Minnesota Orchestra Staff
Minnesota Orchestra
Finance Department Records
1950-94
University of
Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts
Division [paa]
7 boxes
(2.2 linear feet)
This collection includes
financial information, financial statements, and office files. Their provenance
is unknown.
PA 12, Series 5.7
English
Mezzanine
Restrictions on Access
Materials are open to research without restriction except for portions
designated as restricted, confidential, or sealed. For the latter material,
prior permission in writing from the President of the Minnesota Orchestral
Association is required.
Permission to examine this collection will be granted to any qualified
researcher upon completion of an application form. The original documents do
not circulate and may only be used in the Reading Room of the Manuscripts
Division.
Restrictions on Use
Photoreproduction and audio reproduction of any materials in which the
Minnesota Orchestral Association holds copyright, shall be performed only with
the written permission of the MOA except for photoreproduction of any published
materials of the Association in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Minnesota Orchestra Finance Department Records (PA 12, Series 5.7),
Minnesota Orchestra Archives, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota
Libraries, Minneapolis.
Acquisition
Transferred to the archives from late 1970s to mid 1980s; accretions
in mid 1990s.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Leslie
Czechowski in June 2001.
Organization of the Collection
The collection is organized in rough subject order:
- Financial statements, 1950-82 (Boxes
1-2)
- Financial information, 1964-94 (Boxes
3-4, 7)
- Office files, 1972-77 (Box
5)
- Investment reports, 1974-79 (Box
6)
Historical Note
The first six boxes in the collection contain records from various
offices including those of
Richard Cisek,
Donald Engle, and
Boris Sokoloff who were responsible for financial
matters during their tenures
Scope and Content Note
The files in Boxes 1-6 were
re-arranged at some point, so are not in their original order. The financial
statements in Box 1 include the Manager’s Annual Report, Income &
Expenditure Statement for the Season, a Balance Sheet, and Statistics and
Attendance. They provide a complete picture of the Orchestra in the 1950s.
Other groups of statistical reports are incomplete.
Box 7 contains similar records from
the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Related Material
See also financial statements in Series 1.4, Finance and Investment
Committees.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings.
Cisek,
Richard M.
Sokoloff, Boris
Engle, Donald L.
Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Detailed Contents
The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the
collection.
Finance Department Records
1950-94
Accountant's reports
1953, 1955-58
1
Financial statements
1950-59
1
10 folders; all dated June 30, 19xx
Financial statements
1964, 1965
1A
dated Aug. 31, 19xx; oversize box
Financial statement
1966
2
dated June 30, 1966
Financial statement
1970
2
dated Aug. 31, 1970
Financial statements
1982, 1981
2
dated Aug. 31, 1982
Financial statements, summary
1963-73
2
Financial statements (cumulative)
1964-70
2
Financial statements
1978, 1979
2
dated Aug. 31, 19xx
Financial statements
1971, 1972
2
Financial statements
1974, 1975
2
dated Aug. 31, 19xx
Financial statement
1965
2
dated June 30, 1965
Financial statements
1980, 1979
2
dated Aug. 31, 1980
Financial statements
1983, 1982
2
dated Aug. 31, 1983
Financial statements
1984, 1983
2
dated Aug. 31, 1984
Financial statements
1985, 1984
2
dated Aug. 31, 1985
Financial statements
1975, 1976
2
dated Aug. 31, 19xx
Financial statements
1986
2B
dated Aug. 31, 1986
Financial statements
1987
2B
dated Aug. 31, 1987
Financial statements
1988
2B
dated Aug. 31, 1988
Financial statements
1989
2B
dated Aug. 31, 1989
Financial statements
1990
2B
dated Aug. 31, 1990
Pension check stubs
1947-54
3
Summary of reports...symphony orchestras
1951-55
3
Financial information
1952-59
3
Boris Sokoloff's file
Account book
1954-61
3
Financial statements--Correspondence
1954-57
3
Budget & financial statements
1971
4
dated March 31, 1971
Statistical material
1973-74
4
Includes "Summary of artists' fees and single admissions"
Statistical material
1971-73
4
2 folders; includes numbers of tickets sold and total
amounts
Statements of operations
1964-70
4
Orchestra Hall statements
1975
4
Financial information
1976-81
4
3 folders
Business & accounting matters (memo)
1976
4
dated Feb. 1976
Budget & financial report
1983-84
4
Budget & financial statements
1974
4
dated May 31, 1974
Budget & financial statements
1973
4
dated March 31, 1973
Financial information
1971-72
4
2 folders
Statistical material
1974-80
4
6 folders; includes number of tickets sold & total
amounts
Arthur Andersen & Co.
1975-77
5
Bar reports
1975-76
5
Capital budget
1979-80
5
Comparisons with other orchestras
1975-76
5
Diversified Insurances Services
1972
5
Fidelity & Casualty Co.
1976
5
First National Bank of Minneapolis
1975
5
Northeast State Bank
1975
5
NSP hearings
1976-77
5
Orchestra Hall rental & telephone bills
1975-76
5
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co.
1954-68
5
Summer concerts' budget
1965
5
Wise, Mrs. Lloyd W.--Estate claim
1976
5
Arthur Andersen: New Dimensions fund statement
1976
6
First Minneapolis: investment report
1974
6
dated Aug. 31, 1974
First Minneapolis: investment report
1977
6
dated Feb. 28, 1977
First Minneapolis: Investment report
1978
6
dated Aug. 31, 1978
First Minneapolis: Investment report
1979
6
dated Sept. 30, 1979
First Minneapolis: Investment report
1979
6
dated Feb. 28, 1979
First Minneapolis: New Dimensions fund report
1976
6
dated Feb. 29, 1976
First Minneapolis: Pension Trust statement
1974
6
dated Aug. 31, 1974
NW National Bank: M.O.A. annual report
1975
6
dated Aug. 31, 1975
NW National Bank: M.O.A. annual report
1978
6
dated Aug. 31, 1978
NW National Bank: M.O.A. annual report
1979
6
dated Aug. 31, 1979
NW National Bank: M.O.A. quarterly report
1974
6
dated Aug. 31, 1974
NW National Bank: M.O.A. quarterly report
1976
6
dated Feb. 29, 1976
NW National Bank: M.O.A. semi-annual report
1977
6
dated Feb. 28, 1977
NW National Bank: M.O.A. semi-annual report
1979
6
dated Feb. 28, 1979
Asset planning study
1986
7
from Callan Associates Inc.
Box Office summary
1990-91
7
Subscription concerts
Budget
1993
7
Endowment performance analysis
1979-90
7
First Trust. Statement summary
1992-93
7
Instrument insurance
1989-93
7
5 folders
Investment report
1986
7
Norwest Banks: Semi-annual portfolio review
1984
7
dated Feb. 29, 1984
Presentations
1993=94
7
Ticket sales
1984-91
7