Margaret Lynch-Brennan Collection on the Malone and McHenry Families
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Abstract
The Margaret Lynch-Brennan Collection on the Malone and McHenry Families contains letters written by members of the Malone and McHenry families and research conducted on these families by Margaret Lynch-Brennan. The collection dates from 1868 to 2008, with these dates split into two bulk spans: the letters date between 1868 and 1915, with the bulk between 1868 and 1894; and Lynch-Brennan's research materials dating from 1995 to 2008. The majority of the letters were written by Mary Malone McHenry (1844-1912) and Daniel Malone. They immigrated to the United States from Ballygub, County Kilkenny, Ireland in the mid-19th century, eventually settling in Middle Granville, New York.
Biographical note
Mary Malone McHenry (1844-1912) and her brother, Daniel Malone, immigrated to the United States from Ballygub, County Kilkenny, Ireland in the mid-19th century. She married Martin McHenry (1842-1924) in 1866 and they settled in Middle Granville, New York. They had 12 children. Martin worked in the slate quarries in Middle Granville. Daniel lived in Middle Granville with the McHenrys and married a woman named Mary. They moved to Iron Mountain, Missouri in 1876 and Chicago, Illinois in the 1880s.
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This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Content Description
The Margaret Lynch-Brennan Collection on the Malone and McHenry Families contains letters written by members of the Malone and McHenry families and research conducted on these families by Margaret Lynch-Brennan. The collection dates from 1868 to 2008, with these dates split into two bulk spans: the letters date between 1868 and 1915, with the bulk between 1868 and 1894; and Lynch-Brennan's research materials dating from 1995 to 2008. The majority of the letters were written by Mary Malone McHenry and her brother, Daniel Malone, in Middle Granville, New York to their parents in Ballygub, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The letters relate the daily life of McHenry, Malone, their spouses, and their children. Other letters were written by Edward Malone, Thomas Canning, James Hayden, James Pendergast, Kate Malone, Martin McHenry, Ellen Farrel, Thomas Nixon, and Stephen Gaule. Most of the letters were written from Middle Granville, but there are some from Boston, Massachusetts; Inistioge and Carrick, Ireland; Addington, New Zealand; Chicago, Illinois; Iron Mountain, Missouri; and Wappingers Falls, New York. Lynch-Brennan's research includes facsimiles of photographs of members of the Malone and McHenry families and a history of Mt. Carmel Church in Middle Granville; genealogical research on the Malone and McHenry families; and correspondence with Lucille Noel regarding the Malone and McHenry families.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Margaret Lynch-Brennan were transferred to New York University in December 2016. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Tamiment Library.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Margaret Lynch-Brennan Collection on the Malone and McHenry Families; AIA 082; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Margaret Lynch-Brennan in December 2016. The accession number associated with this gift is 2017.002.
Custodial History
The letters that make up the bulk of the collection was given to Margaret Lynch-Brennan by Anne Shalvoy Graham in 1996.
Appraisal
The collection contained photocopies of some of the letters. These were weeded out of the collection.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessiong, materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. The collection has been described at the collection level. The collection has not been arranged by an archivist and materials are in the order in which they were received.
