Minnesota Orchestra Staff
Minnesota Orchestra Development Office Records
1927-85 (bulk
1954-85)
University of
Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts
Division [paa]
35 boxes
(13 linear feet)
The collection includes correspondence, grant applications and
reports, and Guaranty Fund files, scrapbooks, and detailed records.
PA 12, Series 5.8
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 Development Office Records (PA 12, Series 5.8),
Minnesota Orchestra Archives, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota
Libraries, Minneapolis.
Acquisition
Transferred to the archives from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Leslie
Czechowski, July 2001.
Organization of the Collection
The collection is organized into three series:
- Office files and correspondence,
1945-83 (Boxes 1-2)
- Corporate/ foundation/government
funding, 1954-85 (Boxes 3-10)
- Guaranty Fund, 1932-84 (Boxes
11-34)
Historical Note
During the early years of the Orchestra, fund raising activities were
handled by the President of the Board and other volunteers in collaboration
with the General Manager and her/his staff. After the construction of Orchestra
Hall and as the staff of the Orchestral Association was expanded, a
professional development officer and staff were hired. This is a incomplete
list of Development Directors:
- Charles Fullmer 197?-?
- John G. Fischer 1977-80
- David C. Ferner 1980-87
- James A. Scarpetta, Jr. 1987-90
- Mary Ellen Kuhi 1990-
Scope and Content Note
Records in Boxes 1 - 10 include files
from the offices of many Orchestra staff including Presidents
Donald Engle and
Richard Cisek, General Manager
Charles Fullmer, other managers, and Development
officers. They were rearranged at some point, so the original order has not
been retained. They chronicle the outreach activities of the Orchestra in the
1960s and 1970s as the Orchestra sought funding for tours, run-outs, and summer
concerts. Applications and final reports to corporate foundations and to
governmental agencies often provide excellent summaries of the Orchestra’s
financial situation and financial difficulties.
Correspondence in Box 1A is from the
office of
G. Richard Kuch who was hired to manage the
Chairperson Project in 1974 to provide funding for the building of Orchestra
Hall.
Records in Boxes 11-34 reflect
fundraising activities relating to the
Guaranty Fund. The scrapbooks in Box 11 detail early activities from 1938-1941 and
include clippings and other materials from the First Annual Minneapolis
Symphony Guarantors’ Dinner on April 13, 1939 at the Nicollet Hotel. Only a
sample of correspondence was retained from Boxes
13-14; these files also include information regarding foundation giving.
Pledge cards and individual ledger sheets in Boxes
15-31 detail individual giving year-by-year.
Related Material
See also Board Investment Committee files in Series 1.4; Scrapbook
#104 (38th--41st seasons) for additional materials relating to the Guaranty
Fund (Series 9.1); Scrapbook #135 (Guaranty Fund, 1940-44)
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.
Engle,
DonaldL.
Cisek, Richard M.
Fullmer, Charles
Kuch, G. Richard
Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Fund
raising--Minnesota
Guaranty Fund (Minnesota Orchestra)
Detailed Contents
The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the
collection.
Office Files and Correspondence
1945-83
Arizona Development Project
1979-80
1
Cooper, Alan
1979
1
Correspondence: David Ferner
1981-83
1
Includes Case Statement for New Dimensions II Program
Correspondence: John G. Fischer
1977
1
Development/Fundraising
1978-81
1
Grants
1976, 1978-80
1
2 folders
Grim, George
1977
1
Memorials
1945-64
1
Arranged alphabetically by name
New Dimensions II
1985
1
"Report on Testing the Draft Case for the New Dimension
II Program"
1981
1
Sittard, Herm
1975
1
Youngquist, Charlie R., bequest
1976
1
Chairperson Project: Audit
1975
1A
Chairperson Project: Correspondence
1974
1A
7 folders arranged chronologically
Chairperson Project: Leadership correspondence
1974
1A
Capital campaign
1975-80
2
Chairperson program
1975-77
2
Herschel V. Jones Trust
1976-78
2
4 folders
Marathons
1975-79
2
Minorities
1979
2
Operation Sound Decision
1978
2
Phonerama
1975-76
2
2 folders
Corporate/Foundation/Government Funding
1954-85
3M
1980-81
3
AT&T
1977-83
3
BBDO
1975-76
3
Concert sponsorships
1980-82
3
Corporate giving, Minnesota
1972-76
3
Honeywell broadcast proposal
1981
3
Avon Foundation
1968-73
4
Regarding Frank Lee; related to Hill Foundation
Bremer Foundation
1966-71
4
Bush Foundation
1969-74
4
Dayton-Hudson Foundation
1972-76
4
Hill Foundation
1954-72
4
3 folders
Hill Foundation: Correspondence
1965-74
4
Minneapolis Foundation
1964-75
4
Minnesota Foundations
1970-75
4
Northwest Area Foundation
1967-75
4
Formerly named the Hill Foundation
Oakleaf Foundation
1968-73
4
St. Paul Foundation
1963-66
4
Twin City Federal Savings & Loan
1979
4
Ford Foundation
1963-70
5
3 folders
Ford Foundation
1971-74
5
Includes 6-year comparative financial report of the Minnesota
Orchestral Association
Ford Foundation reports
1966-73
5
5 folders
Ford Foundation: Eric Marder study
1975?
