Albertus "Bert" Meyers binder, 1925 - 1979
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of fifteen binders has served the Band in a reference and preservation capacity. Some are dedicated to the Band's three longest-serving directors, Martin Klingler, Bert Meyers, and Ron Demkee. Others detail member-specific information, including member lists, instrument inventories, and death notices.The binders include newspaper clippings, correspondence, programs, published accounts of the Band and its history, and photographs.
Dates
- 1925 - 1979
Extent
From the Collection: 15 Volumes (Subject files are arranged topically into discrete binders.)
This binder contains apx. 75 photographs of Meyers and the Allentown Band, ca. 1910-1975. There are letters to and from Meyers and his family, Martin Klingler, and others. Other contents include programs from Willow Grove Park; an editorial by Meyers entitled "The Boy of Today and the Great Bands of Tomorrow"; inscribed photographs of Lucien Calliet, Dale Evans and Roy Rogers, Jimmy Durante, Skitch Henderson, Lawrence Welk; the "Golden Deeds" award, presented by RIchard Nixon in 1974; clippings and papers relating to Meyers's retirement and death; various certificates and awards.
Repository Details
Part of the Allentown Band Archives Repository
Contact:
Trexler Library
2400 Chew Street
Allentown PA 18104 United States
484.664.3694
[email protected]
Trexler Library
2400 Chew Street
Allentown PA 18104 United States
484.664.3694
[email protected]