Guide to the Archives of Irish America Collection on the McNulty Family, 1907-2011

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Guide to the Archives of Irish America Collection on the McNulty Family, 1907-2011

Guide to the Archives of Irish America Collection on the McNulty Family, 1907-2011

1907-2011

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/aia_051/aia_051.html

The Archives of Irish America Collection on the McNulty Family chronicles the career of the Irish American performers known as the McNulty Family. The McNulty Family were known as the “Royal Family of Irish Entertainers” and were popular in the United States, Canada, and Ireland between the 1930s and 1950s. Ann “Ma” McNulty led the trio and played accordion and melodeon; her daughter Eileen sang and danced; and her son Peter played violin and piano, sang, and danced. They also performed skits and comedy routines that sometimes accompanied their songs. The collection dates between 1907 and 2011, with the bulk of the materials from 1928 to 1955. Materials include subject files, scrapbooks created by Ann, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, sheet music, lyric books, correspondence, financial records, contracts, photographs, programs, posters, pins, Eileen McNulty’s top hat, and Peter McNulty’s shillelagh.

15.5 Linear Feet, 728.8 Megabytes in 150 computer files, 77 sound discs, 4 audiocassettes, 1 sound tape reels

eng, Latn

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