Series X. Diaries, Notes and Research, 1922-1963, inclusive
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This series contains diaries, journals, notebooks, loose notes and research by Ernie O'Malley contextualizing his literary output and body of work. Items in this series reflect the commentary, criticisms, critiques and general notes taken by O'Malley on a variety of topics including art, literature, poetry and history, and provide insight into his research methodology and writing process. Most notebooks in this series are untitled, however, some notebooks bear the letters "P" indicating painting, or "I" for Ireland. Of special interest in this series are O'Malley's diaries from his travels in the United States and Mexico, as well as, notebooks relating to his military career. See the accompanying index for an itemized listing, description and full summary of each notebook in this series. Additional notebooks and notes may be found in Series 1: Works and Series 12: Art Materials.
Arrangement
The series is arranged chronologically, with Notes arranged alphabetically by subject and filed at the end of the series.
Index to Diaries, Notes and Research, 2010, inclusive
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Diaries, notes and research are arranged chronologically. Diaries and notebooks comprise the first part of the series, arranged by known date and then by items with known date spans. The notes are arranged in alphabetical order.
Notebook: reading lists, 1922-1927, inclusive
Diary: Europe (I), 1925
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Red handwritten diary containing entries while om France and Catalonia during 1925.
Diary: Europe (II), 1925
Diary: Europe (III), 1925
Diary: Europe (IV), 1925
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Notebook containing schedules, itineraries, and diary entries from Ernie O'Malley's visit to Italy.
Diary: Europe (VII), 1925, inclusive
Diary: Pyrenees: I, 1924-1926, inclusive
Diary: Pyrenees: II, 1924-1926, inclusive
Diary: Pyrenees (handwritten), 1926
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Loose handwritten notes from Ernie O'Malley's journey across the south of France to Spain, including notes on the landscape and other landmarks, including the Cathedral of Toulouse.
Diary: Pyrenees: typed diary with annotations, 1924-1926, inclusive
Notebook: Trip to Italy: I, 1925-1926, inclusive
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Notebook concerning Ernie O'Malley's trip to Italy, including illustrations and original writings on Italian art, history, and significant individuals.
Notebook: Trip to Italy: II, 1925-1926, inclusive
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Notebook concerning Ernie O'Malley's trip to Italy, including writings on the history of and specific landmarks in Rome.
Diary: Notes [Italy], 1926
Diary: Pocket: plays, activities, and places visited, 1927, inclusive
Diary Fragment: United States, Oct 12-16, 1928
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Handwritten diary of Ernie O'Malley's experiences in New York City and California.
This notebook has 10 pages, all of which are written on.
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Portions of this diary are published in Broken Landscapes: Selected Letters of Ernie O'Malley 1924-1957.
Diary: United States (New York), 1928-1929, inclusive
Diary, Oct 30-Nov 6, 1928
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Diary with handwritten entries from Ernie O'Malley's experiences in Boston; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Cleveland, Ohio.
This diary has a total of 91 pages, only 32 of which are written on.
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Notebook: Untitled, Oct-Dec 1928
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Notebook containing a list (not written by Ernie O'Malley) of contacts in New York City, in addition to writings by O'Malley about his experiences in the United States.
Diary: Irish Press [and other activites in the United States]: I, 1928-1929, inclusive
Diary: Irish Press [and other activites in the United States]: II (photocopy), 1928-1929, inclusive
Diary: California and New Mexico, untitled, 1929, inclusive
Diary: California and New Mexico, Sep 11, 1929-Sep 20, 1929, inclusive
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This diary contains 67 pages, 65 of which have writing.
Diary: California, 1929
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Loose diary fragments from Ernie O'Malley's experiences in California.
Notes: California, Mar 29-Apr 22, 1929
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Loose notes by Ernie O'Malley concerning his experiences in California, including his impressions on food, theatre, and various individuals he met.
Notebook: some New Mexico, 1929, inclusive
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Notebook with original writings by Ernie O'Malley, including journal entries during time period spent in New Mexico and reflections on The Evolution of Sinn Fein: Evidence on Conditions in Ireland.
Diary: New Mexico, Sep 1929, inclusive
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This diary contains 82 pages, 55 of which have writing.
Diary: New Mexico, Sep 1929, inclusive
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This diary contains 57 pages, 49 of which have writing.
Diary: New Mexico, 1929, inclusive
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This diary contains 149 pages, 135 of which have writing.
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Notebook: New Mexico, 1930, inclusive
Notebooks: "F", 1930, inclusive
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Notebook containing illustrations and writings concerning Ernie O'Malley's experience in Taos, New Mexico, including Irish literature, English literature, and the history and culture of local American Indian tribes.
