Music at Amherst Collection, 1833- (bulk 1890-1965)
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Music at Amherst College Collection
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7 records storage boxes, 10 archives boxes, 2 flat archives boxes, 3 flat oversize boxes, 3 wrapped packages
Biographical History for: Music at Amherst College Collection
Historical Note The Music at Amherst Collection documents the evolution of musical instruction, performance, and composition at the "Singing College," as Amherst has been called. Music has been a part of Amherst College life almost from its beginning, when the Trustees in 1833 appropriated $50.00 annually for the improvement of sacred music during Chapel and other devotional occasions. These monies went toward purchases of music and the salary of a director/part-time instructor. In addition, a Fine Arts course, first offered in 1865, included lectures on music by Professor Edward Hitchcock. Extracurricular music also came early to Amherst. The five-member "Donizetti Glee Club" spent the summer of 1862 on a singing foot-tour of the White Mountains. This organization eventually became known as the Amherst College Glee Club. It achieved such popularity that, in 1877, the College added Frederick Zuchtmann to its faculty as "Instructor in Vocal Music" and incorporated the Amherst College Musical Association. The Musical Association had a membership of roughly a third of the College, according to the Amherst Student in 1877. Its first class of members sang in the Glee Club, played in the banjo and mandolin clubs, or simply attended a variety of rehearsals and lectures on voice culture. In 1894, under the direction of Edward Sumner, the Musical Association became the first American college glee club to take its music abroad, touring England for four and a half weeks before enthusiastic audiences. Also in 1894, President Seelye appointed William P. Bigelow (AC 1889) as the first Professor of Music at Amherst College. Since at that time Harvard was the only other American school having such a position, this was a somewhat radical step. But other educational institutions soon followed: Columbia, Dartmouth, and then Williams College, which appointed Amherst alumnus Sumner Salter (AC 1877) as Professor of Music in 1905. The early visions of Dr. Edward Hitchcock and Rufus B. Kellogg became reality. Bigelow's most significant contribution to music instruction at Amherst was the creation of a large-scale, hands-on workshop Oratorio Chorus of students, faculty, and professionals, chosen to perform selected masterworks that were studied in class. But his influence also helped to give the College a musical atmosphere that benefited individual students and affected campus life as a whole. Around the turn of the century, the College Songs which eventually became an estalished part of Amherst's heritage proliferated to a great degree. Alumni Draper C. Bartlett (AC 1903), James S. Hamilton (AC 1906), and Jason Noble Pierce (AC 1902), as well as Professors Bigelow and John Genung, produced the bulk of the "College Song" prototypes in the few decades around 1900. Foundations were thus laid for a musical life intrinsic to the Amherst experience today. The original, experimental department has grown to a full-size academic field, with a building of its own and eleven Majors in 1989. The Glee Club spends much of its time performing in international tours, festivals, and radio shows; and for the enjoyment of the campus community, the Club's "Home Concerts," first held in College Hall, now draws crowds in Buckley Recital Hall. Other groups have generated from the Glee Club and matured in their own right: the Double Quartet (DQ) and Zumbyes (two prototype a cappella groups), the Women's Chorus, and the mixed Concert Choir, which evolved as a result of coeducation. Lately, these singing groups have been joined by the Sabrinas, the Madrigal Singers, the Gospel Choir, and the Rhythm and Shoes revue company; the College Band has also been firmly reestablished. Concert seasons in College Hall and in Buckley draw well-known professionals for the enrichment of the entire community.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Music at Amherst Collection consists of many types of materials: music (both printed and manuscript), photographs, printed material, personal correspondence and documentation, sound recordings, books, scrapbooks, some memorabilia, and a wealth of concert programs. Although there are gaps, the collection is relatively thorough in its coverage of the College's musical life during the periods 1880-1925 and 1965-1975, with coverage of the growth and history of the Glee Club being especially detailed. Overall, the music collection provides a unique perspective on the College, one that well documents the social, religious, and political atmosphere of the community.
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Series 1: MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS, 1824-ongoing
Series 1, MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS, 1824-ongoing, includes material on the College's clubs and organizations over the years, format depending upon the organization. Folders for groups current at this printing usually begin with a paragraph or two, written by a director or member, dealing with the group's activities and history, as known. Material for these and older groups may include programs from performances, pictures or reviews from the Amherst Student, publicity documents, and cross-referencing to scrapbooks and photographs. Among the items of interest in this series are the Amherst College Musical Association's original record books, including its charter and constitution. Also notable is the material on the original College Band (formerly the Paean Band), which includes a handwritten account book, their constitution, and a roster of the original members. This series also documents events and organizations that involved members of the greater community, such as Professor Bigelow's Oratorio Chorus (1900-c.1935). The Five-College Performances subseries treats valley/intercollegiate efforts. Smith College and Amherst collaborations, such as a gala 1961 tour of Europe for the Smith-Amherst Singers, led to the 1972 formation of the Four-College (later Five-College) Orchestra under the leadership of Professor L. Spratlan. Organization within this series is alphabetical by name of each organization. Note that the material for the Amherst College Glee Club, due to its bulk, is a separate series; certain organizations that perform in concert with the Glee Club (notably the Mandolin Club and the DQ), can be traced also through the Glee Club Series.
Amherst College Musical Association Record Book, Constitution etcetera 1890-1961
Amherst College Musical Association, miscellaneous documents n.d.
Arion Quintette Club ca. 1872
Asparagus Valley Contemporary Music Ensemble ca. 1976-
Banjo Club 1884-?
Bluestockings - Miscellaneous 1988-
Bluestockings 1989
Bluestockings 1992
Bluestockings 1993
Bluestockings 1996
Bluestockings 1997
Bluestockings 1998
Bluestockings 1999
Bluestockings 2000
Bluestockings 2001
Bluestockings 2002-2003
Chapel Choir n.d.
Chapel Choir, Vespers Services 1978-
Amherst College Choir/Concert Choir 1978-
Choral Society 1975-1994
Amherst College Chorus 1824-1834
College Band Record Book 1824-1834
College Band accounts and invoices 1824-1834
College Band commentary 1824-1842
College Band performances 1824-1834
College Band 1933-1936
College Band 1939-1962
College Band pamphlet, "Project with a Promise" 1950
College Band 1962-1968
College Band 1986-
College Band 1861
College Orchestra 1872
College Orchestra- Treasurer's Book 1872-?
College Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra) n.d.
College Orchestra 1937-?
Collegium Musicum 1968-
Collegium Musicum press clippings n.d.
DQ (Double Quartet) miscellaneous n.d.
DQ (Double Quartet) 1948, 1955, 1968
DQ (Double Quartet) 1991-92
DQ (Double Quartet) 1994-1996
DQ (Double Quartet) 1997
DQ (Double Quartet) 1998
DQ (Double Quartet) 1999
DQ (Double Quartet) 2000
DQ (Double Quartet) 2001
DQ (Double Quartet) 2002
DQ (Double Quartet) 2002-2003
AC Early Music Ensemble c.1978
The '81 Quartette 1877-c.1883
The '85 Quartette; Amherst College Quartette 1899 1885, 1899
Flute Club c.1888
(Amherst College) Glee Club 1862-
Gospel Choir 1986-
The Harmony Quartet (of the AC Glee Club) c.1902
Interfraternity Sing 1937-59 (1959+)
Interfraternity Sing- the J.S. Hamilton Trophy n.d.
Interfraternity Sing the Stanley King Trophy n.d.
Interfraternity Sing rules and history 1903-50
Interclass Sing, notes and tips n.d.
Jubilee Chorus c.1869
Madrigal Singers 1985-
Mandolin Club 1884-?
Amherst College Minstrels c. 1895
Amherst College Octet ca. 1889
Oratorio Chorus n.d.
Oratorio Chorus 1901-05
Oratorio Chorus 1906-1910
Oratorio Chorus 1911-1915
Oratorio Chorus 1916-1920
Oratorio Chorus 1921-1925
Oratorio Chorus 1926-1930
Oratorio Chorus 1931-
Oratorio Chorus/ Community Oratorio Society of Holyoke 1923-1927
Paean Band 1824-1830
Pep Band 1986-
Rhythm and Shoes 1986-
Route 9 (a capella group) - web site printouts 2002
Route 9 (a capella group) 2002-2003
Sabrinas
Sabrinas, 1978 1978
Sabrinas, 1987 1987
Sabrinas, 1993-4 1993-1994
Sabrinas, 1996 1996
Sabrinas, 1997 1997
Sabrinas, 1998 1998
Sabrinas, 1999 1999
Sabrinas, 2000 2000
Sabrinas, 2001 2001
Sabrinas, 2002 2002
Sabrinas, 2003 2003
Terras Irradient
Amherst College Troubadors
Zumbyes n.d.
Zumbyes 1950s
Zumbyes ca. 1960s
Zumbyes ca. 1970s
Zumbyes ca. 1980s
Zumbyes 1990-91
Zumbyes 1993
Zumbyes 1994
Zumbyes 1995
Zumbyes 1996
Zumbyes 1997
Zumbyes 1998
Zumbyes 1999
Zumbyes 2000
Zumbyes 2001
Zumbyes 2002
Zumbyes 2003
Five-College Performances (Smith-Amherst) 1921-40
Five-College Performances (Smith-Amherst) 1941-60
Five-College Performances (Smith-Amherst; Mount Holyoke-Amherst) 1961-70
Five College Perfomances Smith-Amherst European Tour 1961
Five-College Performers, initial formation of Five-College Orchestra and Four-College Orchestra 1971-
Miscellaneous programs, unidentified [19th c.]
Amherst a cappella groups - event flyers, etc. 1995-
News clippings re: Bluestockings, Double Quartet, Zumbyes, etc. 1998
Series 2: GLEE CLUB, 1870-1990
Series 2, THE GLEE CLUB, 1870-1990, consists primarily of concert programs and news clippings from 1870-1976 and is the largest single segment of the collection. It includes publicity pamphlets and memorabilia such as concert tickets, dance cards, tour information packets (including itineraries and menus), an attendance book, and some correspondence. The material in this series documents the history of the Glee Club, changing styles of music, performance practice, tour organization, and other activities. Highlighted concerts and events are: the 1894 Summer Tour of England, with exhaustive coverage of the twelve concerts performed, the travel itinerary, events on the ship, financial status, etc.; the series of Spring Western tours in the early 1900's; the White House concert for President and Mrs. Coolidge in 1920; the Bermuda Tour in 1928; the first World Tour in 1967 with Bruce McInnis; the 1969 and 1975 World Tours; the 1972 African Tour; the 100th Anniversary Concert 1965; the 1st Senior Concert 1968; and the concerts for the dedication of Buckley Hall in 1968. This series is organized chronologically by season (i.e., Fall 1968, Spring 1969, Fall 1969, etc.).
Glee Club, Season Spring 1870 1870
Season Spring 1871 1871
Season Spring 1873 1873
Season Fall 1876 1876
Season Spring 1877 1877
Season Spring 1878 1878
Season Fall 1878 1878
Season Spring 1879 1879
Spring 1879, "HMS Pinafore" June 17 1879
Season Fall 1879 1879
Season Spring 1880 1880
Spring Concert in Utica, March 31 1880
Season Spring 1881
Eastern Tour March 26, 1881 1881
Season Spring 1882
Season Fall 1882 1882
Season Spring 1883
Performance, "The Travesty of Hamlet," June 23, 1883 1883
Season Spring 1884 1884
Season Fall 1884
Season Spring 1885
The Glee Club Spring Tour 1885
Season Spring 1886 1886
Season Fall 1886 1886
Season Spring 1887 1887
Spring Tour, February 1887
Season Spring 1888 1888
Spring 1888 Tour 1888 Mar-Apr
Season Fall 1888 1888
Season Spring 1889 1889
Spring 1889 Tour 1889 Apr
Season Fall 1890 1890
Season Spring 1890 1890
Season Spring 1891 1891
Season Spring 1892 1892
Season Fall 1892 1892
Season Spring 1893 1893
Spring 1893 Tour 1893 Mar-Apr
Season Fall 1893 1893
Season Spring 1894 1894
Spring 1894 Tour 1894
Summer 1894 Tour of England Publicity Booklet 1894
Glee Club Tour of England, Flyers and Programs 1894
Tour of England, Press Clippings 1894
Tour of England, Photostats 1894
Tour of England, Documentation 1894
Glee Club Season Fall 1894 1894
Season Spring 1895 1895
Spring Tour, March 28-April 10 1895
Season Fall 1895 1895
Season Spring 1896 1896
Spring Tour, March 26-April 8 1896
Season Spring 1897 1897
Spring Tour, March 30-April 8 1897
Season Spring 1898 1898
Season Fall 1898 1898
Season Spring 1899 1899
Season Fall 1899 1899
Miscellaneous clippings ca. 1890s
Season Spring 1900 1900
Glee Club Season Fall 1900 1900
Season Spring 1901 1901
Spring Tours 1901
Season Fall 1901 1901
Season Spring 1902 1902
Tour 1902 Mar-Apr
Season Fall 1902 1902
Season Spring 1903 1903
Season Fall 1903 1903
Season Spring 1904 1904
Season Fall 1904 1904
Season Spring 1905 1905
Spring Tour 1905 Mar-Apr
Season Fall 1905 1905
Season Spring 1906 1906
Western Tour 1906 Mar-Apr
Season Fall 1906 1906
Eastern Tour 1907 Mar-Apr
Season Fall 1907 1907
Season Spring 1908 1908
Western Tour, March-April 1908
Season Spring 1908 special notes 1908
Season Fall 1908 1908
Season Spring 1909 1909
Spring 1909 Tour 1909
Season Fall 1909 1909
Season Spring 1910 1910
Glee Club Miscellaneous 1900-10 1900-10
Miscellaneous accounting 1906-10 1906-10
Season Fall 1910 1910
Season Spring 1911 1911
Spring 1911 Eastern Tour 1911
Season Spring 1912 1912
Season Fall 1912 1912
Season Spring 1913 1913
Season Spring 1914 1914
Season Spring 1915 1915
Spring Tour 1916 Mar-Apr
Season Spring 1916 1916
Season Fall 1916 1916
Season Spring 1918 1918
Season Spring 1919 1919
Season Fall 1919 1919
Season Spring 1920 1920
Spring Tour 1920 Mar-Apr
List of Glee Club singers ca. 1920
Season Spring 1921 1921
Season Spring 1922 1922
Spring Tour 1922
Season Spring 1923 1923
Season Spring 1924 1924
Spring Tour 1924 Mar-Apr
Season Spring 1925 1925
Season Spring 1926 1926
Season Spring 1927 1927
Season Spring 1928 1928
Bermuda Tour 1928 Mar-Apr
Season Spring 1929 1928
Season Spring 1931 1931
Season Spring 1932 1932
Season Fall 1933 1933
Season Spring 1933 1933
Season Spring 1934 1934
Season Spring 1935 1935
Western Tour 1935
Season Fall 1935 1935
Season Spring 1936 1936
Season Fall 1936 1936
Season Spring 1937 1937
Season Fall 1937 1937
Season Spring 1938 1938
Spring Tour 1938
Season Fall 1938 1938
Season Spring 1939 1939
St. Louis Tour 1939 Mar-Apr
St. Louis Tour press clippings 1939
St. Louis Tour material 1939
Season Fall 1939 1939
Miscellaneous material including a roll book ca. 1930s
Season Spring 1940 1940
Spring Tour, March 1940 1940
Season Fall 1940 1940
Boston Trip 1941 1941 Mar 7-8
Season Spring 1942 1942
Season Fall 1942 1942
Season Spring 1943 1943
Season Spring 1946 1946
Season Spring 1948 1948
Season Spring 1949 1949
Season Spring 1950 1950
Season Spring 1951 1951
Season Spring 1952 1952
Season Spring 1953 1953
Season Fall 1953 1953
Season Spring 1954 1954
Season Fall 1955 1955
Season Fall 1956 1956
Glee Club-Season Spring 1957 1957
Season Spring 1958 1958
Season Fall 1958 1958
Season Spring 1959 1959
Season Fall 1959 1959
Season Spring 1960 1960
Season Fall 1960 1960
Season Spring 1961 1961
Centennial Concert 1962 May 4
Club Histories compiled for the Centennial Concert [1962]
Season Spring 1963 1963
Season Fall 1963 1963
Season Spring 1964 1964
Season Fall 1964 1964
Season Spring 1965 1965
Caribbean Tour with Bennett College Women's Choir 1965
Season Fall 1965 1965
100th Anniversary Concert, alumni weekend 1965 Oct 23
Season Spring 1966 1966
Spring Tour 1966 Mar
Season Fall 1966 1966
Season Spring 1967 1967
World Tour 1967 Jun-Jul
Season Fall 1967 1967
First Annual Senior Concert 1968 Apr 27
Spring Dedication Concert for the Amherst College Music Building (Buckley Recital Hall) 1968 May 5
Season Fall 1968 1968
Season Spring 1969 1969
Spring/Summer World Tour, June 11- ? 1969 Jun
1969 World Tour press clippings 1969
Season Fall 1969 1969
Season Spring 1970 1970
Season Fall 1970 1970
Season Spring 1971 1971
Season Fall 1971 1971
Season Spring 1972 1972
Spring 1972 African and Asian Safari 1972 Jun-Aug
Season Fall 1972 1972
Season Spring 1973 1973
Season Fall 1973 1973
Season Spring 1974 1974
Season Fall 1974 1974
Season Spring 1975-Clippings 1975
Spring 1975-World Tour 1975
Season Fall 1975 1975
Season Fall 1976 1976
Miscellaneous n.d.
Cross reference, Audio-Visual Collection:Videotape: "History of Amherst College Glee Club: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," lecture recorded 1990 1990
"Music Men" (article in Hampshire Life about alumni participants in the International Festival of Men's Choruses, Barcelona, Spain) 2005 Sep 30
Photograph album of Chorus and Glee Club trip to Japan 2003
Series 3: NON-AMHERST PERFORMANCES, 1860-1985
Series 3, NON-AMHERST PERFORMANCES, 1860-1985, includes schedules for, programs from, and printed material about the concert series and lecture courses at Amherst. Significant performances by Elly Ameling (1973), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1965), Bela Bartok (1941), Mme. Schumann-Heink (1907), Milton Babbitt 1964, Roger Sessions (several dates), and the Boston Philharmonic (several dates when the fledgling group appeared in the 1880's and 1890's). Organization is chronological by five-year increments.
Non-Amherst performances concert calendars, misc. 1891-1908
Miscellaneous concert calendars 1969-81
Concert calendars, The Music at Amherst Series 1977-
Non-Amherst Performances ca. 1860s
Performances ca. 1870s
The Barnabee Concert Troupe ca. 1870s
The Boston Philharmonic Club ca. 1870s
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club ca. 1870s
Performances 1881-85
Performances 1886-90
Performances-including the Mendelssohn Quintette Club 1891-95
Performances 1896
Performances 1901-05
Performances 1906-10
Mademoiselle Schumann-Heink, performance March 18 1907
Performances 1911-15
Performances 1916-20
Performances 1921-25
Performances 1926-30
Non-Amherst Performances 1931-35
Performances 1936-40
News Clippings 1936-40
The Northland College Choir, April 10, 1936 1936
Glenn Miller Orchestra (articles from The Amherst Student) 1938 Nov-Dec
Gunnar Johansen, Feb. 9, 1940 1940
Performances 1941-45
Press Clippings 1941-45
Bela Bartok, Feb. 23, 1941 1941
Performances 1946-50
Performances 1951-55
Press Clippings 1951-55
Performances 1956-60
Performances, press clippings 1956-60
The Janacek Quartet, Dec. 10 1958
Performances 1961-65
Press Clippings 1961-65
Milton Babbitt 1964
Ralph Kirkpatrick, Oct. 18 1965
Performances 1966-70
Press Clippings 1966-70
Non-Amherst Performances 1971-75
Press Clippings 1971-75
Performances: Elly Ameling, Oct. 16 1973
Performances 1976-80
Performances 1981-85
Performances 1986-
Miscellaneous Concert Information n.d.
Miscellaneous program n.d.
Series 4: THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, 1828-1989
Series 4, THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, 1828-1989, is divided into three sub-series: A: Department Publications, 1968-1983 B: Department Histories, 1828-1989 C: Miscellaneous, 1878-1945 Department Publications contains the biannual pamphlet "Music at Amherst," and other printed material relating to the Music Building, the growth of the department, and special concerts. Department Histories includes a set of printed or typed histories of music at Amherst, both music instruction and musical performance. Especially valuable are the histories put together by Howard D. French (AC 1895, in Amherst Graduates Quarterly, November 1935), Professor Henry G. Mishkin (his address for Massachusetts Phi Beta Kappa, July 1957), and Paul Linn (AC 1887, his BA thesis in Music/American Studies). Miscellaneous contains music course work and exams and cross-referencing to the scrapbooks and memorabilia. Organization of the material is by type, in a subjective order of importance.
subseries
Sub-Series A: DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS, 1968-1983
"Amherst Reports: Music at Amherst," pamphlet n.d.
