| ID | 2351 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Cumann na nGaedheal and Fine Gael Parties |
| Reference | P39 |
| Description | P39/GE is a catalogued collection of Fine Gael General Election material. Sparse for the elections of 1932, 1944 and 1948, thereafter (1951-1969) there are at least electoral registers, election results, correspondence and press cuttings for each election. Some documents on policy and speeches Material for later elections will probably be at the party headquarters. Women candidates include: Mrs Margaret Collins O'Driscoll (biographical information and photograph), 1932 Mrs Joan Burke (Roscommon/Leitrim) Mrs Bridget Hogan O'Higgins (Clare/South Galway), 1969 Dail motion withdrawing support of Clann na Poblachta signed by among others, Kathleen O'Connor, 1957 See letter from Mrs Maureen Ahern County Limerick, '..from a woman who takes her vote seriously'. She is thinking of voting Fine Gael for the first time, and expects 'fewer cases of skullduggery'. 1961. P39/MIN is a catalogued collection of Fine Gael Party Minute Books. There are also: Organisational files, containing research and information papers, policy and strategy material Constituency files relating to local organisation, membership, local issues Newspaper cuttings, photographs and films. There are 300 boxes in total. See Seamus Helferty 'The Records of the Fine Gael Party' in `Irish Archives Bulletin' 9-10 (1979-1980). |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1922-1975 |
| Century | 20th |
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| Note | A specific reference number precedes a description of the document. This is needed to call up each document. |
| Repository Name | UCD Archives |
| Address | James Joyce Library UCD Belfield Dublin 4 |
| Eircode | D04 R7R0 |
| Telephone | (01) 716-7555 |
| Email Address | archives@ucd.ie |
| Repository Web Address | www.ucd.ie/archives |
| latitude | 53.30671 |
| longitude | -6.22347 |