Finding Aid for Varsity Men's Glee Club Publications, 1969-1991 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Varsity Men's Glee Club Publications, 1969-1991Add to your cart.

ID: 12/5/821

Primary Creator: University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club

Other Creators: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. School of Music

Extent: 0.25 cubic feet

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.

Date Acquired: 09/19/2018

Subjects: Glee Clubs

Abstract

The Varisty Men's Glee Club was founded in 1886 and continues as an ensemble in the School of Music's choral division. This collection consists of the group's concert and event posters, primarily for their annual "Dad's Day" concerts, documenting the performance activities of the ensemble.

Biographical Note

The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Varsity Men's Glee Club is an ensemble in the School of Music's choral division, and was founded in 1896. The oldest recognized student organization on campus, it was first established as the Apollo Club, and later became known as the Varsity Men's Glee Club in the 1930s. The Glee Club has toured all over the world and across the U.S., as well as their usual twice-annual concerts on campus.

Subject/Index Terms

Glee Clubs

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: School of Music Administrative Office

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Illinois Men's Glee Club concert poster, Terrasse de L'Hotel de Ville Sierre, Aug. 17, 1969; Varisty Men's Glee Club Annual Dad's Day Concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Oct. 9, 1975; Varsity Men's Glee Club Dad's Day Concert poster, Oct. 11, ca. 1970s; The University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club Annual Dad's Day Concert poster, Great Hall, Oct. 4, ca. 1976; U. of I. Varsity Men's Glee Club Dad's Day concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Oct. 14, 1978; Varsity men's Glee Club Dad's Day concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Oct. 4, 1980; Varisty Men's Glee Club Annual Dad's Day Concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Sept. 25, 1982; Goblins, Ghosts, and Glee concert, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Oct. 29, 1983; The Varsity Men's Glee Club, The Annual Dad's Day Concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Nov. 8, 1986; The U. of I. Varsity Men's Glee Club Centennial Concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Apr. 4, 1987; Women's Glee Club Annual Mom's Day Concert with Varisty Men's Glee Club poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Apr. 25, 1987(?); The University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club Annual Dad's Day Concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Sept. 12, 1987; Varsity Men's Glee Club Spring Concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Apr. 16, 1988; University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club Annual Dad's Day Concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Sept. 22, 1990; University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club "Glee is in the Heart" concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Apri. 14, 1991; The Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club The Annual Dad's Day Concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Oct. 5, undated; Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club Annual Dad's Day Concert, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, nov. 14, undated.