CONWAY ORPHEUS CLUB RECORDS
M01-12
The Conway Orpheus Club is a service and philanthropic organization that works to bring music to the Conway area. The Orpheus Club has sponsored visiting musicians, and provided music and musical instruments to the educational institutions of Conway. The members of this club have been instrumental in bringing music to the Conway Community since 1913.
Box 1
File 1 Club Minutes of Meetings, Conway Orpheus Club was organized in 1913 by
Mrs. B.L. Harton (1913-1923)
File 2 A History of Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs prepared by Mrs. Charles
Clark, Historian (1989)
File 3 Articles of Incorporation and By-laws (1971-1991)
File 4 Certificates for 100% rating for outstanding work during the year 1952, 1963,
1964, 1965, 1969, 1970
File 5 Certificates of Award (1969-1970)
File 6 Young Artist Award, National Federation of Music Clubs Award Program
Biennial (1977)
File 7 Distinguished Service Award (1977)
File 8 Distinguished Service Award (1989)
File 9 Certificates of Award (1980)
File 10-Certificates of Award (1990)
File11-Budgets
File 12-American Woman Composers, First Edition (1970)
File 13-Arkansas Composers
File 14-Crusades for Strings (1965-1967)
File 15-Conway Orpheus Club Financial Reports (1970s)
File 16-Musical Guest Book (1977, 1978, 1979)
File 17-Guest Book (1979)
File 18-Hymns of the Month
File 19-Annual Hymn Festival (1985-1998)
File 20-Inspiration Point Annual Meeting (1964-1994
File 21-Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs Junior Convention (1977-1978
File 22-Arkansas Church Musician (1978)
File 23-Music in Hospitals (1966-1967)
File 24-Music Notes, Official Organ of the Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs
File 25-Music Clubs Magazine, National Federation of Music Clubs (1973, 1979, 1981)
File 26-National Music Week (1968, 1972. 1973)
File 27-Nominations for Musician of the Year (1986)
File 28-Newspaper Clippings
File 29-Log Cabin Democrat, 75 years ago [1922] (1997)
And 50 years ago [1952] (2002)
File 30-Orientation for Enlightenment and Enrichment
File 31-Parade of American Music (1967-1973)
File 32-Parlimentary Procedure
End of Box 1
Box 2
File 1 National Federation of Music Clubs Past Presidents Assembly Charter Granted
(Oct. 20, 1984)
File 2 List Orpheus Club Presidents (1913-1982)
File 3 Mrs. Mildred Johnson Harton, Conway Orpheus Club Founder and First
President
File 4 Mrs. James Clayton, Conway Orpheus President (1946-1947)
File 5 Mrs. Freda Lou Wilson, Conway Orpheus Club President (1967-1968)
File 6 Mrs. George Thompson, Conway Orpheus Club President, 1968-1969)
File 7 Mrs. Noble Smith, Conway Orpheus Club President (1970-1971)
File 8 Mrs. George Mulacek, Conway Orpheus Club President (1973-1974)
File 9 Mrs. Arthur Johnson, Conway Orpheus Club President (1975-1977)
File 10-Mrs. Elise Shoemaker, Conway Orpheus Club President (1977-1978)
File 11-Mrs. Toni Erwin, Conway Orpheus Club President (1978-1979)
File 12-Mrs. Fay Bonds, Conway Orpheus Club President (1979-1980)
File 13-Mrs. Janis Banister, Conway Orpheus Club President (1980-1982)
File 14-Mrsl Karen Nebel, Conway Orpheus Club President (1982-1983)
File 15-Mrs. Helen Davis, Conway Orpheus Club President (1984-1986)
File 16-Mrs. Mary Selligman, Conway Orpheus Club President (1986-1988)
File 17-Mrs. Imogene Holt, Conway Orpheus Club President (1990-1993)
File 18-Mrs. Ruth Floyd, Conway Orpheus Club President (1993-1994)
File 19-Mrs. Mary Selligman, Conway Orpheus Club President (1994-1996)
File 20-Mrs. Barbara Henry, Conway Orpheus Club President (1997-1998)
File 21-Mrs. Betty Courtway, Conway Orpheus Club President, (1999-2001)
File 22-Mrs. Nicole Hatfield, Conway Orpheus Club President, (2001-2002)
End of Box 2
Box 3
File 1 Monthly Program Ideas
File 2 Official Programs of Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs Annual Convention,
1951-1952, 1969, 1970, 1997
File 3 Programs 1960-1992
File 4 Program Presented September 13, 1979
File 5 Material from Miscellaneous Programs
File 6 Conway Orpheus Club Annual Spring Musical, 1974-1979
File 7 A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten, 1942 (Program)
File 8 List of Chamber Operas for Grass Roots Production by Barre Hill
File 9 List of Publications, May 1991
File 10-Annual Reports
File 11-Songs
File 12-Folklore and Legends Reference
File 13-Suzuki method to Music Education
File 14-Telephone Directory
File 15-Format for Club Yearbook, 1978-1979
File 16-Yearbooks, 1950s
File 17-Yearbooks, 1969s
File 18-Yearbooks, 1970s
File 19-Yearbooks, 1980s
File 20-Yearbooks, 1990s
File 21-Yearbooks, 2000-
File 22-National Federation ob Music Clubs Presidents Handbook (1982)
File 23-The Manual of The National Federation of Music Clubs (1993-1995)
End of Box 3
Box 4
File 1 Scrapbook (1950s)
File 2 Scrapbook (1960s)
Item 1 Scrapbook (1960s-1970s)
Item 2 Scrapbook (1979-1995)
End of Box 4
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