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Colby College Digital Commons @ Colby Finding Aids Special Collections & Archives 2015 Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials James Brendan Connolly Colby College Special Collections Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/findingaids Part of the Fiction Commons, Literature in English, North America Commons, Nonfiction Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials, Colby College Special Collections, Waterville, Maine. This Finding Aids is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections & Archives at Digital Commons @ Colby. It has been accepted for inclusion in Finding Aids by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Colby. Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material CONNOLLY.1 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on September 25, 2018. English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Colby College Special Collections Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material CONNOLLY.1 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 4 Biography of James Brendan Connolly ......................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Arrangement ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 5 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 6 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Series 1: Correspondence. ........................................................................................................................... 7 Subseries 1.1: JBC to Various Correspondents. ...................................................................................... 7 Subseries 1.2: Various Correspondents to JBC by Date. ......................................................................... 7 Subseries 1.3: Various Correspondence by Subject. ................................................................................ 9 Subseries 1.4: Specific Correspondents. ................................................................................................ 10 Series 2: Manuscripts and Notes. ............................................................................................................. 19 Subseries 2.1: Materials Relating to the Irish War of Independence. .................................................... 19 Subseries 2.3: Short Stories and Articles, Unpublished. ....................................................................... 20 Subseries 2.4: Short Storis and Articles, Unkown publication status. ................................................... 20 Subseries 2.5: Poems. ............................................................................................................................. 20 Subseries 2.6: Miscellaneous/Fragmentary Prose. ................................................................................. 21 Subseries 2.7: Notebooks. ...................................................................................................................... 21 Subseries 2.8: Radio, Movie, and Play Scripts. ..................................................................................... 21 Subseries 2.9: Novels, Published. .......................................................................................................... 22 Subseries 2.10: Novels, Unpublished. .................................................................................................... 23 Series 3: Published Materials - First Appearances. .................................................................................. 23 Subseries 3.1: Vertical File. ................................................................................................................... 23 Folio Drawer. .......................................................................................................................................... 28 Series 4: Related Materials. ...................................................................................................................... 28 Series 5: Personal Documents. .................................................................................................................. 30 Series 6: Photographs. ............................................................................................................................... 31 Series 7: Memorabilia. .............................................................................................................................. 32 Academic. ................................................................................................................................................ 32 Athletic. ................................................................................................................................................... 32 Posthumous. ............................................................................................................................................ 33 Irish American Organziations. ................................................................................................................ 33 - Page 2 - Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material CONNOLLY.1 Other memorabilia. ................................................................................................................................. 33 Series 8: Monographs. ............................................................................................................................... 34 Monographs written by Connolly. ......................................................................................................... 34 From Connolly's Library. ....................................................................................................................... 34 Related Monographs. .............................................................................................................................. 36 - Page 3 - Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material CONNOLLY.1 Summary Information Repository: Colby College Special Collections Creator - aut: Connolly, James B. (James Brendan), 1868-1957 (Author) Source - col: Healy, James Augustine, 1830-1900 (Roman Catholic Bishop) Title: Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials ID: CONNOLLY.1 Date [inclusive]: 1891 - 1957 and undated. Physical Description: 35.25 Linear Feet Language of the English Material: Language of the English. Material: Abstract: The Connolly Collection contains the writings and personal library of James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957), an Irish-American author, athlete, politician, and correspondent. Preferred Citation Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials, Colby College Special Collections, Waterville, Maine. ^ Return to Table of Contents Biography of James Brendan Connolly James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957) was an Irish-American author of sea-related stories, novels, and nonfiction such as The Book of the Gloucester Fishermen. Born in South Boston, he attended Harvard and was a medal-winning athlete in the first modern Olympics, held in Athens in 1896. He participated in the Siege of Santiago as a member of the 9th Regiment, ran for the 12th Congressional District (South Boston) seat as a member of the Progressive Party in 1914, and worked as a correspondent for such publications as Scribner's, Harper's and Collier's. - Page 4- Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material CONNOLLY.1 ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents The Connolly Collection contains the writings and personal library of James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957). The collection includes Connolly's reminiscences, newspaper articles, and galley and page proofs as well as scrapbook clippings. There are also notebooks containing holograph notes on schooners and the navy, letters from Connolly's personal correspondence, and books from Connolly's personal library. ^ Return to Table of Contents Arrangement Materials arranged in 8 series: Correspondence, Manuscripts and Notes, Published Materials (First Appearances), Related Materials, Photographs, Memorabilia, and Monographs. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Publication Statement Colby College Special Collections Provenance and Acquisition Collection primarily the gift of James Augustus Healy. Additional gifts as indicated. Conditions Governing Use Materials to be used on site during regular Special Collections hours or by appointment. Photocopying or scanning may be possible at discretion of staff for nominal fee. Materials may be protected by copyright. - Page 5- Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material CONNOLLY.1 Conditions Governing Access Collection is open for research. ^ Return to Table of Contents Controlled