RS 13/17/61
Jimmie Howard Reynolds (1925-    )
Papers, 1940-1980

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

 Descriptive summary

creator: Jimmie Howard Reynolds (1925-    )
title: Papers
dates: 1940-1980
extent: 1.68 linear feet (4 manuscript boxes)
collection number: RS 13/17/61
 repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Jimmie Howard Reynolds (1925-    ), Papers, 1940-1980, RS 13/17/61, University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical  note
Jimmie Howard Reynolds (1925-    ) was born February 19, 1925 in Wichita, Kansas. Reynolds graduated from Byrd High School (1942) in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana Polytechnic University (1943-1944), Louisiana State University (1946-1948), and the University of Michigan (1948-1949, 1970-1971). He received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Louisiana State University (1948) and a Master of Music Education degree (1949) from the University of Michigan. Reynolds served in the United States Navy (1943-1946) and was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade.

Reynolds was employed as the Director of Bands at Miami Edison High School, Miami, Florida (1949-1951); and as the Assistant Director of Bands by Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1951-1952). He was the Director of Instrumental Music at Carr Central High School, Vicksburg, Mississippi (1952-1953); and at ISTROMA High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (1955-1959). Reynolds served as Director of Bands at Peabody/Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (1959-1962); and as Director of Bands and Head of the Department of Music at Louisiana Polytechnic University, Ruston, Louisiana (1962-1972). Reynolds was affiliated with the Iowa State University Department of Music as the Conductor of Bands and Associate Professor of Music (1972-1982).

Reynolds was a member of the National Band Association, College Band Directors National Association, Omicron Delta Pi, and the Rotary Club.
 

Collection Description
The collection contains contains biographical information, College Band Directors National Association materials, professional correspondence, and teaching materials. The papers also include photographic prints in an assortment of sizes including 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, and panoramic (337 black & white and 6 color); and negatives (9 black and white) of Jimmie H. Reynolds and high school, college, and unidentified bands.

 

