Shawnee County Historical Society, No. 54

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Title AlternativeA century of musicCreatorLangsdorf, EdgarSwan, ArchieGreene, Zula BenningtonService, KatherinePellett, DorotheaHiebert, Elizabeth BlakeZin, NancyRipley, John W.Wallace, Douglass W.Meredith, Alice HughesMalstrom, LillianRichmond, Robert W.Snell, Joseph W.Sherbert, Nancy LykinsPage, Euphemia B.Pray, BobbieWills, LarryDenny, EdmundLews, Julia MarshallMack, George, 1907-1986Elmer, Jett CarkhuffPublisherShawnee County Historical SocietyTable of Contents[Front matter, no. 54]
Century of music
The Modocs
Bernice Hemus and the mighty Kilgen organ
Clarence Messick's musical bells
The Topeka Civic Symphony
Four tiny musicians delight Topekans at first recital
A piano in every parlor
[Composition covers]
A familiar sight at the organ
The Topeka Music Teachers Association
Whatever Happened to Minnie Beals?
Minerva and other music clubs
Mechanical music comes to Potwin
A sinking ship: the Pinafore goes down with all on board
Illustrated songs at the nickelodeons
Landon campaign songs
Forty-seven years of gospel harmony
Miss Maudie
Edmund Denny remembers--
Lillian Malstrom remembers--
Sweet music turned sour: Prof. Bissing's invention--the dolcette
Topeka Jazz Workshop 1960 to 1977
Topeka's own music man
The mandolin and banjo clubs
Miss Annie Mary Parry Bundy
Miss Karolyn B. Whittlesey
Student's opera: "The college chaperons" purely a Kansas affair
From Potwin Place to Brewster Place--my mother's grand piano
Some dance bands of the 20's, 30's & 40's
Some early musical organizations gleaned from Radges' city directories
Marshall's Band
A roundup of forgotten 19th century ethnic and community bands
The Arab Shrine Band
Santa Fe Band
The rural community bands
The Topeka Community Concert Association
North Topeka Baptist Choir, 1883-84DescriptionParts originally published in Topeka State Journal.
Parts originally published in Daily Commonwealth.
Includes two short articles from the Saturday Evening Lance.
Includes "Illustrated song: 'Only a message from home sweet home'" on back cover.
Includes the following topics:
Minerva club
Music study club
The Ladies Music Club and the Chaminade Club.
Tecumseh Grange band
Auburn and Dover bands
Richland band
Indian Creek Grange band
Rossvile band
Moravian band
Silver Lake band
The Pence band
Shawnee County 4-H bandDate of VolumeDecember 1977VolumeNo. 54Decade1860s-1970sSubjectLandon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987Campaign songsMusicPolitics and governmentShriners InternationalBands (Music)Music--Societies, etc.Eversole, Louis H.MusiciansOrganistsOrgan (Musical instrument)Bundy, Annie Mary ParryBiographyMusic teachersShutt, Albert, 1877-Musical instrument makersBanjoMandolinJazzBig band musicJazz musiciansPhonographSound recordingsMinoritiesPianoMusical instrumentsMalstrom, LillianPersonal narrativesSymphony orchestrasChoirs (Music)Choral singingShreffler, Maude ButlerWomen pianistsWIBW (Radio Station and Television station : Topeka, Kan.)ArtIllustrated worksWhittlesey, Karolyn B.Women--Societies and clubsWomen musiciansAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company;OrchestrionSilent film musicVocal musicConcertsKeyboard instrumentsBusiness failuresMusic teachers--Societies, etc.Composition (Music)Popular musicOperettaComposersWashburn University of TopekaTheaterTrivia and miscellaneaDance orchestra musicPhotographsBeals, MinnieSingersDenny, EdmundRadio stationsMarshall, John BromellBand directorsTheater--AccidentsTheater--Performances H.M.S. Pinafore (Sullivan, Arthur)Messick, ClarenceHandbellsBellsGospel musicVocal quartetsFormatPDFLanguageengIdentifierTSCPL_LH_SCHSB_0653 to TSCPL_LH_SCHSB_0689

SeriesBulletin of the Shawnee County Historical SocietyPlaceKansasTopeka, KSPotwin Place neighborhood, Topeka, KSShawnee County, KS

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