Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Inc. Collection Papers, 1950-1986 (Predominantly, 1962-1986) 48 linear feet Accession # 1290 DALNET# OCLC# The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) grew out of a meeting of ten young women on January 8, 1914 at the home of Mrs. Alexander Sibley. To provide Detroit with culture, the women raised money for the first concert of the DSO presented on November 19, 1914. One of the orchestra's first music directors, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, demanded the DSO have a permanent home to give it a greater sense of professionalism. Designed by C. Howard Crane and built in 1919, Orchestra Hall served this purpose until 1956, when Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium opened. The DSO returned to Orchestra Hall in 1989 because of its excellent acoustics. The DSO not only performs regular subscription concerts and special concerts at its home, but also a series of Young People's Conceits and school conceits, outstate and national tour concerts, free concerts, mid-season festivals as well as the summer Meadow Brook Music Festival, radio broadcasts, and recordings. In 1979 me DSO made its first trip to Europe. The DSO also operates the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, a pre-professional youth training orchestra. The papers of Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Inc. consist of correspondence, minutes, printed material, programs, reports, clippings, press releases and financial records related to the administration, marketing and public relations of the DSO. The papers also reflect the orchestra's community outreach and cultural activities and the influence of Music Directors, Paul Paray, Sixten Ending, Antal Dorati, Gunther Herbig and Neeme Jarvi. PLEASE NOTE: Folders are computer-arranged alphabetically within each series in this finding aid, but may actually be dispersed throughout several boxes in the collection. Note carefully the box number for each folder heading. Important subjects in the collection: Afro-American musicians American Symphony Orchestra League Collective bargainin--Musicians Conductors (Music)--Michigan--Detroit Detroit Federation of Musicians Local 5 Detroit (Mich.)-Cultural affairs-Music Detroit Symphony League Gunther Herbig Meadowbrook Music Festival--Michigan Orchestra Hall--Michigan--Detroit
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Inc. Collection
Papers, 1950-1986(Predominantly, 1962-1986)
48 linear feet
Accession # 1290DALNET#OCLC#
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) grew out of a meeting of ten young womenon January 8, 1914 at the home of Mrs. Alexander Sibley. To provide Detroitwith culture, the women raised money for the first concert of the DSOpresented on November 19, 1914. One of the orchestra's first music directors,Ossip Gabrilowitsch, demanded the DSO have a permanent home to give it agreater sense of professionalism. Designed by C. Howard Crane and built in1919, Orchestra Hall served this purpose until 1956, when Henry and Edsel FordAuditorium opened. The DSO returned to Orchestra Hall in 1989 because of itsexcellent acoustics.
The DSO not only performs regular subscription concerts and special concerts atits home, but also a series of Young People's Conceits and school conceits,outstate and national tour concerts, free concerts, mid-season festivals aswell as the summer Meadow Brook Music Festival, radio broadcasts, andrecordings. In 1979 me DSO made its first trip to Europe. The DSO alsooperates the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, a pre-professional youthtraining orchestra.
The papers of Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Inc. consist of correspondence,minutes, printed material, programs, reports, clippings, press releases andfinancial records related to the administration, marketing and publicrelations of the DSO. The papers also reflect the orchestra's communityoutreach and cultural activities and the influence of Music Directors, PaulParay, Sixten Ending, Antal Dorati, Gunther Herbig and Neeme Jarvi.
PLEASE NOTE: Folders are computer-arranged alphabetically withineach series in this finding aid, but may actually be dispersed throughoutseveral boxes in the collection. Note carefully the box number for eachfolder heading.
Important subjects in the collection:
Afro-American musiciansAmerican Symphony Orchestra LeagueCollective bargainin--MusiciansConductors (Music)--Michigan--DetroitDetroit Federation of Musicians Local 5Detroit (Mich.)-Cultural affairs-MusicDetroit Symphony LeagueGunther HerbigMeadowbrook Music Festival--MichiganOrchestra Hall--Michigan--Detroit
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Important subjects in the collection (cont'd):
Public relation--Performing artsStrikes and lockouts--Performing artsSymphony orchestras--Michigan--DetroitWomen's Association for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Important correspondents in the collection:
Bruce CarrLewis Dickens IIIAntalDoratiSixten EndingNeeme JarviCecile KeithWalter J. McCarthyWalter T. MurphyPaul ParayPeter RemingtonRobert B. SempleWerner Torkanowsky
Non-manuscript material:
Several broadcast master tapes of DSO concerts produced by WDET Radio duringthe 1976-77 and 1977-78 seasons and a number of photographs have been placedin the Archives Audiovisual Collection.
