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Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material CONN.1

Finding Aid to the Collection of James Brendan Connolly Material CONN.1Colby College Special Collections5150 Mayflower HIllWaterville, ME, 04941(207) 859-5150speccoll@colby.eduThis finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2009-05-29T09:55-0400

Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials

Summary Information

Repository
Colby College Special Collections
Creator
Connolly, James Brendan, 1868 – 1957
Title
Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials
ID
CONN.1
Date
1891 - 1957 and undated.
Extent
35.25 Linear feet
Language

Preferred Citation note

Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials, Colby College Special Collections, Waterville, Maine.

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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.

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Scope and Contents note

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.

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Arrangement note

Materials arranged in 8 series: Correspondence, Manuscripts and Notes, Published Materials (First Appearances), Related Materials, Photographs, Memorabilia, and Monographs.

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Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use note

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.

Provenance and Acquisition

Collection primarily the gift of James Augustus Healy. Additional gifts as indicated.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Photographs
  • Manuscripts
  • Sea Stories
  • Correspondence

Personal Name(s)

  • Healy, James Augustine
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858 - 1919
  • Bixler, Julius Seelye

Subject(s)

  • Olympics
  • Irish Americans
  • Authors, American

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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Correspondence. 1891 - 1957 and undated.    190 Folders.

Various Correspondents. 1891 - 1957 and undated.   48 Folders.

Folder 1: Various Correspondents. 1891 - 1893.    61 ALS.

Folder 2: Various Correspondents. 1895 - 1906.   21 ALS, 6 TLS.

Folder 3: Various Correspondents. 1907 - 1909.   10 ALS, 21 TLS, 3 Enc.

Folder 4: Various Correspondents. 1911 - 1915.   7 ALS, 10 TLS.

Folder 5: Various Correspondents. 1916 - 1917.   5 ALS, 13 TLS.

Folder 6: Various Correspondents. 1918 - 1922.   4 ALS, 17 TLS.

Folder 7: Various Correspondents. 1923 - 1924.   11 ALS, 10 TLS.

Folder 8: Various Correspondents. 1925 - 1925.   15 ALS, 16 TLS, 1 Card.

Folder 9: Various Correspondents. 1927 - 1928.   6 ALS, 15 TLS.

Folder 10: Various Correspondents. 1930 - 1933.   12 ALS, 14 TLS.

Folder 11: Various Correspondents. 1934 - 1938.   9 ALS, 14 TLS

Folder 12: Various Correspondents. 1939.   2 ALS, 22 TLS.

Folder 13: Various Correspondents. Jan - May 1940.   2 ALS, 19 TLS.

Folder 14: Various Correspondents. June - Dec 1940.   3 ALS, 8 TLS.

Folder 15: Various Correspondents. Jan - Mar 1941.   3 ALS, 20 TLS.

Folder 16: Various Correspondents. Apr - Dec 1941.   5 ALS, 14 TLS.

Folder 17: Various Correspondents. 1942.   6 ALS, 13 TLS.

Folder 18: Various Correspondents. 1943 - 1944.   16 ALS,10 TLS.

Folder 19: Various Correspondents. 1945 - 1950.   10 ALS, 23 TLS.

Folder 20: Various Correspondents. 1951 - 1957.   10 ALS, 19 TLS.

Folder 21: Various Correspondents. undated.   15 ALS, 6 TLS, 1 Telegram.

Folder 22: Various Correspondence on Athletics. 1900 - 1956 and undated.   [add 2 ALS]

Folder 23: Various Correspondence on Autographs. 1911 - 1935.   10 ALS, 17 TLS.

Folder 24: Various Correspondence on Autographs. 1936 - 1943.   19 ALS, 8 TLS.

Folder 25: Various Correspondence on Autographs. 1943 - 1953 and undated.   18 ALS, 8 TLS.

Folder 26: Various Correspondence with Book Publishers. 1903 - 1945.   20 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 27: Various Correspondence on Catholicism. 1915 - 1944.   10 ALS, 16 TLS.

Folder 28: Various Correspondence on Catholicism. 1944 - 1951.   6 ALS, 22 TLS.

Folder 29: Condolences. 1951 - 1957.   5 ALS, 3 TLS, 6 Tel. 2 clippings. on the Death of Mrs. Connolly and to Brenda Connolly on the death of James B. Connolly.

Folder 30: Various Correspondence with Family and Friends. 1898 - 1921.   23 ALS, 5 TLS.

Folder 31: Various Correspondence with Family and Friends. 1922 - 1939.   12 ALS, 17 TLS.

Folder 32: Various Correspondence with Family and Friends. 1940 - 1956 and undated.   18 ALS, 11 TLS.

