Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The University of Chicago Band
Some articles about the band in the Chicago Tribune, viewable at a library: 1)"HARPER ASKS A BAND:University Man Is Ready to Blow a Cornet Again. USED TO BE A LEADER. Music Needed to Go with Proposed Military Drill. SENIOR COUNCIL HEARS PLAN Harper Led the Village Band. Must Be Up to Date. Don't Fancy Being Escorts." Dec 2, 1897.  p. 5. 580 word  article about the organization of the band, significant coverage. 2)"Expect a stiff game." Nov 22, 1898, page 4. 39 words about the band's first appearance. In prospect or retrospect, it is still includable in an article if marginal for notability. 3)"Ban is on "A Hot Time. Chicago University Band plays catchy air no more." Jun 24, 1899, page 1. Someone ordered  the band to stop playing the aforementioned song, and against playing catchy tunes to support the home team and dirges when the opponent was at bat. Great student indignation on campus. 807 word article about the band, front page of the paper, significant for notability. 4)"HUMBLE CORNELL'S PRIDE:MAROONS DECISIVELY DEFEAT THE TEAM FROM ITHACA," Oct 15, 1899. p.17. marginally significant for notability, useful in article: 67 words about how  "Hot Time" was played by band despite taboo, and Chicago rooting improved, in long story about playing. 5)"Indians refuse to play Chicago," Nov 23, 1899, page4. 47 words in longer story about how the Minnesota and Chicago bands will play, and UC president lifts ban on "Hot Time" for occasion.Marginal for notability, useful in article. 6)"Classic music at football game. University of Chicago band to play the Traumerei today," Nov 3, 1900, page 6. 358 words story about the band changing to only playing classical music, and no catchy tunes or college songs. Clearly significant coverage. Student resentment. 7)"Rooter chorus at the games," Oct 8, 1901; In protest against band's failure to play catchy or college tunes or fight songs, a chorus will supply them. Marginal for notability but useful in an article. In summary, from 1897 through 1901 I found significant coverage in 3 articles in the one paper I have searched. In addition, the article from 1921 in Jacobs' Band Monthly counts. That publication appears to be a reliable source, since it is http://books.google.com/books?id=J2gdCa_4d2gC&pg=PA440&lpg=PA440&dq=%22jacobs%27+band+monthly%22&source=bl&ots=RJQNTO5RBd&sig=vMoo_g7HgTlD9_ARGNRzNFhcqqA&hl=en&ei=BNWqSv6IEpXlnAeYzbSIDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22jacobs%27%20band%20monthly%22&f=false cited repeatedly in a 2006 book about Sousa published by University of Illinois Press. Satisfies  and  criterion 1. Notability even just from 1897 to 1901 is sufficient, since notability is permanent
— User:Edison, 22:53, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:N||WP:BAND (Wikipedia:Notability)