Diary: Mexico, Dec 1930, inclusive
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Contains notes on journey from Santa Fe to San Luis Potosi, including illustrations and observations of people, architecture, and sculpture.
This diary contains 57 pages, 54 of which have writing.
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Diary: Mexico, Jan 20, 1931-Jan 26, 1931, inclusive
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Notebook contains details and observations of daily experiences, people, culture, art, and architecture while in the Cuautla region of Mexico, Mexico City, Yucatan, and Atacomulco.
This diary contains 88 pages, 83 of which have writing.
Diary: Mexico, Jan 26, 1931-Feb 2, 1931, inclusive
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Contains daily experiences and illustrations from travels in Mexico, local plant and animal life, observations of people and culture, art, music and scuplture.
This diary contains 74 pages, 67 of which have writing.
Diary: Mexico, Feb 2, 1931-Feb 9, 1931, inclusive
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Contains observations of museums visited in Mexico and their holdings, as well as Mexican authors and poets.
This diary contains 105 pages, 103 of which have writing.
Diary: Mexico, Feb 9, 1931-Feb 17, 1931, inclusive
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Contains daily experiences, observations on people, culture, art, architecture, and poetry while in Mexico.
This diary contains 103 pages, 100 of which have writing.
Diary: Mexico, Feb 17-26, 1931, inclusive
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Contains drawings and observations on experiences in Mexico, including people, culture, domestic architecture, sculpture, and schools.
This diary contains 117 pages, 113 of which have writing.
Diary: Mexico, Feb 27, 1931-Mar 20, 1931, inclusive
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Contains drawings and observations from experiences in Mexico, including people, culture, artists, history, lectures attended, and schools.
This diary contains 216 pages, 174 of which have writing.
Diary: Mexico, Mar 21, 1931-Mar 28, 1931, inclusive
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Contains drawings, observations, and newspaper clippings from experiences in Mexico, including people, culture, literature, poetry, music, and Mexican pyramids.
This diary contains 232 pages, 202 of which have writing.
Diary: Mexico, 1931, inclusive
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This diary contains 37 pages, 26 of which have writing.
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Diary: Boston and New York, 1933-1935, inclusive
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This diary contains a total of 78 pages, 76 of which contain writing.
Diary: New York, 1934, inclusive
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This diary contains 73 pages, 69 of which have writing.
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Diary: Various locations: I, 1935-1951, inclusive
Diary: Various locations: II (transcript of), 1935-1951, inclusive
Diary: Pocket, 1937, inclusive
Notebook: notes in Ireland, addresses, 1938, inclusive
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Red leather notebook containing notes on Ireland and lists of Irish towns and counties with early Christian monuments. Notebook also inclues addresses for Liam O'Flaherty, Frank O'Connor, Samuel Beckett, and Dorothy Stuart.
Diary: Pocket, 1939, inclusive
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Navy leather pocket diary containing notes, general thoughts, activities, and expenses, in addition to information on payments to Jack B. Yeats for paintings purchased.
Notebook: Pocket, 1939, inclusive
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Maroon leather pocket notebook containing addresses; a list of Islands in Clew Bay, Co. Mayo; notes on Irish folklore, in addition to daily notes, lists of songs, and a seating list for a dinner.
Notebook: Pocket: Irish folklore, 1939, inclusive
Notebook: Land (the Campanile writing tablet), Jul 1942, inclusive
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White notebook containing personal lists, daily journal entries, and research notes on archaeology and Irish folklore.
Notebook: Details of Farm at Burrishoole Lodge in Newport, Co. Mayo (bound), 1942-1943, inclusive
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Maroon notebook with green binding containing information concerning a farm at Burrishoole Lodge in Newport, Co. Mayo, including expenses, management notes, and animal and land usages.
Notebook: "No. 3 Farm Accounts Burrishoole Lodge", 1943-1944, inclusive
Diary: Pocket, 1944, inclusive
Diary: "II" [Aran], 1944
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Notebook containing autobiographical writings from Ernie O'Malley's visits to the Aran Islands.
Diary: "III" [Aran], 1944
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Notebook containing autobiographical writings from Ernie O'Malley's visits to the Aran Islands.
Diary: "IV" [Aran], 1944
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Notebook containing autobiographical writings from Ernie O'Malley's visits to the Aran Islands.
Diary: Boat Trip, 1944
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Loose notebook pages containing notes, roughly titled as "Boat trip through Canal."
Notebook: "Burrishoole Lodge Farm Book No. 4", Mar 1944-Sep 1944, inclusive
Notebook: "Burrishoole Lodge Farm Book No. 5", Sep 1944-Mar 1944, inclusive
Notebook: Burrishoole Lodge Farm information; lists of purchases and of books and records (music), 1940-1945, inclusive
Notebook: "Anatomy Farm Book No.", 1947-1948, inclusive
Diary: Pocket, 1948, inclusive
Diary: Pocket, 1949, inclusive
Diary: Partial Entry [Handwritten], 1949
Notebook: untitled, 1949
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Notebook containing lists of names of people, perhaps for potential interviews.
