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The Msgr. William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center features a
group of printed volumes from the collection of Irish literary figure and
noted book collector Michael Joseph (Meagher) MacManus (1888-1951) who wrote
various nationalist-themed books and worked as editor of the Irish Press
from 1931 until his death two decades later. This library includes over
4,000 titles dating from the seventeenth century to the present day and
covers several different aspects of Irish and Irish-American life including
culture, geography, literature, politics, biography, history and religion.
Nearly all editions are printed in either English or Irish Gaelic. The core
of this collection consists of acquisitions secured by MacManus during his
lifetime, but arrangements have been made to add latter day works to what
has become a continuously expanding bibliography. Most of these volumes are
housed in our repository, but many titles featuring a connection to the
Ireland and Irish-American experience in some form or fashion are included
in our Main or Reference Collection. Books which are found in our upper
level stacks can circulate and a representative list of materials falling
into these latter categories is featured below. Further information on
specific topics related to other aspects of Irish and Irish-American matters
in tandem with specific areas such as art, commerce, government and sport
for example can be searched through our SetonCat catalog as well. For more
information about our services please feel free to contact Alan Delozier,
Director via e-mail: delozial@shu.edu
or phone at: (973) 275-2378.
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