Old Missoula

Below is a link to the Ursula Jane Davis Masters Thesis from Montana State University – 1960.

A HISTORY OF MUSICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA I86O-I940

The purpose of this paper is to put in narrative form, for the first time, a history of the growth and development of music in the city of Missoula, from the time it was established in 1865 to the year 1940. Special emphasis is on music in the schools; civic music; music organizations; performing groups; and the professional entertainment brought into the city.

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