Bi-annual newsletter "Music at Amherst" 1970
"Music at Amherst," Spring '71 1971
"Music at Amherst," Spring '72 1972
"Music at Amherst," Winter '72 1973
"Music at Amherst," Spring '73 1973
"Music at Amherst," Fall '74 1974
"Music at Amherst," Spring '75 1975
"Music at Amherst," Fall '76 1976
"Music at Amherst," Winter '76 1976
Pamphlet "Music at Amherst" ca. 1974
Pamphlet "Music at Amherst" ca. 1977
Pamphlet "Music at Amherst" ca. 1982
Pamphlet on visit of Roger Sessions: "The Genesis of a Commission" 1975
Publications about the "Celebration in Music" concerts for the opening of the Music Building, Feb. 26- May 4 1968
Pamphlet "Music in the Valley" ca.1968
Newsletter report on the 1972 African Tour 1972
Department publications on the institution of Friends of Music Scholarships ca.1983
Sub-Series B: DEPARTMENT HISTORIES, 1828-1989
"Statement of the Department of Music in Amherst College," an economic needs analysis and report of Department activities and propositions by Prof. William Bigelow 1920
"Music at Amherst College, a Brief History," introduction and history for the College Archives Music at Amherst Collection, by Timothy J. Dickey '89 1989
"Music at Amherst," Department history written for the Amherst Graduates' Quarterly by Howard D. French '95 1930
Recollections on the department of music, by Edward Hitchcock '49 1902
"A Quarter Century of Oratorio," article written for the Amherst Graduates' Quarterly by Prof. Harry W. Kidder ca. 1926
"Music at Amherst: A History of Singing Groups and Musical Activity at Amherst College," BA Thesis in Music and American Studies by Paul Linn '87 1987
"A Summary of the origins of Music Instruction at Amherst," notes and paper delivered to a meeting of the Massachusetts Beta chapter of Phi Beta Kappa by Prof. Henry G. Mishkin 1957
"Music in the Liberal Arts College," statement on the status of the "modern" music department 1966
Excerpts from the Trustee Minutes pertaining to the music Department 1828-93
Miscellaneous materials pertaining to the department's history n.d.
Sub-Series C: Miscellaneous, 1878-1945
Music Department miscellany of course exams and notes ca. 1936-1945
Programs of miscellaneous student recitals, chronological 1878-1969
"The Rules of Singing, as set down by Messrs Law Read of Holyoke," handwritten pamphlet describing elementary music theory n.d. (19th c.)
A Letter to Prof. Kidder relating to a proposed tuning of the College's Orchestrelle 1907
Notes and cross-references for the memorabilia related to the Music at Amherst Collection n.d.
Scrapbook inventories for the four scrapbooks related to the Music at Amherst Collection n.d.
Requisition statements 1913-1914
Letter to President Meiklejohn from Treasurer concerning estimate about creating two practice rooms in Octagon 1916 Nov 16
Proposal by W.P. Bigelow (AC 1889) to Trustees for music department 1897 Nov 27
Five Colleges Music: Options for Study and Performance 2004
Series 5: SONG COLLECTIONS, 1848-1961
Series 5, SONG COLLECTIONS, 1848-1961, contains printed collections of songs, including songs about Amherst, songs about Amherst men and women, and songs sung at Amherst. This includes collections for alumni song fests and class reunions and sets of "class songs" for particular graduating classes. Most of the collections include only lyrics and tune suggestions. Two notable exceptions are the song books (hardcover, with full score) published in 1910 and 1926. Organization of these collections is alphabetical by title or type, then chronological (e.g., class songs for the class of 1854, then 1855, and so on).
Alumni Sing/Senior Service Songs (Lyrics) 1961
"Alumni Song Fest" ca. 1941
Amherst Alumni Songs (lyrics) 1868
Amherst Alumni Songs 1902
Amherst Alumni Songs 1903
Amherst Alumni Songs 1904
Amherst Alumni Songs 1905
Amherst Alumni Songs 1906
Amherst Alumni Songs 1909
Amherst Alumni Songs, "As we sang them in Boston" n.d.
Amherst Alumni Songs (by Boston Alumni Assoc.) n.d.
Amherst Alumni Songs (by the NY Alumni Assoc.) n.d.
Amherst College Songs 1900
Amherst College Songs, 1906 hardcover edition by Norman Percy Foster '06 and J.S. Hamilton '06 1906
Amherst College Songs, "Property of Scarab" 1907
Amherst College Songbook 1909
Amherst College Songs, 1926 hardcover ed. by William P. Bigelow 1926
Amherst College Songs, reprints from 1926/32 editions c.1950s
Amherst College Songs, misc. n.d.
Amherst Songs 1947-49
Amherst Songs by the Alumni Association n.d.
Amherst Songs by Alumni Council n.d.
Amherst Songs Amherst, MA n.d.
Amherst Songs (Boston Alumni Association n.d.
Amherst Songs (miscellaneous) n.d.
Amherst Songs composed by J.S. Hamilton '06
Amherst Songs (miscellaneous)
The Ancient Lyre, 1848 Chapel Hymnal, ed. by Charles Zeuner 1848
Excerpts from the American College Songbook 1882
Class Songs 1854 1854
Class Songs 1855 1855
Class Songs 1857 1857
Class Songs 1859 1859
Class Songs 1861 1861
Class Songs 1862 1862
Class Songs 1864 1864
Class Songs 1867 1867
Class Songs 1868 1868
Class Songs 1869 1869
Class Songs 1870 1870
Class Songs 1871 1871
Class Songs 1874 1874
Class Songs 1875 1875
Class Songs 1878 1878
Class Songs 1884 1884
Class Songs 1901 1901
Class Songs 1902 1902
Class Songs 1903 1903
Class Songs 1905 1905
Class Songs 1906 1906
Class Songs 1907 1907
Class Songs 1908 1908
Class Songs 1909 1910
Excursion Songs n.d.
"Esto Perpetua" (songs for the birthday of Pocohontas) 1857
The Hymnal, for Johnson Chapel services ca. 1920
"Popular Songs for Amherst Dinners" n.d.
The Psaltery, chapel hymnal n.d.
"A Selection of Amherst Songs" n.d.
Songs sung at the reception for Prof. Snell 1858
"Songs of Amherst" 1860
Songs of Amherst College 1862
Songs of Amherst 1871
Songs of Amherst 1872
Songs of Amherst 1900
Songs of Amherst 1908
Songs of Amherst 1909
Songs of Amherst 1910
Songs of Amherst College (by the NY Amherst Alumni Assoc.) n.d.
