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Individual choruses

Folder Inventory

Choruses:

  1. Apollo Singing Society, New Haven, Connecticut
  2. Ladies Auxiliary, Apollo Singing Society, New Haven, Connecticut
  3. Arpi Swedish Male Chorus of Detroit, Michigan
  4. Nordic Glee Club, New York
  5. Nordstjernan Singing Society of Chicago, Illinois
  6. Nordstjernan Women Auxiliary (Nordstjernan Damförening) of Chicago, Illinois
  7. Orphei Drangar (Orphei Drängar) Male Chorus of Springfield, Massachusetts
  8. Orphei Singing Club (Orphei Sångarklubb) of Chicago, Illinois
  9. Scandia Glee Club Quincy, Massachusetts
  10. Svea Söner Ladies Auxiliary of Rockford, Illinois
  11. Svithiod Male Chorus of Rockford, Illinois (and William Johnson collection)
  12. Svithiod Singing Club, Chicago, Illinois
  13. Swedish Apollo Club of Boston (Svenska Apolloklubben Boston, Massachusetts)
  14. Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)
  15. Vega Singing Society, Boston, Massachusetts
  16. Wennerberg Male Chorus, New Britain, Connecticut
  17. Viking Male Chorus Chicago, Illinois/ The South Side Swedish Club Male Chorus

Box 41-- Apollo Singing Society, New Haven, Connecticut (Apollo Sångarförening). Apollo was organized in 1905 by former members of the Skandia and Orpheus choruses.

  1. Skandia, Minutes 1893-1896
  2. Apollo Singing Society, Minutes 1907-1914
  3. Apollo Singing Society, Minutes 1920-1946
  4. History of the Connecticut Union of Swedish Singers (Historik över den svenska sången i New Haven, CT) 1888 – 1947. Scrapbook with handwritten text and inserted photographs, concert programs and clippings from Musiktidning.
  5. Bound copy of 25th Jubilee Number of Musiktidning, December 1917
  6. Business meeting minutes, 1961-1964
  7. Membership applications, 1961-1964
  8. Operating statements, 1960s and misc. correspondence, 1960s.

Box 42— Apollo Singing Society, New Haven, Connecticut (Apollo Sångarförening).

  1. Income and expense book, 1936-1949
  2. Income and expense book, 1958-1969
  3. Income and expense book, 1961-1979
  4. Minutes, 1963-1969
  5. Concert programs, 1970s

Box 43 – Ladies Auxiliary, Apollo Singing Society, New Haven, Connecticut (Apollo Sångarförening

  1. Minutes, 1940-1966 (bound volume)
  2. Minutes, 1960-1965
  3. Reports, annual 1966-1972
  4. Correspondence and misc., n.d.

Box 44—Arpi Swedish Male Chorus of Detroit, Michigan

  1. Minutes, 1953-1963
  2. Directory of members, 1957,  1976
  3. Photographs, n.d. and unidentified 
  4. Newspaper clippings, n.d, 1946-1964
  5. Notes and financial statements records and misc., 1946 – 1972
  6. Concert postcards, 1941-1973 (not complete)
  7. Concert programs, 1937-1959
  8. Concert programs 1960-
  9.  Misc. programs 1900-1971

Box 45—Nordic Glee Club, New York

  1.  Programs, Photograph, Newspaper clippings, 1967-1989

Box 46—Nordstjernan Singing Society of Chicago, Illinois

  1. Minutes,  1886 –1900
  2. Minutes, 1901 – March 1911
  3. Minutes, April 1911 – 1921; includes membership records from 1920
  4. Minutes, 1922 – 1942;  includes membership records from 1922
  5. Financial Ledger-Cash, 1919-1925
  6. Tour to Sweden 1926,  with concert program and songs

Box 47—Nordstjernan Women Auxiliary (Nordstjernan Damförening) of Chicago, Illinois

  1. Minutes with treasurer reports 1924-1931
  2. Minutes with treasurer reports 1932-1949
  3. Also includes list of members n.d., 1942 – 1949, 1951
  4. Correspondence and misc. records, 1925-1956

Box 45— Orphei Drangar (Orphei Drängar) Male Chorus of Springfield, Massachusetts (with Nordic Glee Club, New York)

