Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

c1845-1850 Various tickets and calling cards; Tea at St. Patrick's Temperance Hall; John Shea Merchant, candidate for Mayoralty of Cork; PN Johnson Assayer of Metals and Minerals, Hunt and Scanlan agents; Invitation to opening of the School of Design, Royal Cork Institution, 7 Jan 1850; tea at St. Mathew's Temperance Hall, Church Street; tea festival to Father Mathew at Corn Exchange; soiree at St. Patrick's Temperance Hall; MC Legard Professor de Francais 7 Caroline Street; soiree for Father Mathew at St.Paul's Temperance Hall, Brown Street. (9 items)

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U140/K/3/146

Date:

20 Sep 1845

Level : item Title:

Scrapbook Page

Extent: 51 x 37 cm Scope and Content: Poster from Borough of Clonmel, Charles Bianconi, Mayor, against malpractice by pawnbrokers. Refers to poor inhabitants becoming wretched from visiting pawn offices.

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U140/K/3/147

Date:

c1848

Level : file Title:

Scrapbook Page

Extent: 4 items Scope and Content: nd Portion of poster against Cholera killing off drunkards etc. (See full poster at U140/K/3/139).

nd Handbill, Horticultural Society Summer Show and promenade in the Corn Exchange. Army Bands to be present. (1 item)

28 Jun 1848 Notice of meeting, trustees of Pipe Water Company. (1p)

28 Jul 1849

Notice of Meeting, Borough of Cork council. (1p)

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U140/K/3/148

Date:

1849

Level : file Title:

Scrapbook Page

Extent: 4 items Scope and Content: 14 Sep 1849 Poster for Theatre Royal, Dublin, Italian Operas, Alboni, Corbari, Reeves, Bartolini, etc, Figlia Del Reggimento, La Cenerentola, Don Pascuale, etc. (1p)

April 1849 Poster for 2 lectures on science of galvanic electricity, electric light and telegraph, by Charles FO Glassford FICS, Glasgow Philosophical Society, at Imperial Clarence Rooms Cork. (1p)

23 May 1849 Invitation from committee of Dublin Mechanics Institution to public opening of their new building at Lower Abbey Street. (1 item)

U140 Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

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