Letter from Eleanor Hull to Mary Hutton,
[1916] Feb. 21.
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| Summary: | Hull seeks to interest Mrs. Hutton in publicising the work of the international committee which was trying to re-create the university library of Louvain, recently destroyed by the Germans. She mentions a pamphlet of her own, entitled 'Irish scholarship at Louvain', and thinks that the long Irish connection with Louvain might interest Irish people in supporting the effort. She also asks Mrs. Hutton to give her opinion on a work she has in progress, and goes on to discuss the importance of viewing Irish history always in the European context. |
| In collection: | Mary Hutton Papers, 1884-1942. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | The letter is written from 14 Stanley Gardens, London. On the 25th August 1914 the German army sacked the city of Louvain (Leuven), killing many civilians. They expelled the population and burned the city’s university library, destroying 300,000 medieval books and manuscripts. Eleanor Hull was a Celtic scholar and writer. Physical description: 1 item (2 pages). more |
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Letter from Eleanor Hull to Mary Hutton,
[1916] Feb. 21.
| In Collection: | Mary Hutton Papers, 1884-1942. |
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| Description: | Hull seeks to interest Mrs. Hutton in publicising the work of the international committee which was trying to re-create the university library of Louvain, recently destroyed by the Germans. She mentions a pamphlet of her own, entitled 'Irish scholarship at Louvain', and thinks that the long Irish connection with Louvain might interest Irish people in supporting the effort. She also asks Mrs. Hutton to give her opinion on a work she has in progress, and goes on to discuss the importance of viewing Irish history always in the European context. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (2 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 8,611/22/1
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |