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Salt Lake Oratorio Society records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0602

Scope and Contents

The Salt Lake Oratorio Society Records (1914-1987) provide a detailed view of the society's development and ascent to the artistic acclaim. Included are business and financial records, materials dealing with annual Messiah renditions, correspondence, press materials, and papers dealing with various other productions performed by the society.

Dates

  • 1914-1987

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Organizational History

The Salt Lake Oratorio Society was incorporated in June 1914. Squire Coop, University of Utah Music Department chairman, was the driving force behind the society for many years. The society gave its first rendition of the Messiah in 1915 and it became an annual tradition thereafter. Performances were first broadcast via radio and television in 1929 and 1956, respectively. The 1960s saw performances broadcast internationally. A history of the society, written by Marcus S. Smith and titled With Them Were Ten Thousand and More (1989), is available.

Extent

5.5 Linear Feet

Abstract

The Salt Lake Oratorio Society records (1914-1987) provide a detailed view of the society's development and ascent to the artistic acclaim. Included are business and financial records, materials dealing with annual Messiah renditions, correspondence, press materials, and papers dealing with various other productions performed by the society. The Salt Lake Oratorio Society was incorporated in 1914 and has become an internationally acclaimed music group.

Arrangement

Organized in four sections: I. Business and Financial Records; II. Messiah Records; III. Artists Records; IV. Other Performances.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Society in 1983.

Separated Materials

Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0097 and A0097).

Processing Information

Processed by Cheryl A. Sneddon in 1991.
Title
Inventory of the Salt Lake Oratorio Society records, 1914-1987
Author
Finding aid created by Cheryl A. Sneddon
Date
© 1991 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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