Newark Music Society records

In December of 1923, a small group of prominent Newark, Delaware, citizens met at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Hullihen to discuss the formation of an organization that would “promote good music” in the town of Newark. The resultant organization – the Newark Music Society – played a significant role in the cultural life of the community during its twenty-six years of existence. The Newark Music Society Records consist of all of the known organizational papers generated by the Society during its activity and maintained in the Society’s “secretary book” by Miss Freda Ritz, secretary of the society from 1924 – 1945. These include the organization’s constitution; minutes of the Society’s organizational, annual and committee meetings; annual reports of the president and treasurer; announcements and press releases; and several programs from Society “musicales” and concerts given under Society auspices.