Ann and her late husband John Garvey were educators and active members of the New York City Irish American community. The couple were past presidents and founding members of the American Irish Teachers Association (AITA), and focused much of their organizing on educational initiatives to increase and improve the teaching of Irish and Irish American culture and history. The John and Ann Garvey Papers (dated 1935-2019) document the Garveys teaching through organizational newsletters (the majority of which are from the AITA), and conference programs, as well as agendas, meeting notes, and correspondence from various committee meetings. The collection also documents the Garveys engagement with Irish American organizations through photographs, newspaper articles, and programs for conventions and other annual events. Organizations such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the United Irish Counties Association of New York, and various County Mayo-centered social organizations (especially the Mayo Society of New York) are particularly well represented.