PROVENANCE
The heirs of Mary McGarrity Shore (1912-2000), daughter of Joseph McGarrity, donated this collection to Falvey Library, Special Collections, in 2000.
BIOGRAPHY
Joseph McGarrity was born on March 4, 1874 in Carrickmore, County Tyrone, Ireland. He came to the United States at the age of sixteen and settled with relatives in Philadelphia. He engaged in various business enterprises in Philadelphia as well as in New York and Atlantic City and spent part of 1926 in Bogota, Columbia on business.
Overriding Joseph McGarrity's many interests was the cause of Ireland as a country free and independent of British control. He became a leader of the Philadelphia district of Clan-na-Gael and was a generous supporter of numerous organizations and individual working for Irish liberty. McGarrity counted among his close friends Sean MacDermott, John McBride, Michael Collins, Harry Boland, Sean T. O'Kelly, Sean Russell, as well as many others. Padraig Pearse and Roger Casement stayed at his home while visiting Philadelphia. When Eamon De Valera came to America to raise funds for an Irish Republican government bond issue, he was in constant touch with Joseph McGarrity, whom he was considered one of his most active and effective supporters.
Mr. McGarrity's writings reflect this energy in the form of correspondence, diaries, a memoir, and an account of a business related venture. He was also a man of poetry. His poems reflect his love for his family, while other poems show his understanding of human nature in the context of everyday life. Many of his poems and ballads catch the flavor of the revolutionary spirit in Ireland.
Joseph McGarrity died on August 5, 1940 in Philadelphia.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The focus of this collection is the political, business, and family activities of Joseph McGarrity. The content of the collection is the result of the efforts of his eldest daughter, Mary Joseph McGarrity Shore, to collect papers created by and about her father.
ORGANIZATION
This collection has been arranged into eight series:
- Series I. Personal Papers
- Series II. Memorial Materials
- Series III Writings
- Series IV McGarrity Family
- Series V Photographs
- Series VI Miscellaneous
- Series VII Political Organizations
- Series VIII Memorabilia
Size
7 Boxes (3.5 Linear Feet)
Prepared by: Julia Canonica and Bente Polites, July 2001
Personal Papers (Series I)
Box 1
| Business Interests | |||
| Folder #1 | Eight East Forty-First Street, NY (building) | ||
| Election bid for Congressman at Large | |||
| Investigator Credentials | 1933 | ||
| Irish Press | 1918 | ||
| Joseph McGarrity and Co. Fine Whiskies | 1917 | ||
| Jos. McGarrity & Co., Insurance and Bonding | 1920 | ||
| New York Produce Exchange (card) | 1930 | ||
| Old Drury Tavern, Philadelphia | 1936 | ||
| Old Falls Tavern, Philadelphia | 1937 | ||
| Correspondence | |||
| Folder #2 | Casement, Roger to Sir Edmund Grey | 1915 | |
| Folder #3 | McCartan, Patrick, M.D. | 1920-1936 | |
| Folder #4 | Young, Ella | 1926-1939 | |
| Folder #5 | Clan-na-Gael and U.S. Dept. of State | 1938-1939 | |
| Folder #6 | Haggerty, Commander Edward D. | 1939 | |
| Folder #7 | O'Higgins, Brian | 1939 | |
| Folder #8 | Ching, T.K | 1940 | |
| Memorial Materials - (Series II) | |||
| Box 2 | Diaries and Notebooks | ||
| Folder #1 | undated | ||
| Folder #2 | 1906 | ||
| Folder #3 | 1910 | ||
| Folder #4 | Aug., Dec. 1929 | ||
