Dates

• Existence: 1964-

Administrative History

The National Conference of the American Harp Society was first held in New York City in 1964. It was held annually until 1994, and moved to a biennial schedule.

Citation:

Chamber music program [SR] 1982: accompanying material (American Harp Society, Conference)

American Harp Society WWW Home page, Jan. 15, 2002 conference page (National Conference of the Amer. Harp Soc. is a biennial meeting; most recent was the 34th in Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000)

Phone call to Elizabeth Blakeslee, Aug. 2, 2002 (Conferences were made biennial (on even years) in early 1990s; prior to that time they were conducted annually)

Christa Grix papers, 1995 : (The American Harp Society is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1962. With over three thousand members and ninety chapters in the United States and Canada, it is the largest organization of harpists in the world)

American Harp Society website, via WWW, May 11, 2015 (National Conference; first held in New York, N.Y. in 1962; held annually until 1994, then biennially)

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