Mulvey Family Papers
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Abstract
This collection consists mainly of materials collected by Kathleen Mulvey documenting her family history. The collection includes family correspondence, panoramas of Irish American social organization functions, a banner celebrating John F. Kennedy's trip to Ireland in 1963, and a scrapbook from Elizabeth Mulvey's first trip to Europe in the late 1920s, which included Ireland, Italy, France, and Switzerland. Elizabeth Mulvey was a teacher and later public school principal in the Bronx. Kathleen Mulvey was the first woman president of the Irish Institute and an active member of the County Carlow Society.
Biographical Note
Elizabeth Mulvey was born in the Bronx to a family of Irish immigrants: her father was a carpenter born in the Bronx and her mother was born in Wicklow. Mulvey worked as a teacher and later the principal of a public school in the Bronx.
Kathleen Mulvey was the first woman president of the Irish Institute and an active member of the County Carlow Society.
Arrangement
The order in which these materials were sent to the Tamiment Library has been maintained.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials collected by Kathleen Mulvey documenting her family history. The collection includes family correspondence, panoramas of Irish American social organization functions, and a scrapbook from Elizabeth Mulvey's first trip to Europe in the late 1920s, which included visits to Ireland, Italy, France, and Switzerland. The collection also contains a banner celebrating John F. Kennedy's visit to Ireland in 1963.
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Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Kathleen Mulvey, the sister-in-law of Elizabeth Mulvey, were transferred to New York University in 1999. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Tamiment Library.
Material in the 2018 accretion, which was created in 1963, is in the public domain. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Mulvey Family Papers; AIA 043; box number; folder number; Archives of Irish America, Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kathleen Mulvey, 1999. The accession number associated with this gift is 1997.032.
An additional accession was donated by Kathleen Mulvey in 2018. The accession number associated with this gift is 2018.098.
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Processing Information
Material from the 2018 accretion was assessed for conservation treatment and rolled with treated paper to prevent further deterioration.
