VanderCook College of Music
H.E. Nutt Archives
H.E. Nutt Archives
The H.E. Nutt Archives at VanderCook College of Music was created in 1998 and supports the College’s mission of teaching and research, and offers research assistance to instructors and students. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that archival materials survive to be used in the future without unnecessarily impeding present
Mission
The purpose of the H.E. Nutt Archives is to collect, preserve, and make available for research those materials documenting the history of VanderCook College of Music, and the role of the College and its members in music education past and present.
The H.E. Nutt Archives serves as an information resource and strives to promote research among the VanderCook College community, including individuals and collective members of the faculty, staff, administration, student body, and alumni. The Archives also serves individuals outside of the VanderCook College community who have an interest in the College’s history or the history of music education.
What the Archives Collects
The Archives collects materials in a variety of formats including books, sound recordings, scores and sheet music, photographs, and vertical file materials, including:
- materials pertaining to VanderCook College of Music’s pioneering and continuing role in the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
- materials pertaining to VanderCook College of Music’s founders and other noteworthy individuals in the College’s history
- materials documenting VanderCook College of Music’s historical and continuing role in music education
- materials relating to the administration of VanderCook College of Music, including personnel and financial records, and the proceedings of various committees
- recital and concert activities, including sound recordings
- research projects conducted by VanderCook graduate students or faculty
- newsletters and other publications produced by VanderCook College of Music
- materials documenting other College activities and operations such as class schedules and master classes
- John H. Beckerman Collection
- Harris V. Bergh Collection
- Richard E. Brittain Papers
- Forrest L. Buchtel, Sr. Papers
- Harry Charles Papers
- Elver J. Fitchhorn Collection
- Valerie Forster Gorski Collection
- James Gilworth Papers
- Ed Grabow Papers
- Mark Grauer Collection
- Haskell Harr Papers
- Ralph Hermann Papers
- Merle Isaac Papers
- Lulu Ising Collection
- Barbara Larsen Collection
- Howard R. Lyons Collection
- Charles Menghini Papers
- Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Collection
- Donald Noonan Collection
- Hubert E. Nutt Papers
- Alfred Reed Papers
- Roseanne Rosenthal Papers
- Everett R. Smith Collection
- VanderCook College Departmental Records
- VanderCook College Photograph Collection
- VanderCook College Concert and Recital Collection
- VanderCook College Student Life Collection
- VanderCook College Student, Alumni and Faculty Papers
- Hale A. VanderCook Collection
- Gilbert E. Wilson Papers
- Paul Yoder Papers
- Victor Zajec Collection