Preliminary Guide to the Dothan Harmony Club Records (ca. 1911-1981)

Record Group 166

Preliminary Processing Date: 10/13/2015

Extent: ca. 3 cu ft.

Organizational Sketch: The Dothan Harmony Club was organized in 1909 with the mission of "studying music in all its forms and cultivating musical talent." [Club Constitution, Article II]. It appears to have affiliated with the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs in 1916 but this is unconfirmed as of 3/6/2018. [Source is annual program, 1916-1917].

Scope/Content: Documents the club's existence and activities. Includes scrapbooks and photographs, musical scores and books, magazines, annual programs, correspondence, governing documents, meeting minutes, financial records.

Preliminarily organized into 5 series:

Operational Records, 1911-1984, 16 file folders

Governing documents, project and event files, correspondence, annual programs

Scrapbooks and Photographs, 1920s-1980 (bulk 1958-1980), 10 items

Panorama photograph of club in 1920s, a modern photo album, and eight scrapbooks of photos and newspaper clippings.

Music Books, 1912-1964, 8 items

Reference, instruction, and song books.

Musical Scores, 1919-1969, 24 items

Single- and multi-page sheets of music, some with multiple copies for distribution.

Periodicals, 1955, 2 items

One commemorative anniversary program and one issue of a club magazine.

Provenance: Dothan's Houston-Love Memorial Library stored club records but turned them over to the Wiregrass Archives when the Library moved its operations.

Preliminary Processing Note (as of 03/06/2018): Some items boxed with other collections sent from Houston-Love Library, so parameters of collection inferred by Wiregrass Archives staff. Arrangement imposed by Wiregrass Archives staff. Duplicates of annual programs and musical scores discarded (two retained for archival purposes). Blank forms discarded.

Preferred Citation: Dothan Harmony Club Records, RG 166, Wiregrass Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.

Preliminary Inventory

Operational Records, 1911-1984, 16 file folders

File I.D.				File Label
166	14-0729	S1	001	Constitution & By-laws
166	14-0729	S1	002	Harmony Club programs, 1945-46 & 1977-78
166	14-0729	S1	003	National Music Week
166	14-0729	S1	004	Ways & Means Projects, 1947-48
166	14-0729	S1	005	DHC Yearly Summary, 1974-77
166	14-0729	S1	006	Membership Rosters, 1980-82
166	14-0729	S1	007	Correspondence
166	14-0729	S1	008	DHC Sponsored Events
166	14-0729	S1	009	Publicity for Fine Arts Month, Feb 1961
166	14-0729	S1	010	Amahl & the Night Visitors
166	14-0729	S1	011	Annual programs, 1911-1920
166	14-0729	S1	012	Annual programs, 1920-1923
166	14-0729	S1	013	Annual programs, 1942-1943 & 1957-1959
166	14-0729	S1	014	Annual programs, 1960-1970
166	14-0729	S1	015	Annual programs, 1971-1974
166	14-0729	S1	016	Annual programs, 1980-1984

Scrapbooks and Photographs, 1920s-1980 (bulk 1958-1980), 10 items

File I.D.	File Label
166	14-0729	S2	001	Scrapbook, 1958-59, w/ ca. 1980 newspaper clippings & Eclectas Club materials
166	14-0729	S2	002	Scrapbook, 1959-60
166	14-0729	S2	003	Scrapbook, ca. 1960 [Fine Arts Week?]
166	14-0729	S2	004	Scrapbook, 1960-61
166	14-0729	S2	005	Scrapbook, 1961-62
166	14-0729	S2	006	Scrapbook, 1967-71
166	14-0729	S2	007	Scrapbook, 1973-74
166	14-0729	S2	008	Photo Album, 1978-80
166	14-0729	S2	009	Panoramic B/W Group Photo: Dothan Harmony Club ca. 1920s

