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National High School Music Institute Records

 Collection
Identifier: 21/3

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The Records of the National High School Music Institute comprise four boxes of posters, music books, formal photographic prints of classes and performances, casual photographs of students interacting, photographic negatives, boxes of slides, audio cassette tapes and LP records of performances, newspaper clippings, and promotional materials, including a pillow case and t­shirt, as well as flyers.

Dates

  • 1958-2009

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

4.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The National High School Music Institute was one of seven divisions of Northwestern University’s National High School Institute. The Records of the National High School Music Institute comprise four boxes of photographs, publications, audio recordings and promotional materials.

Arrangement

The records of the National High School Music Institute are organized into: photographic materials; publications; audio recordings; and oversize materials (pillowcase, t-shirt, large photographic prints, and a poster).

Method of Acquisition

Accession #12-185, transferred from the National High School Music Institute in August 2012.

Title
Guide to the National High School Music Institute Records
Author
Sally Conkright and Elizabeth Sanderson, November 2014.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
und

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635