Folder 33: Various Correspondence on Ireland. 1921 - 1956 and undated.   3 ALS, 32 TLS, 1 TEL.

Folder 34: Various Correspondence regarding the Limelight Magazine. 1934.   2 ALS, 3 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 35: Various Correspondence with Magazine Editors [1 of 3]. 1900 - 1912.   106 TLS, 7 ALS, 1 Telegram.

Folder 36: Various Correspondence with Magazine Editors [2 of 3]. 1913 - 1918. 

Folder 37: Various Correspondence with Magazine Editors [3 of 3]. 1919 - 1952. 

Folder 38: Various Correspondence regarding Motion Pictures. 1923 - 1948 and undated.   3 ALS, 26 TLS, 2 Telegrams.

Folder 39: Various Correspondence with Newspaper Editors [1 of 2]. 1900 - 1915.   68 TLS, 9 TL, 2 Tel. 1 env, 2 clippings.

Folder 40: Various Correspondence with Newspaper Editors [2 of 2]. 1916 - 1952. 

Folder 41: Various Correspondence regarding Radio Broadcasting. 1931 - 1940.   4 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 42: Various Correspondence regarding the wreck of the Republic [1 of 2]. 1909 - 1916.   5 ALS, 21 TLS, 36 Tel, 2 env.

Folder 43: Various Correspondence regarding the wreck of the Republic [2 of 2]. 1909 - 1916. 

Folder 44: Various Correspondence on Speaking engagements. 1902 - 1907.   28 ALS, 8 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 45: Various Correspondence on Speaking engagements. 1907 - 1915.   27 ALS, 15 TLS.

Folder 46: Various Correspondence on Speaking engagements. 1915 - 1917.   26 ALS, 7 TLS.

Folder 47: Various Correspondence on Speaking engagements. 1917 - 1938.   17 ALS, 10 TLS, 1 Telegram.

Folder 48: Various Correspondence on Speaking engagements. 1938 - 1947 and undated.   19 ALS, 9 TLS, 1 Clipping.

Specific Correspondents. 1898 - 1957 & undated.    142 Folders.

Folder 1: Alden, Henry Mills. 1916.   1 TLS.

Folder 2: Allen, Henry J. 1928.   1 TLS.

Folder 3a: Alsop, Stewart J. [1 of 2] 1939 - 1942.   40 TLS, 4 TL, 2 Tel.

Folder 3b: Alsop, Stewart J. [2 of 2] 1939 - 1942.   40 TLS, 4 TL, 2 Tel.

Folder 4: American Play Co., Inc. 1927 - 1951.   10 LS.

Folder 5: Anderson, Mrs. Maxwell. 1942 - 1943.    2 TL, 1 clipping.

Folder 6: Auslander, Hoseph 1943.   4 LS.

Folder 7: Baker & Taylor Co. 1903.   2 LS, 1AL.

Folder 8: Baker, George P. undated.    1 TL.

Folder 9: Banks, Sam J. 1927.   2 ALS, 12 LS.

Folder 10: Barnes, A.S., Company. 1903 - 1905.   2 ALS, 9 LS, 1 Tel.

Folder 11: Baxter, Percifal P. 1945.   1 LS.

Folder 12a: Bel Geddes, Norman. [1 of 2]. 1934 - 1946.   27 TLS.

Folder 12b: Bel Geddes, Norman. [2 of 2]. 1934 - 1946.   27 TLS.

Folder 13: Beston, Henry. 1939.   2 ALS, 1 TL.

Folder 14: Bixler, Julius Seelye. 1950.    4 ALS, 1 TLS.

Folder 15: Blackburn, Howard. 1923 - 1931.   2 ALS, 3 LS and enc.

Folder 16: Boston Transcript Editors. undated.   4 ALS.

Folder 17: Bramlage, John. 1943.    2 ALS + env.

Folder 18: Brandt & Kirkpatrick, Inc. 1916 - 1920.   4 LS.

Folder 19: Brentano, Lowell. 1950.   1 ALS.

Folder 20: Bridges, Robert. 1904 - 1926.   14 LS.

Folder 21: British Broadcasting Co. 1938 - 1939.   8 LS.

Folder 22: Butler, Ellis Parker. 1916 - 1922.   3 LS.

Folder 23: Canby, Henry Seidel. 1925 - 1926.   2 TLS, 3 TL.

Folder 24: Child, Richard Washburn. 1920.   1 ALS.

Folder 25: Choate, Robert B. 1951.    2 TLS. with handwritten annotations.

Folder 26: Clemens, Cyril. 1932 - 1956.   6 ALS, 2 LS, 1 ACS, 1 TL and Enc.

  Personal Name(s):   Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835 - 1910.  

