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By Lois Walker, Adriana Cuervo, Kelly A. Carlson, William Fisher, Jana Kelly, Kimberly Sessoms, Florence Paisey, Jared Lofrano, Raquel Flores-Clemons, Noah Lenstra and Scott Schwartz
Collection Overview
Title: Paul E Bierley Papers, 1864-2015
ID: 12/9/94
Primary Creator: Bierley, Paul E. (1926-2016)
Extent: 102.5 cubic feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in eight series:
Series 1, Correspondence, ca.1960-2000: Sub-Series 1, Correspondence: Authors and Researchers; Sub-Series 2, Correspondence: Sousa Band Members; Sub-Series 3, Correspondence: Recording Companies and Record Collectors; Sub-Series 4, Correspondence: Libraries, Museums and Historical Societies; Sub-Series 5, Correspondence: Universities and Colleges; Sub-Series 6, Correspondence: Military and Government; Sub-Series 7, Correspondence: Publishers (Literary and Music); Sub-Series 8, Correspondence: Sheet Music Publishers and Collectors; Sub-Series 9, Correspondence: Loras Schissel; Sub-Series 10, Correspondence: Others.
Series 2, Sousa Research Materials, ca. 1892-1995: Sub-Series 1, Sousa Subject Files; Sub-Series 2, Sousa Band Personnel Files; Sub-Series 3, Oral Histories and Interviews; Sub-Series 4, Articles and Clippings; Sub-Series 5, Operetta Scores and Librettos; Sub-Series 6, Sousa Band Programs; Sub-Series 7, Willow Grove Programs; Sub-Series 8, Sousa Collection Catalogs and Finding Aids; Sub-Series 9, Dissertations and Theses on Sousa and Band; Sub-Series 10, Original Sousa Novels and Other Books; Sub-Series 11, Original Sousa Newspaper Articles; Sub-Series 12, Original Photographs and Tour Maps; Sub-Series 13, Oversized Materials - Japan Sousa Society; Sub-Series 14, Oversized Material; Sub-Series 15, Sousa Correspondence; Sub-Series 16, Photobook Research Materials; Sub-series 17, Sousa Research Photographs.
Series 3, American Band History Materials, ca.1900-2000: Sub-Series 1, Articles and Clippings; Sub-Series 2, Leonard B. Smith and the Detroit Concert Band; Sub-Series 3, Henry Fillmore Materials; Sub-Series 4, Hallelujah Trombone; Sub-Series 5, Robert Hoe V Materials; Sub-Series 6, Fillmore Correspondence.
Series 4, Paul Bierley Professional Papers, ca. 1953-2003: Sub-Series 1, Paul E. Bierley - Personal and Professional Papers; Sub-Series 2, Paul E. Bierley Honoraria; Sub-Series 3, Paul E. Bierley Publications; Sub-Series 4, Paul E. Bierley Organizational Memberships; Sub-Series 5, Paul E. Bierley Speaking Engagements; Sub-Series 6, Paul E. Bierley Personal Photographs.
Series 5, Audio Recordings, ca. 1925-2000: Sub-Series 1, Reel-to-Reel and Cassette Audio Tapes, LPs; Sub-Series 2, Reel-to-Reel Tape Recordings, North American Aviation Band.
Series 6, Photographs, ca. 1864-1964: Sub-Series 1, Digital Photographs, 1864-1964; Sub-Series 2, Barry Furrer Photographs, ca. 1900-1930; Sub-Series 3, Band Members; Sub-Series 4, Candids and Train Wrecks; Sub-Series 5, Performances, Operettas, Undated; Sub-Series 6, Sousa Band Photographs and Sousa with Others; Sub-Series 7, Non-Sousa Band Photographs and Portraits; Sub-Series 8, The American Phenomenon (University of Illinois Press and Integrity Press) Photographs; Sub-Series 9, The Incredible Band of John Philip Sousa (University of Illinois Press) Photographs.
Series 7, Press Books, 1882-1953. The material is organized either alphabetically by author (or recipient in the case of the correspondence), or chronologically when applicable.
And Series 8, Published Books, 1853-2007. Material is Arranged alphabetically by author's last name.
