Grimes Family Films and Other Materials
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The Grimes Family is an Irish American family based in the greater New York City area perhaps best known for their ownership of the Irish Echo newspaper from 1955 until 2011. Through its domestic and international social, political, sporting, and entertainment coverage, theIrish Echoserved as a channel of communication and source of documentation for the Irish American community. This collection consists of home movies, photographs, publications, ephemera, and other materials created and collected by members of the Grimes Family, including Paddy, John, and Claire. The majority of the collection is comprised of some of the Grimes' home movies, documenting family life as well as various Irish American social functions in the greater New York City area during the 1950s. Some of the more prominent subjects of these films include sporting events, St. Patrick's Day parades, United Irish Counties Association Feiseanna at Fordham University, and the Irish Echo.
Biographical Note
The Grimes Family is an Irish American family based in the greater New York City area perhaps best known for their ownership of the Irish Echo newspaper from 1955 until 2011. Patrick J. (Paddy) Grimes, a native of County Offaly, purchased the newspaper in 1955 in an attempt to promote the family's travel agency, Grimes Travel Agency. Through its domestic and international social, political, sporting, and entertainment coverage, theIrish Echoserved as a channel of communication and source of documentation for the Irish American community. For example, the paper produced brochures and journals for the various county societies and other social organizations in the 1950s and 1960s. Following Paddy's death in 1978, his son John became the paper's editor and publisher until his death in 1987, after which his wife Claire assumed the roles.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of home movies, photographs, publications, ephemera, and other materials created and collected by members of the Grimes Family, including Paddy, John, and Claire. The majority of the collection is comprised of some of the Grimes' home movies, documenting family life as well as various Irish American social functions in the greater New York City area during the 1950s. Some of the more prominent subjects of these films include sporting events, St. Patrick's Day parades, and United Irish Counties Association Feiseanna at Fordham University. The collection also includes photographs and documents focusing on the Irish Echo newspaper.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tamiment Library does not have information about who owns copyright to this collection. The films in this collection are expected to enter the public domain in 2057. The remainder of the collection is expected to enter into the public domain beginning in 2016. The Tamiment Library is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Grimes Family Films and Other Materials; AIA 040; box number; folder number; Archives of Irish America, Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Films were donated by Claire Grimes in the late 1990s. The accession number associated with this gift is 1997.041. The remainder of the collection was donated by Claire Grimes several years later.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Prcoedures
Researchers interested in using audiovisual materials in this collection (films, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, et cetera) must use a digitized copy, which we refer to as an access copy. Researchers may view an item's original container, but the media themselves are not available for playback because of preservation concerns. Materials that already have already been digitized are noted in the collection's finding aid and can be requested in our reading room; materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. These requests are free of charge and can be made in anticipation of your visit. The process typically takes four to six weeks. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A librarian will respond to you with further information.
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Processing Information
This collection was processed by an archivist during summer 2014. In 2015, the collection was updated to incorporate additional descriptive information and in 2019, the collection was again updated in order to ensure compliance with DACS and ACM Required Elements for Archival Description. In fall 2021, Claire Grimes' materials were transferred from the Glucksman Ireland House Records (AIA 038) into the Grimes Family Films and Other Materials. The finding aid was updated to reflect this addition of materials. In January 2022, additional audiovisual materials that were not previously included in the collection were processed and the finding aid was updated to reflect this addition of materials. Unique identifiers and container instances were also corrected.
As of January 2022, the location for the following films are unknown: "P.J. Kerley and Family Leaving for Ireland at Idlewild Airport" (COMP aia40-a), "New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade" (COMP aia40-d), "United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University" (COMP aia40-g), "United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University, Speaking Platforms" (COMP aia40-i), "New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade and United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University" (COMP aia40-o), and "New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade and Sir Basil Brooke Protest at Idlewild Airport" (COMP aia40-r).
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P.J. Kerley and Family Leaving for Ireland at Idlewild Airport, 1957, inclusive
New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, 1956
United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University, 1953
United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University, Speaking Platforms, 1953
New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade and United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University, circa 1955
New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade and Sir Basil Brooke Protest at Idlewild Airport, 1950
Ireland and New York Compilation Reel, circa 1950-1959
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Gaelic Teams Disembarking Shannon Airport, Ireland, circa 1954
Dublin, Ireland, 1955
Dublin, Ireland, 1955
Dublin, Ireland (Probably "Flight of the Gaels"), circa 1955
Paddy Casey Leaving for Ireland at Idlewild Airport, 1958
Wedding and Gaelic Football Team, circa 1965
New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, 1956
New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, 1956 March
Pat Grimes Graduation and United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University, 1952
United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University; Dublin, Ireland, 1952
United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University (Includes Football Match), 1952
United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University, circa 1955
United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University, circa 1955
United Irish Counties Association Feis at Fordham University, circa 1950-1959
P.J. Grimes Film, circa 1955
Indian Couple Visits Country House, circa 1953
American Football Newsreel, circa 1947
New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, circa 1950-1959
Air Lingus Music Bed 60 Sec Radio Produced by: HHCC, undated
A Letter from Ireland, Aer Lingus, undated
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Clancy Brothers, undated
Untitled, undated
Various Songs, 1960
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Music from Perry Como, Father Sydney MacEwan, The Four Lads, The King and I, Al Jolson, South Pacific, Straus Waltzes, Nelson Eddie Sings, and Sounds in Space featured on this audio reel.
