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- 1892-1990 (Creation)
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119pp
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Per Dr. Arnold Schrier, collaborator of Kerby A. Miller, who provided the McFadden Letters to him: 'These letters were in the possession of Mr. Michael MacFadden, Kilcar, Co. Donegal and were obtained by a collector for the Irish Folklore Commission, Mr. Seán Ó hEochaidh, An Caiseal, Gort an Choirce, Co. Dhun na nGall. The collector sent them to Sean O'Sullivan at the I.F.C., who allowed me to make photostatic copies. Neither MacFadden nor the collector offered any background information on the letters.'
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Materials pertaining to James McFadden, a rail worker in western Iowa who was the author of two letters written from Iowa to his uncle Michael in Kilcar, County Donegal in 1892 and 1897. The series consists of: transcripts and reproductions of the letters; biographical notes on McFadden; Kerby A. Miller and Beth Ruffin McIntyre’s correspondence with Iowan historical repositories and researchers regarding the McFaddens, and some photocopies of Iowa directories and county histories pertaining to Mapleton and Battle Creek, Iowa.
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A letter written to Michael McFadden from another Kilcar emigrant in Iowa, Annie Heggarty, is located at P155/70/12/1.