Richard Joseph Purcell was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 17, 1887. Purcell was known as a brilliant student from an early age and excelled during his four years at the University of Minnesota. After his four years he completed his masters in History at the age of twenty-two and taught history at the University from 1911-1912. After teaching at the University of Minnesota Purcell went on to earn his Ph.D. in Philosophy at Yale where he wrote in 1916 "Connecticut in Transition", for which he won the Justin Winsor Prize. After earning his Ph.D. he was head of the department of history at the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul from 1916-1920. Purcell would also earn a Bachelor of Law in 1939 and a Doctor of Law from Holy Cross in 1949. Lastly, he was a member of the District of Columbia Bar association.
Purcell started teaching American history at Catholic University in 1920, where he became an associate professor two years later and a full professor in 1929. Purcell became head of the history department from 1931 until his death. He also served Secretary of the School of Philosophy from 1922-1929 and Secretary General of the University from 1931-1935. At Catholic Purcell became an acclaimed researcher and author with his many publications. From 1927-1928 Purcell was a Guggenheim fellow on Irish Immigration and in 1929 he published "American Nation". The American Catholic Church also commissioned Purcell to write on Church and State relations in America.
Dr. Purcell also had a great skill in writing biographies, he wrote 175 short biographies for the Dictionary of American Biographies. He also published many articles on American Catholic history for many Catholic magazines and scholarly journals. Purcell's work with Dr. Charles McCarthy, history department chair before him, on American social history prepared Purcell for his work as a historiographer for the Irish-American Society. In 1943, Purcell left Catholic University for three years to work as the historian for the War Production Board. The history of this agency was published by Purcell in 1946. That year Purcell returned to Catholic University where he would remain until his sudden death on January 3, 1950 at the age of 62. Purcell was remembered for his extensive contributions to American immigration history and church and state relations in America.
The Richard Joseph Purcell papers consist of eight series. The first series are hand written and typed notes on historical figures that Purcell wrote biographies for the Dictionary of American Biographies. There are also clippings from newspapers and magazines on these figures. The newspaper clippings are usually book reviews or articles that are related to the topic that Purcell was writing on at the time. For example, notes on Grover Cleveland's administration would have an attached article with it. Most of these notes however are handwritten and can be confusing without the attached articles.
The second series contains historical newspaper clippings from the 1930's and 1940's on different domestic politics and World War II. There are also full magazine articles as well on various topics from the New Deal and World War II. The historical newspaper clippings are mainly from The Washington Star, The Washington Post, and magazine articles are from The Saturday Evening Post. These articles give a great insight on President Roosevelt's New Deal policies as well as his war policy. There are also newspaper editions for the 1933, 1937, 1941, and 1945 inaugurations. Lastly, many of these articles are a critique on corruption within city and state government as well.
The third series are manuscript notes on the history of religion in America and the relationship between church and state in America. These notes are from the Colonial period until the mid-nineteenth century. Most of these notes are typed with annotations made by Purcell. These manuscript notes also include cut-outs from different books and some handwritten notes that are related to the manuscript. The main point that can be found in these manuscripts is a concise Catholic perspective on religion in the American Colonies and the early years of the Republic. For example, there are notes on Catholic involvement in the Revolutionary war.
The fourth series are notes on American history from the colonial period until the 1890's. Most of these notes are handwritten research notes on many American historical events. These historical events include the Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation government. There is also an emphasis on immigration during the Ante bellum years in the north as well as the south. Lastly, many of these notes are accompanied with a book review on the topic or a retrospective article. A good example of this would be the Hayes-Tilden election of 1876 which had notes and a retrospective article.
The next series in the Purcell collection are handwritten and typed notes on the history of Irish Immigration in the United States. These notes on immigration can be quite useful to researchers who want to know more on Irish immigration from state to state. Purcell has notes about immigration from many states, ranging from several periods. For example, the folder of notes on Irish immigration to Maine chronicles immigration from the 1600's with Irish indentured servants until the dawn of the Civil War. The sixth series are notes on Fr. Theobald Matthew a famous Irish priest who visited the United States. This priest visited the United States and the notes on him are mainly about his involvement in the Temperance movement. This series is in direct relation to the Irish Immigration series, there are many notes that are related to both series. This means that most of the notes from this collection are also about other historical events in the history of Irish Immigration to the United States. An example would be the folders of "Various Irish Immigration Notes" contains history on temperance and social issues that Irish immigrants faced in America.
