Bonaparte-Wyse Diaries

Repository: National Library of Ireland

Identity Statement

TitleBonaparte-Wyse Diaries
Archive ReferenceIE DuNL MS/ 42,240
Web Link to this Entryhttps://iar.ie/archive/bonapartewyse-diaries
Creation Dates1886-1933
Extent Medium10 volumes

Context

Creator(s): Bonaparte-Wyse, Andrew, 1870-1940

  • Administrative History ↴

    Andrew Reginald Nicholas Gerald Bonaparte-Wyse was born in Limerick in 1870. A teacher by profession, he later became a National School Inspector. In 1922, he transferred to the Northern Ireland Ministry of Education and became Permanent Secretary in 1927. He remained the only Roman Catholic in the Northern Ireland administration for many years. He was the grandson of Lucien Bonaparte. He died in Dublin in 1940 and was survived by his wife and three children.

  • Immediate Source Acquisition ↴

    Unknown

Content & Structure

  • Scope & Content: Bonaparte-Wyse, Andrew, 1870-1940 ↴

    The first four volumes are numbered I, IV, VI and VII and cover the period January – August 1886, May – December 1887, July 1889 – June 1890 and June 1890 – July 1891. Another three volumes are numbered VIII, IX and X and cover September 1891 – April 1892, September 1892 – September 1893 and September 1893 – April 1895. The last three volumes are dated May – December 1929, December 1929 – November 1930 and November 1930 – October 1933. The diaries record daily events in his life in great detail and largely concern education, pastimes, family and home life, health issues, social activities and his work in the Northern Ireland Ministry of Education. Reference is also made to political matters such as Home Rule and various election results.

  • Appraisal Destruction ↴

    Permanent Retention

  • Arrangement ↴

    10 volumes: The first four volumes are numbered I, IV, VI and VII and cover the period January – August 1886, May – December 1887, July 1889 – June 1890 and June 1890 – July 1891. Another three volumes are numbered VIII, IX and X and cover September 1891 – April 1892, September 1892 – September 1893 and September 1893 – April 1895. The last three volumes are dated May – December 1929, December 1929 – November 1930 and November 1930 – October 1933.

Conditions of Access & Use

Access Conditions Access with a valid National Library of Ireland Readers Ticket.
Conditions Governing ReproductionReproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.
Creation Dates1886-1933
Extent Medium10 volumes
Material Language ScriptEnglish
Finding Aids An item level catalogue is available online (http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000644270/CollectionList?lookfor=#tabnav) NLI Collection List No. 119 relates to the Bonaparte-Wyse family. Archive Web Link →

Allied Materials

There are no Allied Materials

Descriptive Control Area

Archivist NoteFiona Hughes
Rules/ConventionsNLI guidelines based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000, and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
Date of Descriptions42064