Abstract The Maurice Abravanel papers contains biographical materials, interview transcripts, personal and professional correspondence, meeting minutes, budgets, contracts, and administrative files of the Utah Symphony, performance programs, agendas, reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence of local and national arts organizations. Also contains clippings, awards, musical scores, and personal memorabilia. Abravanel was a noted composer and conductor. He served as music director of the Utah...

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The Frances Darger papers (1941-2016) contain programs, publicity materials, and articles about the concerts Darger played with the Utah Symphony Orchestra and other Utah musical ensembles.

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The Sheldon F. Hyde papers (1880s-2004) is a collection of scrapbook materials and sheet music collected and/or created by Sheldon F. Hyde (1915-1986), a musician and composer. Also included are some family materials, news clippings, programs, announcements, and other materials.

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The Gail Plummer papers (circa 1960-1980) consist mainly of scrapbooks detailing productions at Kingsbury Hall, the University of Utah's summer festivals, and Babcock Theater. Other scrapbooks, theater programs, and family and personal materials are also included. These materials were collected by Gail Plummer, a speech and theater instructor at the University of Utah, and his wife, Elva Plummer.

Abstract The George Dollinger Pyper papers (1834-1975) consist primarily of correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, news clippings, programs, contracts, scripts, broadsides, and scores documenting George Dollinger Pyper's career as manager of the Salt Lake Theatre. Pyper served as manager of the Salt Lake Theatre from 1898 to 1929. He also served as general superintendent of the Deseret Sunday School Union and as a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. ...

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The Susan Wintrobe Walker papers (1948-1988) consist of a scrapbook titled "Utah Symphony Orchestra and Its Guest Artists" that contains short biographies of guest artists along with programs. Some of the programs have been autographed. Also included in the collection is yearbook and a school reunion book of the William M. Stewart Junior High School.

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The Glenn Walker Wallace papers (1860s-1991) consist of personal, financial, and business materials relating to the lives of Glenn Walker Wallace (1898-1988) and her family. Wallace was a Utah musician and dancer who was co-founder of the Utah Symphony and Ballet West. She was the daughter of Matthew H. Walker, co-founder and president of the Walker Bank and Trust Company and the wife of John McChrystal Wallace, president of the bank from 1944 to 1957

Abstract The Martin Zwick papers (1928-2002) contain correspondence, letters of appreciation, programs from the Utah Symphony and the All American Youth Orchestra, copies of news clippings, material from his schooling and teaching, financial material, contracts, and family scrapbooks. Martin Zwick was the principal clarinet for twenty-eight years with the Utah Symphony under Maurice Abravanal. He was also a music teacher for Granite School District and the University of Utah. He studied at Ecole...