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Collection Overview
Title: Paul E. Bierley Papers, 1864-2002

ID: 12/9/94
Primary Creator: Bierley, Paul E. (1926-)
Extent: 102.5 cubic feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in seven series:
Series 1, Correspondence, ca.1960-2000: Sub-Series 1, Correspondence: Authors and Researchers; Sub-Series 2, Correspondence: Sousa Band Members; Sub-Series 3, Correspondence: Recording Companies and Record Collectors; Sub-Series 4, Correspondence: Libraries, Museums and Historical Societies; Sub-Series 5, Correspondence: Universities and Colleges; Sub-Series 6, Correspondence: Military and Government; Sub-Series 7, Correspondence: Publishers (Literary and Music); Sub-Series 8, Correspondence: Sheet Music Publishers and Collectors; Sub-Series 9, Correspondence: Loras Schissel; Sub-Series 10, Correspondence: Others.
Series 2, Sousa Research Materials, ca. 1892-1995: Sub-Series 1, Sousa Subject Files; Sub-Series 2, Sousa Band Personnel Files; Sub-Series 3, Oral Histories and Interviews; Sub-Series 4, Articles and Clippings; Sub-Series 5, Operetta Scores and Librettos; Sub-Series 6, Sousa Band Programs; Sub-Series 7, Willow Grove Programs; Sub-Series 8, Metronome Index and Sousa Library at Cicero; Sub-Series 9, Dissertations and Theses on Sousa and Band; Sub-Series 10, Original Sousa Novels and Other Books; Sub-Series 11, Original Sousa Newspaper Articles; Sub-Series 12, Original Photographs and Tour Maps; Sub-Series 13, Oversized Materials - Japan Sousa Society; Sub-Series 14, Oversized Material; Sub-Series 15, Sousa Correspondence; Sub-Series 16, Photobook Research Materials.
Series 3, American Band History Materials, ca.1900-2000: Sub-Series 1, Articles and Clippings; Sub-Series 2, Leonard B. Smith and the Detroit Concert Band; Sub-Series 3, Henry Fillmore Materials; Sub-Series 4, Hallelujah Trombone; Sub-Series 5, Robert Hoe V Materials; Sub-Series 6, Fillmore Correspondence.
Series 4, Paul Bierley Professional Papers, ca. 1953-2003: Sub-Series 1, Paul E. Bierley - Personal and Professional Papers; Sub-Series 2, Paul E. Bierley Honoraria; Sub-Series 3, Paul E. Bierley Publications; Sub-Series 4, Paul E. Bierley Organizational Memberships; Sub-Series 5, Paul E. Bierley Speaking Engagements.
Series 5, Audio Recordings, ca. 1925-2000: Sub-Series 1, Reel-to-Reel and Cassette Audio Tapes, LPs; Sub-Series 2, Reel-to-Reel Tape Recordings, North American Aviation Band.
Series 6, Photographs, ca. 1864-1964: Sub-Series 1, Digital Photographs, 1864-1964; Sub-Series 2, Barry Furrer Photographs, ca. 1900-1930; Sub-Series 3, Band Members; Sub-Series 4, Candids and Train Wrecks; Sub-Series 5, Performances, Operettas, Undated; Sub-Series 6, Sousa Band Photographs and Sousa with Others; Sub-Series 7, Non-Sousa Band Photographs and Portraits.
and Series 7, Press Books, 1882-1953. The material is organized either alphabetically by author (or recipient in the case of the correspondence), or chronologically when applicable
Date Acquired: 04/08/2004. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Aircraft, Band Musicians, Cartooning, Instrumental music, Sousa, John Philip
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of correspondence, subject files, newsclippings, oral histories, account ledgers, programs, audiotape and videotape recordings, digital photographs, dissertations and theses, books, awards, engineering diagrams, cartoon sketch books, photographs, and press books documenting Bierley's career as an aerospace engineer, leading scholar on John Philip Sousa and Henry Filmore, and managing editor of Integrity Press.
Biographical Note
Paul E. Bierley (1926- ), tubist, engineer and band researcher, is recognized today as the foremost historian of the music and life of John Philip Sousa. Spending over 40 years collecting material about Sousa's life, band, and music, Mr. Bierley conducted meticulous and wide-ranging research that led to the publication of two definitive works on Sousa: John Philip Sousa: A Catalogue of His Works, which provides a wealth of details about Sousa's musical and literary works, and his biography, John Philip Sousa: American Phenomenon. Other Sousa-related works by Mr. Bierley include Hallelujah Trombone (a biography of Henry Fillmore), The Music of Henry Fillmore and Henry Huff, Nineteenth Century American Musical Theater, Later Operetta, Part 1 (El Capitan), and the revised edition of Sousa's Marching Along. Bierley served as editor for the two volume set of William Rehrig's 1991 The Heritage Encyclopedia Band Music (Volume 3, Supplement, 1996), has published many Sousa-related journal articles about the Sousa Band, and has provided liner notes for numerous LPs and CDs.
Bierley was educated as an aeronautical engineer at Ohio State University. During his 35-year career designing airplanes and missiles, he pursued an active career as a musician as well. As a child he began playing the music of Sousa as a tubist in his high school band, and later played the tuba in such ensembles as the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Concert Band. To honor his 40 years of research and scholarly publications on Sousa and American Band History, Ohio Sate University awarded Bierley and honorary doctorate in 2001. He was also awarded the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts Award from the National Band Association in the same year.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
April 8, 2004, June 4, 2008, and March, 2010.
Acquisition Method:
The papers were donated to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by Paul E. and Pauline J. Bierley on April 8, 2004. Photographs were donated by Paul E and Pauline J. Bierley in June 4, 2008. Sousa Photograph binders and additional Sousa research files donated by Paul E. and Pauline J. Bierley in March 2010.
Processing Information:
Papers processed in 2006, photographs processed in 2008.
Finding Aid Revision History:
Revisions made July 17, 2008.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Correspondence, ca.1960-2000],
[Series 2: Sousa Research Materials, ca.1892-2002],
[
Series 3: American Band History Materials, ca.1900-2003],
[
Series 4: Paul Bierley Professional Papers, ca. 1953-2003],
[
Series 5: Audio-Visual Material, ca. 1925-2000],
[
Series 6: Photographs, 1864-1964],
[
Series 7: Press Books, 1882-1953],
[
All]
- Series 2: Sousa Research Materials, ca.1892-2002

