HTM_WCMss72 Guide to the Walla Walla Symphony Records 1897-2012 Walla Walla Symphony Records Bill Huntington Whitman College and Northwest Archives 2010
345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 Archives@whitman.edu https://library.whitman.edu/archives/
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-09-30. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. English Whitman College and Northwest Archives
345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 Archives@whitman.edu https://library.whitman.edu/archives/
Walla Walla Symphony Records Walla Walla Symphony WCMss.072 22.27 linear feet 13 record cartons, 5 manuscript boxes, 3 flat boxes, 2 small flat boxes 1897-2012 The Walla Walla Symphony Records contains board of Directors minutes, concert programs, newspaper clippings, video and audio tapes, scrapbooks, and other memorabilia from the 100-year history of the Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra. The collection dates from 1907 to 2012.

Collection is open for research.

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Michael Wenberg in September 2010. The accession number associated with this donation is 2010-017. Additional material was donated by Leah Wilson-Velasco on 2018 July 13. The accession number associated with this donation is 2018-029.

The Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra claims to be the oldest continuously operating symphony west of the Mississippi. Its Board of Directors was formed July 1, 1907. In a second meeting on September 6 of that year, it appointed Edgar Fischer as conductor. Fischer had just resigned as director of the Whitman College Conservatory of Music. The first concert on December 12, 1907, began with Mozart's "Magic Flute." The orchestra's early performances took place in the Keylor Grand Theatre. With a seating capacity of 1,300, it was considered one of the largest and finest theatres in the Northwest. The orchestra performed in other auditoriums through the years before making their home in Whitman's Cordiner Hall in 1967, where they continue to perform regularly.

The Walla Walla Symphony Records contain minutes from the Board of Directors; concert programs; newspaper clippings; photographs and posters; scrapbooks; audio and video tapes of performances, recitals, and interviews; newsletters; memorabilia, and research materials used in the publication of "A Dream Fulfilled: one hundred years of the Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra 1907-2007," by Dan Shultz. The collection dates from 1907 to 2012.

 Bergman, Yaacov Fischer, Edgar Walla Walla Symphony Performing Arts Board Meeting Minutes and Reports 1 1907-2006

Collection is open for research.

 Board Meeting Minutes Book I 1907-1920 1 Board Meeting Minutes Book II 1920-1936 1 Board Meeting Minutes Book III 1939-1957 1 President's Report/Overview 1943-1949 13 Board Minute Summaries 1949-1957 13 Articles of Incorporation - Walla Walla Symphony Club 1957 13 Board Minutes 1959 13 Board Meeting Minutes 1960-1971 1 Symphony Women's Committee and Guild Records, Minutes, Clippings, etc 1965-2006 17 Symphony Board Meeting Minutes 1967-1983 14 Two Notebooks of restricted material 1982-1988 15 Symphony Board Meeting Minutes 1983-1990 15 Symphony Paperflow (Meeting Minutes and Correspondence) 1985-1986 15 Christmas Tree Elegance Records 1989-2003 16 Symphony Board Meeting Minutes 1990-2006 15 Symphony Paperflow (Meeting Minutes and Correspondence) 1985-1986 15 Printed concert programs and promotional materials 2 1907-2012 Printed Concert Programs 1 1907-1977 Printed Concert Programs Book I 1907-1937 1 Printed Concert Programs Book II 1937-1958 1 Printed Concert Programs Book III 1958-1977 1 Printed Concert Programs and Related Materials for Anniversary Seasons 40-90 Various 2 Duplicate Printed Programs and promotional material 2 1921-2012 Duplicate Printed Programs and other material 1921-23, 1937; 1956-1982 3 Duplicate Printed Programs and other material 1982-1992 4 Duplicate Printed Programs and other material 1992-2000 5 Duplicate Printed Programs and other material 2000-2010 6 Printed Programs and other material 2010-2012 21 Symphony Ball Printed Programs Undated 16 Materials used in the research of the publication of "A Dream Fulfilled: One hundred years of the Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra (1907-2007)" 3 2007 2 Centennial Book bound copies with errata and members list 7 C.D.'s of Centennial Book A Dream Fulfilled production and publicity images 7 Cover photos and proofs by page number 7 Centennial Book related materials 7 Symphony Book High and Low-Resolution CDs 7 Correspondence to various Northwest Libraries about Centennial book 7 TV Interview Notes 7 Binder – Symphony Soloists as listed in Centennial book 7 Binder – Symphony Personnel by Name 7 Correspondence re photo permission for book 7 Centennial Book Research Notebooks 9 Four research notebooks, by year 9 One notebook titled: Book agreements, correspondence, readers' reports, expenses, copy of Copyright registration form TX 9 One notebook containing consignment and sales records. 9 Newspaper clippings, symphony newsletters and scrapbooks. 4 1897-2007 Newspaper clippings 1 1907-2004 Newspaper clippings Book I 1907-1949 10 Newspaper clippings +/in folders by season 1908-09, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1936-38, 1939-40, 1941-42, 1951-2006 13 Newspaper clippings Book II 1949-1958 10 Newspaper clippings Book III 1958-1969 10 Newspaper clippings Book 1969-1974 11 Newspaper Clippings Book + Ads, Programs Notebook 1974-1975 13 Newspaper Clippings Book + Ads, Programs Notebook 1975-1978 14 Newspaper clippings Book 1980-1981 10 75th Anniversary Newspaper Clippings 1981-1982 12 Newspaper Clippings Book (limited and incomplete) 1984-1989 11 Newspaper Clippings and more 1988-1999 12 Newspaper Clippings and more 2000-2004 12 Symphony Newsletters 2 1978-2007 The Score 13