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Contents
48 storage boxes
Series I, Administrative Files, 1951-1986, Boxes 1- 31, p. 4.
Series II, Marketing and Public Relations, 1950-1986, Boxes 32-48, p. 19.
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Series IAdministrative Files, 1951-1986
Boxes 1-31
Box-folder Folder heading
23-40 "50% Discount Program", 1982 Jan-Feb15-27 Acoustic architects; Bold, Beranek and Newman, 1958-662-21 Advertising, 1982-8610-34 AETNA Life and Casualty Company, 1982-8315-12 Afro-American Music Symposium, 198530-17 Afro-American musicians, 1985/8622-26 Air Passenger Manifest, 1966/6713-21 Andrew Mellon Foundation grant, 19771-6 Annual board meeting, 1973 May 15
17-9 thru 12 Annual budget drive, 1981-832-27 Annual Fund, 1983-8620-2 Annual Fund and corporate sponsors, 1983/8420-1 Annual Fund and corporate sponsorship; corres. & press
releases, 1982/8321-19 Annual Fund; auto suppliers, Ford, GM, Chrysler,
telemarketing, Business to Business, 1985-8621-21 Annual Fund; campaign, 1984/8521-20 Annual Fund Campaign Foundation/Trust Committee; Susan
18-7 Dance companies, 1970-7326-28 Data processing turnaround, 198623-28 Datamail Services, Inc., 1981-8324-28 Department heads; correspondence, 1982 Jul31-17 Department of Programs and Operations; organization, 198518-8 Detroit Adventure, Inc., 197718-9 Detroit Arts Council, 1975
23-30 Detroit City Council; correspondence, 1981 May23-29 Detroit, City of; correspondence, 1982 Jul23-31 Detroit Civic Center Commission; correspondence, 1980-8215-39 Detroit Commission on Community Relations, 1970-78
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Box-folder Folder heading
18-10 thru 11 Detroit Federation of Musicians, 1954-784-36 Detroit Grand Opera Association, 1965-7717-1 Detroit Grand Opera Association, 1966-72
23-32 Detroit Grand Opera Association, 1982/8317-2 Detroit Metropolitan Orchestra, 1983
24-46 Detroit Public Schools; outreach, 1983/844-37 Detroit Symphony; in residence, 197224-11 Detroit Symphony League, 1981 Feb23-33 Detroit Symphony League, 1981/8213-33 Detroit Symphony Society; annual report by manager, 1922/23-1924/2517-4 Detroit Youth Symphony, 1970-79
23-34 Development, 1981/8217-7 Development Office, 1977-78
24-47 Development program; education, 1983-8517-5 Dickens, Lewis HI; correspondence, 1976
30-26 Dinner packages, 1985/8620-3 thru 5 Director of Development Peter Remington; fundraising, 1981 -83
29-10 thru 11 Festival; Images-planning material, 1985/8624-56 Festival planning, 1984 Oct-1985/8611-24 Festival; Schubert, 197817-22 Festival; Schubert and Vienna Festival, 197814-1 Festival; Schubert Congress, 197814-6 Festival; Wayne State University Congress, 197814-5 Festival; Wayne State University with the Detroit
26-32 thru 33 Five-year plan, 1983-8424-60 Flint; Symphony and Flint Institute of Music, 1983
4-9 Flowers, 198613-5 Ford Auditorium, 1970-777-18 Ford Auditorium, 1982-8313-4 Ford Auditorium Committee, 1972-77
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Box-folder Folder heading
4-25 Ford Auditorium program, 195620-42 Ford Auditorium renovation; architects report, 197814-50 Ford Auditorium Renovation; Phase III, 1977/784-10 Ford docent program, 1984/85-85/8624-62 Ford; education and outreach, 198313-2 Ford Foundation, 1970-7813-3 Ford, John B., 1958-69
26-24 Marketing Concerts, 1986 Mar26-29 Marketing; "Do It in Detroit" campaign, 198424-24 Marketing evaluation; agenda, 1979/80-1981/8224-25 Marketing evaluation; mailing of brochures, 1981/82
