Chairman
Grady Kerr - Irving, Texas - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
(214)574-5377
Bob Sutton, Sr. - Virginia
Steve D'Ambrosio - Tennessee
Bob L. Davenport – Tennessee
Bob Coant – New York
Patty Leveille - Tennessee (Staff Liaison)
The Society Archives are separated into the following groups
Manuscript:Papers of the founder, past presidents, historians; origin and development of the Society at large; genesis of special programs.
Oral History:
Interviews with past presidents, quartet champions, arrangers, personal music background, “barbershop career”, involvement and views on significant Society events, thoughts on direction of style and Society.
Convention:
Material related to International and Midwinter, background planning, art work, programs, score-sheets, tickets, daily bulletins, badges, souvenirs, scrapbooks, trophies and prizes, media coverage, etc.
Costume:
Costumes worn by International quartet champions clothing, accessories, traveling cases, signature props.
District:
Material related to districts- histories, spring and fall convention programs, score-sheets, bulletins.
Recordings:
Records, cassettes and compact discs of convention performances, society quartets, champion quartets; selection of Edison wax cylinders.
Academic:
Published and unpublished papers, articles, master’s theses and books written on various aspects of barbershopping and the Society.
General:
Material related to a variety of topics: group subjects - past presidents, medallist quartets; topics from barbershop ballet to racial integration to pre-Society quartets; videos- quartet performances, convention highlights.
Photographic:
Prints and transparencies of subjects related to above.
Old Songs Library:
Over 750,000 pieces of sheet music and 113,000 titles relating to many styles of music from the 1860’s to the present day.
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