Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Encyclopedia
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music (SACAM) documents American music through historical artifacts and archival records
in multiple formats. The Center is part of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign library system.
Among the Center's important collections are archives of John Philip Sousa
, Albert Austin Harding
(Illinois' first band-master), Herbert L. Clarke
and the University of Illinois Bands
. The Center is devoted to collection and preservation, public access, exhibitions, publications, and scholarship.
The Center is located in the Harding Band Building on the campus of the University of Illinois. It operates as a museum, with annual rotating exhibits on themes such as Baseball and Music, Women and Music, Technology and Music, and events during the annual November Music Month in Champaign-Urbana. All collections are accessible to the public and are regularly used in exhibit displays and public programming.
, Pietro A. Cipollone, Elbern H. Alkire, Paul Martin Zonn, Kenneth Gaburo
, Paul Bierley and Virginia Root. There are instrument collections from Alkire and Carl Busch
, and the Jack Linker Sound Recording Collection.
Archive
An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization...
in multiple formats. The Center is part of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign library system.
Among the Center's important collections are archives of John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King" or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J....
, Albert Austin Harding
Albert Austin Harding
Albert Austin Harding was the first Director Of Bands at the University of Illinois. He was also the first band director at an American university to hold a position of full professorship...
(Illinois' first band-master), Herbert L. Clarke
Herbert L. Clarke
Herbert Lincoln Clarke was a well-known American cornet player, feature soloist, bandmaster, and composer....
and the University of Illinois Bands
Marching Illini
The Marching Illini is the marching band of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Marching Illini is a close-knit organization which annually includes approximately 350 students enrolled in the University of Illinois...
. The Center is devoted to collection and preservation, public access, exhibitions, publications, and scholarship.
The Center is located in the Harding Band Building on the campus of the University of Illinois. It operates as a museum, with annual rotating exhibits on themes such as Baseball and Music, Women and Music, Technology and Music, and events during the annual November Music Month in Champaign-Urbana. All collections are accessible to the public and are regularly used in exhibit displays and public programming.
Collections
The Center opened in 1994 with the transfer from the University Bands of the Sousa and Clarke personal papers, and related materials, University Library. (The Bands had previous acquired Sousa's papers from a personal connection between Sousa and Harding, the University of Illinois' first band-master.) Since then, additional collections have been added. These include over 50 record series documenting the history of American music, and music and performing arts at the University of Illinois. In addition to the Sousa, Clarke and Harding material, there are papers and music by and about Harry PartchHarry Partch
Harry Partch was an American composer and instrument creator. He was one of the first twentieth-century composers to work extensively and systematically with microtonal scales, writing much of his music for custom-made instruments that he built himself, tuned in 11-limit just intonation.-Early...
, Pietro A. Cipollone, Elbern H. Alkire, Paul Martin Zonn, Kenneth Gaburo
Kenneth Gaburo
-Life:Gaburo was born in Somerville, New Jersey. He served as a professor of music at the University of Illinois, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Iowa. His notable students include James Tenney and Allen Strange...
, Paul Bierley and Virginia Root. There are instrument collections from Alkire and Carl Busch
Carl Busch
Carl Busch was a Danish-born American composer and music teacher sometimes associated with the Indianist movement. He was an important figure in the musical life of Kansas City, Missouri for many years.-Background:Busch was born in Bjerre, on Jutland, to a lawyer and his wife, and was the...
, and the Jack Linker Sound Recording Collection.