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Collection Overview
Title: American Choral Directors Association Special Collections, ca. 1950-2000
ID: 12/9/172
Primary Creator: American Choral Directors Association (1959-)
Other Creators: Brown, Elaine (1910-1997), Christiansen, F. Melius (1871-1955), Collins, Walter S. (1926-1997), Decker, Harold A. (1914-2003), Farkas, Ferenc (1905-2000), Glarum, L. Stanley (1908-1975), Haberlen, John B. (1940-), Hayes, Morris D. (1919-2006), Hirt, Charles C. (1911-2001), Keister, Elwood (1920-2003), Kirk, Colleen J. (1918-2004), Mathis, Russell (1926-2014), Maze, Glen L. (1928-2002), Page, Ronald Royce (ca. 1940-), Shaw, Robert Lawson (1916-1999), Snyder, Ellis Emanuel (1898-1969), Snyder, Robert Ellis (1930-2021), Waring, Fredrick Malcolm (1900-1984), Yamron, Janet (1932-), Youngberg, Eva Mae Struckmeyer (1930-)
Extent: 72.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: Organized in 15 record groups: Record Group 1, Harold A. Decker Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 2, Colleen J. Kirk Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 3, Russell Mathis Papers; Record Group 4, Stanley Glarum Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 5, Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia; Record Group 6, Elwood Keister Papers; Record Group 7, Ferenc Farkas Collection; Record Group 8 Charles C. Hirt Papers; Record Group 9, Walter Collins Papers; Record Group 10; Elaine Brown Music and Papers; Record Group 11, Fred Waring Collection; Record Group 12, F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores; Record Group 13, Robert Shaw Collection; Record Group 14, Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers; and Record Group 15, Small Collections which consists of 5 series including the Eva Youngberg Papers, Ronald Page Collection, John Haberlen Robert Shaw Collection, John Haberlen Research Files on William L. Dawson, and the Glen Maze Collection of Choral Method Books. Record Groups will be processed over time.
Date Acquired: 01/06/2022
Subjects: Books, Choirs, Choral music, Choral singing -- Instruction and study, Choral Society, Church music--Catholic Church, Civil Rights, Class Record Books, Compositions-Music, Folk music, Folk songs, Magazines, Music -- Brazil, Music -- China, Music -- Illinois, Music -- Illinois - Education, Music -- Japan, Music -- Korea, Music -- Russia, Music - United States, Musical Repertoires, Music Library, Music Publishers, Music teachers, Music teachers - Training of, Music Teachers National Association, Teaching Methods, Vocal music
Formats/Genres: Scrapbooks
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Hebrew, Yiddish, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish;Castilian, Thai, Swedish, Chinese
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of correspondence, programs, lectures, photographs, research files, newsletters, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, meeting minutes, awards, publications, music scores and parts, and personal papers documenting the careers of major American choral directors and leaders of the American Choral Directors Association between the 1950s and 2000.
Biographical Note
Concerned by the lack of resources available to American choral directors, Robert Landers (director of the US Air Force Choir), Archie Jones (director of choirs at the University of Texas), and Maynard Klein (director of choirs at the University of Michigan) first conceived of a national choral association in 1957. The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), originally called the American Choirmasters Association following the American Bandmasters Association, was founded two years later in Kansas City, Missouri during the biennial conference of the Music Teachers National Association. The ACDA, which began with 35 members, was established to serve the needs of pubilc school, collegiate, community, sacred, and professional choirs by sponsoring choral workshops, international conventions, concert exchanges, and symposia.
The first executive board was led by Archie Jones (president), R. Wayne Hugoboom (executive director), Earl Willhoite (treasurer), Charles Hirt, Warner Imig, James Aliferis, Elwood Keister, and Harry Robert Wilson. During their first meeting, the executive board established a set of bylaws and yearly dues of $6.
In March 1960, the organization held its first biannual convention in conjunction with the 1960 Music Educator's National Conference. This conference consisted of concerts, reading sessions, workshops, and panel discussions. The following May, the ACDA published the first issue of the Choral Journal. Eleven years later, the organization held its first independent conference in Kansas City. Since then, the ACDA conference has expanded to include honor choirs and multiple sessions.
In addition to their biannual conference, the organization has fostered the annual Schmitt and Pepper Choral Composition Competitions since 1962. In 1991, the ACDA added the Raymond W. Brock Student Composition Competition. In addition, the ACDA also provides awards for dissertations and professional research on choral music.
Since 1961, the ACDA has been governed by both national and regional officers from six regions. In 1979, the ACDA added a seventh region to accomodate expanding membership.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source:
American Choral Directors Association
Acquisition Method:
Transfer through deed of gift.
Appraisal Information:
10 boxes of loose choral music in the Decker Record Group (box 7-8,10-11, 13-15, 18, 23 and one unlabelled box) was deaccessioned June 24, 2022.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Record Group:
[Record Group 1: Harold A. Decker Papers and Recordings, 1902-2009],
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Record Group 2: Colleen J. Kirk Papers and Sound Recordings, 1949-2003],
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Record Group 3: Russell Mathis Papers, 1960-1977],
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Record Group 4: L. Stanley Glarum Papers and Audio Recordings, 1930-1977],
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Record Group 5: Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia, 1956-1991],
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Record Group 6: Elwood Keister Papers, 1958-1995],
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Record Group 7: Ferenc Farkas Collection, 1933-2001],
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Record Group 8: Charles C. Hirt Papers, 1923-2001],
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Record Group 9: Walter S. Collins Papers, 1940-1996],
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Record Group 10: Elaine Brown Music and Papers, 1880-2005],
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Record Group 11: Fred Waring Collection, 1937-1997],
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Record Group 12: F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores, 1918-1954],
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Record Group 13: Robert Shaw Collection, 1954-2005],
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Record Group 14: Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers, 1935-1999],
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Record Group 15: Small Collections, 1893-2006],
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- Record Group 1: Harold A. Decker Papers and Recordings, 1902-2009
- Consists of correspondence, music, lectures, publications, dissertations and theses, meeting notes, and recordings, documenting Harold Decker's career as a choral director. This record group is organized in three series: Series 1: Research, Instruction and Service, 1937-1984; Series 2: Music, Concert Programs, and Tours, 1880-1990; Series 3: Personal Papers, 1936-1992.
- Series 1: Research, Instruction and Service, 1937-1997
- Consists of Decker's research materials, including publications, presentations, and edited scores; instructional materials from his work at Wichita State University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and correspondence pertaining his service with the American Choral Directors Association and the American Choral Foundation. The series is organized into three subseries: Sub-series 1: Instruction, 1937-1984; Sub-series 2: Publications and Presentations, 1945-1984; and Sub-series 3: Service, 1942-1997.
