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.
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.
Minnesota Orchestra Scrapbooks (PA 12, Series 9.1), Minnesota Orchestra Archives, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
Transferred to the archives in the late 1970s.
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Leslie Czechowski in 2002; scrapbooks prepared for filming by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kistner in 2004.
No accruals are expected in the collection.
The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically, as is the microfilm collection.
Soon after the Orchestra was organized, staff created scrapbooks that
contain newspaper clippings about the Orchestra and a variety of other
materials including programs, publicity items, etc. Many of the scrapbooks may
have been compiled by
The scrapbooks were stored in various locations over the years and may even have been slightly damaged from smoke from a fire. Because of the poor condition of the books, the Orchestra archivist had special boxes made for each scrapbook to protect it and provide needed support.
This scrapbook collection includes 132 scrapbooks (made from oversize
ledger books) that contain newspaper clippings, programs, box office receipts,
and miscellaneous items documenting the earliest history of the Orchestra from
1908-1964. For each season from 1908-09 through 1962-63 there is a scrapbook
titled Home Season.
Loose tour programs found in scrapbooks were transferred to
Series 6.1.
Wendell Heighton’s scrapbook (#137) contains a great deal of information about the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, especially tours, from 1910s-20s. It includes newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, contracts for tours, itineraries, annual reports for the Orchestra, plus personal memorabilia of Heighton’s. [Heighton was the Manager of the Orchestra from 1910-23.]
Other scrapbooks include one regarding
Newspaper clippings from the period after these scrapbooks are located in Series 9.2.
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.
The following list is in chronological order, by Orchestra season.It contains a list of each scrapbook by title, with seasons and a brief contents note included.
Scrapbook # 001
6th Season
Programs
Scrapbook # 002
7th Season
Programs (Loose programs transferred to Series 6.1)
Scrapbook # 003
8th Season
Clippings from home season and from tour, Spring 1911
Scrapbook # 004
8th Season
Programs (Loose programs transferred to Series 6.1)
Scrapbook # 005
7th & 8th Season
Newspaper criticisms, 1910 & 1911 tours
Scrapbook # 006
9th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1911-February 1912)
Scrapbook # 007
9th Season
Not Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Scrapbook # 008
9th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (February-July 1912); continues from Scrapbook #6
Scrapbook # 009
9th Season
Programs
Scrapbook # 010
9th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs & reviews from Ravinia Park performances
Scrapbook # 011
9th Season
Newspaper clippings (reviews)
Scrapbook # 012
8th & 9th Season
Articles about M.S.O.
Scrapbook # 013
8th & 9th Season
Programs, reviews, publicity (loose program transferred to Series 6.1)
Scrapbook # 014
10th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1912-April 1913)
Scrapbook # 015
10th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (April-July 1913); also includes clippings about Orchestra in general
Scrapbook # 016
10th Season
Not Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Scrapbook # 017
10th Season
1st & 2nd Eastern tours: programs, Repertoire sheets, newspaper clippings (loose programs transferred to Series 6.1)
Scrapbook # 018
10th Season
Repertoire sheets, publicity materials
Scrapbook # 019
10th Season
Programs
Scrapbook # 020
10th Season
Newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 021
10th Season
Programs & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 022
11th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1913-March 1914)
Scrapbook # 023
11th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (March-July 1914)
Scrapbook # 024
11th Season
Generally not about M.S.O.; does include a few programs for concerts that the Orchestra gave for other organizations
Scrapbook # 025
11th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 026
11th Season
Programs
Scrapbook # 027
11th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 028
12th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1914-March 1915)
Scrapbook # 029
12th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (March -June 1915)
Scrapbook # 030
12th Season
Programs (loose program transferred to Series 6.1)
Scrapbook # 031
12th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 032
12th Season
Reviews from St. Paul Pioneer Press (August 1914-March 1915)
Scrapbook # 033
12th Season
Press clippings (September 1914-April 1916)
Scrapbook # 034
8th-12th Season
Scrapbook # 035
10th-12th Season
Articles about M.S.O.
Scrapbook # 036
13th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (September 1915-March 1916)
Scrapbook # 037
13th Season
Clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (March-June 1916)
Scrapbook # 038
13th Season
Repertoire sheets, itinerary, M.S.O. personnel list
Scrapbook # 039
13th Season
Newspaper reviews from tour cities
Scrapbook # 040
12th-13th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 041
12th-13th Season
Not about M.S.O
Scrapbook # 042
14th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1916-June 1917)
Scrapbook # 043
14th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews (loose programs transferred to Series 6.1)
Scrapbook # 044
14th Season
Not about M.S.O.
Scrapbook # 045
13th-14th Season
Programs
Scrapbook # 046
14th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 047
15th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1917-June 1918)
Scrapbook # 048
15th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 049
15th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 050
14th-15th Season
Newspaper reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 051
16th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1918-July 1919)
Scrapbook # 052
16th Season
Itinerary, repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 053
14th-16th Season
Ticket sales & season statements
Scrapbook # 054
17th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1919-June 1920)
Scrapbook # 055
17th Season
Repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 056
17th Season
Itinerary, repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews (loose programs transferred to Series 6.1)
Scrapbook # 057
15th-17th Season
Not M.S.O.
