Correspondence of Hugh and Clare Kennedy,
1881-1963 and [undated].
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| Summary: | Contains formal and informal correspondence. MS 51,481/1/1: Correspondence 1881, 1900-1907 and 1910-1918. Letters include, for example, a birthday letter to Kennedy from his godparents, 1881; letter from Eleanor Hull; and letter from 'Jack' to his sister-in-law, Clare, while on active service, 1918. MS 51,481/1/2: Correspondence 1921-1925. Includes funeral announcement for Madame Jean Réquillart, née Louise Scrépel, and letters from, for example, Saint Nihal Singh, the OPW, MacSwiney of Mashonaglass, and The Royal Irish Academy. Includes an envelope with clippings labelled 'Lampoons'. Also includes 1921 letter from John B. Lynch to General Sir Peter Strickland regarding a habeas corpus writ against him, General Sir Nevil Macready, and Brigadier General A.R. Cameron. MS 51,481/1/3: Correspondence 1926-1929. Includes correspondents such as R.I. Best; MacSwiney of Mashonaglass; and D.F. O'Sullivan. Also includes two copies of letters sent to Archbishop Edward Byrne. MS 51,481/1/4: Correspondence 1930-1935. Contains, for example, reception invitations from the Minister for External Affairs and the Minister of Education; and letters from Tom Walsh, MacSwiney of Mashonaglass, and R.I. Best. MS 51,481/1/5: Correspondence 1936-1938. Contains letters from Mary Kennedy; J.R. Rourke; The Royal Irish Academy; and the Catholic Who's Who. Includes letter to Hugh Kennedy from 'JWB': 'You are the only person I can trust with the following Important Information there is a post man named William Marshall ... he is a very Important man in the Red Communists formed in the GPO. Convey this information to the Proper Source', 1936. Also includes letter from the WNHA regarding Clare Kennedy's running for Senate. MS 51,481/1/6: Correspondence 1940-1944. Contains letters and notes from P.S. O'Hegarty to [Seamus O'Sullivan and Lennox Robinson] including notes on W.B. Yeats. (Information on correspondents taken from auctioneer's catalogue). MS 51,481/1/7: Correspondence 1955-1963 and undated. Includes invitations to meet the Governor-General; note from Lady Aberdeen, and welcome note while Hugh and Clare were travelling on the Mayflower. Also includes letters from Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Felix E. Hackett, and John Ainsworth of the National Library regarding Hugh's papers; letter from Frances to Clare after Hugh's death: 'Hugh's affairs concern nobody but you, & all we are anxious about is that you may be comfortable, privided for and that we may have you here in Ireland'; and letter from John A. Costello regarding a portrait. MS 51,481/1/8: Christmas cards, 1930-1932 and [undated]. Contains cards from Hugh and Clare Kennedy; Lord and Lady Aberdeen; John A. Costello; W.T. Cosgrave; James and Josephine MacNeill, Governor-General of the Irish Free State; and Alderman Alfred Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin. MS 51,481/1/9: Empty envelopes, 1919-1939. MS 51,481/1/10: Empty envelopes, opened with letter opener and with seals intact, 1906-1922 and [undated]. CAUTION: do not break seals. |
| In collection: | Hugh Kennedy archive, 1676 and 1881-1963 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English Irish |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 10 folders. |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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Correspondence of Hugh and Clare Kennedy,
1881-1963 and [undated].
| In Collection: | Hugh Kennedy archive, 1676 and 1881-1963 |
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| Description: | Contains formal and informal correspondence. MS 51,481/1/1: Correspondence 1881, 1900-1907 and 1910-1918. Letters include, for example, a birthday letter to Kennedy from his godparents, 1881; letter from Eleanor Hull; and letter from 'Jack' to his sister-in-law, Clare, while on active service, 1918. MS 51,481/1/2: Correspondence 1921-1925. Includes funeral announcement for Madame Jean Réquillart, née Louise Scrépel, and letters from, for example, Saint Nihal Singh, the OPW, MacSwiney of Mashonaglass, and The Royal Irish Academy. Includes an envelope with clippings labelled 'Lampoons'. Also includes 1921 letter from John B. Lynch to General Sir Peter Strickland regarding a habeas corpus writ against him, General Sir Nevil Macready, and Brigadier General A.R. Cameron. MS 51,481/1/3: Correspondence 1926-1929. Includes correspondents such as R.I. Best; MacSwiney of Mashonaglass; and D.F. O'Sullivan. Also includes two copies of letters sent to Archbishop Edward Byrne. MS 51,481/1/4: Correspondence 1930-1935. Contains, for example, reception invitations from the Minister for External Affairs and the Minister of Education; and letters from Tom Walsh, MacSwiney of Mashonaglass, and R.I. Best. MS 51,481/1/5: Correspondence 1936-1938. Contains letters from Mary Kennedy; J.R. Rourke; The Royal Irish Academy; and the Catholic Who's Who. Includes letter to Hugh Kennedy from 'JWB': 'You are the only person I can trust with the following Important Information there is a post man named William Marshall ... he is a very Important man in the Red Communists formed in the GPO. Convey this information to the Proper Source', 1936. Also includes letter from the WNHA regarding Clare Kennedy's running for Senate. MS 51,481/1/6: Correspondence 1940-1944. Contains letters and notes from P.S. O'Hegarty to [Seamus O'Sullivan and Lennox Robinson] including notes on W.B. Yeats. (Information on correspondents taken from auctioneer's catalogue). MS 51,481/1/7: Correspondence 1955-1963 and undated. Includes invitations to meet the Governor-General; note from Lady Aberdeen, and welcome note while Hugh and Clare were travelling on the Mayflower. Also includes letters from Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Felix E. Hackett, and John Ainsworth of the National Library regarding Hugh's papers; letter from Frances to Clare after Hugh's death: 'Hugh's affairs concern nobody but you, & all we are anxious about is that you may be comfortable, privided for and that we may have you here in Ireland'; and letter from John A. Costello regarding a portrait. MS 51,481/1/8: Christmas cards, 1930-1932 and [undated]. Contains cards from Hugh and Clare Kennedy; Lord and Lady Aberdeen; John A. Costello; W.T. Cosgrave; James and Josephine MacNeill, Governor-General of the Irish Free State; and Alderman Alfred Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin. MS 51,481/1/9: Empty envelopes, 1919-1939. MS 51,481/1/10: Empty envelopes, opened with letter opener and with seals intact, 1906-1922 and [undated]. CAUTION: do not break seals. |
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| Language: | English Irish |
| Extent: | 10 folders. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 51,481/1/1-10
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Women's National Health Association of Ireland National Library of Ireland |