earliest newsletter, 1964-75 plus other later newsletters up through the end of 75th anniversary season (April 1982)

 Guild Newsletters 1978, 1986-1991 17 News of Note (2 binders) October 1982-May 1997/October 1997 to May 2007 14 "E-News"/Samples Undated 13 Scrapbooks 3 1897-1920, 1955-1969 Fischer scrapbook 1897-circa 1920 11

Fischer School of Music brochures and programs, Whitman Conservatory of Music programs, earliest concert of orchestra in WW (2/16/1906), precursor of first concert by symphony in following year, some programs from early years of orchestra

 Scrapbook with clippings and other materials Women's Committee 1955-1965 11 Women's Committee Records Scrapbook 1956-1969 12 Symphony Ball Records 1956-1969 16 Symphony Ball Attendees (Notebook with sign-in sheets) 1956-1969 16 Early Guild Materials (includes a coffee hour guest book) circa 1965 17 Photographs 5 1930-2007 Photograph Notebook #1(Keylor Grand in the 1930s, guest artists, some autographed) 18 Photograph Notebook #2 circa 1950s and 1960s 18 Photograph Notebook #3 Early and 1950s and 1960s 18 Photograph Notebook #4 (limited selection) 1987-2002 18 Photograph Notebook #5 1982-1983; 1990s and 2000s 18 Copy slides of early photographic negatives (dubious quality) Undated 18 1 75th anniversary portrait photographs by Lewis circa 1982 18 2 Music in Elementary Schools (Celtic and Andean groups) Undated 18 3 Humorous photographs by Hans Matschukat Undated 18 4 Yaacov Bergman photographs, negatives, and proof sheets Undated 18 5 Gallery Talks (Dixon, Glenn, Kravig, Takemoto) Undated 18 6 Negatives and proof sheets for Richter concert 2000 18 7 Negatives and proof sheets for Young Persons' Concert 2000 18 8 Negatives and proof sheets for Russ Martin interview with older members July 7, 2002 18 10 Negatives and proof sheets for Orchestra, used in centennial book 2006-2007 18 9 Box of slides of photographs by Hans Matschukat 18 Posters and Memorabilia 6 1980-2000, undated Symphony Concert Posters circa 1980s-2000s 19 "Yaki" print (portrait of Yaacov Bergman) 19 "Lyrical Landscape" print of original poster by Judith Johnson 19 Large studio portraits of Lee Friese and William Bailey 19 Pristine copy of Frontier Days sheet music 19 Portrait of unknown violinist 19 WW Symphony License Place Frame 19 Centennial Wine Glass 20 Recordings of performances and interviews with individuals 7 1982, 1989, 2004 Alan Hovhaness Symphony No. 47 Walla Walla, Land of Many Waters (2 LPs) 1982 19 Videotape of Symphony Concert October 29, 1989 19 Audio tapes of interviews by author of book with various persons 2004 8 Unprocessed accession 2018-029 8 2 linear feet 2 boxes 1968-2013 22 23

This is an unprocessed addition to the Walla Walla Symphony records donated in 2018. Materials include advertisements, posters, pamphlets, programs, mailers, and other promotional pieces.