An assemblage of materials collected by Hiteshew which document Irish music in Philadelphia. The materials include the personal papers of area musicians and broadcasters such as Thomas Caulfield, Seamus McGill, Owen B. Hunt and William Regan as well as scripts, sheet music, scrap books and phonograph records. The collection also contains a quantity of printed ephemera such as flyers, posters and programs from events sponsored by area musical organizations, including the Irish Musician's Union and fraternal organizations such as the Donegal Society, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Galway Society. Within the Hiteshew Collection, personal papers are grouped under individuals' names.
Papers document Stanton's private life and radio and film activities as they relate to Ireland and the Irish-American community, including his career as an announcer at WIAD where he created the Irish Hour and his later ownership of WJMJ. Includes correspondence, speeches, radio scripts, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, certificates, photographs and a large amount of material on Irish history and culture.