- Additional Authors
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
- Frewen, Moreton, 1853-1924.
- Marbury, Elisabeth, 1856-1933.
- Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932.
- Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1918.
- Description
- 17.5 linear feet (42 boxes)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Scrapbooks.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Microfilm of Winston Churchill correspondence must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Source (note)
- Cockran, Anne Ide (Mrs. William Bourke)
- Biography (note)
- William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923) was an Irish-born American lawyer, orator and politician who was elected to Congress from New York in 1886, 1890, 1892 and 1920. He was an anti-imperialist and advocate for Irish causes.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 582
- Author
Cockran, William Bourke, 1854-1923.
- Title
William Bourke Cockran papers, 1881-1924.
- Additional Formats
Correspondence with Winston Churchill, 1895-1906, available on microfilm; New York Public Library. *ZL-353.
- Summary
The collection consists of correspondence, addresses and speeches, legal papers, and personal and miscellaneous papers, including scrapbooks, newsclippings and memorabilia, related to Cockran's activities as lawyer, orator, politician, Irish activist, and congressman. Correspondence (1881-1924) concerns his New York City law practice, speaking engagements, social and political issues, Democratic Party politics, international affairs, his activities as a congressman, his involvement in Irish causes and his defense of Thomas J. Mooney, a labor agitator tried for murder in California. Notable correspondents include Winston Churchill, Horace Plunkett, Moreton Frewen, Goldwin Smith, Theodore Roosevelt, Booker T. Washington, Eamonn de Valera, Lady Gregory, John Quinn, Samuel Gompers, Alexander Berkman and Elisabeth Marbury. Cockran's letterbooks, 1892-1917, include correspondence by his law partner and secretary.
Also present are drafts of Cockran's speeches, his legal case files, and personal papers and accounts, including scrapbooks, newsclippings and memorabilia.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
Microfilm of Winston Churchill correspondence must be used in lieu of originals.
- Biography
William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923) was an Irish-born American lawyer, orator and politician who was elected to Congress from New York in 1886, 1890, 1892 and 1920. He was an anti-imperialist and advocate for Irish causes.
- Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository and on internet. http://digilib.nypl.org/dynaweb/ead/human/msscockr/
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Legislators United States.
Lawyers.
- Added Author
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Frewen, Moreton, 1853-1924.
Marbury, Elisabeth, 1856-1933.
Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932.
Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1918.
- LCCN
ms 68001128
- Research Call Number
MssCol 582