Folder 27: Cohan, George Michael. 1933.   2 ALS.

Folder 28: Colcord, Lincoln Ross 1907 - 1944.   2 ALS, 2 LS.

Folder 29: Collier, Robert Joseph. 1913 - 1916.   2 LS, 3 Tel.

Folder 30a: Collier's Magazine. [1 of 5]. 1906 - 1950.   69 TLS, 16 TL.

Folder 30b: Collier's Magazine. [2 of 5]. 1906 - 1950.   69 TLS, 16 TL.

Folder 30c: Collier's Magazine. [3 of 5]. 1906 - 1950.   69 TLS, 16 TL.

Folder 30d: Collier's Magazine. [4 of 5]. 1906 - 1950.   69 TLS, 16 TL.

Folder 30e: Collier's Magazine. [5 of 5]. 1906 - 1950.   69 TLS, 16 TL.

Folder 31: Columbia Magazine. 1931 - 1935.   10 TLS.

Folder 32: Conners, Vincent P. undated.    2 TLS.

Folder 33: Connolly, Francis E. 1898   3 ALS + 1 env.

Folder 34: Connolly, Mrs. John [Ann]. 1898 & 1907.   5 ALS + 3 env.

Folder 35: Coughlin, Father Charles E. 1933.   2 TLS + enc.

Folder 36: Cowley, Malcolm. 1934 - 1935.   7 TLS, 3 TL.

Folder 37: Coyle, Charles A. 1956.   1 TLS, 1 Enc.

Folder 38: Curtis Brown Publishing Bureau. 1905 - 1914.   18 TLS, 3 TL.

Folder 39: Damrosch, Walter. undated.   1 ALS.

Folder 40: Daniels, Josephus. 1913 - 1935.   10 TLS, 1 TL, 3 Tel.

Folder 41: Davis, Richard Harding. undated.   1 ALS.

Folder 42a: Digges, Dudley. [1 of 2]. 1945.   1 ALS.

Folder 42b: Digges, Dudley. [2 of 2]. 1945.   1 ALS, Enclosure: review by

Folder 43: Dineen, William R. 1931.   2 TLS, 2 Enc.

Folder 44a: Doubleday, Doran & Co. [1 of 2]. 1903 - 1950.   28 TLS, 5TL, 10 Enc.

Folder 44b: Doubleday, Doran & Co. [2 of 2]. 1903 - 1950.   28 TLS, 5 TL, 10 Enc.

Folder 45: Dunne, Finley Peter. undated.   1 ALS.

Folder 46: Dwyer, Fabian P. 1917 - 1921.   6 ALS.

Folder 47: Ellsworth, Lincoln. 1925.   1 Tel.

Folder 48: Flaherty, Robert Joseph. 1942.   1 ALS.

Folder 49: Flanagan, Edward Joseph. 1940.   1 ALS.

Folder 50: Frank A. Munsey Co. 1935.   8 TLS, 1 Enc.

Folder 51: French, Joseph Lewis. 1924 - 1925.   4 ALS.

Folder 52: Gage, George. 1932 - 1943.   3 TLS, & 1 Enc.

Folder 53: Garland, Hamlin. 1919.   2 ALS, 1 Tel.

Folder 54: Gerson, Samuel N. 1946 - 1947.   6 ALS, 2 TL.

Folder 55: Gogarty, Oliver S. John. 1943 - 1952.   2 ALS, 3 TLS, 1 TL, and Enc.

Folder 56: Guck, Homer A. 1912 - 1913.   1 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 57: Hagedorn, Herman. 1919 - 1924.   9 TLS, 3 Tel.

Folder 58: Haine, Thornton Jenkins. 1924 - 1925.   6 TLS.

Folder 59: Hall, Syd M. 1943.   2 TLS.

Folder 60: Halpin, Matthew P. 1906.   1 TL.

Folder 61: Hammond, John Hays. 1909 - 1910.   2 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 62: Hansen, Harry. 1944.   2 TLS.

Folder 63: Harper & Brothers. 1903 - 1928.   23 TLS.

Folder 64: Healy, James A. undated.   1 TLS, 1 TL, 1 Enc, 1 Clipping.

Folder 65: Holt, Rush D. 1940.   1 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 66: Howe, Mark Antony De Wolfe. 1903 - 1908.   7 ALS, 1 TL.

Folder 67: Howey, Walter. 1945.   2 TL.

Folder 68: Ince, Thomas H. 1923.   1 ALS, 2 Telegram.

Folder 69: John Day Company. 1926 - 1951.   28 TLS, 3 TL., 4 Enc.

Folder 70: Johnson, Anna O'Neill to George Russell. 1921.   1 ALS.