Notebook (untitled), Mar 1953-Aug 1953, inclusive
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Ivory notebook containing personal lists and notes on books made while in St. Brian's Hospital in 1953.
Diary: Aran Islands, Aug 1955
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Diary containing writings from Ernie O'Malley's visits to Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands.
Diary: Aran Islands, 1956
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Notebook containing autobiographical writings from Ernie O'Malley's visits to Mexico and the Aran Islands.
Notebook (untitled), 1956, inclusive
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Green, spiral-bound notebook containing addresses and notes and illustrations on France.
Notebook, circa 1920-1925, inclusive
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Black pocket notebook containing notes and instructions (not in Ernie O'Malley's handwriting) on shooting guns.
Notebook: "Books and Comments", circa 1923-1924, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing notes on books read and a chronology of French history.
This notebook contains 69 pages, 64 of which are written on.
Notebook: untitled "A", circa 1926-1928, inclusive
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Black notebook containing writings on Greek theatre; Italian dramatist Vittorio Alfieri; European literature and poetry, with specific emphasis on works generated in Ireland, Germany, and France; and English poets and authors including Henry Vaughn, Charles Lamb, and Sir Thomas Brown.
This notebook contains 212 pages, 149 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled "B", circa 1926-1928, inclusive
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Black notebook containing writings on theatre, acting, playwrights, music, composers, and history. Also included are literary critiques of Francis Thompson, Tom d'Urfey, Heinrich Heine, Daniel Defoe, James Hogg, Francois Rabelais, John Millington Synge, and Oscar Wilde.
This notebook contains 202 pages, 157 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled "C", circa 1926-1928, inclusive
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Black notebook containing lists of winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, poetry, reflections on classical literature, notes on John Ford, and literary critiques of European and American writers, including Marcel Proust, Matthew Prior, Sir Walter Scott, Jane Austen, Anthony Trollope, and Lord Byron. Notebook also contains original writings concerning Hippocrates, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Luigi Pirandello.
This notebook contains 202 pages, 168 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1927, inclusive
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Blue, spiral-bound notebook containing poetry by Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Francois Villon, and other French poets.
Notebook: "Ireland", circa 1927-1928, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing reflections on Irish theatre, music, and law, in addition to critiques and writings on English, Irish, and Anglo-Irish literature, poetry, and authors.
This notebook contains 196 pages, 130 of which have writing.
Notebook: "Painting", circa 1928-1929, inclusive
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Brown notebook containing notes from art history books and writings on paintings viewed in museums in Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York; and Washington, D.C.
This notebook contains 94 pages, 90 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1928-1929, inclusive
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Brown notebook containing writings on paintings viewed in museums in Boston, Massachusetts. Also includes notes on literature, European poetry, and American poetry, with specific emphasis on William Butler Yeats, George Moore, Lady Gregory, John Millington Synge, and Lennox Robinson.
This notebook contains 101 pages, 89 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1928-1934
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Notebook containing research notes concerning Irish history during the 1916-1921 time period, including books read, a chronology of events, and notes from Dail Eireann Minutes.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1928-1930
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Notebook containing poems, ballads, book lists, and research notes and original writings concerning Irish history during the 1916-1923 time period.
This notebook contains 110 pages, 101 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1928-1934
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Notebook containing research notes on Irish history, the historical relationship between France and Ireland, American recognition of Czech Slovaks, and the American Committee for Relief in Ireland.
This notebook contains 204 pages, 144 of which have writing.
Notebook: "S", circa 1930-1935, inclusive
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Brown notebook containing notes and drafts of descriptions of nature and seasonal weather in Ireland for use in On Another Man's Wound.
Notebook: "I", circa 1932, inclusive
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Tan notebook with red binding containing research notes and original writings concerning the Irish revolutionary period in the early 20th century. Written by Ernie O'Malley while in New York City and used in future writings on the subject.
This notebook contains 135 pages, 83 of which have writing.
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Notebook: "N", circa 1932, inclusive
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Blue notebook containing notes on English, French, and American literature, including works by Paul Verlaine, Thomas Wolfe, Herbert Read, and Daniel Defoe.
Notebook: "G", circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Brown notebook with black binding containing research notes and writings on Irish folklore and sagas from Celtic Ireland.
Notebook: "Geography: Asia", circa 1930s, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing research notes concerning the Crusades and various countries in Asia, including Afghanistan, India, and Syria.
Notebook: "H": I, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing writings concerning Irish history, folklore, and archaeology.
