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Collection Overview

Title: Tuesday Morning Musical Club Records, 1898-2024

ID: 48/3/8

Primary Creator: Tuesday Morning Musical Club (Champaign, Il) (1914-)

Extent: 3.5 cubic feet

Arrangement:

The Tuesday Morning Musical Club Records are arranged into three series: Series 1: Concert and Club Programs, Series 2: Adminstrative Files, and Series 3: Membership and History.

Series 1 includes the club's many recital programs which they began printing in 1916 as well as the club's annual program booklets. The first five program books were grouped together, and the first three were compiled by the club's historian Dorothy Miller O'Donnell in 1946. The first of these books contains club history rather than concert programs.

Series 2 includes secretary books of meeting minutes--many handwritten, financial records, and correspondence. The correspondence includes personal letters, thank you notes, recommendations, and resignations.

Series 3 includes records created by and about the members of the club. One file includes the photographs of the founding members. A few of the scrapbooks were compiled by Mrs. Edna Morey and Mrs. Michaud. The scrapbooks include photographs, newspaper clippings, concert programs, letters, cards, and telegrams. Some of the content in the history binders is photocopies of the first Program Book of Series 1. Other content includes handwritten stories and member lists.

Date Acquired: 02/04/2014. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Concert Programs, Music, Music & society, Music--Societies, etc. -- United States, Music - United States, Photographs

Formats/Genres: Meeting Minutes, Newspaper Clippings, Scrapbooks

Languages: English, French

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of secretary books, photographs, scrapbooks, news clippings, programs, histories, program books, yearbooks, and financial records documenting the continuous operation of the Tuesday Morning Musical Club between 1914 and 2012.

Biographical Note

The Tuesday Morning Musical Club (TMMC) was formed in October 1914 by five women who felt the need for association among the women musicians of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, and these founding members (Mrs. Anne Angell Webster, Mrs. Susie Young Fay, Mrs. Lena Marshall, Mrs. Harriet Blair Ward, and Mrs. Mary Norris Paul) brought together twenty-six other women from the community to form this women's music organization. The following year a formal constitution was adopted by the TMMC which stated that its purpose was "to advance the interests and promote the culture of musical arts in the community and the mutual improvement of its members. In 1916, under the leadership of the club's president, Harriet Ward, the TMMC printed its first year book and began printing programs for its bi-montly music concerts and membership meetings. In March 1945 the club began a series of annual gifts to the University of Illinois' Music Library to honor the five founding members of the TMMC. These annual gifts of music books and scores were chosen by the membership at large in direct consultation with the University's Director of the School of Music and Music Librarian. Other activities included sponsoring guest performers, producing the annual Christmas carol program, and the staging of operas and other large scale music works within the community. The TMMC continues to play an active role in promoting the musical performances of the Urbana-Champaign community's women musicians, and is recognized as the longest continually-operated women's music organization in Central Illinois and possibly the country.

Subject/Index Terms

Concert Programs
Music
Music & society
Music--Societies, etc. -- United States
Music - United States
Photographs

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals:

2017-2018 programs, year book, and meeting minutes transferred April 25, 2018.

2018-2019 programs, yearbook, and meeting minutes transferred April 24, 2019.

2019-2020 programs, yearbook, and meeting minutes transferred July 22, 2020.

2020-2021 programs, yearbook, and meeting minutes transferred May 22, 2021.

2021-2022 programs, yearbook, and meeting minutes transferred June 2, 2022.

Secretary Book 2017-2022 transferred April 12, 2023.

2022-2023 programs and meeting minutes transferred May 23, 2024.

2023-2024 programs, meeting minutes, and budgets transferred May 23, 2024.

