Augustine E. Costello letter
Overview
Letter from writer Augustine Costello to his young cousin "Charles", living in Ireland. The collection consists of a single autobiographical letter to this cousin, who also has decided to become a journalist, and is writing for the Freeman.
Dates
- Creation: July 9, 1891
Creator
- Costello, Augustine E. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder (1 letter: 8 pages (4 pieces)) : Printed scene of a sea-side hotel on the letter. Letterhead: "The Mansion, Atlantic City, N.J."
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
In the letter, Costello discusses the hedge schoolmaster Johnny McDermott 3 miles from "dear, wretched Killimore" (County Galway); further education until 15; went on the railroad to Kells; set sail for America. "Regrets are idle and I must be content to be what I am: neither a success nor a failure." Costello describes his children; "I am healthy except for my nervous system."
He suggests that his cousin Charles write a sample letter on Irish politics to the New York editors, enclosing a note on his qualifications and mentioning Costello's name; try John A.Cockerill, Morning Advertiser, and Joseph I. C. Clarke, Morning Journal.
"I regret to hear that your father continues in poor health... Is not your brother John in Dublin?... I suppose Willie is as good as dead to you all... he will never amount to anything...I do not see him at all."
"God save Ireland."
Physical Location
MS P400
Immediate Source of Acquisition
O'Hegarty manuscripts
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Augustine E. Costello Collection
- Subtitle
- Augustine E. Costello letter
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, August 13, 1973. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2005.
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0887372020
- Preferred citation
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Augustine E. Costello letter, Department of Special Collections, MS P400, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository