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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra collection

 Collection — Folder: S3069
Identifier: S3069

Scope and Contents

This collection contains "The Story of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra" by Booth Tarkington and "It's Your Orchestra: a brief statement of the new plan of operation", both from around 1949.

Dates

  • 1948-1949

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.

Biographical / Historical

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1930 by Ferdinand Schaefer. It became a professional orchestra in 1937 and soon became one of the nation's most renowned orchestras.

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, "About Us", 2015, Accessed March 14, 2019, https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/about.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2019/03/14 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2019/03/14 by Lauren Patton.
Title
"The Story of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra" booklet
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