5
"A study of the impact of price increases on ticket demand for
the Minnesota Orchestra"
Ford Foundation: Negro Internship Program
1967-68
5
City Arts Commission
1974
6
Governor's Commission on the Arts
1975-77
6
Hennepin County funding
1974-76
6
Legislation (Minnesota)
1962-65
6
Minneapolis Arts Commission
1979
6
Minneapolis Arts Consortium
1975
6
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
1974-77
6
Minnesota Ethics Commission (Lobbying)
1975-78
6
Minnesota State Arts Board
1971-85
6
6 folders
Minnesota State Arts Council
1976-77
6
National Educational Television
1963-66
6
State arts legislation
1975-77
6
Survey, Minnesota Orchestra
[n.d.]
7
Twin Cities Metropolitan Arts Alliance
1974, 1978-81
7
3 folders
National Education Act (Title III)
1965-70
8
14 folders; included are "Proposed extension of Minneapolis
Symphony concerts in...schools..." (1966); Application for a continuation grant
(1968); "Minnesota Orchestra in Residence" (1970)
NEA: Correspondence
1967-81
9
4 folders; complete files kept in Development
NEA: Legislation
1970
9
NEA: Music Panel
1970-71
9
NEA grant
1974-75
10
Grant C50-31-55
NEA grant
1982
10
Solo Recitalists Grant
NEA grant
1982
10
Artistic and Administrative Grant
NEA grant
1975-76
10
Grant C60-31-55
NEA grant
1969-73
10
Grant A70-0-45
NEA grant
1973-74
10
Grant A40-31-17
NEA grant
1971-72
10
Grant A72-0-457
NEA grant
1970-71
10
Grant A71-0-252
NEA grant
1968-69
10
Grant A69-0-86
NEA grant
1968-69
10
Grant 68-0-192
NEA grant
1971-72
10
Grant A72-0-101
NEA grant
1982
10
NEA proposal
1971-72
10
Guaranty Fund
1932-84
Guaranty Fund scrapbooks
1938-41
11
Includes Scrapbook #90 from Series 9.1 that had been
misplaced
Guaranty Fund records
1964-68
12
Ledger sheets of donors
Guaranty Fund
1965-80
13
9 folders
Guaranty Fund (Rochester Committee)
1972
13
Guaranty Fund analysis
1979-82
13
Guaranty Fund Committee (Board)
1961-73
13
Guaranty Fund manual
1979
13
C.W. Shaver & Co.
1979
13
Analysis of M.O. fund raising activities
Guarantor's concert
1979-83
14
Guaranty Fund
1979-86
14
7 folders
Pledges
1927-35
15
Ledger sheets
Pledges
1936-48
16
Ledger sheets
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
17
Ledger sheets A-Bo
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
18
Ledger sheets Br-C
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
19
Ledger sheets D-F
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
20
Ledger sheets G-He
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
21
Ledger sheets Hi-Hy
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
22
Ledger sheets I-Le
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
23
Ledger sheets Li-M
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
24
Ledger sheets N-Q
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
25
Ledger sheets R-Sh
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
26
Ledger sheets Si-Va
Pledges: Paid
1935-48
27
Ledger sheets Ve-Z
Pledges: Paid; By season; gains/losses
1948-51
28
Ledger sheets and ledger
Pledges: Paid
1948-59
29
Ledger sheets A-D
Pledges: Paid
1948-59
30
Ledger sheets E-K
Pledges: Paid
1948-59
31
Ledger sheets L-R
Pledges: Paid
1948-59
32
Ledger sheets S-Z
Pledge cards
1959-65
33
Cards A-K
Pledge cards
1959-65
34
Cards L-Z