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/D/19/1 Date: 11 September 1921 Title:

Reference: PR81/1/3/D/19/6 Date: 7 December 1921 Title:

Copy of The World, a New York newspaper, with article on the position of the United States on the League of Nations

Copy of The New York American, with front page article on the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and peace in Ireland

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Extent: 10 pages

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Extent: 1 sheet

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Scope and Content: Pages 13 to 22 from The World, New York, includes, p.18., Geneva ‘Four Big Problems Bar League’s Way to Smooth Sailing’ by Lincoln Eyre. Concerning political issues facing the League of Nations, including the United States position.

Scope and Content: Includes front page headline, ‘Peace Dove in Erin’ in green ink and ‘Ireland Wins Long Battle for Freedom’. The newspaper carries photographs of David Lloyd George and Eamon de Valera.

Reference: PR81/1/3/D/19/7 Date: 7 December 1921 Title:

Copy of The Daily Sketch, London, with Article on Anglo-Irish Treaty

Reference: PR81/1/3/D/19/2 Date: 21 November 1921 Title:

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Extent: 16 pages

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Scope and Content: Includes front page headline, ‘Our Peace With the “Irish Free State” ‘.

Copy of The Boston Globe Newspaper with predicted withdrawal of British troops from Ireland by St Patrick’s day and predicted request for loan of money from the United States of America to Ireland

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Extent: 2 sheets

Reference: PR81/1/3/D/19/8 Date: 12 December 1921 Title:

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Scope and Content: Includes: ‘Ireland free by St Patrick’s Day. Envoy Harry Boland Given Great Reception at Arena, Predicts Early Evacuation of Emerald Isle by British Troops’ by A.J. Philpott. Also, ‘Republic said to be Reality - May Seek $50,000,000 Loan in U.S’.

Copy of The New York World with article on Daniel F. Cohalan’s opposition to Anglo-Irish Treaty

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Extent: 2 sheets

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Scope and Content: Includes article with headline ‘Irish Friends to Fight Peace Terms’, Cohalan’s Faction Pledges fund of $2,525,000 for ‘War on British Influence in US by Stronger Propaganda, and Support of the Republicans’.

Reference: PR81/1/3/D/19/3 Date: 7 December 1921 Title:

Reference: PR81/1/3/D/19/9 Date: 1921 (December 1946) Title:

Copy of The London Times, Irish Peace Supplement with full text of Anglo-Irish Treaty

Copy of The Forum Newspaper, Dublin, Treaty Commemoration Issue (Anglo-Irish Treaty)

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Extent: 20 pages

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Scope and Content: Supplement including ‘ Full text of the agreement’ and reprographic image of signed copy of Anglo- Irish treaty. Also, ‘”Lasting Treaty of Peace”, Mr Chamberlain’s Hope’.

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Extent: c.30 pages

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Scope and Content: Includes article with headline, ‘Collins and Griffith: Twenty-Five Years After’. Published by the Independent Newspapers Ltd, Dublin.

Reference: PR81/1/3/D/19/4 Date: 7 December 1921 Title:

Copy of The New York Times Newspaper with reaction to the Anglo-Irish Treaty

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Extent: 1 sheet

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Scope and Content: Includes headline, ‘Ireland to be a Free State Within the British Empire’, and ‘text of agreement to establish the Irish Free State’.

Reference: PR81/1/3/D/19/5 Date: 7 December 1921 Title:

Copy of The Daily Graphic, London, with news coverage of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty

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Extent: 12 pages

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Scope and Content: Includes, ‘Sinn Fein Signs “Peace”’ with copy photograph of delegates signing treaty and copy of signed page from the treaty.