paa037 Minneapolis Musicians Association records Karen Spilman University of Minnesota Libraries February 2005
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Karen Spilman February 2005 English Minneapolis Musicians Association Minneapolis Musicians Association records 1895-1997 University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division [paa] 192 boxes + scrapbooks Collection contains minutes, letters, financial records, correspondence, clippings and by-laws of the Minneapolis Musicians Association. PA 37 English Mezzanine Administrative Information Use of Materials

The collection is open and available for use.

Copyright

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 Preferred Citation

Minneapolis Musicians Association records (PA 37), Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

Collection was donated to the archives from 1982 to 2000.

Historical Note

The Minneapolis Musicians Association was a local labor union in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A corresponding union was also formed in St. Paul, the St. Paul Musicians Union. The two separate unions merged in 1982 to create the Twin Cities Musicians Union.

Scope and Content Note

The collection comprises the Board of Directors minute books (1928-1967, incomplete), letters (1904-1923), general cash and financial records (1920-1946), articles, clippings and booklets from the 1925-1926 Elks Band Newspaper, general correspondence (1914-1949), constitution and by-law changes and other items. A small group of the St. Paul Musicians Union papers (1921-1981) is also contained in this collection, as are papers from the Twin Cities Musicians Union (1982-1997).

 Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.

 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.

Minneapolis Musicians Association -- Archives Musicians -- Labor unions -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis