Quad City Symphony Orchestra papers
Abstract
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra held its first concert on May 19, 1916 at the Burtis Opera House in Davenport, Iowa. At the time, the orchestra was known as the Tri-City Symphony Orchestra, and had a conductor, 60 musicians, and two soloists. The group changed its name to the Quad City Symphony in 1985. Materials in the collection include bound programs, a published history of the orchestra, news clippings, press releases, promotional materials, scrapbooks, and secretary’s minutes and reports.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1916-1998
Creator
- Quad City Symphony (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This is an unprocessed collection. A detailed description of its contents is currently unavailable. For information about accessing this collection, please contact Special Collections well in advance of any planned research visit. Be advised that preparing unprocessed collections for research may take up to six months.
Extent
8.0 Cubic Feet (/ 12 boxes and 39 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Quad City Symphony Orchestra papers, 1916-1998
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Harrison Phillis
- Date
- July 2019
- 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