| ID | 13319 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Somerville and Ross Collection |
| Collection Description | This is a significant collection of personal and literary papers of one of Ireland's most celebrated literary partnerships, Edith Somerville (1858-1949) and Violet Martin (1862-1915), alias “Somerville and Ross,” . The collection reflects the lives, work and interests of Somerville and Ross, and consists of diaries, correspondence, working papers, and draft manuscripts. Some of Somerville and Ross's correspondence and illustrations have been digitised and are available through QUB's Digital Special Collections and Archives. A descriptive list for the collection is available (see link) |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/InformationServices/TheLi... |
| Reference | MS17 |
| Description | Manuscripts essays on Irish and suffragette affairs and Irish agriculture by E. Oe Somerville, 1910-1925, 8 items, 35 pages. Includes 'Armistice day in southern Ireland', 4 pages with a typescript; 'With thanks for the kind enquiries', by E. Oe Somerville and Martin Ross, written as a pamphlet on the war work of suffragettes and five suffragette addresses (two to the Munster Women's Franchise League), c 16 pages and undated. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1910-1925 |
| Century | 20th |
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| Note | The library has a large collection of Somerville and Ross Papers. In addition to the collection here see, 'The Edith Oenone Somerville Archive in Drishane: A catalogue and an Evaluation Essay' by Otto Raichbauer (Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1995). |
| Repository Name | Queen's University Belfast Special Collections and Archives |
| Address | Queen's University Library Floor 1 The McClay Library 10 College Park Belfast |
| UK Postal Code | BT7 1LP |
| Telephone | +44 28-9097-6333 |
| Email Address | specialcollections@qub.ac.uk |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/InformationServices/TheLi... |
| Comment | Some of the information listed from this repository has been extracted by the Women's History Project from lists available in the library. It must be remembered that due to time constraints, not all items in this repository were examined individually. We are grateful for the assistance provided by Mary Kelly, librarian. |
| latitude | 54.58401 |
| longitude | -5.93208 |