Finding Aid for LaVoy Schneider University of Illinois Band Papers, 1942-1951 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Jennifer Aninger, Kelly Brown, Amanda Pippitt

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Archives Research Center, 1707 S. Orchard Street	Box 1
Archives Research Center, 1707 S. Orchard Street	Box 2

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Collection Overview

Title: LaVoy Schneider University of Illinois Band Papers, 1942-1951

ID: 12/9/60

Primary Creator: Schneider, LaVoy Hensel (1923-1992)

Extent: 2.75 cubic feet

Arrangement: Materials are unarranged.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2003

Subjects: Alumni, Band Department, Band Musicians, Bands, Marching bands, Marching Illini, Yearbook

Formats/Genres: Clothing and Textiles, Concert Programs, Papers, Photographs, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of photographs, phonographic sound recordings, one newspaper clipping, two concert programs, photocopies of yearbook pages, and a band uniform, documenting LaVoy Schneider's participation as a student in the University of Illinois Marching Band between 1942 and 1949.

Biographical Note

LaVoy "Sonnie/Sonny" Hensel Schneider (1923-1992) was born on July 13, 1923 in West Chicago. The son of August William Schneider and Dorothea Friedericka Henrietta Augusta Hensel, he grew up in Chicago. Schneider began his studies as a Ceramic Engineering major at the University of Illinois in 1941. In 1942, he registered for military service and fought in WWII. Upon his return, he married Dorothy Katherine Berngen on July 21, 1945 in Park Ridge, Illinois. Schneider graduated from the University of Illinois in 1949, and was a member of the University of Illinois Marching Band throughout his four years of his study. He was also a member of the Concert Band his last two years at the University of Illinois. During his tenure with the Band, he played tenor saxophone and bass clarinet. Schneider graduated from the University of Illinois in 1949 and after a productive career died in Nashville, TN on February 17, 1992.

Subject/Index Terms

Alumni
Band Department
Band Musicians
Bands
Marching bands
Marching Illini
Yearbook

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Schneider Family.

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Photographs, Concert Programs, Newspaper Clipping, Yearbook Pages, 1942-1949
Folder 2: University of Illinois Concert Band Recording (78 rpm), ca. 1950: Contains: The Masquerade Suite [Mazurka and Gallop] (Khachaturian), Serenata (Anderson), and Oskee-Wow-Wow (Green, Hill)
Folder 3: University of Illinois Concert Band Recording (78 rpm), ca. 1950: Contains: George Washington Bicentennial March (Sousa), University of Illinois March (Sousa), Tap Roots (Part I), The South Before the Civil War - Cotton Plantation Scene (Skinner)
Folder 4: University of Illinois Concert Band Recording (78 rpm), ca. 1950: Contains: Tap Roots (Part II), The Civil War and Reconstruction (Skinner), Illinois Loyalty, and "Three in One"-Pride of the Illini, March of the Illini, Hail to the Orange (King-Alford-Hill)
Folder 5: University of Illinois Concert Band Recording Album Cover, ca. 1950

Box 2

Item 1: University of Illinois Band Uniform Coat, 1942