Elizabeth Kirwan

The J.J. Carroll Collection

by Bean an Phoist on October 26, 2012 · 9 comments

in Acquisitions,Collections,Photographs

by Deirdre Carroll, donor and daughter of J.J. (Joe) Carroll My father, Joe Carroll, who worked in the Department of Industry and Commerce on Kildare Street, Dublin (just across the road from the National Library of Ireland) acquired over 270 glass lantern slides from a colleague. Unfortunately we cannot recall the colleague’s name. They originally [...]

Tagged as: 1st Earl Roberts, Clontarf, Deirdre Carroll, Donations, Elizabeth Kirwan, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, General Roberts, J.J. Carroll Collection, Joe Carroll, Lantern Slides, Laterna Magica, Magic Lantern

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5.2 million reasons to do a stock check

by Bean an Phoist on October 5, 2012 · 1 comment

in Collections,Exhibitions,NLI Staff,Photographs,Projects

by Nora-Jane Thornton, National Photographic Archive When asked if I would like to relocate from our Manuscript Department to the National Photographic Archive in Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, I was excited by the prospect, and when I heard that the work would involve a thorough stock check of our photographic collections, I was [...]

Tagged as: Ambrotypes, Barbara Bonini, British Library, Cellulose Acetate Film, Colette O'Flaherty, Conservation, Daguerreotypes, Elizabeth Kirwan, Flickr Commons, Glass Negatives, Glynis Pickett, Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Collection, Joanna Finegan, John Joly, Joly Colour Process, Keith Murphy, Lantern Slides, Library Management System, LMS, Maria O'Shea, Matthew Cains, National Photographic Archive, Negatives, Nitrate Film, Nitrocellulose Film, Nora-Jane Thornton, NPA, O'Carroll Collection, Photographs, Preservation, Safety Film, Stock Check, Taking Stock, Tintypes, Vinegar Syndrome, Virtua

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Postcards and public history

by Bean an Phoist on July 5, 2012 · 3 comments

in Collections,Ephemera,Guest Bloggers,Photographs,Research

by Chantal Sweeney, M.Phil. in Public History & Cultural Heritage at Trinity College Dublin Like many people, I spent the majority of last Christmas holidays lounging around in my pyjamas, watching old movies and eating too much food. I was giving my brain a much-needed break for the first time since embarking on my Masters [...]

Tagged as: Achill Sound, Bray, Campanile, Chantal Sweeney, Copper plate, Elizabeth Kirwan, Ephemera, Grafton Street, Gweedore, Internship, Lawrence Collection, Lawrence Photographic Studio, Lawrence Postcard Series, Lawrence Postcards, M.Phil in Public History and Cultural Heritage, National Photographic Archive, NPA, Postcards, Robert French, Shop Street, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, William Lawrence

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