Notebook: "I": I, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing research notes and writings concerning Irish history, with specific emphasis on ancient Ireland.
This notebook contains 204 pages, 179 of which have writing.
Notebook: "I": II, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing research notes on Irish ballads, culture, literature, and historiography.
This notebook contains 202 pages, 179 of which have writing.
Notebook: "I": III, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Brown notebook with black binding containing writings about and transcriptions of Irish folklore.
This notebook contains 178 pages, 75 of which have writing.
Notebook: "I": IV, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing research notes on books about Irish culture and literature.
This notebook contains 166 pages, 149 of which have writing.
Notebook: "I", circa 1932-1937, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing research notes concerning Irish history, in addition to a list of Irish kings.
Notebook: "L", 1928
Notebook: "L/I": I, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing research notes and writings concerning Irish authors and their works, including John Millington Synge, Lady Gregory, and William Butler Yeats.
This notebook contains 202 pages, 76 of which have writing.
Notebook: "L/I": II, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing research notes and writings concerning Irish books, language, and proverbs.
This notebook contains 203 pages, 113 of which have writing.
Notebook: "LR", circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Brown notebook with black binding containing research notes and writings concerning Frank O'Connor, John Hilton, Robert P. Tristram Coffin, and other writers.
Notebook "My/I", corca 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing research notes and writings concerning Gaelic Irish literature, language, folklore, poetry, and cultural traditions.
This notebook contains 205 pages, 102 of which have writing.
Notebook "N", circa Feb 1929, inclusive
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Grey notebook with blue binding containing research notes and writings concerning Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, D.H. Lawrence, Carl Vam Vechten, T.S. Eliot, Lynn Riggs, Herman Melville, Edgar Saltus, Henry Black Fuller, Stephen Crane, and other writers. Notebook also contains diary entries from 1929 and a list of letters sent to Ireland during that time period.
Notebook "N": I, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Light blue notebook with dark blue binding containing writings on American, Irish, French, English, Belgian, Polish, and Russian authors, including Marcel Proust, Herman Melville, George Bernard Shaw, Hart Crane, and John Milton.
Notebook "N": II, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing writings on modern art and literature, including research notes on Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway. Also includes critiques of Diego Rivera, William Faulkner, George Meredith, and Sherwood Anderson.
This notebook contains 102 pages, 87 of which have writing.
Notebook "P", circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook containing research notes and writings on American poetry and imagism, with specific emphasis on works by Hart Crane, Emily Dickinson, Evelyn Scott, Marianne Moore, E.E. Cummings, Wallace Stevens, James Oppenheim, Carl Sandburg, Stanley Kunitz, Malcolm Cowley, and Robin Jeffers.
This notebook contains 56 pages, 46 of which have writing.
Notebook "Russia", circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Tan notebook with red binding containing writings on Russian literature, including works by Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Also includes some notes on French literature.
Notebook "Songs", circa 1927-1932, inclusive
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Blue notebook with blue binding containing writings on 17th century Irish history, in addition to transcriptions of traditional and Fenian Irish songs.
Notebook: untitled: I, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Blue notebook containing notes on Irish events and newspapers, in addition to time spent in New Mexico.
Notebook: untitled: II, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Brown notebook with black binding containing notes on James Joyce's Ulysses, in addition to writings concerning works by T.S. Eliot, William Butler Yeats, William Faulkner, Gertrude Stein, Padraic Colum, and Hart Crane.
This notebook contains 132 pages, 95 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled: III, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Tan notebook with red binding containig notes on works by American and Irish writers, including Ernest Hemingway, E.E. Cumings, T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Padraic Colum, Peadar O'Donnell, and William Butler Yeats.
This notebook contains 209 pages, 171 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled: IV, circa 1932-1935, inclusive
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Brown patterned notebook with black binding containing notes on Irish historiography from 1916-1924, in addition to lists of books and transcriptions of poems and ballads.
Notebook: "Cat", circa 1932-1937, inclusive
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Green patterned notebook containing research notes and writings on poetry and listings of books arranged by subject and nationality.
Notebook: "E", circa 1932-1937, inclusive
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Green patterned notebook containing research notes and writings on French and English art.
Notebook: "G" artists, circa 1935-1937, inclusive
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Green patterned notebook containing commentary on European artists, including Albrecht Durer and Hans Holbein.
Notebook: "S", circa 1937, inclusive
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Green patterned notebook containing research notes, writings, and illustrations concerning Spanish art and artists.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1937, inclusive
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Green patterned notebook containing research notes and writings on Italian, Flemish, German, and English art history. Also includes illustrations and studies of individual paintings.
