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Date(s)
- 1930-[1950?] (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
1 parcel.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1873, Albert Kaeser migrated to Australia sometime prior to 1890 when he began playing trombone in the Sandgate Town Band. In 1906, he a opened music shop on George Street in Brisbane. In 1919, Kaeser founded the Brisbane Citizens' Band, now known as the St John Ambulance Concert Band. He began conducting the Ithaca Orchestral Society in 1925 and continued as principal conductor with the group until it disbanded in 1951, at which time it was known as the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
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Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1930-[1950?]
Collection alternatively titled as: Albert Emil Oscar Kaeser Collection.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Newspaper clippings, mostly from Brisbane/Queensland in the 1940s, relating to music, especially municipal bands, and Brisbane history. Includes a handwritten note entitled 'Kaeser family in Australia', listing the names and dates of family members.
Ledger book with initials A.K. on front cover.
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Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
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Language of material
- English
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Publication note
Material from this collection has been cited in:
Dousa, T. M. (2013). 'Julius Otto Kaiser: The Early Years'. Library Trends 62(2), 402-428. Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Status
Migrated
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.