Westminster Choir College Archives
The Westminster Choir College Archives document the life and history of the college. The archives include photographs, audiovisual material, audio recordings, posters, scrapbooks, yearbooks, newsletters, realia, concert programs, and publications produced by the college. Compositions and books published by faculty and alumni are also collected and are individually entered in the library’s catalog. The earliest documents date to the founding of the school in Dayton, Ohio, and the archives continues to grow as new records are deposited. Indexes and finding aids are being added as collections are processed.
John Finley Williamson Collection, ca. 1920-ca.1970s
Creator: John Finley Williamson
Title: John Finley Williamson Collection
Dates: ca. 1920- ca. 1970s
Extent: 2 metal filing cabinets, 4 oversized boxes (OS), items in glass cabinets (GC), and items in wooden cabinet 5 (WC door 5)
Location: Dayton room
Abstract: Contains papers related to Westminster Choir College founders John Finley and Rhea B. Williamson and the early years of the college. Collection includes correspondence, tour diaries, notes, meeting minutes, photographs, programs, and ledger books.
Biographical Note
John Finley Williamson, founder and conductor of the Westminster Choir, and co-founder and president of Westminster Choir College, was born in Canton, Ohio in 1887. He married Rhea Beatrice Parlette in 1912. He attained prominence as Director of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dayton, Ohio where his choir excelled and began to tour nationally as the Dayton Westminster Choir, under the sponsorship of patron Katharine Houk Talbott. As their reputation grew, they performed in Carnegie Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall, and other major venues and also recorded for RCA Victor.
In 1926, Williamson, along with his wife Rhea, founded Westminster Choir School at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dayton, Ohio. In 1929, the choir embarked on a tour of Europe, also sponsored by Katharine Houk Talbott. Also in 1929, the school left the church to become affiliated with Ithaca Conservatory in Ithaca, NY; the curriculum expanded from a three to a four year degree program. Due to the efforts of Charles R. Erdman, a prominent Presbyterian, the school moved again and settled permanently in Princeton, NJ in 1932, taking advantage of its close proximity to both New York and Philadelphia.
In 1934, the choir embarked on its second European tour which included a stop in the Soviet Union where a performance of the choir was broadcast back to the United States. 1934 also saw the dedication of the Princeton campus, a gift of Sophia Strong Taylor, and authorization to grant the degree Master of Music. The name was changed to Westminster Choir College in 1938. The college received accreditation from the State of New Jersey in 1939 and began to build a national reputation for excellence in choral and sacred music. During the following decades, the choir toured throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and was often heard on the radio. They performed frequently with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and other prominent orchestras, and with conductors including John Barbirolli, Leopold Stokowski, Arturo Toscanini, Artur Rodzinski, Bruno Walter, and Eugene Ormandy.
Dr. and Mrs. Williamson retired from the college in 1958. The Williamsons continued to serve on the college’s Board of Trustees, but were uninvolved in its daily operations. Dr. Williamson travelled throughout the U. S. and Asia, teaching and conducting vocal clinics. Institutes in Japan drew more than 16,000 participants. That same year he formed the Westminster Singers, comprised of Westminster alumni, and embarked on a tour of Africa, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. John Finley Williamson died in April 1964, and Rhea B. Williamson, in May 1967. Their establishment of the college and their untiring work as educators and ambassadors had a profound impact on choral music in the United States and throughout the world.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of personal and business correspondence pertaining to John Finley and Rhea B. Williamson and Westminster Choir College in general, including correspondence with composers, music publishers and others. Also included are personal items and biographical information relating to the Williamsons including passports, tour diaries, notebooks, ledgers, and writings and speeches. There are campus planning documents, press and publicity materials, and Talbott Festival programs, and extensive tour related documentation from the 1920s through the 1960s. Many photographs, particularly tour-related images, were removed from this collection and placed in the photograph collection. This collection reflects much about the Williamsons personally and also the history of the college in its early decades.
John Finley Williamson's Choral Music Collection is interfiled with the Library's CORF (Choral Octavo Reference File).
Subject Access Points
Bristol, Lee Hastings, Jr.
Williamson, John Finley, 1887-1964
Williamson, Rhea B.
Westminster Choir College
Composers (Music)
Clippings (Books, clippings, etc.)
