UNITED ARTS COUNCIL AND SERVICES
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical
Society
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United Arts Council and
Services (Saint Paul, Minnesota). |
| Title: | Organization
records. |
| Date: | 1937-1995 (bulk
1954-1992). |
| Abstract: | Administrative and programmatic records of a
St. Paul umbrella association serving arts and cultural organizations in the
Twin Cities metropolitan area. |
| Quantity: | 6.75 cu. ft. (7
boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations.
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From its inception the United Arts Council and Services has undergone
many changes in title. Incorporated in March, 1954 as the St. Paul Council of
Arts and Sciences, the organization later took the names: Saint Paul-Ramsey
Arts and Science Council (1974-1980), The United Arts Fund (1980-1982), the
Saint Paul-Ramsey United Arts Council (1983-1985), and United Arts (1986).
From 1949 to 1953 a community arts survey committee conducted studies
and raised funds and public awareness to facilitate the formation of a central
community arts program. After the St. Paul Council of Arts and Sciences was
incorporated more funding was received from the St. Paul Junior League and the
Louis and Maud Hill Family Foundation, as well as a public bond issue, enabling
the St. Paul Council of Arts and Sciences to plan and construct an arts center
building that would bring together all community arts organizations. The
center, at Tenth and Cedar in St. Paul, was completed and dedicated in 1965.
Since that time, the old Federal Courts Building (Landmark Center) was restored
for cultural use and a new Science Museum of Minnesota facility was constructed
across Wabasha Street from the arts center.
In 1986 the organization recognized that its activities, resources,
and affiliate memberships were well beyond the confines of the St. Paul and
Ramsey County geographic area. At that time, the board decided to purposefully
extend its mission to the seven county metropolitan area and changed its name
to reflect the expanded scope.
United Arts includes many major St. Paul cultural groups, including
Community Programs in the Arts and Sciences (COMPAS), The Schubert Club, the
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Museum of Art, Science Museum of
Minnesota, the Ordway Music Theater, and Minnesota Public Radio, as well as
many Minneapolis organizations, including the Greater Twin Cities Youth
Symphonies, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, and the New Dance Ensemble. The
organization has also included such now defunct organizations as the Chimera
Theater and Opera Saint Paul.
Historical information was taken from the collection.
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Records include background information (1952-1974); minutes of the
directors, executive committee, and affiliate executives (1954-1992); financial
and development files (1957-1991); committee files (1961-1987); affiliate
organization files (1937-1995); and subject files (1950-1995). They document
the history of the association through several changes in name and scope: the
St. Paul Council of Arts and Sciences (1954-1974), Saint Paul-Ramsey Arts and
Science Council (1974-1980), the United Arts Fund (1980-1982), Saint
Paul-Ramsey United Arts Council (1983-1985), and United Arts (1986).
Committee files detail the financial status, structure, and programs
of each of the cultural groups comprising United Arts. Affiliate organization
files contain correspondence, financial records, and related materials
regarding eleven member organizations. Subject files include reports
(1950-1985); publicity materials; information on the dedication of the new arts
center building (1964-1965); files concerning United Arts' membership in the
American Council for the Arts and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; and
materials regarding the president's participation as a director of the United
Way of the St. Paul Area.
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| The organization's annual reports are available in the Minnesota
Historical Society serials collection. |
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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 should search the catalog using these
headings. |
| Topics: |
| | Arts -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities
Metropolitan Area -- Finance. |
| | Arts -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities
Metropolitan Area -- Societies, etc. |
| | Art museums -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul. |
| | Arts facilities -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul. |
| | Arts publicity -- Minnesota -- Twin
Cities Metropolitan Area. |
| | Arts surveys -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul. |
| | Chamber music groups -- Minnesota --
Saint Paul. |
| | Fund raising -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities
Metropolitan Area. |
| | Historic buildings -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul. |
| | Museums -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul. |
| | Musical groups -- Minnesota -- Twin
Cities Metropolitan Area. |
| | Opera companies -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul. |
| | Science museums -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul. |
| | Theaters -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities
Metropolitan Area. |
| | Arts fund raising -- Minnesota -- Twin
Cities Metropolitan Area. |
| Persons: |
| | Marzitelli, Frank D.,
1914- . |
| Organizations: |
| | Chimera Theatre (Saint
Paul, Minn.). |
| | COMPAS (organization).
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| | Graywolf Press.
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| | Greater Twin Cities Youth
Symphonies. |
| | Illusion Theater
(Minneapolis, Minn.). |
| | Landmark Center.
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| | Minnesota Museum of Art.
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| | Minnesota Public Radio.