The seventh series are the manuscript notes and reports on the history of the War Production Board from World War II. These notes are typed manuscripts as well as handwritten research done by Purcell for his publication on the history of the War Production Board in 1946 and 1947. These manuscript notes even include reports from the War Production board on issues such as labor policy and manufacturing policy, such as the file on wartime ship building policy. Another interesting point to this series is the collection of reports on demobilization and the conversion of the United States economy from a war-time to peacetime economy.
The eighth series are business law notes taken by Purcell for his work as a lawyer. These notes are mainly handwritten case studies on different Washington DC cases from the 1890's-1910's. The ninth series is a collection of loose manuscripts and notes of biographic sketches that Purcell wrote for the Dictionary of American Biography, as well as Grolier Encyclopedia and American People's Encyclopedia. These biographic sketches are mainly about different Irish-American historical figures and can be helpful to anyone doing research on a rare figure in this field. Lastly, an example would be the folder on Irish Immigrants from New York City in the 1840's. This folder has accounts from Irish immigrants who came to New York City.
The last series is a portion of Purcell's manuscript "The Development of the United States". This manuscript goes through a complete history of the United States from Columbus' discovery of America until the early years of the Truman Administration. Most folders are divided into chapters such as "The US Enters the World Stage" which is a chapter Theodore Roosevelt's administration. The Purcell gives an insight to the variety of historical topics that was covered during his career. This collection has many personal notes and manuscripts on publications made by Purcell. Also, the notes on Immigration and the history of the relationship of church and state in America are a great research tool. The War Production Board history notes are also important for studying the different bureaucracies of the government during World War II. The use of newspaper and magazine clippings for his research is a great study for historiographers. Also, the manuscript notes are important for anyone trying to get a better understanding the lives of early Irish immigrants and how their lives fit into the context of nineteenth century America.
Series 1: Biographical Notes and Clippings, 1910-1955, Boxes 1-3
Series 2: Historical Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1932-1953, Boxes 4-6
Series 3: Church and State Notes/miscellaneous labor reports, 1915-1960, Boxes 7-11
Series 4: United States History Notes, 1924-1951, Boxes 12-17
Series 5: Irish Immigration History, 1927-1960, Boxes 18-33
Series 6: Fr. Theobald Matthew Notes, 1942-1945, Boxes 34-36
Series 7: War Production Board Notes, 1910-1947, Boxes 37-41
Series 8: Business Law Notes, 1924-1935, Box 42
Series 9: Biography Manuscripts and Notes, 1924-1947, Boxes 43-44
Series 10: Partial Manuscript of "The Development of the United States", 1948-1951, Box 45-49
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This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
On October 23, 1950 the National Catholic Welfare Conference donated a box of Dr. Richard Joseph Purcell's manuscripts on "Church and State" to Catholic University. In June of 1969 Purcell's widow Clara Purcell donated the rest of Purcell's personal papers to Catholic University.
Processing completed in 2012 by Raymond Moore. EAD markup completed in 2012 by Raymond Moore.
This series consists of biographical notes and manuscripts for biographies written for Dictionary of American Biographies, by Purcell. There are also newspaper/magazine clippings accompanying this research as well as research for a tercentennial history of the state of Connecticut. Lastly, there is correspondence with other academics concerning biographical research.
General correspondence between Purcell and this organization discussing previous conferences.
General correspondence between Purcell and this organization discussing the Zionist cause and Jewish history and education.
Correspondence discussing post-war labor issues includes correspondence with the C.I.O. and newspaper clippings.
Correspondence with Rev. Dr. P.J. Connolly
Research notes on the Constitution and an article and manuscript on Chief Justice Edward Douglas White.
History of the State of Connecticut for Tercentenary Committee
manuscript
newspaper articles
Catholic historical figures
Catholic historical figures
Dissertation by Barbara Ann Braun
Catholic historical figures
Catholic historical figures
Catholic historical figures
Catholic historical figures
Catholic historical figures
Catholic historical figures
Constitution Day Article
Research on Christopher Columbus
Research notes on the Alien and Sedition acts
Catholic historical figures
Research notes and correspondence with Callaghan
newspaper clippings
newspaper clippings from Jefferson Memorial
Manuscript on colonial Pennsylvania history
History of Irish immigrants from the potato famine
Article on Smith O'Brien immigration to the US in 1848, and lecture from 1860
Research on Federalist party in 1798 with newspaper clippings
Irish Immigration statistics and 1901 report on Catholicity in the Northwest
Clippings on war production, the Vanderbilt's, a review of the 1930's, and President Hoover's new retreat in Maryland
Articles on the Inauguration, the election of 1940, and an article on the Roosevelt family.
Clippings on Mary Baker Eddy, Nuremburg Trials, Immigration, Foreign Relations, WWII maps, and commodity prices.
Clippings pertaining to World War II and the Roosevelt administration
Clippings on peace movements
Essay on the history of the Federal Reserve.
notes on pre-war, World War I, policy.
Clippings on Casablanca, King and Queen Visit to US 1939, Peace in Europe, and report on big business.
Washington Star edition of inauguration
Washington Star edition of inauguration.
New York Times book review on history of Roosevelt family.
Newsweek article on European Theater
Clippings on sharecroppers, Lend-Lease bill, and Big Bill Thompson's vault.
This series contains newspaper and magazine clippings from different historical events during the 1940's. In particular most of these clippings focus on World War II and the Roosevelt administration. There are also other political articles from the period as well.
Full newspaper editions chronicling the war, in particular a review of the first sixth months of the war.
Full newspaper edition of The Evening Star.
Clippings about war policy, justice Frank Murphy, and several articles on other Roosevelt administration domestic policies.
several clippings on Yalta conference
Clippings on Department of Commerce, Raymond Moley, and the 1940 Draft Bill.
short biography
Clippings on election and Republican Convention.
Essay on early labor movement by Samuel P. Orth.
Clippings on Arctic expedition, Austria's Ambassador to the US, Caribbean Naval policy, and obituary of Harding Attorney General.
The Saturday Evening Post's Cities of America series.
Purcell's son's army records
Trip taken to Mexico by Clara Purcell after Husband's death, includes hotel and airline information.
List of Alumni who live in Washington D.C. in 1954-1955.
History of colonial education system in Virginia.
Saturday Evening post articles on various Democratic figures during Roosevelt's third term and early into Truman's.
Commentary articles on the politics of the war.
Clippings on Senator Murray, Mayor Curley of Boston, and the congressional elections of 1940 and 1942.
Saturday Evening Post series on the major cities in America.
Clippings on Maine lobster production, Monte Carlo, Wake Island, war chronology 139-1940, Washington's war dead 1945, article on Encyclopedia Britannica's history.
Article and notes on Churchill's Iron Curtin speech.
Articles on tourism in New Mexico, New York, and Paris, and the war's effect on New York City.
Article on commission on how to deal with Palestine and Jewish Free State.
D.C. Mayor 1873-1874, article on his tenure and infrastructure he erected.
Articles on Seattle, Chicago, San Antonio, and Los Angeles.
Articles on Puerto Rico's senate, the Ku Klux Klan, and a history of NYC in the 1870's.
Articles on the West Indies under Duke of Windsor, steel industry, and The Tennessee Valley Authority
Saturday Evening Post article.
Saturday Evening Post article on Minnesota Republican.
Washington Evening Star and National Geographic maps of the war.
Articles on King George VI coronation, Jewish free state, the war in the pacific, and a highlight on the US Navy
Articles on new Chief Justices
Articles on Roosevelt's foreign policy and election of 1940 and 1944.
Saturday Evening Post articles on Isolationist policy.
Articles on Joseph Stalin, Cambridge, England, State Budgets, rights for African-Americans, and Scotland.
Clippings on FBI and congressional investigations on Communist infiltration within the government.
Clippings discussing military strategy.
Articles on industrial strikes in the northeast, merchant marines, labor, Patton, customs court, wounded soldiers after the war, California Redwood preservation, and George Marshall's appointment as secretary of state.
Articles and clippings on political cartoonist.
Series on soldiers who served under Eisenhower.
Dissertation by Sister Margaret Jean Kelly on John Q. Adams' attitude towards Catholics.
Notes on attitudes towards religion during the early republic.
Notes on 1774 Quebec Act and its effect on Catholics.
This series is a collection of notes and manuscripts on Purcell's research on Church and State relations during the colonial period and the early republic. The last section is miscellaneous labor reports.
manuscript
manuscript and notes
manuscript and handwritten notes
manuscript and notes
manuscript on religion in southern states after the ratification of the Constitution.
manuscript on South Carolina Ratification of the Constitution.
manuscript and notes
manuscript
manuscript on ratification of Constitution
manuscript on 1788 ratification of Constitution
handwritten notes
manuscript
notes on early federal grants concerning religious organizations
manuscript
notes
Manuscript on bill for an orphanage to be run by a Catholic Lay organization.
Booklets of full proceedings
full manuscript
full manuscript with annotations, 417 pages
manuscript on religion during the rule of The Virginia Company
manuscript
complete manuscript
full manuscript with notes
complete manuscript on individual states religious freedoms
complete manuscript
complete manuscript
complete manuscript with notes
Full address given to the American Management Association.
Full reports from January-June
Full reports from January-June
manuscript
Report on War Resources Board from July to December
partial rough draft
Complete manuscript of research, in carbon paper box
full manuscript
full manuscript
full manuscript
full manuscript
full manuscript
This series contains all of Purcell's notes and newspaper clippings on various major events in US History during the late eighteenth century into the early twentieth century. Also included are various files on Catholic University by-laws collected and researched by Purcell.
Observations made by Purcell on the administration of Catholic University to Rev. Francis Haas, St. Francis Seminary.
Clippings and articles on labor issues and politicians in support of labor.
Committee meeting report and correspondence
Articles and clippings about U.S. history courses in high schools
newspaper clippings
Newspaper clippings on the Truman Administration
Notes on American history from 1928-1935, from the election of Hoover to the mid-term of FDR's first term.
Yale booklet on Doctors of Philosophy from Yale, 1861-1927, and Harvard Law's Class register.(3 booklets)
Notes on US history, 1928-1946
General notes on the Colonial period
Observations made by Purcell on the administration of Catholic University to Rev. Francis Haas, St. Francis Seminary.
Account of 1795 travels
Election results and articles on election
Articles and notes on the effects of Immigration restriction to the population.
Immigration statistics and report until 1870.
Notes and articles on the position of congress, speaker of the house, history of Georgetown neighborhood, Fulton steamboat, and history of L'Enfant neighborhood of D.C.
Notes and clippings on dueling, servitude in Illinois, and history of Louisiana 1763-1805. Also, bicentennial edition of Washington Star on George Washington.
Newspaper Article
Newspaper articles, clippings, and state commissions to celebrate bicentennial
Also notes and articles on Jefferson's presidency, land speculation, the cabinet, early Washington D.C., Tammany Hall comeback, Vice President George Clinton, and the power of the Supreme court.
Articles and notes on Presidents Jackson and Van Buren, history of the Virginia Burgess, New York Canals, Merchant Marines, railroads, Near East, and letter by Edward Livingston
Newspaper articles and typed essays on prominent events and figures from this time.
Essays on President Taylor, Polish Immigration, Oxford Movement, and election of 1800. Also, article on David Glasgow Farragut.
concerning immigration
Essays and articles about 1828 election, the Confederacy, nullification crisis, cotton kingdom, Robert E. Lee, and the slavery question.
Articles on Erie Canal, John Marshall, and Lincoln
Articles on Salmon Chase, Alex H. Stephens, J.P. Morgan, and General Sheridan
Lecture notes and essay
Essays and Articles
Phillip Hone diary, originally published 1889
Articles and notes on 1865 Railroads, early feminists, Chicago in 1870's, 1890 Convention, Utopian Settlements, Habsburgs in Mexico, and Nativism Lectures.
by Hacker and Kendrick
Essay and newspaper retrospective
Essay and article on his two terms as president.
Articles and notes on slavery, US population, Chester A. Arthur, Henry Adams, Oregon Question, Carl Schurz, the far west, Lord Charles Russell, McKinley Assassination 40 years later.
Notes and Articles
Lecture notes on his life
Articles and Essay on their relationship.
Notes on Blaine, Concentration of Wealth, labor, Catholic Church 1821-1861, Anniversary of the invention of the telephone, Industrialists, Civil Service Reform, General Custer, and Israelites House of David. Articles and essays on the Chautauqua Movement, Hayes Administration, Virgin Islands, Powers of the Presidency, Department of Agriculture, American Spirit in Education, World War I retrospective 1933, Agrarian Crusade, and John L. Sullivan.
Complete Biographical Essay
Newspaper articles on Civil War, US Army 1917-1919, Chaplains, American Neutrality 1914-1917, War in Europe 1939, Labor, Supreme Court under Hughes, Moody-Masters of Capital.
Article chronicling American foreign policy leading up to World War II.
Essays and clippings on Population growth, Panama Canal, Arctic Exploration, Henry Adams biography, Unemployment Statistics 1920-1934, and Election Voters Statistics.
Articles and notes on President's Harding and Wilson, Nash-Kelley political machine, 1928 Election, British Slum Clearance, Public Schools Statistics, New York University Hall of Fame, Great Lakes Waterway, Philippines, and CIO,
FDR's Final Inauguration Washington Star Edition, January 20, 1945.
Washington Star articles on GOP Convention
Notes, an Article, and essays on topic
Notes and essays on social policy work such as labor, immigration, and poverty in the early twentieth century.
This series contains American History notes, essays, lecture notes, and newspaper articles on Irish Immigration in the United States. This series also chronicles the history of religion in 19th century America as well as the revolutionary period.
Typed notes on the framers of the Constitution
notes
Notes on Irish immigration to Missouri until 1860, Religious tolerance during the Revolution, biography on Everts Greene, and religion and the Constitution.
Notes on index cards, half sheets of paper, and typed on history of Irish-Catholics and the Know-Nothing Movement in the early 19th century.
Handwritten and typed notes on the general history of these three states as well as Irish Immigration during the first half of the 19th century and their contribution during the Civil War.
Notes on issues in Ireland that led to early immigration during the 1790's.
Focus on Irish Immigrants in New York and Mayor Fernando Wood, Irish Protestant and animosity towards him from Irish Catholics.
General notes and newspaper clipping
written notes and statistics
Written notes and statistics
Notes, typed and handwritten, on Irish Immigration and Know-Nothing movement.
Notes on Know-Nothings from 1840's-1860.
History of Irish Catholics in NY and SC during the early 19th century.
Notes on Irish Americans in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Irish Leaders, and Irish Methodists.
History of Irish immigration in Massachusetts
History of Irish immigrants in Maryland, Latin America, Irishman in the British Army, and early Polish immigration.
Notes and newspaper article
notes
History of Irish immigrants businesses in America
Notes on lists of books on Irish Immigration, Washington DC 1840, Westward Movement, Report from Immigration Commission, Irish vote between Whigs and Democrats, and biographical note on James Hoban.
Notes on Irish Immigration to NYC during the 1860's and 1870's
Various half page notes on Irish Immigrants in the United States.
Various half page notes on Irish Immigrants in the United States.
Various half page notes on Irish Immigrants in the United States.
Various half page notes on Irish Immigrants in the United States.
Various half page notes on Irish Immigrants in the United States.
Various half page notes on Irish Immigrants in the United States.
Various half page notes on Irish Immigrants in the United States.
Notes on Irish Immigrants and a photo of T.V. Powderly's family
Short biographies on various Irish Immigrants
Early immigration to New Hampshire
Book reviews on Irish immigrant history
Bibliography notes for articles and books written by Purcell
Notes, Correspondence, and pamphlets on midwest farming.
Articles on industry during World War II.
Newspaper articles covering Inauguration
History of American Colonization
Notes on the history of colonial history.
Chronicling Roosevelt cabinet members
Irish immigrants in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Notes on Irish Immigration to Pennsylvania.
Manuscript and notes on Irish and German immigration.
Notes and statistics
Notes on Irish Immigration post War of 1812, 1815-1820.
Articles by Hugh Graham on prominent Irish-Americans
Notes on religion and Politics during the Reconstruction era.
History of Irish immigration to Maine during the Colonial era, including Scotch-Irish.
This is a collection of notes and written manuscript on Carey by Purcell and some of his students.
Articles and notes on past US Senators of Irish decent and immigrants.
Newspaper article giving a chronology of the entire war.
Notes on Immigration during this period.
Half sheet notes on education in the northeast during the early republic.
Bibliography for notes included
Listings and reviews for Catholic literature
Publishing house information
Notes on Carey's published work
Manuscript of Matthew Carey's early life
Book review on "A Short Account of the Malignant Fever".
Research work done by students
Notes and clippings on the Supreme Court
Newspaper Clippings
Clippings of reviews done by Irish-Americans.
Notes on the Catholic Church in America during the early 19th century.
Manuscript notes on his early life in Dublin.
Program for United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission.
Manuscript notes and book Reviews on various Irish-American and US History notes.
Complete essay
Clippings on various US political news
Handwritten notes on early Catholic Schools in the US.
Publishing royalty forms for "American Nation" and correspondence with publisher on other works.
Correspondence with WWI veteran groups and other historians on Irish Immigration research.
Handwritten notes on Catholics in the West.
A list of Irish newspapers before 1800 and notes.
Handwritten notes on Ireland
History of a Liberal Arts education
Notes on the record, typed
Half sheet notes on important Irish historical figures.
Notes on states such as Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Oregon, Colorado, and Kansas.
Handwritten notes on Irish history during the 1790's.
Typed up notes on the later years of the Boston Gazette.
Handwritten notes on half sheets and typed notes on "Columbian Centinel" Boston newspaper.
Notes on Smith and the Boston Press
Typed out notes from Newspaper Ads for Irish events, on half sheets.
Half sheet handwritten notes
Handwritten notes on Irish immigration during the 1850's.
Handwritten notes on Irish Immigration during the 1850's
Purcell son's notes and forms from Harvard University in a binder.
Notes for Purcell's government course
Typed manuscript on Catholics in America during this period.
Notes on Know-Nothings and Mayoral Administrations
Notes on Civil War Colonel
Notes on two immigrant families from the 1870's.
Notes on Irish political crisis over Home Rule and resulting immigration.
Notes on Immigration after "free state" policy were implemented.
Handwritten notes on Know-Nothings during early 1850's.
Notes on various immigrants and their life in America.
Handwritten half page notes
Handwritten notes on Know-Nothings during early 1850's.
Biographical Material through 1849.
notes
Handwritten notes
Notes from "The Eagle" on the Whig's strategy to get the Irish vote.
Typed out essays
1818-1824
1825-1828
1829-1833
1841-1844
1844-1846
Relief for poor Irish Immigrants in Boston, due to low paying wages.
1829-1830's
1831-1832
1833-1835
1837
Handwritten notes
Notes on anti-immigrant organization 1842-1843.
Accounts on poor housing for Irish immigrants.
Handwritten copies, by Purcell of immigrant letters
There is one box of manuscript notes on misc. church and state notes as well as a box of notes on misc. Irish Immigration and Fr. Theobald Matthew notes, famous Irish priest. These notes are handwritten and typed.
Maryland Catholic Notes
Misc. Irish Immigration manuscript notes
Notes on history of Irish Protestants in America.
Notes on Irish Priests and Bishops in the United States.
History of Father Matthew as well as Irish-American in the Temperance Movement.
Handwritten notes on early Catholic History
Notes and clippings on Irish Immigrants who are priests
More notes on Fr. Matthew's career
Full manuscript of War Production Board labor relations.
Full production board manuscripts
This series contains five boxes on historical manuscripts of the War Production Board from World War II. These proceedings would be used by Purcell to publish a history of the War Production Board in 1946 for the US Government. These are all of his notes and his manuscripts for the 1946 publication.
Correspondence and forms on the War Production Board, labor division.
Bureau of demobilization to a postwar economy report.
Old Telephone Directories for the Agency.
Report for President Truman.
Complete manuscript of Policy Analysis.
Excerpts of labor relation board statistics.
Complete labor study of the 1940's including notes and newspaper clippings.
Labor Policies of the National Defense Advisory Commission.
National Defense Advisory Commission and The Office of Production Management.
War Production Board and Predecessor Agencies manuscript.
Labor Union complaint from Louisiana.
Committee Meeting Minutes
Committee Meeting Minutes.
Manuscript and annotations.
manuscript
Full 1947 report on post-war labor relations.
Report with notes
report
Report on Union relations during the war.
Overview of labor policies during the war.
Discrimination in the workplace during the war.
Overview of labor policies during the war.
Minutes from committee meeting.
Vocational training for returning GIs.
Reemployment after the war
Complete historical report from the War Production Board.
Historical reports on war administration.
Report on strikes around the US.
complete report
Two complete reports
Biographies of the personal of the WPB.
This series is a collection of Purcell's notes on business law before he was admitted to the DC bar. All of these notes are handwritten and typed out notes.
These notes are a typed out manuscript with a green booklet from the Institute of International Education.
These notes are handwritten and deal with law cases from the mid-nineteenth century until 1910.
These notes are handwritten and deal with business ethics.
This series contains manuscripts and notes on various American historical figures from the 17th-19th century. Most of these notes are typed drafts, as well as handwritten notes, for biography entries that Purcell published over the years. are lastly the first sections of Purcell's typed manuscript of "The Development of the United States".
Typed out notes and handwritten notes.
Biographies of Irish immigrants and their reasons for immigrating to the US.
Manuscript on Irish migration to the West Indies during the Cromwell era.
Newspaper articles, retyped in a report, on Irish Immigrants in Maryland.
Laborers divided on how to address their poor treatment installing public works.
Immigrants who came after 1797-1798 Irish Rebellion.
Explanation of the 1798-1800 elections and why the Irish supported the party of Jefferson.
Notes on Irish enlistments in the British army and France's 1780 plan to invade Ireland.
List of publishers and Irish history books.
Typed out manuscript.
CUA Bulletin on Kerby following his death.
Also correspondence with senate chaplain Peter Marshall concerning the history of senate and house chaplains.
A brief description is included
Brief history of causes of emigration
Handwritten notes
typed manuscript
Irish immigrant support for the War of 1812.
A brief description is included
until the Age of Jackson
until Reconstruction
This series contains a portion of Purcell's manuscript of "The Development of the United States" This is divided into four boxes and covers America's history for the Colonial Period until the early twentieth century. This is not the complete draft but it does include revisions and editor's critiques.
The colonial period until 1829.
1829-1920.
Between World Wars
World War I
World War II
The Civil War-Theodore Roosevelt's Foreign Policy
Landing of Columbus-1689
Glorious Revolution-The Federalist Regime
Introduction
FDR's Administration during World War II
American Industrial Revolution
"The US as a World Power", Theodore Roosevelt's Administration
History of all thirteen colonies and the Louisiana Purchase and Florida acquisition.
Colonial expansion
Religious freedom in colonial America and the development of the first Amendment.
Colonies participation during the Revolutionary War.
Colonies participation during the Revolutionary War.
State history during the Articles of Confederation.
State history during the Articles of Confederation.
State history during the Articles of Confederation.
Growing tension between the Colonies and England 1763-1775.
Publishers first two chapters
Duplicate of the publishers first two chapters of Development of the US.
Articles of Confederation
Jefferson's Administration
Andrew Jackson
Reconstruction, 1865-1877
Business and Politics, 1889-1901.
Theodore Roosevelt and the Square Deal
World War II
"A Troubled World" The US 1945-1948
Introduction