Correspondence
Diaries
Passports
Programs
Reports
Series List
Series I: Rhea B. Williamson Personal
Series II: John Finley Williamson Personal
Series III: Tour Diaries
Series IV: Ledger Books/Notebooks
Series V: Correspondence –Personal and Thank You Letters
Series VI: Correspondence with Composers/President
Series VII: Music Permissions Correspondence
Series VIII: Board of Trustees and Faculty Related Correspondence and Paperwork
Series IX: General Correspondence-Alphabetical
Series X: Correspondence with Management and Other Organizations
Series XI: Financial/ Legal/Property Acquisition/Construction and Planning
Series XII: Talbott Festival
Series XIII: Tour Related Programs, Photos and Documents
Series XIV: Press/Publicity Related
Series XV: Oversized Documents
Series XVI: Miscellaneous
Series XVII: Realia
Subseries A: Musical Instruments
Subseries B: Vases, bowls, souvenirs
Subseries C: Pins, ribbons, medallions, jewelry, plaques
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Folder title |
Date |
Cabinet |
Drawer |
Folder |
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Series I: Rhea B. Williamson Personal |
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Rhea B. Williamson biographical information |
no date |
1 |
A |
1 |
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Rhea B. Williamson personal correspondence |
ca. 1947-1960 |
1 |
A |
2 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson letters from Japan |
1963 |
1 |
A |
3 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson press releases/ correspondence from overseas trips (Asia and Africa) |
ca. 1960 |
1 |
A |
4 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson correspondence with Ronald Standring |
1962 |
1 |
A |
5 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson speeches, articles, writings |
ca. 1950-1960 |
1 |
A |
6 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson miniature paintings of Williamson Hall |
no date |
1 |
A |
7 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson Otterbein College (Westerville, OH) related |
1946-1961 |
1 |
A |
8 |
|
Rhea B. (and John Finley) Williamson correspondence with Lee Hastings Bristol |
1960s |
1 |
A |
9 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson WCC Doctor of Humanities diploma/ citation |
1966 |
1 |
A |
10 |
|
Sketchbook dedicated to Rhea B. Williamson, creator unknown |
no date |
1 |
A |
11 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson memorial related |
1967 |
1 |
A |
12 |
|
Series II: John Finley Williamson Personal |
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|
|
|
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John Finley Williamson biographical information |
ca. 1950s |
1 |
A |
13 |
|
John Finley Williamson personal Bible, with inscription written by Hugh Ivan Evans, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio, from 1923-1955. Also included are tour related inserts and general notes |
No date |
1 |
A |
14 |
|
John Finley Williamson family related, Jeanne Williamson Thompson, Mary Williamson, etc. |
ca. 1960-1970 |
1 |
A |
15 |
|
Katharine Houk Talbott-information about, telegram |
No date |
1 |
A |
16 |
|
Katharine Houk Talbott's documents -- correspondence, publications, tour related, etc. (not part of original J.F. W. collection) |
1925-1930 |
1 |
A |
16a |
|
John Finley Williamson writings/articles on choirs and conducting |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
1 |
A |
17 |
|
Westminster Plan related (includes writings by others on the Westminster Plan) |
Ca. 1930s |
1 |
A |
18 |
|
A program of Christian Education, Worship, and Music designed specifically for the Town and Country Churches by the General Board of Evangelism of the Methodist Church in conjunction with Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ |
Ca. 1947 |
1 |
A |
19 |
|
Addresses/writings on WCC (includes 1934 campus dedication) |
Ca. 1930s-1950s |
1 |
A |
20 |
|
John Finley Williamson notes, repertoire, curriculum planning related |
ca. 1930s-1940s |
1 |
A |
21 |
|
Address lists, contacts in Great Britain, France, Germany, and other European countries, includes musical organizations, embassies |
No date |
1 |
A |
22 |
|
Annotated typewritten program lists |
No date |
1 |
A |
23 |
|
John Finley Williamson master classes/clinics |
1959-1962 |
1 |
A |
24 |
|
John Finley Williamson articles, poems, prayers on music and religion |
no date |
1 |
A |
25 |
|
Articles on JFW/Westminster Choir in religious publications |
1928-1937 |
1 |
A |
26 |
|