- Sub-Series 1: Sousa Subject Files

- Box 47

- Folder 5: Sousa Family Data

- Folder 6: Sousa Family Data

- Folder 7: Sousa and Radio 1

- Box 48

- Folder 1: Sousa and Radio 2

- Folder 2: Medals, Trophies, and Loving Cups

- Folder 3: Sousa Memorial Concert Programs

- Folder 4: Sousa Memorial Concert Programs

- Folder 5: Sousa Tributes (printed tributes)

- Box 49

- Folder 1: Sousa Memorials (things named for Sousa)

- Folder 2: Sousa Memorials (things named for Sousa)

- Folder 3: Sousa Memorials (things named for Sousa)

- Folder 4: Sousa Band (general information)

- Folder 5: Sousa Band (general information)

- Folder 6: Sousa Band (general information)

- Box 55: Blakely information (Barry Furrer Collection) [RESTRICTED until 11/11/2035]

- Blakely information (Barry Furrer Collection) [RESTRICTED until 11/11/2035]
- Folder 1: Sousa`s Music Philosophy

- Folder 2: Sousa-[David] Blakely Correspondence

- Folder 3: Blakely-Sousa Court Trial 1900 (Pennsylvania Supreme Court)

- Folder 4: David Blakely`s 1897 Sousa Band Publicity Book

- Folder 5: Blakely information (Barry Furrer Collection) [RESTRICTED until 11/11/2035]

- Folder 6: Life of Sousa (articles)