Date Acquired: 04/08/2004. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Aircraft, Band Musicians, Bands, Cartooning, Clarke, Herbert L., Concert tours, Fillmore, Henry (1881-1956), Goldman, Edwin Franko, Instrumental music, Military Bands, Musicology, Pryor, Arthur, Sousa, John Philip, United States Marine Band
Formats/Genres: Correspondence, Librettos, Newspaper Clippings, Papers, Photographs, Sound Recordings
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of correspondence, subject files, news clippings, oral histories, account ledgers, programs, audiotape and videotape recordings, digital photographs, dissertations and theses, books, awards, engineering diagrams, cartoon sketch books, photographs, and press books documenting Bierley's career as an aerospace engineer, leading scholar on John Philip Sousa and Henry Filmore, and managing editor of Integrity Press.
Biographical Note
Paul E. Bierley (1926-2016), tubist, engineer and band researcher, is recognized today as the foremost historian of the music and life of John Philip Sousa. Spending over 40 years collecting material about Sousa's life, band, and music, Mr. Bierley conducted meticulous and wide-ranging research that led to the publication of two definitive works on Sousa: John Philip Sousa: A Catalogue of His Works, which provides a wealth of details about Sousa's musical and literary works, and his biography, John Philip Sousa: American Phenomenon. Other Sousa-related works by Mr. Bierley include Hallelujah Trombone (a biography of Henry Fillmore), The Music of Henry Fillmore and Henry Huff, Nineteenth Century American Musical Theater, Later Operetta, Part 1 (El Capitan), and the revised edition of Sousa's Marching Along. Bierley served as editor for the two volume set of William Rehrig's 1991 The Heritage Encyclopedia Band Music (Volume 3, Supplement, 1996), has published many Sousa-related journal articles about the Sousa Band, and has provided liner notes for numerous LPs and CDs.
Bierley was educated as an aeronautical engineer at Ohio State University. During his 35-year career designing airplanes and missiles, he pursued an active career as a musician as well. As a child he began playing the music of Sousa as a tubist in his high school band, and later played the tuba in such ensembles as the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Concert Band. To honor his 40 years of research and scholarly publications on Sousa and American Band History, Ohio Sate University awarded Bierley an honorary doctorate in 2001. He was also awarded the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts Award from the National Band Association in the same year.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
April 8, 2004, June 4, 2008, March, 2010, October 15, 2013, and May 5, 2015.
Acquisition Method:
The papers were donated to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by Paul E. and Pauline J. Bierley on April 8, 2004. Photographs were donated by Paul E and Pauline J. Bierley in June 4, 2008. Sousa Photograph binders and additional Sousa research files donated by Paul E. and Pauline J. Bierley in March 2010. Another addition of books and recordings was donated by Paul E. Bierley on October 15, 2013, and final donation of Sousa and Fillmore research files, books, and recordings was donated by Paul Bierley on May 5, 2015.
Processing Information:
Papers processed in 2006, photographs processed in 2008.
Finding Aid Revision History:
Revisions made July 17, 2008.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Correspondence, ca.1960-2015],
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Series 2: Sousa Research Materials, ca.1892-2012],
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Series 3: American Band History Materials, ca.1900-2007],
[Series 4: Paul Bierley Professional Papers, ca. 1953-2014],
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Series 5: Audio-Visual Material, ca. 1925-2000],
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Series 6: Photographs, 1864-2013],
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Series 7: Press Books, 1882-1953],
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Series 8: Published Books, 1853-2007],
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- Series 4: Paul Bierley Professional Papers, ca. 1953-2014
- Sub-Series 1: Paul E. Bierley - Personal and Professional Papers
- Box 80
- Folder 2: Paul E. Bierley - Personal
- Folder 3: Employment History - General
- Folder 4: Bierleys` 40th wedding anniversary (including concert by Brass Band of Columbus and barbershop quartet)
- Folder 5: Article, "Bierley: The Name and Some Recollections"
- Folder 6: Columbus Dispatch article on Paul Bierley
- Folder 7: Honorary Doctorate of Music from Ohio State University
- Folder 8: Cartoons (Office Fun) - Original art
- Folder 9: Cartoons (General)
- Folder 10: Cartoons (The Happy 100 Office Cartoons)
- Folder 11: Cartoons (Ettinger and Koerner - office mates?)