Folder 71: Johnson, Robert Underwood. 1905 - 1913.   5 TLS, 1 Enc.

Folder 72: Kalbfus, Admiral Edward C. 1939.   3 TLS, 1 TL, clipping.

Folder 73: Kane, Joseph N. 1939.   1 TLS, handwritten reply by Connolly on letter.

Folder 74: Kelly, John B. 1947.   1 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 75: Kent, Ira Rich. 1912 - 1914.   6 ALS, 2 TLS.

Folder 76: Kieran, John. 1932 - 1944.   8 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 77: Kieran, Margaret Ford. 1932.   1 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 78: Knowles, Joseph. prior to 1913.   1 Photograph.

Folder 79: Littauer, Kenneth. 1950 - 1956.   9 TLS.

Folder 80: Lorimer, George H. 1903.   1 TLS.

Folder 81: Macy, George. 1927 - 1928.   9 TLS, 2 TL.

Folder 82: Macy, John Albert. 1902 - 1903.   2 ALS.

Folder 83: Marriner, Ernest Cummings. 1950 - 1953.   1 ALS, 5 TLS, 2 Tel.

Folder 84: McCormack, John W. 1946.   1 TLS, 2 TL.

Folder 85: Mercury, C.C. 1934.   1 TLS. Handwritten reply by Connolly on letter.

Folder 86: Moses, Montrose Jonas. 1906 - 1907.   2 ALS, 3 TLS.

Folder 87: Mullins, Helene. 1939.   1 TLS, 2 Enc.

Folder 88: Murphy, James B. 1898.   1 ALS, 5 env.

Folder 89: Murphy, Richard A. 1898.   1 ALS, 1 env.

Folder 90: Needham, Brig. General Daniel. 1934.   3 TLS.

Folder 91: O'Brien, Edward J. 1917.   1 TLS.

Folder 92: O'Connor, Edwin. 1955.   1 TLS.

Folder 93: O'Hara, Neil R. 1950.    1 TLS.

Folder 94: Outing Magazine. 1901 - 1906.   1 ALS, 11 TLS, 6 TL.

Folder 95: Paine, Ruth. 1948.   1 ALS, 1 TL.

Folder 96: Parsons, Father Wilfrid. 1938.   1 TLS.

Folder 97: Pegler, Westbrook. 1943 - 1948.   1 TLS, 1 ALS.

Folder 98: Poole, Ernest. 1918.   1 TLS.

Folder 99: Reynolds, Paul R. 1912 - 1927.   9 TLS, 1 TL, 1 Tel, 2 Enc.

Folder 100: Rideing, William Henry. 1908.   2 ALS.

Folder 101: Roberts, Kenneth Lewis. 1952.   2 TLS, 1 Enc.

Folder 102: Robinson, Theodore. 1945.   1 TLS, 1 TL, 1 clipping.

Folder 103: Roche, James Jeffrey to Robert J. Wynne. 1906.   1 ALS.

Folder 104: Roosevelt, Kermit. undated.   1 ALS, 1 TL.

Folder 105: Roosevelt, Theodore (1958 - 1919). 1902 - 1918.   14 TLS, 2 Tel.

Folder 106: Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore [Edith]. undated.   1 Card.

Folder 107: Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. (1887 - 1944). 1939 - 1943.   5 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 108: Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore, Jr. [Eleanor]. 1941.   1 TLS.

Folder 109: Saltonstall, Leverett. 1954.   1 TLS.

Folder 110: Saturday Evening Post. 1900 - 1941.   13 TLS, 2 TL.

Folder 111: Scholtz, Jackson. 1939.   2 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 112: Scott-James, R.A. 1912.   2 ALS.

Folder 113: Scribner's Sons, publishers. 1901 - 1953.   70 TLS, 6 TL, 19 Enc.

Folder 114: Scribner, Charles to Thomas Nelson Page. 1918.   1 TLS.

Folder 115: Sedgwick, Ellery. 1903 - 1905.   10 TLS.

Folder 116: Sheehy, Rev. Dr. Maurice S. 1935.   5 TL. with enclosures.

Folder 117: Sheen, Fulton J. undated.   1 TLS.

Folder 118: Stout, Rex. 1943 - 1944.   3 TLS, 1 clipping.

Folder 119: Street, Julian Leonard. 1934.   1 TLS.

Folder 120: Sullivan, Frank. 1946.   1 TLS.

Folder 121: Sullivan, Mark. 1901 - 1920.   1 ALS, 55 TLS, 3 TL, 3 Tel.

Folder 122: Thompson, William Hale. 1937.   1 TLS.

Folder 123: Ticknor, Caroline. 1916.   2 ALS.

Folder 124: Towne, Charles Hanson. 1925.   4 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 125: Train, Arthur Cheney. 1943.   1 ALs, 1 TLS, 1 TL.

Folder 126: Treacey, Father Gerald C. 1920.   2 ALS, 3 TLS, 1 TL. with enclosures and handwritten comments by Connolly.

Folder 127: Van Dyke, Henry. 1928.   1 TLS.

Folder 128: Weber, Carl J. 1948 - 1949.   3 ALS, 2 TLS.

Folder 129: Whitman, Charles S. 1911. 

Folder 130: Wildman, Edwin. 1908.   2 TLS, 1 TL, Enc.

Folder 131: Williams, Blanche Colton. 1923 - 1928.   3 ALS, 3 TLS.

Folder 132: Wingate, Charles Edgar Lewis. 1933.   1 TLS.

Folder 133: Woman's Home Companion. 1906 - 1918.   8 TLS.

Folder 134: Wyeth, Newell Convers. undated.   1 ALS.

Folder 135: Youth's Companion. 1900 - 1926.   17 ALS, 12 TLS.

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Series 2: Manuscripts and Notes.   90 Folders.

Materials relating to the Irish War of Independence. 1921 - 1960 and undated.   13 Folders.

Folder 1: "Tortured Ireland" [1 of 2]. 1922. Revision dates unknown. 

Folder 2: "Tortured Ireland" [2 of 2]. 1922. revision dates unknown. 

Folder 3: Draft of unpublished Irish novel [1 of 4]. 1939 and undated. 

Folder 4: Draft of unpublished Irish novel [2 of 4]. 1922 and undated. 

Folder 5: Draft of unpublished Irish novel [3 of 4]. June - July 1939. 

Folder 6: Draft of unpublished Irish novel [4 of 4]. June - Sept. 1939. 

Folder 7: Short Stories. 1939 and undated. 

Folder 8: Short Stories. 1939 and undated. 

Folder 9: Short Stories. 1939.  

Folder 10: Short Stories. 1921-1961. 

Folder 11 Short stories and articles. 1921 and undated. 

Folder 12: Related Materials. 1921 and undated. 

Folder 13: Related Materials. 1922 and undated. 

Short Stories and Articles, Published.   9 Folders.

Folder 1: A-B. 

Folder 2: C. 

Folder 3: D-H. 

Folder 4: H-J. 

Folder 5: L-M. 

Folder 6: M-0. 

Folder 7: P-R. 

Folder 8: R-S. 

Folder 9: T-W. 

Short Stories and Articles, Unpublished.   13 Folders.

Folder 1: Stories and Articles A-C. 

Folder 2: Stories and Articles C. 

Folder 3: Stories and Articles D-F. 

Folder 4: Stories and Articles G-H. 

Folder 5: Stories and Articles I-K. 

Folder 6: Stories and Articles L-M. 

Folder 7: Stories and Articles N-O. 

Folder 8: Stories and Articles P. 

Folder 9: Stories and Articles S. 

Folder 10: Stories and Articles T-U. 

Folder 11: Stories and Articles V-Y. 

Folder 12: The Veracruz Collection of Stories. ca.1914. 

Short Stories and Articles, Unknown publication status.   6 Folders.

Folder 1: A-C. 

Folder 2: D-F. 

Folder 3: H-K. 

Folder 4: L-M. 

Folder 5: N-R. 

Folder 6: S-W and untitled. 

Poems. undated.    1 Folder.

Folder 1: Poems. 

Miscellaneous/Fragmentary Prose. undated.    3 Folders.

Irish Oaths. undated. 

Interview with Roosevelt. undated. 

Various Fragments. undated. 

Notebooks. 1900 - 1907.    5 Items.

Notes on Schooner Monarch of Gloucester. August - October 1900.  

Notes made during Summer of 1901. 1901.  

Log of the S.S. [____] Philadelphia to Port [____]. January? 1900.  

Notes on the Navy Book I Guantanamo Cruise. 1907.  

Notes on the Navy Book III Guantanamo Cruise. 1907.  

Radio, Movie, and Play Scripts.   17 Folders.

Folder 1: The American. 

Folder 2: Coaster Captain [1 of 4]. 

Folder 3: Coaster Captain [2 of 4]. 

Folder 4: Coaster Captain [3 of 4]. 

Folder 5: Coaster Captain [4 of 4]. 

Folder 6: Camera Man. 

Folder 7: Don Quixote Kieran [1 of 3]. 

Folder 8: Don Quixote Kieran [2 of 3]. 

Folder 9: Don Quixote Kieran [3 of 3]. 

Folder 10: Hiker Joy. 

Folder 11: Lightship. 

