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Guide to the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records, 1898-1996 (bulk 1947-1994) MSS 032

Guide to the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records, 1898-1996 (bulk 1947-1994)

MSS 032

Summary Information

Abstract
Records of the La Crosse (Wisconsin) Symphony Orchestra, Inc., that include concert programs, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes of the Board and various committees, and photographic images.

Before 1947, many attempts at starting a community orchestra in La Crosse had failed, but the current La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., has continually operated since the dissolution of the La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra in 1947.

Some information on other predecessor orchestras is also included in the collection; namely the Cathedral Orchestra, La Crosse Philharmonic Orchestra, La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra, and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra.
Collection Title
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records
Date of Materials [bulk]
Bulk, 1947-1994
Date of Materials [inclusive]
1898-1996
Creator
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra.
Call Number
MSS 032
Amount
5.6 cubic feet
Physical Description
12 archives boxes, 1 large flat box
Language of Materials
English
Repository
La Crosse Public Library Archives

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records, MSS 032, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

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Historical Note

The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., was incorporated on May 1, 1947, and was a direct descendant of the La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra. Other predecessor orchestras used the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra name and these existed at least in 1898, 1932, and 1938.

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Scope and Contents

The Administrative Files include by-laws (1947-1992), financial materials (1966-1994), historical background, season ticket holders (1964-1982; 1990), copies of contracts with the local musicians' union (1964-1985), and some newsletters (1980-1981; 1990; 1994-1996).

The second series, Concert Seasons Files, includes newspaper articles, programs, board and committee minutes, board correspondence, and other documents, arranged by season. The season ran from July-June each year. These files also include documents generated by the search process when hiring replacement conductors, and occasionally conductor contracts will also be included in these files. Box 13 includes some oversize posters and newspaper pages.

Photographic Images & Sound Recordings basically include promotion photographs of guest artists, but also include photographs of a few board members, conductors, and symphony members. A few oversize group portraits are also included here. A few newspaper clippings are also interspersed here.

Lastly, the Related Organizations series consists of newspaper clippings, programs, and other miscellaneous items relating to predecessor musical groups in La Crosse. The most prominent include the Cathedral Orchestra, La Crosse Philharmonic Orchestra, La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra, and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra (pre 1947).

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Arrangement

Arranged in four series:

Administrative Files

Concert Season Files

Photographic Images & Sound Recordings

Related Organizations

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

La Crosse Public Library Archives 1997 May

800 Main St.
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession No. 1997.003) Some programs donated by Linda Sherwood of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and photographs of Rudolph Kreutz donated by Barbara Schutter of Richmond, Indiana, via Charles E. Haas, Jan. 1997.

(Accession No. 1997.008) Donated by the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., via Charles E. Haas, March 1997.

Processing Information

Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, with assistance from Jaime Dechant and Bill Petersen, May 1997.

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Related Materials

Related Materials

(784.2 H111H 1997)
 Charles E. Haas, A History of the Development of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, 1898 to 1993 (La Crosse, WI : C.E. Haas), 1997.
(Local publications)
 Musical Times: A Publication of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
(Local publications)
 LSO Notes newsletter
(Local publications)
 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Newsletter
(MSS 050)
 La Crosse Musicians' Association, Local 201 Records

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • La Crosse Symphony Orchestra.

Subject(s)

  • Music--Wisconsin--La Crosse--Societies, etc.
  • Symphony orchestras--Wisconsin--La Crosse

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OCLC Number

42396873

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Collection Inventory

 (Series 1) Administrative Files 

Box Folder

Bylaws, 1947-1992 

1 1

Financial materials 

Box Folder

Audits, 1966-1991 

1 2

Statements, 1963-1994 

1 3-4

Ticket sales, 1979-1987 

1 5
Box Folder

Historical background, undated 

2 1

Membership lists of ticket holders, 1964-1990 

2 2-3

Musicians Union contracts, 1964-1985 

2 4

Newsletters, 1980-1996 

2 4A

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 (Series 2) Concert Seasons Files 

Box Folder

1947-1948 to 1956-1957 

2 5-14

1957-1958 to 1973-1974 

3 1-17

1974-1975 to 1979-1980 

4 1-6

1980-1981 to 1981-1982 

5 1-4

1982-1983 to 1984-1985 

6 1-6

1985-1986 to 1991-1992 

7 1-13

1992-1993 to 1996-1997 

8 1-7

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 (Series 3) Photographic Images & Sound Recordings 

Box Folder

Audio promotion, 1979 February   1 reel-to-reel tape; runtime unknown

8 8

Board members 

Box Folder

Goli, Everett (with Mayor Patrick Zielke) 

