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Cork Newsboys' Club IE CCCA/U612 Descriptive List Cork City and County Archives IDENTITY STATEMENT Reference:
IE CCCA/U612
Title:
Cork Newsboys' Club
Level of description:
fonds
Date:
1942-1957
Extent:
6 items
CONTEXT Creator:
Cork Newsboys' Club
Biographical/Administrative History: The Newsboys’ Club was set up in about 1939 to provide a social outlet for those boys who sold newspapers on the streets of Cork. Archival History: Donated to Archives in 2005.
CONTENT AND STRUCTURE Scope and Content: Records include minutes of the Club openings and of the meetings of the Executive Committee, 1942-1957, registers of members 1954-1955, photograph album. The registers of members and minutes may contain information about members and access to these is restricted. Of interest to to the study of the social history of Cork in the 1940s and 1950s.
1. 1954-1955 Register of members of the Cork Newsboys’ club Gives Name, Address, Date of Birth. Contains notes about each member, their house and family, schooling, behaviour and activities, jobs held. RESTRICTED ACCESS
2. 1954-1955 ‘Christian College Newsboys Club Dossier’. (Register of Members) RESTRICTED ACCESS
3.
1950s Photographic album
Photos include: Newsboys’ Club Christmas party 1949. Children of various ages. (Cork Examiner) St Patrick’s Day float, ‘There is no Such Thing as a Bad Boy’, shows crowds at St. Patrick’s Bridge, Cork City. (Cork Examiner) Groups of boys in rowing boat [Ringabella], with hurling sticks, at seaside, at dinner, ‘Senior Boys 1950’, building work at Ringabella, billiards, boxing, barefoot with newspapers Opening of Senior Club by Dr T.F. O’Higgins T.D., Minister of Defence, 10 Nov 1950. Also shown are James A.Lee, Philip Monaghan, City Manager, Dean Scannell, J.V. Rearden, Canon Fehily, Brother Meers, William T. O’Sullivan, Brother Nolan. Signed John K. Coakley c/o CBC, Cork.
4. 1991 Newsclipping ‘Examiner 150’ Section One. Contains article regarding the newsboys of Cork. 5. Dec. 1942 - Mar 1951 Minutes of the Newboys’ Club openings and Executive Committee. Detailed record of club meetings and activities. RESTRICTED ACCESS Includes: 4 Dec 1942: Minutes of opening of Club at No.2 Frenchchurch Street, Cork. Games included table tennis, miniature billiards, rings, bagatelle and draughts. Director J.K. Coakley. 12 June 1943 Re. funding of Club by (Christian Brothers) past pupils’ union 14 Oct 1943 Annual General Meeting of members 18 April 1944 Official Opening of new Club premises September 1944 Report of Executive Committee on activities, such as soccer, boxing, library, savings scheme, wireless, 18 April 1945 First boxing contest staged 10 July 1948 Outing to Garryvoe
(c.350pp)
6. May 1951 - April 1957 Minutes of the Newboys’ Club openings and Executive Committee. Detailed record of club meetings and activities. RESTRICTED ACCESS
Includes: 8 September 1951: Saturday morning mass at St. Mary’s, Pope’s Quay and breakfast for 50 boys consisting of porridge, tea and meat sandwiches, bread and jam. 12 Feb 1953: 23 boys and 4 helpers. Complaint of excessive noise 11 May 1954: Homes of absent boys to be visited 26 April 1957: Last time minutes taken in Lavitt’s Quay, after 17 years.
CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE Conditions Governing Access: Access to the registers of members and the minutes is restricted to those undertaking academic research only. A data protection undertaking must be signed. Conditions Governing Reproduction: Restricted Language: English
RULES /CONVENTIONS USED ISADG
ARCHIVISTS NOTE Prepared by: Brian McGee Date: Nov. 2013.