- Sub-Series 1: Instruction, 1937-1984
- Consists of dissertations and theses by students for whom Decker served as advisor or as a committee member; classroom materials; collected materials produced by the University of Illinois and Witchita State University; and materials pertaining to Decker's professional research. This Sub-series is organized into four content areas: Dissertations and Theses, General Class Materials, Research Materials, and Specific Class Materials. Materials within each content area are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Dissertations and Theses: An Analysis of Six Major Choral Works by John Tavener, 1978
- Folder 2: Dissertations and Theses: The Choral Music of Johann Friedrich Peter 1746-1813, 1973
- Folder 3: Dissertations and Theses: Elaine Brown and Singing City: The Choral Art as a Communicative Social Force, 1976
- Folder 4: Dissertations and Theses: An Examination of the Compositions by Darius Milhaud for Unaccompanied Mixed Voices, 1979
- Folder 5: Dissertations and Theses: Hector Berlioz The Te Deum, 1978
- Folder 6: Dissertations and Theses: The Sacred Choral Music of Charles Ives, 1969
- Folder 7: Dissertations and Theses: The Sacred Music of Robert Johnson (c. 1500-c. 1560), 1986
- Folder 8: Dissertations and Theses: The Soli-Tutti Concept in the Choral Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, 1969
- Folder 9: Dissertations and Theses: A Study of Edwin London's Music for Women's Chorus, 1983
- Folder 10: Dissertations and Theses: Timothy Swan: Yankee Tunesmith, 1972
- Folder 11: General Class Materials: 20th Century Choral Music, undated
- Folder 12: General Class Materials: Advanced Choral Conducting, undated
- Box 2
- Folder 1: General Class Materials: Articles, Newsletters, Syllabi, 1957-1987
- Folder 2: General Class Materials: Bach, Julius Herford, 1960-1979
- Folder 3: General Class Materials: Bach - Mass in B Minor Refrences, 1960-1975
- Folder 4: General Class Materials: Baroque, 1972-1983
- Folder 5: General Class Materials: Buxtenude, Carissimi, Vivaldi, Purcell, undated
- Folder 6: General Class Materials: Choral Conducting, 1966-1968
- Folder 7: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Bach, 1968-1987
- Folder 8: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Faure, Honegger, 1984
- Folder 9: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Handel (1 of 2), 1975-1978
- Folder 10: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Handel (2 of 2), 1975-1978
- Folder 11: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Performance, Purcell, undated
- Folder 12: General Class Materials: Composers, 1964-1984
- Folder 13: General Class Materials: Conducting, Handouts, undated
- Folder 14: General Class Materials: DMA Lists, U of I, 1969-1984
- Folder 15: General Class Materials: Festivals, 1985-1989
- Folder 16: General Class Materials: Hayden Mass in D Minor, Score and Notes, undated
- Folder 17: General Class Materials: Handel Workshop; Handel Festspiele Halle, Germany, 1979
- Folder 18: General Class Materials: Isreal in Egypt, undated
- Folder 19: General Class Materials: Lecture Notes, undated
- Folder 20: General Class Materials: Music Educators National Conference Programs, 1966-1969
- Folder 21: General Class Materials: Pitch Alteration, undated
- Folder 22: General Class Materials: Requirements for DMA Progam at University of Illinois, 1971-1974
- Folder 23: General Class Materials: Special Articles, 1960-1963
- Folder 24: General Class Materials: University of Illinois Choral Program Flyers, ca. 1964
- Folder 25: General Class Materials: Virginia Music Camp - Chorus Book, 1967
- Folder 26: General Class Materials: Workshop Programs, 1971-1994
- Folder 27: Research Materials: Bach Passion St. Matthew, 1981
- Folder 28: Research Materials: Berlioz Refrence Materials, 1974-1977
- Folder 29: Research Materials: Hayden J. The Creation, undated
- Folder 30: Research Materials: Herford, Julius; Synopsis of Courses in Analysis, 1955
- Folder 31: Research Materials: Musical Times June 1976 with Annotations, 1976
- Folder 32: Research Materials: Notes on Mass in A Flat (Schubert), Undated
- Folder 33: Research Materials: A Study of Vocal Pedagogy for the Choral Rehearsal Based on Theories Presented in Published Literature from 1960 to 1970 and on Interviews and Observations of Selected Choral Conductors, Dissertation by William Kenneth Decker, 1975
- Dissertation is incomplete and missing pages 15-288.
- Folder 34: Research Materials: A Survey of Ancient, Medieval and Modern Choral Music with Special Emphasis on the Influences of the Modes, Master's Thesis by Harold Decker, 1938
- Folder 35: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 230, 433, 454, Assignments, Bibliographies, Outlines, 1957
- Folder 36: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 230 - Choral Conducting, 1957-1969
- Folder 37: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 416, 432, 433, Final Exams, Notes, Exercises, 1966
- Folder 38: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 433, Bibliographies, Student Papers (1 of 2), 1959-1971
- Folder 39: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 433, Bibliographies, Student Papers (2 of 2), 1959-1971
- Folder 40: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 433, St. Matthew Passion, 1969
- Folder 41: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 320c, Choral Seminar, 1966-1967
- Folder 42: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, Classic Romantic Choral Music, Student Papers (UIUC), Bibliographies, 1967-1972
- Folder 43: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, Classic Romantic Choral Music, 1970
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Specific Class Materials: 426, 427 Choral Music-course reserves list, research materials, 1980-1981
- Folder 2: Specific Class Materials: Music 426, 427, 433, undated
- Folder 3: Specific Class Materials: Music 433, 453 Contemporary Composers and Works, Bach, 1963-1987
- Folder 4: Specific Class Materials: Music 433 Advanced Conducting, undated
- Folder 5: Specific Class Materials-Music 433, 1946
- Folder 6: Specific Class Materials: 452A Lassus Palestrina, New Palestrina Sources-Allen Pike, 1975-1976
- Folder 7: Specific Class Materials: Music 453A Choral Literature Assignments, 1982
- Folder 8: Specific Class Materials: Music 453A Choral Literature Carissimi, undated
- Folder 9: Specific Class Materials: Music 453A-Choral Literature, undated
- Folder 10: Specific Class Materials-Music 453A Choral Literature, Monteverdi, 1983
- Folder 11: Specific Class Materials-Music 453A Early Elizabethan Madrigals, Early Inst. Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Downland (1/2), 1979-1980
- Folder 12: Specific Class Materials-Music 453A Early Elizabethan Madrigals Early Inst. Tallys, Byrd, Gibbons, Downloand (2/2), 1979-1980
- Folder 13: Specific Course Materials: Music 453A-Early Religious Chant Notes, undated
- Folder 14: Specific Class Materials: 453A H. Schutz, Schein, Scheidt, Massler, Callus, Praetorius (Choral Literature), undated
- Folder 15: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B Brahms Deutsches Requiem, 1956-1983
- Folder 16: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B Choral Literature, 1981
- Folder 17: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B-Mozart, 1971
- Folder 18: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B-Verdi, undated
- Folder 19: Specific Class Materials: 454, 453B, 427 Reparatory Assignments, 1951
- Folder 20: Specific Class Materials: Music 454 Baroque, 1978
- Folder 21: Specific Class Materials: Music 454 Baroque, 1980
- Folder 22: Specific Class Materials: Music 454, Classic Romantic, 1978
- Folder 23: Specific Class Materials: Music 454, Contemporary Choral Music, undated
- Folder 24: Specific Class Materials: Music 454, Contemporary Music Workshop, 1969-1976
- Folder 25: Specific Class Materials: Music 454 English Renaissance Seminar/Vienna Symposium, 1972
- Folder 26: Specific Class Materials: Music 454 Renaissance (U of I), 1977-1979
- Folder 27: Specific Class Materials: Music 456A, Choral Literature, Handel, 1981
- Folder 28: Specific Class Materials-Renaissance Choral Workshop, 1980
- Folder 29: Specific Class Materials: Music 581, 591, 454, 433, 391, 1982-1984
- Box 4
- Folder 10: General Course Files: Choral Repertoire, Conducting, Rehersal Techniques, 1956-1990
- Folder 11: General Class Materials: Proposal for a Community Music Program Curriculum, 1973
- Folder 12: General Course Files: University of Witchita School of Music Brochure, 1949
- Folder 13: Research Materials: 1964 Sabbatical, 1964
- Folder 14: Research Choral Repertoire and Rehersals, 1961-1986
- Folder 15: Specific Course Files: Music 433, 1970
- Box 11
- Folder 1: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B: Choral Literature - Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, 1963-1979
- Folder 2: Specific Class Materials: Music 454: Choral Literature - Joseph Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, 1978
- Sub-Series 2: Publications and Presentations, 1945-1984
- Consists of Decker's published articles, edited music, and scholarly presentations. Of note is his edited version of Palestrina's Stabat Mater. Materials are organized chronologically.
