Identity Statement
| Title | Col. Sir Thomas A. Lunham Collection |
| Archive Reference | IE BL/SC/L |
| Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/col-sir-thomas-a-lunham-collection |
| Creation Dates | 14 Feb 1916 |
| Level of Description | Item (The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit, e.g., a letter, memorandum, report, photograph, sound recording). |
| Extent Medium | 1 item |
Context
Creator(s): Lunham, Thomas Ainslie, 1847-1930
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Administrative History ↴
Col. Thomas Ainslie Lunham was born in Cork in 1847 in Cork. He was a graduate of TCD, an officer in the British Army and a Landowner. He became Knight Commander of the Order of Bath in 1918. He lived at Ardfallen, Douglas Road, Cork. He was Chairman of Cork Improved Dwellings Co., Ltd. Lunham had a very keen interest in history, local History and Irish Antiquity. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy and published many articles in antiquarian publications including several in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society between 1904 – 1930. Col. T. A. Lunham died in 1930. -
Archival History ↴
This item was transferred to UCC Library Archives Service by a member of library staff prior to their retirement in 2013. -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Unknown
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Lunham, Thomas Ainslie, 1847-1930 ↴
Handwritten letter by Col. Sir Thomas A. Lunham to Dr. Philip Lee (Secretary of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society) documenting and discussing the interest of Lunham, refers mainly to publishing and printing articles in the Journal of Cork Historical and Archaeological Society (J. C.H.A.S.), Cork and current and future research topics in local History, Archaeology and Antiquity in the Cork area.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention -
Accruals ↴
No Further Additions Expected -
Arrangement ↴
Minimal arrangement.
Conditions of Access & Use
| Access Conditions | Available by appointment with the Archives Service to holders of UCC Readers tickets. |
| Conditions Governing Reproduction | Subject to University College Cork Library and Archives’ Reading Room terms of membership and in accordance with copyright legislation. |
| Creation Dates | 14 Feb 1916 |
| Level of Description | Item (The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit, e.g., a letter, memorandum, report, photograph, sound recording). |
| Extent Medium | 1 item |
| Material Language Script | English |
| Finding Aids | Item description via collection webpage Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
| Archivist Note | Charlotte Crowley |
| Rules/Conventions | ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000. |
| Date of Descriptions | April 2022 |