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Kellogg Concert Course Program Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-KCC

Scope and Contents

The collection includes programs from the Kellogg Concert Course and Kellogg Sunday Afternoon Concert series. Some programs include newspaper clippings and ephemera tucked inside.

Dates

  • Nov. 1924 - March 1940

Conditions Governing Access

The records are stored in a restricted area and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.

Conditions Governing Use

See Hartford History Center's Collection Use policy. Permission to publish from the collection must be obtained in writing from curator of the Hartford History Center, and a copy of the published work may be requested by the Hartford History Center. The Hartford History Center reserves the right to refuse permission to publish, etc. to those who have not complied with its policies. Use of the collections will normally not be permitted for the purpose of promotion of commercial products and services or political campaigns. Hartford History Center at Hartford Public Library reserves the right to limit the number of photographic prints/captures and to restrict the use or reproduction of rare, fragile, or valuable objects.

Biographical / Historical

Concert manager Robert Kellogg presented his first concert series in the winter of 1922-1923 at the Capitol Theater. Over the next seventeen years, Kellogg brought world-renowned singers, instrumentalists, musical groups, and dancers to Hartford. The concert series moved to the larger Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall when it opened in 1930 and ran until Kellogg's passing in 1940.

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (1 closed pamphlet box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Programs from the Kellogg Sunday Afternoon Concert series.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Related Materials

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Collection, MS-Bushnell Center

Author
Katie Bushman
Date
August 2026
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hartford History Center Repository

Contact:
Hartford History Center
Hartford Public Library
500 Main St
Hartford CT 06103 USA
860.695.6297