| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Smith, Mary Family |
| Title: | Marie Smith Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1865-1996 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | The Marie Smith Family originated in County Mayo, Ireland. Smith's uncle, John Sweeney, was a hotel owner in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a member of the Fenian Brotherhood. Celebrating her Irish identity, Smith attended a variety of conferences and events dealing with Irish issues, in America and Ireland, focusing on matters such as stereotypes and investment opportunities. The collection consists of publications, a declaration of intention, programs, flyers, a journal article, a license for a hotel owner, MacBride Principles information, membership applications for Irish organizations, newspaper clippings, an obituary, and subscriptions to two magazines. |
| MS Number | MS 4897 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Marie Smith Family originated in County Mayo, Ireland. Smith's uncle, John Sweeney, was a hotel owner in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a member of the Fenian Brotherhood. Celebrating her Irish identity, Smith attended a variety of conferences and events dealing with Irish issues, in America and Ireland, focusing on matters such as stereotypes and investment opportunities.
The Marie Smith Family Papers, (1865-1996), consist of a variety of publications, a declaration of intention, programs, flyers, a journal article, a license for a hotel owner, MacBride Principles information, membership applications for Irish organizations, newspaper clippings, an obituary, and subscriptions to two magazines.
This collection is of value to a wide variety of researchers. It will be of interest to individuals seeking data on Irish American history and culture and northeast Ohio. It will be of value to those researching the contribution of the Irish to local politics in Cleveland, Ohio, and indeed Irish American support for the MacBride Principles. These principles outline a code of conduct for United States companies doing business in Northern Ireland. These papers contain valuable data pertaining to the relationship between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, and will be of interest to those seeking information about the history of the Troubles. Those interested in the Irish arts will find the flyers and conference papers regarding Irish events and festivals to be informative. The collection also contains information regarding the excavation of Irishtown Bend, one of the original Irish neighborhoods in Cleveland. Those interested in the Fenian Movement in the United States which supported Irish freedom will find John Sweeney's personal history to be of importance.
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Separated MaterialAll photographs have been removed to the photograph and print collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4897 Marie Smith Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Marie Smith, 2002
Processed by Regina Costello in 2002
Marie Smith Family Papers 1865-1996 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Bulletins, The Irish Bulletin, Inside Ireland, andThe Irishman undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Catalogs, The Irish Cottage and Paul Costelloe undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Declaration of Intention, John Sweeney 1925 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Essay, "The Irish and City Politics in Cleveland", Marie Smith 1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Flyer, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Archaeology at Irishtown Bend 1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Journal article, "Communication between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland", Jess Yoder, Marie Smith's advisor at Cleveland State University undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | License, John Sweeney, Marie Smith's uncle, hotel owner 1865 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | List, Lakewood Public Library, list of Irish publications 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Membership application, American Irish Unity Committee (Includes information about the goals of the organization) undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Membership card, Fenian Brotherhood, John Sweeny 1865 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Memorandum, MacBride Principles information, memo from Senator Anthony c. Sinagra 1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Newsletter, National Alliance of Taxpayers with article regarding MacBride Principles 1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Newspapers, The Irish American, The Irish People, and Ohio Irish News 1984 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Newspaper clippings undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Obituary, Bernice E. Cleary 1936 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Ohio Irish Bulletin 1977-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Play program, The Hostage, Brendan Behan, presented by Cleveland State University Drama Department undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Poems, five sheets, handwritten poetry, Bernice Cleary undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Program, The Cleveland Institute of Music, The Lure of Ireland, includes a list of patrons undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Program, conference, Ireland, An Investment Opportunity, Brian Loughney, Cleveland undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Program, A conference on Irish Culture, Ireland and the Irish, a study of stereotypes, Ohio (Includes handwritten notes by Marie Smith) 1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Program, Fair, The Lure of Ireland, Higbee's Twenty Sixth Annual International Fair, Cleveland undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Programs, The Irish Fortnight at John Carroll University; Jeffrey Siegel and Keyboard Conversations - Chopin and the Irish (includes admission ticket), Irish Music Academy membership and program 1973 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Program, seminar, Friends of Michael Collins Society, Mulranny, County Mayo, seventh annual Michael Collins seminar 1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Subscriptions, Irish Heritage Magazine, undated, Book News, 1000 Years of Irish Poetry undated | |||||||||