- Folder 7: Life of Sousa (articles)

- Folder 8: Life of Sousa (articles)

- Box 56

- Folder 1: Sousa and Sports

- Folder 2: Sousa and Sports

- Folder 3: Sousa and the Masons

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Tour Mileages

- Folder 5: Sousa Band Tour Mileages

- Folder 6: Sousa Band Dates and Places (sorted by year)

- Folder 7: Sousa Band Dates and Places (sorted by year)

- Box 57

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Dates and Places (sorted by year)

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Dates and Places (sorted by year)

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Dates and Places (sorted by city)

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Dates and Places (sorted by hall)

- Folder 5: Mark Lyon postcards and letters home (baggage handler)

- Folder 6: Mark Lyon postcards and letters home (baggage handler)

- Folder 7: Walter F. Smith letters home (cornetist) (transcribed by Carole Nowicki)

- Folder 8: Walter F. Smith letters home (cornetist) (transcribed by Carole Nowicki)

- Box 58

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Route Sheets (1892-1911)

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Route Sheets (1892-1911)

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Route Sheets (1912-1919)

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Route Sheets (1920-1926)

- Folder 5: Sousa Band Route Sheets (1927-1931)

- Folder 6: Sousa Band Route Sheets (summaries)

- Box 59

- Folder 1: Sousa Band payroll sheets (See also Oversized Box 79, Folder 1)

- Folder 2: Sousa Band musicians` contracts

- Folder 3: Theater contracts

- Folder 4: Sousa Band financial papers (general)

- Folder 5: Sousa Band financial papers (general)

- Folder 6: Sousa Band financial papers (general)

- Folder 7: Sousa Band - Railroad

- Box 79

- Folder 2: Maps of Sousa Band Tours (See Oversized Box 79, Folder 2, and Box 128, Folder 1)

- Folder 5: Jacob`s Orchestra Monthly, 1925-1926 (See Oversized Box #79, Folder 5)

- Folder 6: Summaries of Press Books (See Oversized Box 79, Folder 6)

- Box 123

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Fraternal Society News Index

- Author: Paul E. Bierley
- Box 129

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Fraternal Society News, 1945-1949

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Fraternal Society News, 1949-1953

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Fraternal Society News, 1954-1972

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Fraternal Society News, 1973-1980

- Folder 5: Sousa Band Fraternal Society News, 1981-1990

- Folder 6: Sousa Band Fraternal Society Newsletters, 1953-57

- Folder 7: Sousa Band Fraternal Society- Treasurers' Ledger, 1966-87

- Box 138

- Folder 10: Washington D. C. Map, circa 1870

- Folder 11: Microfilm, The Wildcats March

- Box 141

- Folder 7: Tribute Brocure, circa 1896

- Folder 8: Formal Analysis, Marches by Sousa

- Folder 9: Formal Analysis, Marches by Others

- Box 148

- Folder 1: Jonathan Elkus article / Sousa in Oskaloosa clippings, 2005 / 1898-1918

- Folder 2: Frank Holt Diary - "The Drummer", 1928

- Folder 3: Chicago World's Fair, ca. 1892-1893

- Folder 4: Washington, D.C., Public Schools, ca. 1860

- Folder 5: Irish Dragoon, The, ca. 1914

- Folder 6: Sousa Band Strike, clippings and articles, ca. 1919-1920

- Folder 7: Sousa Band Uniforms

- Folder 8: Marching and Parades

- Folder 9: Sousaphone

- Folder 10: Detroit Concert Band plays Sousa for British Broadcasting Corporation, 1969

- Folder 11: Sousa's Marriage, 1967

- Folder 12: Copyright hearings, 1906

- Folder 13: Sousa Encore Books, ca. 1965

- Folder 14: Giant Tube, 1965-1967

- Folder 15: Otto Kraushaar unpublished autobiography, ca. 1920s

- Folder 16: Ocean Grove performances, ca. 1993

- Folder 17: El Capitan and Minnesota Opera Company (includes photographs), ca. 1974-1975

