Box 2

Post-its marking notices related to the Kotzschmar organ or future organists were left as is.

Booklet about organ's namesake. Kotzschmar was a German-born musician who moved to Portland in 1849 and became the city's most prominent musician.

Articles include: "Portland's unsung musical treasure," by Gloria Hutchinson (1979) and "The Music Maker," by Meadow Rue Merrill (1998).

Articles include: "The Kotzschmar memorial organ," by Jonathan Ambrosino (1992), "What went right?" by David E. Wallace (1994), "The mighty Kotzschmar memorial organ is back!" by David E. Wallace (1997).

Articles include: "Kotzschmar memorial organ" (1997) and "The Kotzschmar organ, Merrill Auditorium/City Hall," by Jonathan Ambrosino (2014).

In issue of Greater Portland.

Includes: "The Kotzschmar memorial organ: keeping Portland history alive," in The Chronicle (1993), "Introducing The Merrill: the newly renovated Merrill Auditorium at City Hall celebrates its reopening," Maine Sunday Telegram special publication (1997), and "The legacy of Hermann Kotzschmar: passed his love of music on to many," in Discover Maine (1999).

Includes: mention (pp. 24-26) in "A voice from the past: the story of a mighty pipe organ," Paula Hirschoff, Hennepin History (2013); "Way up north: Kotzschmar organ," by Mike Foley, Chattervox (2014); and "The Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, Portland City Hall, Portland, Maine," The Diapason (2014) (full copy of which is housed in Box 6/Folder X)

City's first municipal organist. Notebook includes news clippings, photographs, publicity material, and programs.

Municipal organist. Notebook includes news clippings, photographs, publicity material, and programs.