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By Jennifer Aninger, Kelly Brown, Amanda Pippitt
Collection Overview
Title: Thomas Wisniewski Papers, 1946-1996
ID: 12/5/54
Primary Creator: Wisniewski, Thomas J. (1926-2008)
Extent: 2.0 cubic feet
Arrangement:
The collection is organized in 2 series.
Series 1: Music Pedagogy, 1946-1995, is arranged into three sub-series. These are as follows: Sub-series 1: Research and Publications, 1961-1991; Sub-series 2: Teacher Education Presentations and Programs, 1960s-1990s; Sub-series 3: Personal Papers, 1946-1995.
Series 2: Music Performance, 1947-1990 is arranged into three sub-series. These are as follows: Sub-series 1: Music Performance Instruction Records, 1947-1990s; Sub-series 2: Research and Publications, 1964-1991; Sub-series 3: Personal Papers, 1940s-1990s.
Date Acquired: 00/00/2003. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: American String Teachers Association, Band Clinics, Bands, Conducting--Instruction and Study, Conductors (Music), High School Music, Illinois Summer Youth Music, Music -- Illinois, Music - United States, Northern Illinois University, Orchestra, Stringed Instruments, Teaching Methods
Formats/Genres: Motion Pictures/Videotapes, Papers, Photocopies, Photographs, Sound Recordings
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of correspondence, programs, awards, newspaper clippings, journal articles, photographs, and phonographic and videotape recordings, documenting Wisniewski's career as a musician and music educator in Illinois from the 1950s to the 1990s. Of special interest is Wisniewski's 1964 Northern Illinois University Master of Music thesis entitled "String Orchestra Music of the Baroque Period and Its Value to the High School Orchestra Program."
Biographical Note
Thomas J. Wisniewski (1926-2008) was an author, clinician, conductor, and string music educator at the University of Illinois. From 1959 to 1967, he taught high school orchestra at Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois. Wisniewksi received his masters degree in conducting from Northern Illinois University in 1964. In 1967, he earned a position in the Music Extension Office at the University of Illinois. At Illinois, he taught undergraduate and graduate conducting courses, string pedagogy for music educators, and was the conductor of the Illini Symphony Orchestra. During that time, he continued to work with high schools. Wisniewski presented at and attended numerous conferences and meetings, notably the National School Orchestra Association (NSOA), Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) (as well as those of other states), and the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). He was frequently a sumemr camp clinician at the Illinois Summer Youth Music Camp, University of Wisconsin Summer Music Clinic, Western Illinois Summer Music Clinic, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Summer String Camp. He recieved the 1996 Illinois Music Educators Association Presidential Award and a Distiguished Service Award from IMEA in 1991. Wisniewski retired from the University of Illinois in 1998. Wisniewski died in Flagstaff, Arizona in 2008.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
c 2003
Other Note:
Pages
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Music Pedagogy, 1946-1995],
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Series 2: Music Performance, 1947-1994],
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- Series 1: Music Pedagogy, 1946-1995
- Consists of research publication materials, conference programs, articles and instruction programs, and personal correspondence and ephemera documenting Thomas Wisniewski's contributions to string and music teachers. This series is organized into three sub-series, which are as follows: Sub-series 1: Research and Publications; Sub-series 2: Teacher Education Presentations and Programs; Sub-series 3: Personal Papers. The sub-series are chronically arranged.
- Sub-Series 1: Research and Publications, 1961-1991
- Consists of published articles by Wisniewski, documenting his professional research activities. Materials follow original order.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Published Articles, 1961-1991
- Folder 3: Development of Videodisc Self-Instruction for String Vibrato, ca. 1980
- (correspondence, articles, brochures, published papers, reports)
- Box 2
- Folder 2: Lyons Music News, 1968-1975
- Sub-Series 2: Teacher Education Presentations and Programs, ca. 1960-1990
- Consists of conference presentations by Wisniewski. Materials follow original order.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Conference Presentations and Programs, ca. 1960
- Folder 2: Conference Presentations and Programs, 1970-1975
- Folder 3: Conference Presentations and Programs, 1976-1979
- Folder 5: Conference Presentations and Programs, Course Syllabi, ca. 1990
- Box 2
- Folder 4: Conference Presentations and Programs, ca. 1980
- Sub-Series 3: Personal Papers, 1946-1995
- Consists of student correspondence and professional society awards earned by Wisniewski. Materials follow original order.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1950-1995
- Folder 2: Student Correspondence, 1989
- Folder 3: Awards, Clippings, Photographs, Resume, Ephemera, 1946-1993
- Box 2
- Folder 2: Educational Association Materials, 1957-1994
- Box 7: Awards
- Folder 1: American String Teachers Association - Illinois Chapter Award, 1991
- Folder 2: American String Teachers Association - Tennessee Chapter Award, 1993
- Folder 3: Illinois Music Educators Association Presidential Award, 1996
- Series 2: Music Performance, 1947-1994
- Consists of festival, clinic, conference, and summer programs, sound recordings, videotapes, newsclippings, publications, correspondence, and photographs documenting Thomas Wisniewski's contributions to string and music performers. This series is organized into three sub-series, which are as follows: Sub-series 1: Music Performance Instruction Records; Sub-series 2: Research and Publications; Sub-series 3: Personal Papers. The sub-series are chronically arranged.