| Folder #5 | 1936 | ||
| Folder #6 | Dec. 1938 - Feb. 1939 | ||
| April - July, 1939 | |||
| Folder #7 | Germany and Sweden Sept. 1939 | ||
| Folder #8 | Sept., Nov. 1939 | ||
| Folder #9 | Jan. - March, 1940 | ||
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Folder #10 | Photocopies of: Birth Certificate (1874) | ||
| Passenger list and picture of ship, first trip to America (1892) | |||
| Naturalization Paper (1897) | |||
| Investigator Credentials (1933)) | |||
| Last Will and Testament (1940) | |||
| Memorial Materials | |||
| Folder #11 | Obituaries and Tributes | 1940, 1948 | |
| Folder #12 | Condolences | 1940 | |
| Folder #13 | Prayer Cards | 1940 | |
| Folder #14 | Testimonial from Cornelius Neenen to | ||
| acquaintances of Joseph McGarrity, and photo. | 1940 | ||
| Folder #15 | Memorial Poem by Padriac Lagan, and photo | ||
| Annual Memorial Ceremony, Holy Cross | |||
| Cemetery, Yeadon, PA | 1966-1986 | ||
| Writings - (Series III) | |||
| Box 3 | Joseph McGarrity | ||
| Folder #1 | Book of Poetry, correspondence about ? | 1938 | |
| Folder #2 | Book of Poetry, typed ms., bound | 1938 | |
| Folder #3 | Celtic Moods and Memories, Newspaper Reviews | 1940, 1942, 1977 | |
| Folder #4 | Fenian Days | 1909 | |
| Folder #5 | Memoirs | 1938 | |
| Folder #6 | The Muzo Trail, trip to Bogata, Columbia | 1927 | |
| Folder #7 | Poems A to W | 1915-1938 | |
| Folder #8 | Poems and Ballads | 1915-1938 | |
| Other Writers | |||
| Folder #9 | Brochure on lecture: Joseph McGarrity and the IRA | 1975 | |
| Folder #10 | Young, Ella: Greetings (story for children) | 1925 | |
| McGarrity Family -(Series IV) | |||
| Box 4 | Elizabeth McGarrity DeFeo, Correspondence | ||
| Folder #1 | Neenan, C.F. | 1940 | |
| Coogan, Tim Pat | 1967 | ||
| Fanning, Samuel J. | 1967 | ||
| Moore, John D. J, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland | 1973 | ||
| The Hidden Art of Ireland (form letter) | |||
| Folder #2 | Family History | ||
| Annie McGurk, Mary McGarrity Shore, Sister M. Helene | 1967 | ||
| Folder #3 | Family Poetry (1914 - 1946) | ||
| By: Ann, Elizabeth, Deirdre, Kathryn Meave, Mary Joseph | |||
| Rosaleen, Therese and Joseph McGarrity | |||
| Folder #4 | Family Sketches | ||
| Joseph McGarrity | 1923-1924 | ||
| Joseph Pearse (son) | 1925 | ||
| Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary | |||
| Folder #5 | Joseph McGarrity, correspondence with daughters: | ||
| Elizabeth | 1927 | ||
| Mary Joseph | 1937 1939 | ||
| Folder #6 | Joseph Pearse McGarrity, 1917-1932 (son) | ||
| Article | |||
| Memorial poem | |||
| Acknowledgments of sympathy | |||
| Tribute | |||
| Folder #7 | Kathryn Hynes McGarrity, 1886-1961 (Mrs. Joseph McGarrity) | ||
| Copy of Birth Certificate | 1886 | ||
| Correspondence | 1915,1924,1929 | ||
| Obituary and Prayer Card | 1961 | ||
| Mary McGarrity Shore, Correspondence | |||
| Folder #8 | James V. Brennan, Peter J. McSweeney | 1938 | |
| Eugene F. Kinkead, Lawrence J. Rice | |||
| Tom Brawders, J.Art O'Leary, Una Ford | |||
| Lawrence D. Flanagan | 1944-1945 | ||
| Folder #9 | Landreth, Helen | 1940-1951 | |
| Folder #10 | Neenan, C.F. | 1940-1942, 1945,1975 | |
| Folder #11 | Young, Ella | 1940-1951 | |
| Folder #12 | McKiernan, Eoin | 1941 | |
| Folder #13 | McCullough, Patrick | 1956-1977 | |
| Folder #14 | McGinn, Frank | 1959 | |
| Folder #15 | De Valera, Eamon | 1959,1961,1975 | |
| Folder #16 | Tarpey, Marie V., S.C. | 1967, 1969, 1973 | |
