Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Bryant, Louise, 1885-1936.
2. De Valera, Éamon, 1882-1975.
3. Committee on Industrial Relations (U.S.)
4. Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
5. National Progressive League for F.D.R.
6. National Woman's Party.

Description

1. 168 linear feet (151 boxes, 94 v.)

Summary

1. Collection consists of correspondence, 1907-1939, with professional and political colleagues, friends, family, and others. There also are correspondence and papers, 1915-1939, concerning Irish affairs, the Committee on Industrial Relations, Louise Bryant, the Democratic National Committee, National Progressive League for F.D.R., the 1929 strike of textile workers in Passaic, N.J., the Spanish Civil War, and the Tom Mooney case. The rest of the collection consists of papers relating to Walsh's legal practice; some photographs of Walsh, his family, Eamon De Valera and others; a few posters dealing with Tom Mooney; and clippings, periodicals, newsletters, bulletins and other printed material about civil liberties, the Democratic Party, the Spanish Civil War, the National Woman's Party, child labor, the labor movement, and World War I and the Paris Peace Conference.

Subject

1. World War, 1914-1918 > Peace
2. Textile industry > United States
3. Industrial relations
4. Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942
5. Ireland > Politics and government > 1922-1949
6. Social legislation
7. Social reformers
8. Scrapbooks
9. United States > Politics and government > 1901-1953
10. Labor movement
11. Lawyers
12. Diaries
13. Child labor
14. Irish Americans
15. Photoprints
16. Walsh, Frank P
17. Labor unions
18. Posters
19. Democratic Party (U.S.)
20. Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939
21. Civil rights

Genre/Form

1. Photoprints.
2. Posters.
3. Diaries.
4. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. MssCol 3211

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Additional formats (note)

1. available on microfilm;

Source (note)

1. Maloney, William J.

Biography (note)

1. Francis Patrick Walsh (1864-1939), an American lawyer and political reformer, was one of the chief architects of the legislative struggle against industrial exploitation of children and an advocate of Irish and anti-imperialist causes. He also fought for civil liberties and was a labor partisan and staunch New Dealer.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available in repository.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Walsh, Frank P.

Title

1. Frank P. Walsh papers, 1896-1939, bulk (1920-1939)

Additional formats

1. Iron League Erectors Association and National Erectors Association minutes, etc., 1903-1920; and miscellaneous exhibits material available on microfilm; New York Public Library.

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Francis Patrick Walsh (1864-1939), an American lawyer and political reformer, was one of the chief architects of the legislative struggle against industrial exploitation of children and an advocate of Irish and anti-imperialist causes. He also fought for civil liberties and was a labor partisan and staunch New Dealer.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available in repository.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Lawyers.
2. Social reformers.

Added author

1. Bryant, Louise, 1885-1936.
2. De Valera, Éamon, 1882-1975.
3. Committee on Industrial Relations (U.S.)
4. Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
5. National Progressive League for F.D.R.
6. National Woman's Party.

Research call number

1. MssCol 3211