- Sub-Series 1: Music Performance Instruction Records, 1947-1994
- Consists of course files, concert programs, sound recordings, and vhs tapes, documenting Wisniewski's teaching career. Materials follow original order.
- Box 1
- Folder 8: Festival and Clinic Programs, 1963-1987
- Box 2
- Folder 6: Summer Programs, 1963-1983
- Folder 9: Personal and University Performances, 1947-1983
- Box 3
- Folder 10: Mid-West National Band Clinic, ca. 1959-1967
- Phonographic disc, 33.3 rpm. Glenbard East High School Orchestra, Directed by Wisniewski.
- Folder 11: Glenbard East High School Orchestra Presents Its Musical Best, ca. 1959-1967
- 2 disc set, 33 rpm. Thomas J. Wisniewski, Conductor.
- Folder 12: Glenbard East High School Orchestra Presents Its Musical Best, ca. 1959-2967
- 2 disc set, 33 rpm. Thomas J. Wisniewski, Conductor.
- Folder 13: Music by the Glenbard East High School Orchestra Concert Season, 1965-66
- Phonographic disc, 33.3 rpm.
- Folder 14: This Is Our Best, 1967
- Phonographic disc, 33.3 rpm. Glenbard East High School Symphony Orchestra Thomas J. Wisniewski, Director. Featuring the University of Illinois Jazz Band, John Garvey, Director.
- Folder 15: Illinois Summer Youth Music 25th Anniversary, 1973
- Phonographic disc, 33.3 rpm.
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Course Materials, 1971-1990
- Folder 2: ICES Evaluation Forms, 1975-1976, 1991-1993
- [Instructor and Course Evaluation System]
- Folder 5: Conference Programs, 1972-1994
- Folder 7: Newspaper Clippings, 1951-1980
- Box 5
- Folder 3: Lombard Jr. High School Orchestra Performance Evaluations, 1959-1967
- Folder 4: Programs and Other High School Related Materials, ca. 1950-1990
- Box 6
- Folder 16: Music 233 (1 of 3), undated
- VHS cassette recording of Music 233 course, 120 minutes.
- Folder 17: Music 233 (2 of 3), undated
- VHS recording of Music 233 course, 120 minutes.
- Folder 18: Music 233 (3 of 3), undated
- VHS recording of Music 233 course, 120 minutes.
- Sub-Series 2: Research and Publications, 1964-1991
- Consists of Master Thesis, research files, and finished papers, documenting Wisniewski's research. Materials follow original order.
- Box 4
- Folder 2: "String Orchestra Music of the Baroque Period and Its Value to High School Orchestra Program," Masters Thesis, 1964
- Folder 3: Interactive Videodisc on Bowing Technique Proposal, 1989
- Folder 4: Computer-assisted Instruction of Violin Vibrato, 1991
- Folder 5: "Conducting Music" Manuscript of Second Chapter of Masters Thesis, ca. 1964
- Box 5
- Folder 1: "Learning Unlimited" String Program, 1975-1977
- Contains four string method books, one of which contains a plastic audio disc insert; two audio cassette tapes; and two advertising fliers.
- Sub-Series 3: Personal Papers, ca. 1940-1990
- Consists of correspondence, resumes, and photographs, documenting Wisniewski's personal life. Materials follow original order.
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Correspondence, ca. 1940-1970
- Folder 3: Resumes, Northern Illinois University Transcript, Course and Exhibition Catalogs, Award, Clinic Programs, Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1960-1990
- Box 5
- Folder 2: Correspondence, ca. 1980-1990
- Folder 4: Photographs, 1953, ca. 1960-1970
- Consists of photographs taken during his high-school years.
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