Boise Municipal Band sheet music
Content Description
This collection documents a sample of the musical scores played by the Boise Municipal Band from 1915-1979. The collection is incomplete; most of the sheet music was deaccessioned and destroyed by Boise State Special Collections in 2015.
Dates
- Undated
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Biographical / Historical
The Boise Municipal Band was established in 1915 by Business Manager Edward Rosenheim. He hired Carl Mollerup to serve as the band’s first director. The band performed at public events around the city, and after the bandshell at Julia Davis Park was built to host them in 1929, held an annual summer concert series. The band’s publicly funded budget was cut in 1979 due to the 1% property-tax initiative. After securing private funding the band continued on under the same name several years later, and musicians regrouped occasionally in the following decades to play concerts in the park and at events.
Extent
.77 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Material is arranged alphabetically.
Physical Location
Material is stored off-site; advance notice is required.
Custodial History
The Boise Municipal Band’s sheet music was originally stored at the bandshell in Julia Davis Park. After a fire and the city’s removal of funds to support the band, it was stored by the Boise State University Music Department. In 2011 the material was transferred and accessioned by the Boise State University Special Collections for continued storage.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The City of Boise Archive received the collection as a donation from the Boise State University Special Collections in 2015 after it was marked for deaccession. Only a small sample of the estimated 50 cubic feet of material was accepted for donation.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing Information
The arrangement for the collection was imposed during processing in the absence of a usable original order. Folder titles devised by the archivist.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Annie Schmid
- Date
- 2024-08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Collections Repository