- Box 3
- Folder 30: Lectures on Choral Performance, 1971
- Folder 31: Speech on Handel and Purcell, undated
- Folder 32: Stabat Mater, music by Palestrina, edited by Harold Decker, 1981
- Folder 33: The European Choral Scene (speech for Detroit), undated
- Folder 34: Unpublished speeches, 1981-1984
- Box 4
- Folder 3: ACDA Presentation Notes, "Style, Acoustics and Textures in Polychoral Music," 1980-1981
- Folder 16: Choral Singing in England by Harold Decker (Choral Journal), 1973
- Folder 17: "Music Sings in These," music by Harold Decker, 1945
- Folder 18: "Go Down Death," arranged by Harold Decker, 1952
- Folder 19: Presentation of Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting at University of Illinois, 1960
- Folder 20: "Let Us Teach Music", in the Illinois Music Educator Volume XXIV, No. 5, 1964
- Folder 21: Lecture Notes, undated
- Sub-Series 3: Service, 1942-1997
- Consists of administrative documents, professional development materials, personal notes, and correspondence used by Harold Decker while working with the American Choral Director's Association, the American Choral Foundation, and other service organizations. Of note are materials relating to the ACDA publishing committee and various ACDA convention committees. Materials are organized alphabetically by folder title.
- Box 3
- Folder 35: ACDA Archives, undated
- Folder 36: ACDA Conferences, San Antonio-Kansas, 1987, 1993
- Folder 37: ACDA Conventions 1991,1992, 1997
- Folder 38: ACDA Conventions, 1995-1997
- Folder 39: ACDA Current, 1984-1986
- Folder 40: ACDA David Thorsen, undated
- Folder 41: ACDA Editorials, 1981-1984
- Folder 42: ACDA Julius Herford Article, ACDA Journal, 1980
- Folder 43: ACDA Louisiana Workshops, 1984-1985
- Folder 44: ACDA Meeting Minutes, Letters, Proposal, By-laws, 1986-1992
- Folder 45: ACDA Meeting Minutes, Petition, Endowment and Letters, 1987
- Box 4
- Folder 1: ACDA National Convention, Phoenix 1991
- Folder 2: ACDA North Central Division Conference, 1985-1997
- Folder 4: ACDA Reviews Committee, 1982-1987
- Folder 5: American Choral Foundation Memoranda 1/3, 1958-1984
- Folder 6: American Choral Foundation Memoranda 2/3, 1961-1970
- Folder 7: American Choral Foundation Memoranda 3/3, 1968-1979
- Folder 8: National Endowment for the Humanities Application, 1986-1989
- Folder 9: Witchita Choral Society, 1942-1953
- Series 2: Music, Concert Programs, and Tours, 1880-1996
- Consists of Decker's collection of published sheet music and choral library; programs from concert he attended and/or conducted; ephemera collected while on tour with student ensembles; and photographs and programs featuring the Singing Illini, the University of Illinois' men's glee club. This series is organized into four sub-series: Sub-series 1: Music, 1880-1990; Sub-series 2: Performance Programs and Repetoire Lists, 1930-1996; Sub-series 3: Tours, 1958-1988; Sub-series 4: The Singing Illini and University of Illinois Ensembles Materials & Programs, 1949-1966.
- Sub-Series 1: Music, 1880-1996
- Consists of published choral scores used by Decker for study or performance. Of note are scores composed by Scandinavian composers and local composers at the University of Illinois, including: Gordon Binkerd, Robert Kelly, Ben Johnston, and Mark Foster. In addition, one score contains a note to Decker from composer and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger. Materials are organized alphabetically by composer name or folder title, then alphabetically by piece. Music composed or edited by Decker can be found in Series 1.
- Box 4
- Folder 22: Aichinger, Gregor: "Confirma Hoc, Deus", Allcock, S. William: "Psalm 34: O Magnify the Lord", 1970
- Folder 23: Alwes, Chester L.: "The Irish Blessing" - "Psalm 9", 1990
- Folder 24: Alwes, Chester: Psalm 6: Domine, ne in furore tuo, 1977
- Folder 25: Bach, Carl: "Philipp Emanuel" - "Holy is God", 1956
- Folder 26: Bach, Johann Sebastian and family, 1976-1985
- Folder 27: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Also Hat Gott Die Welt Geliebt", 1984
- Folder 28: Bach, J. S.: "Aus Der Tiefe Rufe Ich, Herr, Zu Dir," BWV 131, 1959
- Folder 29: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Be not afraid - Sicut locutus est, 1921-1993
- Folder 30: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 4, Cantata No. 6, Cantata No. 116, 1929-1933
- Folder 31: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christ Lay in Death's Dark Prison, undated
- Folder 32: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The High Mass in B Minor, undated
- Folder 33: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Hora Novissima: The Rhythm of Bernard de Morlaix on the Celestial Country, 1893
- Folder 34: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV 227, 1971
- Folder 35: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Kantate 29, 1961
- Folder 36: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Kantate NR 32, 79, 104, 1960-1961
- Folder 37: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Kantate 71, undated
- Folder 38: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Lobet Den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230, 1969
- Folder 39: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Magnificat D Dur, BWV 243, 1953
- Folder 40: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Messe in h-moll, BWV, 1955
- Folder 41: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Motet 1, Sing Ye to the Lord, 1959
- Folder 42: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Motets for Mixed Voices, 1958
- Folder 43: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion of our Lord According to St. Matthew, 1932
- Folder 44: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, 1959
- Folder 45: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion According to St. John, 1951
- Folder 46: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion According to St. Matthew, 1929
- Folder 47: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion (St. Matthew), undated
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "St. Matthew Passion", undated
- Folder 2: Barber, Samuel: "Antony and Cleopatra"-"Reincarnations", 1942-1969
- Folder 3: Barber, Samuel: "The Coolin", 1942
- Folder 4: Bartok, Bela: "Four Hungarian Folk Songs"-"Shepherd's Christmas Songs", 1932-1960
- Folder 5: Beethoven, Ludwig van: "An die Freude", 1944
- Folder 6: Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Choral Finale to the Ninth Symphony, Op. 125", 1910
- Folder 7: Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Missa Solemnis, Op. 123", undated
