inscription: "To Paul O'Dwyer with every best wish a colleague in the struggle for justice Michael Farrell", 1988, inclusive
Box: 25, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Books)