- Folder 12: Cartoons (Ellanef Humor)
- Box 81
- Folder 1: Cartoons (Miscellaneous)
- Folder 2: Integrity Press Accounting Books, 1982
- Folder 3: Integrity Press Accounting Books, 1983
- Folder 4: Integrity Press Accounting Books, 1984
- Folder 5: Integrity Press Accounting Books, 1985
- Folder 6: Integrity Press Accounting Books, 1986
- Folder 7: Integrity Press Accounting Books, 1988
- Folder 8: Integrity Press Accounting Books, 1989
- Folder 9: Integrity Press Accounting Books, 1990
- Folder 10: Integrity Press Sales, 1991-1997
- Folder 11: Integrity Press Expenses, 1995-1996
- Box 82
- Folder 1: Integrity Press Expenses, 1997-1999
- Folder 2: Integrity Press Marketing Materials for Publications
- Folder 3: Integrity Press Sample Publication Process - Nostalgic Happenings in the Three Bands of John Philip Sousa
- Folder 4: Integrity Press Sample Publication Process - Nostalgic Happenings in the Three Bands of John Philip Sousa
- Folder 5: Integrity Press Sample Publication Process - Nostalgic Happenings in the Three Bands of John Philip Sousa
- Folder 6: Integrity Press Sample Publication Process - Nostalgic Happenings in the Three Bands of John Philip Sousa
- Folder 7: 78-rpm record collection donated to the University of Kansas
- Box 83
- Folder 1: Letters of Hall of Fame for Great Americans Electors, 1971-1973
- Folder 2: Student employment summers while in college, 1951
- Folder 3: VA Subsistence Allowance while in college, 1944-1952
- Folder 4: VA benefits, GI Bill and FHA loan, August 1957
- Folder 5: Professional registration as an engineer, 1952-1959
- Folder 6: Offers of employment after graduation from Ohio State University, 1952-1960
- Folder 7: Employment at North American Aviation, 1952-1968
- Folder 8: Employment at North American Aviation, 1954-1973
- Folder 9: Pauline Bierley`s employment as secretary at North American Aviation, 1952-1954
- Folder 10: Engineering design guidelines: fixed wing and rotary wing, 1961-1966
- Box 84
- Folder 1: NAA: PEB status reports, 1953-1969
- Folder 2: NAA: Work reports, 1972
- Folder 3: Patent disclosure, NAA, 1971-1972
- Folder 4: NAA: Aircraft compatibility, 1972
- Folder 5: NAA: PEB design work, 1961-1971
- Folder 6: NAA: PEB design work, 1956-1973
- Folder 7: NAA: PEB design work, November 8, 1956
- Folder 8: NAA: PEB design work, 1969-1973
- Folder 9: NAA: PEB design work, circa 1969
- Box 85
- Folder 1: NAA: PEB design work
- Folder 2: Photographs of weapon systems PEB worked on
- Folder 3: Photographs of weapon systems PEB worked on
- Folder 4: Layoff from North American-Rockwell, 1970 and 1973
- Folder 5: Engineering consultant work after layoff from North American-Rockwell
- Folder 6: Employment with WDLR Radio, Delaware
- Folder 7: Employment with Mus-i-Col (mid-1970s)
- Folder 8: Consultant to New Sousa Band at Wolf Trap
- Folder 9: Employment with Ellanef Manufacturing Corporation
- Folder 10: Design work for Ellanef
- Box 86
- Folder 1: Design work for Ellanef
- Folder 2: Edmund Franko Goldman autobiography manuscript (copy), original at LOC
- Folder 3: Edmund Franko Goldman autobiography manuscript (copy), original at LOC
- Folder 4: Edmund Franko Goldman autobiography manuscript (copy), original at LOC
- Folder 5: Frank Simon`s Testimonial Letters, 1964
- Folder 6: Frank Simon`s Testimonial Letters, 1964
- Box 153
- Folder 3: American flag quilt with Sousa pins, undated
- Folder 4: John Philip Sousa March King plate, undated
- Folder 5: Bierley with Loras H. Schissel, conducting Virginia Grand Military Band; ATA Commemorative Coin
- Photograph and coin
- Folder 6: Army Memorabilia - telegraph and bullet, undated
- Box 160
- Folder 55: Composers (Except Band), ca. 1967-1992
- Folder 56: Local 103 A.F.M., ca. 1993-2003
- Box 161
