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'Dublin and the Sinn Féin Rising' issued by Wilson Hartnell & Co. Dublin. Sub titled 'Ypres on the Liffy' Portraits, documents, pictures, volunteer relics, arms and accoutrements and the story of the Rising, are included in this pamphlet. Articles include 'Dublin and the "Sinn Féin" Rising', 'the alpha and omega of a short lived republic and some leaders of the "Sinn Féin" Rising'. Apparently published before Casement's execution.

Booklet containing photographs of 'Twelve Interesting Views Showing the Ruins of Sackville Street and Adjoining Streets After The Rising'.

Booklet commemorating the 1916 rising entitled 'The Rebellion in Dublin, April 1916'. Features photographs of various buildings damaged during the rising, each photograph is accompanied by explanatory text.

Booklet commemorating the 1916 rising entitled 'The Sinn Féin Rebellion'. Features photographs of various buildings damaged during the rising, each photograph is accompanied by explanatory text. Also book of photographs of Dublin,no references to 1916 or politics.

'A Record of The Irish Rebellion' published by 'Irish Life', includes newspaper cutting stuck onto it's pages.

'Album of leaders' Irish Rebellion, 1916 -foldout publication featuring pictures of the leaders of the 1916 rising including Pearse, Conolly, McBride and Markievicz.

Photocopy of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Saurin's statement on his activities during the Easter rising in 1916. The statement covers the period he spent in the Volunteers before the rising, the first two days of the rising, the last day before the insurgents surrender and the following days, the statement ends with Saurin's transportation by sea to Britain. A separate statement 'The Story of the Hotel Metropole in Easter Week' which was published in 'An tOglach' on 20 March 1926, covers the three days from Tuesday evening until Friday night which Saurin spent in occupying the Hotel Metropole. The account makes several references to Arthur Shields, Saurin writes 'Subsequently Shields reported direct to Commandant General Connolly in the G.P.O. instead of linking up with us again at Fairview. He told me afterwards that Connolly said to him on that occasion: "I hope you will prove as good a man as your father." His father a pioneer in the cause of Irish Labour, was a descendant of William Orr on his mother's side and had an elder brother who had been a member of the Fenian Brotherhood.' Also describes the being reunited with Shields in the closing stages of the rising.

Photocopy of a typescript version of 'The Story of The Hotel Metropole in Easter Week' by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Saurin which originally appear in 'An tÓglach' an Irish Army publication. The piece recounts the story of the occupation of the hotel by insurgent forces during the 1916 rising. Saurin writes 'From the military point of view, the effect of its occupation on the forces opposed to us was moral rather than material. Some really good marksmanship was displayed by a couple of men located at the Abbey Street corner of the block of buildings which contained the Metropole but those of us who were actually quartered in the Hotel itself during Easter week were comparatively inactive.'

Material relating to Arthur Shields military pension, includes service certificate dated November 1938 confirming that Arthur Shields served in the 'Forces' during the entire week commencing 23 April 1916, and for 47 days during the period comprising 1 April 1916 to 22 April 1916 and 30 April 1916 to 31 March 1916. Also includes a pension award certificate dated 6 April 1939, granting Arthur Shields a pension of £21 6s 3d per annum. Also includes income tax assessments on the military pension.

The 50th anniversary of the 1916 rising was commemorated on a large scale in the republic of Ireland in 1966. Arthur Shields had hoped to travel to Ireland for the commemorations which coincided with the opening of the 'New' Abbey. However he was unable to travel to Ireland from the United States due to illness.