Auburn University Department of Music Records

Collection

Identifier: 0899

Staff Only

Content Description

Records include sound recordings and films of performances by university marching band, concert choir and individual musicians; marching band uniforms; a 1953-54 scrapbook on the women's octet; files on a lawsuit against the university by Lida K. Mayfield, a flute instructor denied tenure; and materials chronicling the career of Hubert Liverman, composer and department chair. There are photographs and slides, as well as some correspondence and newspaper clippings. Also included are research materials for the book The Auburn University Band: A Centennial History, 1897-1997, drill charts ranging from hand-drawn charts from the the 1960s to computer printed charts of the 1990s and a copy of the book The Auburn Band 1897 to 1972 by the Auburn Band Alumni Council.

Dates

1896 - 2015

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of the collection require the permission of originating office to access.

Biographical / Historical

The Auburn University music department traces its roots to the 1890s, when a small group of students organized a drum corps. In 1899 this group became an officially recognized band with the appointment of Thomas G. Fullan as the first band director. At this time the band mainly gave performances at campus military and sporting events. Music courses gradually grew more numerous on campus. The department of music became organized in 1945 as part of the School of Architecture and the Arts. Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) began offering the Bachelor of Arts in Music in 1953, which became a Bachelor of Music degree in 1961. Throughout its history the bands of the music department have been an integral part of campus and community events. Students in the music department today may participate in numerous ensembles while earning undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Extent

27.0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.