Archival Collections

Archives are collections of documents

or 'records' that have been selected for permanent preservation 

because of their value as evidence or as a source for historical or other research. 

The Archival Collections at the LexIcon are housed as part of dlr Local Studies (Level 5). As per the dlr Local Studies Guidelines 2015-2019, material is acquired by:

• Purchase
• Donation
• Generation/Commission

The Archival Collections currently available for consultation (listed below) can be viewed at the LexIcon by appointment only. To make an appointment, please email localhistory@dlrcoco.ie or phone (01) 280 1147.

Archival Collections currently available for consultation

DLR/AG - Arthur E. Guinness Photograph Album

DLR/CK/P1 – Christ the King Committee Papers

DLR/CSC – Charles Stanley Cuthbert, Diary of a WW1 Soldier

DLR/CYC – Dún Laoghaire Cycling Week

DLR/DLBHS - Dún Laoghaire Borough Historical Society – Millennium Project

DLR/DLSF - Dún Laoghaire Summer Festival

DLR/DOM – Dominican Convents, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

DLR/FOF – F.M. O’Flanagan – Recorder of Dalkey Collection

DLR/FLHC – Foxrock Local History Club

DLR/LIB - Dún Laoghaire Libraries Administrative Archive

DLR/MIC – St Michael's Church, Dún Laoghaire

DLR/PAV - The Pavilion Theatre

DLR/REV - Dún Laoghaire Revolutionary Period Collection

DLR/SBC - Seapoint Boat Club

DLR/SC - Scotts Footwear Specialists

DLR/SCG - Swimming Clubs and Galas

DLR/SHSH - The Shankill-Shankill Project

DLR/SPEC – Special Collections

DLR/VH – Veronica Heywood Collection