Finding Aid for Edmund A. Wall and Sons Sousa Band Photographs and Papers, 1904-1986 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Thornton Miller, Nolan Vallier

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Collection Overview

Title: Edmund A. Wall and Sons Sousa Band Photographs and Papers, 1904-1986

ID: 12/9/153

Primary Creator: Wall, Edmund A. (unknown)

Extent: 0.5 cubic feet

Date Acquired: 08/11/2016

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The materials consist of postcards and carte de vistes taken by Edmund A. Wall during the 1910-1911 Sousa Band World Tour, Photographs documenting the career of Edmund C. Wall in the New York City Ballet Company, and Photographs taken jointly by Edmund C. and Charles A. Wall between the 1925 and 1931 tours of the Sousa Band with the majority of the photographs taken from the 1927 and 1929 tours. Of particular note are photographs documenting the train wreck of 1929 and of concerts that took place with the Sousa Band in Urbana, Illinois.

Collection Historical Note

Edmund A. Wall, father of both Edmund C. and Charles A. Wall, was a member of the Sousa band for only the 1910 tour and the 1911 World Tour. Both he and his sons played Bb Clarinet for the band, but at different times. Charles A. Wall joined the band during the 1927 tour and played again with the group in 1929 and on a recording from 1930. Edmund C. Wall joined the band in 1925 and played with the group until 1931. In addition, Edmund C. Wall became an active clarinettist in New York joining the New York Ballet Orchestra, the Metropolitan Orchestra, the Goldman Band, the Pryor Band, and several New York theatre companies.

Biographical Note

Edmund A. Wall was a clarinetist for the Sousa Band during the 1910-1911 world tour. While little is known about him, both of his sons, Charles A. Wall (1899-1958) and Edmund C. Wall (1895-1985), also played as clarinetists for the Sousa Band between 1925 and 1931.

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Charles Wall

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Scrapbook 1, 1910-1958],
[Series 2: Scrapbook 2: Edmund Charles ("Eddie") Wall, Sousa Band Tours of 1927 and 1929, 1925-1930],
[Series 3: Papers, 1904-1986],
[All]

Series 3: Papers, 1904-1986

Box 2

Folder 26: Sousa Band Society Newsletter, 1978
Folder 27: "Little Town Band." History of Anglo-Canadian Leather Co. Concert Band, 1986: Compiler: Ed. Terziano
Folder 28: "Adieu to Berne," Solo B-flat Clarinet Solo, 1904: Composer: E. Brepsant. Appears to be a piece that Eddie Wall played at the age of 9 at a Lake Placid hotel where jis father Edmund was a band member.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Scrapbook 1, 1910-1958],
[Series 2: Scrapbook 2: Edmund Charles ("Eddie") Wall, Sousa Band Tours of 1927 and 1929, 1925-1930],
[Series 3: Papers, 1904-1986],
[All]