Identity area
Reference code
TDA-258348
Title
Tom Davis Collection
Date(s)
- 1950s-2010s (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
21 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
(d. 2014)
Biographical history
Tom Davis was a familiar figure at Irish music events for over 50 years since the 1960s, recording music, song and conversation at fleadhs, concerts and private houses. His recording equipment was high quality and over these years he amassed thousands of tapes featuring both well-known figures and lesser known musicians and singers.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Eleanor Daivs
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Sound recordings, non-commercial video and ephemera, 1960s–2010s
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
In copyright
Language of material
- English
- Irish
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
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Name access points
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
IE ITMA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2 nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000.
Irish Guidelines for Archival Description. Ireland: Society of Archivists, 2009
Anglo-American cataloguing rules. 2nd ed., 1988 revision. Ottawa : Chicago: Canadian Library Association.
Irish Guidelines for Archival Description. Ireland: Society of Archivists, 2009
Anglo-American cataloguing rules. 2nd ed., 1988 revision. Ottawa : Chicago: Canadian Library Association.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English