Musical Americana Collection

Overview

Scope and Contents

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Sound Recordings and Films

Music Instruments, Uniforms, and Ephemera

Papers, Music Manuscripts, Published Music, and Photographs



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Finding Aid for Musical Americana Collection, circa 1900-2000 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By David Shin, Jennifer Griest, Scott Schwartz, and Kelly A. Carlson

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Collection Overview

Title: Musical Americana Collection, circa 1900-2000Add to your cart.View associated digital content.

ID: 12/9/50

Extent: 79.43 cubic feet

Arrangement:

The collection is organized in three series.

Series 1 contains sound recordings and films. The recordings are arranged by type of performance ensemble and identified with one of the following notations after the title (LP-H: Historic recording, UI: University of Illinois Band, U: Non-University of Illinois Collegiate Bands, M: Military Bands, S: Summer Camp and Festival Bands, and C: Community Bands). The recordings are arranged alphabetically by title within each grouping. The films are arranged numerically by film number.

Series 2 contains historical music instruments and ephemera used by musicians during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including two clarinets used by A. Smith while a member of the John Philip Sousa Band in 1900.

Series 3 contains manuscript music, published sheet music, concert programs, newspaper/magazine clippings, and photographs. The manuscript music and published music are arranged separately, alphabetically by composer. Whenever possible an identification of the format of the music for each title (i.e., full score, condensed score, piano score, and parts) has been identified with the corresponding abbreviations, FS, CS, PS, P. The concert programs, newspaper/magazine clippings, and photographs are unarranged.

Subjects: Instrumental music, Music - United States, Musical Instrument Collections, Sousa, John Philip

Formats/Genres: Motion Pictures/Videotapes, Papers, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Contains published sound recordings and transcription discs of a variety of American and European music performed by American wind bands. Of particular interest are early recordings of the John Philip Sousa band. In addition there are commercially produced films, manuscript music, published sheet music, concert programs, newspaper/magazine clippings, photographs, and musical instruments, all of which document American music and culture.

Subject/Index Terms

Instrumental music
Music - United States
Musical Instrument Collections
Sousa, John Philip

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals:

126 LP sound recordings donated by Barbara Cressman February 25, 2002.

Two 78rpm sound recordings of c. 1908 performances by the Sousa Band and Herbert L. Clarke donated by Talbot G. Hinze on January 14, 2005.

Two historic Henri Farny clarinets of William Smith, nephew of A. Smith who played in the Sousa Band in 1900 donated by William H. Clark on March 29, 2005.

Published first edition piano score of Stars and Stripes dated 1897 donated by Mildred Johnson on May 19, 2005.

First editions of The Sousa March Folio (1902) and Sousa Folio Piano Solos No. 2 (1906) published by The John Church Company donated by Gae Neely on December 7, 2005.

Published concert program for a Sousa Band performance held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania dated September 10, 1898 donated by Josephine Z. Kibbee on April 27, 2007.

12/4/03, Edison Model C-150 "Sheridan" Disc Machine donated by Maynard and Jane Brichford on July 15, 2008 (accession number 2008.120950.008)

Correspondence, news clippings, photograph, script, and essays documenting the experience of Aline Fairbanks as the first woman to march in the University of Illinois Band in 1945 donated by Aline Fairbanks on January 14, 2010.

Four original published part books to John Philip Sousa's National, Patriotic and Typical Airs of All Nations, 1889 donated by John Rosch on September 16, 2010.

Hugh S. Lippman Papers donated by Nancy Hueper on December 2, 2011.

One photograph featuring A.A. Harding at the Grand Canyon in 1951 donated by Robert Cowan on December 20, 2011.

Two 78rpm disc recordings of the University of Illinois Band under the direction of A. Austin Harding, c. 1930 donated by Bill Thielbahr on May 19, 2011.

Charles H Parsons Bb Cornet donated by Lois Palen on June 14, 2012.

Marching Illini band jacket, photographs, music, and marching routines donated by Timothy K. Theesfeld on September 10, 2012.

Carl Busch Photograph and Newspaper Scrapbook donated by Taylor Mitchell on November 12, 2012.

Elizabeth Terhune Lingua Press Papers Donated to the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music on August 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Terhune. Mrs. Turhune met Kenneth Gaburo at Oberlin College whilst studying concrete poetry with Dary John Mizelle, but remained in contact with him and Lingua Press.

1952 Rose Bowl film donated by Kenneth D. Walter on September 26, 2013.

Illinois Opera Theatre Enthusiasts Opera Newslines (vol. 1, no. 1, 1990) transferred from University Archives to Sousa Archives and Center for American Music on November 15, 2013.

John Philip Sousa royalty records, press clippings, and Kate Latter's shopping bag donated by Carol Hansen on January 24, 2014.

Dorothy Mabus Audio Recordings donated to the Sousa Archives March 27, 2014 by Donald McDowell. Includes autographed Sousa recording.