- Folder 8: Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Missa Solemnis in D", 1934
- Folder 9: Berlioz, Hector: "Requiem"-"Romeo and Juliet", 1880
- Folder 10: Berchem, Jacob: "Die Motette", undated
- Folder 11: Bernstein, Leonard: "The Lark", 1964
- Folder 12: Biggs, John: "Paul Revere's Ride", 1975
- Folder 13: Binkerd, Gordon: "Allelvia for St. John"-"The Work" (1 of 2), 1961-1978
- Folder 14: Binkerd, Gordon: "Allelvia for St. John"-"The Work" (2 of 2), 1961-1978
- Folder 15: Binkerd, Gordon: "A Christmas Carol"-"Wiegenlied", 1958-1992
- Folder 16: Binkerd, Gordon: "Institutional Canon"-"Words and Music", 1962-1980
- Folder 17: Bloch, Ernest: "Avodath Hakodesh", 1934
- Folder 18: Brahms, Johannes: "A German Requiem", undated
- Folder 19: Brahms, Johannes: "A German Requiem," Op. 45", undated
- Folder 20: Brahms, Johannes: "How Lovely is thy Dwelling Place"-"Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee", 1943-1961
- Folder 21: Brahmes, Johannes: "Requiem, Op. 45", undated
- Folder 22: Brahms, Johannes: "The Song of Fate", 1887-1968
- Folder 23: Brandt, J. and Zoon: "Songs and Hymns for the Dutch Reformed Church", 1938
- Folder 24: Britten, Bemjamin: "Ceremony of Carols"-"Venite Exultemus Domino", 1945-1983
- Folder 25: Britten, Benjamin: "Sacred and Profane", 1977
- Folder 26: Bruckner, Anton: "Mass in E Minor"-"Ave Maria", undated
- Folder 27: Bruckner, Anton: "Te Deum", undated
- Folder 28: Bruckner, Liszt, Schubert, and Schumann Compilation, 1951
- Folder 29: Buszin, Walter E.: "Choral Music", 1948
- Folder 30: Buxtehude, Dietrich: "Blessed Lord Jesus"-"Missa Brevis", 1942-1970
- Folder 31: Buxtehude, Dietrich: "Cantate Pomino, Caticum Nouum"-"Magnificat", 1973-1975
- Folder 32: Buxtehude, Dietrich: "Membra Jasu Nostri (I-VII)", 1963
- Folder 33: Campos-Parsi, Hector: "Madrigals", 1953
- Folder 34: Candlyn, T. Frederick H.: "Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies", 1942
- Folder 35: Carissimi, Giacomo: "Jephte", 1932
- Folder 36: Casals, Pablo: "El Pessebre", 1962
- Folder 37: Cernohorsky, Bohuslau Matej: "Fuga", 1965
- Folder 38: Chapman, E. T.: "All Creatures of Our God and King", 1928
- Folder 39: Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: "Magnificent in G", 1960
- Folder 40: Clausen, Rene: "Thank the Lord", 1976
- Folder 41: Coke-Jephcott, Norman: "Surely the Lord is in this Place", 1946
- Folder 42: Colgrass, Michael: "The Earth's a Baked Apple", 1970
- Folder 43: Copeland, Aaron: "An Immorality"-"Stomp Your Foot", 1950-1985
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Debussy, Claude, Trois Chansons, 1908-1910
- Folder 2: de Machault, Guillaume; La Messe de Nostre Dame, 1953
- Folder 3: de Monte, Philippe - Laudate Dominum, undated
- Folder 4: de Sermissy, Claudin, Preparate corda vestra, undated
- Folder 5: de Victoria, Tomas Luis, Mass, 1972
- Folder 6: Dello Joio, Norman, Come to Me My Love, 1973
- Folder 7: Dello Joio, Norman: "Song of the Open Road", 1952
- Folder 8: Des Prez, Josquin, Tu Pauperum Refugium, 1946
- Folder 9: Des Prez, Josquin - Laudate Pueri, Qui Habitat, Tu Solus, 1971-1973
- Folder 10: Distler, Hugo: Eine deutsche Choralmesse - Wacht auf, es tut euch not!, 1965-1986
- Folder 11: Dowland, John: Ayres for Four Voices, 1953
- Folder 12: Duson, Dede, A Separate Song, 1983
- Folder 13: Dvorak, Antonin: Blessed Jesu, Font of Mercy, undated
- Folder 14: Edwards, Steven C., The Silver Swan, 1981
- Folder 15: Elkins, Charles: Once More, My Soul, 1959
- Folder 16: Ellis, Merrill Leroy: General Wm Booth Enters Into Heaven, undated
- Folder 17: Farmer, John: Madrigals - O Stay, Sweet Love, 1914-1916
- Folder 18: Faure, Gabriel: Requiem Mass, 1975
- Folder 19: Fetler, Paul: Easter Hymn, 1976
- Folder 20: Fine, Irving, An Old Song - Pianola D'Amore, 1943-1954
- Folder 21: Fischer, J: "Kyriale Gregorian Notation with Rhythmical Signs", 1927
- Folder 22: Foss, Lukas, American Cantata, 1976
- Folder 23: Gabrieli, Andrea, Quem vidistis pastores?, 1958
- Folder 24: Gabrieli, Giovanni, Beatus Vi-Te Deum Patrem (1 of 2), 1902-1984
- Folder 25: Gabrieli, Giovanni, Beatus Vi-Te Deum Patrem (2 of 2), 1902-1984
- Folder 26: Gabrieli, Giovanni, Drei Motetten-In Ecclesiis, 1971
- Folder 27: Gaburo, Kenneth, Arid Land-"Surprise"-Gallus, Jacobus, "Mirabile Mysterium", 1959
- Folder 28: Gibbons, Orlando, Londone-Strabenrufe, 1933
- Folder 29: Goemanne, Noel, Cantate Sing to the Lord, 1974
- Folder 30: Gottlieb, Jack, Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?, 1957
- Folder 31: Handel, George Frideric; Acis and Galatea, undated
- Folder 32: Handel, George Frideric; Coronation Anthem's-Zadok the Priest, 1967-1971
- Folder 33: Handel, George Frideric; Esther, undated
- Folder 34: Handel, George Frideric: "Funeral Anthem on the Death of Queen Caroline"-"Traver-Hymne", undated
- Folder 35: Handel, George Frideric; He Sent Us a Thick Darkness-Swell the Full Chorus, 1958-1982
- Folder 36: Handel, George Frideric, Judas Maccabaeus, 1909
- Folder 37: Handel, George Frideric; Judas Maccabaeus, 1909
- Folder 38: Handel, George Frideric; Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, undated
- Folder 39: Handel, Georg Friedrich; Sing Unto God, 1971
- Folder 40: Handel, Georg Friedrich; Traver-Hymne, 1967
- Folder 41: Handel, George Frideric; The Ways of Zion do Mourn, 1979
- Folder 42: Handl, Jakob: "Hodie Christus Natus Est" - "Pater Noster", 1946-1975
- Folder 43: Hanson, Howard: "How Excellent Thy Name" - "Streams in the Desert", 1953-1969
- Folder 44: Hassler, Hans Leo: "Agnus Dei" - "Psalm 119", 1939-1964
- Folder 45: Harris, Roy: "Folk Song Symphony", 1940
- Folder 46: Haydn, Joseph: "The Creation" - "The Seasons", undated
- Folder 47: Haydn, Joseph: "Die Schopfung", undated
- Folder 48: Haydn, Joseph: "Kyrie Eleison" from The Imperial Mass, 1957
- Folder 49: Haydn, Joseph: "Mass in D Minor" - "Third Mass", 1963-1969
- Folder 50: Haydn, Joseph: "Missa Brevis Sti. Joannis de Deo (Bass part), undated
- Folder 51: Haydn, Joseph: "Messe in B" - "Missa Brevis Sti. Joannis de Deo", 1962-1963
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Hemberg, Eskil, Cantica, 1978
- Folder 2: Hemberg, Eskil, Messa d'oggi, Op.23, 1972
- Folder 3: Hemberg, Eskil, Signposts, 1969
- Folder 4: Holst, Gustav; The Hymn of Jesus & Turn Back O Man, 1919 & 1964
- Folder 5: Hovaness, Alan; Magnificat, 1958
- Folder 6: Ives, Charles, The Circus Band, 1969
- Folder 7: Ives, Charles: "Easter Carol" - "For You and Me", 1920-1973
- "For You and Me!," "Like a Sick Eagle," "Seven Songs: Walking," "Sixty-Seventh Psalm," "Psalm 150," "Easter Carol," "Psalm 54."