Notebook: "F", circa 1933, inclusive
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Black and white patterned notebook containing sketches, illustrations, and research notes on art and artistics, including Vincent Van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Gaugin, Henri Matisse, and Paul Cezanne.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1933-1934, inclusive
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Orange notebook with black binding containing research notes and writings on early Irish history, poetry, and archaeology.
This notebook contains 162 pages, 139 of which have writing.
Notebook: "E", circa 1934, inclusive
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Brown notebook containing research notes on literature and poetry, including writings on William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Robert Graves, and Fyodor Dostoyevksy.
Notebook: "I", circa 1935, inclusive
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Brown notebook containing research notes on books about Ireland, Irish proverbs, and works by William Butler Yeats and John Millington Synge.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1935-1936
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Red hardcover notebook containing book lists, research notes, and original writings concerning Irish history during the 1922-1923 time period.
This notebook contains 263 pages, 152 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1935-1937
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Blue hardcover notebook containing transcribed ballads, news items, research notes, and original writings concerning the Irish Civil War,
Notebook: "I", circa 1935-1937, inclusive
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Brown notebook with brown binding containing research notes and writings on Eoin MacNeill, Hugh Bolton, and various European playwrights.
Notebook: "L", circa 1935-1937, inclusive
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Brown notebook with brown binding containing notes on Celtic art, Austin Clarke, and American literature.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1935-1937, inclusive
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Navy leather pocket notebook containing lists of books, personal lists, Ernie O'Malley's schedule of classes at University College Dublin, and research notes on Christian art, military topics, and Sean Connolly.
Notebook: "I", circa 1936-1937, inclusive
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Green patterned notebook containing illustrations and research notes on Italian master artists Giorgione and Titian.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1936-1937, inclusive
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Red leather pocket notebook containig personal lists, lists of books, research notes on music, and medical school drawings by Ernie O'Malley.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1936-1938, inclusive
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Blue notebook containing writings and research notes on Asian culture, religion, and folklore.
Notebook: "P", circa 1937, inclusive
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Green patterned notebook containing writings and research notes on classical art from England, Flanders, France, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Notebook: "T", circa 1937, inclusive
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Green patterned notebook containing writings and research notes on painting techniques, use of color, and Romanesque art.
Notebook: "D", circa 1937-1938
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Green patterned notebook containing writings on art history books, medieval paintings, Rembrant, and Dutch and French paintings.
Notebook: "FL", corca 1937-1938, inclusive
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Blue patterned notebook containing writings and research notes on works of European master artists.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1937-1938, inclusive
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Brown notebook containing notes on art history book and writings on the lives of various artists.
Notebook: "Mayo", circa 1937-1939, inclusive
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Green notebook containing writings and research notes on 16th and 17th century history of County Mayo, Ireland.
Notebook: "SP" "I", corca 1937-1939, inclusive
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Green notebook containing writings and research notes on 16th and 17th century history of western Ireland, with specific emphasis on County Mayo.
Notebook: "I" "P", circa 1938, inclusive
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Blue notebook containing writings and research notes on Renaissance, Baroque, Italian, and Flemish art, in addition to writings on artists such as Fra Angelico, Sandro Botticelli, and Jan van Eyck.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1938, inclusive
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Black notebook containing writings, illustrations, and research notes on Italian art, including works by El Greco and Vittore Carpaccio. Notebook also contains several versions of "The Last Supper."
Notebook: untitled, circa 1938, inclusive
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Orange notebook containing writings, illustrations, and research notes about storytellers and local landmarks in Clew Bay, Co. Mayo. Notebook also contains writings on folklore and Pat Rooney.
This notebook contains 79 pages, 60 of which have writing.
Notebook: "Notes on books on Ireland": I, circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Blue notebook containing writings and research notes on 16th and 17th century Irish history and archaeology.
This notebook contains 160 pages, 71 of which have writing.
Notebook: "Notes on books on Ireland": II, circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Orange notebook containing writings and research notes on 16th and 17th century Irish history and archaeology.
Notebook: "SC 1589-93", circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Green notebook containing writings and research notes on late 16th century Scottish history.
Notebook: "SC 1589-95", circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Green notebook containing writings and research notes on late 16th century Scottish history.
Notebook: "SC 1557-1603", circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Green notebook containing writings and research notes on the Spanish Armada and its history in Ireland.
Notebook: "Researches in the S. of Ireland", circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Loose notebook containing writings and research notes on the history of southern Ireland.
This notebook contains 252 pages, 119 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled: I, circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Loose green notebook containing writings and research notes on 16th century Irish history.
This notebook contains 214 pages, 122 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled: II, circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Loose green notebook containing lists of books about Irish history and culture, in addition to research notes on historical events, including the Spanish Armada.
This notebook contains 188 pages, 99 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled: III, circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Loose green notebook containing a bibliography of books on Irish history and culture.