| Folder #17 | McCusker, Brian, Bill Daley | 1977 | |
| Folder #18 | Miscellaneous Correspondence | 1942-1996 | |
| Folder #19 | Mary McGarrity Shore, Indexes | ||
| Joseph McGarrity Collection | 1976 | ||
| Personal book collection | 1970 | ||
| Folder #20 | Msgr. Peter J. McGarrity, (brother) | 1876-1968 | |
| Eulogy, Obituary and Prayer Cards | |||
| Photographs - (Series V) | |||
| Box 5 | Associates | ||
| Folder #1 | Annual Memorial Ceremony | 1966, 1972-1978-1980 | |
| Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA | |||
| Folder #2 | Boland, Harry, and Joseph McGarrity | 1921 | |
| Folder #3 | Casement, Roger Sir, Agnes C. Newman | ca. 1900 | |
| Folder #4 | DeValera, Eamon | 1919, 1930 | |
| Folder #5 | Hobson, Bulmer, and Joseph McGarrity | ca. 1900 | |
| Folder #6 | Larkin, Jim | ca. 1900 | |
| Folder #7 | McCartan, Patrick, and Joseph McGarrity | 1938 | |
| Folder #8 | Markievicz, Countess | 1922 | |
| Folder #9 | Miscellaneous Irish Leaders | ||
| Folder #10 | Neenan, Cornelius | 1926 | |
| Folder #11 | O'Kelly, J.J.and Austin Stack | ca. 1900 | |
| Folder #12 | O'Murnaghan, Art | 1938 | |
| Folder #13 | Pearse, Margaret and Sons | 1924 | |
| Folder #14 | Pearse, Patrick | ||
| Folder #15 | Russell, Sean, Joseph McGarrity | ||
| and James Brisbane | 1939 | ||
| Folder #16 | Trip to Bogata, Columbia | 1927 | |
| Folder #17 | Young, Ella (incl. 2 photographs by | 1939, 1941 | |
| Ansel Adams) | |||
| Folder #18 | Catherine and John, parents of Joseph, | 1921 | |
| and Annie, sister | ca.1880 | ||
| Folder #19 | Catherine and Joseph, mother and son | ca.1900 | |
| (and other family photograps) | |||
| Folder #20 | Children of Joseph and Kathryn | ||
| Ann, Eamon, Elizabeth, Joseph Pearse | |||
| Kathryn Maeve, Mary Joseph, Rosaleen) | |||
| Nieces: Sister Anna Regina, | |||
| and Sister M.Helene | |||
| Folder #21 | Homestead, Carrickmore, Ireland | 1979 | |
| Folder #22 | House - Philadelphia | 1897 | |
| Folder #23 | Hynes, Mary Dugan , Mother-In-Law | ca. 1910 | |
| Folder #24 | John, and Joseph, father and son in Ireland | ca.1900 | |
| Folder #25 | Joseph | 1900, 1938 | |
| Folder #26 | Kathryn Hynes (Mrs. J. McGarrity) | 1912 | |
| Folder #27 | Trip to Ireland | 1938 | |
| Miscellaneous - (Series VI) | |||
| Box 6 | De Valera, Eamon | ||
| Folder #1 | Political Activities | 1932, 1936, 1957 | |
| Folder #2 | Speeches | 1920, 1945 | |
| Folder #3 | Obituary | 1975 | |
| Folder #4 | Republic of Ireland | 1916, 1924, 1938-1939, 1942 | |
| Folder #5 | Joseph McGarrity, Estate and Glan-na-Gael | 1940-1943,1948-1949,1957, | |
| (newsclippings) | 1976,1981,1983 | ||
| Folder #6 | Joseph McGarrity (misc. newsclippings) | 1939,1957,1976, 1981, 1983 | |
| Folder #7 | Young, Ella, Obituary | 1956 | |
| Villanova University | |||
| Folder #8 | Correspondence, Joseph McGarrity Collection | 1940-1949,1973, 1975-1981 | |
| Political Organizations - (Series VII) | |||
| Box 6 | |||
| Folder #9 | Sinn Fein | 1916 | |
| Folder #10 | IRA | 1938-1939,1940,1948,1979 | |
| Folder #11 | Clan-na-Gael | 1985 | |
| Memorabilia - (Series VIII) | |||
| Box 6 | |||
| Folder #12 | Book: Irish Penny Readings | ||
| Folder #13 | Book: Monaghan, County of Intrigue | ||
| Folder #14 | Handkerchief of Roger Casement | ||
| Folder #15 | Irish Motor Club Folio of Joseph | ||
| McGarrity | |||
| Folder #16 | Map of Ireland | 1841 | |
| Folder #17 | Picture Frames from Series V | ||
| Photographs | |||