James F Keene Personal Papers

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

University of Illinois Bands Administrative Records

Professional Associations Records and Correspondence

Guest Lecturer, Conductor, and Adjudicator Records

University Band Experience (excluding Illinois), 1970-2004



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Collection Overview

Title: James F Keene Personal Papers, 1923-2008Add to your cart.View associated digital content.

ID: 12/9/28

Primary Creator: Keene, James F. (1948-2022)

Extent: 8.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in four series: Series 1, University of Illinois Bands Administrative Records, 1923-2008; Series 2, Professional Associations Correspondence and Records, 1930-2007; Series 3, Guest Lecturer, Conductor, and Adjudicator Records, 1986-2008; and Series 4, Personal Education and Non-Illinois Career Papers, 1970-2004. All series are arranged alphabetically.

Date Acquired: 10/24/2008

Subjects: American Bandmasters Association, Bands, Photographs, University of Illinois

Formats/Genres: Financial Records, Newspaper Clippings, Papers, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The James F. Keene Personal Papers consist of seven cubic feet of personal papers, photographs, administrative records, audio recordings, and lecture notes documenting Keene's career as the director of the University of Illinois Bands, 1985-2008, as well as his time spent at the University of Michigan, East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University), and the University of Arizona. Under Keene's direction, the University of Illinois Bands program continued to define collegiate performance practices throughout the United States during the last two decades of the twentieth century. Keene's papers also highlight his time as President of the American Band Association, Chairman of the Otswald Competition Contest (1996-1998), and President of the Champaign Rotary Club (1995-96). Of particular interest is a 1952 audio recording of Leopold Stokowski in rehearsal with Illinois music ensembles and early University of Illinois Bands concert programs.

Biographical Note

James Frederick Keene (1948-2022) was born in Detroit, Michigan. Keene earned his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Michigan, where he studied with William Revelli, Elizabeth Green, and Larry Teal. Keene came to the University of Illinois in 1985 after directing the band program at the University of Arizona (1983-1985) and East Texas State University (1975-1980) and after serving as the Assistant Director of Bands with the University of Michigan (1973-1975). He retired in 2008 after a distinguished 23 year career (1985-2008) as the Director of Bands at the University of Illinois School of Music, just the fourth person to hold the title since 1905. During his tenure at the University of Illinois he was awarded the title of Brownfield Distinguished Professor of Music, performed at Carnegie Hall, and conducted the University Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony at major national and international music conferences. Commercial recordings of band concerts that he conducted  have been broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio and internationally on radio programs in Asia, Australia, and Europe. Keene was a Past-President of the American Bandmasters Association (ABA), Big Ten Band Directors Association, and National Band Association. He was one of just six people to be awarded the Honorary Life Membership for the Texas Bandmaster Association. Besides membership in professional and honorary societies, Keene was a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary International Foundation, serving as president of the Champaign Rotary Club in 1995-1996. He served on the ABA's "The Journal of Band Research" Editorial Board and chairman for the ABA Ostwald Composition Contest. Keene also chaired the University Bands Division Bachelors and Masters of Music programs at his alma mater, the University of Michigan.

Subject/Index Terms

American Bandmasters Association
Bands
Photographs
University of Illinois

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public with the exception of the following restrictions: Box 1, folder 39, Box 3, folder 31, Box 4, folder 85, Box 5, folders 1 and 21, Box 6, folders 25, 26, and 34, and Box 8, folder 66. These files become open in 2038.

Acquisition Source: James F. Keene

Acquisition Method: Donation


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Series 2: Professional Associations Records and Correspondence, 1930-2007Add to your cart.
Professional Associations contains correspondence, administrative records, photographs, and conference programs, most from 1985-2006. The majority of the records are related to the American Bandmasters Association, especially planning for the 1990 Convention hosted by the University of Illinois. This series is arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization. Organization names are usually abbreviated.
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Folder 79: ABA Convention Appreciation Correspondence, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 80: ABA Convention, 1986-1987Add to your cart.
Folder 81: ABA Convention Planning, 1986-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 82: ABA Convention Planning, 1989-1990Add to your cart.
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Folder 1: ABA Convention Planning, February 27, 1990-March 4, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 2: 1990 ABA Convention Prep, 1989-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 3: ABA Convention Planning, 2002-2003Add to your cart.
Folder 4: ABA Convention Baltimore, MD, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 5: ABA Convention Knoxville, TN, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 6: ABA Convention Programs, 1984-1989Add to your cart.
Folder 7: ABA Convention Programs, 1995-2007Add to your cart.
Folder 8: ABA Correspondence, 2000-2003Add to your cart.
Folder 9: ABA Enrichment Committee, ca. 1987-2000Add to your cart.
Folder 10: ABA Expenses, ca. 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 11: ABA Financial, 1985-1986Add to your cart.
Folder 12: ABA Dvorak, Tom, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 13: ABA Goldman Citation - Capt. Kenneth Force, ca. 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 14: ABA Goldman Citation - John Haynie Photographs, ca. 2007Add to your cart.
Folder 15: ABA Golf, 1998-1999Add to your cart.
Folder 16: ABA Golf, 1997-1998Add to your cart.
Folder 17: ABA Harding - Convention with King, Karl, ca. 1930-1941Add to your cart.
Folder 18: ABA Kissinger, Everett Correspondence, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 19: ABA Lega, Ted, 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 20: ABA Lisk, Edward, 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 21: ABA Membership Nomination - Tom Bennett, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 22: ABA Membership Nominations, ca. 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 23: ABA Officers Guide 2002 & President's Folder 2001, 2001-2002Add to your cart.
Folder 24: ABA Organization Booklets, 1986, 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 25: ABA Otswald Correspondence, ca. 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 26: ABA Otswald Correspondence, ca. 1995-2000Add to your cart.
Folder 27: ABA Otswald, 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 28: ABA Photographs, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: ABA S. Steele Membership, 1991Add to your cart.
Folder 30: ABA Membership Nomination - Green, Gary, 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 31: ABA Tallahassee, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 32: ABA Christensen, Joe, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Arkansas Bandmasters Association Conference Programs, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Big Ten Band Directors Association Meeting Records, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 35: British Association of Brass & Wind Ensembles, 1985Add to your cart.
Folder 36: CBDNA - Kansas City, 1990-1991Add to your cart.
Folder 37: CBDNA Correspondence, 1986-1989Add to your cart.
Folder 38: CBDNA Correspondence - Kibbe, Michael, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 39: College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), 1987-1997Add to your cart.
Folder 40: The Goldman Memorial Band Correspondence, 2004-2005Add to your cart.
Folder 41: IMEA Correspondence, 1987-1996Add to your cart.
Folder 42: NBA Correspondence, 1990-1998Add to your cart.
Folder 43: National Band Association Honors Concert Band Correspondence, 1988, 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 44: National Band Association Correspondence, ca. 1985-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 45: National Band Association, ca. 1994-1996Add to your cart.
Folder 46: National Band Association Convention Programs, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 47: NBA Publications, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 48: Rotary Club Photographs, 1989, 1996Add to your cart.
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Folder 1: Rotary Club - Policy, 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Rotary Club Administration, 1995-1996Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Texas Band Masters Association Correspondence, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Texas Band Masters Association Convention Programs, 1995-2006Add to your cart.

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