- Folder 8: Johansson, Bengt, A Double Madrigal, 1977
- Folder 9: Johansson, Bengt, The Tomb at Akr Caar, 1965
- Folder 10: Johnston, Ben; Mass, undated
- Folder 11: Kay, Ulysses, A Lincoln Letter - Flowers in the valley, 1958-1967
- Folder 12: Kelly, Robert, The Torment of the Job, Op.36, 1960
- Folder 13: Kelly, Robert; Walden Pond, 1976
- Folder 14: Kodaly, Zoltan & Orff, Carl; The Bachelor - Soldier's Song & Concento di Voci, 1927-1970
- Folder 15: King, Albert, Hallelujah, 1960
- Folder 16: Kokkonen, Joonas, Missa a cappella, 1963
- Folder 17: Lau, Heinz, Die Mufik allien, 1956
- Folder 18: Lauridsen, Morten, Madrigali; Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Poems, 1983
- Folder 19: Leighton, Kenneth; Lord, When the sense of thy Sweet Grace, 1978
- Folder 20: Leisring, Volckmar - "O Fillii et Filliae", 1925-1935
- Folder 21: Lewkovitch, Bernhard, 10 Latin Motets, 1957
- Folder 22: Lidholm, Inguar, Motto AND Summer Evening, 1961 & 1973
- Folder 23: Liszt, Franz; Missa Choralis & The Thirteenth Psalm, undated
- Folder 24: Lockwood, Normand; Benedictus - Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, 1937-1971
- Folder 25: London, Edwin; Christmas Music '70 - A Washington Miscellany, 1968-1975
- Folder 26: Lully, Jean Baptiste, Te Deum, 1955
- Folder 27: Malin, Don; A New England Psalm - There is a Holy City, 1950-1977
- Folder 28: McCray, James, Rise up my love one & A Child Said, 1976-1984
- Folder 29: McTee, Cindy; Gloria, undated
- Folder 30: Mechem, Kirk, Five Centuries of Spring & He's Gone Away, 1968 & 1976
- Folder 31: Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix - Elijah, an Oratio, 1903
- Folder 32: Monteverdi, Claudio: "Ah! Dolente Partita" - "Sfogava con le stelle", Ludovico Viadana: "Missa L'hora passa", Alessandro Grandi: "Hodie, nobis de caelo" and Giovanni Pergoles: "Sanctus and Hosanna", 1946-1986
- Folder 33: Monteverdi, Claudio: "Magnificat a sei voci" - "Vespers", 1961-1969
- Folder 34: Monteverdi, Claudio: Nisi Dominus, 1983
- Folder 35: Mouton, Jean: "Alleluia, Confitemini Domino" - "In Ello Tempore Maria Magdalena", undated
- Folder 36: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Misericordias Domini" - "Requiem" (1 of 2), 1958-1982
- Folder 37: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Misericordias Domini" - "Requiem" (2 of 2), 1958-1982
- Folder 38: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Misericordias Domini, 1972
- Folder 39: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Requiem", undated
- Folder 40: Nilsson, Bo: Ayiasma, 1967-1974
- Folder 41: Nystedt, Knut: "Audi" - "Song of Praise", 1965-1979
- Folder 42: Ockeghem, Johannes: "Alma Redemptoris Mater", undated
- Folder 43: Padova, Annibale: Missa a 24, undated
- Folder 44: Patterson, Paul: Requiem for Chorus and Orchestra, 1975
- Folder 45: Patterson, Paul: "Requiem" - "Time Piece", 1974-1980
- Folder 46: Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista: "Agnus Dei", 1949
- Folder 47: Petker, Allan Robert: "Come to Me, O My Love", 1988
- Folder 48: Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity of America: "Sinfonia Songs", 1973
- Folder 49: Philips, Peter: "O Beatum Et Sacrosanctum Diem", 1963
- Folder 50: Pinkman, Daniel: "Lamentations of Jeremiah", 1966
- Folder 51: Pinkman, Daniel: "Wedding Cantata", 1959
- Folder 52: Poulenc, Francis: "La Belle se sied au pied de la tour" (Chansons Francaises) - "Un Soir de Neige", 1936-1951
- Folder 53: Praetorius, Michael: "To Us Is Born Immanuel", 1923
- Folder 54: Purcell, Henry: "Dido and Aeneas", 1974
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Purcell, Henry: "Benedicite omnia opera" - "Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts, 1925-1976
- Folder 2: Rogier, Philippe: "Regina Caeli", 1981
- Folder 3: Rutter, John: The Lord Is My Shepherd", 1978
- Folder 4: Shaw, Martin: "With A Voice of Singing", Samuel Scheidt: "Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem", Schein, Johann Hermann: "Alleluia", Gustav Schreck: "Advent Motet", 1923-1977
- Folder 5: Schubert, Franz: "Liebe" - "To Music", 1940-1980
- Folder 6: Schubert, Franz: "Magnificat", 1975
- Folder 7: Schubert, Franz: "Mass in A Flat", undated
- Folder 8: Schubert, Franz: "Mass in G", undated
- Folder 9: Schumann, Robert: "Good Night" - "Hunter's Sky", 1950-1974
- Folder 10: Schutz, Heinrich: "Also Hat Gott", 1972
- Folder 11: Schutz, Heinrich: "Ave Maria" - "So I Depart", 1931-1982
- Folder 12: Schutz, Heinrich: "And take heed to yourselves" - "Purge out the leaven therefore", 1966
- Folder 13: Schutz, Heinrich: "A Child to Us Is Born" - "Wondrous is the life in Heaven", 1949-1976
- Folder 14: Schutz, Heinrich: "Das ift je gemiklich mahr" - "Stuttgarter Schutzhausgabe", 1949-1969
- Folder 15: Schutz, Heinrich: "Introite for Cantate Sunday" - "To Us a Child Is Born", 1926-1985
- Folder 16: Schutz, Heinrich: "Johannespassion", 1967
- Folder 17: Schutz, Heinrich: "Magnificat", 1968
- Folder 18: Schutz, Heinrich: "The History of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ" - "Magnificat anima mea Dominum", 1968-1985
- Folder 19: Schutz, Heinrich: Psalmen Davids 1619, 1963
- Folder 20: Schutz, Heinrich: "Psalms", 1952
- Folder 21: Schutz, Heinrich; Saul Saul, 1969
- Folder 22: Schutz, Heinrich; St. Matthew Passion, undated
- Folder 23: Schutz, Heinrich; Symphoniae Sacrae I, 1948
- Folder 24: Schutz, Heinrich; The St. Matthew Passion, 1938
- Folder 25: Seiber, Matyas: Ulysses, undated
- Folder 26: Selle, Thomas - Motets No. 343 Es Werden nicht alle and No. 344 Veni Sancte Spiritus, 1966
- Folder 27: Senfl, Ludwig - Das Glaut Fu Speyer, undated
- Folder 28: Smith, Bregg, Choral Series, 1984
- Folder 29: Spencer, Williamette; Green Grow The Rashes, O, 1983
- Folder 30: Stravinsky, Igor; Ave Maria - Pater Noster, 1948-1957
- Folder 31: Stravinsky, Igor; Mass, 1948
- Folder 32: Stravinsky, Igor; Symphony of Psalms, 1948
- Folder 33: Telemann, Georg Philipp - Ich Bin arm und eund, 1977
- Folder 34: Thompson, Randall; Grate of Heaven - Twelve Canticles, 1936-1986
- Folder 35: Tippett, Michael; Oratorio, 1944
- Folder 36: Usiskin, Zalman - Oh Chanukah!, 1973
- Folder 37: Vaughan Williams, R.; O, Clap Your Hands, 1920
- Folder 38: Verdi, Giuseppe; Messa da Requieum, undated
- Folder 39: Verdi, Giuseppe, Requiem, 1893
- Folder 40: Vermulst, Jan - Da Paceu and Jesu Dulcis, undated
- Folder 41: von Weber, Carl Mana; Der Freishutz, undated
- Folder 42: Ward-Steinman, David - Psalms of Rejoicing, 1961
- Folder 43: Ward-Steinman, David; The Song of Moses, 1968
- Folder 44: Wilberg, Mack - Who Is Crying, 1984
- Folder 45: Wilhousky, Peter - Battle Hymn of the Republic (ACDA Convention), 1995
