Finding Aid for Adrian Lindsey Papers, 1915-1928, 1959, 1973, 1981 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Adrian Lindsey Papers, 1915-1928, 1959, 1973, 1981

ID: 41/20/313

Primary Creator: Adrian H. Lindsey (1897-1981)

Extent: 0.4 cubic feet

Date Acquired: 06/05/2023. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Band Concerts, Bands, Bands (Music), Harding, Albert Austin, Homecoming, Military Bands, Post Exam Jubilees, Symphony Orchestras, Theatre

Papers of Adrian Lindsey (1897-1981), (College of Agriculture, Farm Management, 1922).  Materials include ephemera, a copy of Illinois Sing Songs (1920), photographs of Lindsey and other individuals/scenes (c. 1916, c. 1920s), programs from music performances (Prom Concert, 1915; United States Marine Band, 1915; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 1915; Philharmonic Society of New York, 1916; Pop Concert, UI Military Band, 1917; ‘Concert Militaire,’ First Regiment Band, 1922; Twenty-Sixth Anniversary Concerts), the Post Exam Jubilee, and theatre performances.  Also contains colorized postcard photo of University of Illinois Bands in Lincoln Hall Theater.

Includes brief biographical information about Adrian Lindsey and mailings from the donor of the material, his granddaughter Adrianne Balcom.

Adrian H. Lindsey (1897-1981) graduated from the University of Illinois in 1922 with a degree in Farm Management.  During his time at the University, he played the cornet in some of the military bands.  He continued his education after graduation, receiving a master's degree from Iowa State College in 1923 and a doctorate from Iowa State University in 1929.  He became a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and died in 1981.

Band Concerts
Bands
Bands (Music)
Harding, Albert Austin
Homecoming
Military Bands
Post Exam Jubilees
Symphony Orchestras
Theatre

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 7/25/2023; 8/1/2023; 9/10/2024

Access Restrictions: No restrictions.

Acquisition Source: Adrianne Balcom

Acquisition Method: Donation.

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/4120313.pdf

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