Songs of Amherst College n.d.
Songs We Used to Sing (on the 30th reunion of the class of 1877) 1917
Series 6: NON-AMHERST SONG COLLECTIONS, 1860-1952
Series 6, NON-AMHERST SONG COLLECTIONS, 1860-1952, consists of a small selection of general College songbooks containing representative songs from Amherst, along with other schools. These are arranged alphabetically by title.
The Abridged Academy Song-Book 1895
The American College Song Book 1882
Carmina Collegiensa 1868
Carmina Collegiensa (new printing) 1868
Carmina Collegiensa 1876
College Songs 1860
College Songs 1887
College Songs 1890
I.O.C.A. Song Fest, 3rd ed. (1941); I.O.C.A. Singing Square Dance Calls (1942), ed. by John Ehrenfeld (AC 1941) and Louise Heermance (Mass. State College 1942) 1941-1942
Selected Songs from New England Colleges 1952
"Songs of the Campus" 1931
School and College Songs c. 1900
"Songs of the Fijis and Their Colleges" (Phi Gamma Delta fraternity) 1932
Songs of Alpha Delta Phi (75th annual convention, New York City) 1907 Apr
Series 7: AMHERST COLLEGE SONGS, 1847-1988
Series 7, AMHERST COLLEGE SONGS, 1847-1988, includes songs written about Amherst College and written by Amherst College men and women, from the Latin odes of the mid 1800's to the 1988 College Song Competition. The folders in this series contain documentation, printed music, some manuscript copies, and some lyrics. The series covers one box in the regular collection, and the first flat file which contains oversize piano music and manuscripts. Organization is alphabetical by song title.
Alma Mater
Alma Mater Forever (Draper C. Bartlett '03) 1904
Alma Mater Song (Prof. J.H. Genung) n.d.
Amherst College Medley (D.L. Holbrook 1872 and F.G. Nelson '73) n.d.
Amherst Forever n.d.
Amherst Forever (handwritten) n.d.
Amherst March and Two-Step (Georgina E. Melanson) 1911
Amherst Marching Song (Jason Noble Pierce '02) 1916
Amherst, Our Amherst (A. DeWhitt Mason '17) 1937
Amherst Songs-Various orchestral parts n.d.
Amherst the Beautiful (W.W. Sleeper '78) 1918
Amherst War Song (D.C. Bartlett) 1908
Ami Polka (Dodworth) n.d.
Beautiful Amherst (Halah H. Loud 1894) n.d.
Campus Dreams Waltz (Edmund M. Blake '97) 1897
Campus Dreams Waltz, documentation n.d.
Centennial Hymn 1921
Cheer for Old Amherst (J.N. Pierce) 1903
Cheer for Old Amherst, documentation n.d.
Chickery Chick 1890
A College Widow (H.W. Boynton '91) 1893
A College Widow, documentation n.d.
Columbia (W.C. Palmer) 1923
Come and Sing to Amherst (Guard Bishop '12) 1912
Come, Every Loyal Amherst Man (R.W. Steber '12) 1913
Come Fellows, Now, and Join the Chorus (N.P. Foster '06) n. d.
Commencement Dinner Hymn 1908
Commencement Hymn 1852
Commencement March (Herman Babson '93) 1897
Death-Revelry in India 1855
Dulce est Desipere "to Richard Belcher '89" (E.A. Belcher) 1887
Fair Amherst (anonymous) n.d.
Fair Amherst, Queen of Beauty (W.W. Sleeper) 1908
Farewell Odes 1870s
Fill the Line (James S. Hamilton '06) 1906
For the Glory of Old Amherst (E.M. Blake) 1912
Gather, Freshmen Here (M. Kent Curtis '14) 1911
Good Days (J.S. Hamilton) 1916
Hail, Alma Mater, Old Amherst the True
High Upon Her Living Throne (J.S. Hamilton) 1905
Vexillum Gloriosum: Hymn of the Flag (Genung and J.B. Calkin '72) 1872
Hymn to America (Brooks C. Peters '12) 1912
A Hymn to Amherst (Janet B. Morgan and prof. Henry G. Mishkin) 1955
Imaginary City, from the '20 A. C. Musical Show (E.W. Harmon '21 and K.R. MacKenzie) 1920
In Amherst's Name (P. Abbott '11 and D.P. Smith '11) 1911
In This Blessed Old World (J.S. Hamilton) 1909
I've Found the Girl, from the 1921 AC musical comedy (E.W. Harmon '21 and H.S. Woodward '22) 1921
Jubilee Ode, for the Class of 1868 Reunion 1918
Let's Step Out Tonight, from the '20 Musical Show (E.W. Harmon and K.R. MacKenzie) 1920
Little Three Medley n.d.
Lord Jeffrey Amherst, "The Lord Jeff" (J.S. Hamilton) 1906
Lord Jeffrey Amherst, "The Lord Jeff" (2nd) edition 1926
Lord Jeffrey Amherst, (3rd) edition 1932
Lord Jeffrey Amherst-Miscellany
Lord Jeffrey Amherst, documentation
Lord Jeff Parody (Mrs. George Pillsbury) 1967
Medley (D.C. Bartlett) n.d.
Memory Song of Amherst (Clayton B. Jones '11) 1911
Memory Song To Amherst (William P. Bigelow, from Mozart, and prof. Genung) various editions 1896
Memory Song to Amherst, plates
New Football Song (D.C. Bartlett) 1903
Night, from the '20 A. C. Musical Show (E.W. Harmon and K.R. MacKenzie) 1920
O Mother of Men (S.L. Loomis '77 and Sumner Salter '77) 1912
Ode ("Fair Harvard") (E.M. Smith) n.d.
Oh, Bill Bryan (Bigelow, under the alias Perry Nichols) 1914
Old Amherst's Out For Business (J.S. Hamilton, arr) 1902
Old Amherst's Out For Business, documentation
Old Fifty (class of 1850) ca.1847
The Olio Two-Step (D.C. Bartlett) 1903
Paige's Horse (W.P. Bigelow) 1889
Paige's Horse, documentation
Princess of the Prom, from the AC prom Show (Colden, Oatley, Reid, Wells, and Whitford, all '23) 1923
Queen on Thy Living throne
Raise a Chanson, "for the Young to sing" (J.S. Hamilton) 1938
Remember Amherst (Lisa Smith '89) 1988
Resound, Ye Circl'ing Hills (J.N. Pierce) n.d.
Rise to the Breeze, the Purple and the White (L.M. Knapp '16 and J.S. Bixler '16) 1916
Sabrina, You're Through n.d.
Senior Song (including the segment from University of Michigan) 1906
Senior Song, documentation
Seniors Parting Song 1954
"The Singing College," manuscripts collected for the 1950 Olio (J.S. Hamilton) 1950
"The Singing College" Collection, documentation n.d.
A Song For Old Amherst (R.B. Tobey '77) n.d.
A Song for the Days of Comradery ("R. B." 1882) n.d.
