INTRODUCTION

Title: Kingsport Community Concerts Association (KCCA) Records

Collection Number: Kingsport Community Manuscript Collection (KCMC) 368

Physical Description: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

Creator: Various members of the Kingsport Community Concerts Association

Repository: Archives of the City of Kingsport

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Kingsport Community Concerts Association (KCCA) Records were donated to the Archives of the City of Kingsport by Gerald Tustin, on behalf of the Kingsport Community Concerts Association, in November 2000.

Access/Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Processed by: Brianne Johnson processed the collection and developed the finding aid in May 2008.

COLLECTION CITATION

This collection should be cited as:

Kingsport Community Concerts Association (KCCA) Records, 1941-1999 and undated. KC Manuscript Collection 368, Archives of the City of Kingsport, Tennessee.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE

The Kingsport Community Concerts Association (KCCA) (also legally known as Community Programs) started in 1941 as an affiliation with Community Concerts Service of Columbia Concerts Corporation (now known as Columbia Artists Management, Inc.). The association was formed to promote concerts and various performances in Kingsport. The contract was signed in February 1947 and in March the association held its first organizational meeting. By April 7, 1941 the KCCA sponsored their first concert. The first concert was held at the Civic Auditorium and was a performance by the Cossack Chorus from Russia.

The Association received most of its funding through membership drives. The first membership drive was initiated by Harry P. Carruth and netted around 500 memberships. The association grew over time and was able to provide the community of Kingsport several performances of nationally known acts per season.

The Kingsport Community Concerts Association was officially dissolved in 1999.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Kingsport Community Concerts Association Records contain financial and organizational files collected and maintained by the association. Membership information as well as concert and performance schedules are included. The records are arranged into three series as follows: Series I, Administrative Files, 1941-1999 and undated Boxes 1-2; Series II, Programs and Events, 1941-1998 and undated, Box 3; Series III, Ledgers and Notebooks, 1957-1996 and undated, Boxes 4-5.

SUBJECTS

Columbia Artists Management, Incorporated

Community Programs

Kingsport Community Concerts Association

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Series I, Administrative Files, 1941-1999 and undated, Boxes 1-2.

Series I consists of board meeting minutes, lists of board of directors and officers, committee information, contracts, and information on the history of the association. Included is information on the fiftieth anniversary season, correspondence, and the association’s contact and hold agreements with various artists and performers. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder heading.

Series II, Programs and Events, 1941-1998 and undated, Box 3

Series II contains programs, concert schedules, and artist flyers and bios. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder heading.

Series III, Ledgers and Notebooks, 1957-1996 and undated, Boxes 4-5

Series III consists of five ledgers that contain information on members as well as financial records. There are also two notebooks that contain meeting minutes, committee and board of directors information, concert schedules, correspondence, and publicity. The notebooks contain duplicates of information that is found in Series I. The series is arranged alphabetically.

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Series I, Administrative Files, 1941-1999 and undated, Boxes 1-2.

BOX 1

1. Board meeting minutes, 1985-1991

2. Board meeting minutes, 1992-1994

3. Board meeting minutes, 1995-1998

4. Board of Directors, 1955-1997 (not inclusive)

5. Campaign reports, 1982-1994

6. Certificate of Administrative Dissolution, 1999

7. Committee assignments, 1994-1998

8. Community Concerts, “The Patron Plan,” 1989

9. Community Concerts, Plan of Organization, undated

10. Computers discs, 1993-1998 and undated

11. Constitution and Bylaws, 1975 and undated

12. Contracts and Hold Agreements, 1958-1997 (1 of 4)

13. Contracts and Hold Agreements, 1958-1997 (2 of 4)

14. Contracts and Hold Agreements, 1958-1997 (3 of 4)

15. Contracts and Hold Agreements, 1958-1997 (4 of 4)

16. Correspondence, 1991-1994

17. Correspondence, 1995-1999 and undated

18. Fiftieth anniversary committee, 1991

19. Fiftieth season booklet, 1990-1991

20. Fiftieth season and funfest, c.1941-1991

21. KCCA history, undated

BOX 2

1. Membership committee

2. Membership drives and worker information, 1968-1989

3. Membership drives and worker information, 1990-1998

4. Memorandums to officers and board of directors, 1992-1997

5. National Arts Week, certificate of appreciation, September 1985

6. Newspaper clippings, 1952-1992 and undated

7. Nominating committee, 1992-1994

8. Operating guidelines, undated

9. Photographs and slides, 1998 and undated

10. Photographs (50^th anniversary), 1991

11. Publicity, 1991-1994 and undated

12. Season programs, 1983-1996

13. Sponsorship committee, 1993-1994

14. Staging/ushers/receptions committee, 1993-1994

15. State charter, 1983-1995

16. Tax info, 1954-1988

17. Treasurer’s report, 1957-1996

Series II, Programs and Events, 1941-1998 and undated, Box 3

BOX 3

1. Artist flyers and bios, undated

2. Concert schedules. 1971-1980

3. Concert schedules, 1980-1998

4. List of scheduled programs, 1941-1980

5. Membership cards with season schedules, 1959-1972

6. Programs, 1961-1964

7. Programs, 1964-1969

8. Programs, 1969-1974

9. Programs, 1974-1981

10. Programs, 1981-1985

11. Programs, 1985-1989

12. Programs, 1989-1992

13. Programs, 1992-1998

14. Scrapbook of flyers and programs, 1978-1988

Series III, Ledgers and Notebooks, 1957-1996 and undated, Boxes 4-5

BOX 4

1. Ledger-complimentary and earned memberships, 1961-1974

2. Ledger-financial, 1958-1996

3. Ledger-membership, 1957-1961

4. Ledger-membership, 1988-1992

5. Ledger-membership, 1992-1996

BOX 5

1. Notebook, 1941-1987 and undated (1 of 2)

2. Notebook, 1941-1987 and undated (2of 2)

3. Notebook, various dates (1 of 5)

4. Notebook, various dates (2 of 5)

5. Notebook, various dates (3 of 5)

6. Notebook, various dates (4 of 5)

7. Notebook, various dates (5 of 5)

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