Paul Zonn's Revolutions for Solo Clarinet (1969 version) donated by Karen Bird on April 22, 2014.

Ted and Andrea Anderson A. Jacobson Sousa Band Photographs donated to the Sousa Archives May 2, 2014.

"Sousa's Band Will Play" 1897 newspaper clipping donated by Frank Bryant on behalf of Mary Agnes Snider on June 17, 2014.

Selmer Modele 22 Eb Alto Saxophone transferred from the University of Illinois School of Music to the Sousa Archives on July 11, 2014.

Jay Bennett ink drawing donated by Mr. Harry Buerkett on July 25, 2014.

Ben Vereecken's Foundation to Saxophone Playing: An Elementary Method (1917) donated by Jim Waddell on November 17, 2014.

Additional Hugh S. Lippman Papers and Fillmore Music House oboe c. 1920 donated by Nancy Hueper on December 17, 2014.

Michael M. Martin Collection of Published Movie-Theme Sheet Music donated on January 23, 2015 by Hannah Jellen.

Holton Mellophone, case, and attachments donated by John Holzaepfel on January 29, 2015.

McKinley Presbyterian Choir direct-cut disk donated on February 10, 2015 by Harry Cross of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

National Broadcasting Company Thesaurus Record 1071 radio transcription disc was donated by Robert Bass on May 1, 2015. Transferred to RS 26/20/209 in January 2018.

A box of 29 LP sound recordings of various historic wind-band performances between c. 1930 and 1980 were donated by an anonymous donor to University Bands during the spring of 2015, and the recordings were transferred to the Sousa Archives on May 10, 2015.

Two 78 rpm sound recordings (10 inch discs) of the 107th Cavalry Dance Band and the 107th Cavalry Band (including The Black Horse Troop, Written and Dedicated to 107th Cavalry by John Philip Sousa), donated by Judy Gehman on June 19, 2015.

John Cage HPSCHD t-shirt donated by Michael Van Blaricum on June 23, 2015.

Postcard and Conn advertisement donated by Robert Bass on July 16, 2015. Transferred to RS 26/20/209 in January 2018.

Electronic Music from the University of Illinois, Computer Music from the University of Illinois, and Music from Mathematics LPs donated Edward M. Reingold October 7, 2015.

Frank's Drum Shop snare drum transferred by Linda Moorhouse from University Bands to the Center in 2015.

University of Illinois Concert Band photograph from March 3, 1921 in St. Louis, MO donated by Jackson County Historical Society on January 11, 2016.

Steve Pherigo Local Concert Ephemera acquired on June 25, 2013.

Wilder Bentley Music and Papers donated by Bently, acquired on March 1, 2016.

Letter from Harry Partch to Carl Bauman donated by Jeff Wanswer of Hiram University on January 26, 2016.

Sousa Band concert program from the Victory Theatre donated by Edward Hillman on May 27, 2016.

"58 English Songs" by John Hullah, presented by John Philip Sousa to W.E. Woodruff donated by Linda Lawyer on October 5, 2015.

Claude Gordon Selmer testimonials, dimensions for Besson "Meha" trumpet, and Selmer brochure and contract donated by Carl Leach on October 15, 2016.

Postcard depicting the University of Illinois regiment band practicing on a field, donated by Bob Bass on October 28, 2016. Transferred to RS 26/20/209 in January 2018.

Photograph of the University of Illinois Band in roller skates (1927) donated by Scott Schwartz on November 1, 2016.

Sousa Album for the Pianoforte (1923), donated by Thomas Dannelley on December 14, 2016.

James Warren York BBb Tuba (serial number 53410) with original case donated by Ann and Ally Sussman on January 9, 2017

Panoramic Photograph of John Philip Sousa with the Great Lakes Naval Battalion Band 1918 donated by Dwight Thomas February 4, 2017.

Audio Interview with Bill Monroe and Seldom Scene donated by Ben Halpern May 5, 2017.

Our Leader March by F.E. Bigelow donated by Heather Brooks of Champaign, IL on May 26, 2017.

Martin Double-Bell Euphonium transferred to the Sousa Archives from the School of Music by Nathan Mandel on June 10, 2017.

Farm Aid publication donated by Mark Metcalf of WCIA-TV on August 23, 2017.

Dean Marable "Buck" Wade Marching Illini Letterman's Jacket (1960-1964) on September 5, 2017.

Kenneth Gaburo and Gary Verkade correspondence donated by Gary Verkade on October 4, 2017.

"We're Loyal to You Illinois," book with autographs of nearly every Illinois band director; copy of the program for the Forty-Sixth Anniversary Concert of the University of Illinois Concert Band performance (1936); and notes and correspondence by M. Mullis, donated by Mark Clark on October 27, 2017.

