Series 3 - Box 4 Correspondence

Digital File see p135 --> archive --> OCR --> Box 4 --> Correspondence --> 005. Greeting card with dog cartoon. Note from O'Shaughnessy to his daughters on back. (Undated)

Digital File see p135 --> archive --> OCR --> Box 4 --> Correspondence -->006. Postcard to Mrs O'Shaughnessy, sent from Henly on Thames. No content on postcard other than address. Picture of Stoke Poges Church on back. (13 Jun 1950).

Digital File see p135 --> archive --> OCR --> Box 4 --> Other -->003. File with coversheet of Memoir, but instead including a file of letters written by M M O'Shaughnessy to his family (his wife, his sister, and his daughers). (1920). The letters have been sent from the Hotel Belmont, on board the RMS Olympic, and from Jointer Cottage in Limerick. Begins with a letter to Mary, with O'Shaughnessy having met George Spottiswood, an unspecified relative of hers, and including some family history, indicating she has heritage in Galway. (Racist language by today's standards, re chauffeur). Letter to his sister on board the RMS Olympic, describing conditions on board the boat. Individual letters to the 3 daughters from Limerick describing his encounters with local law enforcement, and ongoing civil disruption. The trip seems to have taken place shortly after his mother's death. He describes his sisters homes, the food they have eaten and the weather. Outlines his agenda for the rest of his trip. Notes "am feeling fine, doing lots of walking and not worried about political excitement".

A typed statement of Mary Spottiswood Seibel (O'Shaughnessy's wife?), made 1 Jan 1923. Outlining the details she knows about her ancestry, with roots in Limerick and Galway, and emigration to Boston, before relocating in California.

Digital File see p135 --> archive --> OCR --> Box 4 --> Correspondence --> 007-9. Postcard from Helen and Elizabeth to their mother and sister Margaret, sent from Oban in Scotland, Liverpool, Bruges. (1950).

Digital File see p135 --> archive --> OCR --> Box 4 -->Other --> 010. Postcard from M M to Mary from Cornell University, wishing her a Happy Easter (1908).

Digital File see p135 --> archive --> OCR --> Box 4 -->Other --> 011. Postcard to Mary from her daughter Mary as a child. (1908).

Digital File see p135 --> archive --> OCR --> Box 4 -->Other --> 012. Postcard to Miss Mary O'Shaughnessy, from [Sabhni], early 20th century.

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