Youngstown State University Dana School of Music records, 1897-1995.

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Youngstown State University Dana School of Music records, 1897-1995.

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The order imposed is artificial with a date range from 1897 to 1995, items are grouped according to type and organized within that group for ease of use. Records include student and alumni records of Dana's Musical Institute, numerous scrapbooks, photographs, performance programs, and audio and video recordings of performances. The identification of the reel-to-reel and cassette tapes was based solely on information from the original packaging. While the collection is by no means complete, it is an asset to researchers interested in the history and development of YSU's music department..

14 boxes (21.2 cubic feet).

Youngstown State University, William F. Maag Jr. Library

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Youngstown State University, William F. Maag Jr. Library

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Youngstown State University. Dana School of Music.

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In October 1869, William Henry Dana opened Dana’s Musical Institute in a rented room on the corner of Market Street and Main Street in Warren, Ohio. From this beginning, Dana established a music school that withstood the test of time to become “one of the six oldest continuously functioning music schools in America.” After serving in the Civil War, Dana briefly attended the Williston Seminary in Massachusetts. He returned to Warren and worke...