Acquisition Source: Tuesday Morning Music Club

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Concert and Club Programs, 1916-2003],
[Series 2: Administrative Files, 1914-2013],
[Series 3: Membership and History, 1898-2014],
[All]

Series 1: Concert and Club Programs, 1916-2003

Box 1

Folder 1: Handwritten Histories I, 1914-1946: Roll of Members, Newspaper Clippings, Pictures, Obituaries, Program Index List - Compiled by Dorothy Miller O'Donnell, Historian 1946
Folder 2: Handwritten Histories II, 1916-1930: Concert programs.
Folder 3: Handwritten Histories III, 1931-1946: Concert programs.
Folder 4: Handwritten Histories IV, 1949-1956: Handwritten personal recollection of the five founders by Mrs. Hobart.
Folder 5: Handwritten Histories V, 1956-1963: Programs and clippings.
Folder 6: Extra Programs, 1916-1929
Folder 7: Extra Programs, 1930-1939
Folder 8: Extra Programs, 1940-1949
Folder 9: Extra Programs, 1950-1959
Folder 10: Extra Programs, 1960-1968
Folder 11: Extra Programs, 1970-1987
Folder 12: Special Interest and Program Duplicates, 1905-1964
Folder 13: Yearbooks, 1916-1926: TMMC annual yearbooks.
Folder 14: Yearbooks, 1926-1936: TMMC annual yearbooks.
Folder 15: Yearbooks, 1936-1946: TMMC annual yearbooks.
Folder 16: Yearbooks, 1946-1956: TMMC annual yearbooks.
Folder 17: Yearbooks, 1956-1966: TMMC annual yearbooks.
Folder 18: Program Booklets, 1966-1976: TMMC annual yearbooks.
Folder 19: Program Booklets, 1976-1986: TMMC annual yearbooks.

Box 2

Folder 1: Program Booklets, 1986-1996: TMMC annual yearbooks.
Folder 2: Program Booklets, 1996-2003: TMMC annual yearbooks.

Box 3

Folder 27: Yearbook and programs, 2014-2015
Folder 28: Yearbook and Programs, 2015-2016
Folder 29: Yearbook and programs, 2016-2017
Folder 31: Yearbooks and programs, 2017-2018
Folder 33: Yearbook and programs, 2018-2019
Folder 35: Yearbook and programs, 2019-2020
Folder 36: Yeabook and programs, 2020-2021
Folder 37: Yearbook and programs, 2021-2022
Folder 38: Secretary Book (minutes and programs), 2017-2022
Folder 39: Yearbook and programs, 2022-2023
Folder 40: Yearbook and programs, 2023-2024

Series 2: Administrative Files, 1914-2013

Box 2

Folder 3: Secretary Book, 1917-1925
Folder 4: Secretary Book, 1925-1934
Folder 5: Secretary Book, 1934-1949
Folder 6: Secretary Book, 1949-1958
Folder 7: Secretary Book, 1958-1965
Folder 8: Secretary Book, 1965-1974
Folder 9: Secretary Book, 1974-1984
Folder 10: Secretary Book, 1984-1994
Folder 11: Secretary Book, 1994-1999

Box 3

Folder 1: Secretary Book (minutes), 1999-2003
Folder 2: Secretary Book (minutes), 2003-2006
Folder 3: Secretary Book, 2007-2012
Folder 4: Robert's Rules of Order, revised, 1943
Folder 5: TMMC Constitution and Proposed Amendments, 1964, ca. 1945-1964
Folder 6: Treasurer's Reports, 1946-1972
Folder 7: Record of Dues Paid, 1914-1919: Includes membership rosters and the original 1914 members of the club.
Folder 8: Receipts and Bills Paid, 1919-1959
Folder 9: Proposed Budgets, 1946-2006
Folder 10: First National Bank Records, 1919-1936
Folder 11: Bank Statements and Deposit tickets from Champaign National Bank, 1966
Folder 12: Bills, Receipts, and Cancelled checks and Bank Statements from Champaign National Bank, 1967
Folder 13: Bills, Receipts, and Deposit Tickets from Champaign National Bank, 1968
Folder 14: Bills, Receipts, and Cancelled checks and Bank Statements from Champaign National Bank, 1969
Folder 15: Cards listing books given to U of I Library by Tuesday Morning Musical Club
Folder 16: Book Donation Correspondence, undated
Folder 17: Acceptance, Resignation, and Reccommendation Correspondence, 1933-1966
Folder 18: Personal Correspondence, 1927-1988
Folder 30: Meeting Minutes, 2016-2017
Folder 32: Meeting Minutes, 2017-2018
Folder 34: Meeting Minutes, 2018-2019
Folder 35: Meeting Minutes, 2019-2020
Folder 36: Meeting Minutes, 2020-2021
Folder 37: Meeting Minutes, 2021-2022
Folder 41: Meeting Minutes, 2022-2023
Folder 42: Meeting Minutes, 2023-2024
Folder 43: Proposed Budget, 2023-2024
Folder 44: Treasurer's Report, 1923-1924