Songs for the Christening of Nonotuck (Class of '58) 1858
Songs for the Temperance Celebration 1866
Songs for the Williams Game 1897
Sons of Amherst, Prof. Charles E. Bennett n.d.
The Soul of Old Amherst, Profs. Genung and Bigelow 1906
Stars of Mystery, from the '21 Musical, Harmon and Woodward) 1921
Stein Song, Richard Harvey of Dartmouth n.d.
The Strange and Surprising Table Manners of the Crowned Heads of Europe, Prof. Robert P. Utter n.d.
Swanee River, Paul F. Kirby '35, arr. n.d.
Terras Irradient, Timothy J. Dickey '89; Terras Irradient, Eugene Argust '59 and Harvey Wilcox '59 1988
Three Gifts From Amherst, Lisa Smith 1988
To Live Here is to Love Here, Helen Shepherd '88 and Bill Shepherd '57 1988
To the Fairest College, OFFICIAL ALMA MATER, D.C. Bartlett 1903
To the Fairest College, documentation 1945-1964
A Toast to Amherst (Clayton B. Jones '11) 1911
Two Hearts that Beat as One, from the Promenade Show (Golden, Oatley, Reid, Wells, and Whitford '23) 1923
Valiant Men with Hearts Aflame (J.N. Pierce) 1912
Vides et Alta (W.W. Sleeper) n.d.
Where No One Asks the Reason Why 1906
Amherst College reunion band sheet music ca. 1922
Sub-series A: Oversize Folios and Manuscripts:
Amherst March and Two-Step (Melanson) 1911
Amherst Marching Song (Pierce) 1916
Campus Dreams Waltz (Blake) 1897
Cheer For Old Amherst (Pierce) manuscript 1903
Cheer For Old Amherst, printed
Come and Sing to Amherst (Bishop) manuscript 1912
Commencement March (Babson) 1897
Dulce et Desipere (Belcher) 1887
For the Glory of Old Amherst (Blake) 1912
Gather, Freshmen, Here (Curtis) manuscript 1911
In Amherst's Name (Abbott and Smith) manuscript 1911
Lord Jeffery Amherst - manuscript and signed 1st 1906
Lord Geoffrey (Jeffrey) Amherst (J. S. Hamilton) 1st edition printing 1907
Lord Geoffrey (Jeffrey) Amherst (J. S. Hamilton) - 1913 printing 1911
Oh, Bill Bryan (Bigelow) 1914
Raise a Chanson (Hamilton) manuscript 1938
Rise to the Breeze the Purple and the White (Knapp and Bixler) 1916
"The Singing College" Collection-manuscripts for the printing of the 1950 Olio (Hamilton) 1950
Swanee River (Kirby, arr) manuscript n.d.
To the Fairest College, Amherst Alma Mater (Bartlett) 1903
A Toast to Amherst (Jones) 1911
Sub-series B: Song Collections And Program Duplicates (Boxes 8 & 9 have identical contents.)
The Alumni Song-Fest 1929
The Alumni Song-Fest n.d.
Amherst College Songs, hardcover book 1906
Amherst College Songs, hardcover book 1926
Songs of Amherst n.d.
Series 8: SOUND RECORDINGS
Series 8: SOUND RECORDINGS, bulk dates 1942-1987, includes material produced for phonograph media. Recordings in the record box include College song productions sung by the Glee Club, several major orchestral/choral productions, a World Tour Glee Club album, and a set of records put out by the Zumbyes and Double Quartet. This series is grouped into three chronologically ordered sub-series, plus a fourth sub-series consisting of duplicate copies of many of the items in sub-series A-D: A: Amherst College Glee Club Recordings B: Amherst College A Cappella Groups C: Amherst College Musical Ensembles D: Duplicate Sound Recordings (all groups) E: Non-Amherst Recordings For other more recent sound recordings, see also the Audio-Visual Collection.
Sub-series A: Glee Club Recordings
Songs by the Amherst College Glee Club 1940
Amherst College and Mount Holyoke Glee Clubs: Sacred Concert 1964
Amherst College Glee Club: "New Sounds From Amherst" 1966
Amherst College Glee Club, Dedication Concert for the Amherst College Music Building; Bruckner and Budavan 1968
Amherst College Glee Club, Smith College Glee Club and the Smith-Amherst Orchestra: St. John Passion (J.S. Bach) 1969
Amherst College Glee Club on Tour with Bruce McInnis 1969
Amherst College Glee Club - 2A: "Hand Me Down My Bonnet" and "Cheer for Old Amherst"; 2B: "1909 Triennial Song" and "Paige's Horse" (21 copies); 3A: "High Upon Her Living Throne"; 3B: "Schneider's Band" and "To the Fairest College" (copies) [ca. 1909]
Victor phonograph disk recording of "Lord Geoffrey Amherst" by Hamilton. - On opposite side: "The Orange akd the Black" (Princeton College song) [ca. 1910]
Amherst College Glee Club, "Lord Geoffrey Amherst"; Mandolin Club, "Amherst Medley" 1925?
Amherst College Glee Club Bach Mass in B Minor 1974
Music of the Shakers, comiled by Vincent R. Tortora, featuring the Glee Clubs of Smith and Amherst Colleges, performed in traditional style (Folkways Records #FH 5378) 1976
Amherst College Glee Club, College Choirs at Christmas featuring, Brigham Young University Acappella Choir, St. Olaf College Choir, Smith College Glee Club, University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers 1977
Amherst College Glee Club International Tour 1977
Amhert College Glee Club, Hector Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts, feat. the Glee Clubs of the Five Colleges 1977
Amherst College Glee Club and Vassar College Choir, Selections from "The Messiah" (Handel) 1969
Amherst College Glee Club: "Resound, Ye Circl'ing Hills...Songs of Amherst College" n.d.
Amherst College Glee Clubs, 1935-1977, compiled by Hurricane Class of 1942 - 55th Reunion (1 compact disk and 1 audio tape cassette) 1997
Sub-series B: Amherst College A Cappella Groups
DQ/Zumbyes ca. 1952
Zumbyes, Zumbyes Selections 1954-1955
Double Quartet (3-disk recording) [1945?]
Double Quartet 1954
Double Quartet 1956
Zumbyes, Music to Zumbye ca. 1957
Double Quartet, D.Q. Adrift 1962
Zumbyes, Mostly Modern... 1960
Zumbyes, When I Fall in Love 1962
Zumbyes, It Could Happen to You 1963
Zumbyes, Wanted Dead or Alive 1965
Zumbyes, Two Sides of the Zumbyes n.d.
