Discover the rich tapestry of choral history once housed in the ACDA International Archives for Choral Music in Oklahoma City, OK.
Collections are now housed at the University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). They encompass a wide array of historical treasures, such as correspondence, programs, lectures, photographs, research files, newsletters, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, meeting minutes, awards, publications, music scores and parts, and personal papers documenting the careers of prominent American choral directors and leaders of the American Choral Directors Association especially between the 1950s and 2000s. Delve into the collections below that pique your interest, with most organized alphabetically by topic. This list provides insight into the wealth of materials in each collection, including box numbers for your reference. To explore the content of these collections, please follow this link.
If you wish to experience these treasures in person, don’t hesitate to reach out to the University of Illinois Archives at (217) 333-0798 or email to make arrangements to view materials. Because many of these are housed off-site, they must be brought to the Archives offices and, therefore, must be specifically requested. The process for doing this will be shared by UIUC Archives staff upon receipt of inquiries.
Robert Shaw Collection
Charles C. Hirt Papers
Colleen Kirk Papers
Division Collection
Elaine Brown Collection
Elwood Keister Papers
F. Melius Christiansen Papers
Ferenc Farkas Papers
Fred Waring Papers
Harold Decker Papers
James Berry Papers
IFCM
Morris D. Hayes Papers
National Conference Collection
Russell Mathis Papers
Stanley Glarum Papers and Recordings
Walter Collins Papers