Music and sound recordings of Illinois State Fair Theme Song "One Hundred Fifty Years - Our Illinois," came from the University Band (given to the University Band by composer Earl Oyler in 1976) to the Sousa Archives on November 1, 2017.

CD "Long Roll: A Tribute to Composer-Percussionist Michael Manion" donated to the Sousa Archives by Robert Fleisher on December 7, 2017.

Faculty piano recital program. Kenneth Drake, September 9, 1980, donated by Tim Sozen on December 13, 2017.

Regal Zonophone 78, Stars and Stripes Forever and Washington Post March by Raymonde and His Band O' Banjos, 1937, purchased by Scott Schwartz for the Sousa Archives on December 19, 2017.

Two Barbara Mettler publications: Basic Movement Exercises, 1973, and The Nature of Dance As a Creative Art Activity, 1980, transferred from Student Life and Culture on December 20, 2017. Note: for other dance-related records, see Department of Dance, RS 12/13/1.

Db Piccolo, unidentified maker, donated by Bruce Bohall February 5, 2018.

Eddie Alkire lesson booklets and sheet music donated by Paul Warnick on March 2, 2018. Note: for more Alkire materials, see RS 12/9/150 and RS 12/9/101.

Materials related to Jerry Hadley donated by David Allen at the School of Music on February 26, 2018.

Coming Through the Rye (Frederick Neil Innes, arr. Herbert Koch) donated by David Guion on May 18, 2018.

Oliver Nelson, Lab Band, and Max Roach and the Black Chorus April 20, 1972 and March 21, 1972 recordings donated by Karl Huff on September 28, 2018.

Acquired from Music and Performing Arts Library on October 31, 2018: Partita by Burrill Phillips, and 3 as yet unidentified audio reels, thought to be donated to MPAL by UIUC chemistry professor Sherlock Swann (sent out for digitization).

5th Annual National High School Band Contest program donated to University Archives in 2003 by Janet McMahon, transferred to Sousa Archives on Nov. 30, 2018.

Dan Russo sound recording and photograph donated by Gary Bricault on Nov. 7, 2018.

Three Harry Partch LPs from Gate 5 Records donated by Tom Siwe on January 7, 2019.

Two piano rolls donated by Raymond and Ann Borelli on February 10, 2014.

Vertebrats CD donated by Roy Axford on December 22, 2018.

Piano roll El Capitan March donated by Richard and Nancy Tufte on July 31, 2018.

Marine Band Programs and Robert Isele letter by John Hoffmann on February 10, 2019.

Advancement Orchestra Folios moved from Hunleth Sheet Music on March 3, 2019.

Dick Justice and Mary Me Punk Albums by Rob Arrol on March 31, 2019.

Geoffrey Britten Letter and Photograph on May 2, 2019.

Kevin Greene Medicare 7, 8, or 9 Bumper Sticker transferred on May 23, 2019 from Student Life Archives.

T.M. Koeder Majestic trumpet, Lyon and Healy silver piston cornet, and Rudolph Wurlitzer Lyric cornet donated by Jason Gardner on June 24, 2019.

Victor H. Johnson Correspondence and Sousa Program donated by Susan Crist on June 28, 2019.

Conn "Victor" Cornet Model 4A and Orignal Documents donated by Peter Vallandigham on September 3, 2019.

Posters, Programs, and Souvenir Booklets, Correspondence Letters from Frank Simon and Captain Eugene La Barre to Bates E. Clarke, and U.S. Marine Band Press Kit donated by Marianne Basham on September 9, 2019.

Harwood Jenkins Eb Alto saxophone and Fernand Chapelain clarinet donated by Jim Holmes on September 20, 2019.

Henry Potter Music Company rope tension field drum, Royal Welch Fusiliers B-flat bugle, The Royal Grenaders Shash, and papers donated by Elizabeth Wattenberg, October 7, 2019.

Haldane and Norma Bean Papers, Holton tenor saxophone, and Cavalier clarinet donated by Norma Bean on November 26, 2019.

Evelyn Brue-Roeder Music and Papers, donated by Paul Warnik, February 12, 2020.

"Musicircus" and "Matrix Extra" concert posters transferred from University Archives record series 4/5/7 on February 19, 2020.

Lisa DiChiera donated an autographed John Philip Sousa quote, memorial service program for David DiChiera (2018) and a commemorative program guide for David DiChiera's opera Cyrano (2007).

Judith L. Miller donated photograph of husband Charles G. Miller and Conn 88H Trombone and Method book owned by him on October 13, 2020.

Paul Weichsel donated audio recordings of the Collegium Musicum of the University of Illinois on November 20, 2020.

Stephen Hubbard donated a Water Color Painting and Blueprints of John Philip Sousa House on February 23, 2021.

Linda Dutton donated photograph of John Philip Sousa at Chautauqua, New York, ca. 1931 on April 7, 2021

Renee Potter donated Opal Potter Sheet Music Collection on April 12, 2021.