8 9

Huber, Russell 

8 10

Poehling, Robert 

8 11

Conductors 

Box Folder

Bjorklund, Terry 

8 12

Dowdy, Paul 

8 13

Elder, Leigh 

8 14

Greenwood, Marcellus 

8 15

Huss, Hugo Jan 

8 16

Italiano, Frank 

9 11

Kreutz, Rudolph 

9 2

Lanqstadt, Moritz 

9 3

Michelsen, Peter 

9 4

Roemheld, Edgar 

9 5

Schee, Eric 

9 6
Box Folder

Performances, 1990-1991   2 VHS cassettes; color; sound; runtime unknown

9 7

Performers 

Box Folder

Abel, David 

9 8

Accoardo, Salvatore 

9 9

Alarie/Simoneau 

9 10

Armstrong, Karen 

9 11

Barrett, Nerine 

9 12

Blaha, Bernadene 

9 13

Borge, Victor 

9 14

Brion, Keith 

9 15

Browning, John 

9 16

Buswell, James Oliver IV 

9 17

Chase, Stephanie 

9 18

Chilton, Carroll 

9 19

Cliburn, Van (did not appear) 

9 20

Crain, Jon 

9 21

Cross, Richard 

9 22

Da Rimini, Rosina 

9 23

Davis, Ivan 

9 24

Dick, James 

9 25

Dussut, Therese 

9 26

Entremont, Philippe 

10 1

Farrell, Eileen 

10 2

Ferras, Christian 

10 3

Fleisher, Leon 

10 4

Fossum, Johannes 

10 5

Foster, Lawrence 

10 6

Friedman, Erick 

10 7

Fodor, Eugene 

10 8

Ghiglia, Oscar 

10 9

Goodman, Gerald 

10 10

Graffman, Gary 

10 11

Gregor, Richard 

10 12

Hamilton, Jerald (did not appear) 

10 13

Hassman, Inez 

10 14

Henkel, Christoph 

10 15

Hill, Douglas 

10 16

Hollander, Lorin 

10 17

Holmes, Eugene 

10 18

Imai, Nobuko 

10 19

Johnson, Daniel Wilmot 

10 20

Kantorow, Jean-Jacques 

10 21

Kailer, Lucille 

10 22

Karasik, Gita 

10 23

Karr, Gary 

10 24

Kuerti, Anton 

10 25

Lawson, Charles Edwin 

10 26

Levant, Oscar 

10 27

Liivak, Evi 

10 28

Luca, Sergiu 

10 29

Luvisi, Lee 

10 30

Mandac, Evelyn 

10 31

Marcovici, Silvia 

10 32

Mathis, James 

10 33

McCoy, Seth 

10 34

McDowell, Robert 

10 35

McMurray, Mary 

10 36

Melton, James 

10 37

Merrill, Robert 

10 38

Messina, Lillian 

10 39

Miltropoulos, Dimitri 

10 40

Morgenstern, Gil 

10 41

Moynagh, Jean Marie 

10 42

Nelson, Daniel 

10 43

Orloff, Vladmir 

10 44

Pennario, Leonard 

10 45

Perlman, Itzhak 

10 46

Peters, Roberta 

10 47

Pittel, Harvey 

10 48

Pons, Lilly 

10 49

Price, Leontyne 

10 50

Rabin, Michael 

10 51

Rex, Charles 

10 52

Rhodus, Dean 

10 53

Robinson, Gail 

10 54

Rondolier Male Trio 

10 55

Rose, Leonard 

11 1

Rosenberger, Carol 

11 2

Rowley, Eugene 

11 3

Rubinstein, Artur 

11 4

Ruskin, Abbott 

11 5

Scovotti, Jeanette 

11 6

Schulte, Rolf 

11 7

Smith, Carol 

11 8

Smith, Kenneth 

11 9

Sopher, Joseph 

11 10

Swartout, Gladys 

11 11

Sylvester, Paula 

11 12

Szigeti, Joseph 

11 13

Tachibana, Sahomi 

11 14

Templeton, Alec 

11 15

Tippman, Isidor 

11 16

Traubel, Helen 

11 17

Tozzi, Giorgio 

11 18

Tsumura, Mari 

11 19

Tuckwell, Barry 

11 20

Udvary, Alex 

11 21

Verrett, Shirley 

11 22

Warfield, William 

11 23

Webster, Michael 

11 24

Weekley & Arganbright 

11 25

Yajima, Hiroko 

11 26

Yi-Kwei, Sze 

11 27

Zgodava, Richard 

11 28

Unidentified 

11 29
Box Folder

Symphony members 

11 30
Box

Symphony group portrait, circa 1980s 

13

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 (Series 4) Related Organizations 

Box Folder

Cathedral Orchestra, 1927-1938 

12 1

Community Concert Association, 1943-1978 

12 2

Friends of the Symphony Orchestra 

Box Folder

Minutes, 1980-1993 

12 3

Newsletters, 1982-1985 

12 4
Box Folder

Great River Festival of Arts 

12 5

La Crosse Concert Band 

12 6

La Crosse Music Study Group, 1925-1932 

12 7

La Crosse Philharmonic Orchestra, 1914-1916; 1928 

12 8

La Crosse Symphony Orchestras, 1898; 1932-1933; 1938-1939 

12 9

La Crosse Vocational Civic Choir, 1943-1954 

12 10

La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra, 1938-1947 

12 11

La Crosse Youth Symphony, 1968-1970 

12 12

Langstadt's Orchestra, undated 

12 13

United Funds for the Arts, 1980? 

12 14

Western Wisconsin Regional Arts, undated 

12 15

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