Peabody Institute programs

Collection

Identifier: PIRG-11-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Peabody Institute programs collection, 1868-2021, contains concert and recital programs of students, ensembles, faculty, guest artists, and master classes from the Conservatory and Preparatory. The bulk of the programs after approximately 1970 are of Conservatory degree recitals and ensemble concerts.

Dates

Creation: 1868 - 2023

Creator

Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Concert Office (Organization)
Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Marketing and Communications Office (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for use at the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives of the Peabody Institute. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or perform materials in this collection must be submitted in writing to the archivist of the Arthur Friedheim Library.

Biographical / Historical

The Peabody Institute has held regular concerts, events, and other public events since the Conservatory opened in 1866.

Extent

30 Cubic Feet (Approximately 50 boxes and 100 bound volumes.)

2.43 Gigabytes (Approximately 4,000 digital files.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Peabody Institute has held regular concerts, events, and other public events since the Conservatory opened in 1866. The Peabody Institute programs collection contains concert and recital programs of students, ensembles, faculty, guest artists, and master classes from the Conservatory and Preparatory. The bulk of the programs from approximately 1970 to 2020 are of Conservatory degree recitals and ensemble concerts.

Other Finding Aids

Partial inventories of this collection exist offline. Please contact the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives for more information.

Preservica Public URL

Preservica Access

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Most materials were transferred by the Peabody Institute Concert Office or the Peabody Marketing and Communications Office (formerly the Public Relations Office or Public Information Office).

Existence and Location of Copies

Peabody Institute programs digital collection available at https://cdm16613.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16613coll31. The digital collection contains all Institute born-digital programs since 2018 and a number of digitized older programs.

Related Materials

For programs for the Peabody Institute Lecture Series, 1866-1915, see also the Peabody Institute Office of the Provost records, PIRG.03, and the Peabody Institute publications and printed materials collection, PIRG.11.01, series C.

Some programs for special events at the Peabody Institute may be in the Peabody Institute publications and printed materials collection, PIRG.11.01, series J.

Additional programs for Preparatory concerts may be available in the Peabody Preparatory records, PIRG.07.30.

Administrative materials related to concert production from 1973 to 2003 can be found in the Peabody Conservatory Concert Office records, PIRG.07.14.

Materials Specific Details

Some programs from 2008-2019 are available both in print and electronically.

Processing Information

Processed by multiple staff members of the Peabody Archives from 1980 to 2020. During reprocessing by Matt Testa in 2017-2019, draft programs and excess copies of final programs were destroyed. Some production files from the Concert Office records, 1970-2003, containing programs for specific events were integrated into this collection.

Digital collection processed by Matt Testa, 2018-2022.