- Folder 46: William, Healey, Isaiah, Mighty Seer - Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One, 1929-1954
- Folder 47: Wilbert, Adrian; Memento Domine David, 1969
- Folder 48: Williams, Ralph Vaughan, Hodie (This Day), 1954
- Folder 49: Willilams, Ralph Vaughan, Santa Civitas, 1925
- Folder 50: Williams, Ralph Vaughan, Mass in G Minor, 1922
- Folder 51: Wimberger, Gerhard; Heiratspost-Kantate, 1958
- Folder 52: Wykes, Robert - Four American Indian Lyrics, 1962
- Folder 53: Wesley Church, Morning Prayer, 1981
- Folder 54: 19th Century Italian, Caldaun - Soul of the World, 1949-1978
- Folder 55: Avant Garde Choral Music, 1960-1975
- Folder 56: Choral Editing, 1928-1981
- Folder 57: Choral Music by 19th Century Composers: Dvorak, Liszt, Grieg, Verdi, Tschaikovsky, 1910-1981
- Folder 58: Choral Music for Homer, The Illiad, 1986-1987
- Folder 59: Choral Scores by 19th Century English Composers, 1976-1985
- Folder 60: Choral Scores by English Composers, 1909-1975
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Campos-Parsi, Hector: "Ave Maria", 1951
- Folder 2: Choral Scores by European Composers, 1938-1972
- Folder 3: Christmas Choral Music, 1949-1984
- Folder 4: Collected Russian and Ukrainian Vocal Music, 1981-1982
- Folder 5: Contemporary American Sacred Vocal Music, 1963-1995
- Folder 6: Contemporary Sacred Choral Music by English Composers, 1970
- Folder 7: English and Italian Madrigals (Jr. High Music), (1 of 2), 1931-1975
- Folder 8: English and Italian Madrigals (Jr. High Music), (2 of 2), 1931-1975
- Folder 9: English Choral Music, 1984
- Folder 10: Festival Choral Music: Sacred, Spiritual, Folksongs, 1919-1991
- Folder 11: Five Centuries of Choral Music for Mixed Voices, 1963
- Folder 12: Folksong Arrangements, 1967-1984
- Folder 13: German Baroque Choral Music, 1955-1975
- Folder 14: High School Festival Choral Music: Folk Songs and Spirituals, 1980-1995
- Folder 15: Hymn Festival Songbooks and Notes, 1939-1974
- Folder 16: John Blow and Choral Composer Contemporaries, 1950-1977
- Folder 17: Madrigals by English Composers with Handwritten Parts by Decker, 1932-1975
- Folder 18: Renaissance Motets by English Composers, 1956-1977
- Folder 19: Repertory Choral Music, undated
- Folder 20: Russian Liturgical Choral Music, 1908-1984
- Folder 21: Sacred Classical Choral Music (1 of 2), 1934-1995
- Folder 22: Sacred Classical Choral Music (2 of 2), 1934-1995
- Folder 23: Sacred Choral Music by Spanish Composers (1 of 2), 1932-1988
- Folder 24: Sacred Choral Music by Spanish Composers (2 of 2), 1932-1988
- Folder 25: Sacred Choral Music: Hymn Festival-College, 1948-1990
- Folder 26: Sacred Contemporary Choral Music, 1934-1978
- Folder 27: Secular Classical Choral Music, 1974-1975
- Box 10
- Folder 1: Sacred Renaissance Choral by Italian Composers (1 of 3), 1929-1995
- Folder 2: Sacred Renaissance Choral by Italian Composers (2 of 3), 1929-1995
- Folder 3: Sacred Renaissance Choral by Italian Composers (3 of 3), 1929-1995
- Folder 4: Special Choral Music: High School Festival (1 of 2), 1910-1996
- Folder 5: Special Choral Music: High School Festival (2 of 2), 1910-1996
- Folder 6: Transcriptions of Folk Tunes and Hymns, undated
- Folder 7: Transcriptions of Vocal Scores by de Monte, Gabneli, Nilsson, undated
- Folder 8: Various Vocal Scores Published by Mark Foster Music Company, 1954-1988
- Folder 9: Vocal Music by Scandinavian Composers (1 of 2), 1961-1982
- Folder 10: Vocal Music by Scandinavian Composers (2 of 2), 1961-1982
- Box 11
- Folder 4: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Also Hat Gott Die Welt Geliebt", 1965
- Folder 5: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Mattaus-Passion" BWV 244, 1972
- Folder 6: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Passio Domini Nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum", 1935
- Box 12
- Folder 1: Bax, Arnold: "Of a Rose I Sing a Song", 1921
- Folder 2: Binkerd, Gordon: "I'll Mourn the Hopes that Leave Me" - "Sweet Day", undated
- Folder 3: Boulanger, Lili: "Pour les Funerailles d'un Soldat", 1918
- Folder 4: Brahms, Johannes: "Neue Liebeslieder", 1963
- Folder 5: Brahms, Johannes: "Weltliche A Capella Gesange", 1970
- Folder 6: Dvorak, Antonin: "V Prirode, Op.63", 1955
- Folder 7: Ellis, Merril: "General William Booth", undated
- Folder 8: Haydn, Joseph: "Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo", 1980
- Folder 9: Hindesmith, Paul: "Canticle to Hope, poems of Paul Claudel", 1953
- Folder 10: Holst, Gustav: "The Hymn of Jesus", 1974
- Folder 11: Kelly, Robert: 4 Transitions from Walden Pond, 1976
- Folder 12: London, Edwin: "Sacred Hair", 1975
- Folder 13: Mendelssohn, Felix: "Not Unto Us, O Lord", 1972
- Folder 14: Poulenc, Francis: "Figure Humaine" - "Gloria", 1945-1960
- Box 13
- Folder 1: de Pres, Josquin: "Motets", undated
- Folder 2: Prochazska: "Prayer", 1943
- Folder 3: Rorem, Ned: "Little Prayers", 1976
- Folder 4: Schmitt, Florent: "Le Chant de la Nuit", 1951
- Folder 5: Schubert, Franz: "Ausgewahlte Werke", 1953
- Folder 6: Schutz, Heinrich: "Account of the Ressurection of Jesus Christ, Op.3", 1968
- Folder 7: Schutz, Heinrich: "Alleluia, Lobet Den Herren", 1978
- Folder 8: Schutz, Heinrich: "Psalm 116: I Love the Lord" SWV51, 1967
- Folder 9: Soderlund, Gustave Fredric: "Examples Illustrating the Development of Melodic Line and Contrapuntal Style From Greek Melody to Mozart", 1932
- Folder 10: Stravinsky, Igor: "Cantata", 1952
- Box 14
- Folder 1: Berlioz, Hector: "Requiem: Grande Messe Des Morts, Opus 5", 1960
- Materials undergoing conservation; not currently accessible.
- Folder 2: Renaissance Choral Music: France, undated
- Materials undergoing conservation; not currently accessible.
- Box 15
- Folder 1: Bach, J. S.; Christmas Oratorio, undated
- Folder 2: Tallis, Thomas; Spem in Alium Nunquem Habui, 1966
- Folder 3: London, Edwin: "Wounded Byrd Song", 1975
- Sub-Series 2: Performance Programs and Repetoire Lists, 1930-1996
- Consists of concert ephemera, performance playbills, and repertoire lists for performances that Harold Decker conducted, including programs from the following ensembles: the University of Illinois Concert Choir, the Univerisity of Illinois Oratorio Society, the Singing Illini, the University of Illinois Chorale, the University of Illinois Madrigal Soceity, the Emory University Choir, Morningside College Choir, the St. Olaf Choir, the Oberlin College A Capella Choir, and the Oberlin College Choir. Also includes concert programs collected by Decker, including international concerts Decker attended while on tour and programs from the University of Illinois Festival of Contemporary Arts. Materials are organized chronologically.
