The La Crosse Community Concert Association was founded by John G. Felton, Sr. (1885-1958) in 1932, and he remained the president of the organization through 1952.

The collection consists mainly of concert programs and artist's promotional photographs, many of which are autographed, of the performing artists, as well as correspondence, lists of artists, membership cards and ticket stubs. The La Crosse Community Concert Association's last season was 1979-1980.

Papers of John G. Felton Sr. related to the site and construction of a residence at 2607 Cass Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin, including an correpondence, financial material and photographs. The architectural firm employed was Merman and Skogstad and the general contractor was Espenes and Grunlien of La Crosse, Wis.