Diarmaid L. Fawsitt Archive Section 1 Desc. List.

Descriptive List of the Personal Archive of Diarmaid L. Fawsitt

PR81/1/3 Anglo-Irish Treaty, Ulster Special Mission and Civil War (1921-1929)

Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/39 Date: 19 October 1922 Title:

Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/44 Date: 15 January 1923 Title:

MS. Letter from James K. McGuire, The Raleigh Hotel, Washington D.C., to J.L. Fawsitt (Diarmaid Fawsitt)

TS. Copy letter from Diarmaid Fawsitt, Trade Branch, (Irish Free State, Dublin), to Hon. James K. McGuire, 321 West 106 Street, New York, USA

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Scope and Content: Letter with vague comments as to Fawsitt being a ‘great loss’ to the nation. McGuire states ‘you are the only one I have seen who had any economic sense or knowledge’. Appears to relate to Fawsitt being overlooked for position of Secretary to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Scope and Content: Letter in reply to McGuire’s letter of 30 December in respect of events at the Irish consulate in New York. Fawsitt advises that he has granted Smiddy permission to surrender the lease of the property to the landlord.

Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/45 Date: 4 March 1923 Title:

Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/40 Date: (October 1922) Title:

TS. Letter from James K. McGuire, The Raleigh, Washington D.C., to J.L. Fawsitt (Diarmaid Fawsitt), St Pedroc’s (St Petroc’s), Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

MS. Letter from James K. McGuire, 321 West 106th Street, New York, to Diarmaid Fawsitt

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Scope and Content: Letter regarding position of the O’Mara family in relation to their support or otherwise for the Anglo- Irish treaty. McGuire notes that James O’Mara is for (Arthur) Griffith, as is S. O’Mara senior. S O’Mara junior is for Eamon de Valera. McGuire also quotes the ‘chief’ Eamon de Valera that: ‘Fawsitt is the man for truth and facts’.

Scope and Content: Letter advising Fawsitt that McGuire has been sick the past two months with pneumonia. McGuire advises there is currently an epidemic of pneumonia in New York. In respect of Lindsay Crawford, McGuire advises that he is still occupying the offices of the Irish consul in New York.

Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/46 Date: 28 April 1923 Title:

TS. Letter from James K. McGuire, 321 West 106thStreet, New York, to J.L. Fawsitt (Diarmaid Fawsitt), St Pedroc’s (St Petroc’s), Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/41 Date: 22 November 1922 Title:

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MS. Letter from James K. McGuire, The Raleigh Hotel, Washington D.C., to Diarmaid Fawsitt

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Scope and Content: Letter from McGuire seeking Fawsitt’s advice on prices of diesel engines for motorships. Mentions firm of Harland & Wolfe, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Scope and Content: Letter referring to U.S. elections. McGuire states he has been sick the past while. In regards the elections, there has been a shift of 3 million voters, mostly towards Democratic and Radical Republican candidates. Domestic business is steadily improving.

Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/47 Date: 30 April 1923 Title:

TS. Letter from James K. McGuire, 321 West 106thStreet, New York, to J.L. Fawsitt (Diarmaid Fawsitt), St Pedroc’s (St Petroc’s), Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

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Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/42 Date: 12 December 1922 Title:

Scope and Content: Letter in respect of death of Laurence Ginnell. McGuire has forwarded cable received from Fawsitt to Mrs Ginnell. The remains of Mr Ginnell have been placed on the SS President Roosevelt bound for Ireland.

TS. Copy letter from Diarmaid Fawsitt, Saorstat Eireann, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Trade Branch, to James K. McGuire

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Scope and Content: Letter regarding instructions for a package Fawsitt has sent to McGuire via Captain Simmons of the SS. Kerhonkson.

Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/48 Date: 23 May 1923 Title:

MS. Letter from James McGuire, Raleigh Hotel, Washington D.C., to Mr Fawsitt (Diarmaid Fawsitt).

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Reference: PR81/1/3/I/01/43 Date: 30 December 1922 Title:

Scope and Content: Letter requesting information on trade tariffs, prices, market shares apparently in relation to cream production. McGuire mentions a Swedish cream separator plant in Ireland.

MS. Letter from James K. McGuire, 321 West 106th Street, New York, to Diarmaid Fawsitt

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Scope and Content: Letter promising to send to Fawsitt a mild report over the ‘strife’ of the dispute regarding possession of the New York consulate offices. McGuire is critical of Lindsay Crawford.

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