Somewhere a Voice is Calling

 

American Irish Musical Interpreters, 1850 - 1975

Credits

Exhibit Development Elizabeth Sweeney, University Libraries, with assistance from Lindsay Haney, Graduate Student
Lobby Exhibit  Frances Bates, University Libraries, with assistance from Laurie Mayville, University Libraries
Web Presentation    Sadie Northway, University Libraries
Audio Conversion Michael Creedon, University Libraries (streaming conversion)
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Images/Photos    
  P.S. Gilmore 1. P.S. Gilmore with baton, ca. 1882. (Michael Cummings Collection of P.S. Gilmore, John J. Burns Library, Boston College)



2. Exterior view of Coliseum for the National Peace Jubilee, Boston, 1869. (Michael Cummings Collection of P.S. Gilmore, John J. Burns Library, Boston College)
  J. McCormack 1. John McCormack, ca. 1930, from his role in Song O' My Heart. (Frederick M. Manning Collection of John McCormack, John J. Burns Library, Boston College)

2. John McCormack in operatic costume (Faust), early 1900s. (Frederick M. Manning Collection of John McCormack, John J. Burns Library, Boston College)

3. John McCormack’s farewell performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 1938. Accompanied by Gerald Moore. (Frederick M. Manning Collection of John McCormack, John J. Burns Library, Boston College)
  M. Coleman &
J. Morrison
1. Michael Coleman, ca. 1923. (Gene Frain Irish Music Collection, John J. Burns Library, Boston College)

2. Jackie Roach, James Morrison, and Paddy Sweeny, ca. 1938, from LP cover, Pure Genius of James Morrison. (Shanachie Records Irish Music Collection, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.)
  Cpt. F. O'Neill 1. Captain Francis O’Neill, early 1900s, Chicago.

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The O'Neill Lobby Exhibit, which includes items from the Burns Library Archives, is on view through October 2007.

 

 
 

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