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Alice Stopford Green Papers.

Papers of Alice Stopford Green; Green’s literary works, includes draft chapters, notes and materials by Green, includes historical topics other than Irish history, ca. 1898-1907; Letters from various correspondents to Green and her acquaintances, correspondents include various authors, Roger Casement and W. Alison Phillips 1903-1928; Diary, letters and photographs concerning Alice Stopford Green’s visit to the Boer prisoners of war on St. Helena, 1901.

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Main Creator:	Green, Alice Stopford, 1848-1929
Contributors:	Mac Neill, Eoin, 1867-1945 Bergin, Osborn, 1873-1950 Hyde, Douglas, 1860-1949 Bigger, Francis Joseph, 1863-1926 Casement, Roger, 1864-1916 Phillips, W. Alison (Walter Alison), 1864-1950 Butler, William Francis, Sir, 1838-1910 Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922 Kruming, Anne Stopford Agnes, 1888-1974 Leslie, Shane, 1885-1971 Moore, Maurice George, 1854-1939 Lecky, William Edward Hartpole, 1838-1903 Masaryk, T. G. (Tomáš Garrigue), 1850-1937 Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933 Nathan, Matthew, Sir, 1862-1939 more
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	Green, Alice Stopford, > 1848-1929
Notes:	Alice Stopford Green Additional Papers located at MS 15,069-15,137 in the Manuscripts Department of the National Library of Ireland. Physical description: 16 boxes. Citations/References: Originally listed in 'Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilisation' edited by Richard J. Haye (Boston : G. K. Hall, 1965). more
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Alice Stopford Green Papers.

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In Collection:	Alice Stopford Green Papers.
Description:	Papers of Alice Stopford Green; Green’s literary works, includes draft chapters, notes and materials by Green, includes historical topics other than Irish history, ca. 1898-1907; Letters from various correspondents to Green and her acquaintances, correspondents include various authors, Roger Casement and W. Alison Phillips 1903-1928; Diary, letters and photographs concerning Alice Stopford Green’s visit to the Boer prisoners of war on St. Helena, 1901. Alice Stopford Green was born on 30 May 1847 in Kells, County Meath. She was educated by a series of governesses and learned Greek and travelled to the Continent on a number of occasions. In 1874 her father died and the family moved to Chester, England, where she met John Richard Green a pioneer of social history. They married in 1877 and together they wrote ‘A short geography of the British Islands’ in 1879 and following his death she acted as guardian to her husband’s intellectual legacy. In the 1890’s she became interested in Irish history and the nationalist movement as a result of her friendship with John Francis Taylor. She opposed English colonial policy in South Africa during the Boer Wars and supported Roger Casement’s Congo Reform movement. In 1908 she published ‘The making of Ireland and its undoing’ and sought to prove that the Irish had successfully governed themselves before English interference and could do so once again. She continued to write on Irish history for the remainder of her career and forged a role in attempting to create a national history for Ireland. Green was also closely involved in the Howth gun-running and supported the Pro-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War (1922-1923). She was among the first nominees to the newly formed Seanad Éireann in 1922, where she served as an independent member until her death on 28 May 1929.
Main Creator:	Green, Alice Stopford, 1848-1929
Language:	English
Extent:	16 boxes.
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 10,427-10,465 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.