Essex County Community Concert Association Records, 1963-1990.

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Essex County Community Concert Association Records, 1963-1990.

The Essex County Community Concert Association was created on January 15, 1963 through the merger of the Beverly-Salem Civic Music Association and the Danvers Community Concert Association. The organization sponsored music and dance performances and was affiliated with the national Community Concert Association, an arm of Columbia Artists. The collection includes administrative, financial, business, and promotional materials.

7 boxes (3 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7915510

Peabody Essex Museum

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Mekelatos, Charles J., Dr.

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Danvers Community Concert Association

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Community Concerts, Inc.

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The Community Concerts Associations began as a way to expand musical culture from the big cities into smaller communities that lacked the resources to attract quality entertainment. Community Concerts first began in 1922 as the Organized Audience Movement, headed by Dema Harshbarger and Ward French. They soon attracted the attention of Columbia Concerts Corporation (later to become Columbia Artists Management, Inc.), which adopted Community Concerts in 1928. Community Concerts, Inc., was then es...

Columbia Artists.

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Beverly-Salem Civic Music Association

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