Finding Aid to the Music Department, Kappa Kappa Psi, & Tau Beta
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Home Finding Aid to the Music Department, Kappa Kappa Psi, & Tau Beta Sigma Scrapbooks Music Department, Kappa Kappa Psi, & Tau Beta Sigma Scrapbooks 28 Scrapbooks Scope and Content Box and Folder List OVERVIEW Links: Finding Aid to the Music Department records, 1911-2004 Access: The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University Archives. Provenance: Transferred to the university Archives by the music Department in 1999 (Acc. 278). Property rights: The University Archives owns the property rights to this collection. Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection remain with the University Archives. Citation: [Identification of item]. Music Department, Kappa Kappa Psi, & Tau Beta Sigma Scrapbooks, University Archives, North Dakota State University, Fargo. SCOPE AND CONTENT There are twenty-three Music Department Scrapbooks, which consist primarily of clippings and programs that related to the Music Department, its faculty, students, and alumni. In some instances there are photographs, but those are the exception, not the rule. Material in the scrapbooks is fairly inclusive, covering faculty and student recitals, homecoming, concerts, Madrigal dinners, honors convocations, commencement, articles from the proposal to the completion of the Music Education building and the demolition of Festival Hall, letters in praise of various performances, tours, and festivals. One Music Music Department, Kappa Kappa Psi, & Tau Beta Sigma Scrapbooks Page 2 of 4 Department Scrapbook covers 1951-1958 and there is a gap until 1965. The remaining twenty-two Music Department Scrapbooks cover the academic years from 1965-1966 to 1986-1987. In the late 1930s, the Alpha Mu chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi was established at the NDAC campus. It is a “national organization made up of college bandmen who are elected on the basis of musicianship, scholarship, and character.” (Bison yearbook, 1938) The two scrapbooks for Kappa Kappa Psi cover 1958-1965 and 1965-1972/73. In 1951 Tau Beta Sigma was established on the NDAC campus. Tau Beta Sigma consisted of women students who have participated in two quarters of work in the Gold Star Band and have maintained a GPA of 2.7. (Bison yearbook, 1953) The three scrapbooks for Tau Beta Sigma cover 1951-1969, 1970-1985, and 1985-1987, with numerous gaps. BOX AND FOLDER LIST MUSIC DEPARTMENT 1/1 1951-1958 - Clippings, Gold Star Band, Alpha Phi Omega Spring Sing, NDAC Choir. 1/2 1965-1966 - Clippings, Alumni Awards Banquet, recitals, programs, Sigma Alpha Iota booklet, music scholarships, Gold Star Band, European Concert Tour, Summer Spectrum European Concert Tour issue (July 1966). 1/3 1966-1967 - Lyceum, clippings, Concert Choir tour of Europe, ground breaking Askanase Hall, numerous thank you letters for performances, et cetera. (Box 2) 1/4 1967-1968 - Sorenson takes over from Euren as Director of Gold Star Band - 3rd time in 63 years, Shrine game, Christmas Concert, Varsity Band, Dedication of Askanase Hall, et cetera. 1/5 1968-1969 - clippings & programs - First Band Day (1968), 2nd Annual Marching Band Concert, Oratorio Society, Brass Choir, Christmas Concert, Letters of praise for performances, inauguration of President Loftsgard, et cetera. 1/6 1969-1970 - clippings & programs - Music flyer, Recitals, Homecoming, The Bison Bandwagon, 3rd Annual “Pop” concert, Sigma Alpha Iota marks 50th year, Gold Star Band Concerts, Choir Concerts, honors Convocation, Commencement, et cetera. 1/7 1970-1971 - clippings & programs - Bison Bandwagon, Eidem to head NDSU Marching, Stage & Concert Bands, Music Department accredited, Christmas Concert, Glee Club Concert, et cetera. 