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James J. Cleary papers
James Joyce Cleary (1888-1974) was a published writer, an athlete, a worker, a socialist, and a father. Born in Ireland, Cleary immigrated to the United States when he was a teenager, living first in New York City and then in Philadelphia, where he settled and formed a small family. He worked at s...
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| Collection: | James J. Cleary Papers |
| Collection Number: | 3076 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Cleary, James J. (James Joyce) |d 1888-1974 |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a James J. Cleary papers |f 1837-1988 | |
| 300 | |a 5.8 Linear feet |f 15 boxes, 11 volumes, 2 flat files | ||
| 520 | |a James Joyce Cleary (1888-1974) was a published writer, an athlete, a worker, a socialist, and a father. Born in Ireland, Cleary immigrated to the United States when he was a teenager, living first in New York City and then in Philadelphia, where he settled and formed a small family. He worked at several different kinds of jobs during his life, but eventually started his own grocery business, Golden Dawn. He was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed attending local track and field events. He believed in socialism as a system that could positively affect American politics and economics. Cleary endured decades of war, depression, and prosperity, and found a suitable balance between his Irish roots and American ways of life. This collection is rich with materials that Cleary collected and created. There are folders of his poems and prose writings, some of which were published in local newspapers. There are also several folders of his personal financial, legal, and work-related documents. Additionally, Cleary saved sports programs, family papers, and numerous clippings from newspapers and magazines. From some of these clippings, Cleary made large, full scrapbooks that define eras in news and pictures. Also in this collection is a sizable amount of pro-socialist and pro-Soviet literature, clippings from Henry Ford’s Dearborn Independent, and several Irish newspapers. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Sylvia Cleary Hearl; 1982 acquired | |
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Grocers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.). | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Socialism--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women in popular culture. | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b James J. Cleary Papers |l 3076 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid3076cleary.pdf |