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Guide to the Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records, 1932-1980
MSS 147
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- The La Crosse Community Concert Association was founded by John G. Felton, Sr. (1885-1958) in 1932, and he remained the president of the organization through 1952. The collection consists mainly of concert programs and artist's promotional photographs, many of which are autographed, of the performing artists, as well as correspondence, lists of artists, membership cards and ticket stubs. The La Crosse Community Concert Association's last season was 1979-1980.
- Collection Title
- Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records
- Date of Materials [inclusive]
- 1932-1980
- Creator
- Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wis.).
- Creator
- Community Concerts, Inc.
- Creator
- Felton, John G., Sr., 1885-1958
- Call Number
- MSS 147
- Amount
- 0.6 cubic feet
- Physical Description
- 2 archives boxes
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records, MSS 147, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Historical Note
The La Crosse Community Concert Association was founded by John G. Felton, Sr. (1885-1958) in 1932, and he remained the president of the organization through 1952. Community Concerts was a concept developed by Ward French in the late 1920s to bring live classical music to smaller venues in the United States through subscription memberships. Mr. French helped Mr. Felton establish the La Crosse group, which was part of the larger Community Concert Association based in New York, New York.
By 1948 Community Concert Service was a division of Columbia Arts Management, Inc.
The La Crosse Community Concert Association held its last performance season from 1979-1980.
Scope and Contents
Records consist of a list of artists (1932-1975), programs and photographs of artists arranged alphabetically by artist's name, correspondence celebrating John G. Felton, Sr.'s 20 years of service to the Association (1951), some membership information including some ticket stubs (1938-1940; 1965-1966). Lastly a group of programs arranged alphabetically by artist's last name.
Arrangement
Materials in the collection are arranged alphabetically by series
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives March 2013
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Revision Description
Feb. 2014
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 2006.068) Donated by Linda Schleiter, 2006
(Accession no. 2010.048) Donated by John C. Rooks, 2010
Processing Information
Processed by Peg Jerome, March 2013; finding aid written by Peg Jerome, March 2013; finding aid rewritten by Anita Taylor Doering, Feb. 2014
Related Materials
Related Materials
- (Clipping file)
- La Crosse-Biography-Felton, John G.
- (Clipping file)
- La Crosse-Organizations-La Crosse Community Concert Association
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Columbia Artists Management.
- Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wis.).
- Community Concerts, Inc.
Personal Name(s)
- Felton, John G., Sr., 1885-1958
Subject(s)
- Clubs--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Concert tours
- Concerts--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Music--Wisconsin--La Crosse--Societies, etc.
- Musicians
- Singers
Collection Inventory
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Artists |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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List of artists, 1932-1975 |
2 | 2 | ||
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Anderson, Marian, 1942 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Baccaloni Opera Company, 1944 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Bampton, Rose, 1933, 1944 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Bartlett and Robertson, 1951 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Bauer, Harold, 1938 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Berger, Erna, 1951 |
1 | 6 | ||
|
Bjoerling, Jussi, 1946 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Bonelli, Richard, 1939 |
1 | 8 | ||
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Brailowsky, Alexander, 1937, 1957 |
1 | 9 | ||
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Busch Quartet, 1942 |
1 | 10 | ||
|
Casadesus, Robert, 1941 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Crooks, Richard, 1940 |
1 | 12 | ||
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De Paur's Infantry Chorus, 1948-1950 |
1 | 13 | ||
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De Paur's Opera Gala, 1957 |
1 | 14 | ||
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Dilling, Mildred, 1937 |
1 | 15 | ||
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Druian, Rafael, 1951 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Echaniz, Jose, 1938 |
1 | 17 | ||
|
Ferrante and Teicher, 1959 |
1 | 18 | ||
|
Ferrier, Kathleen, 1949 |
1 | 19 | ||
|
Firkusny, Rudolf, 1948-1950 |
1 | 20 | ||
|
Francescatti, Zino, 1942 |
1 | 21 | ||
|
Fuchs, Joseph, 1948 |
1 | 22 | ||
|
General Platoff Don Cossack Chorus, 1942 |
1 | 23 | ||
|
Hart House String Quartet, 1937 |
1 | 24 | ||
|
Hofmann, Josef, 1943 |
1 | 25 | ||
|
Janis, Byron, 1951 |
1 | 26 | ||
|
Jepson, Helen, 1938-1940 |
1 | 27 | ||
|
Kapell, William, 1945 |
1 | 28 | ||
|
Kneisel-Alden-Turner, 1939 |
1 | 29 | ||
|
Knitzer, Joseph, 1939 |
1 | 30 | ||
|
Marshall, Lois, 1956 |
1 | 31 | ||
|
Menuhin, Yehudi, 1940 |
1 | 32 | ||
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Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1940-1960 |
1 | 33 | ||
|
Milanov, Zinka, 1944 |
1 | 34 | ||
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Milstein, Nathan, 1936 |
1 | 35 | ||
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Morini, Erica, 1946 |
1 | 36 | ||
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Novaes, Guiomar, 1936 |
1 | 37 | ||
|
Paulee, Mona, 1948 |
1 | 38 | ||
|
Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1940, 1943 |
1 | 39 | ||
|
Primrose, William, 1944-1950 |
1 | 40 | ||
|
Regules, Marisa, 1945 |
1 | 41 | ||
|
Ricci, Ruggiero, 1937 |
1 | 42 | ||
|
Singher, Martial, 1947 |
1 | 43 | ||
|
Sanroma, 1944 |
1 | 44 | ||
|
Sayao, Bidu, 1938 |
1 | 45 | ||
|
Serkin, Rudolf, 1941 |
1 | 46 | ||
|
Slavenska, Mia, 1949 |
1 | 47 | ||
|
Spivakovsky, Tossy, 1948 |
1 | 48 | ||
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Steber, Eleanor, 1943 |
1 | 49 | ||
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Stevens, Rise, 1940, 1959 |
1 | 50 | ||
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Svanholm, Set, 1949 |
1 | 51 | ||
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Svetlova, Marina, 1945 |
1 | 52 | ||
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Tourel, Jennie, 1946 |
1 | 53 | ||
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Vronsky and Babin, 1941, 1947-1949 |
1 | 54 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Correspondence celebrating 20 years of service to the Association by John G. Felton, Sr., 1951 |
2 | 1 | ||
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Membership information, 1938-1940; 1965-1966 |
2 | 3 | ||
|
Programs alphabetical by artist, 1937-1980 |
2 | 4 | ||