Maine Music Festival collection

Collection

Identifier: Coll-0067

Content Description

Official souvenir programs, bulletins, concert programs, and newspaper clippings related to the Maine Music Festival. Souvenir programs are missing for 1900-1902, 1904, and 1906.

Dates

Creation: 1897 - 1926

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials in this collection are in the public domain.

Biographical / Historical

The Maine Music Festival held concerts in Bangor and Portland from 1897 to 1926. The festival was organized and directed by William Rogers Chapman. The first Bangor Auditorium was built to house festival events, which featured statewide choral groups and world-famous performers.

Full Extent

0.84 linear feet (in two legal document boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Folders arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

A significant portion of this collection was donated by the Camden Public Library in 1979.

Processing Information

These materials were previously dispersed and classified under numerous call numbers. The materials were reprocessed in 2023 and brought together as a single collection.