Folder 12: Not Down In the Log . 

Folder 13: The Trawler [1 of 5]. 

Folder 14: The Trawler [2 of 5]. 

Folder 15: The Trawler [3 of 5]. 

Folder 16: The Trawler [4 of 5]. 

Folder 17: The Trawler [5 of 5]. 

Folder 18: The Wreck. 

Novels, Published.   23 Folders.

Folder 1: American Fishermen. 

Folder 2: Canton Captain [1 of 2]. 

Folder 3: Canton Captain [2 of 2]. 

Folder 4: Jeb Hutton [1 of 2]. 

Folder 5: Jeb Hutton [2 of 2]. 

Folder 6: Master Mariner [1 of 2]. 

Folder 7: Master Mariner [2 of 2]. 

Folder 8: Navy Men [1 of 4]. 

Folder 9: Navy Men [2 of 4]. 

Folder 10: Navy Men [3 of 4]. 

Folder 11: Navy Men [4 of 4]. 

Folder 12: An Olympic Victor. 

Folder 13: On Tybee Knoll. 

Folder 14: The Port of Gloucester [1 of 2]. 

Folder 15: The Port of Gloucester [2 of 2]. 

Folder 16: Sea-Borne [1 of 5]. 

Folder 17: Sea-Borne [2 of 5]. 

Folder 18: Sea-Borne [3 of 5]. 

Folder 19: Sea-Borne [4 of 5]. 

Folder 20: Sea-Borne [5 of 5]. 

Folder 21: The Seiners. 

Folder 22: Steel Decks.   8 sheets.

Folder 23: Yankee Captain. 

Novels, Unpublished.   4 folders.

Folder 1: Gangway for Youth 

Folder 2: A Story of Jenagua [1 of 2]. 

Folder 3: A Story of Jenagua [2 of 2]. 

Folder 4: The Trawler & A Weather Helm. 

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Series 3: Published Materials - First Appearances. 1897 - 1961 & undated.  

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by title of Publication. Complete list of article titles at http://www.colby.edu/library.

Vertical File. 1897 - 1961 and undated. 

America. 1 May 1926.    1 Article(s).

American Magazine. 1909.    2 Article(s).

ARGOSY. 1935.    4 Article(s).

The Blue Book. 1925.    1 Article(s).

The Boston Globe. 1911.    1 Article(s).

The Catholic Mind 1925.   1 Article(s).

The Catholic World. 1930.   1 Article(s).

Colliers. 1914 - 1917.   2 Article(s).

Columbia. 1956.   1 Article(s).

The Elks. 1924 - 1933.   3 Articles.

Everybody's Magazine. 1925.   1 Article(s).

Gloucester Daily Times. 1963.   1 Article(s).

Hampton’s Magazine. 1910.   1 Article(s).

Harper’s Monthly Magazine. undated.   3 Article(s).

Hearst’s International. 1923.   3 Article(s).

Irish Writing. 1952.   1 Article(s).

Land and Water. 1897.   7 Article(s).

Limelight. 1933 - 1934 and undated.   13 Article(s).

Mark Twain Quarterly. 1937.   1 Article(s).

The Mentor. 1923.   1 Article(s).

National Fisherman. 1961.   1 Article(s).

The New Republic. 1935.   1 Article(s).

The Popular Magazine. 1913.   1 Article(s).

The Red Book. 1921 - 1925.   3 Article(s).

Scribner’s. 1901 - 1930.   13 Article(s).

The Shrine. 1926.   1 Article(s).

The Sign. 1941 - 1950.   5 Article(s).

Sea Stories Magazine. 1924.   1 Article(s).

The Sunday Herald, Boston. 1917.   1 Article(s).

The Wheeler Syndicate. ca.1915.   1 Article(s).

The World’s Work. 1923.   1 Article(s).

Unknown Publication. undated.   7 Article(s).

Proofs of Stories. undated.   2 Article(s).

Folio Drawer. 1905 - 1941. 

America-A Catholic Review of the Week. 1917.   1 Articles(s).

American Sunday Monthly Magazine. 1915.   1 Articles(s).

Collier’s. 1906 - 1941.   73 Articles(s).

The Columbiad (later The Columbia). 1910 - 1940.   27 Articles(s).

Metropolitan. 1913.   1 Articles(s).

The Morning Telegraph. 1915.   1 Articles(s).

The Saturday Evening Post. 1909 - 1926.   12 Articles(s).

Success Magazine. 1905 - 1906.   2 Articles(s).

Sunday Magazine. 1911.   4 Articles(s).

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Series 4: Related Materials. 1902 - 1976 and undated.   29 Folders, 3 Scrapbooks, 2 Boxes.