- Box 10
- Folder 11: Morningside College and Oberlin Choir, 1934-1940
- Folder 12: Oberlin A Cappella Choir Programs, 1940
- Folder 13: Outstanding Choirs, 1942-1986
- Folder 14: Hymn Festival Programs and Materials, 1946-1990
- Folder 15: Playbills and Concert Programs, 1947-1972
- Folder 16: Decker Conducted Concert Programs, 1952-1989
- Folder 17: Student Event Programs (1 of 2), 1953-1990
- Folder 18: Student Event Programs (2 of 2), 1953-1990
- Folder 19: University of Illinois and Other University Programs, 1954-1990
- Folder 20: Christmas Concert Programs, 1955-1978
- Folder 21: Programs - Special, 1956-1985
- Folder 22: Repertoire and Concert Lists, 1957-1985
- Folder 23: UIUC Concert Programs, 1959-1985
- Folder 24: UIUC Concert Choir Programs, 1960-1973
- Folder 25: St. Matthew's Passion Programs, 1960-1981
- Folder 27: University of Illinois Festival of Contemporary Arts, 1961-1965
- Folder 28: Concert Programs, Midwest, 1961-1996
- Folder 29: UIUC Oratorio Society Concert Programs, 1962-1980
- Folder 30: Christmas Service Emory University, 1965
- Folder 31: UIUC Concert Choir Programs, 1965-1979
- Box 15
- Folder 4: University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club Poster, 1958
- Box 16
- Folder 1: University and Professional Chairs Program, 1966-1988
- Folder 2: University of Illinois Concert Programs: Grad Chorale, 1966-1980
- Folder 3: The University Chorale and Other Ensembles Concert Programs, 1967-1976
- Folder 4: European Concert Programs, 1969-1971
- Folder 5: UIUC Chorale Programs, 1969-1979
- Folder 6: Programs: University of Illinois Summer Chorus, 1969-1982
- Folder 7: Harold Decker Concert Programs, 1970-1976
- Folder 8: Concert Programs for University of Illinois Chorale, 1970-1980
- Folder 9: Bath Festival, Michael Tippett Conducting, 1971
- Folder 10: International Choral Festival, Lincoln Center, 1974
- Folder 11: Preparation and Reviews for Beethoven Missa Solemnis, 1974
- Folder 12: Handel's Saul, 1976-1979
- Folder 13: UIUC Madrigals - Dinner Programs, 1976-1981
- Folder 14: University of Illinois Graduates' Concert Programs, 1977-1997
- Folder 15: Mendelssohn's Elijah, University of Illinois, 1978
- Folder 16: Handel Festival of the German Democratic Republic Program, 1983
- Folder 17: St. Olaf Choir, ACDA Convention - Programs, Histories, Correspondence, 1986-1996
- Folder 18: University of Iowa Programs, 1987-1988
- Folder 19: Programs: Style Characteristics in Choral Literature (Performance in Wichita, KS), 1988
- Folder 20: Oregon Bach Festival Program, 1989
- Folder 21: University of Illinois, School of Music, Alumni Reunion Programs, 1992
- Folder 22: Highschool and College Choir Programs, 1992-1996
- Folder 23: Programs: St. Olaf Choir Concert/Convention Programs, 1995-1996
- Folder 24: York Mystery Play Programs and Notes, undated
- Folder 25: Program Notes: Bartok, Bloch, Haydn, Stravinsky, undated
- Folder 26: Program Notes: Becker, Vaughn Williams, Stravinsky, undated
- Folder 27: Program Notes: Israel in Egypt, undated
- Sub-Series 3: Tours, 1958-1988
- Consists of concert programs, notes, and ephemera collected by Harold Decker while on performance tours with the Univeristy of Illinois Concert Choir and Men's Glee Club. Materials are organized chronologically.
- Box 17
- Folder 1: Handel House Admission Ticket, undated
- Folder 2: Europa Cantat and Other European Festivals; Songbooks, 1958-1989
- Folder 3: Concert Choir European Tour Programs, 1963
- Folder 4: University of Illinois Men's Glee Club, 1965
- Folder 5: China Tour Information, 1967
- Folder 6: European Choir Trip: Newspapers, Correspondence, 1963
- Folder 7: Illinois Centennial Concert, 1967-1968
- Folder 8: Alderburgh Festival, 1971
- Folder 9: Israel Tour, 1987-1988
- Sub-Series 4: The Singing Illini and University of Illinois Ensembles Materials & Programs, 1949-1966
- Consists of materials relating to the University of Illinois men's glee club, the Singing Illini. Of note are photographs containing signatures of ensemble members. Materials are arranged chronologically.
- Box 10
- Folder 26: The Singing Illini European Tours, 1961-1965
- Box 11
- Folder 3: University of Illinois Men's Glee Club, 1949-1966
- Sub-Series 5: Recordings, 1960-
- Box 19
- Item 1: Bach, J.S.: "The Great Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach" performed by The Heinrich Schutz Chorus of Heilbronn, undated
- 1 Vinyl Record. Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra. Fritz Werner, Conductor. Musical Heritage Society.
- Item 2: Bach, J.S.: "Cantata No. 106, Cantata No. 79," Performed by the Heinrich Schutz Choir of Heilbonn, 1991
- 1 vinyl record. The Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra. Produced by the Musical Heritage Society.
- Item 3: Beethoven, Ludvig: "Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II," Performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, undated
- 1 vinyl record. Akademi Kammerchor - Vienna Symphony Orchestra - Clemens Krauss, conductor.
- Item 4: Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe Des Morts), Performed by the Chorus and Orchestra of the Rochester Oratorio Society, undated
- 2 vinyl records. Theodore Hollenbach, conductor with Ray De Voll, Tenor.
- Item 5: Bruckner: "Mass No. 2 in E Minor," Performed by the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, undated
- 1 vinyl record. Hans Gillesberger, conductor.
- Item 6: Delius: Appalachia, Brigg Fair - Sir John Barbirolli, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 7: Handel, George Frederick and Haydn, Franz Joseph: "Haydn and Handel with Guitar", undated
- 1 vinyl record. Musical Heritage Society, Inc.
- Item 8: Honegger: Christmas Cantata, Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, undated
- 1 vinyl record. Crossroads Records, CBS. Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Children's Choir.
- Item 9: Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus, Bartók: Dance Suite, Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, 1959
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 10: Liszt: Via Crucis, The Fourteen Stations of the Cross for Mixed Choir, Soloists and Organs, undated
- 1 vinyl record. B.B.C. Northern Singers. Francis Jackson, organ.
- Item 11: Monteverdi, Claudio: "Madrigali Guerrieri and a New Solo Version of Lamento D'Arianna", 1967
- 1 vinyl record. Accademiai Monteverdiana, Denis Stevens: Conductor
- Item 12: Monteverdi, Claudio: Mass for 4 Voices A Cappella; Ingegneri, Marc'Antonio: Motet "Tenebrae Factae Sunt," "Three Lamentations of Jeremiah," and "Three Responses for the Matins of Holy Saturday", 1991
- 1 vinyl record. Lausanne Vocal Ensemble. Michel, Corboz: conductor.
- Item 13: Vocal Music of Monteverdi: The New York Pro Musica, Director: Noah Greenberg, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 14: Mozart: Seven Motets, performed by Choir and Orchestra of l'Anthologie Sonore, undated
- 1 vinyl record
- Item 15: Penderecki: Psalms of David, Sonata per Cello, Anaklasis, Stabat Mater, Fluorescences, 1958-1964
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 16: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, (Flagstad) "His Master's Voice": The Hallmark of Quality, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 17: Scarlatti, Alessandro: Six A Cappella Motets, Missa ad Usum Cappellae Pontificiae, 1991
- 1 vinyl record. Vocal Ensemble of Lausanne, Conductor: Michel Corboz. The Musical Heritage Society, Inc.
