Abstract Clifford V. Buttelman (1886-1970) served as the first executive secretary of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), now known as the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), from 1930 until 1955, and as managing editor and director of publications of the Music Educators Journal from 1930 until 1962. His collection consists of professional papers related to his positions with MENC and MEJ, professional and personal correspondence, writings,...

Abstract The College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) began its existence as a committee of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). The Committee on College and University Music was so dominated by band directors in the mid-1930s that it soon became known as the Committee on College and University Bands. In the fall of 1938 that committee, under the leadership of William Revelli, met independently in Chicago. The group met again in December 1941 and formed the University and...

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The College Music Society (CMS) provides professional activities, career development and outreach opportunities for musicians and scholars both independent and at educational institutions. The CMS records consist of meeting programs, correspondence, committee documentation, board materials, publications, and photographs. The collection is currently minimally processed, but open for research.

Abstract Colonel George Sallade Howard (1902-1995) was known for his significant contributions to the Air Force Band Program. Director of the USAF Band program from 1944-1965, Colonel Howard took the USAF Band and Orchestra on ten international tours, promoting music as an international language. He founded several military music groups, including the Singing Sergeants, the Airmen of Note, the USAF Drum and Bugle Corp, the USAF Bagpipe Band, the WAF Band, and the Strolling Strings. In addition to...

Abstract The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) was established by the presidents of the Big Ten members in 1958 as the conference's academic counterpart. The CIC is a consortium of twelve research universities with the mission to advance academic excellence by sharing resources and promoting and coordinating collaborative activities across member universities. The records for the CIC conferences cover the period of 1990-2016 with the bulk of the materials from that period as well. The...

Abstract The Community Songbook Collection is a part of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Historical Center collection at the University of Maryland, College Park. NAfME is a national organization dedicated to the promotion of music education. This collection is made up of a wide assortment of songbooks and song collections ranging in date from 1804 to 1996, with the bulk of the collection spanning from 1928 to 1958. Within the collection are several different types of songbooks...

Abstract The Concert Society at Maryland, originally founded in 1976 as the University Community Concerts, was a chamber music concert series focusing on bringing professional concerts to the Maryland suburbs. Changing its name in 1991, the organization played a vital role in the community with its concerts, seminars, and community outreach programs. The collection consists of correspondence, budget materials, ticket sales, patron/donor information, marketing/publicity materials, recordings, seasonal...

Abstract Convened in October of 1964, The Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) was an international community of dance researchers, scholars, teachers, and performers who sought to encourage, facilitate and disseminate dance scholarship. The organization promoted a discursive approach to researching and understanding dance as more than just art and expression, but the value of the form as a manifestation of universal communication, resonant ideas, and cultural commodity. In 2017, CORD was merged with...

Abstract The Contemporary Music Project (CMP) spanned a fourteen-year period from 1959 to 1973. Originally named the The Young Composers Project (YCP), the CMP consisted of three programs: Professionals-in-Residence to Communities, the Teaching of Comprehensive Musicianship, and Complementary Activities. The CMP records consist of approximately twenty-five linear feet of documents; scores donated by the young composers, taped performances of CMP compositions, video tapes of the Eastman workshops; the...

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The Curriculum Guide Collection is part of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Historical Center. This collection of curriculum guides and standards from most of the United States exists as a resource for research into musical education standards in the 20th century.