Folder 1: Clippings. 1902 - 1908. 

Folder 2: Clippings. 1909. 

Folder 3: Clippings. 1910. 

Folder 4: Clippings. 1910 - 1914. 

Folder 5: Clippings. 1914 - 1921. 

Folder 6: Clippings. 1921 - 1928. 

Folder 7: Clippings. 1928 - 1937. 

Folder 8: Clippings. 1937 - 1944. 

Folder 9: Clippings. 1944 - 1948. 

Folder 10: Clippings. 1948 - 1950. 

Folder 11: Clippings. 1950 - 1952. 

Folder 12: Clippings. 1952 - 1953. 

Folder 13: Clippings. 1953 - 1972. 

Folder 14: Book Review Clippings. 1905 - 1908 and undated. 

Folder 15: The Austral Light. November 1912.   1 Issue.

Folder 16: Press Comments from Capitals of the English Speaking World. ca. 1920.   2 Pamphlets.

Folder 17: Bibliographical information from Scribners. 1922.   2 Sheets.

Folder 18: To Asty. 1922.   1 Issue.

Folder 19: Boston College Stylus. November 1924.   1 Issue.

Folder 20: Limelight Magazine. 1933 - 1934.   3 Issues.

Folder 21: Catholic Library World. January 1943.   1 Issue.

Folder 22: The Irish Digest. March 1950.   1 Issue.

Folder 23: The Bell. Autumn 1953.   1 Issue.

Folder 24: Villanova University. 1959.   9 Items.

Folder 25: Congressional Record. March 1960.   1 Issue.

Folder 26: South Boston Bank Flier. 1976.   1 Sheet.

Folder 27: James B. Connolly's Literature by Gerald C. Treacy, S.J. undated.   3 Pamphlets.

Folder 28: Photocopy from unnamed book or journal. undated.   2 Sheets.

Folder 29: Miscellaneous Related Materials. 1944 - 1951.   9 Sheets, 4 Clippings, 2 Cards.

Scrapbook 1. 1898 - 1904.   1 Item.

Scrapbook 2. 1904 - 1908.   1 Item.

Scrapbook 3. 1908 - 1911.   1 Item.

Autobography of Howard Blackburn. ed. James B Connolly. undated.   2 Boxes.

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Series 5: Personal Documents. 1896 - 1954 and undated.   9 Folders.

Folder 1: Miscellaneous Documents. 1906 - 1946.   19 Sheets, 18 Cards.

Folder 2: Miscellaneous Documents. 1948 - 1954 and undated.   40 Sheets, 6 Cards, 6 Booklets.

Folder 3: Photograph of Joseph Knowles. prior to 1913.   1 Photo.

Folder 4: Certificate: Panhellenic Sports Society. 1896.   1 Sheet, 1 env. + 1 copy with translation.

Folder 5: Ship's Ticket. 1900.   1 Sheet.

Folder 6: Candidacy for Progressive Party. 1912 - 1914.   6 Sheets, 1 card.

Folder 7: Passport Application. 1917.   1 Sheet.

Folder 8: Visa Application -- France. 1917.   1 Sheet.

Folder 9: Passports. 1918 - 1924   4 Items.

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Series 6: Photographs.   85 Items.

Younger Portraits.   18 Photographs, 1 Tintype.

Younger Portraits: Athletic.   6 Photographs.

Family Portraits.   7 Photographs.

With Theodore Roosevelt. 1906.    5 Photographs.

  Personal Name(s):   Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858 - 1919.  

Portraits at Sea or with Ships.   10 Photographs.

Older Portraits.   16 Photographs.

Receipt of Harvard H. ca.1949.   4 photographs, 1 certificate.

Honorary Degrees and Awards.   5 Photographs.

Ships.   12 Photographs.

Miscellaneous.   5 Photographs.

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Series 7: Memorabilia. 1887 - 1957 and undated.   55 Items.

Academic.   8 Items.

Certificate: Harvard Varsity Club. 1949.   1 Item.

[Harvard?] Bow Tie. undated. 

[Harvard?] Bow tie. undated. 

Harvard Letter Sweater. ca.1949. 

Honorary Academic Hood: [Harvard University?]. undated. 

Honorary Degree Certificate: Colby College. 1950. 

Honorary Academic Hood: Colby College. 1950. 

Honorary Academic Hood: [Boston College?]. 1952. 

Athletic.   24 Items.

Silver Medals for winning at City of Boston track meets. 1887 - 1889.   7 items.

Olympic Medal. 1896. 

Athens Olympics Program. 1896.  

Plaques: Athletic awards--Knickerbocker Athletic Club. 1898.   2 Items.

Silver Laurels from Knickerbocker Athletic Club. 1898.   4 items--2 sets.

