Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference records

The Midwest Clinic records serve as a repository for print and recorded materials associated with the annual conference. The archives include audio and visual recordings in a variety of formats, photographs and scrapbooks, programs and publications, and administrative documents of the organization. Materials from the earliest years of the clinic’s history comprise a very small portion of the collection, though the collection does include programs dating to the 1st Annual Clinic in 1947. The earliest recordings are from 1956, and extensive administrative documents begin in the late 1970s.

This series contains governing documents of the organization and the establishment of their archives, correspondence between the organization and the repository, a finding aid, and accession records.

This series contains meeting agendas and minutes, Executive Director correspondence, financial records, press releases, forms, and annual clinic information related to performers, advertisers, and exhibitors. There are limited documents from 1946-1980, while extensive records span the years 1980-1994. Records from 1995-present have not yet been received from the organization. All administrative records for the organization are arranged chronologically by year, 1954-1994. There are limited documents for the years 1954-1975, mostly minutes from Board of Directors meetings and some Executive Administrator correspondence. Documents from each calendar year are arranged into to the following record groups as necessary. This record group also contains limited memorabilia from the annual clinics: certificates, individual band programs, etc.

This series contains both the governing and legal documents of the Midwest Clinic. Also included are revised copies of bylaws. Materials are arranged chronologically.

This series contains various documents pertaining to the activities of board members such as correspondence, recorded minutes of board meetings, agendas, recipients of awards from the board, and name and address rosters. Materials are arranged chronologically.