- Folder 18: Sousa Cigar Humidor, ca. 1997

- Folder 19: Paul Stahr

- Folder 20: Sousa Band Autographs and Salaries

- Box 149

- Folder 1: Kirk Sousa Prints, ca. 2005

- Folder 2: Henry Fillmore Research file and photographs

- Folder 3: Brief Sousa Biography and Bierley Resume, ca. 1995

- Folder 4: George William Sousa, August 1967

- Folder 5: Sousa and Masonry

- Folder 6: Sousa Band Office Locations

- Folder 7: Sousa and the Military

- Includes sub-folders on USMC, Army, Navy
- Folder 8: General Sousa Subject Files (1 of 2)

- Includes sub-files on Sousaphone
- Folder 9: General Sousa Subject Files (2 of 2)

- Includes sub-files on Residences, Movies, After-Dinner Speeches, Criticism of his Music, ASCAP and Copyright, and Lawsuits
- Box 150

- Folder 1: Bohumir Kryl, ca. 1995

- Folder 2: Articles on John Philip Sousa, 1894/1998-2005

- Folder 3: Rev. Finkel, 1993

- Folder 4: Washington Post

- Folder 5: Sousa Band Centennial Concert Program, 1992

- Folder 6: Religious Music, ca. 1894

- Folder 7: Rifle Regiment, The, 2009

- Folder 9: Programs for Sousa Music Performances, ca. 1950-1990

- Box 152

- Folder 1: Sousa as Indian Chief, Saskatchewan, 1928 (1967)

- newsclipping with Bierley correspondence
- Folder 2: Louis C. Mehling, 1993 (1889-1925)

- Folder 3: Trapshooting, 1985 (1918)

- Folder 31: Bierley Notes on Sousa and Clarke Papers at the University of Illinois, ca. 1960s-1990s

- Includes maps of Sousa library in 1960s
- Box 153

- Folder 8: Photocopies from Library of Congress (with Bierley's annotations), ca. 1900-1930

- Sub-Series 2: Sousa Band Personnel Files

- Box 50

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Personnel Files, A

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Personnel Files, B

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Personnel Files, C

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Personnel Files, D

- Box 51

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Personnel Files, E-F

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Personnel Files, G

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Personnel Files, H

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Personnel Files, I-J-K

- Box 52

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Personnel Files, I-J-K (2)

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Personnel Files, L

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Personnel Files, M

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Personnel Files, N-O

- Folder 5: Sousa Band Personnel Files, P

- Box 53

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Personnel Files, P (2)

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Personnel Files, Q-R

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Personnel Files, S

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Personnel Files, T-U-V

- Box 54

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Personnel Files, W-Z

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Rosters, 1892-1931

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Rosters, Miscellaneous Information

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Personnel, 1892-1931

- Compiled by William Pruyn, 5/11/1978. Edited by Paul Bierley.
- Sub-Series 3: Oral Histories and Interviews

- Box 60

- Folder 1: Al Knecht Diary (1910-1911 World Tour)

- Folder 2: Al Knecht Diary (1910-1911 World Tour)

- Folder 3: Al Knecht Diary (1910-1911 World Tour)

- Folder 4: Recordings of Sousa music (sorted by category)

- Folder 5: Marches listed by composer (Sousa and contemporaries)

- Folder 6: Marches listed by composer (Sousa and contemporaries)

- Folder 7: Oral Histories and Interviews

- Folder 8: Paul Bierley interviews with Sousa people

- Folder 9: Paul Bierley telephone conversations with Sousa people and researchers

- Box 61

- Folder 1: Paul Bierley telephone conversations with Sousa people and researchers

- Folder 2: Tom Spain interview with John Van Fossen

- Folder 3: Tom Spain interviews with Sousa people (Kublik/Lewis, Abert, Willson, and Simon)

