pa72 Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Records Minnesota Music Educators Association University of Minnesota Libraries 2006
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Barbara Bezat 2006 English Minnesota Music Educators Association Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Records 1944/2003 University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division [paa] 34 boxes The collection contains publications, sound recordings, administrative documents relating to the Mid-Winter Clinic, information about historical projects, a program collection, Board meetings minutes and related files, financial reports and corespondence. English HB Administrative Information Use of Materials

The collection is open and available for use by the public.

 Copyright

See Curator for copyright information.

 Preferred Citation

Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Records, PA72, Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

The collection was donated by the Minnesota Music Educators Association in 2003.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Dr. David Docter, 2006.

 Accruals

There may be additional materials added to the collection.

 Arrangement

The collection is organized into 10 series:

Publications Sound recordings Mid-Winter Clinic Historical projects Program collections Exemplary Music Program Awards Officers' Notebooks Board Meetings and Board files Financial reports Correspondence Organization note

The Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) is a membership organization composed of teachers and other administrators in the field of music education. The MMEA provides various resources for its 2,000+ members, including an annual in-service conference and a quarterly magazine, Interval. The MMEA sponsors all-state band, choirs, orchestras, and jazz ensembles, and provides opportunities for its members students to enrich their musical experiences through elementary and junior high festivals. In addition, MMEA sponsors an annual retreat for collegiate chapter members, supports the Arts Education Consortium of Minnesota, and advocates music education through a variety of efforts. (Information from the MMEA web page, December, 2006)

 Scope and Content Note

The collection includes copies of the various periodicals produced over the years by the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA), including Gopher Music Notes from 1944 to 200. The sound recordings include 33-rpm records, audio cassettes and CDs. The Mid-Winter Clinic material dates from the 1930s to 2001. The Historical Projects materials contain theses and research papers by members of the MMEA on subjects of interest to the members. The correspondence, files and working papers dates from 1942 to 2001.

 Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection.

Publications, 1944-2003 Gopher Music Notes, Vol. I - Vol. XXXXI, 1944-1085 1 Gopher Music Notes, Vol. XXXXII - Vol. LVII, 1985-2001 2 Board of Directors Handbooks, and Member lists, 1955-2003 3 Sound recordings, 1980-2003 Records, audio cassette tapes, CDs, 1980-2000 4 Audio cassette tapes, 1990, 1992-1998 5 Audio cassette tapes, 1996-1998 6 CDs, 1999, 2001 7 CDs, 2002-2003 8 Mid-Winter Clinic, 1930(ca.)-2003 Printed programs, 1996-2003 9

Performing groups at Mid-Winter Clinic

 All-State Band, Choir, Orchestra - Organizational details, 1930 (ca.)-2001 1930 (ca.)-1977 10 1978-1979 11 1980-1985 12 1987-1991 13 1992-2001 14 Historical projects, 1951-1987

Theses and research papers by MMEA members on subjects of interest.

15 Program collection, 1940 (ca.)-1990(ca.)

Historical programs from member schools voluntarily sent to MMEA.

 Historical programs, 1940 (ca.)-19970 (ca.) 16 Historical programs, 1980-1990 (ca.) 17 Exemplary Music Program Awards 1997-1999

Applications

 18-20 Officers' notebooks, 1976-1995

Sporadic; not all officers maintained notebooks

 1976-1977 21 1979-1981; 1994-1995 22 Board meetings and Board files 1940 (ca.)-2000

Financial reports are often included in these files. See also Officers' Notebooks for Board Meetings.

 1940 (ca.)-2000 23 Financial Reports, 1964-1991

Includes ledgers, bank books, insurancen policies and other legal documents and records

 1964-1991 24 Correspondence, 1942-2001

Includes correspondence, files and working papers.

 1942-1969 25 1970-1975 26 1975-1980 27 1981-1984 28 1984-1985 29 1985-1987 30 1987-1992 31 1992-1994 32 1995-1998 33 1998-2001 34