Bibliography
Interviews
- Telephone Interview with Vern Avery, Holland, Michigan 24 January 1984
- Telephone Interview with Robert Elaison, 11 January 1983
- Interview with Arne Larson, 11 January 1983
- Telephone Interview with Ralph Wells, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2 February 1984
- Telephone Interview with Gene Pilszuk, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2 February 1984
- Telephone Interview with Rose Thorndill (Venza), 2 February 1984
- Interview with Robb Stewart - March, 1995
Correspondence
- Letter from Lloyd Farrar, Silver Spring, Maryland, 21 June 1984
- Letter from Fred Hertlein, Honolulu, Hawaii, 30 April 1993
- Letter from James R. Huff, Vero Beach, Florida, 22 October 1989
- Letter from Kenneth Pick, 8 August 1989
- Letter from Gene Pokorny, 25 October 1989
- Letter from Glenn Bridges to the Grand Rapids Public Library
- Letter to Arne B. Larson from York, August 7, 1968
- Packing list for a shipment to Arne B. Larson, December 12, 1953
Books and Periodicals
- Frederiksen, Brian. Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind, edited by John Taylor. Gurnee, Illinois: Windsong Press, Ltd., 1996
- From York's Musical Journal Vol II, No. 7, December, 1885
- Grand Rapids Business Directory
- Grand Rapids Press, 28 April 1894
- Grand Rapids Press, 19 December 1908
- Grand Rapids Press, 1/26/52
- Grand Rapids Press, 5 Dec. 1971
- Kriven, Martin. A Century of Wind Instrument Manufacturers in the United States, 1860-1960, State University of Iowa, PhD, 1961. University Microfilms International.
- "The Two Martins," The Music Trades, Vol 24, No. 10, p. 39
- "J. W York and Sons," The Music Trades, Vol 23, No. 18, p. 41
- "York Entertains Holton," The Music Trades, Vol. 24, No. 4, p. 38
- "Attempt to Burn York Plant," The Music Trades, Vol. 24, No. 16, p. 25
- "Latest York Catalog," The Music Trades, Vol 24, No. 18, p. 47
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- "Secure Larger Quarters," The Music Trades, Vol. 26, No. 8, August 22, 1903, p. 42
- "J. W. York and Sons Rushed," The Music Trades, Vol. 26, No. 9, August 29, 1903, p. 41
- "The House of York in New York," The Music Trades, Vol. 26, No. 9, November 7, 1903, p. 47
- "York Slide Trombone," The Music Trades, Vol. 26, No. 22, November 28, 1903, p. 43
- "George W. Jackson Now with J. W. York and Sons," The Music Trades, Vol. 27, No. 18, April 30, 1904, p. 43
- "Heavy York Band Instrument Business," The Music Trades, Vol XXIX, No. 10, p. 50, March 11, 1905
- "House of York Spreads Out," The Music Trades, Vol. XXX, No. 2, p. 49, July 15, 1905
- "Give the Boys the Credit That is Due Them," The Music Trades, Vol. XI, No. 22, p. 51, June 3, 1905
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- "Heavy Demand for Band Instruments," The Music Trades, Vol XXXIII, No. 20, p. 41, May 18, 1907
- Advertisement, The Metronome, Vol. 24, No. 3, March, 1913
- Advertisement, The Dominant, Vol. 21, No. 3, May 1913
- Advertisement, The Dominant, Vol. 21, No. 6, August 1913
- Advertisement, The Musical Enterprise, Vol. 25, No. 9, June 1913
- Advertisement, The Musical Enterprise, Vol. 25, No. 9, June 1913
- Advertisement, The Musical Enterprise, Vol. 25, No. 12, September, 1913
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- Advertisement, The Musical Enterprise, Vol. 26, No. 2, November, 1913
- Advertisement, The Musical Enterprise, Vol. 26, No. 2, November, 1913
- Advertisement, The Musical Enterprise, Vol. 26, No. 3, December, 1913
- Advertisement, The Dominant, Vol. 30, July, 1923
- Advertisement, The Metronome, Vol. XLII, No. 16, p. 45, August 15, 1926
- Advertisement, The Music Magazine, November, 1928
- Advertisement, The Bandmaster, Vol. 3, No. 5, May, 1928
- "York Instrument Company, formed in 1882, A Leader," Grand Rapids Herald, February 9, 1937
- "York Company Sold, Will Expand," (Grand Rapids Herald?) December 5, 1940
Catalogs
- York Catalog hand dated 1907
- York Catalog hand dated 1916
- York Catalog hand dated September 4, 1928.
- "The Instruments of the Band," Booklet published by York, 1927
- York Band Instrument Catalog, June 1, 1928
- York Band Instrument Catalog, 1935
- York Band Instrument Catalog, 1952
- York Band Instrument Catalog, 1957 (1960?)
- York Band Instrument Catalog, (1964?)York Band Instrument Catalog and price list, June 1, 1966
- York Band Instrument Catalog and price list, January 1, 1968
- York Band Instrument Catalog and price list, March 1, 1970
- York Band Instrument Catalog, (1973?)
- York Band Instrument Catalog and price list (also strings catalog), June 1, 1973
Other Documents
- Record of Incorporation of the York Band Instrument Company, from the county records.