Summary:

Preserving Irish Traditional Music in Chicago: Francis O'Neill examines the role played by Chicago’s Chief of Police from 1901-1904 in the collection, promotion, and publication of Irish traditional music in Chicago. It features documents from O'Neill's life as a traveler and sailor; as Chicago's Chief of police, as well as information about his process of collecting and preserving traditional Irish music in the Chicago diaspora. 

Faculty Chicago Fellow:

Anne F. Barry, Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities, Lake Forest College, IL

Chicago Fellows Research Assistant, Lake Forest College:

Ani Karagianis '20, Lake Forest College, IL

Chicago Fellows Year:

2018

Acknowledgements:

Digital Chicago: Unearthing History and Culture from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 

Emily Mace, Chicago Digital Humanities Coordinator, Lake Forest College, Illinois

Anne Thomason, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Lake Forest College, Illinois

Davis Schneiderman, Interim Krebs Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Lake Forest College, Illinois

Kim Hazlett, Associate Librarian, Lake Forest College, Illinois

David Levinson, Support Specialist and Systems Librarian, Lake Forest College, Illinois

Mary Lesch, Great Granddaughter of Francis O'Neill

Musicians: Liz Carroll, Seán Cleland and friends, Kevin Henry,  Dennis Monaghan, Deirdre Moynihan, Diarmaid Moynihan, Billy O'Brien, and John Williams and friends

Richie Piggott, Irish Music Historian

Wendy Davis, Reference/Digital Archives Librarian, Lake Forest Library, Illinois

Jeff Ksiazek and Barry Stapleton, Ward Irish Music Archive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Aedín Clements, Irish Studies Librarian, Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

Grace Toland and Treasa Harkin, Irish Traditional Music Archive, Dublin, Ireland

Earl Richardson, Earl Richardson Photography, LLC, Lawrence, Kansas

Leah Steele and Brian Donovan, Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago, Illinois