MacSwiney Club records
Scope and Contents
The records spans the years 1921-1924 and documents the foundation of the MacSwiney Club located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in order to support the Irish Republican Army. Also documented is the club's fundraising efforts and the moral support it offerd to the Irish-American community. Records include announcements, correspondence, clippings, financial records, and telegrams.
Dates
- 1921-1924
Creator
- MacSwiney Club (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Organization)
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The collection is open for research.
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MacSwiney Club
The MacSwiney Club was founded in memory of the Irish revolutionary and playwright Terence MacSwiney (1878-1920) who was arrested by the British for sedition and imprisoned in Brixton prison where he went on a hunger strike and died. His death brought international attention to the Irish struggle. The MacSwiney Club of Massachusetts was located in Pittsfield and was one of many related clubs throughout the country that supported the Irish Republic.
Extent
21 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The records is organized in three series: Series I. Correspondence, Series II. Clippings, and Series III. Miscellanea.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Figgis Rare Book Store, Ltd. Dublin, 1979.
Processing Information
Processed by the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department staff in approximately 1979.
Processing Information
This electronic finding aid is transcribed from legacy data. In many cases, transcriptions were not verified against collection materials at the time of transcription. As a result, this finding aid could be incomplete and might only reflect a partial understanding of the material.
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Former title
Collection formerly known as MacSwiney Club (Pittsfield, Mass.) Collection and [Records].
- Irish Americans -- Massachusetts. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Irish Americans -- Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Irish Americans. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- MacSwiney, Terence J. -- (Terence Joseph), -- 1879-1920 -- Societies, etc. Subject Source: Local sources
- Massachusetts -- Societies, etc. -- Ethnic. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pittsfield, (Mass.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political clubs -- Massachusetts. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the MacSwiney Club Records
- Author
- Rare Books and Manuscripts Staff and Kimberly Reynolds
- Date
- 2015 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2015-03: Updated by Kimberly Reynolds, March 2015.
- 2022-11-02: To comply with Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Version 2019.0.3, Crystal Rodgers, Archivist, adjusted the following field(s): title, extent number, extent type, extent portion, EAD ID, finding aid date, finding aid author, scope and contents note, biographical/historical note, immediate source of acquisition note, arrangement note, processing information note, preferred citation, curatorial department, and related materials.
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