- Folder 4: Tom Spain interview with Paul Bierley

- Folder 5: Tom Spain interview with Leonard Smith

- Folder 6: Tom Spain interview with Loras Schissel

- Folder 7: Tom Spain interview with Keith Brion

- Sub-Series 4: Articles and Clippings

- Box 61

- Folder 8: Clippings and articles (miscellaneous)

- Folder 9: Clippings and articles (miscellaneous)

- Folder 10: Clippings and articles (miscellaneous)

- Box 62

- Folder 1: Clippings and articles (miscellaneous)

- Folder 2: Clippings and articles (miscellaneous)

- Folder 3: Before 1891

- Folder 4: 1891

- Folder 5: 1892

- Folder 6: 1893

- Folder 7: 1893 (St. Louis Exposition)

- Folder 8: 1894

- Folder 9: 1894

- Box 63

- Folder 1: 1894 (St. Louis Exposition)

- Folder 2: 1895

- Folder 3: 1895 (Atlanta)

- Folder 4: 1895 (St. Louis Exposition)

- Folder 5: 1895 (Texas State Fair)

- Folder 6: 1896

- Folder 7: 1897

- Folder 8: 1898

- Folder 9: 1898

- Folder 10: 1898

- Box 64

- Folder 1: 1899

- Folder 2: 1899

- Folder 3: 1900

- Folder 4: 1901

- Folder 5: 1902

- Folder 6: 1903

- Folder 7: 1904

- Box 65

- Folder 1: 1904

- Folder 2: 1905

- Folder 3: 1906

- Folder 4: 1907

- Folder 5: 1908

- Folder 6: 1909

- Folder 7: 1910

- Folder 8: 1911

- Folder 9: 1912

- Folder 10: 1913

- Folder 11: 1914

- Folder 12: 1915 (including Pan Pacific Exposition, 23 May-23 July 1915)

- Folder 13: 1916

- Folder 14: 1917

- Folder 15: 1918

- Folder 16: 1919

- Box 66

- Folder 1: 1920

- Folder 2: 1921

- Folder 3: 1922

- Folder 4: 1923

- Folder 5: 1924

- Folder 6: 1925

- Folder 7: 1926

- Folder 8: 1927

- Folder 9: 1928

- Folder 10: 1929

- Folder 11: 1930s

- Folder 12: 1940s

- Folder 13: 1950s

- Folder 14: 1960s

- Box 67

- Folder 1: 1970s

- Folder 2: 1980s

- Folder 3: 1980s

- Folder 4: 1980s

- Folder 5: 1990s

- Folder 6: 1990s

- Folder 7: 1990s

- Box 68

- Folder 1: 2000-2010

- Folder 2: 2000-2010

- Box 149

- Folder 10: Clippings, ca. 1890-1920

- Includes clippings on Radio, Moody, Helmecke, Thomas A'Becket, and Sousa Band Pitch
- Folder 11: Contemporary Clippings on Sousa, 2005/2007

- Includes clippings on Sousa Statue
- Box 152

- Folder 20: Sousa related speeches and programs, ca. 1990-2007

- Folder 22: Sousa-related speech drafts, ca. 1990s

- Sub-Series 5: Operetta Scores and Librettos

- Box 76

- Folder 1: The Bride Elect: Concert stage adaptation by Basil Langton (photocopy)

- Folder 2: The Bride Elect: Piano/vocal score (photocopy)

- Folder 3: The Bride Elect: Piano/vocal score (photocopy)

- Folder 4: The Charlatan: Piano/vocal score (photocopy)

- Folder 5: The Charlatan: Libretto (photocopy)

- Folder 6: Chris and the Wonderful Lamp: Piano/vocal score (original)

- Box 77

- Folder 1: Desiree: Piano/vocal score and libretto (2 documents, photocopies)

- Folder 2: El Capitan: Piano/vocal score (original)

- Folder 3: El Capitan: Piano/vocal score (original)

- Folder 4: El Capitan: Piano/vocal score; libretto; staging directions (photocopy)

- Folder 5: El Capitan: Piano/vocal score (Sousa`s original proof copy)

