Finding Aid for Paul E Bierley Papers, 1864-2015 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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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, Cartooning, Instrumental music, Sousa, John Philip

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of correspondence, subject files, newsclippings, 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

Aircraft
Band Musicians
Cartooning
Instrumental music
Sousa, John Philip

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:

[Series 1: Correspondence, ca.1960-2015],
[Series 2: Sousa Research Materials, ca.1892-2012],
[Series 3: American Band History Materials, ca.1900-2007],
[Series 4: Paul Bierley Professional Papers, ca. 1953-2014],
[Series 5: Audio-Visual Material, ca. 1925-2000],
[Series 6: Photographs, 1864-2013],
[Series 7: Press Books, 1882-1953],
[Series 8: Published Books, 1853-2007],
[All]

Series 7: Press Books, 1882-1953

Item 1: Vol. 1 - Newspaper Clippings, Sep. 27, 1892 - Dec. 9, 1892
Item 2: Vol. 2 - Newspaper Clippings, Apr. 16, 1892 - Aug. 28, 1893
Item 3: Vol. 3:1 - Concert Programs, Oct. 10, 1892 - Sep. 3, 1894
Item 4: Vol. 3:2 - Concert Programs, Oct. 10, 1892 - Sep. 3, 1892
Item 5: Vol. 4 - Concert Programs, Jun. 14, 1896 - Sep. 10, 1896
Item 6: Vol. 5:1 - Newspaper Clippings, Jan. 29, 1897 - May 8, 1898
Item 7: Vol. 5:2 - Newspaper Clippings, Jan. 29, 1897 - May 8, 1898
Item 8: Vol. 5:3 - El Capitan, Jan. 29, 1897 - May 8, 1898
Item 9: Vol. 5:4 - El Capitan, Jan. 29, 1897 - May 8, 1898
Item 10: Vol. 6:1 - Press Clippings-European Tour, Nov. 25, 1897 - July 8, 1900
Item 11: Vol. 6:2 - Press Clippings-European Tour, Nov. 25, 1897 - July 8, 1900
Item 12: Vol. 6:3 - Press Clippings-European Tour, Nov. 25, 1897 - July 8, 1900
Item 13: Vol. 6:4 - Press Clippings-European Tour, Nov. 25, 1897 - July 8, 1900
Item 14: Vol. 7 - Press Clippings, Sep. 8, 1898 - Oct. 29, 1898
Item 15: Vol. 8:1 - Newspaper Clippings-Concert Performances, Oct. 30, 1898 - Jul. 23, 1899
Item 16: Vol. 8:2 - Newspaper Clippings-Concert Performances, Oct. 30, 1898 - Jul. 23, 1899
Item 17: Vol. 8:3 - Newspaper Clippings-Concert Performances, Oct. 30, 1898 - Jul. 23, 1899
Item 18: Vol. 9:1 - Press Clippings-European Notices, Jul. 22, 1899 - Apr. 2, 1900
Item 19: Vol. 9:2 - Press Clippings-European Notices, Jul. 22, 1899 - Apr. 2, 1900
Item 20: Vol. 9:3 - Press Clippings-European Notices, Jul. 22, 1899 - Apr. 2, 1900
Item 21: Vol. 9:4 - Press Clippings-European Notices, Jul. 22, 1899 - Apr. 2, 1900
Item 22: Vol. 10:1 - Foreign Press Notices, May 3, 1900 - Oct. 10, 1900
Item 23: Vol. 10:2 - Foreign Press Notices, May 3, 1900 - Oct. 10, 1900
Item 24: Vol. 10:3 - Foreign Press Notices, May 3, 1900 - Oct. 10, 1900
Item 25: Vol. 11:1 - Foreign Translations, May 8, 1900 - Aug. 25, 1900
Item 26: Vol. 11:2 - Foreign Translations, May 8, 1900 - Aug. 25, 1900
Item 27: Vol. 12:1 - Foreign Press Notices, Jul. 3, 1900 - Jan. 14, 1901
Item 28: Vol. 12:2 - Foreign Press Notices, Jul. 3, 1900 - Jan. 14, 1901
Item 29: Vol. 13 - Press Matter, 1898 - 1901
Item 30: Vol. 14:1 - Press Book, Dec. 26, 1900 - Dec. 16, 1901
Item 31: Vol. 14:2 - Press Book, Dec. 26, 1900 - Dec. 16, 1901
Item 32: Vol. 14:3 - Press Book, Dec. 26, 1900 - Dec. 16, 1901
Item 33: Vol. 14:4 - Press Book, Dec. 26, 1900 - Dec. 16, 1901
Item 34: Vol. 15:1 - Press-Foreign, Sep. 13, 1901 - Feb. 28, 1903
Item 35: Vol. 15:2 - Press-Foreign, Sep. 13, 1901 - Feb. 28, 1903
Item 36: Vol. 15:3 - Press-Foreign, Sep. 13, 1901 - Feb. 28, 1903
Item 37: Vol. 16 - Programs, Jul. 7, 1901 - Jun. 15, 1902
Item 38: Vol. 17:1 - Press Matter-Routes, 1901 - 1904
Item 39: Vol. 17:2 - Press Matter-Routes, 1901 - 1904
Item 40: Vol. 18:1 - Programmes of Tours, Jan. 1, 1901 - Sep. 5, 1905
Item 41: Vol. 18:2 - Programmes of Tours, Jan. 1, 1901 - Sep. 5, 1905
Item 42: Vol. 18:3 - Programmes of Tours, Jan. 1, 1901 - Sep. 5, 1905
Item 43: Vol. 19:1 - American Press Clippings, Sep. 1902 - Dec. 1904
Item 44: Vol. 19:2 - American Press Clippings, Sep. 1902 - Dec. 1904
Item 45: Vol. 19:3 - American Press Clippings, Sep. 1902 - Dec. 1904
Item 46: Vol. 19:4 - American Press Clippings, Sep. 1902 - Dec. 1904
Item 47: Vol. 20:1 - European Tours, 1903, 1905
Item 48: Vol. 20:2 - European Tours, 1903, 1905
Item 49: Vol. 20:3 - European Tours, 1903, 1905
Item 50: Vol. 21:1 - Press Notices, Jan. 2, 1905 - Jun. 12, 1908
Item 51: Vol. 21:2 - Press Notices, Jan. 2, 1905 - Jun. 12, 1908
Item 52: Vol. 21:3 - Press Notices, Jan. 2, 1905 - Jun. 12, 1908
Item 53: Vol. 22 - British and U.S. Press Notices, Jan. 21, 1905 - Apr. 27, 1905
Item 54: Vol. 23 - British Tour, Feb. 4, 1905 - May 12, 1905
Item 55: Vol. 24 - Press Book, Aug. 26, 1905 - Oct. 21, 1905
Item 56: Vol. 25:1 - Press Book, Jan. 8, 1906 - Apr. 2, 1906
Item 57: Vol. 25:2 - Press Book, Jan. 8, 1906 - Apr. 2, 1906
Item 58: Vol. 26 - Press Book, Apr. 3, 1906 - Oct. 29, 1906
Item 59: Vol. 27 - Press Book, Jul. 27, 1907 - Nov. 7, 1907
Item 60: Vol. 28 - Press Book, Aug. 9, 1907 - Nov. 5, 1907
Item 61: Vol. 29 - Press Book, Nov. 8, 1907 - Feb. 18, 1908
Item 62: Vol. 30 - Press Book, Feb. 19, 1908 - Nov. 5, 1908
Item 63: Vol. 31:1 - Press Book, Feb. 1, 1908 - Jul. 17, 1910
Item 64: Vol. 31:2 - Press Book, Feb. 1, 1908 - Jul. 17, 1910
Item 65: Vol. 32 - Press Book, Aug. 14, 1910 - Sep. 24, 1910
Item 66: Vol. 33:1 - The Free Lance, Oct. 31, 1906 - May 17, 1907
Item 67: Vol. 33:2 - Clippings for 1910, Feb. 7, 1910 - Dec. 7, 1910
Item 68: Vol. 34 - World's Tour Press Notices, Mar. 3, 1911 - Aug. 17, 1911
Item 69: Vol. 35 - Extra Band and Personal Clippings, Apr. 21, 1911 - Dec. 28, 1911
Item 70: Vol. 36:1 - Press Book, Dec. 31, 1910 - Jan. 6, 1913
Item 71: Vol. 36:2 - Press Book, Oct. 23, 1910 - Jan. 6, 1913
Item 72: Vol. 37 - Band and Personal Clippings, Aug. 17, 1912 - Dec. 13, 1913