John Thieman donated the John Thieman University of Illinois Band Posters on August 5, 2020.

University of Illinois Band Posters and Papers donated by Will Musgrove on June 25, 2021

Holton Eb tuba and Fox bassoon donated by the School of Music on July 23, 2021.

Indian Music of the Southwest LP donated by Scott Schwartz on July 30, 2021.

Harry Partch correspondence and Oedipus sound recording and articles donated by Sheri Crawford on August 3, 2021

1896 Criterion Disc Player and four Zinc Discs donated by Richard Keck on September 10, 2021.

University Bands Jacket worn by Jon Toman's sister circa 1980s. Donated by Jon Toman in 2018.

A Sousa Band's - The Ballet Music of William Tell 10" disc. Donated by Phyllis Ruttenberg in November 2021.

First Hawaiian Conservatory of Music Hawaiian Guitar Correspondence Courses. Donated by Anne Wheatley, January 18, 2022.

"Dewar at the Table", yellow X-Large T-Shirt, donated by Charles Segard on April 26, 2022.

Music for Percussion: Paul Price and His Ensemble (LP), The Crimson and Gold, Grand Concert Rag, Let's Sing to Victory, and The Sousa March Folio (sheet music), donated by Mary Hodson on May 17, 2022.

"Baby Mine" sheet music, donated by Pete Griffin on July 15, 2022.

University of Illinois Second Regimental Band - Section A LP, donated by Mark Zip on July 15, 2022.

John Rosch sheet music, donated by John Rosch on August 20, 2022.

Motorola Scalatron was transferred from the School of Music to the Sousa Archives on September 3, 2022 for long-term preservation.  The transfer was approved by Nathan Mandel.

Starcastle BBC Radio Rock Hour #15, 1978 broadcast recording donated by Mark Williams December 20, 2022.

Hymnals and Hawaiian Guitar Method Books owned by Marjorie McDaniel Letot donated by Julie Elder November 8, 2022.

Margaret Martin Sheet Music Collection and Boehm System Clarinet Fingering Chart donated by Karma D. Skinner January 5, 2023.

Cloydia Hill Larimore One Eyed Jacks and Blytham Limited Collection donated by Pamela Hill July 2022.

Stars and Stripes Forever Piano Vocal Score by John Philip Sousa donated by Chris and Peggy Huson March 13, 2023.

39 vinyl LPs of music for marching band and wind ensemble (boxes 82 and 83) donated by David Smith on April 27, 2023.

S.S. Stewart Mandolin-Banjo donated by Gillian Goldberg on June 16, 2023.

1915 VV-XI "Victrola the Eleventh" Victrola donated by Joseph Rank on June 20, 2023.

New Jenkins Special Mellophone donated by Candace Widick on August 3, 2023.

Photographs of a train crash experienced by the Sousa Band, donated by an unidentified person on November 6, 2023.

Three recordings of R. Kaler Quartet and Jimmy Kaler, donated by Maxine Kaler November 6, 2023.

Autographed black and white photograph of Herbert L. Clarke, Walter M. Smith, Delaware Staigers, and Frank Simon donated by Stephen Gryc on January 19, 2024.

Mary Exton Concert Programs transferred from University Archives in January 2024.

Marcel Franciscono Collection of Bruno Nettl articles transferred from University Archives in January 2024.

Washburn-Tonk Music Company Guitar, ca. 1932, donated by Ben Juday on December 15, 2023

John W. Morris 1925 Holton Revelation Cornet and Papers, ca. 1922-1933, donated by Janet Lepp on March 25, 2024.

Harry Partch Genesis of Music, 1st Ed. donated by Patricia McKenzie April 11, 2024.

Two LPs of the University of Illinois British Brass Band, conducted by James Curnow donated by John Hill April 26, 2024.

Diary and Photographs of the 1964 UISO Latin America Tour donated by Mike Faulhaber on June 4, 2024.

Flute, Eb Piccolo, collection of WWI-era sheet music, and UI Renaissance Ensemble audio recordings donated by Margaret Peggy Grossman on July 9, 2024.

Drumhead from Tournament of Roses donated by Tom Siwe on August 2, 2024.

Collection of Sousa Press Clippings from the 1980s and 90s donated by Byron Cain Jr. on August 1, 2024.

Three Sousa marches (sheet music) donated by Karen Brown on Dec. 6, 2024.

Two Henry Gunkel Clarinets, an octavin, and examples of clarinet mouthpiece designs by George Landon donated by David Voelpel November 15, 2024.

Acquisition Method: The sound recordings were acquired by Mark Hindsley and Harry Begian during their tenures as directors of the University of Illinois bands. The films were transferred from the School of Music to the Sousa Archives in April 2005 and the sheet music was donated in 1998 and May 2005.

