Oklahoma Musicians

Logan County

Musical history, people, ensembles, photographs, and source material from the Oklahoma Musicians Library.

The musical history of Logan County.

Logan County has unusually strong early band evidence because Guthrie was the territorial capital and a major public-ceremony site. The strongest verified record is a Gateway photograph of the Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band participating in Charles N. Haskell’s inauguration parade in Guthrie on November 16, 1907. Confidence: High. [Gateway photograph](https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1623239/)

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Read the full account, chronology, named ensembles and people, source links, and research notes. These library reports reflect their original research passes; related records below may add later evidence.

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108 linked records. Connections follow county names and communities documented in the sources; they do not establish a birthplace, exact historical boundary, or continuous residence.

Photographs and visual sources.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Verna Kellogg West Afew of many orchestra arrangements used by the Kellogg Orchestra during silent movie days. Mrs. West and her first husband, N.P. Kellogg are pictured on the front."
[Photograph 2012.201.B1361.0589]Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Verna Kellogg West Afew of many orchestra arrangements used by the Kellogg Orchestra during silent movie days. Mrs. West and her first husband, N.P. Kellogg are pictured on the front."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Contemporary citations document Walter J. Nopper’s juvenile and 58-piece boy-and-girl Scout band.
Nopper's Juvenile BandContemporary citations document Walter J. Nopper’s juvenile and 58-piece boy-and-girl Scout band.School and Youth Bands · Original source
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Chicago-bound Guthrie High School Bluejay Band is pictured here in concert arrangement."
[Photograph 2012.201.B0276B.0147]Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Chicago-bound Guthrie High School Bluejay Band is pictured here in concert arrangement."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Journal newspaper. Caption: "Photograph of Three Guthrie job center corps women Nancy Smith, Bertha Gascar and Sherry Chambers try the guitars given to Guthrie center by the D, H. Baldwin Piano company." Headline: Johnson Don Baldwin Piano Company.
Baldwin Piano Company.Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Journal newspaper. Caption: "Photograph of Three Guthrie job center corps women Nancy Smith, Bertha Gascar and Sherry Chambers try the guitars given to Guthrie center by the D, H. Baldwin Piano company." Headline: Johnson Don Baldwin Piano Company.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Journal newspaper. Caption: "For those who would rather stay inside and visit, quiet lounges, decorated in warm shades of brown, orange and gold, are available. At right, Wanda Dawson, (right) , acting manager meets with club president, H.D. fiddler, and his wife, this years queen." Headline: Lakeview Country Club.
Lakeview Country Club.Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Journal newspaper. Caption: "For those who would rather stay inside and visit, quiet lounges, decorated in warm shades of brown, orange and gold, are available. At right, Wanda Dawson, (right) , acting manager meets with club president, H.D. fiddler, and his wife, this years queen." Headline: Lakeview Country Club.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Verna Kellogg West.. . remembering her piano-playing days Verns Kellogg West in her home in Guthrie where she has lived since 1911."
[Photograph 2012.201.B1361.0587]Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Verna Kellogg West.. . remembering her piano-playing days Verns Kellogg West in her home in Guthrie where she has lived since 1911."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source