Miami Conservatory of Music scrapbooks - 1921-1955

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HMA0088

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Miami Conservatory of Music scrapbooks - 1921-1955

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  • 1921-1955 (Creation)

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23 volumes (8 boxes)

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Concert programs, newsclippings, correspondence, magazine articles, cartoons, photographic prints, and newsletters trace the activities of the Miami Conservatory from its beginning in 1921 until the mid-1950s. Material also covers a wide range of musical events, organizations and individuals in South Florida for those years. There is also much information on the early years of the University of Miami, on the Aeolian Chorus (women's voices), and on the Musicians Club of America, which aimed to provide retirement facilities for musicians

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Thirteen of the scrapbooks have material on the Miami Conservatory and on other musical activities in the South Florida area; the others have clippings of periodical articles on general music history and theory

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  • English

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    X-1771

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    © Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.

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