Tuscaloosa Music Study Club, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1438
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
- 1904-2007
Creator
- Tuscaloosa Music Study Club (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) (Author, Organization)
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
Overview
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
Creator
- Tuscaloosa Music Study Club (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) (Author, Organization)
Source
- Tuscaloosa Music Study Club (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) (Donor, Organization)
- Tuscaloosa Public LIbrary (Donor, Organization)
- 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