Item 73: Vol. 38 - Clippings of 1913 Tour, Aug. 11, 1913 - Nov. 24, 1913
Item 74: Vol. 39 - Clippings, Aug. 17, 1914 - Nov. 17, 1914
Item 75: Vol. 40 - Band and Personal Clippings, Dec. 1, 1913 - Apr. 2, 1915
Item 76: Vol. 41:1 - Clippings, Feb. 14, 1915 - Aug. 8, 1915
Item 77: Vol. 41:2 - Clippings, Feb. 14, 1915 - Aug. 8, 1915
Item 78: Vol. 42 - Clippings, Mar. 21, 1915 - Mar. 27, 1916
Item 79: Vol. 43:1 - Clippings 1916 #2, Feb. 15, 1916 - Oct. 1, 1916
Item 80: Vol. 43:2 - Clippings 1916 #2, Feb. 15, 1916 - Oct. 1, 1916
Item 81: Vol. 44:1 - Clippings 1916 #3, Aug. 15, 1916 - Mar. 3, 1917
Item 82: Vol. 44:2 - Clippings 1916 #3, Aug. 15, 1916 - Mar. 3, 1917
Item 83: Vol. 45 - Clippings 1917, Mar. 1, 1917 - Aug. 7, 1917
Item 84: Vol. 46 - Aug. 6, 1917-Oct. 1917 Press Book, Jul. 14, 1928 - Oct. 28, 1917
Item 85: Vol. 47 - Press Clippings about Sousa in the Navy, Sep. 20, 1917 - Dec. 31, 1917
Item 86: Vol. 48 - Press 1918, Dec. 14, 1917 - Oct. 14, 1918
Item 87: Vol. 49 - World War I, May 23, 1918 - Nov. 20, 1918
Item 88: Vol. 50 - Programs from U.S. 1919 Tour, Jun. 14, 1919 - Jan. 10, 1920
Item 89: Vol. 51 - Press Clippings 1919, Jun. 16, 1919 - Jan. 10, 1920
Item 90: Vol. 52 - Press Book, Jun. 8, 1919 - Nov. 11, 1920
Item 91: Vol. 53 - Sousa and his Band, Feb. 23, 1919 - Sep. 26, 1920
Item 92: Vol. 54:1 - Clippings 1920-21, Sep. 2, 1920 - Mar. 19, 1922
Item 93: Vol. 54:2 - Press Clippings, Sep. 2, 1920 - Mar. 19, 1922
Item 94: Vol. 55 - Sousa Programs 1920 and Clippings, Jul. 31, 1920 - Nov. 20, 1920
Item 95: Vol. 56:1 - Clippings, Jul. 10, 1921 - Sep. 24, 1922
Item 96: Vol. 56:2 - Clippings, Jul. 10, 1921 - Sep. 24, 1922
Item 97: Vol. 57:1 - Sousa Programs 1921-22, Jul. 14, 1921 - Apr. 1, 1922
Item 98: Vol. 57:2 - Sousa Programs 1921-22, Jul. 14, 1921 - Apr. 1, 1922
Item 99: Vol. 58:1 - 1922 Tour, Mar. 23, 1922 - Nov. 1922
Item 100: Vol. 58:2 - 1922 Tour, Mar. 23, 1922 - Nov. 1922
Item 101: Vol. 59:1 - Programme 1922 Fall/ Press 1923, Jul. 20, 1922 - June 30, 1923
Item 102: Vol. 59:2 - Programme 1922 Fall/ Press 1923, Jul. 20, 1922 - June 30, 1923
Item 103: Vol. 60:1 - Programs, Jul. 21, 1923 - Mar. 5, 1924
Item 104: Vol. 60:2 - Programs, Jul. 21, 1923 - Mar. 5, 1924
Item 105: Vol. 60:3 - Programs, Jul. 21, 1923 - Mar. 5, 1924
Item 106: Vol. 61:1 - Thirty-first Transcontinental Tour 1923-24, Jul. 23, 1923 - Feb. 10, 1924
Item 107: Vol. 61:2 - Thirty-first Transcontinental Tour 1923-24, Jul. 23, 1923 - Feb. 10, 1924
Item 108: Vol. 61:3 - Thirty-first Transcontinental Tour 1923-24, Jul. 23, 1923 - Feb. 10, 1924
Item 109: Vol. 62 - Press Notices 23-24, Jul. 22, 1923 - Feb. 24, 1924
Item 110: Vol. 63:1 - Press Clippings, Feb. 6, 1924 - Sep. 14, 1924
Item 111: Vol. 63:2 - Press Clippings, Feb. 6, 1924 - Sep. 14, 1924
Item 112: Vol. 63:3 - Press Clippings, Feb. 6, 1924 - Sep. 14, 1924
Item 113: Vol. 64 - Road Clippings Nov. 15-24, Jun. 19, 1924 - Nov. 1924
Item 114: Vol. 65 - Program 1924, Jun. 21, 1924 - Nov. 15, 1924
