Outward letter book of Professor John E Cairnes, who held the chair of Political Economy at Queen's College Galway at the time. Most of the letters were written at Mill Hill, Hendon, London, and refer to his business interests. Correspondents include his landlord in London, Mr H. Baker, Kilburn Gate, the Manager of the Agra & Masterson Bank Co., Calcutta, and officials of Queen's College Galway. Includes letter to Dr. Moffett, Galway, referring to terms for his appointment in QCG, i.e. giving eight weeks of lectures over two terms (21 Nov 1865). Also letter to H Baker, Kilburn Gate, stating terms of rent, and complaining that Mr Howard's men did not finish the new rooms until February and will pay the additional rent from that date (6 May 1866). Also letter to Mr L Berwick, Galway, writing that he may take up his teaching post with University College London, but only if it is compatible with his residence in Galway (21 June 1866). Also letter to Mr Cochrane, Manager of the Agra & Masterson Bank, Calcutta, expecting to hear from his soon as they have resumed business following the collapse of the Agra Bank (5 Feb 1867).
Handwritten transcripts of Liber B of the Galway Corporation Books, with amendments and annotations, written by Professor W F Trench. There is also some correspondence with Martin Blake, then editor of the "Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Histor
Bound volume being a visitor's book for Queen's College Galway, including many notables of the day. There are fewer entries for later years.
The academic papers of Professor William A Byrne, Professor of English at University College Galway from 1917 to 1933. The collection consists of notebooks on sources and lectures for various English courses.
This collection consists of notes and associated papers gathered by Grattan Freyer, from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. They form the basis for lectures given by him at the Language Centre, the Institute for Irish Studies, the Irish Humanities Centre and on lecture tours in the United States of America and on the Continent of Europe.
Seventeen folders containing notes in Grattan Freyer's handwriting relating to lectures he gave in Ireland, the USA and in Europe during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s on Irish writers, Irish history, the political situation in Northern Ireland and three non-Irish writers. These folders include typed notes for helping with the delivery of the lecture, which often indicate where and when the lecture was given. Some notes were written on the back of price lists for Terrybaun Pottery, schedules for lecture tours, letters and other used pages. The folders also include newspaper cuttings, photocopies from books and printed texts and other papers associated with the subject of the folder. The contents of the folders are often in a rather muddled state, with the older papers at the back of the folder. The folders were in two bundles and the two sections correspond with the contents of the two bundles. The first section contains folders on Irish literature and history and the second containing folders on non-Irish literature. The order of the papers within each folder has been left as it was found.
A bundle of fourteen folders relating to lectures given by Grattan Freyer on Irish writers, the history of Ireland and the situation in Northern Ireland. The folders relating to individual writers have been arranged first, followed by the folders relating to Irish novelists after Joyce and then the folders relating to Irish literature and violence. The last five folders are concerned with the history of Ireland the background to the writing of twentieth century literature and the political situation in Northern Ireland.
Folder on the 'Poetry of Patrick Kavanagh' containing: notes for lectures, including one given on 15 Aug 1965; newspaper cuttings relating to Kavanagh's death, dated early Dec 1967 and printed pages with an appreciation of Kavanagh by a special correspondent.
Folder on Samuel Beckett containing a few notes; and article by Alec Reid entitled 'Samuel Beckett, the Reluctant Prizeman' from ["Nusight"], Nov 1969 and a sheet from "Hibernia" of 7 Nov 1969 containing articles on Beckett , who won the Nobel Prize for Literature that year.
Folder on James Joyce containing notes and associated papers relating to lectures given by G Freyer on James Joyce at various venues including the following: Chicago on 31 Mar 1968, Winston-Salem [North Carolina] on 11 Mar 1968, Dublin on 20 Aug 1968; Rowfant Club of Cleveland on 24 Nov 1968, various locations in 1969 including Danforth [Maine] on 27 Oct 1969, Cardinal Clennon College in the spring of 1970, Dublin on 11 Aug 1970 and in Aug 1972, Mainz on 3 Nov 1975 and Cracow on 29 Oct 1976. Includes one photograph of three men and a lady at a function, with a mask of James Joyce, taken by G.A. Duncan, photographer, 151 Cabra Road, Dublin; newspaper cuttings including a piece from "The Irish Times" entitled 'Few Imitators of the Joyce Style', and quoting Dr. G. Freyer (4 Aug 1971); programme of lectures for the international summer course on James Joyce held at the language centre of Ireland from 16-30 Aug 1968, at which G Freyer gave two lectures, entitled 'The Formative Years' and 'Joyce's Literary Friendships'; advertising leaflet relating to the James Joyce Annex, an intensive short course run in association with the International Yeats Summer School in Sligo, Aug 1970; letter from Priscilla Franklin, a student of Franconia College, New Hampshire, USA to G Freyer asking him to be her thesis examiner, she wants to write on Molly Bloom (9 July 1970).