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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection Ireland Serials

Call Number

TAM.760

Dates

1946-2003, inclusive
; 1973-1988, bulk

Creator

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Extent

1 Linear Feet
in 1 half manuscript box and 2 flat boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Ireland Serials contains 28 titles published in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States between 1946 and 2003 on topics related to the political situation in Ireland in the 20th century. The majority of the serials are about the Irish republican movement and the conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s.

Arrangement

Serials in this collection are arranged alphabetically by title.

Scope and Contents

The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Ireland Serials contains 28 titles published in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States between 1946 and 2003 on topics related to the political situation in Ireland in the 20th century. The majority of the serials are about the Irish republican movement and the conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s. Roughly half of the serials in this collection were published by Irish republican organizations in New York and California, including the Irish Northern Aid Society (NORAID), the James Connolly Association, and the Irish Republican Clubs of the USA and Canada. Other organizations include Irish republican and labor organizations in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and England, including Sinn Fein, Republican Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican Movement, and various Irish worker associations. Topics include Irish American support for Irish republicanism, civil rights of Catholic Irish in Northern Ireland and England, the situation of political prisoners in Northern Ireland, and hunger strike in Northern Ireland in 1980 and 1981.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Collection of Ireland Serials; TAM 760; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection combines serials relating to Ireland drawn from two discrete groups of material held by the Tamiment Library. The first was a partially inventoried backlog of serials, received by the library through donations, subscriptions, and in archival collections. The second group consisted of around 1,700 serials, newspapers, and magazines, organized by title as an artificial collection, referred to as Periodicals.001 or Boxed Newspapers. This material was combined, inventoried, and arranged and described in subject-based categories in 2017. The accession number related to this collection is 2017.049.

Collection processed by

Megan O'Shea and Jennipher Ambrose

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:47:16 -0400.
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Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

The material in this collection was assembled from various backlogs of uncataloged material held by the Tamiment Library. This material was inventoried, separated according to its subject matter, and arranged in a series of subject-based artificial collections. Accumulations of material relating to Ireland were identified and brought together physically. Materials were housed in archival folders and boxes according to size. The inventory is arranged alphabetically by title of publication, with publishing organization and place of publication listed when known.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012