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| | Ordway Music Theatre
(Saint Paul, Minn.). |
| | Resources and Counseling
for the Arts (Organization : Minn.). |
| | Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra. |
| | Saint Paul Gallery of
Art. |
| | Saint Paul-Ramsey
United Arts Council. |
| | Schubert Club (Saint
Paul, Minn.). |
| | Science Museum of
Minnesota. |
| | St. Paul Council of
Arts and Sciences. |
| | St. Paul-Ramsey Arts
and Sciences Council (Minn.). |
| | United Arts (Saint
Paul, Minn.). |
| | United Arts Fund
(Saint Paul, Minn.). |
| | Zenon Dance Company
(Minneapolis, Minn.). |
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| Preferred Citation: |
| | [Indicate the cited item and/or series here.]
United Arts Council and Services Organization Records. Minnesota
Historical Society. |
| | See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples. |
| Accession Information: |
| | Accession number: 14,853; 15,321 |
| Processng Information: |
| | Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, April 1993; Monica Manny Ralston,
February 2000. |
| | Catalog ID number: 09-00037560 |
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Note to Researchers: To request materials,
please note both the location and box numbers shown below.
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Background Materials,
1952-1974
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| The series contains a chronology of the St. Paul Council of Arts
and Sciences (1949-1955); a brief printed history of the Council and its
successors (1972); correspondence of Frank Marzitelli (1952-1954), a St. Paul
councilman and cultural activist, detailing some of the early activities of the
Council and its successors, and information on the organization's name changes
and tax status (1973-1974). |
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| 143.B.9.16F | 1 |
Historical information, 1955, 1972.
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Correspondence of Frank Marzitelli and others,
1952-1954.
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Name change and tax levy, 1973-1974.
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Administrative Files, 1954-1992
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| This series includes meeting minutes of the organization's board
of directors, its executive committee, and the executives of its affiliate
organizations. The minutes detail the activities of the organization and its
affiliates and include committee and officer reports, financial reports, agenda
discussion items, and related materials. Also included are guidelines for
affiliate membership; rosters listing board, committee, and staff members;
organizational manuals that include the organization's articles of
incorporation and bylaws; and personnel policies. |
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| 143.B.9.16F | 1 |
Board of Directors:
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Minutes and miscellaneous related papers, 1954-1981. 23 folders.
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| 143.B.10.1B | 2 | |
Minutes and miscellaneous related papers, 1982-1992. 11 folders.
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Correspondence, 1984-1989. 2 folders.
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New director orientation, 1987.
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Executive Committee:
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Minutes and miscellaneous related papers, 1954-1992. 12 folders.
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Affiliates:
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Minutes and miscellaneous related papers, 1974, 1978-1983, 1986-1992.
3 folders.
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| | | | This administrative group has been called various names over
the years including agency directors, professional directors, affiliate
directors, and affiliate executives. The group consists of management leaders
from each of the organizations affiliated with United Arts. |
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Special directors discussion, 1988-1989.
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Affiliation guidelines, 1978-1981.
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| 143.B.10.2F | 3 | |
Correspondence, 1990-1991. 4 folders.
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Board, staff, and committee lists, 1984-1991. 2 folders.
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Organizational manuals, 1980-1981. 2 folders.
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Personnel policy and procedures manual, 1989.
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Financial and Development Files, 1957-1991
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| The records in this series include budgets, financial statements
and audits, funding proposals, materials from fund raising drives, development
programs, and telemarketing service proposals. The series also includes
correspondence and minutes of the organization's budget committee. |
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| 143.B.10.2F | 3 |
Financial statements and audits, 1973-1986.
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Budget correspondence, 1973.
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Budget Committee:
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Minutes, financial statements, and budgets,
1957-1977. 13 folders.
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Balance the budget (fiscal year 1988), 1987-1988.
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Fact sheet and projections, 1987-1988.
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Five Percent Fund grant requests, 1979. 4 folders.
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| 143.B.10.3B | 4 |
Funding methods of other organizations, 1956-1974.
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Fund raising:
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Art tours, 1970-1974.
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Arts and sciences fund drive, 1972.
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Miscellaneous correspondence and reports, 1973-1984.
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Development programs, 1980-1986. 2 folders.
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| | | | Includes fund raising proposals, background information for
financial support, and campaign plans. |
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Donor summary: major corporations and major gifts,
1980.
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Prospectus, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1991. 4 folders.
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Telemarketing, 1984, 1991. 2 folders.
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Committee Files, 1961-1987
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| The Committee Files document the work of various standing and ad
hoc bodies. The most extensive of these files are those of the allocations
committee which acts on the requests for funding from affiliate members and
which contain information on each affiliate's financial status, officers and
participants, program plans, past activities, and related information for
fiscal years 1980-1987 and 1989. Other notable committees include the
nominating committee and an ad hoc committee for the Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra. Additional information concerning the acitivites of the various
committees is included within the minutes of the board of directors. Minutes of
the budget committee are included within the series of Financial and
Development Files. |
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| 143.B.10.3B | 4 |
Allocations Committee:
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Funding requests, 1979-1983. 12 folders.
