The Séamus Connolly Papers document aspects of the music career of Irish traditional fiddle player Séamus Connolly. All materials were donated by Séamus Connolly. The collection highlights Connolly’s career as a performing artist as well as his commitment to preserving Irish traditional music through teaching and community outreach.

The collection includes various printed materials, including posters, fliers, and press clippings; manuscripts, including music-related correspondence; field recordings; photographs; art and artifacts; and ephemera. The field and commercial recordings feature many well-known traditional musicians from Ireland and the United States. Twenty-five percent of the collection consists of published material, such as commercial recordings.

The oldest item in the collection dates back to 1929. Eamonn and Alice Cronin gave Séamus Connolly a gold medal won by Johnny McMahon at the 1929 Thomond Feis in Limerick. The majority of the materials date from the late 1950s onward.