Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Department of Music records
Date(s)
- 1958-1994; Bulk 1965-1985 (Creation)
Extent
Four (4) Cubic Foot Boxes
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Department of Music records were generated and collected by the Music Department at Kansas State University and pertains to the files of former department head Robert A. Steinbauer, the Tau Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, and Kansas Music Teacher Association Collegiate Chapter. The records document correspondence, courses, rosters, ledgers, and meeting minutes. Significant information includes organizational fundraising, piano pedagogy and music history courses, ceremony instructions, recital programs, and personal notes. Approximate years covered in the records are 1958-1994.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Western Music Notation is found in songbooks and chorale selections.
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Note on a box stated the boxes were dropped off at the archives on August 20, 1997, by Chris Spanner. Boxes were briefly reviewed in October 2014 and found to be unaccessioned.
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Sources used
Archivist's note
Processed and Finding Aid written by Kevin Jackson in June 2022