  1. By-laws, 1927, 1960
  2. Correspondence, 1930-1934; 1953
  3. Concert programs, 1938 – 1953

Box 48—Orphei Singing Club (Orphei Sångarklubb) of Chicago, Illinois

  1. Concert programs, 1946, 1965
  2. Ledger membership fees and cash,  1908 (1909) – 1912 
  3. Ledger membership fees, 1914-1923

Box 49— Orphei Singing Club (Orphei Sångarklubb) of Chicago, Illinois

  1. Ledger membership fees, 1924-1935
  2. Financial ledge- Cash, 1906
  3. Financial ledge- Cash,  March  1907– October 1914
  4. Financial ledge- cash, 1923 – 1930

Box 50—Scandia Glee Club Quincy, Massachusetts

  1. Minutes, bound volume, missing pages, 1915 – 1923
  2. Minutes, bound volume, 1924 – 1939
  3. Membership (bound vol.) 1921- 1929; Income and Expense 1921-1926
  4. Treasury reports (bound vol.), 1924 – 1938
  5. Membership dues (bound vol.), 1917-1921

Box 51—Svea Söner Ladies Auxiliary of Rockford, Illinois

  1. Scrapbook with letters, photographs, concert programs and newspaper clippings concerning the male chorus Svea Söner Singing Society of Rockford, Illinois, 1937-
  2. Scrapbook with letters, photographs, concert programs and newspaper clippings concerning  the male chorus Svea Söner Singing Society of Rockford, Illinois, 1957-1962

Box 52—Svithiod Male Chorus of Rockford, Illinois (and William Johnson collection)

  1. Minutes, in Swedish 1932-1933, in English 1934-1949
  2. Minutes, 1949-1969
  3. Scrapbook with copies of Concert Programs and newspaper clippings, 1932-1962
  4. VHS tapes –Svea’s Söner’s 99th Annual Spring Concert, Svea’s Söner Spring Concert 1999, and Sveas Söner’s 100th Annual Spring Concert.

Boxes 53—Svithiod Singing Club, Chicago, Illinois

  1. 12 small size notebooks with annotations from meetings 1939-April 1950 (no records May-Nov 1946 and Sep 1948-Okt 1949); 1 notebook contains attendance records for rehearsals and business meetings 1935; 1 notebook contains member information 1940-, and 4 cash books May 1942-1946, 1948.
  2. Constitution and By-laws, printed booklets 1923-1954
  3. Printed Address List of members 1940; and printed Directory and Year Book of the Ladies Auxiliary1944-1945
  4. Also Ladies Auxiliary Bylaws 1943, AUSS Bylaws 1954
  5. Letters and misc. Documents 1943-1960, n.d.
  6. Scrapbook containing various concert programs
  7. Two portraits of Jussi Björling, n.d.

Box 54— Svithiod Singing Club, Chicago, Illinois

  1. Attendance Records 2nd bass, 1961-1969
  2. Attendance Records 1st tenor, 1961-1969
  3. Attendance Records 2nd tenor, 1961-1969
  4. Attendance Records 1st bass, Oct 1977- April 1980
  5. Attendance Records 2nd bass, Oct 1977- April 1980
  6. Attendance Records 1st tenor, Oct 1977- April 1980
  7. Attendance Records 2nd tenor, Oct 1977- April 1980
  8. Guest Book, 1948-1965

Box 55— Svithiod Singing Club, Chicago, Illinois

  1. Scrapbook with photographs from concert tour to Sweden, vol 1, 1947
  2. Scrapbook with photographs from concert tour to Sweden, vol 2, 1947
  3. Scrapbook with photographs from concert tour to Sweden, vol 3, 1947

Box 56— Svithiod Singing Club, Chicago, Illinois

  1. House committee reports, 1963-1964
  2. Applications, by-laws 1963-1964
  3. Reports on decorations and repairs, 1963-1964
  4. Membership, 1963-1964
  5. Annual and semi-annual reports, 1963-1964
  6. Music committee reports, 1963-1964
  7. Svithiod Journal (scattered issues): Svithiod Life and News and Views
  8. Clippings from Swedish Newspapers of 1947 concert tour
  9. Correspondence, 1963-1
  10. Subscriptions, misc.
  11. Board of Directors, 1981-1983
  12. Annual meetings, 1979-1980
  13. Board of Directors, 1978-1979
  14. Correspondence misc. 1978-1981

