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Collection Overview
Title: Arthur Johnson University of Illinois Orchestra South American Tour Records, 1963-1992
ID: 12/5/72
Primary Creator: Arthur L. Johnson (1914-1991)
Extent: 0.75 cubic feet
Arrangement: Organized into three series: Series 1, South American Tour Records; Series 2, Orchestra Reunion Records; and Series 3, Blanche Johnson Papers. Each series is in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 04/06/2017. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Concert tours, Music, School of, Orchestra
Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of photographs, slides, correspondence, and administrative papers related to the University of Illinois Orchestra's South American tour in 1964; slides, photos, and correspondence from the 1989 tour group reunion; and materials collected by Blanche Johnson documenting the CU-Symphony's 40th Anniversary.
Biographical Note
Arthur L. Johnson was born August 10, 1914 in Tampico, Illinois. He graduated from Carthage College in 1938 with his bachelor's degree and later attended the University of Illinois, earning a master of arts in 1950 and a master of science in 1954.
Johnson served as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and retired as a colonel in 1974. After teaching music education in high schools in Illinois and Colorado and serving as the band director at the Roosevelt Junior High School, Johnson became a professor of music at the University of Illinois from 1961 till his retirement in 1979. He also managed the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1979, and headed the 18-week UI Symphony Orchestra tour of South America in 1964.
Arthur Johnson passed away on September 2, 1991 at his home in Maine and was survived by his wife Tina, his daughter Blanche, and his son Richard.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
Additional materials acquired from Blanche Johnson 4/19/21.
Acquisition Source:
Blanche Johnson
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Related Materials:
William Skidmore UISO Latin American Tour Reunion Records and Personal Papers, 26/20/261
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: South American Tour Records, 1963-1965],
[Series 2: Orchestra Reunion Records, 1989-1992],
[Series 3: Blanche Johnson Papers, 1999],
[All]
- Series 1: South American Tour Records, 1963-1965
- Series 1 consists of photographs, slides, correspondence, and records related to the University of Illinois Orchestra's 1964 South American tour.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: U.S. diplomatic passports, Richard and Gretchen Butrick, 1963-1964
- Folder 2: The Daily Journal (Venezuela), March 12, 1964
- Folder 3: Tour photos and correspondence, Scott Henderson, 1964
- Folder 4: U of I Symphony Orchestra press kit, 1964
- Includes photos
- Folder 5: Porto Alegre banner; photograph, 1964
- Folder 6: Tour photographs; report on Cordoba visit, 1964
- Folder 7: The Butricks in Mexico, black and white photographs, 1964
- Folder 8: Photos from tour, 1964
- Folder 9: SATO slide talk info, 1965
- Folder 10: SATO slide talk - duplicate copies, 1965
- Folder 11: SATO slide talk - short version, ca. 1965
- Box 2
- Folder 1: SATO correspondence, itineraries, press release, 1963-1964
- Folder 2: Personnel manifest, 1964
- Folder 3: Performance programs, 1964
- Folder 4: Slides - South America, 1964
- Folder 5: Slides - South America, 1964
- Folder 6: Slides - South America, 1964
- Folder 7: Slides - South America, 1964
- Folder 8: Slides - Peru, 1964
- Folder 9: Slides - Paris and Adult Education, 1973
- Folder 10: Slides, 1989
- Series 2: Orchestra Reunion Records, 1989-1992
- Series 2 consists of photographs and correspondence related to the 1989 reunion of the University of Illinois Orchestra's 1964 South American tour members.
- Box 1
- Folder 12: SATO Reunion photos, 1989
- Folder 13: SATO Reunion photos, 1989
- Folder 14: SATO Reunion photos - Chouinard camera, 1989
- Folder 15: SATO Reunion photos - Fairchild camera, 1989
- Folder 16: SATO Reunion photos - Johnson camera, 1989
- Folder 17: Orchestra reunion documents, 1989
- Folder 18: Orchestra reunion correspondence, 1989-1992
- Series 3: Blanche Johnson Papers, 1999
- Consists of photographs, newsclippings, a concert program, and correspondence regarding the CU-Symphony and Mark Hindsley.
- Box 2
- Folder 11: Photos of Arthur Johnson with University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra Banner, ca. 1990
- Folder 12: Mark Hindsley Obituary and Photographs, ca. October 1999
- Folder 13: CU Symphony 40th Anniversary Celebration and Concert, October 1999
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: South American Tour Records, 1963-1965],
[Series 2: Orchestra Reunion Records, 1989-1992],
[Series 3: Blanche Johnson Papers, 1999],
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