| Description | Brother Clare was a keen historian, publishing several books on the themes of religious history, Irish immigration to Scotland, agriculture and 'navvies' (labourers on civil engineering projects such as canals and railways). He was Chairman of the Scottish Catholic History Committee from 1951 - 1963. His published works were published under his Christian name of James E. Handley. Contains: History of the Province of the Isles papers; Research notes; Correspondence; Scrapbooks; Research on Patrick MacGill; Files of news cuttings; Biography of Brother Clare; The Irish in Scotland by James E. Handley; A History of Irish Catholicism with chapter by Brother Clare; Sir John Sinclair by James E. Handley; Manuscript of 'Biography of Patrick MacGill' by James Edmund Handley; Photograph of Brother Clare; Unpublished manuscript of account of Scottish mission since the Reformation; File of notes, news cuttings and texts by Brother Clare; The Celtic Story by James E. Handley uncorrected proof copy; Notebooks; Bro Clare Handley Celtic Story Early Days file; The Marist Brothers in Scotland booklet |