Box 57—Swedish Apollo Club of Boston (Svenska Apolloklubben Boston, Massachusetts)

  1. Minutes (bound vol.), 1932-1934, in Swedish 
  2. Correspondence, 1922-1933, in Swedish and English
  3. Circular letters and correspondence, 1927-1933, in Swedish
  4. Annual reports 1926-1931, newspaper clipping “Historik uppläst vid Sv. Apolloklubbens 20:de årsfest den 24 nov. 1928” (The history of the Apollo Club), 1928

Boxes 58—Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Minutes, 1919-1922
  2. Minutes, 1922-1951
  3. Minutes, 1951-1961
  4. Minutes with annual reports (1966-1968), 1966-1968

Box 59— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Minutes, 1970-1973 (missing November 1970- May 1971)
  2. Minutes, 1973 – 1975
  3. Minutes, 1975 – 1978
  4. Minutes, 1978 – 1980
  5. Minutes, 1980 – 1982
  6. Minutes, 1983 – 1984
  7. Minutes, 1987 - 1988

Box 60—Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. By-laws, printed 1920s-1990s
  2. Membership Directory, 1925 – 1962/63
  3. Membership Directory, 1938-1986
  4. Membership application forms, 1975-1976
  5. Questionnaire to members, n.d
  6. Application for membership, 1922-1952
  7. Glee Club Newsletter: The Second Hundred Years, June 1970-May 1973
  8. Glee Club Newsletter: The Second Hundred Years, June 1973-May 1975
  9. Glee Club Newsletter: The Second Hundred Years, June 1975-May 1976
  10. Glee Club Newsletter: The Second Hundred Years, June 1976-May 1977
  11. Photographs, misc
  12. Certificate Incorporation and misc. records
  13. Listing of Glee Club Archives (old)

Box 61— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Don Lamont papers- Correspondence, society records and concert programs, 1947 – 1969
  2. Don Lamont papers- correspondence and society records, 1970 – 1978
  3. Don Lamont papers, concert programs, misc., 1970-1978
  4. Don Lamont papers-correspondence and concert programs, 1981 – 1984
  5. Don Lamont papers- correspondence, society records and concert programs, 1985 – 1987
  6. Don Lamont papers- correspondence, society records and concert programs, 1988-1989, n.d.

Box 62— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. General Correspondence, 1960, 1969-1973
  2. Publicity agent Richard Carlson Papers- Correspondence, concert programs, manuscripts (articles), 1964 – 1968
  3. Evert and Edith Werner papers- correspondence and misc. records, 1967 – 1977
  4. Scrapbook- concert programs, tickets and newspaper clippings, 1937 – 1938
  5. Scrapbook- concert programs, tickets and newspaper clippings, 1938 – 1941
  6. Printed programs misc., 1903 – 1989

Box 63— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Scrapbook- concert programs, photographs, newspaper articles, 1893 -1953
  2. Scrapbook- concert programs, photographs, newspaper articles, 1954 –1975
  3. Scrapbook- concert programs, photographs, newspaper articles, 1976 –1981

Box 64— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Tour to Sweden 1953. Misc., programs, correspondence
  2. Tour to Sweden 1953: Scrapbook with Swedish newspaper clippings, vol. 1, 1952 – 1953 
  3. Tour to Sweden 1953: Scrapbook with Swedish newspaper clippings, photographs, programs,  vol. 2, 1953
  4. Tour to Sweden 1953: Scrapbook with Swedish Newspaper Clippings, photographs, programs, vol 3, 1953
  5. Tour to Sweden 1953: Scrapbook with Swedish newspaper clippings,. photographs, programs vol.4, 1953
  6. Tour Texas-Oklahoma Tour 1955: Scrapbook with newspaper clippings, programs, etc.

Box 65— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc, 1997
  2. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc, 1996
  3. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc, 1995
  4. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc, 1994, 1993, 1989
  5. Balance sheets 1998-2001

Box 66— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc,, 2005
  2. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc,, 2004
  3. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc., 2003
  4. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc., 2002
  5. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc., 2001
  6. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc., 2000
  7. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc, 1999
  8. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc, 1999 (part 2)
  9. Minutes, agendas, corresp., programs & misc, 1998

Box 67— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Handwritten songbooks, 2nd tenor, various songs, n.d.
  2. Handwritten songbooks, 1st tenor, various songs, n.d.
  3. Handwritten songbooks, 1st tenor, various songs, n.d.
  4. Handwritten songbooks, 2nd base, various songs, n.d.
  5. Handwritten songbooks, 1st base, various songs, n.d.
  6. Handwritten songbooks, 1st base, various songs, n.d.
  7. Handwritten songbooks, 2nd tenor, various songs, n.d.
  8. Handwritten songbooks, 2nd base, various songs, n.d.
  9. Handwritten songbooks, 1st tenor, various songs, n.d.

Box 68— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Handwritten songbooks 2nd base, various songs, n.d
  2. Handwritten songbooks 1nd base, various songs, n.d
  3. Handwritten songbooks 2nd base, various songs, n.d.
  4. Handwritten songbooks 1st tenor, various songs, n.d.
  5. Handwritten songbooks 1st base, various songs, n.d
  6. Handwritten songbooks 1st base, various songs, nd.
  7. Handwritten songbooks 2nd tenor, various songs, n.d
  8. Handwritten songbooks 2nd  base, various songs, n.d.
  9. Handwritten songbooks 1st tenor, various songs, n.d.
  10.  Handwritten songbooks 1st base, various songs, n.d.
  11.  Svenska sångsällskapet, Chicago sångregister, n.d.

Box 69— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Large oversized scrapbook with newspaper clippings from Swedish Glee Club visit in Sweden, 1953
  2. Large oversized scrapbook with newspaper clippings from Swedish Glee Club visit in Sweden, 1953

Box 70— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Oversized scrapbook-containing photographs of choir members from the 1977 Scandinavia tour.

Box 71— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Treasurer’s Account Book (bound), 1920-1930
  2. Treasurer’s Account Book (bound), 1950-1971
  3. Treasurer’s Account Book, loose-leaf, 1953 & misc.
  4. Annual Treasurer’s, 1943-1982
  5. Misc. invoices, 1974-1977

Box 72— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)

  1. Account book—Sweden tour 1923
  2. Tour to Scandinavia 1975-1977
  3. Records from tour cancellation 1967-1968
  4. Newspaper clippings, 1956-1985
  5. Letterhead

Box 73— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)
Financial Records, 1996-1997—Financial transactions, treasurer’s report, etc.

Box 74— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)
Financial Records, 1997-2000- Financial transactions, treasurer’s report, etc.

Box 75— Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)
Financial Records, 2001-2002—Financial transactions, treasurer’s report, etc.

Box 76—Swedish Glee Club, Chicago, Illinois (Svenska Gleeklubben)
Financial Records, 2002-2003—Financial transactions, treasurer’s report, etc.

Box 44—Vega Singing Society, Boston, Massachusetts with Orphei Drangar Male Chorus of Springfield, Massachusetts, Nordic Glee Club, New York

  1. Constitution and by- laws, 1881
  2. The records are included in box with the archive of the Apollo Singing Club of Boston, Massachusetts

Box 77—Wennerberg Male Chorus, New Britain, Connecticut

  1. Concert Programs, 1924-1957
  2. Photographs; The Wennerberg Chorus and from AUSS Conventions and Festivals (7 photos), 1915-1978
  3. “Sjung svenska folk” Published by Svenska Amerikanska Posten, Minneapolis 1906

Box 78—Viking Male Chorus Chicago, Illinois/ The South Side Swedish Club Male Chorus

  1. Minutes, included are also Iduna Singing Club 1926-1927
  2. Minutes, May 1939-1964, in Swedish until Sep. 1947
  3. Minutes, 1965-January 1972
  4. List of members and board members, 1939, 1968
  5. Correspondence South Side Swedish Male Chorus/ The Viking Male Chorus, 1954-May 1964
  6. Correspondence the Viking Male Chorus, May 1964 – 1968 (1969)
  7. Treasurers Reports, 1960, 1961-1967
  8. Financial Ledger-Cash, 1939-1970