- Folder 1: Sonneck, ca. 2005-2010
- Folder 2: CIP & LC, ca. 1984-2008
- Folder 3: Employment letters, ca. 1994-1996
- Folder 4: Composer Questionnaire, undated
- Folder 5: Abstracts, 1985
- Folder 6: Blue Box Co. & other packaging materials, ca. 1995
- Folder 7: ISBN, ca. 2000
- Folder 8: Crane duplicating service, 1992
- Folder 9: Mailing lists and Co-op mailing, 1998
- Folder 10: Sales Tax, ca .1974-2004
- Folder 11: Reviews, JPS, AP, ca. 1986
- Folder 12: Reviews: Works of JPS (1 of 2), ca. 1984-1986
- Folder 13: Reviews; Works of JPS (2 of 2), ca. 1984-1986
- Folder 14: Reviews: Filmore (1 of 2), ca. 1982-1983
- Folder 15: Reviews: Filmore (2 of 2), ca. 1982-1983
- Folder 16: Copyright information-general, ca. 1979
- Folder 17: Thomson-Shore, Inc., ca. 1992-1997
- Folder 18: Bookcrafters, ca. 1984-1988
- Folder 19: Copyright paperwork, ca. 1967-1998
- Folder 20: Stars and Stripes as National March, undated
- Folder 21: Columbus Symphony Orchestra (1 of 2), ca. 1974-1984
- Folder 22: Columbus Symphony Orchestra (2 of 2), ca. 1974-1984
- Folder 23: Tuba (1 of 2), ca. 1960-2003
- Folder 24: Tuba (2 of 2), ca. 1960-2003
- Folder 25: "Music Miscellany"-Articles and clippings (1 of 3), ca. 1963-2003
- Folder 26: "Music Miscellany"-Articles and clippings (2 of 3), ca. 1963-2003
- Folder 27: "Music Miscellany"-Articles and clippings (3 of 3), ca. 1963-2003
- Folder 28: Band history, ca. 1992-1998
- Folder 29: Sousa photograph ordering, ca. 1967
- Folder 30: Sousa Band instrumentation-year by year, 1999
- Folder 31: Pilots Log Book, ca. 1945-1946
- Southern Aviation School, Camden, South Carolina.
- Box 162
- Folder 5: Old Folks Jokes [sic], undated
- Folder 9: Sousa Oral History Project, 2013
- Folder 10: Sousa Biographical information, ca. 2012
- Folder 12: Sousa Quotations and Photographs, undated
- Folder 18: Oxford University Press, 2002-2008
- Folder 19: Alfred/Warner Bros. Publishing, 2001-2012
- Folder 20: University of Illinois - Judy McCulloh, 2003-2013
- Folder 21: Reminisce Magazine, 2006
- Folder 22: Greenwood Press, ca. 1994-1999
- Folder 23: Garland, 1987-2005
- Folder 24: Carl Fischer - Hallelujah Trombone, ca. 2001-2003
- Folder 25: Edward Bros., ca. 1983-1991
- Folder 26: Literary Agents: Correspondence with, 1998-2014
- Folder 27: Kozo Suzuki, ca. 2004-2007
- Box 163
- Folder 19: Heaven and Hell Jokes - compiled and abominated by Paul E. Bierley, 1997
- Box 164
- Folder 5: Military Band and Tuba Newsletters, 2011
- Folder 6: O.S.U. Commencement Program, 2001
- Folder 7: "My Own Propoganda": Bierley Promotional Matierals (1 of 2), 1969-2014
- Includes Bierley resume, "American Phenomenon" and other book material (outlines, publisher information), biographical information, and reviews.
- Folder 8: "My Own Propoganda": Bierley Promotional Matierals (2 of 2), 1969-2014
- Includes Bierley resume, "American Phenomenon" and other book material (outlines, publisher information), biographical information, and reviews.
- Folder 9: Technical Manual, Ellanef manufacturing Corporation, 1992
- Folder 10: Component Maintenance Manual, Ellanef Manufacturing Corporation, 1984
- Folder 11: Technical Manuals, Ellanef Manufacturing Company, 1988-1989
- Manual for Gearbox Assembly, Surface Sensor, and Space Shuttle: Hatch Latch Actuator.
- Folder 12: Aircraft Paul E. Bierley worked on, 1964-2010
- Includes Instruction Manual for the Assembly of the Full Size Redhead/Roadrunner Display Model (includes a photographs and a photograph of Paul). Includes cartoon drawings.
- Folder 13: Address and telephone books (1 of 2), undated
- Folder 14: Address and telephone books (2 of 2), undated
- Folder 15: "Poems for the Very Young Child", 1934
- Poems compiled by Dolores Knippel, illustrated by Mary Ellsworth.
