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New Albany American Legion band music books

 Collection
Identifier: L331

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a series of music books used by the New Albany American Legion marching band. There are two sets and each book is labeled for a different instrument. Song titles in the books include: "March-Blazing the Trail," "On the Picket Line," "Spirit of Peace," "Under the American Flag," "The Hague Conference," and "Florizel Overture." Books in the H-64 set are stamped with the name of the store where they were purchased, "H.H. Dreyer, New Albany, Indiana."

Dates

  • circa 1920s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Administrative History

The American Legion is a veteran's organization founded in 1919 in St. Louis. The organization has posts throughout the United States and provides services to retired and active military men and women who have served in a time of war.

Source:

"History." The American Legion. Accessed September 20, 2016. http://www.legion.org/history.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1: American Legion band music, set E-64 booklets, circa 1920s Series 2: American Legion band music, set H-64 booklets, circa 1920s

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from the Culbertson Mansion State Memorial on 1981/04/15.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2005/04/14 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2005/04/15 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid revised 2016/09/20 by Laura Eliason.
Title
New Albany American Legion band music books
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671