File 8 - Robert Flaherty films

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Tim's handwritten notes taken from a reading of 'The Innocent Eye' by Arthur Calder Marshall, the notes are on Robert Flaherty.

Newspaper clipping from Amárach 'An "Man of Aran" 50 Bliain ina dhiadh' (16 Apr 1981).

Letter from [George Stoney] at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU) on the distribution of 'How the myth was made' by Stoney and James Browne, encloses synopses and a review. (7 Jan 1986).

Copy letter from Robinson to Liam O'Leary, RTE Film Archives, seeking information on 'Oidhche Seanchais / The Story Teller', a film by Robert Flaherty, (28 Jan 1986). A reply on a postcard, enclosing some information, and promising to follow up. (1 Feb 1986).

Copy letters from Robinson to Kevin Rockett of the Irish Film Institute seeking information on 'Oidhche Seanchais / The Story Teller', (24 Feb 1986) and a reply from Rockett with information on it being debated in the Dáil in 1933, the cast, the involvement of the Department of Education, and public reception to the film. (19 Apr 1986).

Letter to Robinson from Jack Coogan from The Robert and Frances Flaherty Study Center at Claremont enclosing photocopied contact sheets of images taken by Frances Flaherty during the shooting of the film in Aran. (10 Mar 1986). Copy of Robinson's reply. (20 Mar 1986).

File of typed letters to Robinson (19 May 1989 - 7 Aug 1990) from Hugh Barrett, who was a childhood friend of Frances Flaherty. Includes rich recollections of P J Mullen, Lord Moyne, and photocopies of photographs that were taken during the filming in 1932.

Handwritten letter to Robinson from Martin Gwynne, (10 Aug 1996), and copy response (19 Aug 1996). Gwynne encloses a copy of a memoir written by his grandmother Lilah Morrison-Bell called 'Pampooties and Peat-Fires', with copies of photographs that she took during the making of Man of Aran. Some selected photocopies from the Memoir are included here.

Handwritten letter to Robinson from Brian Ó Catháin researching an upcoming article on 'Oidhche Seanchais'. (22 Apr 2003). Encloses photocopy of an article by Nollaig Mac Congáil 'Man of Aran agus Scannán Gaeilge le Robert O'Flaherty'. Typed letter to Robinson from Ó Catháin enclosing his article 'Oidhche Seanchais le Robert J. Flaherty: An Chéad Scannán Gaeilge dá nDearnadh', in which he credits Robinson for his assistance. He requests more information about the parish priest's house in Kilronan for an upcoming lecture. (22 Jan 2007).

Handwritten notes on the Dublin Opinion's review of 'Man of Aran' in 1934.

Small file of press cuttings relating to the film from The Irish Press and The Irish Times (1938-1989).

Martin Gwynne specifies in his letter that publication of his grandmother's Memoir is reserved. Permission will be needed to quote from this source.
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