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Hardbound diary kept by [Bernie Mount]
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Collection Witnessing the Civil Rights Movement, 1968-1972
Title Hardbound diary kept by [Bernie Mount]
Description Hardbound diary kept by [Bernie Mount] about the public events in Derry over this period, such as demonstrations, arrests, attacks on property and human lives, political developments and public statements (summarised); also listing events elsewhere. Her sources: own involvement, eye-witness accounts, and press. Entries: c.15 for 1971, c.50 for 1971, c.80 for 1972, with 3pp devoted to the Civil Rights March on 30 January 1972, including a list of names and addresses of the killed. No personal commentary; descriptive of general atmosphere at times, e.g. on [2 February 1972]: 'On Wednesday all funerals took place it was a very sad sight Derry will never forget.'
Date 01/06/1970
Date Issued 01/01/2018
Resource Type Manuscript
Archival Record Id pol35_10
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 16 pp
Topic Witnessing the Civil Rights Movement 19681972,Diary,Eyewitness,Accounts
Geographic Northern Ireland
Temporal Twentieteh century
Genre Diary
Creator / Author Name Bernie Mount