Victor Zajec papers

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Victor Zajec papers

1962-2012 (majority 1970-1993)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1209

Victor Zajec (1923-2005) has written two books on the history of the American Bandmasters Association: "The Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation: A History," 1998 and Past Presidents of the American Bandmasters Association, 2000. Both books provide biographical sketches of the office holders and honorees. The Zajec Collection contains correspondence and information files on these individuals. The Zajec Papers also include research materials for Victor's book The First Fifty Years: Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic (Homewood, IL: Midwest Clinic, 1996).

5.50 linear feet

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6326615

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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