Zumbyes 1970
Zumbyes, The Amherst College Zumbyes 1972
Zumbyes, WE'RE COED! 1972
Sabrinas, Coming Out 1980-81
Zumbyes, "Joke's on You" 1980
Sabrinas and Zumbyes, Mixed Company: Sabrinas and Zumbyes 1983
Sabrinas1984-85 1984-1985
Double Quartet, D.Q. of Amherst College 1987
Bluestockings, D.Q., Sabrinas, and Zumbyes, Amherst College Parent's Weekend (audiocassette) 1991 Nov
Zumbyes, Smith College Notables Arch Sing, Emerson Arch October 31, 1991; also, Zumbyes at the Smith College A Cappella Fest, Wright Hall November 7, 1991 (audiocassette) 1991 Oct-Nov
D.Q., Spring Jam, Tupelo's Rehersal (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 1992 Apr
Bluestockings, D.Q., Sabrinas, and Zumbyes, Amherst College Parent's Weekend, second show (audiocassette) 1992 Oct
Zumbyes, The Silver Chord Bowl, J.M. Greene Hall, Smith College, February 16,1992 and the Zumbyes at the Smith College Smithenpoofs Arch Sing, Comstock Wilder Arch, October 29, 1992 (audiocassette) 1992
Bluestockings, D.Q., Sabrinas, Amherst College AIDS Awareness Week Concert (audiocassette) 1993 Feb
D.Q. Spring Jam, April 11, 1992; Zumbyes Winter Jam, February 19, 1993 (audiocassette) 1992-1993
Zumbyes and Colgate Swinging Gates,Winter Jam, February 19, 1993 (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 1993 Feb 7
D.Q. and Smithereens, Spring Jam (audiocassette) 1993 Mar
Bluestockings, D.Q., Sabrinas, Amherst College Parent's Weekend (2 audiocassettes) 1993 Nov
D.Q., Tufts Amalgamates, and Wellesley Widows, Winter Jam (2 audiocassettes) 1993 Dec
Zumbyes and Bluestockings, Winter Jam (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 1994 Feb
D.Q. and Radcliffe Pitches, Spring Jam (1 of 3) (audiocassette) 1994 Apr 15
Zumbyes Winter Jam February 11, 1994 (2 of 2); also, D.Q. Spring Jam April 15, 1994 (2 of 3) (audiocassette) 1994 Feb-Apr
Bluestockings, D.Q., Sabrinas, Zumbyes, Amherst College Family Weekend Concert, October 29, 1994 (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 1994 Oct
D.Q. Spring Jam April 15, 1994 (3 of 3); also, Bluestockings, Amherst College Family Weekend Concert, October 29, 1994 (2 of 2) (audiocassette) 1994 Apr-Oct
Zumbyes Winter Jam, with Trinity College Trinitones (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 1995 Feb 10
Bluestockings, D.Q., Zumbyes, Amherst College Family Weekend Concert second show (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 1995 Nov 4
D.Q. Winter Jam with the Tufts Jackson Jills (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 1995 Dec 1
"The BlueQ" (Bluestockings and D.Q.), Winter Jam December 1, 1995 (2 of 2); also, Zumbyes Winter Jam, February 10, 1995 (2 of 2) (audiocassette) 1995 Feb-Dec
D.Q. sing at Smith College Sophian Jam October 16, 1993; also, D.Q. at Instrumentally Challenged Jam Smith College April 20, 1996 (audiocassette) 1993-1996
Bluestockings and Zumbyes, Amherst College Family Weekend Concert (1 of 2) (audiocassette) (see also tape 25) 1996 Oct 26
D.Q. and Sabrinas at Amherst College Family Weekend Concert November 4, 1995 (2 of 2); also, Bluestockings and the D.Q. at Family Weekend Concert, October 26, 1996 (2 of 2) (audiocassette) 1995-1996
D.Q. at Mount Holyoke College V-8s Jam April 4, 1992; also, D.Q. at the Smith College Notables Arch Sing, Emerson Arch, November 10, 1996 (audiocassette) 1992-1996
D.Q. and Zumbyes Amherst College Family Weekend Concert, November 1, 1997 (2 of 2); also, Zumbyes and the Princeton Tigerlilies, Winter Jam, February 13, 1997 (1 of 3) (audiocassette) 1997
Zumbyes and Williams College Ephoria, Winter Jam (1 of 2) (2 audiocassettes) 1997 Feb
Zumbyes at Something Every Friday, Blanchard Campus Center, Mount Holyoke College, November 10, 1995; also, Zumbyes at Masspirg & C.C.C. "Absolute Jam", Blanchard Campus Center, Mount Holyoke College, March 9, 1997 (audiocassette) 1995, 1997
Bluestockings, D.Q., Sabrinas, Amherst College Family Weekend, second show (1 of 2) (audiocassette) Nov. 1997
Zumbyes and Princeton University Tigerlilies, Winter Jam Johnson Chapel (2 of 3 and 3 of 3) (2 audiocassettes) 1998 Feb 13
Zumbyes at the Smith College Notables Arch Sing, October 26, 1995; also, Zumbyes at the Smith College Arch Sing, Emerson Arch Smith College, November 13,1998 (audiocassette) 1995, 1998
Zumbyes and Smith College Notables, Winter Jam (A: 1 of 4) and (B: 3 of 4) (audiocassette) 1999 Feb
Zumbyes and Smith College Notables, Winter Jam (2 of 4) (audiocassette) 1999 Feb
Zumbyes, Winter Jam (4 of 4) (audiocassette) 1999 Feb
Zumbyes at Smith College Spring Weekend, Wright Hall April 10,1999; also, Zumbyes at Smith College Notables Arch Sing, November 5, 1999 (audiocassette) 1999
Bluestockings, Sabrinas, Zumbyes, Amherst College Family Weekend Concert (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 1999 Nov
Zumbyes and Brown Chattertocks, Winter Jam (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 2000 Feb
Zumbyes 50th Anniversary Reunion: 1999-00, founding zumbyes, 1950's & 60's, early 1970's, "Moving Violations", late 1970's to early 1980's, mid 1980's, Zumbyes 50th Anniversary Reunion, Buckley Recital Hall (1 of 2) (audiocassette) 2000 May
Terras Irradient at Mount Holyoke Gospel Fest, Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, November 16, 1991; also, the D.Q. at the Mount Holyoke M & CS Spring Jam, Blanchard Campus Center, M.H.C. May 4, 2001 (audiocassette) 1991, 2001
Zumbyes at the Mount Holyoke College World AIDS Week A Cappella Jam, Blanchard Campus Center, December 2, 1999l; also, the Zumbyes sing at the M.H.C. V-8s 60th Anniversary Jam, Blanchard Campus Center, May 4, 2002 (audiocassette) 1999, 2002
The Sabrinas at Mount Holyoke Voices for AIDS Benefit Concert, Abbey Chapel, M.H.C., December 2, 1994; also, Route 9 at Mount Holyoke V-8s Spring Jam, Chapin Auditorium, M.H.C., May 3, 2003 1994, 2003
Sub-series C: Musical Ensembles
Smith College Choral Concert recording 1942 Great Vesper Service Amherst Choral Choir Smith College Glee Club 1942
College Jazz Sampler 1955
Amherst College Band, Choir and Glee Club: "To the Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song" 1957
The Sixteen: "Ladies and Gentlemen...The Sixteen" 1956
The Sixteen: "Makin' Whoopee with The Sixteen," swing music from the big band of Amherst College 1957
The Collegiate Sound 1962
More Collegiate Sound 1962
Amherst Jazz Orchestra, Recollections 1969
Amherst/Mount Holyoke Orchestra n.d.
