Date of Award
1953
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Business
Abstract
In the United States, in 1953, the manufacture of band instruments in well established with a large part of the industry centered in Elkhart, Indiana. Three major problems will be considered in this thesis: Why the band instrument industry was started in Elkhart, what factors led to the growth and expansion of the industry, and why, after almost eighty years, Elkhart has retained its prominence as the nation's band instrument center.
Recommended Citation
Reed, Charles Vandeveer, "A History of Band Instrument Manufacturing in Elkhart, Indiana" (1953). Graduate Thesis Collection. 413.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/413