Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association/The Keogh Collection Postcards

Repository: Dublin City Archives

Identity Statement

TitleRoyal Dublin Fusiliers Association/The Keogh Collection Postcards
Archive ReferenceIE DCLA/RDFA/017
Web Link to this Entryhttps://iar.ie/archive/royal-dublin-fusiliers-associationthe-keogh-collection-postcards
Creation Dates1897-1922
Extent Medium47 items

Context

Creator(s): Grand-uncle of Mr. George Keogh

  • Administrative History ↴

    Mr. Keogh’s grand-uncle may have served in the Royal Munster Fusiliers and survived the Great War.
  • Archival History ↴

    Donated by Mr. George Keogh, per Mr. Tom Burke, M.B.E. Chairman, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association on 28th May 2009.
  • Immediate Source Acquisition ↴

    Donation

Content & Structure

  • Scope & Content: Grand-uncle of Mr. George Keogh ↴

    47 postcards, including series items and duplicate. Collection includes 1 embroidered postcard, 13 in colour and 33 B&W items. Collection relates mainly to the Cretan Insurrection (1897), Easter Rising (1916) WWI (1914 – 1918) and Irish Civil War (1922 – 1923).

  • Appraisal Destruction ↴

    Permanent Retention
  • Arrangement ↴

    Collection is arranged into four sections:
    1. Cretan Insurrection and postcards issued before WWI.
    2. Easter Rising and its repercussions.
    3. WWI – including Dardanelles Campaign, British fleet and Bamforth Song Set series.
    4. Post-war and Irish Civil War postcards.

Conditions of Access & Use

Access Conditions Available to view by public who apply for research card in Dublin City Library and Archive Reading Room, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Conditions Governing ReproductionSubject to Dublin City Library and Archive Reading Room Terms of Membership and in accordance with copyright legislation.
Creation Dates1897-1922
Extent Medium47 items
Material Language ScriptEnglish, Greek, French, German
Finding Aids Descriptive list Archive Web Link →

Allied Materials

Copies InformationPostcards have been scanned.
Related MaterialRoyal Dublin Fusiliers Association Archive at Dublin City Library and Archive particularily RFDA/01 Monica Roberts Collection which also includes WWI postcards

Descriptive Control Area

Archivist NoteAnna Cwidak
Rules/ConventionsISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000.
Date of Descriptions39995