- Folder 19: Naperville Municipal Band 1859-1981, 1982
- Box 165
- Folder 1: Softball Statistics Scrapbook (1 of 2), 1953-1963
- Folder 2: Softball Statistics Scrapbook (2 of 2), 1953-1963
- Folder 3: Softball Statistics Scrapbook, 1964-1966
- Folder 18: Heaven and Hell Jokes, undated
- Folder 19: Madness at the Office Introduction, undated
- Folder 20: Unpublished Cartoons, undated
- Folder 21: Cartoons Sketches and Drawings, undated
- Folder 22: Cartoons Sketches and Drawings, undated
- Box 166
- Folder 1: Comics Drawings and Sketches, undated
- Box 172
- Folder 13: Masonic Petition for Degrees - Whitehall Lodge No. 761, 1967
- Folder 63: America the Beautiful, arr. Paul Bierley, 2000
- Folder 68: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin; comp. Wagner, arr. Bierley, 2006
- Sub-Series 2: Paul E. Bierley Honoraria
- Box 119
- Folder 1: Paul E. Bierley Honoraria, undated
- (See also Oversized Box 79, Folder 3)
- Folder 2: Outstanding Contributor Award Phi Beta Nu, 1983
- Folder 3: Ascap Deems Taylor Award, 1987
- Folder 4: God and Country Music Award, 1995
- Box 79
- Folder 6: Honoraria, undated
- See also Box 119 Folder 1
- Folder 9: Ohio State University Honorary Doctorate, 2001
- Box 152
- Folder 25: Brass Band of Columbus Founder's Award, 2005
- Folder 26: National Band Association, A.W.A.P.A., undated
- Folder 27: Key to the City - Portsmouth, Ohio
- Folder 28: Birthday Present (77th) from Seichiro Takahashi, 2003
- Folder 29: Birthday present (81st) from Seichiro Takahashi, 2007
- Folder 30: ASCAP Award to Integrity Press, 1987
- Folder 31: Ohio State University Bands Plaque, 2007
- Box 153
- Folder 1: Star of the Order Award, Louis Sudler Foundation, 2001
- Folder 2: Medal of the Order Award, Louis Sudler Foundation, 13 February 1986
- Folder 7: World Symphony Orchestra medallion, 1971
- Box 154
- Item 1: Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts fellow award - statue
- Item 2: Seichiro Takahashi birthday present to Paul Bierley: Miniature Sousaphone, 3 February 2006
- In black box labeled "Sousa's Band"
- Item 3: Ohioana Citation in the field of Humanities, 1996
- Item 4: Ohioana Citation in the field of Humanities, 1996
- Box 155
- Folder 1: Salute to America Concert Poster, 2008
- Keith Brion and his new Sousa Band with the Ohio State University marching band honoring Sousa Biographer Paul E. Bierley. Autographed by band members and attendees. See also Items 1 and 2 in box 155.
- Item 1: King David Baton, undated
- Item 2: Ohio Music Education Association Award Presented to Paul E. Bierley, 2008
- Award presented at Concert. See also Folder 1 and Item 1 of Box 155.
- Box 172
- Folder 1: Awards and Honors, 1958-2012
- Folder 74: American Phenomenon, Op. 1, Zenpei Kato (S, P), undated
- March dedicated to Paul Bierley.
- Box 173
- Folder 3: American Phenomenon March, Zempei Kato (2 copies, bound), 2000
- Dedicated to Paul E. Bierley
- Folder 4: Lifetime Achievement Award, Society for American Music, 2011
- Sub-Series 3: Paul E. Bierley Publications
- Box 119
- Folder 5: Article, "A Most Unusual Rehearsal," War Cry, 2002
- Folder 6: Article, "A Tribute to John Philip Sousa," The Instrumentalist, 1986
- Folder 7: Article, "Almost No Tuba", ca. 1972-1973
- Folder 8: Article, "Brother John Philip Sousa, Salesman of Americanism," Scottish Rite, 1997
- Folder 9: Article, "The Case of the Duplicate Composer," The Instrumentalist, 1979
- Folder 10: Article, "Everything Happened to Me" (unpublished), ca. 1959
- Box 120
- Folder 1: Article, "The Marching Maestro," The American Legion, July 1997
- Folder 2: Article, "Music with a Message," The Instrumentalist, February 2001
- Folder 3: Article, "Sousa: America`s Greatest Composer"
- Folder 4: Article, "Sousa`s Mystery March," The Instrumentalist, February 1966
- Folder 5: Article, "That Curious Sousa Voice Tape"
- Folder 6: Article, "Will the Man With the Wooden Leg Step Out?"
- Folder 7: Article, "Will You Leave a Cold Trail?"
