Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials
Scope and Contents
The Connolly Collection contains the writings and personal library of James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957). The collection includes Connolly's reminiscences, newspaper articles, and galley and page proofs as well as scrapbook clippings. There are also notebooks containing holograph notes on schooners and the navy, letters from Connolly's personal correspondence, and books from Connolly's personal library.
Dates
- 1891 - 1957
Creator
- Connolly, James B. (James Brendan), 1868-1957 (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials to be used on site during regular Special Collections hours or by appointment. Photocopying or scanning may be possible at discretion of staff for nominal fee. Materials may be protected by copyright.
Biography of James Brendan Connolly
James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957) was an Irish-American author of sea-related stories, novels, and nonfiction such as The Book of the Gloucester Fishermen. Born in South Boston, he attended Harvard and was a medal-winning athlete in the first modern Olympics, held in Athens in 1896. He participated in the Siege of Santiago as a member of the 9th Regiment, ran for the 12th Congressional District (South Boston) seat as a member of the Progressive Party in 1914, and worked as a correspondent for such publications as Scribner's, Harper's and Collier's.
Extent
35.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Connolly Collection contains the writings and personal library of James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957), an Irish-American author, athlete, politician, and correspondent.
Arrangement
Materials arranged in 8 series: Correspondence, Manuscripts and Notes, Published Materials (First Appearances), Related Materials, Photographs, Memorabilia, and Monographs.
Provenance and Acquisition
Collection primarily the gift of James Augustus Healy. Additional gifts as indicated.
- Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Wingate, Charles E. L. (Charles Edgar Lewis), b. 1861 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Alsop, Stewart (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Auslander, Joseph, 1897-1965 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Baker, George Pierce, 1866-1935 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Baxter, Percival Proctor, 1876-1969 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Beston, Henry, 1888-1968 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Bixler, Julius Seelye, 1894-1985 (Author)
- Blackburn, Howard, 1859-1932 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Brentano, Lowell, 1895-1950 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Child, Richard Washburn, 1881-1935 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Collier, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1876-1918 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Healy, James Augustine, 1830-1900 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Irish Americans
- Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Manuscripts
- Marriner, Ernest Cummings, 1891-1983 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Olympics
- Photographs
- Rideing, William Henry, 1853-1918 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858 - 1919
- Sea Stories
- Weber, Carl Jefferson, 1894-1966 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
Source
- Healy, James Augustine, 1830-1900 (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material
- Author
- Colby College Special Collections, Waterville, Maine
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Colby College Special Collections Repository