This notebook contains 114 pages, 60 of which have writing.
Notebook: "Carew", circa 1938-1939, inclusive
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Loose green notebook containing writings and notes about 16th century Irish history from research of Peter Carew papers.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1938, inclusive
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Black notebook containing diary of trip to France, including lists of daily expenses and commentary on architectural features.
Notebook: untitled: I, circa 1939, inclusive
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Black notebook containing illustrations and research notes used in preparation for lectures on military tactics for Irish Defense Forces (IDF) during World War II. Includes notes for lecture for Local Defense Force in Cork.
This notebook contains 228 pages, 73 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled: II, circa 1939, inclusive
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Loose green notebook containing writings and research notes on 16th and 17th century Irish history.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1939-1944, inclusive
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Black pocket notebook containing research notes on music and lists of books and daily expenses.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1940-1942, inclusive
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Light blue notebook containing folklore and proverbs from Clew Bay, Co. Mayo and a listing of land Ernie O'Malley wished to purchase in Rosgibblin.
This notebook contains 26 pages, 25 of which have writing.
Notebook: "Studies on books", circa 1940-1944, inclusive
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Loose pink notebook containing research notes on English art and architecture.
Notebook: untitled: I, circa 1940-1949, inclusive
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Red notebook containing writings and research notes on American and English literature, including writings by William Butler Yeats, John Buchan, and Sir Walter Scott.
Notebook: untitled: II, circa 1940-1949, inclusive
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Blue notebook with green binding containing writings and research notes on archaeology, abbeys, and ancient architecture in Ireland, with illustrations and notes on Cistercian abbeys.
This notebook contains 144 pages, 68 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled: III, circa 1940-1949, inclusive
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Loose grey notebook containing lists of books and research notes on individuals in Galway, Sligo, and Mayo.
Notebook: untitled: IV, circa 1940-1949, inclusive
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Black notebook containing research notes on 16th and 17th century Ireland.
Notebook: "V", circa 1940-1949, inclusive
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Loose green notebook containing research notes on the Spanish Armada and 16th century Irish history.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1940-1950
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Notebook containing copies of correspondence, interview notes, research notes, and original writings concerning Irish history during the 1921-1923 time period.
This notebook contains 178 pages, 139 of which have writing.
Notebook: "I" "C" "3", circa 1942-1955
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Notebook containing research notes and original writings concerning Irish history during the 1920s, with specific emphasis on the Irish War of Independence.
This notebook contains 200 pages, 147 of which have writing.
Notebook: "A", circa 1942-1955, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing a listing of books in Ernie O'Malley's personal library organized by subjects, including paintings and music.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1944, inclusive
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Maroon pocket notebook containing a list of books concerning folklore and agriculture.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1944-1946, inclusive
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Green pocket notebook containing personal lists and notes on Dublin.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1945-1947, inclusive
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Loose green notebook containing research notes on music, including specific composers, songs, symphonies, and movements.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1945-1948, inclusive
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Black notebook containing research notes on art history and literature, including medieval and Russian art and works by Manet, Roger Fry, and Impressionist painters.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1945-1950
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Notebook containing research notes concerning the holdings of the Irish Military Archives.
Notebook: "75", circa 1946, inclusive
Notebook: untitled, circa 1946-1948, inclusive
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Black pocket notebook containing sketches and research notes on clothing.
Notebook "Book III James Joyce", circa 1947-1948, inclusive
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Red notebook with black binding containing research notes and literary criticism on James Joyce's Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake, including commentary by other authors.
Notebook: "Book II James Joyce", circa 1947-1948, inclusive
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Blue notebook with red binding containing research notes and literary criticism on James Joyce's Ulysses, including individuals, places, names, songs, and themes present.
Notebook: "Book I James Joyce", circa 1947-1948, inclusive
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Blue notebook with red binding containing research notes and literary criticism of James Joyce's Ulysses, including an index of places, names, songs, streets, and other details present.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1947-1950, inclusive
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Maroon pocket notebook containing research notes on Professor John V. Kelleher from Harvard, in addition to personal lists, lists of books, and a list of Jack B. Yeats paintings.
Notebook: "Irish Lit", circa 1950
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Pink hardcover notebook containing research notes on poetry, art history, Irish literature, including the works of William Butler Yeats, Lennox Robinson, George Bernard Shaw, John Millington Synge, Augustus John, John Rothenstein, Bernard Berenson, and Edith Sitwell.
Notebook: "Irish Painting", circa 1950-1957, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing writings and research notes on Irish paintings and artists, including Nano Reid, Norah McGuinness, Jack Hanlon, Patrick Hennessey, Louis le Brocquy, Margaret Clarke, and Basil Rakoczi.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1950-1957, inclusive
Notebook: "book lists", circa 1954, inclusive
Notebook: "Books", circa 1954, inclusive
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Cream notebook with tan binding containing an inventory of Ernie O'Malley's personal library preparated during his move fro mBurrishoole Lodge to Mespil Flats. Also includes an inventory of maps and illustrations on the arrangement of the bookshelves.
