• Letter of invitation to the organizational meeting. (GIF, 58 KB)
• Minutes of the organizational meeting, written by Kenneth La Barre. (GIF, 100 KB)
• First Newsletter, page 1. (GIF, 116 KB)
• First Newsletter, page 2. (GIF, 90 KB)

First Board of Directors of the LSA (1967)

• Stanley Buetens, Stanford, CA
• Dr. Joseph Garton, Bloomington, IN
• David Harris, Upper Montclair, NJ
• Kenneth La Barre (President), Montclair, NJ
• Howard Vogel (Treasurer), New York, NY
• George Warren (Secretary), Baltimore, MD
• Christopher Williams (Vice President), New York, NY

Presidents of the LSA

• Kenneth La Barre (1967 – 1968)
• Stanley Buetens (1969 – 1972)
• Dr. Joseph Garton (1973)
• Suzanne Bloch (1974 – 1977)
• Peter Danner (1978 – 1981)
• John Jamison (1982 – 1983)
• Catherine Liddell (1984 – 1985)
• Caroline Usher (1986)
• Doug Towne (1987)
• Caroline Usher (1988 – 2002)
• Dick Hoban (2003 – present)

Editors of the Journal of the LSA

• Kenneth La Barre (I)
• Joan Myers (II – VII)
• Peter Danner (VIII – XV)
• Douglas Alton Smith (XV)
• James Meadors (XVI)
• Victor Coelho (XVII – XXIX)
• Douglas Alton Smith (XXX – present)

Editors of the LSA Newsletter and Quarterly

• Kenneth La Barre (1966 – 1968)
• Donna Curry (1968 – January, 1975)
• Peter Danner (April, 1975)
• Douglas Alton Smith (July, 1975 – 1977)
• Bruce MacEvoy (1977-1979)
• Douglas Alton Smith (1980)
• Paul Beier (1979 – 1982)
• Doug Towne (1982 – 1983)
• Stockton Birthisel (1983 – 1988)
• Bryan Prud'Homme (1988 – 1991)
• Richard Darsie (1991 – 1992)
• Phil Rukavina (1992 – 1996)
• Tom Garcia (1996 – 1998)
• Caroline Usher (1998)
• Scott Witzke (1999 – 2001)
• James Rodgers (1999 – 2001)
• Howard Posner (November, 2001)
• Caroline Usher (February, 2002)
• Dawn Culbertson (May, 2002)
• Dick Hoban (August – November, 2002)
• Jim Stimson (February – May, 2003)
• Betsy Small (August, 2003)
• Katherine Wallace (November, 2003)
• Dick Hoban (February, 2004)
• Jim Stimson (May, 2004)
• Sean Smith (August, 2004)
• Dick Hoban (November, 2004)
• Betsy Small (February, 2005)
• Jim Stimson (May, 2005)
• Jocelyn Nelson (August, 2005)
• Dick Hoban (November, 2005)
• Sean Smith (February, 2006)
• Jim Stimson (May, 2006)
• Jocelyn Nelson (August, 2006)
• Dick Hoban (November, 2006)
• Bob Clair (February, 2007)
• Jim Stimson (May, 2007)
• Denys Stephens (August, 2007)
• Dick Hoban (November 2007)
• Sean Smith (February 2008)
• Jim Stimson (May 2008)
• Jocelyn Nelson (August 2008)
• Currently a rotating assignment.

Administrators

• Virginia Schoonover (1969 – 1972)
• Sally Newcomb (1972 – 1978 )
• Nancy Carlin (1979 – 1982)
• Beedle (White) Hinely (1983 – 2002)
• Nancy Carlin (2002 – present)

Treasurers

• Howard Vogel (1967 – 1968?)
• Peter Danner (1969 – 1977)
• Mark Prensky (1978)
• Herb Hendrickson (1979 – 1981)
• Beedle (White) Hinely (1982 – 1986)
• Deborah Bloomberg (1986 – 1991)
• Garald Farnham (1991 – present)

Librarians

• Peter Danner (1969 – 1975)
• Nancy Carlin (1975 – 1982)
• Anne Burns (1983 – present)

Webmasters

• Wayne Cripps (1995 – 2002)
• Daniel Heiman (2002 – present)

Summer Seminars Sponsored by the LSA

• 1970, 15 – 20 June, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA
• 1971, 21 June – 2 July, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA
• 1976, 27 June – 3 July, Barrington College, Barrington RI
• 1977 (East), Barrington College, Barrington RI
• 1977 (West), University of Southern California, CA
• 1978 (East), Barrington College, Barrington RI
• 1978 (West), Domincan College, San Rafael CA
• 1979 (East), Barrington College, Barrington RI
• 1979 (West), Dominican College, San Rafael CA
• 1980, Oakland University, Rochester MI
• 1981, 2 – 7 August, Oakland University, Rochester MI
• 1982, Oakland University, Rochester MI
• 1983, Hartt College of Music, CT
• 1985, Oakland University, Rochester MI
• 1986, Oakland University, Rochester MI
• 1987, Meredith College, Raleigh NC
• 1988, University of North Carolina, Asheville NC
• 1989, Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
• 1990, Oakland University, Rochester MI
• 1991, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore MD
• 1993, Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY
• 1994 (East), Amherst College, Amherst MA
• 1994 (West), University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
• 1995, Northwestern University, Evanston IL
• 1996 (East), 11 – 18 August, Amherst College, Amherst MA
• 1996 (West), 29 July – 2 August, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
• 1997, Smith College, Northhampton MA
• 1998, 5 – 11 July, Capital University, Columbus OH
• 1999 (East), 8 – 14 August, Tufts University, Medford MA
• 1999 (West), 18 – 24 July, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
• 2000, 25 – 31 June, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
• 2001 (East), 5 – 12 August, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT
• 2001 (West), University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
• 2002, 7 – 13 July, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
• 2003 (East), 3 – 10 August, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT
• 2003 (West), 3 – 8 August, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
• 2004, 27 June – 2 July, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
• 2005 (East), 17 – 24 July, Bennington College, Bennington VT
• 2005 (West), 24 – 29 July, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
• 2006, 25 – 30 June, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
• 2007 (East), 8 – 16 July, Connecticut College, New London CT
• 2007 (West), 29 July – 3 August, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
• 2008, 22 – 28 June, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH