Finding Aid for University Bands Collection, circa 1840-2021 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Tracy Parish, Adriana Cuervo, Kelly A. Carlson, and William Fisher

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Collection Overview

Title: University Bands Collection, circa 1840-2021

ID: 12/9/93

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Bands

Extent: 113.5 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Arranged by type of material.

Date Acquired: 09/16/2004. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Band Department, Brass Instruments, Musical Instrument Collections, Musical Instrument Makers - Europe, Musical Instrument Makers - United States, Woodwind Instruments

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Abstract

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Scope and Contents of the Materials

Includes musical instruments, band uniforms, photographs, music, newsclippings, audiovisual recordings, concert programs, and administrative records that document the University of Illinois Bands Department since its creation in 1905. The 1982 Chief Illiniwek Regalia was deaccessioned in 2009. The three boxes of administrative records include band conference and clinic programs, festival adjudications, Illinois commencement programs and band concerts, Marching Illini programs, ISYM programs, and WILL Radio broadcasts that were managed by the Assistant Directors of Bands between 1956 and 1974, including Eldon Oyen who joined the University Bands staff in 1969.

Collection Historical Note

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Biographical Note

The University of Illinois Military Band was established in 1870 for the purpose of providing music for functions within the military department of the Illinois Industrial University. From 1868 to 1894, the band was administered by student leaders and from 1895 to 1904 was led by various university faculty members. From 1905 to 1948, Albert Austin Harding led the university band program during which time he brought it to a position of national prominence. Subsequent directors of the Band Department include Mark H. Hindsley (1948-1970), Dr. Harry Begian (1970-1984) and the current director James F. Keene. The Band Department is currently a unit of the University of Illinois School of Music, which is in turn a unit of the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Ensembles under the administration of the Band Department include the UI Wind Symphony, two symphonic bands, three concert bands, a British Brass Band, Clarinet Choir, the UI Basketball Band, the Orange & Blues and the Marching Illini.

Subject/Index Terms

Band Department
Brass Instruments
Musical Instrument Collections
Musical Instrument Makers - Europe
Musical Instrument Makers - United States
Woodwind Instruments

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Instruments],
[Series 2: Photographs],
[Series 3: Uniforms],
[Series 4: Ephemera, 1912-2000],
[Series 5: Music],
[Series 6: Pressbooks],
[Series 7: University of Illinois Band Films and Audiovisual Recordings, 1932-2004],
[Series 8: Bound Concert Programs, 1906-1985],
[Series 9: University of Illinois Band Videocassettes, 1979-1999],
[Series 10: Administrative Records, 1956-1974],
[Series 11: Direct Cut Discs, 1937-1956],
[All]

Series 2: Photographs

Box 37

Folder 1: Tours and Random, 1928-ca.1936
Folder 2: Certificates, 1930-1967
Folder 3: Marching Band, 1932-1952
Folder 4: Marching Band, 1953-1963
Folder 5: Marching Band, 1964-1974

Box 38

Folder 1: Concert Bands, 1906-1916
Folder 2: Concert Bands, 1917-1925
Folder 3: Concert Bands, 1926-1930

Box 39

Folder 1: Concert Bands, 1932-1942
Folder 2: Concert Bands, 1942-1949
Folder 3: Military Band/Marching Band, 1888-1910
Folder 4: Military Band, 1899-1900
Folder 5: Concert Band, 1940

Box 40

Folder 1: Concert Bands, 1950-1960
Folder 2: Concert Bands, 1961-1965
Folder 3: Concert Bands, 1966-1975
Folder 4: Ninth Annual Grand Concert American Band Masters Association, 1938

Box 41

Folder 1: Concert Bands, 1893-1986
Folder 2: Marching Band, 1935-1957
Folder 3: Marching Band, ca. 1984-1995
Folder 4: Champaign, IL Military Band, ca. 1894; U of I Battallion, 1893

Box 42

Folder 1: University of Illinois Military Band, 1890
Folder 4: Big 10 Band Directors Association, 1990: Taken at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic

Box 44

Folder 1: Harding, ca. 1920-1956
Folder 2: Hindsley, 1931-1980
Folder 3: Begian, ca. 1960-1980
Folder 4: Revelli, ca. 1970s
Folder 5: Duker, ca. 1960-1980
Folder 6: Kisinger, ca. 1950-1976
Folder 7: Associations, 1958-1990
Folder 8: Bandmembers/Individuals, 1950-1990
Folder 9: Building Pictures, ca. 1960-1980
Folder 10: Concerts, 1946-1966
Folder 11: Football Band/MI, ca.1970s
Folder 12: Negatives - Symphonic Band, 1890-1973
Folder 13: Notable Individuals, ca. 1950s-1980s
Folder 14: Sousa, ca. 1900-1936

Box 45

Folder 1: UI Symphonic Bands, 1945-1949
Folder 2: UI Concert Bands, 1950-1954
Folder 3: UI Concert Bands, 1955-1959
Folder 4: UI Concert/Symphonic Bands, 1960-1964
Folder 5: UI Concert/Symphonic Bands, 1965-1969
Folder 6: UI Symphonic Bands, 1970-1974
Folder 7: UI Symphonic Bands, 1975-1979
Folder 8: UI Symphonic Bands, 1980-1989
Folder 9: UI Symphonic Bands, 1990-1999

Box 70

Folder 1: "The Illinois Legacy" article from News-Gazette, February 2005
Folder 2: Fools Crow Regalia Photos, July 3, 2007
Folder 3: Fools Crow Regalia photos and CD, July 3, 2007

Box 76

Folder 1: Marching Illini Photo Spread, 2011

MapCabinet 3

MapDrawer 1

Folder 2: Marching Band spells "Illini" at Memorial Stadium
Folder 4: 70th Rose Bowl game University of Illinois vs. UCLA, color photograph and tickets, January 2, 1984: Also includes two tickets to the 1988 1st/2nd round NCAA Southeast Regional Championship at Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum.
Folder 6: University of Illinois Bands, black and white photograph, March 5, 1936
Folder 7: University of Illinois Concert Band 59th Anniversary, black and white photograph, March 9-10, 1949

MapDrawer 2

Folder 1: Photo Collage Poster of Marching Illini in Ireland, 2022

Oversize Panoramic Photo Box 2

Folder 1: Harry Begian with South Dakota All-State High School Band, 1953
Folder 2: Harry Begian with Wayne State College Band, ca. 1947
Folder 3: Summer Music Camp, Wayne State College, 1953
Folder 4: All-State Band, 1947
Folder 5: Mark Hindsley with School for Special Services, 5th Special Service Officers Course, 1942
Folder 6: Fighting Illini, Illinois 16 vs Michigan 6, 1983