Arts in Education (AIE), 1988-2018

Extent:

3.86 cubic ft.

Scope and content:

The Arts in Education Series documents Ruth Pelham’s concerts, residences, workshops, and programs at various youth-centric and educational institutions. Included are song lyrics she distributed and/or developed with students in various stages of the writing process, legal and financial documentation, correspondence between Pelham and institutional staff (usually school faculty), photographs of events, personal notes, reflections on events, post-performance evaluations, and thank you notes from participants (usually youths). This series is a more intimate look at the inner processes that kept the Music Mobile’s wheels turning beyond grant funding and fundraising.

Researchers should note that Pelham often included promotional materials in her files that predate the dates of her residencies. For example, her residency at the Clark Street Developmental Learning School took place in 1995-1996, but contains promotional material from 1991 and is dated accordingly.

Language:

English

Arrangement:

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Using these materials

Access:: The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.

Collection restrictions:: Access to this collection is unrestricted with the exception of a select number of files noted on the finding aid. Many of these files contain PII related to minors who attended Music Mobile events. For the purposes of fulfilling her grant obligations, Ruth Pelham needed to secure and retain this data and it contextualizes the administrative aspects of her work. Although the individuals in question are no longer minors, they were children at the time the events occurred, so the archivist elected to restrict this information.
Collection terms of access:: The Department of Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future.