Title: Alexius Baas Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1906-1970

Creator:

• Baas, Alexius, 1885(?)-1970

Call Number: M95-112; M2002-017

Quantity: 4.9 c.f., 5 tape recordings, and 195 photographs

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

See the catalog entry for information of possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:

Papers of Alexius Baas, a Madison, Wisconsin resident known for his association with several amateur musical organizations and for his “All Around the Town” column which appeared in the Madison Capital Times. The column dealt with historic preservation and other topics of local interest. Draft literary works in the collection include an autobiography, accounts of canoe trips on the Wisconsin and Flambeau rivers, and recollections of his dogs. There are also musical scores and play scripts, engagement calendars (1947-1961) frequently containing diary-like notations, notes and student papers, horoscopes cast for various celebrities, photographs of Baas and of historic Madison buildings used in his columns, scrapbooks containing clippings of his articles (1943-1963), and biographical information concerning his musical career (1906-1935).

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m95112

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This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 2 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (M95-112): Original Collection, 1906-1962
• Part 2 (M2002-017): Additions, 1910-1970

Acquisition Information

Presented by Frank Custer, Madison, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M95-112, M2002-017

M95-112	Part 1 (M95-112): Original Collection, 1906-1962 Physical Description: 4.3 c.f. (3 record center cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 flat box), 61 photographs (1 archives box), and 5 audio recordings (1 tape box)  Scope and Content Note: Papers, 1906-1962, consisting principally of Baas' manuscript writings, poetry, musical compositions, and scrapbooks. Other materials include newspaper clippings of articles written by or about Baas; a small collection of biographical material; correspondence; audio recordings, most of which are likely recordings from radio talks; and photographs of family members and exteriors of residential and commercial buildings in Madison.
Box   1 Folder   1	Biographical materials, 1906-1958
Box   1 Folder   2	Correspondence, 1941, 1955
	Manuscript writings
Box   1 Folder   3	“An Actor Looks at Dryden” (class paper), undated
Box   1 Folder   4	“A Canoe Trip on the Flambeau,” 1936
Box   1 Folder   5	“Case of Joan,” undated
Box   1 Folder   6	“Dogs Who Have Owned Me,” undated
Box   1 Folder   7	“From Source to the Mouth” (canoe trip on the Wisconsin), undated
Box   1 Folder   8	“God and a Singer” (autobiography), undated
Box   1 Folder   9	Lecture notes on Anglo-Saxon and Middle English, 1938
Box   1 Folder   10	“Legend of Monona” (poem), 1949
Box   1 Folder   11	“The Man From Mars,” undated
Box   1 Folder   12	“Midwest” (a play), undated
Box   1 Folder   13	“Most Unforgettable Character” (Stephen Baas), undated
Box   1 Folder   14	Music of Chaucer's Time, undated Note: Music by Alexius Baas.
Box   1 Folder   15	“Pen Portrait of a Great Singer,” undated
Box   1 Folder   16	Schubert series, undated
Box   1 Folder   17	Shakespeare notes, undated
Box   1 Folder   18	“Shakespeare's Idea of Statecraft” (class paper), undated
Box   1 Folder   19	Poetry notebook of Lucy Baas
Box   1 Folder   20	“A Singer Looks at Life,” 1935
Box   1 Folder   21	“When Three Meet” (a play), undated
Box   1 Folder   22	Miscellaneous poetry
	Musical Compositions
Box   1 Folder   23	“Building of the Ship”
Box   1 Folder   24	“Merchant of Venice”
Box   1 Folder   25	Published scores by Alexius Baas
Box   1 Folder   26	Engagement calendars, 1947-1961
	Scrapbooks
	Columns
Box   1 Folder   27	1942-1944 Physical Description: 2 volumes
Box   5 Folder   1	1944
Box   2	1944-1954 Physical Description: 10 volumes
Box   3 Folder   1-12	1954-1963 Physical Description: 12 volumes
	Musical career
Box   4 Folder   1	1907-1932
Box   3 Folder   2	1929-1935
Box   5 Folder   2	Personal account book, 1951-1962
Box   5 Folder   3	Horoscope book, undated
Box   5 Folder   4	Newspaper clippings, 1960-1962
Box   4 Folder   2-3	Newspaper clippings, 1953, 1956, 1960-1962, 1968
Box   6	Photographs of family members and Madison residential and commercial buildings, 1949, undated
	Audio recordings
	Pet Corner
Box   7	Baas and Karen Messler, 1955
Box   7	September 7, 1958
Box   7	Jimmy Crow
Box   7	[Unlabeled]
Box   7	Spare programs(?) used, August 24-31, 1958
M2002-017	Part 2 (M2002-017): Additions, 1910-1970 Physical Description: 0.6 c.f. (1 archives box) and 134 photographs (1 archives box)  Scope and Content Note: Additions, circa 1910-1970, consisting of autobiographical notes and family histories, newspaper articles about Baas, obituaries, concert programs from performances given by Baas or his students, and poems used by Baas for inspiration while composing. Also included are photographs consisting of portraits of Baas and photos with friends and relatives, as well as snapshots taken by Baas while on canoe trips in Wisconsin.	⇧
Box   1 Folder   1	Autobiographies and family histories
Box   1 Folder   2	Clippings about Baas' parents
Box   1 Folder   3	Articles about Baas
Box   1 Folder   4	Concert programs
Box   1 Folder   5	Poems used for inspiration
Box   1 Folder   6	Obituaries
	Photographs
Box   2 Folder   1	Cartoon
Box   2 Folder   2-3	Portraits
Box   2 Folder   4	In costume
Box   2 Folder   5	With groups
Box   2 Folder   6	Wife Evelyn
Box   2 Folder   7-8	Relatives and friends
Box   2 Folder   9	Marianne Luttbeg - Baas protégé
Box   2 Folder   10	Wisconsin river trips