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Account of a Protestant girl, age 17, of her negative experience of going to the cinema

IE IJA J/44/9
Item
[1931] - [1941]

Part of Irish Jesuits

Account of a Protestant girl, age 17, of her negative experience of going to the cinema.

Biographical information on Fr Richard Devane SJ

IE IJA J/44/1
File
1930; 1951

Part of Irish Jesuits

Biographical information on Fr Richard Devane SJ, including catalogue entry (1930).

Copy letters from Fr Richard Devane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Eamon de Valera concerning the cinema in Ireland

IE IJA J/44/10
File
22 April 1937

Part of Irish Jesuits

Copy letters from Fr Richard Devane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Eamon de Valera (President of the Assembly) concerning the cinema in Ireland. Requests Mr de Valera to meet a deputation of people to '...put formally before you a request for a full enquiry into the film problem.' Remarks that other countries have addressed this issue and have '...already done much to secure that the cinema be developed along positive and constructive lines in the best interests of their peoples...'

Fr Richard Devane SJ

IE IJA J/44
Subfonds
1876-1951

Part of Irish Jesuits

Devane, Richard, 1876-1951, Jesuit priest

Handwritten notes by Fr Richard Devane SJ on the cinema and film censorship

IE IJA J/44/7
Item
[1931] - [1941]

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Handwritten notes by Fr Richard Devane SJ on the cinema and film censorship. Outlines his opinions on and arguments in support of the control of the cinema in Ireland. Emphasises the need for censorship.

Letter from Fr Richard Devane SJ to Fr Socius concerning a piece of music entitled 'Humanesque Egotistique'

IE IJA J/44/4
Item
18 March 1943

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Letter from Fr Richard Devane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Fr Socius concerning a piece of music entitled 'Humanesque Egotistique', a solo for a trombone with brass accompaniment. Remarks that [he] has been thinking of writing an article.

Letters from Fr Laurence Kieran SJ to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning his campaign for cinema censorship

IE IJA J/44/6
File
6 June [1931] - 27 September [1941]

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A file of letters from Fr Laurence Kieran SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning his campaign for cinema censorship. Encourages him and wishes him success.

Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest

Newspaper article by Myles na gCopaleen on Fr Richard Devane SJ

IE IJA J/44/2
Item
[1945]-[1951]

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Photocopy of newspaper article by Myles na gCopaleen on Fr Richard Devane SJ.

O'Nolan, Brian, 1911-1966, novelist, dramatist, and columnist

Newspaper articles reporting the death of Fr Richard Devane SJ

IE IJA J/44/3
File
[May] 1951

Part of Irish Jesuits

A file of photocopies of newspaper articles reporting the death of Fr Richard Devane SJ. Summarises his life and career.

Postcard from Fr John J. Coyne SJ to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning a memo prepared by Fr Devane

IE IJA J/44/5
Item
20 March 1943

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Postcard from Fr John J. Coyne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning a memo prepared by Fr. Devane. Remarks that it is '...just what I wanted and have been wanting for quite a long time...'

Coyne, John J, 1889-1978, Jesuit priest

Summary by [ ] of the various moral and social issues addressed by Fr Richard Devane SJ

IE IJA J/44/8
Item
[1931] - [1941]

Part of Irish Jesuits

Summary by [ ] of the various moral and social issues addressed by Fr Richard Devane SJ. Refers to legislation concerning the censorship of films, publications, Illegitimate Children's Act, The Public Dance Halls Act amongst others.

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