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Music

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Centennial Oral History Collection, 2012-2013

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 347
Summary

Oral history interviews conducted by students and staff, prior to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Centennial in 2016. The interviews cover a wide range of topics related to the history of the school. Includes digital materials.

Dates: 2012-2013
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

Eleanor Jones Papers, 1921-2023

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 378
Summary

Materials collected by Eleanor Jones in her time as a musician in the Marine Corps Women Reserve Band in World War II, in the group known as the “Hormel Girls,” and her life afterwards. Collection consists of photographs, correspondence, documents, scrapbooks, and ephemera collected primarily between 1943-1952, but which also extend as late as 2017.

Dates: 1921-2023
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

Guide to the Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra Records, 1976-2012

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 388
Summary Material collected by the Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra after its founding in 1975 by a small group of musicians under the musical direction of Roy Bennet, assistant professor of music at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, along with Dale Young, a music instructor at Central Jr. High, as concertmaster. Collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, program brochures, grant applications, and documents about outreach programs, and various ephemera from the...
Dates: 1976-2012
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

Media Development Center Negatives, 1916-2005 (bulk 1960-2005)

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 104
Summary The Media Development Center provides photographic, audio, videotape, and graphic services to the University community. In 1955, a faculty member was appointed Director of Audio-Visual Aids to assist the faculty in preparing film orders and evaluating equipment. A full-fledged Audio-Visual Services department existed by the early 1960s and was responsible for audio-visual instruction, equipment purchase and distribution, offset duplicating, production of educational materials, and...
Dates: 1916-2005 (bulk 1960-2005)
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

Midwest Institute of Scandinavian Culture Collection, 1960-2023

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 382
Summary The Midwest Institute of Scandinavian Culture (Nordenfolk) collection shows the influence of ethnic Scandinavian roots on local Midwestern culture and documents the activity of the organization both regionally and abroad. Includes meeting minutes, bylaws, program materials, correspondence, maps, annual reports, certifications, photographs, scrapbooks, blueprints, membership lists, newsletters, and a 30-minute digitized documentary of the institute’s history, from 1960-2023 (bulk...
Dates: 1960-2023
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

Sounds of Eau Claire Oral History Project, 2017-2019

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 361
Summary The project, a collaboration between the Special Collections and Archives Department of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's McIntyre Library, the Chippewa Valley Museum, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's History Department, and Blugold Radio, LLC., aimed to document and better understand the late 19th and early 20th century music scene in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and the broader Chippewa Valley region. Includes oral history transcripts, project files, materials donated/captured in...
Dates: 2017-2019
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Department of Music and Theatre Arts Records, 1928-2023

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 582
Summary University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Department of Music and Theatre Arts Records, ranging from 1928-2023. Clara Mae Ward became Eau Claire State Normal School’s music teacher during the 1923-1924 school year. She initiated the school’s first orchestra and helped revitalize vocal music groups. Robert Gantner was hired during the 1940s and there was much growth in the music department. The Department of Communication and Theatre Arts was formed in 1983, and was preceded by the Department of...
Dates: 1928-2023
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire University Centers Activities and Programs Student Organizations Files, 1927-2019

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 358
Summary

Files relating to current and defunct student organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and its predecessor institutions. Materials include petitions for recognition as a student organization, constitutions, by-laws, some correspondence, and officer rosters, etc. Also included are digital image files for sports clubs and student organizations, ranging from 2001-2009.

Dates: 1927-2019
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire University Centers Activities and Programs Viennese Ball Files, 1974-2017

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 363
Summary

The Viennese Ball at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is a formal event that recalls the culture, history and music of 19th-century Vienna and provides the opportunity to dance waltzes and polkas. It features many student and faculty ensembles and regional musicians who perform music from many different periods and eras. Proceeds and donations provide music, service and international study awards for University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students.

Dates: 1974-2017
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

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