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The Penn State College Cadet Band, 1916.
Photographic Vertical Files, Arts--Music, Bands, Cadet Bands, 1899-1918
At Penn State
These collections focus on records created by Penn State musical groups, departments, and organizations.
- Penn State Blue Band RecordsMaterials range from programs, photographs/scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings to drill charts, sheet music, and audio-visual recordings.
- Penn State Concert Choir RecordsDocuments the group, founded in 1975 by D. Douglas Miller, with concert programs, scrapbooks, and photographs.
- Penn State Glee Club RecordsRecords cover organizational materials and club memorabilia, including the club's constitution and membership guidelines, record books and alumni information, financial information, and two audio CD’s.
- Penn State University School of Music RecordsLargely consists of audio-visual recordings of musical performances and concert programs.
- Pennsylvania State University Center for the Performing Arts RecordsCovers a range of audio/photographic and promotional materials, as well as organizational records. Affiliated programs include Centre Stage, Music at Penn's Woods, and the University Resident Theatre Company.
- Pennsylvania State University Colloquy and Concert Committee RecordsIncludes meeting minutes, financial information, performer/speaker contracts, correspondence, and 197 audio recordings.
- Singing Lions Records157 video and/or audio recordings of performances, as well as photographs, a scrapbook, program books, organizational records, and newsletters.
- Virginia Wevill scrapbookScrapbook documenting the college life of Elizabeth Virginia "Ginnie" Wevill during her four years as a student at Penn State. Virginia graduated with a degree in Music Education in 1936.
In the Community and Pennsylvania
These collections focus on records created by or about musical organizations or topics within the State College/Centre County area and the Pennsylvania commonwealth.
- Pennsylvania Radio Cowboys Sheet Music, Song Books, and Publicity MaterialsSheet music, photographs, and fan club publications related to cowboy music groups who performed on radio shows broadcasting from Pennsylvania during the mid-1930s through the 1950s.
- Robert Doyle and Matthew Guntharp Collection on Central Pennsylvania Fiddling123 audio recordings, correspondence, contestant information, song lists, press releases, budget reports, clippings, and photographs.
- State College Choral Society RecordsDetailed history of the Society with an extensive audio compilation of performances.
- State College Community Church Choir RecordsAdministrative records along with programs, musical scores, photos, and correspondence from 1965 through 1970.
- W.S. Chappell DiaryW.S. Chappell's account of his daily life from 1 Oct. 1877 to 1 May 1878. This diary provides an intimate look at the life of a local music teacher (piano, voice, and violin) in Williamsport, PA.