d. Subseries, Texas Federation of Music Clubs, 1928-1949, 1963-1965

Correspondence, literary productions, officers' reports and minutes, lists, convention programs, and assorted materials. The first folder contains materials gathered for a history of the Fifth District of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs. Materials from 1931 include a typescript of The Contribution of the Southwest to American Music. Other literary productions relate the history of music in Texas, the histories of local music clubs, and the history of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs. Many biographical sketches of Texas musicians are to be found in this series, especially in the folders for 1943 and 1944. Items from 1963-1965 consist only of convention programs and a 1965 issue of the Texas Music News featuring Lota Spell on its cover. Dr. Spell was the editor of the Texas Music News in 1946.