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Series 2: Music Instruments, Uniforms, and Ephemera, 1850-1960Add to your cart.
Box 51Add to your cart.
Folder 1: First Annual Convention of the American Bandmasters Association Poster, March, 1930Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Sousa Band Souvenir Program, ca. 1925Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Print of pencil sketch of John Philip Sousa, undatedAdd to your cart.
Includes ASCAP stamp
Folder 6: Print of charcoal on paper image of John Philip Sousa by Howland, 1925Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Newspaper Clippings, 1902-1921Add to your cart.
Item 8: University of Illinois Concert Band 57th Anniversary Concert framed photograph, April 2 & 3, 1947Add to your cart.
Box 52Add to your cart.
Item 1: Navy Blue Uniform Pants, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Item 2: Navy Blue Uniform Pants, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Box 53Add to your cart.
Item 1: Navy Blue Uniform Hat, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Box 59Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Sketch of Sousa's profile over a copy of a music manuscript, undatedAdd to your cart.
Pencil, Ink, Crayon
Creator: Peterson-Zundo
Folder 3: Sketch of Sousa's profile over a copy of a Sousa band concert program, undatedAdd to your cart.
Creator: Peterson-Zundo
Folder 4: Print of charcoal sketch of John Philip Sousa head shot, undatedAdd to your cart.
By Al Kennedy.
Box 72Add to your cart.
Item 1: Piano roll CU-253: University of Illinois Medley, undatedAdd to your cart.
Played by Doug Roe
Item 2: Piano roll CU-253: University of Illinois Medley, undatedAdd to your cart.
Played by Doug Roe
Item 3: Piano roll No. 818311: El Capitan, undatedAdd to your cart.
Donated Nancy and Richard Tufte
Box 74Add to your cart.
Item 1: T.M. Koeder Majestic Trumpet, ca. 1920sAdd to your cart.
Acc. Number 2019.1209050.001. Silver Lacquer with Gold Bell, no mouthpiece, serial number 739. Donated by Jason GardnerJune 24, 2019.
Item 2: Lyon and Healy Silver Piston Cornet, ca. 1896Add to your cart.
Acc. Number 2019.1209050.002. Yellow brass, missing lead pipe, no mouthpiece. Serial number 7. Donated by Jason GardnerJune 24, 2019.
Item 3: Rudolph Wurlitzer Lyric Cornet, ca. 1925Add to your cart.
Acc. Number 2019.1209050.003. Silver Lacquer with Gold Bell, mouthpiece included (no maker's mark). Serial Number 11381. Donated by Jason GardnerJune 24, 2019.
Item 1: Cornet in B-flat/A by August Heinel Jr., c. 1880Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Accession number: 2005.120950.03
Item 2: Clarinet B-flat by Carl Fischer, 1900Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Instrument used by A. Smith while a member of the Sousa Band in 1900. Donated by William H. Clark.
Accession number: 2005.120950.01
Item 3: Clarinet A by Henri Farney, 1900Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Instrument used by A. Smith while a member of the Sousa Band in 1900. Donated by William H. Clark.
Accession number: 2005.120950.02
Item 4: Clarinet ephemera, 1900Add to your cart.
Bag containing reeds, mouthpiece, lyre, clarinet spacers and pads belonging to A. Smith while a member of the Sousa Band. Donated by William H. Clark.
Accession number: 2005.120950.04
Item 7: Gloucester Leg "Gout" Stool by Walter Preston Day and Percy Watt Hood, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Accession number: 2005.120950.07
Item 9: Kurt Weitzmann's transverse flute, c. early 1900sAdd to your cart.View associated digital content.
German-made flute belonging to art historian Kurt Weitzmann
Accession number: 2009.120950.01
Physical condition: Very good
Material Composition: Grenadilla wood, nickel-plated brass keys, cork, silver end cap, and leather pads
Item 10: Charles H Parsons Bb Cornet, c. 1880Add to your cart.
Donated by Lois Palen.
Accession number: 2012.120950.009
Item 11: Selmer Model 22 Eb Alto Saxophone and case, 1923Add to your cart.
Selmer Model 22, serial no. 2023. Case by John E. Dallas & Sons Ltd., circa 1947. Mouthpiece not original to instrument. Lacquered brass. Donated by the University of Illinois School of Music on July 11, 2014. 4 pieces.
Accession number: 2014.120950.01
Item 12: Fillmore Music House oboe, c. 1920Add to your cart.

Manufactured in Lille, France by J. Gras (ca. 1868-1956) and imported by Fillmore Music House in Cincinnati, OH. Instrument owned by Hugh Lippman.  Donated by Nancy Hueper on December 17, 2014.

Accession number: 2014.120950.02

Item 13: Frank Holton Mellophone with case, and attachments, c. 1914Add to your cart.

Frank Holton Mellophone in C (serial number 23603) with leather case, two mouthpieces, lyre, various lead pipes and crooks. Donated January 29, 2015 by John Holzaepfel.

