AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSIC TEACHERS:
An Inventory of Guild and Chapter Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | American Guild of Music Teachers (Minn.), creator. | |
| Title: | Guild and chapter records. | |
| Dates: | 1926-1994 (bulk 1926-1958). | |
| Abstract: | Organizational records and printed material of an association of music teachers formed in 1926 and records of its Minneapolis and St. Paul chapters. | |
| Quantity: | 2.0 cubic feet (3 boxes). | |
| Location: | P1034 |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Certificates of incorporation and registration, constitutions and bylaws, minutes, bulletins, recital programs, financial statements, clippings, and membership data of the American Guild of Music Teachers and its Minneapolis and St. Paul chapters. The guild was initially formed in 1926 as the Minneapolis Guild of Independent Music Teachers to raise the standards of musical arts and music teaching. It was incorporated in 1929 as the American Guild of Music Teachers and the Minneapolis Guild became its first chapter. Included within the collection are correspondence with congressmen on legislation concerning the arts, and bulletins (1935-1937) of Alpha Gamma Mu, a fraternity of music teachers and students.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item here]. American Guild of Music Teachers. Guild and Chapter Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 8,404; 9,248; 15,359
Processing Information:
Processed by: Monica Manny Ralston, April 2000
Catalog ID number: 990017176070104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| P1034 | 1 | Certificates of incorporation and registration, 1928-1929, 1938. | |||||||||
| Minutes: | |||||||||||
| Includes minutes of annual, board, and membership meetings as well as financial statements. Scattered throughout the minutes are copies of the Guild's teaching and examination standards, code of ethics, course syllabi and curricula, student recital rules, and their National Organizing Bulletin, an irregularly published series of pamphlets that describes the Guild's formation, organization, purpose, bylaws, and history. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis Guild of Independent Music Teachers, January 31, 1927-December 5, 1928, 1953. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| American Guild of Music Teachers, January 3, 1929-October 15, 1957. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Also includes minutes of the Minneapolis Guild. | |||||||||||
| St. Paul Guild of Music Teachers: | |||||||||||
| September 10, 1929-December 1, 1947. 1 folder and 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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| P1034 | 2 | St. Paul Guild of Music Teachers, December 1, 1953-September 17, 1958. 1 volume. | |||||||||
| Technical Committee, St. Paul Guild of Music Teachers, March 21, 1932-February 14, 1956. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Bulletins: | |||||||||||
| Contains mimeographed circulars regarding meetings, financial statements, and other activities of the Guilds. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis Guild of Music Teachers, 1926-1958. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Contains bulletins of both the Minneapolis Guild, 1927-1947, and the St. Paul Guild, 1949-1958. Also includes correspondence between John G. Hinderer and individuals regarding the following topics: the Pepper-Coffee Bill which would have created a Permanent Bureau of the Fine Arts, which was opposed by the Guild (1938); opposition to the Fine Arts Bill (H.R. 5397) introduced by Charles R. Howell of New Jersey (1954); letters from congressmen on legislation concerned with the arts (1955-1956); and letters from educators throughout the country relating to the certification of music teachers (1957-1958). Some public officials of note whose letters appear in the correspondence are: Sherman Adams, Walter H. Judd, Carroll D. Kearns, Coya Knutson, Eugene J. McCarthy, Lee Metcalf, Frederick G. Payne, George M. Rhodes, John M. Robison, John Sparkman, and Alexander Wiley. | |||||||||||
| St. Paul Guild of Music Teachers, 1926-1958. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Bulletins regarding meetings held by Alpha Gamma Mu, 1935-1937, a musical fraternity, are also included. | |||||||||||
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| P1034 | 3 | Press clippings: | |||||||||
| Contains newspaper clippings regarding recitals and concerts given by Guild members and their pupils, personal data on the members, and other activities of the Guilds. Many of the clippings are undated and the dated material is not in chronological order. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis Guild of Music Teachers, 1926-1952. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| St. Paul Guild of Music Teachers, 1928-1952. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Student programs, 1927-1994. 1 volume and 1 envelope. | |||||||||||
| Contains printed programs of recitals given by pupils of members of both chapters. | |||||||||||
| Guild literature, 1928-1943. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Contains copies of the constitution and bylaws, syllabi, membership applications, course examination certificates, stationery, lists of teachers, prospectus, and yearbooks printed by both chapters. Some recital programs and newspaper clippings of teaching advertisements are also included. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
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:
- Music -- Instruction and study -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
- Education -- Societies, etc.
- Music teachers -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
- Music and state.
- Music -- Minnesota.
- Music -- United States.
- Musicians -- Minnesota.
- Concerts -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
- Organizations:
- Alpha Gamma Mu.
- Minneapolis Guild of Independent Music Teachers.
- Minneapolis Guild of Music Teachers.
- St. Paul Guild of Independent Music Teachers (Saint Paul, Minn.).
- St. Paul Guild of Music Teachers (Saint Paul, Minn.).
- Document Types:
- Concert programs.
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