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Tuscaloosa Music Study Club, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1438
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Scope and Contents

This collection contains scrapbooks (1957-2007) documenting the activities of the Tuscaloosa Music Club, as well as the official club records (1904-1907, 1979-1991, 1997-2000), including meeting minutes and treasurers' records. There are copies of most of the Yearbooks in the scrapbooks, but there several loose issues. Also included are programs from several state conventions and newsletters from the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, as well as various publications sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1904-2007

Creator

Biographical / Historical

The Tuscaloosa Music Study Club, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is an active independent organization, federated with the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs and the National Federation of Music Clubs in 1926. The charge of the club is to broaden the culture of its members, to encourage appreciation and understanding of music, and to stimulate musical interest in Tuscaloosa. Its membership has grown from 25 members its first year to over one hundred. It sponsors several junior clubs, provides scholarships to talented students, and offers programs and performances for the greater community.

Extent

10.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A collection of club records, constitution and by-laws, member lists, yearbooks, scrapbooks, and other materials of this Tuscaloosa arts organization.

Physical Location

These materials are stored at our off-site Archival Facility (AF) and may require up to two business days for retrieval and delivery for use in our Hoole Library reading room. Please email archives@ua.edu or call 205-348-0500 for more information.

Provenance

Gift of Tuscaloosa Music Study Club; additional gift of the Tuscaloosa Public Library, 2013; additional gift Tuscaloosa Music Study Club via Margaret Smith, 2014

General Note

To provide faster access to our materials, this finding aid was published without formal and final review. Email us at archives@ua.edu if you find mistakes or have suggestions to make this finding aid more useful for your research.

Processed by

R. Rumstay, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2013

Title
Guide to the Tuscaloosa Music Study Club, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records
Status
Completed
Date
September 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513