- Folder 6: The Free Lance: Libretto (photocopy)

- Box 78

- Folder 1: The Free Lance: Piano/vocal score (original)

- Folder 2: The Queen of Hearts: (one act) (2 photocopies)

- Folder 3: The Glass Blowers: Piano/vocal score (original) [see also "The American Maid"]

- Folder 4: The Smugglers: Piano/vocal score (photocopy)

- Folder 5: The Trumpet and the Drum book of instruction for field-trumpet and drum (reprint)

- Folder 6: The Victory: Libretto (photocopy)

- Folder 7: Jacob`s Orchestra Monthly, February-May 1913

- Folder 8: Jacob`s Orchestra Monthly, November 1913-1921

- Box 79

- Folder 4: The Wolf: (Comic opera) Libretto (photocopy) (See Oversized Box #79, Folder 4)

- Box 80

- Folder 1: Jacob`s Orchestra Monthly, 1912-1923

- Sub-Series 6: Sousa Band Programs

- Box 79

- Folder 7: US Marine Band Programs (See Oversized Box 79, Folder 7)

- Box 89

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 5: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 6: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 7: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 8: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 9: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 10: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 11: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 12: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 13: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 14: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 15: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 16: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 17: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 18: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 19: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 20: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Folder 21: Sousa Band Programs Before 1900 to 1910

- Box 90

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 5: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 6: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 7: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 8: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 9: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Folder 10: Sousa Band Programs 1911-1918

- Box 91

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 3: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 5: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 6: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 7: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 8: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 9: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 10: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 11: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Folder 12: Sousa Band Programs 1919-1929

- Box 92

- Folder 1: Sousa Band Programs 1930-1932

- Folder 2: Sousa Band Programs 1930-1932

- Folder 3: Philadelphia Era Programs

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Programs, Undated

- Box 126

- Folder 1: Jacobs Band Monthly: 1916-1935

- Folder 2: Metronome: 1885-1910

- Folder 3: Metronome: 1910 - 1932

- Sub-Series 7: Willow Grove Programs

- Box 87

- Folder 1: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 2: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 3: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 4: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 5: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 6: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 7: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 8: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 9: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 10: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 11: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 12: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 13: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 14: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 15: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 16: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 17: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 18: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 19: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 20: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 21: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 22: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 23: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 24: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 25: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Folder 26: Willow Grove Programs, 1901-1925

- Box 88

- Folder 1: Willow Grove Programs, 1926

- Folder 2: Jacobs` Band Monthly Index, 1916-1941

- Folder 3: Metronome indexes, 1885-1930 (compiled by Bill Rehrig)

- Folder 4: Metronome indexes, 1885-1930 (compiled by Bill Rehrig)

- Folder 5: Metronome indexes, 1885-1930 (compiled by Bill Rehrig)

- Sub-Series 8: Metronome Index and Sousa Library at Cicero

- Box 89

- Folder 1: Metronome subject index, 1885-1930 (compiled by Bill Rehrig)

- Folder 2: Sousa Library at Cicero, Illinois

- Sub-Series 9: Dissertations and Theses on Sousa and Band

- Box 105

- Folder 1: Church, Charles Freemont, Jr., "The Life and Influence of John Philip Sousa," Ohio State University, 1942

- Folder 2: Dall, Cameron M., "German Military Band Music during the Third Reich, 1933-1945," Ball State University, 1990

- Folder 3: Eiland, Dianna, "A History of the University of Kansas Band, 1874-1934," Baylor University, 1980

- Folder 4: Ericson, Lucinda, "The History of the Asbury Park Band," Trenton State College, n.d. 1

- Box 106

- Folder 1: Ericson, Lucinda, "The History of the Asbury Park Band," Trenton State College, n.d. 2

- Folder 2: Frizane, Daniel E., "Arthur Pryor [1870-1942]: American Trombonist, Bandmaster, Composer," University of Nebraska, n.d.

