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By Mary Miller, Betty Reed, and Reed Gallo
Collection Overview
Title: Herbert L Clarke Music and Personal Papers, circa 1880-1945![Add to your cart. Add to your cart.](themes/library_web/images/addtocart.gif)
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ID: 12/9/54
Primary Creator: Clarke, Herbert L. (Herbert Lincoln) (1867-1945)
Extent: 21.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: The collection is organized in 7 series. Series 1, Music, ca.1851-1945, (Boxes 1-80, 89, & 92) is arranged sequentially by a unique catalog number used by Clarke to manage his performance library, music without these numbers was left in the order it was found, Series 2, Photographs, 1868-1945(Boxes 81-88), Series 3, Personal Papers, 1887-1953 (Boxes 81-84, 86, 89-90), is arranged alphabetically, Series 4, Awards, Medals, and Memorabilia, ca.1892-ca.1945 (Boxes 91, 97-99), Series 5, Phonodiscs, ca.1895-ca.1942 (Boxes 93-94), Series 6, Long Beach Municipal Band, ca.1936-1991, Boxes 95-96), and Series 7, Instruments, ca.1886-ca.1945, (Boxes 100-106). Microfilm of original manuscripts is on reels 106 - 112 in box 6 of the master negatives.
Subjects: Bands, Music, Sousa, John Philip
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of Clarke's performance library of original and published music for band and orchestra music, scrapbooks, photographs, musical instruments, personal correspondence, news clippings, awards, and other memorabilia documenting his career as cornetist, a member of the Sousa Band, conductor for the Long Beach Municipal Band, composer and arranger, and music educator. Many of the methods included near the end of Series 1 are autographed by the respective authors.
Biographical Note
Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945), cornetist, composer, bandleader and educator was considered the King of the cornet in his day. He first studied the violin at the age of 5 and at 13 began playing professionally in the Philharmonic Society Orchestra of Toronto. At the same time he began to study the cornet and soon began to play it professionally in a restaurant band and in the Queen's Own Regimental Band. After a move to Indianapolis, Clarke learned to play the viola and subsequently joined the England's Opera House Orchestra and played cornet in the When Clothing Store Band. It was with this band that in 1886 Clarke won a solo cornet contest and received a one-of-a-kind pocket cornet made by the famous instrument maker, Henry Diston, which can be seen at the Sousa Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.
Clarke moved to New York City in 1892 where he briefly played for the Gilmore Band. In 1893, Clarke became the solo cornet player for the John Philip Sousa Band and later became the assistant conductor, composer and arranger. He performed as soloist for 3 of the 4 European Tours and 1910-1911 World Tour. During the off-seasons Clarke pursued his own musical endeavors. These included conducting the Reeve's Concert Band in Providence, RI, recording his solo cornet compositions, duets, and quartets with the Victor Label, and playing 2nd Trumpet with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Trumpet with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
After leaving Sousa's Band, he became the conductor of the Anglo-Canadian Leather Company Band in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, and later moved to California and conducted the historic Long Beach Municipal Band until his death in 1945. Rarely after the age of 50 did he perform the cornet in public. He published several articles and books about the cornet and method books on cornet playing and of particular notice are his early drafts of these methods books and articles.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
unknown
Acquisition Method:
The music and personal papers were donated to the University of Illinois in 1945.
Other Note:
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Box and Folder Listing
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Series 3: Personal Papers],
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Series 4: Awards, Medals, and Memorabilia],
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Series 5: Phonodiscs],
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Series 6: Long Beach Municipal Band--Programs, News Clippings, and Photographs],
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Series 7: Instruments],
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- Series 2: Photographs
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- Box 81
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- Folder 1: Banquet Hall, ca. 1940
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- Folder 2: Clarke in C.G. Conn Band Instrument Factory, ca. 1920
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- Folder 3: Clarke Memorial Monument, 1948
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- Folder 4: Clarke Portraits, 1868-ca. 1930
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- Folder 5: Clarke Portraits, 1868-ca. 1930
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- Folder 6: Clarke Portraits from "The Road to Success" and "How I Became Successful", ca. 1890-1910
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- Folder 7: Victor Herbert, 1896
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- Box 83: Negatives
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- Folder 1: American Bandmasters Association (ABA), 1930-37
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- Folder 2: Band Photographs--General, ca. 1890-1940
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- Folder 3: Clarke, 1868-ca. 1930
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- Folder 4: Clarke Memorial, 1945
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- Folder 5: Clarke and Sousa, 1900-29
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- Folder 6: Columbian Exposition, 1893
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- Folder 7: Group Photographs-General, ca. 1915-40
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- Folder 8: Long Beach Municipal Band, ca. 1923-43
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- Folder 9: Musicians and Bandmasters, 1892-1940
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- Folder 10: Sousa, 1895-1930
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- Folder 11: Sousa Band, 1900-40
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- Box 85: Oversized Photographs
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- Folder 1: Alliance Bell Ringers, 1886
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- Folder 2: American Bandmasters Association, ca. 1935
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- Folder 3: Anglo-Canadian Leather Company Band, 1919
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- Folder 4: ARMCO Band, ca. 1930
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- Folder 5: Herbert L. Clarke, ca. 1910
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- Folder 6: Clarke with Long Beach Municipal Band, 1924-34
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- Folder 7: Clarke with other bands
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- Folder 8: Other Bands
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- Folder 9: Simon with ARMCO Band, with Sousa and Clarke, 1920-34
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- Folder 10: Sousa Conducts L.A. Grammer School Orchestra, 1928
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- Folder 11: Swiss Bell Ringers, 1886
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- Folder 12: "The Three Aces" Photograph Frame, 1934
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- Box 86: Oversized Photographs
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- Folder 1: Providence RI Band, Clarke, 1902
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- Folder 2: Reeve's American Band in Providence, RI, Clarke, 1902
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- Folder 3: American Bandmaster's Association, 1933-35
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- Folder 4: ARMCO Band, Frank Simon, 1938
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- Folder 5: "Season's Greetings" print to Clarke and Long Beach Municipal Band, undated
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- Item 1: Set of two Beasley conducting batons mounted on wooden backing, undated
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- Box 87
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- Folder 1: Clarke Portraits, 1868-ca. 1930
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- Folder 2: Clarke Candid, Undated
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- Folder 3: Clarke with Sousa, 1900
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- Folder 4: Clarke with Notable Band Dignitaries, Undated
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- Folder 5: Band Dignitaries, Undated
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- Folder 6: Unidentified Marching Bands, Undated
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- Box 88
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- Folder 1: American Bandmasters Association, 1934-37
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- Folder 2: Band Dignitaries and other notable personalities, Undated
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- Folder 3: Clarke Marching with a band in Willow Grove Park, PA, ca. 1920
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- Folder 4: Clarke with Band Dignitaries, Undated
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- Folder 5: Clarke with Long Beach Municipal Band
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- Folder 6: John Philip Sousa, ca. 1912-1932
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- Box 90
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- Folder 13: Unidentified Orchestra, Long Beach CA, undated
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- Folder 14: American Band Master's Association Dinner, 1931
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- Folder 15: Unidentified Band, undated
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- Folder 16: Citizens Band, Clinton, IA, undated
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- Folder 17: Texas Band, 1938
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- Box 111
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- Folder 1: Clarke with Others, 1934-1944
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- Folder 2: Long Beach Municipal Band, ca. 1924
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- Folder 3: Portraits of Various Musicians, ca. 1924 - 1941
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- Folder 4: Portraits of Various Musicians, ca. 1924-1941
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- Folder 5: Various Bands, ca. 1939
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- Folder 6: Clarke, Age 4, with Older Brothers, 1861
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- Folder 7: Band Photographs, 1889-1940
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- Folder 8: Band Dignitaries, 1904-1937
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- Folder 9: Clarke with Majorettes, ca. 1935
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- Folder 10: Dr. Orison Swett Marden and Mr. Erwin A. Holt, 1919
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- Folder 11: John Philip Sousa Plaque, 1935
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- Folder 12: San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, 1937
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- MapCabinet 3
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- MapDrawer 1
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- Folder 1: Clarke with unidentified band, undated
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- Folder 2: Oversized Photographs, 1919, 1941
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Left Side: Tri-State Band Festival Poster, Enid, OK, April 16-19, 1941
Right Side: Anglo Canadian Leather Company Band, 1919
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- Folder 3: Clarke with Long Beach Municipal Band, undated
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Series 6: Long Beach Municipal Band--Programs, News Clippings, and Photographs],
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Series 7: Instruments],
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