Scrapbook # 058
Season
Not M.S.O.
Scrapbook # 059
13th-18th Season
Scrapbook # 060
13th-18th Season
Articles about M.S.O.
Scrapbook # 061
18th-19th Season
1st Northwestern Pacific tour (1920) & Winter tour (1921): itinerary, repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 062
18th-19th Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 063
18th-19th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1920-September 1921)
Scrapbook # 064
19th-20th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (September 1921-December
Scrapbook # 065
20th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (December 1922-May 1923)
Scrapbook # 066
20th Season
Itineraries, repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 067
17th-20th Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 068
19th-21st Season
Orchestra concerts, Minneapolis
Scrapbook # 069
19th-21st Season
Not M.S.O.
Scrapbook # 070
21st Season
Itineraries, repertoire sheets, programs, & newspaper reviews (loose programs transferred to Series 6.1)
Scrapbook # 071
21st-22nd Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1923-December 1924)
Scrapbook # 072
22nd Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (December 1924-May 1925)
Scrapbook # 073
23rd Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1925-April 1926)
Scrapbook # 074
21st-23rd Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 075
22nd-23rd Season
Programs and newspaper reviews
Scrapbook # 076
24th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (September 1926-August 1927)
Scrapbook # 077
25th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1927-June 1928)
Scrapbook # 078
26th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1928-June 1929)
Scrapbook # 079
24th-26th Season
Clippings of newspaper reviews from tour cities
Scrapbook # 080
27th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1929-June 1930)
Scrapbook # 081
24th-27th Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 082
28th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1930-June 1931)
Scrapbook # 083
29th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (September 1931-May 1932)
Scrapbook # 084
19th-29th Season
Articles about M.S.O.
Scrapbook # 085
25th-30th Season
Includes articles from musical magazines (1932-33)
Scrapbook # 086
30th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (May 1932-July 1933)
Scrapbook # 087
31st Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1933-July 1934)
Scrapbook # 088
28th-31st Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 089
32nd Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1934-April 1935)
Scrapbook # 090
32nd Season
Transferred to Series 5.8; it is a Guaranty Fund scrapbook like the others in Ser. 5.8
Scrapbook # 091
32nd Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 092
33rd Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (April 1935-June 1936)
Scrapbook # 093
26th-33rd Season
Newspaper clippings from tour cities, incl. Winnipeg 1935
Scrapbook # 094
34th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1936-June 1937)
Scrapbook # 095
35th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (September 1936-June 1938)
Scrapbook # 096
36th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1938-July 1939)
Scrapbook # 097
37th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1939-September 1940)
Scrapbook # 098
38th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (September 1940-June 1941)
Scrapbook # 099
33rd-38th Season
Newspaper clippings from tour cities: 33rd, 37th, 38th season tours
Scrapbook # 100
39th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1941-August 1942)
Scrapbook # 101
40th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (September 1942-July 1943)
Scrapbook # 102
36th-40th Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 103
41st Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1943-July 1944)
Scrapbook # 104
Season
From Minneapolis & St. Paul newspapers; includes MSO events and others
Scrapbook # 105
42nd Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (July 1944-August 1945)
Scrapbook # 106
43rd-44th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1945-December 1946)
Scrapbook # 107
Season
From Minneapolis & St. Paul newspapers; includes MSO events and others
Scrapbook # 108
41st-45th Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 109
45th-47th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (February 1946-March 1949)
Scrapbook # 110
46th Season
Clippings and reviews from St. Paul newspapers
Scrapbook # 111
46th-47th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (March 1949-August 1950)
Scrapbook # 112
Season
From Minneapolis & St. Paul newspapers; includes MSO events and others
Scrapbook # 113
Season
Newspaper clippings, marketing letters, programs
Scrapbook # 114
48th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1950-August 1951)
Scrapbook # 115
Season
Newspaper clippings, marketing letters, programs
Scrapbook # 116
49th Season
Press clippings from Twin Cities' newspapers (August 1951-August 1952); includes clippings from tour cities
Scrapbook # 117
49th Season
Programs, program notes, marketing brochures, etc.
Scrapbook # 118
50th Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (September 1952-September 1953)
Scrapbook # 119
51st Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (September 1953-August 1954)
Scrapbook # 120
52nd-53rd Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (August 1954-February 1956)
Scrapbook # 121
54th Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (February 1956-March 1957)
Scrapbook # 122
55th Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (April 1957-September 1958); includes Mideast Tour articles
Scrapbook # 123
Season
Newspaper advertisements; includes a few newspaper articles
Scrapbook # 124
56th Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (September 1958-November 1959)
Scrapbook # 125
57th Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (November 1959-April 1960)
Scrapbook # 126
58th Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (April 1960-January 1961)
Scrapbook # 127
Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (January-October 1961)
Scrapbook # 128
59th Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (October 1961-September 1962)
Scrapbook # 129
60th Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (September 1962-April 1963)
Scrapbook # 130
60th-61st Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (April 1962-November 1963)
Scrapbook # 131
Season
Press clippings from area newspapers
Scrapbook # 132
61st Season
Press clippings from area newspapers (November 1963-August 1964); includes clippings from tour cities