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Purcell Band

Also documented as: LaComba's Concert Band · Schuman's German Cornet Band · Purcell Cornet Band

PurcellEstablished late 1880s; later names documented into 1910-1911Town and concert band lineage
Documented history with gaps
Master record102
Newspaper clipping from The Purcell Register, July 21, 1899, page 7, documenting Purcell Cornet Band.

Operational evidence

Purcell Cornet Band

The Purcell Cornet Band is named in actual activity.

The Purcell Register, July 21, 1899, p. 7. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, via The Gateway to Oklahoma History.

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Underlying newspaper issue published before 1923; public-domain publication. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, and Gateway credit retained under current Gateway citation guidance.

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Documented overview

The reviewed Oklahoma band history identifies Purcell Band in Purcell and gives the evidence date as Established late 1880s; later names documented into 1910-1911. The narrative describes a sequence of names but continuity among them still needs primary-source confirmation.; A contemporary item supplies the Cornet Band form of the name.

Documented history with gaps. The record supports a public history, with important limitations stated on the page.

History

Identity and chronology

The reviewed Oklahoma band history identifies Purcell Band in Purcell and gives the evidence date as Established late 1880s; later names documented into 1910-1911. The narrative describes a sequence of names but continuity among them still needs primary-source confirmation.; A contemporary item supplies the Cornet Band form of the name.

Leadership

The reviewed evidence for Purcell Band does not identify a director, bandmaster, organizer, or complete leadership succession.

Sponsorship and participation

Purcell Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Purcell. Municipal ownership, public funding, and organizational continuity are not inferred from a town name alone.

Adult or plausibly adult; exact participation model may remain unverified.

Activity

The reviewed Oklahoma band history identifies Purcell Band in Purcell and gives the evidence date as Established late 1880s; later names documented into 1910-1911. The narrative describes a sequence of names but continuity among them still needs primary-source confirmation.; A contemporary item supplies the Cornet Band form of the name.

Why this band matters

Named Oklahoma community or municipal ensemble with durable evidence (Purcell Band).

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    The reviewed Oklahoma band history identifies Purcell Band in Purcell and gives the evidence date as Established late 1880s; later names documented into 1910-1911. The narrative describes a sequence of names but continuity among them still needs primary-source confirmation.; A contemporary item supplies the Cornet Band form of the name.

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Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

Verify the dates and organizational continuity of the Purcell, LaComba, and Schuman names from period newspapers and museum records. Until that issue is resolved, the packet uses the narrowest chronology and identity stated in the evidence.

What remains unknown

Verify the dates and organizational continuity of the Purcell, LaComba, and Schuman names from period newspapers and museum records.

Evidence

Sources

The controlling project citation was reconciled against W. Scott Barger, We Want a Band!: A History of Community Bands in Oklahoma (book addendum, pp. 56–58; book illustration, p. 30), and the user-supplied newspaper corpus (NEWS-145).

  1. W. Scott Barger, We Want a Band!: A History of Community Bands in OklahomaBook addendum, pp. 56–58; book illustration, p. 30; user-supplied newspaper corpus: NEWS-145

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