Accession number 2015.1209050.001 A- M.

Item 14: York Band Instrument Company BBb Tuba with case, 1918Add to your cart.

James Warren York BBb Tuba (serial number 53410) with original case. Donated January 9, 2017 by Ann and Ally Sussman.

Accession number 2017.1209050.001.

Tuba originally belonged to Karl L. Toenjes (December 17, 1928-July 9, 2014), who spent most of his life in St. Louis, MO.  The tuba was probably used during Karl's service in the West Point Military Band where he was stationed for WWII.  Karl studied bass from a member of the St. Louis Symphony before the start of WWII, and after the war played for two years as a string bass musician with the St. Louis Symphony.  Karl remained an active musician for the rest of his life, and played both the tuba and string bass in many different local St. Louis ensembles.

Item 15: Martin Double-Bell Euphonium, ca. 1928-1929Add to your cart.
Silver Plated, Gold Trim Double-bell Euphonium. Serial number 89960, Marked with School of Music Instrument number M-889294. In original instrument case, labeled "172". Contains Benge 12C mouthpiece. Note: 4th valve sticky, second valve cap cross threaded. Transferred from the School of Music to the Sousa Archives 6/12/2017 by Nathan Mandel. Accession Number 2017.1209050.002.
Item 16: Db Piccolo, undatedAdd to your cart.
Stamp on head joint reads "CENTURY," serial number H1129. Unidentified Maker. Gift of Bruce Bohall. Note in case reads: "Piccolo given to Bruce R. Bohall in the 1960s by William R. Burnham who played in Sousa's band. This piccolo was played in the band. Burnham was a properties manager?" Accession number 2018.1209050.001.
Item 17: Conn Cornet in Bb/A, 1930Add to your cart.

Conn "Victor" Cornet Model 4A with all original parts. Serial number 272902. Original items included: Conn cornet case; Conn Brilliante metal mute; Lyre; Screwdriver. Other items included: Vincent Bach Corp., New York 7 cornet mouthpiece; Vincent Bach Corp., New York 6C cornet mouthpiece; Unmarked trumpet mouthpiece; Cornet to Trumpet mouthpiece adapter; Finger ring; Valve casing cleaning rod. See also Original Documents including Receipt, March Book, and User Guide, Series 3, Box 73, Folder 4.

Donated to the Sousa Archives September 3, 2019 by Peter Vallandigham. Accession number 2019.1209050.005.

Item 18: Harwood Jenkins Eb Alto Saxophone, ca. 1914-1930Add to your cart.
Harwood Jenkins Eb Alto saxophone. Accession number 2019.1209050.006. Serial number 74713. Stamped by Harwood Jenkins Music Company and Bruce Music Company. Includes body, neck, end plug, and case. Silver and brass body with gold plated bell; worn pads; in good condition but unplayable in present state.
Item 19: Fernand Chapelain Bb Clarinet, ca. 1890-1917Add to your cart.
Fernand Chapelain Bb Clarinet. Accession number 2019.1209050.007. No serial number. Includes mouthpiece with steel ligature, barrel, upper joint, lower joint, and bell. Includes leather case; exterior of the case is damaged with red rot. Body of instrument is grenadilla wood with nickel plated keys. Mouthpiece is also grenadilla wood and is cracked. Many key pads are missing, and corks are missing or damaged. Instrument is not playable in present condition.
Item 20: Frank Holton Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1914Add to your cart.
Silver plated tenor saxophone. Serial number 26228. In original instrument case. Contains original neck, mouthpiece, mouthpiece cover, ligature, neck-strap, 2 music lyres, and 1 Rico Reed tenor sax reed. Donated to the Sousa Archives 11/26/2019 by Norma Bean. Accession number 2019.1209050.008.
Item 21: Cavalier Bb Clarinet, early 1930sAdd to your cart.
Metal clarinet in one piece. Serial number 05545. In original instrument case. Contains original mouthpiece, mouthpiece cover, ligature, and lyre. Donated to the Sousa Archives 11/26/2019 by Norma Bean. Accession number 2019.1209050.009.
Item 22: Henry Potter Music Company Rope Tension Snare/Field Drum, ca. 1819Add to your cart.
Rope Tension Snare/Field Drum belonging to the First Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment of the Royal Grenadiers. This drum was used for the June 25th, 1930 performance of Sousa's Royal Welch Fusiliers. Donated to the Sousa Archives by Elizabeth Wattenberg on October 7, 2019. Accession number 2019.1209050.010.
Item 23: Royal Welch Fusiliers B-flat Bugle, June 2, 1918Add to your cart.
38th Division of the 17th Royal Welch Fusiliers B-flat Bugle used for the June 2nd, 1930 performance of Sousa's The Royal Welch Fusiliers March performed by the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Donated to the Sousa Archives by Elizabeth Wattenberg on October 7, 2019. Accession number 2019.1209050.011
Item 24: The Royal Grenadiers Sash, ca. 1918Add to your cart.
The Royal Grenadiers Sash in a frame. Donated to the Sousa Archives by Elizabeth Wattenberg on October 7, 2019. Accession number 2019.1209050.012
Mouthpiece Box 1Add to your cart.
Item 2: Benge 12C Trombone/Euphonium MouthpieceAdd to your cart.
2005.120950.02
Item 5: Trombone Mouthpiece, ca. 1800sAdd to your cart.

