The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126637 Message #2820804
Posted By: Jim Carroll
24-Jan-10 - 08:16 PM
Thread Name: Origins: A wee drappie o't
Subject: RE: Origins: A wee drappie o't
Moll,
We have a large collection of books and recordings which we have willed to the Irish Traditional Music Archive - but I have to say I am beginning to consider other sources as they already have copies of most of the books; and we are in the process of digitising and passing on copies of the recordings.
Recently we have been part of the setting up of a local archive here in the West of Ireland which, thanks to the 'Celtic Tiger' has had some considerable success.
Depositing any collection anywhere were they could help set up archives and organisations outside the main centres (London, Edinburgh, Dublin) is worth considering, or even leaving them to a national archive with the proviso that duplicates are used to assist the setting up of local groups.
Then again - there's always Oxfam!!!!!
Jim Carroll