Scope and Contents

The small handful of pages primarily in blue ink were written by Caples for Toomey in the late 1950s, while the majority of the loose notebook pages were created by Caples in the 1970s. The manuscript entries were grouped by Toomey according to music type (such as jigs, reels, and hornpipes) and marked with Caples's very detailed notes.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection contains handwritten musical notation prepared for Richard Toomey by his accordion instructors Jerry O'Brien and Billy Caples; a single flier for a performance by Hogan's Goat, a band in which Toomey played; and several portraits by Toomey. The portraits depict Irish musicians Joe Derrane (Playing Hornpipes, pen and ink), Mairead Doherty (The Harpist, watercolor), and Jimmy Hogan (The...

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection contains handwritten musical notation prepared for Richard Toomey by his accordion instructors Jerry O'Brien and Billy Caples; a single flier for a performance by Hogan's Goat, a band in which Toomey played; and several portraits by Toomey. The portraits depict Irish musicians Joe Derrane (Playing Hornpipes, pen and ink), Mairead Doherty (The Harpist, watercolor), and Jimmy Hogan (The...

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes a self-published audio recording of the Clancy Brothers Ceili Band, dubs of audio recordings of Irish-American musician Michael Coleman on acetate disc, and a certificate showing Clancy's membership in the American Irish Musician Society.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.