- Folder 3: Herak, Diana Droste, "A Survey of Active Brass Bands in the State of Ohio," Ohio State University, 1999

- Folder 4: Jorgessen, Michael N., "John Philip Sousa`s Opera: El Capitan: A Historical, Analytical, and Performance Guide", Ball State University, 1994.

- Box 107

- Folder 1: Klein, James M., "The Live Radio Broadcasts of the ARMCO Band, 1929-1939, Programming and Influence on Emerging Band Repertoire," University of Cincinnati, 1981

- Folder 2: Korzun, Jonathan N., "The Orchestral Transcriptions for Band of John Philip Sousa: A Description and Analysis," Rutgers University, 1984

- Folder 3: Puhg, Joel, "The Legacy of Walter Beeler: His Contributions to the Concert Band and Its Literature in the College and Secondary Curricula," Bowling Green State University, 1988

- Folder 4: Rode, Glenn G., "The Concert Band in Chicago from 1893 to 1985," Northeastern Illinois University, 1985 Ullery, Victoria L., "Frank Simon: History and Influence," Wright State University, 1984

- Folder 5: Bly, Leon J., "The March in American Society," University of Miami, 1977 Byrne, Frank P., Jr., "Sousa Marches: Principles for Historically Informed Performance," 1992 [U.S. Marine Band director]

- Folder 6: Cole, Sarah, "For They Are American: The Gorman`s Philadelphia Church Choir`s Production of HMS Pinafore," Richter Independent, 1985

- Box 108

- Folder 1: Flower Valley Elementary School, Rockville, Maryland, second grade class, Sousa, the March King: An Original Musical Play, 1995

- Folder 2: Gerardi, Jess L. Jr., "Karl L. King: His Life and His Music," University of Colorado, 1973

- Folder 3: Goodman, Sol, Dissertations/essays on band and music subjects

- Folder 4: Goodman, Sol, Dissertations/essays on band and music subjects

- Folder 5: Henthorn, Susan Kay, "British Brass Bands: A Guide to the Literature,"Kent State University, 1989

- Folder 6: Hester, Michael E., "A Study of the Saxophone Soloists Performing with the John Philip Sousa Band, 1893-1930," University of Arizona, 1995

- Folder 7: Koehler, Melisa C., "Banda Minichini: An Italian Band in America,"Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1996

- Box 109

- Folder 1: Koenig, Karl, "The History of the March," n.d.

- Folder 2: Lord, Rylance A., "Sousa Spectacular, Volume I," 1985

- Folder 3: Madja, James T., "The Life and Work of Herbert L. Clarke, 1867-1945,"University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988

- Folder 4: Polce, Vincent, "The Influence of Leonard B. Smith on the Heritage of the Band in the United States," Ohio State University, 1991 (autographed)

- Folder 5: Stacy, William Barney, "John Philip Sousa and His Band Suites: An Analytic and Cultural Study," University of Colorado, 1972

- Folder 6: Strain, James A., "The Xylophone, Circa 1878-1930: Its Published Literature, Development as a Concert Instrument, and Use in Musical Organizations,"Eastman School of Music, 1995

- Box 110

- Folder 1: Ullery, Victoria L., "Patrick S. Gilmore: History and Influence," [Wright State University?], 1985

- Folder 2: Whisler, John A., "The Songs of John Philip Sousa," Memphis State University, 1975

- Folder 3: Wolfinbarger, Steve M., "The Solo Trombone Music of Arthur Pryor,"North Texas State University, 1982

- Folder 10: Correspondence, 1969-1970

- Folder 11: Correspondence, 1971-1974

- Folder 12: List of All-Sousa Recordings, Feb. 2, 1996

- Compiled by Paul Bierley
- Sub-Series 10: Original Sousa Novels and Other Books

- Box 112

- Folder 7: Pipetown Sandy (by John Philip Sousa)

- Folder 8: The Fifth String (by John Philip Sousa)

- Folder 9: The Fifth String (by John Philip Sousa - different cover illustration)

- Folder 10: My Family: Right of Wrong (by John Philip Sousa III)