24-22 thru 23 Marketing plan, 1980/81-1982/8330-24 Marquee signs, 1985-8617-6 Martin Fischer-Dieskau; correspondence, 197825-5 Martin Luther King High School, 1984
9-2 thru 17 MCA (Michigan Council for the Arts), 1971/72-1984/8513-24 thru 25 MCA, 1974/75
24-34 MCA, 1979/8015-20 MCA, 19869-30 MCA; applications, 19839-25 MCA; Beethoven Congress, 19809-26 MCA; budget, 1979/809-19 MCA; Executive Committee meeting, 1974 Jun 1310-17 MCA; final report, 1985-86
9-35 thru 36 MCA; grant, 1984/85-1985/869-29 MCA; grant proposal, 1982/839-20 MCA; Long Range Planning Committee report, 1977 Dec 319-33 MCA; Long Range Projection, 1984 Jul13-23 MCA; Music Committee, 1970-749-32 MCA; Naftaly, Bob, 19849-31 MCA; operational grant, 1983/849-22 MCA; operational support, 197925-9 MCA; outreach grant, 1983/849-34 MCA; outreach grant application, 1984/859-21 MCA; outreach report, 1978/799-23 MCA; outreach report, 1979/809-27 MCA; outreach report, 19819-18 MCA; proposals, 1970/719-24 MCA; String Scholarship program, 1979/80
7-19 thru 21 McCarthy, Walter J. (board chair); corres., 1982-85
24-30 thru 32 "Messiahs," 1980-8224-33 Metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1981/821-13 Michigan Arts Forum25-8 Michigan Arts in Education; minutes, 1983/841-12 Michigan Council for the Arts, 1984-86
25-10 Michigan Department of Education, 198313-26 Michigan Joint Legislative Committee on the Arts, 1973-7925-11 Michigan Opera Theater Education Committee, 198313-27 Michigan Orchestra Association, 1976-7924-35 Michigan Orchestra Association, 1980 Oct15-21 Michigan Orchestra Association, 1985-8725-20 Michigan School Band and Orchestra Assoc.; printed material, 1984
1-1 thru 2 Michigan, State of; corres. & reports, 198311-16 Michigan, State of; Department of Treasury, 197613-22 Michigan, State of; political invitations, 1973-781-14 Michigan State University Performing Arts, 1982-84
24-38 National Business Lists, Inc., 198118-16 National Committee for Symphony Orchestra Support, 1975-7925-22 National Education Committee Arts Advocacy; correspondence, 1983-8425-23 National Education Committee meeting, 1984 Nov9-1 National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, 1969
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Box-folder Folder heading
18-18 National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, 1970-7224-39 National Ticket Company, 1981/82
18-15 NEA (National Endowment for the Arts), 1973-788-26 NEA,1976-82
25-25 New Breed Be-Bop Society, 19841-15 New Detroit Arts Committee, 1989
18-12 New Detroit Committee, 1968-7530-13 New Music Reading Sessions, 198631-6 New Year's Eve Gala, 19854-21 Newberry, Mrs. John Houghton; Women's Association for the DSO
17-18 thru 20 President's Report, 1977/78-1979/8022-34 Printing of tickets, 196422-38 Program revisions, 1966-6822-35 Programs and schedules, 1966/6715-31 Public relations firm; Herbert H. Breslin, 1977-79
3-33 thru 35 Radio Marathon, 1982-8315-13 Radio Marathon, 1984
30-15 thru 16 Radio Marathon, 1984-854-3 thru 4 Radio Marathon, 1984-85
1-5 Radio Marathon; DSO, 1982-8524-20 Radio Marathon finale, 198124-19 Radio Marathon; Fox Theatre, 198224-21 Radio Marathon; WQRS/DSO "Thank you Detroit," 19813-32 Reception; Price, Leontyne, 1987
25-30 Union contract, 1984/8510-23 Union publications, 197022-42 United Audience Service, 1961 -66
8-5 thru 6 University Cultural Center Association, 198920-17 Upper Peninsular; grievance, 1978-8031-3 Von Stade Afterglow, 198619-20 Wayne State University; American Music Survey, 1974-7619-19 Wayne State University; choir, 1972-767-2 Women's Association for the DSO, 1982-86
20-24 Youth Orchestra, 1979
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Series IIMarketing and Public Relations, 1950-1986
Boxes 32-48
Box-folder Folder heading
43-8 $10.8 Million Fund, 1966-76
34-64 Advertising, 1980-8232-1 Advertising, 1986/8747-7 Advertising; out of town, 198933-48 Advertising statistics, n.d.46-13 African-American Composers Forum; press kit, 1990 Feb37-58 American Academy of Pediatrics Twenty-fourth Annual Concert;
program, 1980 Oct 2846-20 American Music Week; press release, 1985 Sep45-30 American Symphony Orchestra League; press clips, 198633-6 Ann Arbor Summer Festival, 1984 Jul32-2 Anniversary—seventieth, 198333-11 Anniversary--seventieth; publicity, 198332-3 Anniversary--seventy-fifth, 1985
33-50 Annual meeting, 198833-27 Artists, 1988/89
34-1 Bartlett, John (Larry); biography, 1975-7639-26 Bartok Festival; program, 1981 Mar34-65 Basham, Glenn; biography, 1980-8143-1 Beethoven Congress; program, 197743-15 Belle Isle, 1967-7234-2 Benner, Raymond; biography, 1968-8043-2 Bernat, Saul, retirement; program, 1951-7240-25 Bertini, Gary; invitation, 1981 Oct40-28 Bertini, Gary; press clips and press releases, 1980-8240-27 Bertini, Gary; press releases on artists, 1981/8240-29 Bertini, Gary; public relations, 1981 Oct40-26 Bertini, Gary; public relations material, 1981 Oct46-24 Black Music Symposium, 1985 Aug 9-1340-23 Board/volunteers; press clips, 1986 Nov-1987 Jan33-49 Bolcom, William; biography, 198734-3 Bordon, Nathan; biography, 1967-80
44-47 Brahms Festival; articles, 1980 Jan 2237-33 thru 51 Brahms Festival Concert no. 1-19; program, 1980 Apr 10-26
38-26 thru 34 Brochure; season, 1963/64-1974/7546-55 Business Volunteers for the Arts, 1988 Nov
43-3 thru 4 Cabaret Pops; program, 1977-7841-3 Calendar, 1984
41-55 Calendar; press release, 1984[?]38-54 Casals Festival (San Juan); press clips, 198546-30 Chorale; public relations, 1985/8647-2 Christmas Public Service Announcements, 1986
38-10 Concerts--Pops Concerts in Malls; programs, 198139-35 Concerts-Thank You Concerts, 1970-7437-62 Concerts-WQRS-FM "Thank You Detroit Concert"; programs, 1981
Mar 846-26 Concerts--Young People's, 1984/8544-8 Concerts--Young People's; planning session, 1986/87
38-25 Corporate sales program; brochure, 1978/7946-46 Corporate sponsorship data, 1989/9043-7 Coupon; gifts, 1970/71-1972/7346-43 Coupons; Entertainment Book, 1989/9040-7 Cultural Organizations; Center for Creative Studies Institute
of Music and Dance, 1984-8640-8 Cultural Organizations; Children's Museum, n.d.40-3 Cultural Organizations; Detroit Community Music School, 1984/8540-4 Cultural Organizations; Martin Luther King, Jr. Education
Center, 198640-5 Cultural Organizations; Mu Phi Epsilon, 198540-6 Cultural Organizations; Programs for Alternative Creative
Education, 1986
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Box-folder Folder heading
34-42 Debt; article, 1978 Feb41-21 Detroit Aglow; clippings, 1986 Nov46-25 Detroit Aglow; press kit, 198646-16 Detroit Aglow sing-along; printed material, 198539-9 Detroit Free Press; press clips, 1984 Jan-Aug
38-50 thru 52 Detroit Free Press; press clips, 1984/8538-55 Detroit News; press clips, 198439-8 Detroit News; press clips, 1984/8540-1 Detroit Public Schools, 198646-29 Detroit Symphony League, 198541-23 Detroit Symphony Musicians, 1986 Oct-Dec38-45 Detroit Tigers; Salute to Excellence, 1985 Jan 1948-8 Development; corporate recognition, 1987 Apr47-3 Directors' Meeting; agenda, 1989 May 18
