Ohio Music Education Association records

Collection – Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0419

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

Organizational records including minutes, correspondence, committee and subject files, material on contests and competitions held regionally and statewide, conference materials, publications, photographs, and recordings.

(Note: This finding aid contains collection- and series-level descriptions for the Ohio Music Education Association records. For the full box and folder list, see the container inventory available on our legacy finding aids site.)

Dates

Creation: 1912-2021

Extent

38.05 Cubic Feet (85 letter boxes, 12 legal boxes, 1 half letter box, 1 half legal box, 1 oversize box)

5 Volumes (5 loose volumes)

1 Reels (1 film reel)

Scope and Contents

(Note: This finding aid contains collection- and series-level descriptions for the Ohio Music Education Association records. For the full box and folder list, see the container inventory available on our legacy finding aids site.)

The records and related materials of the Ohio Music Education Association span the period from the official establishment of the organization in 1924 to the present, including a substantial run of minutes of OMEA, scattered correspondence, numerous committee and subject files relating to concerns ranging from standards and curriculum development to legislative support for arts education, material on contests and competitions held regionally and statewide, conference materials, publications, photographs, and recordings of performances by various school music groups given at recent OMEA annual conventions.

This finding aid contains collection- and series-level descriptions for the Ohio Music Education Association records. For the full box and folder list, see the container inventory available on our legacy finding aids site.

Biographical / Historical

As noted in the mission statement on the official OMEA website, "Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) is the principal organization in Ohio promoting music education in elementary and secondary schools as well as colleges and universities. One of the largest state music education associations in the United States, OMEA is a federated state affiliate of MENC, The National Association for Music Education."

The organization evolved from its beginnings on June 6, 1924 when 14 band directors met in Fostoria, Ohio to form the Ohio School Band Association. The focus of the group had expanded by 1929 to include orchestras and the name was changed to the Ohio School Band and Orchestra Association. Finally, as the organizational interests grew to include all school music activities in the State of Ohio, in the 1932-1933 school-year the last name change was adopted to become the Ohio Music Education Association. Encompassing at that time 81 active members, six district festival and state-wide competitions it has since grown to serve students in 612 public school districts and 51 colleges and universities in Ohio. Represented by an official publication, TRIAD, the association has continued to serve as an advocate for music education and music educators in the State of Ohio.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of the Ohio Music Education Association were donated to the Center for Archival Collections beginning in 1986 through the cooperation of various OMEA Officers and Historians through the years, with material continuing to be received.

Processing Information

The collection was processed and revised by Stephen M. Charter, Head, Center for Archival Collections, Puja Wells, a graduate intern, and Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts, who compiled the consolidated finding aid in 2011.

Other Finding Aids

This finding aid contains collection- and series-level descriptions for the Ohio Music Education Association records. For the full box and folder list, see the container inventory available on our legacy finding aids site.