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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION |
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| Creator: | American Guild of Organists. Twin Cities Chapter. | |
| Title: | Guild records. | |
| Date: | 1910-2001. | |
| Abstract: | Organizational records including minutes, committee files, financial information, membership directories, concert programs, and convention material documenting a Twin Cities area chapter of the American Guild of Organists that was founded in 1910. | |
| Quantity: | 2.0 cu. ft. (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf locations. | |
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HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
The American Guild of Organists was founded in 1896, and is headquartered in New York City. It is an educational and service organization organized to advance the cause of organ and choral music, to elevate the status of church musicians, and to maintain standards of artistic excellence among organists and choral conductors. The organization offers professional certification in organ playing, choral and instrumental training, and theory and general knowledge of music.
The Twin Cities Chapter was organized in 1910 by George H. Fairclough as the Minnesota Chapter. Their first public program was held at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in St. Paul on March 15, 1911.
Sometime between 1958 and 1959 the Minnesota Chapter was reorganized as the Twin Cities Chapter. Today the Twin Cities Chapter is composed mainly of church organists, choir directors, teachers, students, and organ builders in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. Additional Minnesota chapters have been organized in the Arrowhead, southeastern, and southwestern regions.
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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
Charter (1910), minutes (1910-2001), membership directories (1949-1997), miscellaneous financial records (1936-1967, 1995-1998), committee files (1957-1999), correspondence (1958-1985, 1992-2000), concert and recital programs (1911-2000), and convention materials (1949-1994) documenting the organization and activities of the Twin Cities chapter of a national professional association of organists and choir directors.
The collection also includes a variety of printed material from the American Guild of Organists including membership brochures, circular memoranda, information regarding certification examinations, manuals and guidelines for chapter organization and programming, and compensation guides for church musicians. A video recording and educational materials created by the Wichita, Kansas chapter to introduce children to the pipe organ are also included.
Concert programs associated with the dedication of new organs contain information concerning organ design and construction. Dedicatory programs dating from the 1970s contain information concerning organs designed and built by Charles Hendrickson of St. Peter, Minnesota.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE RECORDS |
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| These documents are organized into the following sections: | ||
| Administrative Records | ||
| Subject Files | ||
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RELATED MATERIALS |
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| Pipenotes, the newsletter of the Twin Cities Chapter is available in the Minnesota Historical Society serials collection. | ||
| The score of twenty-six choral works that were commissioned for the Guild's national convention held in the Twin Cities in 1980 are available in the Minnesota Historical Society library. | ||
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INDEX TERMS |
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| This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
| Topics: | ||
| Music -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc. | ||
| Organ (Musical instrument) -- Minnesota. | ||
| Professional associations -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. | ||
| Music -- Minnesota -- Performance. | ||
| Church music -- Minnesota. | ||
| Place: | ||
| Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minn.). | ||
| Persons: | ||
| Hendrickson, Charles. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| American Guild of Organists. | ||
| American Guild of Organists. Minnesota Chapter. | ||
| Types of Documents: | ||
| Concert programs -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. | ||
| Occupation: | ||
| Organists -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. | ||
| Church musicians -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. | ||
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |
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| Preferred Citation: | ||
| [Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. American Guild of Organists. Twin Cities Chapter Records. Minnesota Historical Society. | ||
| See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. | ||
| Accession Information: | ||
| Accession number: 14,575; 15,652; 15,790; 15,881 | ||
| Processing Information: | ||
| Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, February 1992; Monica Manny Ralston, March 2002 | ||
| PALS ID number: 09-00023619 | ||
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.
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