Dayton, Ohio Chamber of Commerce scrolls dedicated to JFW |
1929 |
1 |
A |
27 |
|
John Finley Williamson honors and tributes (See also OS 3) |
ca. 1920s-ca. 1960s |
1 |
A |
28 |
|
WCC certificate of incorporation |
1939 |
1 |
A |
29 |
|
John Finley Williamson portraits paperwork |
1958 |
1 |
A |
30 |
|
John Finley Williamson programs and articles |
1959-1962 |
1 |
A |
31 |
|
John Finley Williamson various non-WCC programs possibly of events attended or used for repertoire |
1926-1960 |
1 |
A |
32 |
|
John Finley Williamson travel mementos recovered from his briefcase, plane tickets, etc., and passports (4) |
1920s-1960s |
1 |
A |
33 |
|
John Finley Williamson miscellaneous notes, advertisements, clippings |
no date |
1 |
A |
34 |
|
John Finley Williamson memorial service programs, dedications |
1964 |
1 |
A |
35 |
|
John Finley Williamson memorials/obituary |
1964 |
1 |
A |
36 |
|
John Finley Williamson memorial gifts |
1964 |
1 |
A |
37 |
|
John Finley Williamson memorial service sign-in book |
1964 |
1 |
A |
38 |
|
Series III: Tour Diaries |
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|
|
|
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Rhea B. Williamson inventory of diaries |
no date |
1 |
A |
39 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson European tour diary |
1925-1926 |
1 |
A |
40 |
|
Mary Louise Bates (Mrs. Ward Bedford) diary for European tour |
1929 |
1 |
A |
41 |
|
Mary Louise Bates (Mrs. Ward Bedford) diary transcript for European tour |
1929 |
1 |
A |
42 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson diary European tour |
1929 |
1 |
A |
43 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson diary transcript for European tour |
1929 |
1 |
A |
44 |
|
Cecil Stewart American and European tour diary |
1929 |
1 |
A |
45 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson European tour diary and Russian language documents |
1934 |
1 |
B |
1 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson typewritten diary for European/Russian tour ,vol. 1 |
1934 |
1 |
B |
2 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson typewritten diary for European/Russian tour, vols. 1 & 2 |
1934 |
1 |
B |
3 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson return to Princeton after tour diary (mostly blank) |
1934-1935 |
1 |
B |
4 |
|
Mrs. Talbott, European Tour diary, includes photographs |
1934 |
1 |
B |
5 |
|
Ella B. Robinson typed European tour diary |
1934 |
1 |
B |
6 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson, winter U.S. tour |
1940 |
1 |
B |
7 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson, Europe tour |
1950 |
1 |
B |
8 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson diary, writings on manners, a Christmas story |
1953 |
1 |
B |
9 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson “Around the World with Westminster Choir” Asia, Middle East, Europe diary |
1956-1957 |
1 |
B |
10 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson writings on Asia tour |
1956-1957 |
1 |
B |
11 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson Westminster Choir world tour, Books 1,2, & 3 |
1956-1957 |
1 |
B |
12 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson Westminster Choir world tour, (duplicate copy of Book 1) |
1956-1957 |
1 |
B |
13 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson Japan tour |
ca. 1957 |
1 |
B |
14 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson Asia tour, Summer and Fall, handwritten, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Japan |
1958 |
1 |
B |
15 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson Asia Tour, Summer and Fall, typewritten section |
1958 |
1 |
B |
16 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson diaries, African tour, Books I and II, and J.F. W. report to South African Sec. of State |
1959 |
1 |
B |
17 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson master classes tour, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, New Zealand |
1960 |
1 |
B |
18 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson master classes abroad, Books I and II, Asia |
1960 |
1 |
B |
19 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson typewritten correspondence from Asia master classes trip: Japan, Thailand |
1963 |
1 |
B |
20 |
|
Series IV: Ledger Books/Notebooks |
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|
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Ledger book of writings for John Finley Williamson, Westminster History highlights, tour program, choir member and faculty lists |
1920-1928 |
1 |
B |