- Folder 11: Through the Year with Sousa (by John Philip Sousa)

- Box 113

- Folder 1: The Transit of Venus (by John Philip Sousa)

- Folder 2: Esputa`s Music Instructor (by John Esputa)

- Folder 3: Airs of All Lands (solo cornet part)(compiled by John Philip Sousa)

- Folder 4: Child`s Own Book of Great Musicians - Sousa (by Thomas Tapper)

- Sub-Series 11: Original Sousa Newspaper Articles

- Box 124

- Folder 1: The Sunday Star (Washington, D.C.), 7 August 1921

- Folder 2: The INT Sunday Journal (Michigan), 25 May 1930

- Folder 3: Boston Sunday Post, 8 October 1922

- Folder 4: The War Cry, 8 October 1922

- Folder 5: Day-By-Day Log Of John Philip Sousa`s Life

- Sub-Series 12: Original Photographs and Tour Maps

- Box 128

- Folder 1: Sousa Band at Hamburg, Germany, 1900 (21.5" x 17.5" framed)

- Folder 2: Sousa Band at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, panoramic, hand-tinted, n.d. [probably 1890s], (32" x 13.75" framed)

- Folder 3: 9 Sousa Band tour maps (See also Oversized Box 79, Folder 2, and Box 59 for intellectual arrangement)

- Sub-Series 13: Oversized Materials - Japan Sousa Society

- Box 125

- Folder 1: Going on the Sea

- Folder 2: Japan Sousa Society Members

- Folder 3: October 12, 1992 - List of Materials

- Folder 4: Sousa Band Re-Enactment Photographs

- Folder 5: Band People Magazine, No. 3

- Folder 150

- Folder 8: Sousa's Hymn and Japanese Phonodisc Sousa (ed. S. Takahashi)

- Sub-Series 14: Oversized Materials

- Box 126

- Folder 4: Sousa Encore Books (3)

- Folder 5: Sousa Encore Books

- Folder 6: Sousa Encore Books

- Box 127

- Folder 1: Lithograph of pen and ink sketch of young John Philip Sousa (1900) from Seiichiro Takahashi of the Japan Sousa Society, presented in honor of Paul Bierley`s birthday, 3 February 2000 (17.5" x 14.5" framed)

- Sub-Series 15: Sousa Correspondence

- Box 79

- Folder 9: Sousa Letters in National Archives, ca. 1892

- Box 130

- Folder 1: Sousa Letters, ca.1900 - 1917

- Folder 2: Sousa Letters, 1918-1923

- Folder 3: Sousa Letters, 1924-1932

- Folder 4: Sousa Letters: Guy F. Lee, 1918-1919

- Folder 5: Sousa Letters: Keeping Time and Marching Along, 1925-1928

- Folder 6: Sousa Letters: Fragments, Undated

- Folder 7: Sousa Letters, Undated

- Box 152

- Folder 8: Letters to Sousa (photocopies), 1916-1929

- Folder 9: Letters to Sousa (photocopies), 1916-1930

- Folder 10: Correspondence to and from VIPs (photocopies), 1918-1929

- Folder 11: Correspondence (photocopies), ca. 1915-1930

- Folder 12: Correspondence pinpointing John Philip Sousa location, 1907-1931

- Folder 13: Correspondence with publishers, undated

- Folder 14: Unsorted correspondence to and from John Philip Sousa (photocopies), 1909-1930

- Folder 15: Unsorted correspondence to and from John Philip Sousa (photocopies), 1915-1930

- Folder 16: Library of Congress, 1910-1930

- Folder 17: Correspondence with other composers, 1910-1930

- Folder 18: Long Beach Municipal Band and Sousa Bnad Members, undated

- Sub-Series 16: Photobook Research Materials

- Box 138

- Folder 8: Photobook, Band Programs

- Folder 9: Photobook, Periodicals

- Box 139

- Folder 6: Photobook, Advertisements

- Folder 7: Photobook, Cartoons and Caricatures

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