Item 115: Vol. 66:1 - Press Clippings, Sep. 6, 1924 - Oct. 13, 1925
Item 116: Vol. 66:2 - Press Clippings, Sep. 6, 1924 - Oct. 13, 1925
Item 117: Vol. 66:3 - Press Clippings, Sep. 6, 1924 - Oct. 13, 1925
Item 118: Vol. 66:4 - Press Clippings, Sep. 6, 1924 - Oct. 13, 1925
Item 119: Vol. 67:1 - Program 1926, Jul. 4, 1925 - Mar. 5, 1926
Item 120: Vol. 67:2 - Programs 1926, Jul. 4, 1925 - Mar. 5, 1926
Item 121: Vol. 68 - Press Book, Jun. 6, 1925 - Mar. 1926
Item 122: Vol. 69:1 - Press Clippings from Oct. 1925, Oct. 9, 1925 - Nov. 20, 1926
Item 123: Vol. 69:2 - Press Clippings from Oct. 1925, Oct. 9, 1925 - Nov. 20, 1926
Item 124: Vol. 69:3 - Press Clippings from Oct. 1925, Oct. 9, 1925 - Nov. 20, 1926
Item 125: Vol. 70:1 - Programs 1926, July 4, 1926 - Nov. 20, 1926
Item 126: Vol. 70:2 - Programs 1926, July 4, 1926 - Nov. 20, 1926
Item 127: Numerical Catalog of the Sousa-Grabel Collection, Undated
Item 128: Vol. 71:1 - Clippings 1926-27 National Tours, Sep. 13, 1926 - Sep. 13, 1927
Item 129: Vol. 71:2 - Clippings 1926-27 National Tours, Sep. 13, 1926 - Sep. 13, 1927
Item 130: Vol. 72:1 - Clippings 1927, Apr. 2, 1927 - Dec. 6, 1927
Item 131: Vol. 72:2 - Clippings 1927, Apr. 2, 1927 - Dec. 6 1927
Item 132: Vol. 73:1 - Press Clippings 1927, Sep. 9, 1927 - Nov. 24, 1928
Item 133: Vol. 73:2 - Press Clippings 1927, Sep. 9, 1927 - Nov. 24, 1928
Item 134: Vol. 73:3 - Press Clippings 1927, Sep. 9, 1927 - Nov. 24, 1928
Item 135: Vol. 74:1 - Programs and Clippings, Mar. 26, 1927 - Nov. 27, 1927
Item 136: Vol. 74:2 - Programs and Clippings, Mar. 26, 1927 - Nov. 27, 1927
Item 137: Vol. 75:1 - Clippings and Criticisms 1928-1929, Jul. 19, 1928 - Nov. 22, 1930
Item 138: Vol. 75:2 - Clippings and Criticisms 1928-1929, Jul. 19, 1928 - Nov. 22, 1930
Item 139: Vol. 76:1 - Programs 1928-1930, Jul. 19, 1928 - Nov. 22, 1930
Item 140: Vol. 76:2 - Programs 1928-1930, Jul. 19, 1928 - Nov. 22, 1930
Item 141: Vol. 76:3 - Programs 1928-1930, Jul. 19, 1928 - Nov. 22, 1930
Item 142: Vol. 77 - The Charlatan JPS, Aug. 26, 1898 - May 5, 1900
Item 143: Vol. 78 - The Fifth String, Aug. 26, 1899 - Apr. 21, 1900
Item 144: Vol. 79 - Press Notices of The Glassblowers (American Maid), Jan. 28, 1913 - May 1913
Item 145: Vol. 80 - Press Clippings, Sousa-Smith Opera Freelance, Jun. 12, 1905 - Oct. 27, 1906
Item 146: Vol. 81 - Transit of Views Clippings, Jan. 15, 1920 - Sep. 30, 1920
Item 147: Vol. 82 - Pipetown Sandy, Sep. 10, 1905 - Feb 23, 1906
Item 148: Vol. 83 - Marching Along, Apr. 28, 1928 - Oct. 9, 1928
Item 149: Vol. 84 - The Fifth String, Aug. 19, 1901 - Jul. 13, 1903
Item 150: Vol. 85 - Trap Shooting Notices, Feb. 23, 1912 - Dec. 31, 1916
Item 151: Souvenirs, Jan. 3, 1907 - Oct. 25, 1917
Item 152: Extra Clippings: Press and Misc., 1900-1953
Item 153: Catalog Cards from the Sousa-Grabel Collection, Undated
Item 154: Sousa Marine Band Press Books, 1882-1892
Item 155: George F. Hinton Press Book, 1902-1929