- Item 18: Schubert, Franz: Ausgewählte Chöre, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 19: Schuman: Requiem for Mignon, Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, Brahms: Rhapsodie for Contralto Solo, Male Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 53 (Alto Rhapsody), Mahler: Five songs to Poems by Friedrich Rückert; Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 20: Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Poulenc: Gloria, (The Robert Shaw Chorale) RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw, conductor, 1965
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 21: Chants of the Church: Choir of the Abbey of Mount Angel, Dom David Nicholson, O.S.B., Director, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 22: Choruses A Cappella by Russian Composers (Glinka, Kalinnikov, Arenski, Tchaikovsky, etc.) Leningrad Radio and TV Choir, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 23: The Cries of London: Music in Honor of Queen Elizabeth I, Ambrosian Singers and Players, Denis Stevens, Conductor, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 24: The Dove Descending: Choral Songs / The Canby Singers, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 25: English Folk Songs: Arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Purcell Singers conducted by Imogen Holst, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 26: Extended Voices: The Bradeis University Chamber Chorus, Alvin Lucier, Director, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 27: Brahms, Schuman: Gypsongs and other songs for choral ensemble, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 28: The Heralds of Love: The William Hall Chorale Perform Brahms and Schumann, 1977
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 29: Marly: "...Of Castles and Cathedrals", 1991
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 30: The Robert Shaw Chorale "On Tour", 1963
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 31: Secular Music of the Renaissance - Capella Monacensis, Kurt Weinhöppel, conductor, 1991
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 32: Stephane Caillat Quartet: Vocal Chamber Music from Vienna, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Item 33: English Secular Music of the Late Renaissance: Works by Weelkes, Tomkins, Gibbons, Peerson, Dering, Vautor & Ravenscroft - The Purcell Consort of Voices, Grayston Burgess, Conductor, undated
- 1 vinyl record.
- Series 3: Personal Papers, 1902-2009
- Consists of collected articles about conducting, books on music, newspaper clippings and photographs related to Decker's conducting, and personal correspondence with musicians and composers. This series is organized into four sub-series, which are as follows: Sub-Series 1: Conducting Files, 1936-1992; Sub-Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-2009; Sub-Series 3: Newspaper Clippings and Photographs, 1935-1994; and Sub-Series 4: Personal Reference Book Library, 1902-1992.
- Sub-Series 1: Conducting Files, 1937-2009
- Consists of bulletins, speeches, articles, and correspondence related to Decker's conducting work. Materials are organized alphabetically.
- Box 18
- Folder 1: The Amor Artis Bulletin, 1962-1971
- Folder 2: Choir Newsletters, 1982-1992
- Folder 3: European Choral Conductors List, 1967-1969
- Folder 4: Graduate Student Conductors Programs, 1970-1982
- Folder 5: Speeches on Composers, undated
- Folder 6: Tribute to Decker, The Immortal Music Maker, 1969
- Folder 7: Alwes, Chester: University of Illinois, 1983-1985
- Folder 8: Christiansen, F. Melius; "Attitude of Director Towards Composer", 1937-2009
- Folder 9: Fudge, James; "Travels to Four Cities", undated
- Folder 10: Jeffers, Ron; "American Choral Music", 1968
- Folder 11: Keister, Elwood; "String Techniques for Choral-Orchestral Conductors", undated
- Folder 12: Kelly, Robert; "The Sounding of the Seven Trumpets", 1960
- Sub-Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-1990
- Consists of Decker's correspondence with and collected speeches, programs, and articles by contemporary composers and musicians. Materials are organized alphabetically.
- Box 13
- Folder 11: J. Deliman, F.S.U. Summer Camp Orchestra, 1988
- Box 16
- Folder 28: The Illinois Music Educator Volume XXIV No. 3, 1964
- Folder 29: Personal Journal, 1960s
- Folder 30: Postcards, 1970
- Folder 31: Correspondence with Dr. Ehmann and Prague Teachers' Choir, 1960s
- Folder 32: Basic Conducting Techniques, Prentice Hall Mailed Catalogue, 1989
- Folder 33: Choral Conducting - A Symposium, Prentice Hall Correspondence, 1966-1977
- Folder 34: Prentice Hall Book Review (Correspondence, Review), 1984
- Box 18
- Folder 13: Marvin, Jim; "The Conductor's Process" and correspondence, 1985-1988
- Folder 14: Shaw, Robert; "Letters to the Collegiate Chorale", 1943-1954
- Folder 15: Shaw, Robert; programs, 1951-1989
- Folder 16: Schutz, Heinrich; program notes, undated
- Folder 17: Steinitz, Paul; articles and correspondence, 1966-1990
- Folder 18: Steinitz, Paul; programs and correspondence, 1927-1988
- Folder 19: Wilson, Grace; Memorial Program, 1983
- Folder 20: Personal Correspondence, 1950-1996
- Folder 21: Personal Correspondence, 1984-1988
- Folder 22: Hillis, Margaret; Chicago Symphony Orchestra Correspondence, 1967-1969
- Folder 23: Central High School Class Reunion Correspondence, 1980-1986
- Folder 24: Retirement Correspondence, 1981
- Folder 25: Morosan, Vlad; Correspondence, 1985-1986
- Sub-Series 3: Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, and Awards, 1935-1994
- Consists of photographs and newspaper clippings collected by and awards earned by Harold Decker. Materials are organized alphabetically.
- Box 16
- Folder 35: All-Kentucky Chorus, Bluegrass Music News, 1958
- Folder 36: Kansas Music Review, 1965
- Folder 37: Peabody Views: The Current Scene Vol. XIII No. 3, 1962
- Folder 38: Scalatron Official Premiere, 1974
- Folder 39: School Programs, 1976-1994
- Folder 40: The Sinfonian Phi Mu Alpha Newsletter Vol. XIII No. 3, 1963
- Box 18
- Folder 26: Newspaper clippings, 1963-1977
- Folder 27: Decker's Photographs, 1935-1984
- Folder 28: Photographs University of Illinois Ensembles and Rehearsals, 1956-1981
- Box 20
- Item 1: Robert Lawson Shaw Citation, March 1997
- Folder 1: Photograph of Harold Decker Receiving Robert Larson Shaw Citation, 1997
- Photo was originally taped to the back of the award.
- Sub-Series 4: Personal Reference Book Library, 1902-1992
- Consists of Decker's collection of published books, which contain significant marginalia or are otherwise unique titles. Arranged alphabetically by author last name.
- Box 16
- Folder 41: McCutchan, Robert Guy: Our Hymnody, 1938
- Box 18
- Folder 29: Barber, Elindre; Quarterly Journal of Riemenschneider Bach Institute, 1975
- Folder 30: The Scottish Psalter, 1929
- Folder 31: The Voice of the Boy by John Dawson, 1902
- Folder 32: Carl Fischer "Pronoucing Guide", 1945
- Folder 33: Mark Fonder, "Ithaca Conference on American Music Education", 1992
- Folder 34: Michael Gorman, "Non Solus", 1984
- Folder 35: Margaret Hawkins, "An Annotated Inventory of Distinctive Choral Literature for the Performance at the High School Level", 1976
- Folder 36: Frederick H. Haywood, "Universal Song Volume 2", 1936
- Folder 37: Frederick H. Haywood, "Universal Song Volume 3", 1942
- Folder 38: Lara G. Hoggard, "Improving Music Reading in the Choral Rehearsal", 1947
- Folder 39: Susan Langer, "Philosophical Sketches", 1964
- Folder 40: Stainer and Bell, "Editing Early Music", 1963
- Folder 41: Nicholas Temperley, "John Playford and the Metrical Psalms", 1972
- Folder 42: The Thrift Press, "French Pronunciation", 1949
- Folder 43: C. M. Tremaine, "Musical Quotations", undated
- Folder 44: University of Illinois Kranert Center for the Performing Arts, 1969
- Historic brochure about the building.
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Record Group 4: L. Stanley Glarum Papers and Audio Recordings, 1930-1977],
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Record Group 5: Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia, 1956-1991],
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Record Group 6: Elwood Keister Papers, 1958-1995],
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Record Group 7: Ferenc Farkas Collection, 1933-2001],
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Record Group 8: Charles C. Hirt Papers, 1923-2001],
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Record Group 9: Walter S. Collins Papers, 1940-1996],
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Record Group 10: Elaine Brown Music and Papers, 1880-2005],
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Record Group 11: Fred Waring Collection, 1937-1997],
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Record Group 12: F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores, 1918-1954],
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Record Group 13: Robert Shaw Collection, 1954-2005],
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Record Group 14: Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers, 1935-1999],
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