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Garner’s Music Store and Studio Recital Programs

 Collection
Identifier: A3335

Scope and Contents

The collection contains five programs and two tickets arranged chronologically from 1940 to 1946, from the 9th annual recital to the 15th annual recital. There are no programs from 1941 or 1942. Each recital was held at the Maplewood Masonic Temple. The programs list all musicians by name, instruments played, the selections performed, and mention the weekly Sunday morning Garner Family performance on KXOK and goods sold in the store. The 1940 program also lists the teachers.

Dates

  • 1940-1946

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for resource use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Historical Sketch

Garner’s Music Store and Studio was located at 7202 Manchester Avenue in Maplewood, Missouri. Roma C. Garner (1898-1948) owned the store in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1950, after his death two years previously, Garner’s daughter, Mary Ellen Hobbs and her husband, Thomas G. Hobbs, ran the store.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Physical and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Donor Information

The collection was a gift from James B. Harry in 2009 (accession number 2009-017).

Separated Materials

See also: Garners Musical Notes (Dec 1937, No.4) in the MHS Library.

Processing Information

Processed with funding from The Stuart Foundation, Inc. by Kristina Perez, 2024.

Title
Garner’s Music Store and Studio Recital Programs
Status
Completed
Author
EAD by Kristina Perez using ArchivesSpace
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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