1/8 1971-1972 - clippings & programs - Auditions, Concert Choir reunion, Reinecke Foundation donates funds for fine arts complex, etc. Music Department, Kappa Kappa Psi, & Tau Beta Sigma Scrapbooks Page 3 of 4 1/9 1972-1973 - clippings & programs - Band Day, SU Choir chosen for summer European Tour, 1st Madrigal Dinner (1972), Stage Band Concert, etc. 1/10 1973-1974 - clippings, programs - Homecoming, 2nd Madrigal Dinner, Sigma Alpha Iota yearbook [pamphlet], recitals, et cetera. 1/11 1974-1975 - clippings & programs. 1/12 1975-1976 - clippings & programs - 4th Annual Madrigal dinner, article on Doc Putnam (North Dakota Horizons, 1976), etc. 1/13 1976-1977 - clippings & programs - brochure, Music a la mode, Concert Choir receives national recognition, 5th annual Madrigal Dinner, proposal for a music building, etc. 1/14 1977-1978 (Daisies on Cover) - Clippings/programs from all NDSU music related performances, performers, and faculty: Music building drive, concerts, recitals, Gold Star Band, Concert Choir, Bob Hope, Glee Club, SU Pops, et cetera. 1/15 1978-1979 - clippings & programs - 7th annual Madrigal dinner, NDSU music building, etc. 1/16 1979-1980 - “Music Building Construction to be delayed,” Jazz Festival, Varsity Band, etc. 1/17 1980-1981 - Library dedication, International Music Camp, Music Center groundbreaking, Concert Choir & Madrigal Singers at St. Mary’s Cathedral Centennial, Music Building Progress (photos), et cetera. 1/18 1981-1982 (Red cover) - “N.D.S.U. Music” - Homecoming, Christmas Concert, Music Department to move by the Spring, Spring Pops, Festival Hall leveling date set, “Moving Day” photos, Farewell Tribute to Festival Hall, et cetera. (Box 1) 1/19 1982-1983 - “Dates, Names, Places and Faces” - Festival Hall, Music Education Center Inaugural, King Olav V of Norway, Dedication of Music Education Center, Reineke Fine Art Center dedication, Madrigal Dinner, Music a la mode, et cetera. 1/20 1983-1984 -clippings & programs, Homecoming 1983, recitals, Madrigal Dinner, workshops, Jazz Ensemble, etc. 1/21 1984-1985 - clippings & programs, etc. 1/22 1985-1986) - “N.D.S.U. Music by: Shayne Howard & Patricia Nelson - clippings & programs - John Taylor replaces Edwin Fissinger (retired), Bison used in Homecoming parade (1985), recitals, glee club, Madrigal Dinner, et cetera. Music Department, Kappa Kappa Psi, & Tau Beta Sigma Scrapbooks Page 4 of 4 1/23 1986-1987 (Ivory cover) - N.D.S.U. Music - by: Elizabeth Shockman - complete with the exception of loose material for April/May, 1987. KAPPA KAPPA PSI 1/24 The Scrapbook of the Alpha Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota - 1958-1965 - Col. Harold B. Bachman tribute 1958, Sharivar Music Display (photos) 1964, Chapter Recital 1964, member & officers 1964-65, pledges 1964-65 & honorary members, et cetera. 1/25 The Scrapbook of the Alpha Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi - 1965-1972/73 - Student Recital, 1967 Intercollegiate Bands, Band practice, Homecoming, Pep Rally, Homecoming Parade (photos) 1967, membership and pledges, Homecoming Parade (photos) 1968, pledge class 1968, pledge class 1970, Band Day 1972, pledge class 1972-1973. TAU BETA SIGMA 1/26 1951, 1966-1967, 1967-1968, 1968-1969 - Tau Beta Sigma Scrapbook (Light Blue cover with a gold leaf) - Western Union - Installation congratulations - June, 1951, Tau Beta Sigma & Kappa Kappa Psi officers (1966), Pledges (1967), Christmas Rush party (1967), Pledges (1968), District Tau Beta Sigma-Kappa Kappa Psi Convention (1968), NDSU Display, Membership Selection Tea (1968), Pledges (1969), New Officers (1969), et cetera. 1/27 1970, 1977-1980, 1981-1985 - Tau Beta Sigma Scrapbook (Blue cover, gold trim)-- predominately photographs - Band Party (1970), Membership Teas (1970), Seasons Greetings cards (1970), Band Picnic (1977), Band Display (1977), TB Service Project (1977), Breakfast (1982), 1982 Pledge Class, Dedication of Music Education Center (1982), Weekend Retreat (1984), Pledging (1985), et cetera. 1/28 1985-1987 - predominately photographs - Tau Beta Sigma annual surprise breakfast (photos), Tau Beta Sigma Fall Rush 1985, 1986 (photos), Gold Star Band Tour (1986), Band breakfast (1987). 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