- Folder 8: John Philip Sousa pamphlet, Short Talk Bulletin, Masonic Service Association of North America
- Folder 9: Essay for Detroit Concert Band, Sousa 125th Anniversary Concert, 6 Nov 1979
- Folder 10: Jacket Notes for Scots Guards, 17 February 1968
- Folder 11: Article for Norton Art Center Program, Danville, Kentucky, March 1988
- Folder 12: Reply to article, "The March King-Sousa or Alford?" in Soldier, April 1973
- Folder 13: Reply to Professor Geerdes` letter in The School Musician, August-September 1971
- Folder 14: Comments on OSU march album
- Folder 15: Letter to editor of Hi Fidelity, 1975
- Folder 16: Letter to The Instrumentalist about E-flat tuba
- Folder 17: Letter to The Instrumentalist about Sousa picture biography
- Folder 18: Letter to Hi Fidelity, 28 Oct 1973
- Folder 19: Letter to Knights Templar, December 1972
- Folder 20: Letters to the editor, The Instrumentalist
- Folder 21: Grove`s entry for Sousa
- Folder 22: Fillmore article for Grove`s
- Folder 23: Article on Fillmore and Huff
- Folder 24: Article on Fillmore for ABA
- Folder 25: Biography of Arthur Pryor
- Folder 26: Article on John J. Heney
- Folder 27: Obit of John J. Heney for International Musician
- Folder 28: Sousa article for Institut für Musikethnologie (Austria)
- Folder 29: Book review: Perspectives on JPS
- Folder 30: Extra copies of articles
- Box 153
- Folder 9: Listing of Bierley's books and citations to Bierley writings, ca. 2007
- Box 165
- Folder 13: Revisions for John Philip Sousa: American Phenomenon, undated
- Box 172
- Folder 2: Letter to the editor, Detroit Free Press, Mar. 20, 1963
- Folder 3: Letter to the editor, Detroit Free Press, June 25, 1963
- Folder 4: Limericks, Instrumentalist, June 1964
- Folder 5: Letter to the editor, Instrumentalist, Feb. 1965
- Folder 7: "Sousa's Mystery March," Instrumentalist, Feb. 1966
- Folder 8: "Sousa: America's Greatest Composer?", Music Journal, Jan. 1967
- Folder 9: Letter to the editor, Wilson Library Bulletin, June 1967
- Folder 10: Want ad, ALA Bulletin, June 1967
- Folder 11: Letter to the editor, Instrumentalist, Oct. 1967
- Folder 12: Reply to Richard Franko Goldman's article, HiFi/Stereo Review, Oct. 1967
- Folder 14: Letter to the editor, Instrumentalist, Sept. 1970
- Folder 15: Letter to the editor, School Musician, Apr. 1972
- Folder 16: NAR News, Vol. 32, No. 16, Aug. 18, 1972
- Folder 17: Response to article by James R. Case, Knight Templar, Jan. 1973
- Folder 18: Letter to the editor, Soldier, Oct.-Nov. 1973
- Folder 19: "Sousa on Programming," Instrumentalist, Dec. 1973
- Folder 20: Arthur Pryor biography, Dictionary of American Biography, 1973
- Folder 21: "Bierley: Eb Tuba Unsurpassed," Instrumentalist, Apr. 1974
- Folder 22: Letter to the editor, High Fidelity, Mar. 1974
- Folder 23: Program inserts and notes for OSU Concert Band program, Mar. 10, 1976
- Folder 24: "Will the Man With the Wooden Leg Step Out?", Instrumentalist, June 1976
- Folder 25: Letter to the editor, Detroit News, Feb. 15, 1979
- Folder 26: "Dedication: The Story of John J. Heney," School Musician, Apr. 1979
- Folder 27: Obituary of John J. Heney, International Musician, July 1979
- Folder 28: "The Case of the Duplicate Composer," Instrumentalist, Oct. 1979
- Folder 29: John Philip Sousa, Grove Dictionary, 1980
- Folder 30: "Dedication 1881-1991," article for ABA Convention Program, Mar. 1981
- Folder 31: Three articles from Journal of Band Research, Vol. 17, No. 1, 1981
- Folder 32: Notes on funeral service of Bob Hoe, Circus Fanfare, Apr. 20, 1983
- Folder 33: "Will You Leave a Cold Trail?", Journal of Band Research, 1983
- Folder 34: Book review of Perspectives on John Philip Sousa, American Music, 1983
- Folder 41: Letter to the editor, Band Fan, 1983
- Folder 42: Letter to the editor, Instrumentalist, Dec. 1985
- Folder 43: "The Hero of the Band: John Philip Sousa," Instrumentalist, Apr. 1986
- Folder 44: Letter to the editor, Columbus Dispatch, Nov. 14, 1986
- Folder 45: "That Curious Sousa Voice Tape." Journal of Band Research, 1986
- Folder 46: Record Review of IMMS, Band International, Vol. 9, 1987
- Folder 47: Letter to the editor, San Antonio Light, Apr. 11, 1988
- Folder 48: Sousa biography for exhibit at Norton Center for the Arts, Danville, KY, 1988
- Folder 49: Record Review, Band International Vol. 11, No. 1, Mar. 1989
- Folder 50: Letter to the editor, Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 22, 1991
- Folder 51: Interview with Steve Dillon, NY Brass Conference for Scholarships, Apr. 1992
- Folder 52: Sidebar to the Sousa Band Bicentennial, Instrumentalist, Dec. 1992
- Folder 53: CD Review, Brass Band Bridge, Feb. 1994
- Folder 54: Letter to the editor, TUBA Journal, 1994
- Folder 56: Letter to the editor, Columbus Dispatch, Apr. 15, 1995
- Folder 57: A Tribute to Bob Bernat, Sonneck Society Bulletin, 1995
- Folder 58: "The Marching Maestro," American Legion Magazine, July 1997
- Folder 59: "Brother John Philip Sousa, Salesman of Americanism," Scottish Rite Journal, Oct. 1997
- Folder 60: "John Philip Sousa: America's March King," Short Talk Bulletin, Nov. 1997
- Folder 61: "Why Are Sousa's Marches Still So Popular?", Grand Band Companion, Nov. 6, 1999
- Folder 62: "A Most Unusual Rehearsal," War Cry, Mar. 2, 2000
- Folder 64: "Music With a Message," Instrumentalist, Feb. 2001
- Folder 65: Tribute to Rick van Santvoord and letter to the editor, Band International, July 2001
- Folder 75: Henry Fillmore biography, Grove's Dictionary, undated
- Sub-Series 4: Paul E. Bierley Organizational Memberships
- Box 120
- Folder 31: American Aviation Historical Society
- Folder 32: American Military Music Preservation Society
- Box 121
- Folder 1: American School Band Directors Association
- Folder 2: Association of Concert Bands
- Folder 3: Brass Band of Columbus (BBC)
- Folder 4: Canadian Band Directors Association
- Folder 5: Church of the Messiah, Westerville, Ohio
- Folder 6: Columbus/American Federation of Musicians
- Folder 7: Columbus Symphony Orchestra
- Folder 8: Heritage Band Society
- Folder 9: Historic Brass Society
- Folder 10: International Military Music Society
- Folder 11: International Sousa Society
- Folder 12: Japan Sousa Society (see also Box 125 for oversized material)
- Folder 13: Japan Sousa Society (see also Box 125 for oversized material)
- Folder 14: Japan Sousa Society (see also Box 125 for oversized material)
- Folder 15: Japan Sousa Society (see also Box 125 for oversized material)
- Folder 16: John Philip Sousa Foundation
- Folder 17: John Philip Sousa Post 112, American Legion
- Box 122
- Folder 1: Masonic membership
- Folder 2: Meredith Willson Post 777, American Legion
- Folder 3: The Military Band Historical Research Society
- Folder 4: National Band Association
- Folder 5: North American Brass Band Association
- Folder 6: Phi Beta Mu
- Folder 7: The Sonneck Society for American Music
- Folder 8: Theater Library Association
- Folder 9: Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association (TUBA)
- Folder 10: Windjammers
- Folder 11: World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles
- Box 163
- Folder 14: Integrity Research Foundation, Originals Book, 1990-2001
- Folder 15: Sousa Band Fraternal Society Roster, July 1953
- Sub-Series 5: Paul E. Bierley Speaking Engagements
- Box 73
- Folder 1: Flow Charts for Lectures
- Folder 2: ASBDA National Convention, Columbus, 18-21 June 2002
- Folder 3: Hollywood Meets Uncle Sam Presentation, Brass Band of Columbus Concert 18 Nov 2001 and Tuesday, 11 February 2002 Marysville, Ohio, and 28 Apr 2002 in Washington, D.C.
