German Society of Pennsylvania - Singing Societies Collection

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This collection contains items from the German Society of Pennsylvania's archival holdings related to Philadelphia-based German-American singing societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include: souvenir programs, recordings, correspondence and sheet music.
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Grand Banner Dedication of the National German-American Alliance
Grand Banner Dedication of the National German-American Alliance
German Americans--Pennsylvania--Societies, etc., German Americans--Societies, etc., Choral societies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, German Americans--Music, German American women--Pennsylvania--Societies, etc., Souvenir programs, Membership lists, Advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, National German-American Alliance, Junger Männerchor (Philadelphia, Pa.), Männerchor (Philadelphia, Pa.), Harmonie Singing Society, Deutsch-Amerikanischer Zentral-Bund von Pennsylvanien, Damen des Philadelphia Zweiges
A program for the grand banner dedication of the National German-American Alliance containing information about the Alliance, histories of select German singing societies in Philadelphia, and a directory of the members of the singing societies. It also has the schedule of the event and the text of the choruses for the songs performed.
Souvenir Programme of the Grand Musical and Dramatic Festival
Souvenir Programme of the Grand Musical and Dramatic Festival
Vereinigte Sänger von Philadelphia, Police Dept.--Philadelphia (Pa.), Police Pension Fund Association (Philadelphia, Pa.), Choral societies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Music fesitvals--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, German Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Societies, etc., German Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography, German Americans--Music, Souvenir programs, Membership lists, Advertisements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
This program contains the schedule of events for the Grand Musical and Dramatic Festival held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from April 5 through April 8. It contains accounts of the Philadelphia Police Department, its pension fund, and the United Singers of Philadelphia as well as descriptive histories of the German singing societies operating in Philadelphia. It also features biographical sketches of members of the executive committee of arrangements and biographical notes on the 17 musical directors of singing societies belonging to the United Singers.