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Inventory of the San Antonio Music Teachers Association Records, 1986-2005
Historical NoteThrough the local press, a meeting of music teachers of San Antonio was called on the mezzanine floor of the St. Anthony Hotel , Wednesday, March 24, 1915. After lengthy discussion as to the purpose of such a meeting, and having decided that a music teacher's organization would raise the standard of the profession in San Antonio, the nineteen teachers present organized "The Music Teachers Association of San Antonio, Texas". Committees were elected for establishing requirements, drafting a constitution and by-laws, and a Chairman was selected. The first meeting was held in the Tapestry Room of the St. Anthony Hotel , March 31, 1915. A constitution and by-laws were presented and permanent officers were elected at a meeting on April 14, 1915. Mr. J.M. Steinfeldt became the first president. Early meetings were held every other month from September to May. Each meeting ended with a performance or presentation of a paper by a member. The first yearbook with members' names, constitution, by-laws, and a list of scheduled activities was printed October 1919. Membership quickly rose to close to one hundred and fifty active members, five contributing members and five local honorary members. The scope of activities has expanded over the years to include many activities for members' students, the latest being the establishment of a SAMTA Scholarship Fund in 1988. Professionalism and quality teaching have continued to be the purpose of the San Antonio Music Teachers Association for over eight decades. Source: History of San Antonio Music Teacher Association, http://www.samusicteachers.org/history.cfm Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe San Antonio Music Teachers Association records include administration materials, correspondence, financial records, convention materials, awards, publications, programs, gavel, plaque, yearbooks and one photograph and a negative. The collection spans the years 1984-2006 with the bulk of the material dating from 1990-2005. The original order and folder titles have, for the most part, been retained. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form. Usage RestrictionsThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Identification of item], San Antonio Music Teachers Association records, MS 238, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections. Acquisition InformationReceived from Kasandra Keeling in June 2007 (Acc. 2007-061). Processing InformationProcessed July 2009 by Rose Rodriguez, Collections Assistant. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the collection
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