Notebook: "Irish Books / booklists", circa 1954, inclusive
Notebook: "Irish Lit", circa 1954, inclusive
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Ivory notebook with purple binding containing research notes on Irish literature, including writings about Lady Gregory, John Millington Synge, William Butler Yeats, and George Moore.
Notebook: "WR", circa 1954, inclusive
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Ivory notebook with purple binding containing notes of book read during the year and a lists of expenses for his travels in Paris.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1954, inclusive
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Black notebook with blue binding containing a listing of books in Ernie O'Malley's personal library organized by subject.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1954, inclusive
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Blue notebook with black binding containing an inventory of books in Ernie O'Malley's personal library while he lived at Mespil Flats.
Notebook: "Notes on Books on Mexico and Indians", circa 1954
Notebook: "American Indians", undated
Notebook: untitled, circa 1954
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Black hardcover notebook containing notes on Irish archaeology and archaeological journals.
Notebook: "Lit General", circa 1955, inclusive
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Pink notebook with red binding containing an inventory of Ernie O'Malley's personal library organized by country.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1955, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing an inventory of Ernie O'Malley's personal library organized by subject.
Notebook: "Book lists", circa 1955-1956, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing personal notes and notes on Ernie O'Malley's trip to Paris, including expenses and specific places to visit.
Notebook: "Book lists", circa 1956, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing an inventory of books listed by author, many concerning Ireland, history, and literature.
Notebook: "ART", circa 1956
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Notebook containing bibliography for the study of art and sculpture in Greece, France, Italy, Ireland, England, Spain, and Germany.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1956, inclusive
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Tan notebook containing address, lists of books, travel budgets, and notes for letters to Rebecca Citkowitz-Liber.
Notebook: "Armada", undated
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Loose green notebook containing lists of books read and research notes concerning the Spanish Armada.
Notebook: "Clare Ennis and Quinn Abbeys", undated
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Tan notebook with tan binding containing photographs, published writings, and annotations regarding early Christian art and architecture in Co. Clare, with specific emphasis on Ennis and Quinn Abbeys.
This notebook contains 160 pages, 130 of which have writing.
Notebook: "Clare", circa 1939, undated, inclusive
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Tan notebook with tan binding containing photographs, published writings, and annotations concerning early Christian art and architecture in Co. Clare.
This notebook contains 236 pages, 206 of which have writing.
Notebook: "Cross Slabs", circa 1939, undated
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Tan notebook with tan binding containing photographs, published writings, and annotations concerning early Christian art and architecture in Ireland.
This notebook contains 226 pages, 176 of which have writing.
Notebook: "P", circa 1939, undated
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Green patterned notebook containing sketches, writings, and research notes on Spanish art and artists, including Francisco Goya.
This notebook contains 264 pages, 204 of which have writing.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1932-1935, undated, inclusive
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Tan notebook with tan binding containing photographs, published writings, and annotations concerning early Christian art and architecture of castles, churches, and monasteries in Co. Kildare, Kilkenny, Tipperary, and Sligo.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1936-1938, undated, inclusive
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Unbound notebook containing research notes on Irish poets and dramatists, including Joseph Plunkett, George Bernard Shaw, Lennox Robinson, and Sean O'Casey.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1937-1938, undated, inclusive
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Black notebook containing research notes on archaeology and early Irish architecture, including a list of sites visited by Ernie O'Malley.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1937-1939, undated, inclusive
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Black notebook containing transcriptions of poems, original writings, and research notes on writers including Marcel Proust, Malcolm Cowley, John Milton, Lascelles Abercrombie, Hart Crane, Edith Wharton, William Butler Yeats, and T.S. Eliot.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1944, undated
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Loose pocket notebook containing shopping lists and other personal lists.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1947, undated, inclusive
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Pocket notebook containing shopping lists and research notes about military interviews and the Irish War of Independence.
Notebook: untitled, circa 1956, undated
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Loose pocket notebook containing personal lists and research notes on military interviews and the Irish War of Independence.
Notebook: untitled, undated
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Black pocket notebook containing addresses, schedules, and other personal entries.
Notes: American [on Irish folklore and ballads], 1928-1933
Notes: Autobiography: I, circa 1944-1948, inclusive
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Notes taken and collected by Ernie O'Malley in the creation of his autobiography, including reflections of his travels and life with Helen Hooker.