Donated by Elliot Chasonov, Aug. 28, 2006.

2005.120950.05

Item 6: Conn #4, Cornet Mouthpiece, ca. 1930sAdd to your cart.
2005.120950.06
Mouthpiece Box 3Add to your cart.
Item 1: Vincent Bach French Horn Mouthpiece, ca. 1900Add to your cart.
Acc. Number 2019.1209050.004. Donated by Jason GardnerJune 24, 2019.
Item 2: C.G. Conn No. 4 Trumpet Mouthpiece, undatedAdd to your cart.
Oversize Textile Box 4Add to your cart.
Item 2: Marching Illini Band Jacket, ca. 1960Add to your cart.
Marching Illini band jacket donated by Timothy K. Theesfeld on September 10, 2012. Accession number: 2012.120950.010
Oversize Textile Box 5Add to your cart.
Item 3: John Cage HPSCHD t-shirt, 1969Add to your cart.
Acc. Number 2015.1209050.002. Donated by Michael Van Blaricum on June 23, 2015.
Oversize Textile Box 6Add to your cart.
Item 1: Dean Marable "Buck" Wade Marching Illini Letterman's Jacket, ca. 1960-1964Add to your cart.

Donated by Diana Martin Wade September 14, 2017. Band Letterman's jacket, sized medium, with blue wool and orange leather sleeves made by Burean-Holloway Knitting Mills. Contains Shield-shaped U of I Bands pendant on front and Marching Illini stitched lettering on the back in yellow-orange thread. Accession number: 2017.1209050.003.

Dean Marable "Buck" Wade was a percussionist and timpanist in the University of Illinois Concert Band between 1960 and 1964. As an undergraduate at the University of Illinois, Wade played alongside several other top performers including Harvey Hermann, Shirley Blankenship, and Danlee Mitchell. After graduating in 1964, Wade joined the United States Marine Band and played with the group until 1968. After freelancing in Washington DC, Wade became a high school band director in Joliet, Illinois in 1970. In 1972, Wade persued a masters degree in music and computer-based education at the University of Illinois. While a graduate student, Wade studied with Tom Siwe and was a member of the University of Illinois Percussion Ensemble. After graduating in 1975, He joined the faculty of Illinois State as a percussionist and band director, soon after joining the staff of Interlochen in 1977. From 1979 to 1990, Wade left his career in music to become an executive consultant within Control Data Corporation. In 1990 he founded the IT corporation of Learning Technologies International. From 1998-2005 he worked as the director of International IT, Raytheon. Wade returned to performance in 1997 when he served as the Musical Director of the National Concert Band of America, a position he held until his death 2005.

Item 25: Snare Drum, ca. 1920Add to your cart.

Frank's Drum Shop snare drum; maple rims, walnut laminate shell, steel French clock-style tuning keys and hardware, and skin heads.  Label on inside of head lists Frank's Drum Shop, Wabash Ave., Chicago.  Transferred from University Bands by Linda Moorehouse in 2015.  Drum did not originally belong to University Bands.

Condition: Fair.  snare mechanism broken..

Accession number: 2020.120950.001

Item 26: Conn 88H Trombone, 1966Add to your cart.

Trombone originally owned by Charles G. Miller (1940-2012), Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Illinois from 1990-2012. Miller served as head of the Microbiology Department from 1997-2007 and was the founding director of the School of Molecular and Celular Biology. Miller began his undergraduate studies in music at the University of Indiana, where he performed trombone, but switched majors to Chemistry in his junior year and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1963. He completed his PhD in Biochemistry at Northwestern University in 1968. He was an enthusiastic trombonist throughout his life, playing in amateur orchestras until his arrival at the University of Illinois.

Conn 88H with F attachment. Rose brass bell. Includes four mouthpieces (Remington in leather case, Beversdorf 3G with lead pipe, Vincent Bach 2G, and Vincent Bach 4G). Good Condition.

