Frank Youkstetter Collection

Jamie Weber
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
800 North Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: (909) 607-3977
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu
URL: https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
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Descriptive Summary

Title: Frank Youkstetter Collection
Dates: 1929-1933
Collection number: PC.0024
Creator: Youkstetter, Frank, 1912-2011
Extent: 0.2 Linear Feet (1 half-size document box)
Repository: Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: This collection contains programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Frank Youkstetter's involvement in the Pomona College Glee Club.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in collection: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection open for research.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to the Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Frank Youkstetter Collection (PC-0024). Pomona College Archives, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Irene Nachreiner, 2012.

Accruals

Additions to the collection are not anticipated.

Processing Information

Arranged and processed by Jamie Weber in 2012.

Biography / Administrative History

Frank Youkstetter was an accompanist and piano soloist for the Pomona College Men's Glee Club. After graduating from Pomona College, he continued his piano studies in New York City, received an M.A. in Music from USC, and became a professional pianist. He made his professional debut in Los Angeles in 1937 and went on to appear at leading schools and colleges throughout the United States.

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection contains programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Youkstetter's involement in the Pomona College Men's Glee Club from the years 1929 to 1933, including photographs from their 1932 trip to the National Glee Club Championship in St. Louis where they placed first.

Organization and Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically by file name.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.

Subject Terms

Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
College students
Glee clubs
Student activities
Youkstetter, Frank, 1912-2011

Genre and Form of Materials

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Ephemera
Photographs
Programs


Box 1, Folder 1

Glee Club programs 1932-1933

Box 1, Folder 2

Newspaper clippings undated

Box 1, Folder 3

Photographs 1929-1932 and undated

Box 1, Folder 4

Glee Club key 1932