ICA Library and Archive

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The ICA is home to an extensive collection of material relating to the concertina. Many of these resources have been digitised and are available here. You can browse the collections listed here or use the search form below to search the entire library. Please note that some files can only be accessed by logged in ICA members.

The Library is divided into four sections that you can search separately: Music & Notation, Audio, Video, Documents & Publications. Notable collections include:

Music & Notation: Concertina World Music Supplements | Hayman Concertina Book | Boris Matusewitch Collection

Audio: Concertina & Squeezebox Magazine Reader’s Tapes | Tim Pearson Archive | Peter Trimming Archive | John Wild Archive

Video: ICA YouTube Videos

Documents & Publications: Concertina World | Newsletters (pre-Concertina World) | Papers of the ICA (PICA) | Advertising Material | Correspondence | Documents & Articles | Patents | Price Lists

◀︎ Simple search

In the search results, click the title of any item and it will take you to more details. From there you will find a link to the item if it is available online, or instructions on how to access it.