American Conference for Irish Studies

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The American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS), formerly the American Committee for Irish Studies, was founded in 1960 by Lawrence McCaffrey, Gilbert Cahill, and Emmet Larkin, all of whom would go on to serve as president of the organization. ACIS was created as an interdisciplinary scholarly organization dedicated to promoting the study of Ireland and the Irish.

As of 2023, the organization had approximately 800 members internationally, including the United States, Ireland, and Canada, and it held an annual conference each spring, in addition to regional meetings in the United States throughout the year. Both national and regional meetings included plenary speakers, academic sessions in all fields of Irish Studies, poetry and fiction readings, films, and performances of Irish music and plays. The ACIS also sponsored joint sessions with the American Historical Association and the Modern Language Association at their annual conventions.

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creatorOf American Conference for Irish Studies. Collection, 1988- Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library
creatorOf American Conference for Irish Studies Records Boston College. John J. Burns Library
referencedIn Guide to the Archives of Irish America Vertical Files, 1866-2019 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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associatedWith American Historical Association corporateBody
associatedWith Archives of Irish America. corporateBody
foundedBy Larkin, Emmet J., 1927-.... person
associatedWith Modern Language Association corporateBody
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United States 00 US
Ireland 00 IE
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Art, Irish
Arts, Irish
Authors, Irish
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Irish
National characteristics, Irish
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Establishment 1960

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