Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society Records
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes business records, membership records, concert information and scrapbooks from 1963 through to 2005 with a few items from 2005 up to 2009.
Business records include minutes of meetings, correspondence, treasury records and information on contracts and grants. Membership records include rosters and photographs. Concert information includes programs, rehearsal schedules, publicity posters and bulletins, and music scores and notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-2009
Creator
- Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions may apply.
Copyright
The Tyrrell Historical Library does not hold copyright for most of its collections. The researcher must secure permission to publish. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Tyrrell Historical Library. The researcher assumes full responsibility for complying with copyright, literary property rights, and libel laws.
Biographical Note
The Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society was formed in 1963 by choirs from First United Methodist Church, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, First Christian Church, and Westminster Presbyterian Church. The group has performed 58 concerts in 46 years and has included members from more than forty churches and synagogues.
The Society is funded by donations and sponsorships as well as ongoing grants from The Texas Commission on the Arts through the Southeast Texas Arts Council, The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, the Wilton and Effie Mae Hebert Foundation and the Mobil Oil Foundation. Members receive no remuneration. Each furnishes his or her own scores and costumes for performances.
Extent
10 Cubic Feet (10 cubic feet in 14 boxes)
Abstract
The Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society was founded in 1963 by the choirs of First United Methodist Church, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, First Christian Church, and Westminster Presbyterian Church to perform concerts of sacred choral music free of charge for the Beaumont community. During their many years of contribution to the music culture of Beaumont, members of the society have represented more than forty churches and synagogues. The collection includes business records, membership records, concert information, and scrapbooks.
Organization of Collection
This collection is organized chronologically beginning with materials from 1963 and including some materials up to 2009 with the bulk of the materials covering the years 1963 - 2005.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Namaan and Mary Woodland, 2014 April.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Separated Material
None
Processing Information
Processed by Tyrrell Historical Library staff, 2014 May.
Finding aid revised and encoded by Tyrrell Historical Library staff, 2015 March.
Subject
- Babin, L. Randolph (Person)
- Betenbaugh, Gordon (Person)
- Carlucci, Joseph (Person)
- Denham, Michael (Person)
- Ford, Don (Person)
- Garner, Stephen (Person)
- Herman, Ray (Person)
- LeBlanc, John (Person)
- Llewellyn, David (Person)
- Oliphint, Thomas (Person)
- Palmquist, Richard (Person)
- Priddy, John (Person)
- VanderMeer, David (Person)
- Williams, Charlene (Person)
- Woodland, Mary Baldwin (Person)
- Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society Records, 1963-2009
- Author
- Tyrrell Historical Library Staff
- Date
- 2015 March 17
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