Wooden plaques. 1898.   2 Items.

Silver Cups: Athletic awards Camp Alger, VA. 1898.   2 items.

Silver Dish: athletic award City of Boston. 1900. 

Silver Candelabra athletic award from St. Augustine's Field Day. 1900. 

Silver Candelabra athletic award from City of Boston. 1900. 

Plaque: St. Augustine's Field Day. 1901. 

Olympic Medal. 1906. 

Posthumous. 

Certificate: Stigmatine Purgatorian Society, Waltham Mass. 1957.   1 Item.

Certificate: Franciscan Friars of Atonement. ca.1957. 

Certificate: Franciscan Mass League. 1957. 

U.S. Flag. ca.1957. 

Irish American Organizations. 

Certificate: Eire Society of Boston. 1948. 

Medal: American Irish Historical Society. 1950. 

Medal: Clover Club of Boston. undated. 

Medal: Eire Society of Boston. 1948. 

Other memorabelia. 

Certificate: Request for Papal Indulgence. 1921. 

Engraving Plate: James B. Connolly. undated. 

Engraving Plate: New Year's Card. 1911. 

Felt banner[?]: "9th Mass. Inf. U.S.V. Santiago de Cuba. undated. 

Insignia: 9th Massachusetts Infantry. ca.1898.   4 items--2 sets.

Medal: Schooner Esperanto Race. 1920.   Silver Medal on leather strap.

Nametags. undated.   3 items.

Pocket Watch. 1920. 

Sandstrom & Mahood Copy of Goetz Lusitania Medal. 1915. 

Sign: "James B Connolly". undated. 

Silver Footed Bowl. undated. 

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Series 8: Monographs. 1895 - 1984.   51 Items.

Monographs written by Connolly. 

To find these

Please search Colby Library's Catalog at http://www.colby.edu/library.

From Connolly's Library. 

The Book of Catholic Authors (Third Series): Informal self-portraits of famous modern Catholic writers 1945 

Jim Connolly and the Fishermen of Gloucester: An Appreciation of James Brendan Connolly at Eighty. 1949 

Jim Connolly and the Fishermen of Gloucester: An Appreciation of James Brendan Connolly at Eighty. 1949 

The Tent Speaks. 1926 

Guerilla Days in Ireland. 1949 

I Want to Live! And Other Poems. 1945 

The Ways of Many Waters. 1945. 

Crazy-Quilt. 1934 - 1935.   John F. Byrnes.

The League of Nations. 1919. 

Musings of a Mariner. 1921. 

Carmina. 1909. 

Ballads of Peace in War. 1917. 

From Bersabee to Dan and Other Ballads. undated. 

Penguin Persons and Peppermints. 1922. 

One Hundred and One Bird Voices Sonnets Battle-Dore Unconventional Verse &c. 1941. 

The Fatherless Children of France. ca.1921. 

Personal Reminiscences. 1892. 

High Germany Eleven Sets of Verse. 1911. 

Mad Grandeur. 1941. 

The Militant God. 1918. 

Harvard College Class of 1899: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Report No. V. [1924]. 

Harvard College Class of 1899: Fortieth Anniversary Report. [1939]. 

The Good Will Cruise. 1929. 

The Story of the Olympic Games: 796 B.C. to 1936 A.D. 1936. 

Alone in the Wilderness. 1913. 

The Discovery of Florida and Its Discoverer Juan Ponce de Léon. 1946. 

All the Ships at Sea. 1950. 

Told in the Garden. 1902. 

The Call of the Wild. 1905. 

The People of the Abyss. 1904. 

The Sea-Wolf. 1904. 

War of the Classes. 1905. 

With the Battle Fleet. 1909. 

The Harp of Life. 1929. 

The Racial Contribution to the United States. 1923. 

Heinrich Heine. 1911. 

Gloucester Sea Ballads. 1946. 

The Lively Lady. 1950. 

South American Cruise. 1939. 

Ballads of Blue Water. 1895. 

Letters to Kermit from Theodore Roosevelt. 1946. 

Sailing Alone Around the World. 1905. 

The Foundling. 1951. 

The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse. 1912. 

By Way of Cape Horn: Four Months in a Yankee Clipper. 1900. 

The Cruise of the Fleur-de-Lys in the Ocean Race. 1905. 

Lyrics. 1897. 

Count Luckner, the Sea Devil. 1927. 

Fast and Able: Life Stories of Great Gloucester Fishing Vessels. 1952. 

The Evolution of the Olympic Games 1892 B.C.-1914 A.D. 1914. 

Related Monographs. 

The Olympian Games in Athens, 1896: The First Modern Olympics. 1984. 

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