| ID | 24017 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Geraldine Cummins Papers |
| Collection Description | Geraldine Cummins, spiritualist (1890-1969). This collection consists of Cummins' manuscripts, letters, and psychic material. It is in six tea chests. |
| Reference | |
| Description | Miscellaneous literary manuscripts by Cummins, sometimes under a pseudonym. These include The King of the Streets. Cummins writes, 'These stories make a short book but each chapter is a separate story. I wrote them when I was 17 and they are rubbish, but some of the rubbish was saleable. Chapters 1,2,4 and 6 were published by the Pall Mall magazine'. The Second Chance or Cobwebs, a 3-act play by Cummins and G.W.L. Meredith; London Marches On, a 3-Act play; 'The Wish', a short story; A Ride in the Dark, novel, incomplete?; also correspondence regarding plays, books and reviews. |
| Access | By prior appointment |
| Century | 20th |
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| Note | A descriptive list for this collection is available for consultation in the Archives. |
| Repository Name | Cork City and County Archives |
| Address | Seamus Murphy Building 32 Great William O'Brien Street Blackpool Cork City |
| Eircode | T23 WP82 |
| Telephone | (021) 450-5876 |
| Email Address | archivist@corkcity.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://corkarchives.ie/ |
| Comment | Formerly Cork Archives Institute. We are grateful for the assistance provided by Ms Patricia McCarthy in supplying entries for the original Directory. |
| latitude | 51.90912 |
| longitude | -8.47518 |