- Folder 4: Uncle Sam Presentation, Lakeside/BBC, 29 June 2002
- Folder 5: Great American Brass Band Festival (GABBF), "The Story Behind Our National March, 15 June 2001
- Folder 6: Elderhostel at GABBF, "One-Hit March Composers," 14 June 2001
- Folder 7: Ringgold Band, 6-9 Apr 2001
- Folder 8: University of Missouri-St. Louis Opera Workshop, 22-24 March 2001
- Folder 9: March Madness Presentation, Lexington Brass Band, 25 February 2001
- Folder 10: Brass Band of Columbus Concert at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 22 June 1999
- Folder 11: Band History Conference, GABBF, 9 June 2000
- Folder 12: Golden Age of Bands Presentation, Elderhostel and GABBF, 10 Jun 1999
- Folder 13: Marist College, 27 April 1999
- Folder 14: Worthington Christian Village, 5 November 1998
- Folder 15: Easton, Pennsylvania, 10 October 1998
- Folder 16: Cincinnati, 9, 10, and 24 May 1998
- Folder 17: University of Illinois Elderhostel, 23-24 July 1997
- Folder 18: Columbus Symphony Orchestra Young People`s Concerts, 1997
- Folder 19: Ocean Grove, New Jersey, 5 July 1997
- Folder 20: Portsmouth, Ohio Ribbon-cutting and Portsmouth High School Band Exhibit, 1 September, 1996
- Box 74
- Folder 1: Brass Band of Columbus Radio Broadcast 3
- Folder 2: Wind Ensemble Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 9-11 February 1996
- Folder 3: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 28 July 1996
- Folder 4: Talk on JPS and Fillmore, GABBF, 16 June 1995
- Folder 5: Langley AFB, Virginia, Jan-Feb 1995
- Folder 6: Midwest, Chicago, 14 December 1994
- Folder 7: Pueblo, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, 22 Oct 1994
- Folder 8: Melbourne, Florida Municipal Band, 21-24 February 1994
- Folder 9: Keith Brion Tour, 3-7 February 1994
- Folder 10: Huntington College, 31 January 1994
- Folder 11: Portsmouth, Ohio Flood Wall, 10 January 1994
- Folder 12: 1993 Midwest Conference
- Folder 13: Wisconsin Lutheran College, 12-13 November 1993
- Folder 14: Wisconsin Lutheran College, 6-8 November 1992
- Box 75
- Folder 1: New Sousa Band, Ann Arbor, 9-10 October 1992
- Folder 2: New Sousa Band, Carolinas, 30 September-2 October 1992
- Folder 3: Plainfield, New Jersey, 26 September 1992
- Folder 4: GABBF, Danville, Kentucky, 12-13 June 1992
- Folder 5: Lakeland, Ohio Civic Band, 17 May 1992
- Folder 6: Windjammers Convention, Sarasota, Florida, 23-27 January 1992
- Folder 7: Jimmy Saeid Tour, 1991
- Folder 8: University of North Carolina, Greensboro Sousa Concerts & Lectures, 23-26 Nov 1991
- Folder 9: ASBDA Sousa Clinic, Charleston, South Carolina, 12 July 1991
- Folder 10: Otterbein College teaching engagement, Summer-Fall 1998
- Folder 11: Westerville, Ohio Community Concert Band Sousa-style Concert, 21 May 1990
- Folder 12: Westerville South High School John Philip Sousa Award, 17 May 1990
- Folder 13: Olivdale Senior Citizen Center Board, Fillmore Concert, 5 May 1990
- Folder 14: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1989
- Folder 15: World Symphony Orchestra tour, 1971
- Sub-Series 6: Paul E. Bierley Personal Photographs
- Box 162
- Folder 6: Detroit Concert Band, 1973
- Folder 7: Personal Photographs, ca. 1977-2000
- Folder 8: P.H.S. Band, 1940-2006
- Includes photographs of Portsmouth (Ohio) High School Band.
- Folder 11: Bands and music groups photographs, ca. 1960-1970
- Includes photographs of North American Aviation Band, Detroit Concert Band, New York Staff Band, and others.
- Folder 13: Photographs from Graham, 2009
- Box 163
- Folder 22: Photographs of Correspondents (1 of 2), 1965-1999
- Folder 23: Photographs of Correspondents (2 of 2), 1965-1999
- Folder 24: Photographs of Correspondents, 2000-2013
- Box 164
- Folder 16: Photograph album, ca. 1942
- Folder 17: Photo album and loose photos, ca. 1940s
- Box 165
- Folder 29: Paul's Office/Music Room in basement Photographs, undated, 2008
- Includes photographs from 2008 of Portsmouth and the Ohio River dam/star display with Paul E. Bierley's star.
- Box 172
- Folder 76: Fillmore Wind Band color photograph, undated
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