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| 143.B.10.4F | 5 | |
Funding requests, 1984-1987. 7 folders.
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Minutes, 1981-1988. 5 folders.
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Building Committee, 1964-1967.
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Development Committee, 1964-1966.
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Nominating Committee, 1961-1970, 1979-1983.
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Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Ad Hoc Committee,
1978.
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Special Projects Committee, 1967-1969.
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Theater Committee, 1976.
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Affiliate Organization Files, 1937-1995
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| The Affiliate Organization Files contain correspondence, minutes,
financial records, programs and other materials on the activities of eleven
member organizations, particularly the Minnesota Museum of Art, Minnesota
Public Radio, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the St. Paul Civic Opera
Association. |
| Files pertaining to the Minnesota Museum of Art trace the changes
of that group from the St. Paul Gallery of Art, with galleries at 476 Summit
Avenue, to the St. Paul Arts Center, to the Minnesota Museum of Art with
galleries in the Jemne Building and Landmark Center. |
| The St. Paul Civic Opera Association was founded in 1933 and for
many years was an active part of St. Paul's cultural life. In later years the
association sponsored a renowned series of pop concerts. The association has
changed its name from the St. Paul Civic Opera Association to the Saint Paul
Opera Association, and finally to Opera Saint Paul. |
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| 143.B.10.4F | 5 |
Chimera Theater, 1971-1980.
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Community Programs in the Arts and Sciences (COMPAS),
1973-1977.
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Illusion Theater:
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Correspondence and miscellaneous related papers,
1978, 1988-1990.
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Production: Amazing Grace, 1989.
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Minnesota Museum of Art, undated and 1959-1978, 1991-1995. 7 folders.
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| 143.B.10.5B | 6 |
Minnesota Public Radio, 1973-1983. 9 folders.
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Ordway Music Theater: Project concept, 1980-1981.
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| | | A proposal for the construction of the theater. |
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The Orpheum and Shubert World
Theaters for the Performing Arts: A Renovation Feasibility Study,
September 1980.
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Resources and Counseling for the Arts, 1991-1992.
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Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, 1972-1992. 4 folders.
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Saint Paul Civic Operation Association, 1937-1974, 1980. 2 folders.
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Zenon Dance Company, 1987-1992.
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Subject Files, 1950-1995
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| This series includes files regarding the membership of United Arts
in the American Council for the Arts and in the Minnesota Citizens for the
Arts. Also included are materials regarding the United Way of the St. Paul Area
kept by Frank Marzitelli while he was a member of their board of directors. A
small set of files pertains to the dedication of the Council's first art center
building at Cedar and Tenth in St. Paul. Management studies, miscellaneous
reports and proposals relating to cultural activities, publicity materials, and
news clippings are also included. Of particular interest is a copy of the
community arts survey (October 1950) conducted by Community Research Associates
of New York with representatives from various St. Paul cultural organizations,
educational institutions, libraries, churches, youth and other agencies,
newspapers, and radio stations. This survey laid the foundation for the
eventual formation of the St. Paul Arts and Sciences Council in 1954. |
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| 149.K.12.8F | 7 |
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Campaign reports, 1979-1985, 1988, 1995.
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Art's fund raising campaigns. |
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Correspondence,1975-1978, 1988-1993. 2 folders.
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Jim Shanahan visit, 1992.
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United Arts Fund conferences, 1988-1989. 2 folders.
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Arts information and surveys, 1987-1989.
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Guide to developing a two-year
operational plan, [1979?].
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New arts center building dedication:
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Correspondence and miscellany, 1963-1965. 2 folders.
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Grand Ball, 1964-1965.
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Publicity:
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Costs and correspondence, 1958-1973.
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News clippings, news releases, and similar materials,
1979-1981.
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Reports:
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Community Arts Survey, October 1950.
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Miscellaneous, 1966, 1983, 1985.
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| | | | Contains the following reports: "A Proposal to the Saint Paul
Council of Arts and Sciences," 1966; "The Case for a Saint Paul-Ramsey United
Arts Council Cultural Trust Fund," 1983; "1985 Communications Program Proposal
for Support;" and, "The Computer Challenge," 1985. |
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Report of the Long Range Planning Committee,
1983.
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Study Committee Report on the Saint Paul-Ramsey Arts
and Sciences Council, 1976.
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Twin Cities mayors' public arts awards, 1986-1989.
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United Way of the Saint Paul Area, 1980-1990.
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