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PITTSBURGH MUSIC - ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

 

CHARLES N. BOYD (1875-1937)

 

Contents

  • Scrapbooks (100+)
    • qr 780.973 B66s, volumes 1 - 11 and qr 780.973 B66sc, volumes 1 - 15 are primarily about Mr. Boyd himself; articles he wrote, or groups and performances he participated in.
    • qr 780.973 B66s, volumes 12 - 99 are primarily collections of programs, newspaper items, and music journal critiques from and about Pittsburgh music and musicians.
  • Typescripts of articles written by Boyd:
    • Music and the Community (2)
    • Music Education (6)
    • Bach at Berea (Ohio)
    • Music and the Church (6)

Time period  1893-1937

Subject

       CHARLES NEWELL BOYD had an insatiable appetite for information surrounding music and musicians whether local, national or global. From his prodigious daily reading of newspapers, journals and periodicals, he clipped columns, articles and photos of everything that interested him and pasted all these historical facts into large, often bulging, scrapbooks. Later, all 115 volumes were donated to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

       Charles N. Boyd was a consummate musician, unparalleled for his curiosity and drive. He was an 1894 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, performing artist (organ/piano), organizer, scholarly writer for Groves Dictionary, manager of musical artists, co-founder/director in 1915 of the Pittsburgh Musical Institute, music professor at Western Theological Seminary, long-tenured organist/choir director at North Avenue Methodist Church, initiator/director of the Pittsburgh Choral Society, historian, president of the Music Teachers National Association, and above all, a humanitarian. It appeared his wife and four daughters were helpmates in his work until his death in 1937 at age 61. News writers labeled him "an impressive and important musical presence in Pittsburgh" at the turn of the 20th century.

       On a lighter side, his collection revealed a man who enjoyed many clever cartoons, which were scattered throughout all his scrapbooks.

       In many respects, he was a "Renaissance Man" and a vital personality in the development and growth of music in Pittsburgh, which he chronicled at length.

Location

    Oliver Room, Pittsburgh Music Archive #5 (2 boxes)
    Oliver Room, qr 780.973 B66s volumes 1 - 99 (scrapbooks)
    Oliver Room, qr 780.973 B66sc volumes 1 - 15 (scrapbooks)

See Also

FINDING LIST

Click on links to see the finding lists of the following:

Scrapbooks qr 780.973 B66s vols. 1 - 99

qr 780.973 B66s Volumes 1 - 11 are primarily about Mr. Boyd himself; articles he wrote, or groups and performances he participated in.

qr 780.973 B66s Volumes 12 - 99 are primarily collections of programs, newspaper items, and music journal critiques from and about Pittsburgh music and musicians.

PLEASE NOTE:
For qr 780.973 B66s vols. 31 - 99: Due to the extremely fragile condition of the scrapbooks, our aim has been to save all of the items pertaining to Pittsburgh music.

Scrapbooks qr 780.973 B66sc vols. 1 - 15

Primarily about Mr. Boyd himself; articles he wrote, or groups and performances he participated in.