Tom Clarke and Kathleen Clarke Papers,
1890 -1972.
Papers of Tom Clarke and Kathleen Clarke (née Daly). Includes their own personal letters to each other and further correspondence with family, friends and political associates in Ireland and among the Irish community in America. Among the correspondents are Daly Clarke, Edward Daly, Eamon De Valera, John Devoy, John Dillon, James Egan, James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn, Tim Harrington, Linda McKeown, Una Moran, Blainaid Ní Carnaigh, Bríd Ní Congaile, Margaret Pearse, Padraic Pearse, John Redmond and Austin Stack. Also included is documentation relating to Tom Clarke's imprisonment in Chatham and Portland prisons, the campaign to secure his release and his subsequent political activism both in Ireland. Kathleen Clarke's political engagement in organisations such as Cumann na mBan, the Irish Volunteer Dependents Fund, Sinn Fein and Fianna Fáil and her opposition to the Anglo-Irish Treaty are also represented in the collection.
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Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | The Tom Clarke Photographs (call number TC 1-TC 33) are housed in the National Library's Photographic Archive. Poster 'A Message from America' by Friends of Irish Freedom (USA) housed in Department of Ephemera, National Library of Ireland at EPH F24. Physical description: 3 boxes. more |
Arrangement: | Fonds I. Correspondence. II. Political Activism. III. Other Papers. IV. Photographs. |
Letter from Thomas O'Connor, Killarney to Kathleen Clarke thanking her for her assistance in furthering his claim for hospital expenses,
undated.
In Collection: | Tom Clarke and Kathleen Clarke Papers, 1890-1972. |
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Description: | O'Connor is to return to hospital for further treatment and is hoping that Clarke can make arrangements for his expenses to be covered again. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (1 page). |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,356/1/12
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |