Letter from Shaemas O'Sheel to Sacco-Vanzetti National League, February 22, 1930

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Shaemas O'Sheel to Sacco-Vanzetti National League, February 22, 1930
Title (alt.):
Shaemas O'Sheel Letters
Description:
Shaemas O'Sheel, born James Shields, was an Irish American poet and critic. He was also an adamant communist, supporter of the Soviet Union, and active in the Irish independence movement. Throughout the Sacco and Vanzetti case, O'Sheel did what he could to support the cause. In this letter, he admits that he has had some financial troubles and is sending what he can. This letter and others in this collection show the international and national efforts numerous citizens made to support the National Sacco-Vanzetti League.
Correspondent:
O'Sheel, Shaemas, 1886-1954
Creator:
Sacco-Vanzetti National League
Date:
1930 (created)
1930 (issued)
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
letter
Personal correspondence
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Special Collections Storage; Mrs. Walter Frank Collection: Box 1 Folder 54 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sacco and Vanzetti Collection
Series:
Series I. Sacco-Vanzetti National League (New York, NY)
Subjects:
O'Sheel, Shaemas, 1886-1954--Correspondence
Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts--Dedham
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
Trials (Murder)--United States
Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
Sacco-Vanzetti National League
Extent:
1 letter (1 page); 27 cm. x 18 cm.
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10192/52853
Terms of Use:
Open Access
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Place of origin:
Brooklyn, New York
Language:
English
Notes:
Signed by the correspondent.
Notes (funding):
Digitization made possible through the Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Identifier:
MWalB02190_053