Music Books, 1912-1964, 8 items

File I.D.	File Label
166	14-0729	S3	001	Shields, Elizabeth McEwen. Worship and Conduct Songs for Beginners and Primaries: For Use in Church School: Sunday Session, Week Day Session, Vacation Session and the Home. Richmond: John Know Press, 1929.
166	14-0729	S3	002	Mason, Henry, L. Opera Stories. Cincinnati: Willis Music Co., 1915.
166	14-0729	S3	003	Elson, Louie C. European Reminiscences, Musical and Otherwise. Being the Recollections of Vacation Tours in Various Countries. Philadelphia: Theo. Presser Co., 1914.
166	14-0729	S3	004	Hofman, Josef. Piano Playing with Piano Questions Answered. Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1914.
166	14-0729	S3	005	Beattie, John W., et al. The Golden Book of Favorite Songs: A Treasury of the Best Songs of Our People. Chicago: Hall & McCreary Co., [1923] -revised & enlarged 2nd ed.
166	14-0729	S3	006	Herman, Reinhold L. An Open Door for Singers: Hints to Vocalists. New York: G. Schirmer, 1912.
166	14-0729	S3	007	Morehead, Albert and James Morehead. 101 Best Loved Songs: Arranged for Piano, Organ and Any Number of Voices with Ukulele Diagrams and Chord Symbols for Guitar. New York: Sigma Music, Inc., 1954. [3 Copies]
166	14-0729	S3	008	Swift, Federic Fay. Together We Sing and Play. New York: Marks Music Corp., 1964.

Musical Scores, 1919-1969, 24 items

File I.D.	File Label
166	14-0729	S4	001	Rohrer, Gertrude M. Official Musical Setting of "Collect" from the Ritual of the National Federation of Music Clubs. Chicago: National Federation of Music Clubs, 1945 [9 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	002	Smith, Julia. Invocation. New York: Mowbray Music Publishers, 1968.
166	14-0729	S4	003	Youse, Glad Robinson. Bless Us O God. New York: Bourne Co., 1969. [6 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	004	Lutkin, Peter C. The Lord Bless You and Keep You: Farewell Anthem with Sevenfold Amen. Chicago: Clayton F. Summy Co., 1928. [9 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	005	Simeone, Harry. Comin' Through the Rye: A Rhythm-antic Arrangement of an Old Folk Song. Delaware Water Gap: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1948 [3 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	006	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Ave verum Corpus: Jesu, Word of God Incarnate: Four-part Chorus for Mixed Voices. Boston: E.C. Shirmer Music Co., 1931. [3 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	007	Loewe, Frederick, Alan Jay Lerner & Victor Lamont. The Heather on the Hill. New York: Sam Fox Publishing Co., 1948 [8 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	008	Burr, Amelia Josephine & Florence Golson. A Spring Symphony: Cantata for Three-part Chorus of Women's Voices with Solo for Soprano. Wetumpka: John Chuech Co., 1921.
166	14-0729	S4	009	Bach, Johann Sebastian & Frank Damrosch. Four Chorales from the Motet "Jesu, Priceless Treasure". New York: G. Schirmer, 1927. [3 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	010	Brahms, Johannes. How Lovely is Thy Dwelling-Place from "Requiem". New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.
166	14-0729	S4	011	Mendelssohn, Felix. How Lovely Are the Messengers. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.
166	14-0729	S4	013	Christianson, F. Melius. Beautiful Savior. Minneapolis: Ausburg Publishing House, 1919.
166	14-0729	S4	014	Christianson, F. Melius. O Sacred Head: Chorale. Minneapolis: Ausburg Publishing House, 1919.
166	14-0729	S4	015	Butcher, Frank C. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence: Festive Anthem for Mixed Voices with Soprano Solo and Organ. Bryn Mawr: Oliver Ditson Co., 1936.
166	14-0729	S4	016	Franck, Cesar & George F. Barr. The Nations Prayer: Panis Angelicus. New York: Belwin, Inc., 1943. [9 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	017	Strickland, Lily. If I Could Hear a Robin's Song. Minneapolis: Schmidt, Hall & McCreay Co., 1956.
166	14-0729	S4	018	Muzicheski and Peter D. Tkach. Cherubim Song. Chicago: Meil A. Kjos Music Co., 1939 [2 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	019	Stainer, John. God so Loved the World: from "The Crucifixion": Quartet or Chorus. Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., n.d. [9 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	020	James, Will. Hear My Prayer: for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Vocals: Unaccompanied. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1933 [10 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	021	Star Spangled Banner, Piano Accompaniment [2 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	022	All Nature's Works His Praise Declare [2 Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	023	Alabama [State Song] [Multiple Copies]
166	14-0729	S4	024	Lutkin, Peter C. & Irene Forman Williams. Federation Hymn. Warren, G. W. God of Our Fathers: National Hymn. Stainer, Sir John. Ritual and Sevenfold Amen. New: York: Remick Music Co., 1926 [2 Copies]

Periodicals, 1955, 2 items

File I.D.	File Label
166	14-0729	S5	001	Official Souvenir Program of the Five Flags Fiesta & 28th Biennial Convention. Nat'l Fed. Of Music Clubs, Miami, FL April 20-30, 1955
166	14-0729	S5	002	Music Journal, 13, no.4 (April 1955)

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