This section features a wide range of printed political material, postcards and posters, badges, letters and photographs and firearms. It covers emergence of leadership by Carson and Craig, creation of a Unionist mass-movement, propaganda and a paramilitary army called the U.V.F., formed from the Unionist Club movement. This also includes creation of a provisional government, formation of women’s organisations, signing of an Ulster Covenant in 1912, the ‘gun-running’ of smuggled weapons in 1914.
This section also includes material reflecting reactions of Nationalists to the Unionist campaign, focusing on the role of John Redmond, Joseph Devlin, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the emergence, structure and arming of the Irish National Volunteers.
 
                        
                    
					
                
            3rd Batt UVF North Belfast
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            3rd Batt. UVF
Photographic negative
 
                        
                    
					
                
            3rd Batt. UVF
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            3rd Batt. UVF
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            A Picked Guard of Honour
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            A Rale Irish Blackthorn (Carsonitis Shillelagensis)
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            A Souvenir of April 24th-25th 1914 to Captain James Craig
Baton
 
                        
                    
					
                
            "After all the buddies may be richt": The Islandmagee Man's Conversion to the Unionist Cause
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            Albert Hall 1912
Badge
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Anarchy under Home Rule
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            Audience at Ulster Hall Meeting
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            Audience at Ulster Hall Meeting
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            Audience at Women's Anti-Home Rule Demonstration
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Balmoral Review, 27th September 1913
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Baronscourt UVF Camp
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Baronscourt UVF Camp
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Baronscourt UVF Camp
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            Baronscourt UVF Camp
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            Baronscourt UVF Camp
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            Baronscourt UVF Camp
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            Belfast City Hall on Covenant Day
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            Belfast makes History, Opening of Provisional Government
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            Belfast Under Home Rule
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            Belfast Under Home Rule
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            Belfast Volunteers at Balmoral
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            Belfast Volunteers at Balmoral, 27th September, 1913
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Bravo Ulster! Unloading the Guns at Donaghdee
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Bravo, Ulster Volunteers!
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            Bravo, Ulster Volunteers!
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            BRAVO, ULSTER VOLUNTEERS! The Gun runners on the road to Belfast from Larne
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            Bravo, Ulster!
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            Bravo! Ulster Volunteers
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            British Covenant
Badge
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Carrickfergus Castle under Home Rule
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Carrickfergus under Home Rule
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Cock of the North
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            Covenant
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            Cumann na mBan
Badge
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Demonstration in Belfast
Timetable
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Deserted! Well - I Can Stand Alone
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            Donegall Place Belfast Under Home Rule
Postcard
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Edward Carson
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            Edward Carson
Blotter with Impression of the Signature of Carson
 
                        
                    
					
                
            Edward Carson and the Irish Unionist Parliamentary Party
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            Edward Carson reviewing the West Belfast UVF
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            Entreat me not to Leave You
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            For God and the King
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            Freedom & Love
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            Full Steam Ahead
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            Full Steam Ahead
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            Good Old Belfast at It again
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            Gun Running at Bangor
Postcard