Identity Statement
| Title | Hurse Collection |
| Archive Reference | IE BL/SC/H |
| Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/hurse-collection |
| Creation Dates | 1923 |
| Extent Medium | 1 item with enclosures |
Context
Creator(s): Alfred Edward Hurse
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Administrative History ↴
Alfred Edward Hurse (1872 -1929) was a Member of Institute of Civil Engineers (Chartered Civil Engineer) and contributed to the Journal of the Cork Historical & Archeological Society a number of times. His obituary can be found in JCHAS 1929. -
Archival History ↴
IE BL/SC/H is original writings by Alfred Edward Hurse held in UCC Library. The item was acquired at Mealy’s Auctioneers, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny in 2006. Stamped on the original folder cover is “Dr. Philip G. Lee” – there are letters from Hurse within the folder. The Hurse typescript is a draft of the published copy held in Special Collections, UCC Library. The enclosures are letters and research material related to the subject. -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Purchase
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Alfred Edward Hurse ↴
Draft typed copy with mss corrections of Monkstown and Passage West, Co. Cork, Some Notes, Historical, Archaeological & Otherwise by A.E. Hurse (M.Inst.C.E.), [presented to the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society “with the Author’s Compliments”]. Includes 3 mss letters from Hurse to Dr. Philip G. Lee; blue-print of Monkstown churchyard (The Church of the Fairy Palace) “apparently on site of ‘Legan’ Benedectine Church”, with typed legend of “Inscriptions on Tomb Stones”; typed examination paper; mss list of negatives photographs of Monkstown/Passage West; and original prints (now faded) of photographs of the areas of Passage West, Glenbrook and Monkstown. 154pp & 3 enclosures
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention -
Arrangement ↴
One item only – no arrangement applicable
Conditions of Access & Use
| Access Conditions | Available by appointment with the Archives Service to holders of UCC Readers tickets. |
| Conditions Governing Reproduction | By application to the Archivist only. |
| Creation Dates | 1923 |
| Extent Medium | 1 item with enclosures |
| Material Language Script | English |
| Finding Aids | Item description Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
| Archivist Note | Emer Twomey |
| Rules/Conventions | ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000. |
| Date of Descriptions | 40179 |