Martin Klingler binder, 1912 - 1933
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
- 1912 - 1933
Biographical / Historical
Martin Klingler was director of the Allentown Band from 1886 to 1926.
Extent
From the Collection: 15 Volumes (Subject files are arranged topically into discrete binders.)
Contains copies of letters from Woodrow Wilson and John Philip Sousa; newspaper clippings and cartoons; a letter accepting Klingler's resignation; programs from Klingler's Municipal Band; endorsements for his role as Allentown Postmaster; and more.
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]