Collections Information
Collection
Portia Smith donation of songbooks and other music materials
Location
Dispersed among holdings in the Music and Performing Arts Library
Provenance
Personal collection of donor.
When acquired
August 20, 1991.
Description
Donation included 10 hymnals and other song collections with imprints dating from the period 1849-1945; six books, largely from the turn of the last century; and 13 concert programs from the 1870s – 1920s (mainly University of Illinois Military Band), including a program for the dedication of Smith Memorial Hall in April, 1922.
Arrangement
Dispersed
Access/Finding Aids/Bibliography
List of donated items is filed in Collections File (“Portia Smith”) (see below).
Index terms
Smith, Portia; University of Illinois: Smith Memorial Hall