 Container list

Box Folder Title Dates
1 1 CBDNA Conducting Symposium 1968
1 2 "The Clarinet and its Literature" by A. Selmer n.d.
1 3 College Band Directors National Association 1960
1 4 College Band Directors National Association 1961
1 5 College Band Directors National Association 1967
1 6 College Band Directors National Association 1968
1 7 College Band Directors National Association 1969
1 8 College Band Directors National Association 1970
1 9 College Band Directors National Association 1971
1 10 "A Course Study for the Cornet n.d.
1 11 "A Course Study for the Trombone" n.d.
1 12 Correspondence, Vicksburg, Mississippi 1953
1 13 Correspondence 1962
1 14 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1962
1 15 Correspondence 1963
1 16 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1963
1 17 Correspondence, Jim Young 1963
1 18 Correspondence 1964
1 19 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1964
1 20 Correspondence, Jim Young 1964
1 21 Correspondence 1965
1 22 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1965
1 23 Correspondence, Jim Young 1965
1 24 Correspondence 1966
1 25 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1966
1 26 Correspondence, Jim Young 1966
1 27 Correspondence 1967
1 28 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1967
1 29 Correspondence, Jim Young 1967
2 1 Correspondence 1968
2 2 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1968
2 3 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1969
2 4 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1970
2 5 Correspondence 1971
2 6 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1971
2 7 Correspondence 1972
2 8 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University 1972
2 9 Correspondence, Louisiana Polytechnic University n.d.
2 10 ISTROMA High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana n.d.
2 11 "The Influence of Attitude Upon the Progress of the Instrumental Student" by William D. Revelli n.d.
2 12 "Interpretation" by William D. Revelli n.d.
2 13 Kentucky All-State Band 1968
2 14 Louisiana Tech Band Survey Committee 1960
2 15 Louisiana Tech Progress Report 1961
2 16 Maryland All-State Band n.d.
2 17 Pennsylvania Region II All-State Band 1972
2 18 Percussion 1972
2 19 "Principles of Interpretation" by Harold B. Bachman n.d.
2 20 Selected List of Compositions...Since 1900 1949
2 21 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival 1972
2 22 "Teaching of Percussion in Public Schools" n.d.
2 23 "Tone Production" by William D. Revelli n.d.
2 24 "Tone Production and Problems" by Leon Raper n.d.
2 25 University of Michigan Tour 1971
3 1 Biographical Information 1972-1976
3 2 College Band Directors National Association 1973
3 3 College Band Directors National Association 1974
3 4 College Band Directors National Association 1975
3 5 Correspondence, ISU, 1972
3 6 Correspondence, Swift, 1972
3 7 Correspondence, 1973
3 8 Correspondence, Swift 1973
3 9 Correspondence 1974
3 10 Correspondence, Swift 1974
3 11 Correspondence 1975
3 12 Correspondence, Swift 1975
3 13 Correspondence 1976
3 14 Correspondence, Jim Young 1976
3 15 Correspondence, Swift 1976
3 16 Correspondence, Jim Young 1977
3 17 Correspondence, Swift 1977
3 18 Correspondence 1977
3 19 Correspondence, Jim Young 1978
3 20 Correspondence, Swift 1978
3 21 Correspondence 1978
3 22 Correspondence, Kansas City Chiefs 1978
3 23 Correspondence, Jim Young 1979
3 24 Correspondence 1979
3 25 Correspondence, Swift 1979
3 26 Correspondence, Jim Young 1980
3 27 Correspondence 1980
3 28 Correspondence n.d.
3 29 Correspondence, Jim Young n.d.
3 30 Correspondence, Swift n.d.
3 31 Guest Conductor 1972
3 32 Guest Conductor 1973
3 33 Guest Conductor 1974
3 34 Guest Conductor 1975
3 35 Guest Conductor 1976
3 36 Guest Conductor 1977
3 37 Iowa Band Directors Newsletter 1973-1974
3 38 Iowa High School Marching Band Judges 1974
3 39 Mason City Jr. High Band Festival 1974
3 40 News clippings 1972-1980
3 41 North Des Moines Band Festival 1973
3 42 Press Releases 1972-1980
3 43 Programs - Louisiana Tech Music Department Performances 1972-1973
3 44 SCIBA Honor Band 1974
3 45 Squaw Valley Symphony, Correspondence 1977
3 46 Squaw Valley Symphony, Iowa Arts Council 1977
3 47 Squaw Valley Symphony, IRS Tax Exempt Information 1977
3 48 10 Guide Posts to More Successful Score Study ca 1973
4 1 Photographs - Concert Bands (17 black & white and 3 color) n.d.
4 2 Photographs - High School Bands (33 black & white) n.d.
4 3 Photographs - Marching Bands (19 black & white and 1 color) n.d.
4 4 Photographs - Miscellaneous (4 black & white) n.d.
4 5 Photographs - Reynolds, J. H. (6 black & white and 2 color) n.d.
4 6 Photographs - Reynolds, J. H. conducting (2 black & white) n.d.
4 7 Photographs - Byrd High School, Shreveport, Louisiana, (5 black & white) ca. 1940-1941
4 8 Photographs - High School Bands (75 black & white) 1956-1957
4 9 Photographs - High School Bands (141 black & white) 1958-1959
4 10 Photographs - Peabody College Band (1 black & white) 1960
4 11 Photographs - Unidentified (5 black & white) 1962
4 12 Photographs - Louisiana Polytechnic University (17 B & W and 3 Color) ca. 1962-1972
4 13 Photographs and Negatives - ERB Parish Band (9 black and white Photographs and 9 black and white negatives) 1964
4 14 Photographs - Unidentified (2 black and white) 1967
4 15 Photographs - Southwest Iowa Honor Band (1 black & white) 1971

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Revised: 24 March 2000.