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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 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 4: Awards, Medals, and Memorabilia
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- Box 91: Medals
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- Item 1: Shrine Club of Long Beach, 6/16/1936
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- Item 2: Lions Club
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- Item 3: Saint Johns Encampment, 1802-1902
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- Item 4: Long Beach Municipal Band
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- Item 5: Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem
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- Item 6: Unidentified, 1908
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- Item 7: Long Service Grand Commandery of St. Johns
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- Item 8: Tri-State Band Festival, 1939
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- Item 9: Marksman, 1903
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- Item 10: Unidentified
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- Item 11: Unidentified
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- Item 12: Unidentified two guns crossing
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- Item 13: Wanderers
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- Item 14: Tri-State Band Festival, 1941
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- Item 15: Sherwood Foresters
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- Item 16: The Wanderers Club, 1904
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- Item 17: National Band Festival
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- Item 18: National School Band Association, 1936
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- Item 19: I.M.P.A. of Toronto, 7/15/1914
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- Item 20: The Wanderers Club, 1905
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- Item 21: The Wanderers Club, 1909
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- Item 22: Georg Lang Munich, 6/1900
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- Item 23: The Wanderers Club, 1906
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- Item 24: National High School Clinic Band, 1936
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- Item 25: Ernest Williams School of Music, 3/14/1940
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- Item 26: Tenth Olympiad in Los Angeles, 1932
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- Item 27: New York State Commission Paris Exposition, 1900
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- Item 28: Unidentified two guns crossing
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- Item 29: The Wanderers Club Johannesburg, 1910
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- Item 30: Unidentified United States flag
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- Item 31: Long Beach
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- Item 32: Navy League
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- Item 33: Masonry Medal
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- Item 34: Navy League
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- Item 35: Tri-State Band Festival, 1940
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- Item 36: Tri-State Band Festival, 1938
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- Item 37: Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks
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- Item 38: Long Beach
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- Item 39: Artillery Company of Massachusetts and London, 10/3/1903
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- Item 40: The American Bandmaster's Association, 8/1936
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- Item 41: Unidentified eagle of Chicago, 1932
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- Item 42: Around the World with Sousa, 1910-1911
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- Item 43: Kidderminster Brussel Weavers of Philadelphia, 1902
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- Item 44: Artillery Company of Massachusetts and London (duplicate), 10/3/1903
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- Item 45: American Federation of Musicians
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- Item 46: All-Western Band Review in Long Beach, 1939
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- Item 47: Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
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- Item 48: 50th Jubilaeum, 1910
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- Item 49: Federation of State Societies of Long Beach
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- Item 50: American Federation of Musicians in Los Angeles, 1932
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- Item 51: American Bandmasters Association in Chicago, 1933
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- Item 52: 11th American Bandmasters Association in Hagerstown, MD, 3/10-13/1940
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- Item 53: 6th American Bandmasters Association in Cincinnati, 3/7-10/1935
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- Item 54: Musicians Association of Long Beach, CA, 7/18/1937
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- Item 55: American Bandmasters Association Convention in Toronto, 1934
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- Item 56: Supreme Pyramid Ancient Egyptian Order, 11/2-5/1938
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- Item 57: 8th American Bandmasters' Association in Milwaukee, 3/5-7/1937
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- Item 58: American Bandmasters' Association in Boston, 4/5-12/1931
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- Item 59: Douglas Dedication in Long Beach, 10/17/1941
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- Item 60: National School Music Competition Festival, 5/9-11/1940
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- Item 61: Supreme Pyramid in Santa Cruz, 11/5-8/1941
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- Item 62: Supreme Pyramid in Sacramento, 11/6-9/1940
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- Box 97: Awards & Miscellaneous Items
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- Folder 1: Gold Pocket Watch presented by U. S. S. Alabama, 1902
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- Folder 2: Trophy from Long Beach Municipal Band, 1924
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- Folder 3: Ram's Horn Trumpet presented by J. C. Creason, 1941
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- Folder 4: Trophy presented by H. N. White Instrument Company
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- Folder 5: Miniature Trumpet (broken)
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- Folder 6: Telescoping Baton
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- Box 98: Awards
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- Folder 1: Presented by 2nd Regiment Band, 1903
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- Folder 2: Presented by American Federation of Musicians, Local 47, 1933
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- Box 99: Batons
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- Folder 1: Presented by Herntzman's Band, 1892
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- blue case
- Folder 2: Presented by 21st Infantry Band, June 23, 1898
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- Folder 3: Presented by M. M. B. H., 1925
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- Folder 4: Herbert L. Clarke black and ivory baton
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- Folder 5: SEE
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- Box 1: Oversized Special Collections
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- Item 1: Two Wooden Batons and Storage Plaque from Doug Beesley, Undated
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- Folder 6: Unidentified black and ivory baton
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- Folder 7: Unidentified wooden baton
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- Folder 8: Device for measuring mouthpiece pressure
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- Box 110: Awards
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- Item 1: Willow Grove Cup, 1902
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- Item 8: Knights Templar Sword, undated
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- Accession # 2004.120954.008
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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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