34-61 Marketing plan, 1983-8444-17 Marketing; pops, 1984/8534-62 Marketing progress, 1982-8534-63 Marketing proposal; McCarthy, Walter J., 198446-2 Marketing; public relations, 198746-3 Marketing; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, 198646-4 Marketing; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, 1986-8946-5 Marketing; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, 1986/8746-6 Marketing; San Antonio Symphony, 1986/8746-7 Marketing; San Diego Symphony, 1986/8746-8 Marketing; South Bend Symphony Chamber Orchestra, 1985/8646-9 Marketing; Utah Symphony, 1986/87
41-22 Music reviews; chorus and chorale, 1986-8740-24 Music reviews; Detroit Free Press, 1986-8745-24 Music reviews; Detroit Free Press clips, 198641-20 Music reviews; Detroit News, 1986 Feb-Mar40-17 Music reviews; Detroit News, 1986-87
45-27 thru 28 Music reviews; local press clips, 1985/8645-25 thru 26 Music reviews; national press clips, 1985/86
41-31 Music reviews; national publications, 1986-8745-35 Musicians; press clips, 1982 Feb
46-47 NAACP concerts, 1989 Jul46-52 National Arts Combine; corres., 198947-1 National proffle, 1988
41-28 National publications; press clips, 1986-8740-59 New Years Eve Gala; program, 198146-23 New York press agent, 1978-8438-20 Newsletter, 199041 -27 Nutcracker, 1986 Nov-Dec39-24 Nutcracker Ballet; program, 1986 Dec 19-31
34-14 Odmark, Ronald; biography, 197346-49 Opening supplement; corres, 1989/9046-53 Orchestra Hall; construction, 198934-34 Orchestra Hall re-opens; press kit, 198738-19 Orchestra Hall restoration; publicity, 199046-45 Orchestra Hall subscribers, 198845-46 Orchestra Hall--DSO return; press release, 1989 Mar45-47 Orchestra Hall--DSO return; program, 1989/9040-15 Orchestra move to Orchestra Hall; Detroit Free Press; clips, 198740-16 Orchestra move to Orchestra Hall; Detroit News; clips, 1987 Feb39-28 Other symphonies; press release, 1981
37-4 Paray, Paul death; press clips, 1979 Nov42-24 Performing arts management and law, 1974, 197734-15 Phillips, Paul; biography, 1975-7634-16 Plunkett, Kevin P.; biography, 198133-5 Poole memorial, 1984 Dec37-56 "Pops Around the Town"; program, 1980 Jun 17-2142-21 Pops at the Plaza; program, 1981 Jul37-54 Pre-recording concert; program, 1980 May 3037-52 Pre-recording concert; program, 1981 May 1139-25 Press book, 1981/82
43-30 Press clips; Detroit Free Press, 198444-28 thru 30 Press clips; Detroit Free Press, 1984-85
43-29 Press clips; Detroit News, 1983/8432-28 thru 32 Press clips; Detroit News, 1988 Sep-1989 Jan
44-26 Press clips; Eccentric, 198444-32 thru 33 Press clips; New York Times, 198445-21 thru 22 Press clips; not Detroit papers, 1984
44-25 Press clips; out of state, 198443-27 Press clips, out of town papers, 198345-23 Press clips; suburban Detroit, 1984/8544-18 Press clips; suburban Detroit papers, 198443-28 Press clips; Windsor Star, 1983/84
46-50 Pubic relations; complimentary tickets, 1989/9048-13 Public Affairs Committee, 1974-76
48-14 thru 15 Public relations, 1976-7946-32 Public relations agency, 198434-36 Public relations audit, 197347-28 Public relations; corres, 198634-37 Public relations program; proposal, 1969-7046-54 Public relations proposal; GM, 1987/8833-4 Public relations; Tony Franco, 198941-1 Public service announcements, 1983
33-47 Radio broadcasts, 198747-6 Radio broadcasts; corres, 1989 May40-12 Radio Marathon, 1985-8646-27 Radio Marathon, 198648-4 Radio Marathon; printed material, 1988
45-32 Radio; press clips, 198433-1 thru 2 Radio press kit, 1985 May-1986 Feb 15