Title: Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records
Date: 1932-1980

Creators:

• Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wis.).

• Community Concerts, Inc.

• Felton, John G., Sr., 1885-1958

Unique Identifier: MSS 147

Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet

Physical Description: 2 boxes

Repository:

La Crosse Public Library
Contact Information

Archival Location:

La Crosse Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

The La Crosse Community Concert Association was founded by John G. Felton Sr. (1885-1958) in 1932, and he remained the president of the organization through 1952.

The collection consists mainly of programs and photographs, many of which are autographed, of the performing artists.It also contains correspondence, lists of artists, membership cards and ticket stubs. The La Crosse Community Concert Association's last season was 1979-1980.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.lcpl-mss147

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Accession no. 2006.068: donated by Linda Schleiter, 2006

Accession no. 2010.048: donated by John C. Rooks, 2010

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

[Identification of item], Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records, MSS 147, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

Processed by Peg Jerome, March, 2013; finding aid written by Peg Jerome, March, 2013.

Materials in the Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records are arranged alphabetically by topic.

The Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records consist of correspondence about John G. Felton Sr., other correspondence, a budget, lists of artists, membership cards, ticket stubs and a music calendar. The bulk of the collection consists of the programs and photographs of the artists, many of which are autographed. Artists in individual folders have photograhs or autographed materials, the other programs are grouped alphabetically.

The La Crossse Community Concert Association was founded by John G. Felton Sr.(1885-1958) in 1932, and he remained the president of the organization through 1952. Community Concerts was a concept developed by Ward French in the late 1920s to bring live classical music to smaller venues in the United States through subscription memberships. Mr. French helped Mr. Felton to establish the La Crosse group, which was part of the larger Community Concert Association based in New York, New York.

By 1948 Community Concert Service was a division of Columbia Arts Management, Inc.

The La Crosse Community Concert Association held its last performance season from 1979-1980.

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La Crosse-Biography-Felton, John G.

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La Crosse-Organizations-La Crosse Community Concert Association

• Community Concert Association (La Crosse, Wis.).
• Community Concerts, Inc.
• Felton, John G., Sr., 1885-1958
• Community arts projects--Wisconsin--La Crosse
• Concert tours
• Music--Wisconsin--La Crosse--Societies, etc.
• Musicians
• Singers

Box 1   Folder 1	Artists - Anderson, Marian, 1942
Box 1   Folder 2	Artists - Baccaloni Opera Company, 1944
Box 1   Folder 3	Artists - Bampton, Rose, 1933,1944
Box 1   Folder 4	Artists - Bartlett and Robertson, 1951
Box 1   Folder 5	Artists - Bauer, Harold, 1938
Box 1   Folder 6	Artists - Berger, Erna, 1951
Box 1   Folder 7	Artists - Bjoerling, Jussi, 1946
Box 1   Folder 8	Artists - Bonelli, Richard, 1939
Box 1   Folder 9	Artists - Brailowsky, Alexander, 1937, 1957
Box 1   Folder 10	Artists - Busch Quartet, 1942
Box 1   Folder 11	Artists - Casadesus, Robert, 1941
Box 1   Folder 12	Artists - Crooks, Richard, 1940
Box 1   Folder 13	Artists - de Paur's Infantry Chorus, 1948-1950
Box 1   Folder 14	Artists - De Paur's Opera Gala, 1957
Box 1   Folder 15	Artists - Dilling, Mildred, 1937
Box 1   Folder 16	Artists - Druian, Rafael, 1951
Box 1   Folder 17	Artists - Echaniz, Jose, 1938
Box 1   Folder 18	Artists - Ferrante and Teicher, 1959
Box 1   Folder 19	Artists - Ferrier, Kathleen, 1949
Box 1   Folder 20	Artists - Firkusny, Rudolf, 1948-1950
Box 1   Folder 21	Artists - Francescatti, Zino, 1942
Box 1   Folder 22	Artists - Fuchs, Joseph, 1948
Box 1   Folder 23	Artists - General Platoff Don Cossack Chorus, 1942
Box 1   Folder 24	Artists - Hart House String Quartet, 1937
Box 1   Folder 25	Artists - Hofmann, Josef, 1943
Box 1   Folder 26	Artists - Janis, Byron, 1951
Box 1   Folder 27	Artists - Jepson, Helen, 1938-1940
Box 1   Folder 28	Artists - Kapell, William, 1945
Box 1   Folder 29	Artists - Kneisel-Alden-Turner, 1939
Box 1   Folder 30	Artists - Knitzer, Joseph, 1939
Box 1   Folder 31	Artists - Marshall, Lois, 1956
Box 1   Folder 32	Artists - Menuhin, Yehudi, 1940
Box 1   Folder 33	Artists - Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1940-1960
Box 1   Folder 34	Artists - Milanov, Zinka, 1944
Box 1   Folder 35	Artists - Milstein, Nathan, 1936
Box 1   Folder 36	Artists - Morini, Erica, 1946
Box 1   Folder 37	Artists - Novaes, Guiomar, 1936
Box 1   Folder 38	Artists - Paulee, Mona, 1948
Box 1   Folder 39	Artists - Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1940, 1943
Box 1   Folder 40	Artists - Primrose, William, 1944-1950
Box 1   Folder 41	Artists - Regules, Marisa, 1945
Box 1   Folder 42	Artists - Ricci, Ruggiero, 1937
Box 1   Folder 43	Artists - Singher, Martial, 1947
Box 1   Folder 44	Artists - Sanroma, 1944
Box 1   Folder 45	Artists - Sayao, Bidu, 1938
Box 1   Folder 46	Artists - Serkin, Rudolf, 1941
Box 1   Folder 47	Artists - Slavenska, Mia, 1949
Box 1   Folder 48	Artists - Spivakovsky, Tossy, 1948
Box 1   Folder 49	Artists - Steber, Eleanor, 1943
Box 1   Folder 50	Artists - Stevens, Rise, 1940, 1959
Box 1   Folder 51	Artists - Svanholm, Set, 1949
Box 1   Folder 52	Artists - Svetlova, Marina, 1945
Box 1   Folder 53	Artists - Tourel, Jennie, 1946
Box 1   Folder 54	Artists - Vronsky and Babin, 1941, 1947-1949
Box 1   Folder 55	Budget, 1932-1976
Box 1   Folder 56	Correspondence - John G. Felton, 1951
Box 1   Folder 57	Correspondence - Other, 1965
Box 2   Folder 1	Lists of Artists, 1932-1975
Box 2   Folder 2	Membership cards, Ticket stubs, 1938-1940
Box 2   Folder 3	Music calendar, 1965-6
Box 2   Folder 4	Programs - Artists, A-N, 1937-1980
Box 2   Folder 5	Programs - Artists, O-Z, 1938-1978