Aqcuisition Number 2020.1209050.002

Item 27: Frank Holton Eb Tuba, 1910Add to your cart.
Silver platted. Serial number 11407. Originally owned by the School of Music. Accession number 2021.120950.001.
Item 28: Fox Bassoon in C, ca. 1953Add to your cart.
Maple with nickle-silver keys. Some damage on the upper joint. Includes bocal and boot strap. Serial number 18. Originally owned by the School of Music. Accession Number 2021.120950.002.
Oversize Textile Box 1Add to your cart.
Item 1: University Bands Jacket worn by Jon Toman's sister, 1980sAdd to your cart.
Oversize Textile Box 7Add to your cart.
Item 3: "Dewar at the Table", yellow X-Large T-Shirt, polyester/cotton blend, undatedAdd to your cart.
Image of Ron Dewar playing saxophone at Nature's Table, Accession Number 2022.1209050.001.
Item 29: Motorola Scalatron, ca. 1973Add to your cart.
Model SCI-A. Serial No. unclear either no. 10 or no. 5. UIUC Instrument No. 730-53. Scalatron owned by Ben Johnston and used in the Experimental Music Studios. Transferred to the Sousa Archives by the School of Music October 2022. Accession no. 2022.120950.002.
Item 30: S.S. Stewart Mandolin Banjo, ca. 1920Add to your cart.
Includes US patent no. 1,345,104 by G.L. Puntolillo. Accession no. 2023.1209050.001.
Item 31: Victrola the Eleventh, 1915Add to your cart.
Full name is VV-XI "Victrola the Eleventh" Victrola, includes serial no. 1754452G. Accession no. 2023.1209050.002. Donated by Joseph Rank on June 20, 2023.
Item 32: New Jenkins Special Mellophone in F, ca. 1920Add to your cart.

Mellophone in F, with four tuning slides. Made by J.W. Jenkins Co., Kanas City, MO. Inside of case has the name Gerald Neher, and school Riverside High stamped. Poor condition.

Accession numbers 2023.1209050.003A through 2023.1209050.003E.

Item 33: Washburn-Tonk Music Company Guitar, ca. 1932Add to your cart.

Flat-top acoustic guitar brought back to the U.S. by an American GI after WWII. The GI passed it down to a neighbor who then gave it to Ben Juday at Analog Outfitters, who donated it to the Sousa Archives on Debember 15, 2023. It has a Nazi decal on the headstock, which was presumably applied by the Nazi SS after the guitar was shipped to Europe, while the SS-style fret inlays were presumably installed by the manufacturer. "L 8726 8110" is ink stamped on the inside surface of the guitar back at the sound hole of the guitar.

Accession number 2023.1209050.004

Item 34: John W. Morris Holton Revelation Cornet, 1925Add to your cart.

Made by Frank Holton & Co., Elkhorn, Wis.; Holton-Clarke model; Serial no. 32370; silver plated brass cornet with gold bell; mostly good condition, 3rd valve water key is out of alignment. Case also includes: 2 Holton mouthpieces, 3 valve springs, Holton lyre, and cleaning rod. Case has broken handle.

Donated by Janet Lepp on March 25, 2024

Accession numbers 2024.120950.001A through 2024.120950.001F

Item 35: Eb Piccolo, V. Kohler & Son, ca. 1920sAdd to your cart.

Eb Piccolo, ca. 1920s; made by V. Kohler & Son (Austin); case from Dixie Music. Co. (Chicago). Case latch is missing.

Donated by Margaret Grossman on July 9, 2024.

Accession numbers: 2024.120950.002a through 2024.120950.002c.

Item 36: 8-key 3-section Db Flute, undatedAdd to your cart.

8-key, 3-section Db Flute, undated, made of grenadilla with nickel-plated keys and leather pads. There is no maker's mark, but instrument was purchased in Denmark..

Donated by Margaret Grossman on July 9, 2024.

Accession numbers: 2024.120950.003a through 2024.120950.003c.

Box 89Add to your cart.
Item 1: Tournament of Roses Drumhead, 1984Add to your cart.
Donated by Tom Siwe.
Item 37: Water Color Painting of John Philip Sousa House (Artist Unknown), undatedAdd to your cart.
Donated by Stephen M. Hubbard in February 2021.
Box 90Add to your cart.
Item 1: Henry Gunkel Eb Clarinet, ca. 1890Add to your cart.
Made of boxwood, contains mouthpiece, barrel, three joins, bell. Accession no. 2024-120950-004a through 2024-120950-004d.
Item 2: Henry Gunkel A Clarinet, ca. 1890Add to your cart.
Made of Boxwood. Contains bell, three joints, and barrel. Accession numbers 2024-120950-005a through 2024-120950-005b.
Item 3: Octavin, ca. 1888Add to your cart.
Made of grenadilla and nickle-plated keys, unidentified maker. accession number 2024-120950-006.
Item 4: George Landon Clarinet Mouthpiece Cap and Ligature, undatedAdd to your cart.
Maker from Peoria, Il. Accession number 2024-120950-007.
Item 5: George Landon Clarinet Mouthpiece Cap, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession number 2024-120950-008.
Item 6: George Landon Clarinet Mouthpiece and Ligature, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession number 2024-120950-009.

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