The Lender Family Special Collection

The Lender Family Special Collection at the Arnold Bernhard Library is a repository of primary and secondary resources documenting the devastating 19th century Irish tragedy known as An Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger). The collection was established in 1997 by Quinnipiac University President John Lahey, and funding was made possible through the generous support of alumnus Murray Lender and his brother Marvin Lender. The collection comprises over 750 books, 4000 British Parliamentary Papers, The Lady Sligo Family Letters, and a number of films about the famine. For detailed info about the collection, click here: https://libraryguides.quinnipiac.edu/specialcollections/AnGortaMor

Ireland's Great Hunger Institute

Ireland's Great Hunger Institute is a scholarly resource for the study of the Great Hunger, which is also known as An Gorta Mór. Through a strategic program of lectures, conferences, course offerings and publications, the institute fosters a deeper understanding of this tragedy and its causes and consequences.

To encourage original scholarship and meaningful engagement, the institute develops and makes available the Great Hunger Collection—a unique array of primary, secondary and cultural sources—to students and scholars. In educating people of all ages and backgrounds about the Great Hunger, the institute also supports the mission of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum. Visit Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute website. 

To review the search and browse documentation, click here.

Please adhere to the usage rights, terms and conditions as indicated in each resource.