Ohio Music Education Association records

(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.

MINUTES - OMEA BOARD MEETING MINUTES 1924-1986, 1997-2004, 2006-2007 Arranged chronologically Minutes from various Fall and Spring OMEA Board meetings

MINUTES - OMEA TRUSTEE MEETING MINUTES 1996-2002 (scattered) Arranged chronologically. Minutes from the regular meetings of the OMEA Board of Trustees

CONSTITUTION/BYLAWS/PROCEDURES 1924-1969, n.d. Various administrative and procedural documents including the Constitution and Bylaws, contest regulations, policies and procedures, elections/ members/ballots, and miscellaneous forms

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES 1956-1984, 1996-2001, 2008-2009 General membership directories including lists of officers and members by geographical region

CORRESPONDENCE 1923-1970s (scattered) Arranged chronologically General correspondence, dealing with the early years of the Ohio High School Band Association as it developed and evolved into the Ohio Music Education Association to the 1970s, includes general operational and contest correspondence

CORRESPONDENCE (MISCELLANEOUS INDIVIDUAL) 1966-2006 (scattered) General and topical files of various individual OMEA officers including James E. Thomas, Dan Baker, Richard Davis, Robert Cowden, Stuart Ling, Lee Suman, Bev Mayer, Joan Meier, Arthur Williams and others

CORRESPONDENCE (DISTRICT AND COMMITTEES) 1968-1974 (scattered) Correspondence related to the various OMEA Districts and OMEA Committees (primarily Neil Davis correspondence)

COMMITTEES - OMEA PROFESSIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE 1963-1986 Reports, pamphlets, and correspondences related to the activities of the Professional Ethics Committee

COMMITTEES - MISCELLANEOUS 1948-1991 Various standing and ad hoc committees related to competitions, affiliates and other organizations, awards, curriculum, support for the arts, OMEA governance, and other topics; includes minor correspondence and printed material

OMEA SCHOOL CONTESTS/COMPETITIONS 1928-2009 Arranged chronologically Materials related to organization and management of competitions and contests associated with the OMEA at the school level in the different districts of Ohio, as well as programs and judging sheets from scattered events. Financial reports are located with financial records

CONFERENCES 1912-2009 Planning and program files of scattered OMEA professional conferences, along with a few related to related organizations such as Music Supervisors National Conference, the predecessor of MENC

OIB: OHIO INTERCOLLEGIATE BAND ASSOCIATION 1929-1963 Ohio Intercollegiate Band Association minutes, correspondence, reports, memos, bulletins, printed material, and photographs

OHIO INTERCOLLGIATE BAND FESTIVAL (OBIF) 1929-1970 Ohio Intercollegiate Band Festival programs, invitations, correspondence, printed materials and clippings

TRIAD 1940-1965, 1968-1997 (scattered) OMEA publication TRIAD correspondence, reports, contracts, and summaries

MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS 1975-1986 Correspondence, reports, printed material and a Cincinnati proclamation related to Music in Our Schools Week and Music in Our School Month

MENC 1930-1998 Music Educators National Conference State Count Balance Reports, MENC Student Member Enrollment Forms, and miscellaneous correspondence and subject files

HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS 1971-1995 Various guides and handbooks for the management of adjudicated music events, and also for conference planning

MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS 1912-2007 Mixed topical files on subjects including OMEA legislative activities, historical notes, awards, scholarships, Da Capo Club, related organizations and minor topics

OMEA HISTORIAN’S REPORTS 1924-2008 Arranged chronologically Compiled reports from the OMEA Historian including information on officers, committees, required music for competitions, calendar and summary of activities, and miscellaneous information

FINANCIAL REPORTS 1925-1987, 2000-2003 Annual, year-end, comprehensive, or district/region reports, with some minor correspondence

FINANCIAL REPORTS (CONTESTS) 1973-1977, 1986 Various expense and summary account sheets for the operation of local and state music contests

DAYBOOK/LEDGER SHEETS June 27, 1970 Nov 27, 1980; 1974-1987 Wrapped daybook and ledger control sheets tracking OMEA expenses and receipts

GUESTBOOK - 50TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON 1982 Guestbook of some of those attending the luncheon in honor of OMEA’s 50th anniversary, held at the Columbus Hyatt Hotel on May 22, 1982

SHEET MUSIC 1939-1961, n.d. Published compilations and individual sheet music for use in contests and teaching situations

BOOKS 1925, 1969 Published theses, bibliographies, and other material

PAMPHLETS 1924-2009 Miscellaneous pamphlets, sheets, guides, maps, and programs

CERTIFICATES 1937, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1973-1974, 1982-1985, n.d. Certificates of recognition, awards, etc. Including Music in Education Week/Music Education Day proclamations. Oversized items in flat box

CLIPPINGS 1920s-1970s Newspaper clippings music and OMEA activities

TRIAD 1933- Publication of OMEA, includes index for 1981 to 1991

GENERAL MUSIC JOURNAL 1975-1989 Publication sponsored by OMEA

CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSIC EDUCATION 1972- Research journal sponsored by OMEA; issues missing from the sequence can be accessed in the Main Library serials collection

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS - TRIAD RELATED 1980-2001, n.d. Loose photographs with some indication that they were used in TRIAD, most with very little identification; kept in groupings as they were labeled

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS - MISCELLANEOUS 1924-2006, n.d. Photographs of individuals, conference activities, or other events, most with little identification

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS - OVERSIZE 1962, 1979 Large format photos of the OMEA State Conference, Dec 1, 1962; Solon High School Orchestra, 1979

AUDIO RECORDINGS - NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA 1979, 1981-1991 Northeast Ohio Regional High School Orchestra performance on reel-to-reel tape (1979) and on cassettes (1981-1991)

AUDIO RECORDINGS - CASSETTE TAPES 1995 Recorded performances from 1995 OMEA Conference on 50 cassettes

AUDIO RECORDINGS - CDs 2000-2003, 2005-2007, 2010, 2012, 2014 Recorded performances from various OMEA Conferences on CD

FILM/DVD 1982 OMEA’s 50th Anniversary Film (16mm color/silent)