Arthur Griffith Addtional Papers

Repository: National Library of Ireland

Identity Statement

TitleArthur Griffith Additional Papers
Archive ReferenceIE DuNL MS/ 49,666, MS/ L 353
Web Link to this Entryhttps://iar.ie/archive/arthur-griffith-addtional-papers
Creation Dates1909-1952
Extent Medium1 box

Context

Creator(s): Griffith Arthur, 1872-1922, Irish Political Leader

  • Administrative History ↴

    Griffith, Arthur, 1872-1922, journalist and politician. Griffith was a founder of the United Irishman newspaper, member of the Irish Volunteers, and a member of Sinn Féin. He led the Irish delegation in the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations in 1921.
  • Archival History ↴

    This collection was donated to the National Library of Ireland in 2013
  • Immediate Source Acquisition ↴

    Donation

Content & Structure

  • Scope & Content: Griffith Arthur, 1872-1922, Irish Political Leader ↴

    The collection contains, for the most part, letters sent to Arthur Griffith during the months immediately following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty during which time he served as President of Dáil Éireann. It includes letters sent to him by members of the Irish public, which reflect both support for the Treaty and anxieties about partition, congratulatory messages from Irish Americans and some letters from political colleagues within Ireland, notably William Cosgrave and Sean T. Ó Ceallaigh. Also included are some letters and documentation dating from Griffith’s detention in Reading and Gloucester prisons, letters to his wife Maud and son Nevin written after his death, commemorative political postcards and newspapers cuttings compiled by the Griffith family.

  • Appraisal Destruction ↴

    Permanent Retention
  • Arrangement ↴

    The collection is arranged as follows: I. Prison correspondence. II. Letters from the public. III. Letters from North America. IV. Documentation relating to the Provisional Government. V. Other Correspondence. VI. Other Papers.

Conditions of Access & Use

Access Conditions Access with a valid National Library of Ireland readers ticket.
Conditions Governing ReproductionReproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
Creation Dates1909-1952
Extent Medium1 box
Material Language ScriptEnglish
Finding Aids An item level catalogue is available online Archive Web Link →

Allied Materials

Related MaterialSee also NLI Arthur Griffith Papers MS 49,530.

Descriptive Control Area

Archivist NoteDeirdre Collins
Rules/ConventionsISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000, adapted from MARC 21 Format for BibliographicData.
Date of Descriptions41766