00452 APOLLO CLUB OF MINNEAPOLIS: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Monica Manny Ralston Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.
 Finding aid encoded by Monica Manny Ralston March 22, 2000Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Minnesota Historical Society Apollo Club of Minneapolis (Minneapolis, Minn.). Club records. 1873-2003. Photocopied and original records of a men's chorus organized in 1895 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2.6 cu. ft. (3 boxes). See Detailed Description section for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

The collection includes club histories and related materials ([1912]-1990); biographical sketches of conductors and accompanists ([194?], 1964-1967); concert season summaries (1944-1960); minutes (1895-1915, 2001-2002); membership rosters (1926-1971); concert programs (1896-2003); club newsletter, The Apolloite (1928-1946, 1957, 1980-1996); newspaper clippings (1895-2002); certificates and proclamation ([194-], 1958, 2000); and photographs (1991, 2001).

Organized in 1895 with Emil Oberhoffer serving as its first conductor, the Club gave its first public performance on April 13, 1896 at the Lyceum Theatre in Minneapolis. Thereafter the chorus presented three regular concerts every season. Other conductors and accompanists have included Henry S. Woodruff, Theodore Bergman, Elsie Wolf Campbell, William Rhys-Herbert, William MacPhail, James S. Allen, and Roger Hoel.

In addition to information about the club's formation, membership, repertoire, guest performers, and high school singing competitions, a scrapbook (1873-1926) compiled by charter member George B. Eustis includes information about earlier musical concerts and performers in Minneapolis, about earlier Minneapolis choral societies such as the Mendelssohn Club, about the musical careers of Eustis family members, and about the Eustis brothers' jewelry business.

 RELATED MATERIALS

Additional materials relating to the Club are available in the Minnesota Historical Society print and sound and visual collections.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

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: Men's choral societies -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Choral music -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Concerts -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Concert programs -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Singing -- Competitions -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Persons: Eustis, George B. Eustis family. Hoel, Roger. MacPhail, William, 1881-1962. Oberhoffer, Emil, 1867-1933. Woodruff, Henry S. Organizations: Mendelssohn Club of Minneapolis (Minneapolis, Minn.). Document Types: Programs. Photographs. Occupations: Conductors (Music) -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Jewelers -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Titles: <emph render="italic">The Apolloite</emph>. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item here.] Apollo Club Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 15,336; 15,848; 15,892; 16,026

 Processing Information:

Processed by: Monica Manny Ralston, March 2000; Deborah Kahn, June 2006

Catalog ID number: 1736251

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION 149.K.13.7B 1 Club histories and related materials, [1912]-1990. Biographical sketches of conductors and accompanists, 1964, 1967. Sketches of concert seasons, 1944-1960. 100th program data, 1994.

Information compiled for the 100th anniversary of the Club and for the preparation of the Club's centennial history published under the title: Sweeter Than the Honeywell: 100 Years of Music and Friendship: The Apollo Club Male Chorus of Minneapolis, 1895-1995. Includes lists of seasonal and special concert dates, concert halls, conductors, accompanists, and soloists.

 Leaves from the Apollo Club Album, compiled by Wilfred Bland, undated. Minutes, 1895-1915, 2001-2002. 18 folders. Membership rosters, 1926-1971. Concert programs, 1896-2002. 14 folders. Concert programs (photocopied excerpts), 1896-1993. Concert announcements and prospectuses, 190201920. Special concert programs and related materials, 1898-1937, 1957-2003. 2 folders. Special concert photographs, 1999, 2001. High school contests, 1948-1940, 1946-1948. 149.K.13.8F 2 The Apolloite (newsletter), 1928-1946, 1957, 1980-1996. 10 folders. News clippings index, 1994. News clippings (photocopies), 1895-1993. 7 folders. 142.G.9.4F-1 3 Newspaper clippings, 1937-2002. Certificates and proclamation, [194-], 1958, 2000. 1 envelope. Apollo Club scrapbook compiled by George Barker Eustis, 1873-1926.