Notes: Autobiography: II, circa 1944-1948, inclusive
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Notes taken and collected by Ernie O'Malley in the creation of his autobiography, including reflections of his travels and life with Helen Hooker.
Notes: Autobiography: I, circa 1944-1950, inclusive
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Notes taken and collected by Ernie O'Malley for the creation of his autobiography, including reflections of his travels and life with Helen Hooker. Also includes cancelled checks of Hooker and documents relating to the affidavit from the 1950 lawsuit between Hooker and O'Malley.
Notes: Autobiography: II, circa 1944-1950, inclusive
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Notes taken and collected by Ernie O'Malley for the creation of his autobiography, including reflections of his travels and life with Helen Hooker. Also includes cancelled checks of Hooker and documents relating to the affidavit from the 1950 lawsuit between Hooker and O'Malley.
Notes: British overseas islands, 1937
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Loose notes on British overseas islands, including St. Helena, Seychelles, and Ascension Island.
Notes: English Literature, 1950
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Loose notes on English literature, poetry, and plays, ncluding the writings of Sir Walter Scott and Caradoc Evans.
Notes: Folklore (drawn and painted Louisburgh map), circa 1940, undated
Notes: Folklore, circa 1940, undated, inclusive
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Photocopy of notebook containing writings of Irish folklore and Clew Bay, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Folklore: I, 1940s, inclusive
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Transcription of 15 folktales from Clew Bay, Co. Mayo area recorded and transcribed by Ernie O'Malley. Also includes correspondence by Cormac O'Malley.
Notes: Folklore: II, 1940s, inclusive
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Transcription of 15 folktales from Clew Bay, Co. Mayo area recorded and transcribed by Ernie O'Malley. Also includes correspondence by Cormac O'Malley.
Notes: Irish: General, undated
Notes: Irish History, undated
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Research notes by Ernie O'Malley on medieval history and history of western Ireland, including Connaught.
Notes: Irish History, undated
Notes: Irish History: I, undated
Notes: Irish History: II, undated
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Notes: Irish Christian Monuments, 1954
Notes: Irish History: Irish War of Independence, circa 1928-1952
Notes: Irish History: Irish Civil War, circa 1928-1952
Notes: Irish Literature, circa 1929, inclusive
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Lists of books and loose notes on Irish literature, including John Millington Synge, Lady Gregory, and Douglas Hyde.
Notes: Lists of books read by Ernie O'Malley, 1926-1927, inclusive
Notes: Miscellaneous: I, circa 1929-1952, inclusive
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Correspondence, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, and loose notes concerning a variety of subjects, including literature, finances, writings, and books, in addition to a handwritten list of neighbors with lands close to Burrishoole Lodge, Newport, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Miscellaneous: II, circa 1929-1952, inclusive
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Correspondence, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, and loose notes concerning a variety of subjects, including literature, finances, writings, and books, in addition to a handwritten list of neighbors with lands close to Burrishoole Lodge, Newport, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Miscellaneous: III, circa 1929-1952, inclusive
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Correspondence, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, and loose notes concerning a variety of subjects, including literature, finances, writings, and books, in addition to a handwritten list of neighbors with lands close to Burrishoole Lodge, Newport, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Miscellaneous: IV, circa 1929-1952, inclusive
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Correspondence, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, and loose notes concerning a variety of subjects, including literature, finances, writings, and books, in addition to a handwritten list of neighbors with lands close to Burrishoole Lodge, Newport, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Miscellaneous: V, circa 1929-1952, inclusive
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Correspondence, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, and loose notes concerning a variety of subjects, including literature, finances, writings, and books, in addition to a handwritten list of neighbors with lands close to Burrishoole Lodge, Newport, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Miscellaneous: VI, circa 1929-1952, inclusive
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Correspondence, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, and loose notes concerning a variety of subjects, including literature, finances, writings, and books, in addition to a handwritten list of neighbors with lands close to Burrishoole Lodge, Newport, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Miscellaneous: VII, circa 1929-1952, inclusive
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Correspondence, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, and loose notes concerning a variety of subjects, including literature, finances, writings, and books, in addition to a handwritten list of neighbors with lands close to Burrishoole Lodge, Newport, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Miscellaneous: VIII, circa 1929-1952, inclusive
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Correspondence, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, and loose notes concerning a variety of subjects, including literature, finances, writings, and books, in addition to a handwritten list of neighbors with lands close to Burrishoole Lodge, Newport, Co. Mayo.
Notes: Music, circa 1940-1946, inclusive
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Loose notes on music, including writings on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jean Sibelius, Josquin de Pres, and other composers.
Notes: Travel Expense, circa 1925-1926, inclusive
Notes: untitled, circa 1963, inclusive
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Pink notebook with ivory binding containing an inventory of the library remaining in Ernie O'Malley's estate following various sales occuring before and after his death.