Sub-Series D: Duplicate Sound Recordings
Double Quartet, The Amherst College Double Quartet 1956
Zumbyes, Two Sides of the Zumbyes 1969
Zumbyes, The Amherst College Zumbyes (2 copies) 1972
Zumbyes, "Joke's on You," c. 2 1980
Sabrinas, Sabrinas 1980-1981
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song 1957
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song, c. 2 1957
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song, c. 3 1957
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song, c. 4 1957
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song, c. 5 1957
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song, c. 6 1957
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song, c. 7 1957
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song, c. 8 1957
To The Fairest College: This is Amherst in Song, c. 9 1957
Amherst College Jazz Orchestra, Recollections 1968
Amherst College Jazz Orchestra, Recollections, c. 2 1968
Resound Ye Circling Hills, Songs of Amherst College ca. 1975
Resound Ye Circling Hills, Songs of Amherst College, c. 2 ca. 1975
Resound Ye Circling Hills, Songs of Amherst College, c. 3 ca. 1975
Resound Ye Circling Hills, Songs of Amherst College, c. 4 ca. 1975
Resound Ye Circling Hills, Songs of Amherst College, c. 5 ca. 1975
Resound Ye Circling Hills, Songs of Amherst College, c. 6 ca. 1975
Amherst College Glee Club 1940
Amherst College Glee Club, c. 2 1940
Amherst College Glee Club, c. 3 1940
Amherst College Glee Club, c. 4 1940
Amherst College Glee Club, c. 5 1940
Amherst College Glee Club, c. 6 1940
Amherst College Glee Club, c. 7 1940
Amherst College Glee Club, loose records 1940
Amherst College Glee Club ca. 1940s
Amherst College Glee Club, Loose Records ca. 1940s
Amherst College Glee Club, Sacred Concert (with Mount Holyoke) 1964
Amherst College Glee Club, Sacred Concert (with Mount Holyoke), c. 2 1964
Amherst College Glee Club, New Sounds from Amherst 1966
Amherst College Glee Club, New Sounds from Amherst, c. 2 1969
Amherst College Glee Club, New Sounds from Amherst, c. 3 1969
Amherst College Glee Club, New Sounds from Amherst, c. 4 1966
The Amherst College Glee Club on Tour (multiple copies) 1969
Amherst College Glee Clubs, 1935-1977, compiled by the Hurricane Class of 1942 at their 55th Reunion 1997
Amherst College Glee Club, Selections from Georg(e) Frideric Handel's Messiah ca. 1969
Amherst College Glee Club, Bach Mass in B Minor 1974
Amherst-Mount Holyoke Orchestra, Beethoven, Symphony No. 8, [etc.]
"College Choirs at Christmas," featuring Amherst College Glee Club, Brigham Young University A Cappella Choir, Morgan State University Chir, St. Olaf College Choir, Smith College Glee Club, and University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers (2 copies) 1977
Sub-Series E: Non-Amherst Recordings
Songs of Delta Kappa Epsilon 1959
Billy Butterfield at Amherst: College Jazz Sessions, Essex Records ca. 1955
Series 9: SCRAPBOOKS AND MUSIC BOOKS, 1857-1908
Series 9: SCRAPBOOKS AND MUSIC BOOKS, 1857-1908, contains two scrapbooks of Glee Club Archives, one for the period 1876-1894, the other for 1908-1920. These contain programs, clippings, and memorabilia of Glee Club activities throughout these years and are often duplicated in the collection elsewhere. Two scrapbooks transferred to the Scrapbook Collection are also informative, those of Frank H. Parsons (AC 1881) and William P. Bigelow. The Parsons scrapbook contains material on the Glee Club during the late 1870s and 1880s, as well as a full documentation of the activities of the '81 Quartette, to which Parsons belonged. The Bigelow scrapbook contains material relevant to Glee Club history and the genesis of the Music Department. Finally, this series contains copies of music, books, and individual pieces. These include chorus books from the Glee Club and the College Choir and one large bound book of music for the College Orchestra. Several of these include photographs or handwritten notes about the organizations on the inside front covers.
The Glee Club, 1876-1894 Scrapbook with materials including programs, news clippings, tickets, announcements, photographs, posters, and plans of concert seating, this book documents the activities of the Glee Club during that time span. The collector is unknown. 1876
The Glee Club, 1908-1920 Scrapbook - This book includes programs, news clippings, tickets, announcements, photographs, and posters, covering the activities of the Glee Club within that span of time. ca. 1908
Music to be Performed at the World's Peace Jubilee, Oliver Dawson & Co., Boston, June 1872. Includes choruses and solos with piano accompaniment to be sung at this International Music Festival in 1872. 1872
The Opera Chorus Book, Oliver Dawson & Co., Boston. Includes trios, quartets, quintets, solos, and choruses from Weber, Bellini, Benedict, Donizetti, Mercadante, Auber, Balfe, Verdi, and Bishop. ca. 1885
The Haymakers, Mason Brothers, New York, 1857. An "Operatic Cantata" in two parts, by George F. Root. 1857
Music, bound for Frank G. Nelson 1873. A Bound edition of the first eight issues of "a monthly magazine of duets for violin or flute and piano," as played by the College Orchestra. 1873
A Miscellany of music from the participation of Ralph C. McGoun, Jr. in the Musical Association and the Oratorio Chorus, including: Mendelssohn, Walpurgis Nacht; Purcell, Dido and Aeneas; C.W. Cobb, "Gifts"; (John Worley Co., Boston), Choruses from Gilbert and Sullivan; Henry Hadley, The New Earth n.d.
Frank H. Parsons (1861-1937) Scrapbook - Records the activities of the '81 Quartette from 1879 to 1884 (Frank Parsons, George Hilton, Walter Crittenden, and Lawrence Abbott, all class of 1881), and the A. C. Glee Club, as well as special class events for the class of 1881, and their Commencement. Also covers the wedding of Mr. Abbott. ca. 1879
William P. Bigelow (1867-1941) Scrapbook - contains letters in German, news clippings, and programs, dated c.1886-c.1902, this scrapbook deals with the musical activities and the musical journalism of Mr. Bigelow. This includes the Glee Club (naturally) and the '88 Quartette from the Glee Club. ca.1886
Series 10: POSTERS, 1874-ongoing (bulk 1970s-2000s)
Series 10, POSTERS, 1874- (bulk 1970s-2000s), consists of announcements of musical events as well as advertisements for recordings for sale.
A cappella mixed groups Ca. 1991-2002
Bluestockings Ca. 1991-2002
Glee Club Ca. 1874-1990s
Miscellaneous performances Ca. 1970s-2000s
Rhythm & Shoes 1989-1994
Sabrinas Ca. 1990s
Zumbyes 1972-2003