Sweetman papers,

18th - 20th century.

Collection of family and estate papers from the 18th to the 20th centuries, as well as some papers of the related O'Connor and Blake families. The collection also contains the political and professional papers of John Sweetman (1844-1936) including material relating to Irish land agitations, Catholic education and missionary work, especially the Sweetman Catholic Colony in Minnesota, the Irish Parliamentary Party, Sinn Féin and the Gaelic League. The collections include letters of Charles Stewart Parnell, Justin McCarthy, Timothy Healy, John Redmond, Arthur Griffith, Douglas Hyde, D.P. Moran, Patrick Pearse, Fr. J.F. Sweetman O.S.B. as well as many prominent Catholic clergymen of the day.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Sweetman, John, 1844-1936
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Parnell, Charles Stewart, > 1846-1891 > Correspondence
McCarthy, Justin, > 1830-1912 > Correspondence
Healy, T. M. > (Timothy Michael), > 1855-1931 > Correspondence
Redmond, John Edward, > 1856-1918 > Correspondence
Hyde, Douglas, > 1860-1949 > Correspondence
Pearse, Padraic, > 1879-1916 > Correspondence
Moran, David Patrick > 1869-1936 > Correspondence
Sweetman, John Francis, > O.S.B., > 1872-1953 > Correspondence
Sweetman, John, > 1844-1936,
Sweetman, John, > 1805-1859
Sweetman, John, > 1751/2-1826
Griffith, Arthur, > 1872-1922 > Correspondence
Sinn Féin > History
Irish Parliamentary Party > History
Gaelic League (Ireland) > History
Catholic Church > Education > Ireland > History
Benedictines > Ireland > History
Immigrants > Minnesota > Saint Paul
Agricultural colonies > Minnesota
Notes:Physical description: 49 boxes, 15 outsized folders, 10 bound volumes and 8 map boxes.

Finding Aids: Finding aid available: NLI Manuscripts Collection List No. 156

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Arrangement:The collection has been divided into two parts: I. The personal and family papers of members of the Sweetman family, including John Sweetman (1844-1936). II. The papers created by John Sweetman in his professional and political roles.
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