Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: This collection essentially comprises the life and letters of Sir Shane Leslie whose boundless energy and wide-ranging interests took him all over Britain, the United States and Canada, bringing him in touch with people in many fields including the arts, economics, education, literature, politics and religion. Sir Shane's personal papers also reflect his deep concern and interest in Irish culture and politics, particularly the question of Irish independence through Home Rule. The...

Scope and Contents Jesuit obituaries: John Connolly (1911), Andrew Kobler (1892), Augustine C. Porta (1913), Michael J. Harding (1946), James P. Mallon (1964), George A. Heuisler (1890), Edward A. Ryan (1964), Joseph M. Neri (1919), George O'Connel (1895), Simon Dompieri (1890), Augustine Steffen (1918), John A. Doyle (1894), Edmund T. Brennan (1964), Aloysius Masnata (1889), Peter Kenney (1833), Pierre Biard (1622), Charles Cicaterri (1895), John G. Quirk (1922), Michael O'Sullivan (1881), Francis X. Foss...

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This is a small collection of correspondence by numerous eminent English Anglican clergymen to Robert Woodward and his wife, concerning primarily the acknowledgement of invitations to visit the Woodwards at their home, Arley Castle in Bewdley, Worcestershire.