Edwin Patrick Kilroe papers, 1776-1959

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
4078986 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Kilroe, Edwin P.; McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
15000 items (41 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The following boxes are located off-site: 2-40. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, original political cartoons, printed and photostatic materials relating to the political and social activities of the Society of Tammany, or Columbian order. Most of the correspondence is concerned with the formation of the Kilroe Tammaniana Collection, Kilroe's collection of books, documents, manuscripts, posters, cartoons, etc. relating to Tammany Hall. Also, letters from various members of the Tammany organization. The manuscripts include typescripts of Kilroe's works such as A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SAINT TAMMANY and TAMMANY HALL AND THE TAMMANY SOCIETIES IN THE UNITED STATES. In addition there are manuscript and typescript records of various Tammany Societies with particular emphasis on the New York City Society and the New York County Democratic Party organization. Among the cartoons are 22 by John Tinney McCutcheon (1870-1949), over half of which deals with Tammany and New York politics while the remainder concerns national politics with an emphasis on presidential campaigns.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into 13 series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The following boxes are located off-site: 2-40. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Restrictions on Use

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Edwin Patrick Kilroe Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Archival Materials

Collections related by provenance: Additional books and manuscripts are in the Kilroe Book Collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library (https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/15373640); Printed ephemera such as newspaper clippings, political memorabilia and campaign literature, as well as additional photos and scrapbooks, formerly categorized as "Kilroe Book Collection ephemera" have been moved to Kilroe Papers as an "Ephemera" series in 2021.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Kilroe, Edwin Patrick. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1942. Accession number--M-42.

Diary & 24 related items: Source of acquisition--Varela, Marta B. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/04/91. Accession number--M-91-12-04.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christian Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.

Diary & 24 related items Cataloged HR 05/08/92.

Revision Description

2010-02-15 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Edwin Patrick Kilroe (1880-1953) was Assistant District Attorney of New York County and an authority on copyright law.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Cartoons (working drawings) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Democratic Party (N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Democratic Party (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tammany Hall CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tammany Society, or Columbian Order (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- To 1898 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Presidents -- United States -- Election CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID