Men's Glee Club (University of Michigan) Records 1886-1994

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Men's Glee Club (University of Michigan) Records 1886-1994

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-87250?rgn=main;view=text

University of Michigan choral group founded in 1859; includes correspondence, administrative records, musical scores, publicity material, photographs, posters and sound recordings in addition to digitized versions of records and born digital audio, video, and still images

16.5 linear ft., 7 oversize v. and 1 oversize folder and 36 GB

eng,

Bentley Historical Library

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Bentley Historical Library

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As early as 1846 University of Michigan students met regularly to sing "for pure enjoyment." In 1859 the university formally acknowledged this activity through the establishment of a Glee Club. Michigan's group was the second such college organization formed in the nation. In its early days the club included from seven to twelve singers who performed college songs, humorous vaudeville numbers and skits. In the 1870s the larger group began to divide into smaller performin...