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Allentown Band Historical/Informational binder, circa 1966

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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

  • circa 1966

Extent

From the Collection: 15 Volumes (Subject files are arranged topically into discrete binders.)

Prefaced by a letter from Robert L. Hewitt, District Manager of Bell Telephone Co. of PA, recommending the Band for a national television appearance. Contains sections entitled "About the Band," "Their Music," " Their Conductor," Salute to Bert Meyers," "Bandsmen Comment."

Repository Details

Part of the Allentown Band Archives Repository

Contact:
Trexler Library
2400 Chew Street
Allentown PA 18104 United States
484.664.3694