Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann National Library of Ireland Collection List No. 47 Sheehy Skeffington Papers (MSS 33,603-33,635) Papers of Hanna and Francis Sheehy Skeffington. Compiled by Éilis Ní Dhuibhne TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 5 The Sheehy Skeffington Papers...................................................................................... 5 History of the Collection................................................................................................. 5 Contents of collection ..................................................................................................... 5 Indexing and Arrangement of the Papers ....................................................................... 7 Biographical Note........................................................................................................... 8 I. CORRESPONDENCE OF HANNA SHEEHY SKEFFINGTON.......................... 14 I.i. Letters to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington from various correspondents...................... 14 I.i.1. 1903-1913........................................................................................................ 14 I.i.2. January 1914- March 1916.............................................................................. 24 I.i.3. April 1916-December 1919............................................................................. 35 I.i.4. 1920-1933........................................................................................................ 47 I.i.5. 1934-46............................................................................................................ 61 I.i.6. Undated............................................................................................................ 77 I.i.7. Letters of condolence on Hanna’s death ......................................................... 77 I.i.8. Christmas cards ............................................................................................... 78 I.ii. Letters from various correspondents...................................................................... 79 I.iii. Letters from Hanna Sheehy Skeffington.............................................................. 81 I.iii.1. 1900-1910...................................................................................................... 81 I.iii.2. 1918-1945...................................................................................................... 81 I.iii.3. To Francis Sheehy Skeffington, 1904-8........................................................ 81 I.iii.4. To Owen Sheehy Skeffington, 1928-9.......................................................... 81 II. CORRESPONDENCE OF FRANCIS SHEEHY SKEFFINGTON .................... 82 II.i. Letters to Francis Sheehy Skeffington.................................................................. 82 II.i.1. From James Joyce .......................................................................................... 82 II.i.2. 1903................................................................................................................ 82 II.i.3. 1904................................................................................................................ 82 II.i.4. 1905................................................................................................................ 83 II.i.5. 1906................................................................................................................ 83 II.i.6. April-May 1907.............................................................................................. 84 II.i.7. September-December 1907............................................................................ 84 II.i.8. 1908................................................................................................................ 85 II.i.9. January-February 1909................................................................................... 85 II.i.10. March-December 1909................................................................................. 85 II.i.11. January-March 1912..................................................................................... 86 II.i.12. April-August 1912 ....................................................................................... 86 II.i.13. September-December 1912.......................................................................... 87 II.i.14. January-September 1913.............................................................................. 87 II.i.15. October-December 1913 .............................................................................. 88 II.i.16. January 1914 ................................................................................................ 89 II.i.17. February 1914 .............................................................................................. 89 II.i.18. March-June 1914.......................................................................................... 90 2 II.i.19 July-December 1914 ..................................................................................... 90 II.i.20. January-July 1915 ........................................................................................ 91 II.i.21. August-December 1915................................................................................ 91 II.i.22. January-March 1916..................................................................................... 92 II.ii. Letters and copy letters from Francis Sheehy Skeffington.................................. 92 II.ii.1. 1901-1906 ..................................................................................................... 92 II.ii.2. January-November 1906............................................................................... 92 II.ii.3. December 1906 ............................................................................................. 92 II.ii.4. July 1907 ....................................................................................................... 92 II.ii.5. 1908............................................................................................................... 93 II.ii.6. January-February 1909 ................................................................................. 93 II.ii.7. March 1909 ................................................................................................... 93 II.ii.8. April 1909 ..................................................................................................... 93 II.ii.9. June 1909 ...................................................................................................... 93 II.ii.10. July-December 1909 ................................................................................... 93 II.ii.11. 1910-1911 ................................................................................................... 94 II.ii.12. 1912............................................................................................................. 94 II.ii.13. 1913............................................................................................................. 94 II.ii.14. January 1914 ............................................................................................... 94 II.ii.15. March-April 1914 ....................................................................................... 94 II.ii.16. July-August 1914 ........................................................................................ 94 II.ii.17. September-December 1914......................................................................... 95 II.ii.18. 1916............................................................................................................. 95 III. OTHER CORRESPONDENCE ............................................................................ 96 III.i. To Owen Sheehy Skeffington, 1916-1954 .......................................................... 96 III.ii. From Owen Sheehy Skeffington, 1943-1948..................................................... 96 III.iii. To Mrs Rose Skeffington ................................................................................... 96 III.iv. J.B. Skeffington to Francis and Hanna, 1908-1914........................................... 96 III.v. Various Correspondents...................................................................................... 96 III.vi. Letters to Mary Sheehy....................................................................................... 97 III.vii. Miscellaneous family letters and other papers .................................................. 97 III.viii. Miscellaneous family letters, undated .............................................................. 97 III.ix. From and to J.B. Skeffington............................................................................. 97 III.x. Concerning women’s sufferage .......................................................................... 97 IV. WRITINGS OF HANNA SHEEHY SKEFFINGTON ........................................ 99 IV.i. Notebooks............................................................................................................ 99 IV.ii. Articles, essays etc. .......................................................................................... 100 IV.iii. Articles etc. related to the women’s movement .............................................. 105 IV.iv. Other articles etc.............................................................................................