Oriole Chorus records
Scope and Contents
This Oriole Chorus records, 1915-1933, includes meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, treasurer's reports, and programs. The materials have been arranged into three series: Administration, Programs, and Photographs.
The Administration series (1915-1932) contains the group's business records. Materials include meeting minutes, financial records, and versions of the group's constitution and bylaws. The Programs series (1915-1933) contains a sampling of programs from public performances of the Oriole Chorus. The Photographs series (1916, 1920) contains a group photograph, 1916, and a promotional tour poster, 1920.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1933
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Augustana College Special Collections and the copyright holder.
Historical Note
On 8 November 1915, eighteen women students of Augustana College met to form the Oriole Club. A few days later, they drew up a constitution in which they stated their object as the "development and continuance of a ladies' chorus to promote instruction, sociability and entertainment of the members." The group's constitution also stipulated one concert every year under the auspices of Augustana College and the possibility of a spring tour.
The Oriole Club was directed by Arvid Samuelson (1915-1919; 1921-1922), Georgia Nettles (1919-1920), E. Clifford Toren (1924-1925), Arthur E. Cassling (1927-1929), and Henry Veld (1930-1933).
In 1925, the group changed its name to the Oriole Chorus. It began to perform jointly with the all-male Wennerberg Chorus under the direction of Henry Veld in 1931 as the Augustana Choir. The Oriole Chorus changed its name to the Jenny Lind Chorus in 1933 and continued to perform as a distinct group (in addition to regular performances as part of the Augustana Choir) until the mid-1960s.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Oriole Club (later the Oriole Chorus) was founded in 1915 by eighteen women students at Augustana College and Theological Seminary. The group stated its object as the "development and continuance of a ladies' chorus to promote instruction, sociability and entertainment of the members." The Oriole Chorus combined with the all-male Wennerberg Chorus to form the Augustana College Choir in 1931, although it continued to perform as a distinct group (later known as the Jenny Lind Chorus) until the mid-1960s. The Oriole Chorus records, 1915-1933, contains the group's meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, treasurer's reports, programs, and photographs.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Emily Hughes Dominick, 2007. Updated by Samantha Crisp, July 2014. Revised by Atticus Garrison, January 2016.
- Title
- Oriole Chorus records, 1915-1933.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Atticus Garrison
- Date
- January 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository
639 38th Street
Thomas Tredway Library
Rock Island Illinois 61201 United States
specialcollections@augustana.edu