CHRIS OSGOOD:

An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Osgood, Chris, creator.
Title:Chris Osgood papers.
Dates:1976-2020.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Includes materials collected and created by Chris Osgood while working with McNally Smith College of Music and the Resources and Counseling for the Arts' (later renamed Springboard for the Arts), as well as select materials related to Osgood's individual artistic projects, special events, guitar teaching, and musical gigs, including his work with his band The Suicide Commandos.
Quantity:2.10 cubic feet (2 boxes, 1 folder in 1 partial box, and 1 oversize folder, unboxed).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Chris Osgood graduated from Hampshire College with a Bachelor of Arts in music composition in 1975. Shortly after, Osgood returned to Minnesota, and co-founded the band The Suicide Commandos in Minneapolis with himself as guitarist, Steve Almaas as bassist, and Dave Ahl as drummer. The band produced two albums in its short history (1975-1980), but helped establish a punk and alternative rock music scene in Minneapolis, influencing other bands, such as the Suburbs, the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, and Soul Asylum.

Post band, Chris Osgood taught guitar. He also served as the Director of Artist Services at the Resources and Counseling for the Arts and its successor Springboard for the Arts in St. Paul from 1990 to 2008, providing business and planning workshops for artists. Osgood later served as Vice President of Community Relations at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul from 2008 to 2017.

Outside of music education and artist organization roles, Osgood founded Vins de Campagne in 1995, a French wine import business. He also reunited with The Suicide Commandos in 2007, remaining active with the band throughout the late 2000s and 2010s.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Chris Osgood Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,729; 17,916

Processing Information:

Processed by: Leif Kopietz, October 2021 and June 2023

Catalog ID number: 9989804440104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
154.I.10.8F1Resources and Counseling for the Arts': Handbook for Minnesota Artists, 2000.
Ephemera: buttons, stickers, ticket stubs, and business cards, undated, 1980s-2000s.
Includes Suicide Commando items, stubs from Osgood's musical performances, and his business cards.
Miscellaneous correspondence, clippings, and photographs, 1996-2012.
Event publications, 1979, 1998-2016.
Press clippings, undated, 1979, 1995-1996, 2007.
Postcards, 1996-2000.
City of Saint Paul, correspondence and McNally Smith College proclamations, 2011-2012.
Springboard for the Arts workshop and miscellany, 2003.
Clippings, event publications, 1980s.
Lowertown Guitar Fest and Lowertown Future Fund, 2015.
Guitar Festival and Cultural STAR Program, 2014.
McNally Smith College of Music (MCSM) Foundation work plan, sponsorship, Board and Community Group participation, 2017.
Non-profit conversion, 2016.
Holiday party, December 2009.
Foundation-State filings, 2011-2015.
Osgood Dogood miscellaneous, Springboard for the Arts, 2009.
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, McNally Smith College and the History Theatre, 2008-2011.
Performance review and position descriptions, 2009-2012.
Recitals/showcases, 2008-2009.
McNally Smith College of Music Summer Institute and Symposium, 2009.
Guitar Festival and Cultural STAR Program, 2015.
Dakota Artists Planning Retreat, Rapid City, South Dakota, Dahl Art Center/Coyote Blues Village, June 12-13, 2006.
Artist career planning, 2000s.
Camp Springboard, Anderson Center, Red Wing, Minnesota, July 19-21, 2006.
mnartists.org Artists Web Site Registration and Marketing Workshops Day, Edina, July 13, 2006.
Iowa Arts Council, Marketing Workshop, Des Moines, Iowa, June 30, 2006.
Camp Springboard, June 7-9, 2006.
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, New York, April 29-30, 2006.
Iowa Cultural Coalition, Des Moines, Iowa, September 30, 2005.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Sally Ordway Irvine Awards, March 2006.
Madison and Milwaukee workshops, 2004-2005.
Wisconsin Arts Board, important information, 2004-2005.
Minnesota State Arts Board, August 19, 2006.
Northfield Arts Guild (NAG), Jan Rohwer, April 10, 2007.
National Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (NVLA) meeting, Chicago, May 3-4, 2007.
Camp Springboard, June 6-8, 2007.
Career planning and management workshop, Kyle, South Dakota, September 17, 2007.
Rapid City and Kyle, South Dakota workshops, September 15-17, 2007.
Nordisk Copyright Bureau, April 1998.
MacPhail Center for the Arts, 1995.
Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), February 25, 2008.
St. Kate's grants and fundraising workshop, February 29, 2008.
St. Olaf College workshop, February 23, 2008.
Minnesota Music Academy, February 1990.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming workshop, February 11-12, 2008.
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin workshop, January 18-19, 2008.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), Legal Considerations for Artists workshop, December 7, 2007.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) notes, December 5, 2007.
Superior, Wisconsin workshops, April 18-19, 2008.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota workshop, December 1, 2007.
AIGA Minnesota, Grand View Lodge, October 6, 2007.
One Two Three Go! Minnesota Center for Photography (MCP), 2006-2007.
Corning, Iowa workshop, April 4-5, 2008.
Consultation notes, 2006, 2008.
Notebooks, 2011-2017. 3 volumes.
Airport Fund, 2010.
String Theory Musical Festival, 2011.
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154.I.10.9B2American Composers Forum, 2009-2010.
Sound Crawl, 2010-2012.
Minnesota Original, Twin Cities Public Television (TPT), 2010.
Minnesota Music Coalition, 2009-2014.
Student Ensemble Venue Night, 2009-2010.
Minnesota Public Radio, 2009-2010.
Minnesota Zoo, 2010-2011.
She Rock, She Rock, 2010.
The Artist Fund, 2008-2010.
Minnesota Historical Society, 1987-1994.
Springboard for the Arts - Summit Brewing, 1996-2004.
Resources and Counseling for the Arts: Press Rewind - 2000 years of Minnesota pop music videos, 2000.
Fairview Arts Medicine Center, 1997-1998.
Elizabeth Dwyer, 2006.
Clippings and miscellany, 1989-1993, 2003.
Artist Loan Fund marketing, FY 1996, 1995 May-July.
Hampshire College, 1987-1989.
Resources and Counseling for the Arts (RCA) volunteers, 2001.
Upcoming workshops/ideas, 1991.
MacPhail Center for the Arts, 1989-2006. 2 folders.
Includes records regarding Osgood's short-term teaching appointments and fundraising events with MacPhail.
Philosophy 101, undated.
Lowertown Art Crawls, 1995-1999.
Impending gigs, 1997-2006.
McNally Smith College of Music Artist Residency Program, 2009-2010.
Booking and performance artists, August 1995.
[0.25 cubic feet empty, legal sized]
LocationFolder
138.J.9.7B-21Posters and articles, 1976-2016.
LocationFolder
A2/ov8 Drawer 52Posters, undated, 1976-2020.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Punk rock music -- Minnesota.
Rock musicians -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
McNally Smith College of Music, author.
Springboard for the Arts (Organization : Saint Paul, Minn.), author.
Suicide Commandos (Musical group), author.
Document Types:
Photographs.
Posters.
Occupations:
Music teachers -- Minnesota.

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