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Young People's Symphony Concert Association collection (PA 51), Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
Transferred to the archives in 1988 by the Minnesota Orchestra; accretion donated in 2003 by Dr. David Docter, former President of YPSCA. The Minnesota Department of Education donated the audio tapes in 1994.
The Young People's Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) was formed to support and promote the Young People's Concerts offered by the Minnesota Orchestra since 1911. These concerts are aimed at elementary school children to offer them a unique learning experience. It is one of the longest running Young People's Concerts in the United States.
The collection comprises administrative and financial records and correspondence, fundraising records, articles, programs and schedules, auditions, teachers' guides, school lists, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous notes. Also included are a series of 60-minute program tapes for eight programs, with a finding aid, "Tapes for Teaching."
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.
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