Descriptive Summary
Austin Community Concert Association
Trice, Lois Baird
Austin Community Concert Association
scrapbooks
1935-1955
Materials are written in English.
87-136
1 ft.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Four scrapbooks compiled by Lois
Trice compose the Austin Community Concert Association Scrapbooks, 1935-1955,
documenting numerous classical, operatic, and other performances hosted by the
Austin Community Concert Association in Austin, Texas. The scrapbooks contain
photographs, programs, tickets, membership cards, newspaper clippings, and
correspondence related to performances by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, soprano
Bidu Sayao, dancer Carola Goya, violinist Joseph Szigeti, mime Angna Enters, and
pianist Clifford Curzon, among others.
Historical Note
Founded in 1935, the Austin Community Concert Association hosted classical, operatic,
and other performances in Austin, Texas. Officers included President H. T. Parlin
and Secretary-Treasurer/General Manager Lois Trice. Following the departure of Trice
in 1953, the Association disbanded two years later.
Scope and Contents
Four scrapbooks compiled by Lois Trice compose the Austin Community Concert
Association Scrapbooks, 1935-1955, documenting numerous classical, operatic, and
other performances hosted by the Austin Community Concert Association in Austin,
Texas. The scrapbooks contain photographs, programs, tickets, membership cards,
newspaper clippings, and correspondence related to performances by the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra, soprano Bidu Sayao, dancer Carola Goya, violinist Joseph
Szigeti, mime Angna Enters, and pianist Clifford Curzon, among others.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Trice, Lois Baird.
Subjects (Organizations)
Austin Community Concert Association --
Archives.
Subjects
Concerts -- Texas -- Austin.
Musicians -- Texas -- Austin.
Entertainers -- Texas -- Austin.
Music -- Texas -- Austin.
Places
Austin (Tex.) -- History -- 20th
century -- Sources.
Preferred Citation
Austin Community Concert Association Scrapbooks, 1935-1955, Dolph Briscoe Center for
American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory:
4L339-4L342
Scrapbooks, 1935-1955