Fraternal, Workplace, and Institutional Bands

Tulsa National Association of Letter Carriers Band, Branch 1358

Also documented as: Tulsa Letter Carriers Band · Oklahoma State Band of Letter Carriers

TulsaLate 1920s; documented at 1929 national conventionWorkplace and labor-association band

Documented history with gaps

Master record051

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

Two Beryl Ford Collection images identify Branch 1358's band at the Tulsa post office and at the 1929 national convention in Minneapolis.

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

History

Identity and chronology

Two Beryl Ford Collection images identify Branch 1358's band at the Tulsa post office and at the 1929 national convention in Minneapolis.

Leadership

The reviewed evidence for Tulsa National Association of Letter Carriers Band, Branch 1358 does not identify a director, bandmaster, organizer, or complete leadership succession.

Sponsorship and participation

Tulsa National Association of Letter Carriers Band, Branch 1358 is classified by its documented workplace and labor-association band identity. The affiliation is reported as an organizational context, not as proof of legal ownership, continuous funding, or a successor relationship.

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

Activity

Two Beryl Ford Collection images identify Branch 1358's band at the Tulsa post office and at the 1929 national convention in Minneapolis. The image is evidence of the depicted occasion or group, not proof of a founding date or continuous operation.

Why this band matters

Named sponsored organization documenting Oklahoma civic, occupational, fraternal, or institutional music.

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

Late 1920s; documented at 1929 national convention
Documented evidence
Two Beryl Ford Collection images identify Branch 1358's band at the Tulsa post office and at the 1929 national convention in Minneapolis.
Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

The evidence for Tulsa National Association of Letter Carriers Band, Branch 1358 does not establish uninterrupted continuity across every named period, reorganization, alias, or possible successor. The packet therefore treats Late 1920s; documented at 1929 national convention as the supported evidence span rather than a complete institutional chronology.

What remains unknown

For Tulsa National Association of Letter Carriers Band, Branch 1358: confirm founding and closing dates, directors, membership, sponsorship, performances, and any successor organization from primary sources.

Evidence

Sources

1 of 1 listed live source link resolved during the September 3, 2026 audit.

Digitalcollections sourceTulsa Library - band.pdf, PDF page 12; catalog TCCL 16501 and 17488

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