Cecilians collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of concert programs from the Cecilians annual / anniversary concerts. It also includes a list of society graduates from 1939. It also includes both color and black and white copies of the 2024 Cecilian logo template used for button making and event fliers for the spring 2025 semester.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1930, 1939, 2024-2025
Creator
- Cecilian Club (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Materials are open for research.
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Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy or similar laws, and the Iowa Open Records Law (see Iowa Code § 22.7). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Northern Iowa assumes no responsibility.
Biographical / Historical
The Cecilians were founded as a musical performance group in 1889 under the direction of Julia Curtiss. It is currently one of the oldest operating musical ensembles at the University of Northern Iowa.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The 2024-2025 materials were transferred to SC&UA by Sadie Blomberg, PR / Marketing Executive member for the Cecilian Chorus, December 2024-January 2025.
Bibliography
- Kargarzadeh, Fatemeh. “The campus choir with 130-year heritage.” Northern Iowan, October 27, 2022.. " https://indexuni.library.uni.edu/articles/320432".
Processing Information
Finding aid written by and collection processed by Peter Limbert.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin