Identity area
Reference code
TPO-281722
Title
The Tommie Potts Collection
Date(s)
- 1935–1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
144 pages
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
The collection was donated in good condition on the 7 March 2024 by James Furey. It was contained in two envelopes, within another large envelope. It has been held up to this point in Furey's mother's house.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
James Furey brought the collection to the Irish Traditional Music Archive at Merrion Square on Thursday, 7 March 2024.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of original and photocopied music manuscripts, set lists, correspondence, and songs dating primarily from the mid-1980s. The majority of the material is in Tommie Potts' hand, but also includes correspondence from Míchéal Ó Súilleabháin and Paddy Dooley of The Welsh School of Violin-making. Two copybook pages with tune written in 1930s, written by John Gadge of Co. Tyrone. One photograph of Tommie Potts at a céilí included, taken 1935.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The collection has been divided into 4 series: Original Music Manuscipts; Copies of Music Manuscripts and Sheet Music; Set Lists; Handwritten and typed songs; and Correspondence.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
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
Note
Duplicates copied from Original Music Manuscripts are stored with collection, but not scanned.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Ó Súilleabháin, Mícheál, 1950-2018 (Subject)
- Ó Dubhlaoidh, Padraig, b. 1956 (Subject)
- Moloney, Paddy, 1938-2021 (Subject)
Genre access points
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
Partial
Dates of creation revision deletion
Arrangement and initial description: 12 March 2024.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Collection arranged and described by Ruth Flynn (UCD MA Archives and Records Management).