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Series VI: Ephemera, 1833-1961, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Scope and Content Note

Series VI: Ephemera, 1856-1960 consists of cartoons, advertisements, and other examples of Irish-American imagery from journalism and marketing. Of particular interest are illustrations published in Harper's Weekly and Puck from the 1860s and 1870s, as well as cigar-box art from the late nineteenth century, and print advertisements for Irish International Airlines, Jameson's Irish Whiskey, and Coca-Cola published in the middle of the twentieth century.

Sub-series VI.A: General, 1833-1961

Academy of Music Irish Famine Relief Fund Special Programme, 1880

Box: 58, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Ashore" (Print), 1889

Box: 58, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Association of Irish Musicians, Philadelphia, flyer, Aug 24, 1957, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

BF Keith Palace Theatre Program Magazine, 1926

Box: 58, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bookmarks (10), undated

Box: 56, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Broth of a Boy (misc), undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Buttons, undated

Box: 58, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cartes de Visite (5), 1893, undated, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cottages (2) (photos), undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Courant, Supplement. Hartford, CT, Apr 5, 1956, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 57 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Federation of American Societies for Irish Independence, News Bulletin, Oct 11, 1949, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Feis Eireann, 1955, inclusive

Box: 55, drawer: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Friends of Irish Freedom Card, 1916

Box: 58, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gaelic American (photostats of individual pages), 1904-1932, inclusive

Box: 57, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Galeophone (book of Irish text and English translation), 1910, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Great Irish Musician's Union Ball, Philadelphia, program, May 29, 1953, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Greeting Cards (16), undated, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Illustrated History of the Mulligan Guard, 1874

Box: 58, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ireland's National Feis: Ladies Day in Harvest, Harp and Shamrock Club of Chicago, program, Aug 15, 1946, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Airs - Victor Records Program, undated

Box: 58, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish-American Annual Dance, Philadelphia, program, Dec 15, 1945, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Book Shop, New York City, catalogue, circa 1950s, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Festival Music Programs, 2001

Box: 59, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Musical Association of Philadelphia, program, Feb 18, 1947, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Musicians Union, Philadelphia, PA, poster, circa 1950s, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Irish Reel (Drawing), 1913

Box: Shared Tamiment 162, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Show of the Year, Irish Center, Philadelphia, flyer, Dec 3, 1956, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

John McCormack - Symphony Hall Boston Program, 1923

Box: 58, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Judge's Library - All Sorts", 1894

Box: 58, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Life Magazine "Irish In America", 1961

Box: Shared Tamiment 164, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Martin Costello Orchestra, flyer, circa 1960s, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Middle Lake, Killarney (photo), undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Moonan, George and Mother, Mary Ann Tiernan Moonan (photo), Aug 31, 1928, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

National Celtic Association, Chicago, circular, Aug 9, 1963, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The "New Irish Movement", undated

Box: 58, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"New Year's Eve in Ireland" drawing, Jan 15, 1870, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The New York Clipper Newspaper, 1891

Box: Shared Tamiment 162, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper Clippings, 1880, 1887, undated, inclusive

Box: Shared Tamiment 164, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notebook with Theater Cast Lists, undated

Box: 58, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Pat Taggart's Furniture City, Philadelpia, Advertisement, circa 1950s, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photograph - Unidentified Group, undated

Box: 59, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poster of "Erin" Statue, undated

Box: 63, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Print matter and artwork, various (16 items), 1877-1953, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Puck's Library", 1892

Box: 58, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Speak or Die!" Weekly National Press, March 1892, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Thomas Moore (prints), undated

Box: 58, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Three Little Maids from County Cork (photo), 1929, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tobacco/Cigar Box Art (12 items); includes images of Peggy O'Moore, Peggy O'Neal, Robert Emmet, Denis O'Sullivan, 1868, undated, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Trade Cards, undated

Box: 58, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Weller & Graham, map of Ireland, undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sub-series VI.B: Merchant Ads, 1916-circa 1960, inclusive

Vacuum Harness Oil, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co., undated

Box: 54, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Crescent Wash Board, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wilson Yeast and MANFG Company, Limited, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Neal's Carriage Paints, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Ariosa Coffee", undated

Box: 54, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Ariosa Coffee", undated

Box: 54, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Saginaw Manufacturing Co., undated

Box: 54, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

A New Vehicle, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Pond's Extract, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Schultz's Irish Soap, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

McSorley's Inflation, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mr. Edison's Wonderful New Phonograph, Nov, 1916, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Have a Coke = Cead Míle Fáilte," Coca-Cola (ad), 1943, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Victor Records (ad), Ladies Home Journal, Feb, 1917, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Valiant (ad), circa 1960s, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish International Airlines (ad), 1963, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Luck of the Irish (ad), 1948, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Shillelagh Apples (ad), undated, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Welcome Answer, The, undated

Box: 54, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jameson's Irish American Whiskey (ad), undated, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Columbia Hour of Musical Broadcasting, Oct 1, 1927, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Victor - Victrola, Mar 29, 1913, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Airlines (ad), circa 1960s, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Globe Clothing House (ad), undated, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Eyes Are Smiling Movie Advertisement, undated

Box: Shared Tamiment 162, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Irish Advertisements, 1900, 1916, undated, inclusive

Box: Shared Tamiment 164, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sub-series VI.C: Cartoons, 1865-1892, inclusive

Life in New York, undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Fenian Pest, Punch, March 3, 1866, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Disendowment and Disarmament, Punch, April 13, 1869, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

An Irish Wake, Harper's Weekly, March 15, 1873, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

An Axe to Grind, Weekly National Press, Jan, 1892, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Speak or Die!, Weekly National Press, Mar, 1892, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Irish Skirmishers 'Blind Pool', Puck, undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Last Reception of the Season, Puck, undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

O'Donovan Rossa's Shooting Gallery, Puck, undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 7, 1879, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fenian Congress, Harper's Weekly, Nov. 4, 1865, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Land Agitation, Harper's Weekly, 1880, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Europe, Church & State, United States, Harper's Weekly, Feb. 1870, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Would You Marry Your Daughter to a Nigger?, Harper's Weekly, July 1, 1868, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Irish Tempest, Punch, March 19, 1870, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Irish Treason Shop, Punch, Dec. 4, 1869, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Leading Him a Lively Dance (cartoon), undated, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Round the Cauldron, Punch, March 26, 1887, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Waiting for the Return of a Sunday Excursion, The Judge, July 15, 1882, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

St. Patrick in New York, Harper's Weekly, April 2, 1870, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Roman Cathlics Disgracing Themselves, Harper's Weekly, May 7, 1870, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Champion of the Fenians, Harper's Weekly, Oct. 21, 1876, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Usual Irish Way of Doing Things, Harper's Weekly, Sept. 2, 1871, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Little Orphan Annie, New York Herald, 1904, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

An Xmas Greeting to Waterford, Weekly National Press, 1891, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Political Cartoons, 1884, 1888-1891, inclusive

Box: Shared Tamiment 161, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Shared Tamiment 164, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various, undated

Box: 58, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Punch Bowl, Killarney, undated

Box: 58, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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