Series 3: Membership and History, 1898-2014

Box 3

Folder 19: The Five Founders of the Tuesday Morning Musical Club of Champaign- Urbana Illinois (original photographs), 1914-1936
Folder 20: Tuesday Morning Musical Club Highlights, 1914-1950: Compiled from original documents by Margaret Khachaturian, Historian: 1987-2013.
Folder 21: Tuesday Morning Musical Club Highlights, 1950-2013: Compiled from original documents by Margaret Khachaturian, Historian: 1987-2013.
Folder 22: History, 1914-2014: Club History including photographs and specific member biographies compiled by Margaret Khachaturian between 1987 and 2014. Folder 1 of 2.
Folder 23: History, 1914-2014: Oral history and member lists compiled by Margaret Khachaturian. Folder 2 of 2.
Folder 24: 100th Anniversary Committee Research File, 2013-2014: Includes research on the history of the Club and its members from 1895 to 2014.
Folder 25: Founders Day 100th Anniversary Research -- Terry Maher, 2014
Folder 26: Member Information and Member Interviews, 2013-2014: Interviews and member information collected by Terry Maher.

Box 4

Folder 1: Edna Morey Scrapbook, 1915-1951: Light brown leather scrapbook with brown tassels and gold embossed front, loose pages. Includes concert programs, letters, newspaper articles, photographs and other ephemera highlighting Morey's musical interests and involvement with the Tuesday Morning Music Club.
Folder 2: Jane Michaud Scrapbook, 1898-1968: Dark Red scrapbook, with embosed "scrapbook" on front cover, pages glued in. Includes pictures, newspaper articles, programs, obituary, and other ephemera collected by and about Jane Michaud (formerly Jane Wells Chase) and her early involvement with the Tuesday Morning Musical Club. Note: many articles and newspaper clippings are in French.

Box 5

Folder 1: Edna Morey Scrapbook, 1924-1952: Dark brown leather scrapbook, with embossed floral pattern on front cover, includes scrapbook and four Club Members Programs 1948-1949, 1949-1950, 1950-1951, 1951-1952. Includes concert prorgrams, letters, photographs, and other ephemera highlighting Morey's interest in music and her involvement with the Tuesday Morning Music Club.

Box 6

Item 1: Tuesday Morning Musical Club Program Scrapbook, 1941-1987: Dark Green cover with gold square around the edge. Scrapbook created by club historian 1978. Includes programs, club budget reports, photographs, newspaper articles and other ephemera highlighting the clubs output from 1978-1987. Of particular note are articles and musical programs featuring Wilma Zonn and Ian and Claude Hobson.

Box 7

Item 1: Tuesday Morning Musical Club Scrapbook VI, 1963-1978: Light Green with silver fluer de lis and diamond pattern on front cover, loose pages. Scrapbook contains newspaper clipplings, concert programs, photographs, and other ephemera relating to the Tuesday Morning Musical Club. Of particular note are programs that featured Helen Hamm, Virginia Gaburo, and Wilma Zonn.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Concert and Club Programs, 1916-2003],
[Series 2: Administrative Files, 1914-2013],
[Series 3: Membership and History, 1898-2014],
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