| ID | 12231 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Irish Housewives Association (Hilda Tweedy Papers) |
| Collection Description | The Irish Housewives Association (IHA) was formed in 1942, to gain recognition for the right of housewives to play an active part in society. Dr. Hilda Tweedy was the custodian of these records for many years. She was a founder member, and a lifetime member, of the IHA. |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.nationalarchives.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/9... |
| Reference | 98/17/5/2 |
| Description | Irish Housewives Association Correspondence Subject Files: 1947-1952; 1957-1959; 1968, premises: correspondence, hire and leases, 1 file 1948-1951, Mother and Baby Scheme, with Irish Housewives Association memorandum and cuttings, 1 file 1949-1953, Paris Peace Congress message and accusations of Communism, `Roscommon Herald' case and apology, 1 file 1951, correspondence, Andre Sheehy Skeffington and Edgar Deal `Confidential, 1 file 1951-1973, file on elections including Draft Minutes of Extraordinary General Meeting of 1957[?] Notebook with electioneering programme, cuttings, correspondence, with correspondence relating to the resignation of Carmel Gleeson, 1966-1967, 1 file 1957, appeal for funds, 1 file 1958-1959, Miss R D Wilson Trust, including accounts of the Irish Distressed Ladies' Association, Irish Housewives Association and The Governess Association of Ireland, 1 file 1960-1962, Nursing Homes and Public Health [see also general correspondence and press cuttings], 1 file 1966-1967, Silver Jubilee correspondence and accounts 1974-1975, Buy Irish Campaign [see also general correspondence], 1 file 1976-1988; 1992, correspondence and papers relating to the Irish Housewives Association archives, including a letter from Andree Sheehy Skeffington relating to the Women's Suffrage Exhibition, 1975, and programme, 1 file 1986, RGDATA meeting [see also general correspondence and campaign files], 1 file 1991-1992, launch of `A Link in the Chain', Golden Jubilee and close down, 1 file kept by Hilda Tweedy 1995, Nora Browne Bequest, 1 file. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1947-1995 |
| Century | 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Repository Name | National Archives of Ireland |
| Address | 8 Bishop Street Dublin 8 |
| Eircode | D08 DF85 |
| Telephone | (01) 407-2300 |
| Telephone 2 | 1890-25-24-24 |
| Email Address | query@nationalarchives.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.nationalarchives.ie/ |
| latitude | 53.33847 |
| longitude | -6.26860 |