21 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson class notes |
ca. 1927 |
1 |
B |
22 |
|
Ledger Book of tour itineraries, finances |
1921-1938 |
1 |
B |
23 |
|
Ledger book of finances, enrollment, concert programs |
1929-1933 |
1 |
B |
24 |
|
Ledger book of tour itineraries, finances, choir member lists, concert programs (and additional list of choir members 1922) |
1929-1941 |
1 |
B |
25 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson notes, wedding songs, a Christmas story, etc. |
ca. 1957 |
1 |
B |
26 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson writings, speeches, etc. |
ca. 1958 |
1 |
B |
27 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson writings on WCC history |
1936? |
1 |
B |
28 |
|
Marion Dills Fee (class of 1946) notebook from JFW class |
no date |
1 |
B |
29 |
|
Notebook from unidentified source, has the name “Rooks” written inside, includes Westminster Choir business and class notes |
no date |
1 |
B |
30 |
|
Series V: Correspondence –Personal and Thank You Letters |
|
|
|
|
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John Finley Williamson personal correspondence |
1946 |
1 |
B |
31 |
|
John Finley Williamson personal correspondence |
1947 |
1 |
B |
32 |
|
John Finley Williamson personal correspondence |
1948 |
1 |
B |
33 |
|
John Finley Williamson personal correspondence |
1949-1951 |
1 |
B |
34 |
|
John Finley Williamson correspondence regarding contributors to the $100 plan |
1934 |
1 |
B |
35 |
|
John Finley Williamson correspondence regarding WCC donations |
1952 |
1 |
B |
36 |
|
John Finley Williamson correspondence regarding WCC donations |
1953 Jan-Jun |
1 |
B |
37 |
|
John Finley Williamson correspondence regarding WCC donations |
1953 Jul-Dec |
1 |
B |
38 |
|
John Finley Williamson correspondence regarding WCC donations |
1954 Jan-Jun |
1 |
B |
39 |
|
John Finley Williamson correspondence regarding WCC donations |
1954 Jul-Dec |
1 |
B |
40 |
|
John Finley Williamson correspondence regarding WCC donations |
1955 |
1 |
B |
41 |
|
Graduates’ ideas regarding prospective contributors |
1950s |
1 |
B |
42 |
|
Orpheus Club contributors |
1955 |
1 |
B |
43 |
|
Christmas letter donation thank-you’s |
1955-1957 |
1 |
B |
44 |
|
Series VI: Correspondence with Composers/President |
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|
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|
|
John and Evelyn Barbirolli |
1938-1959 |
1 |
C |
1 |
|
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
1952-1959 |
1 |
C |
2 |
|
Geoffrey O’Hara |
1947-1956 |
1 |
C |
3 |
|
Eugene Ormandy |
1943-1954 |
1 |
C |
4 |
|
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
1939-1949 |
1 |
C |
5 |
|
Artur Rodzinski |
1942-1944 |
1 |
C |
6 |
|
Leopold Stokowski |
1938-1955 |
1 |
C |
7 |
|
Olga Samaroff Stokowski and Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski |
1944-1945 |
1 |
C |
8 |
|
Bruno Walter |
1941-1957 |
1 |
C |
9 |
|
C. (Christopher) Wilkinson (cousin) |
1951 |
1 |
C |
10 |
|
Composers correspondence A-C |
1925-1957 |
1 |
C |
11 |
|
Composers correspondence D-F |
1942-1957 |
1 |
C |
12 |
|
Composers correspondence G-I |
1940-1955 |
1 |
C |
13 |
|
Composers correspondence J-L |
1946-1957 |
1 |
C |
14 |
|
Composers correspondence M-O |
1925-1958 |
1 |
C |
15 |
|
Composers correspondence P-R |
1939-1958 |
1 |
C |
16 |
|
Composers correspondence S-U |
1949-1955 |
1 |
C |
17 |
|
Composers correspondence V-Z |
1925-1958 |
1 |
C |
18 |
|
Series VII: Music Permissions Correspondence |
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|
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Henry S. Drinker “Drinker music library” permissions related correspondence |
1942-1943 |
1 |
C |
19 |
|
Henry S. Drinker “Drinker music library” permissions related correspondence |
1944-1945 |
1 |
C |
20 |
|
Henry S. Drinker “Drinker music library” permissions related correspondence |
1946-1948 |
1 |
C |
21 |
|
Henry S. Drinker “Drinker music library” permissions related correspondence |
1949-1950 |
1 |
C |
22 |
|
Henry S. Drinker “Drinker music library” permissions related correspondence |
1951-1952 |
1 |
C |
23 |
|
Henry S. Drinker “Drinker music library” permissions related correspondence |
1953-1957 |
1 |
C |
24 |
|
Presser Publishers “Etude” |
1948-1954 |
1 |
C |
25 |
|
Correspondence U.S. music permissions |
1952 |
1 |
C |
26 |
|
Correspondence international music permissions |
1952 |
1 |
C |
27 |
|
Correspondence U.S. Navy music permissions |
1952 |
1 |
C |
28 |
|
Song and hymnal lists and permissions |
1952 |
1 |
C |
29 |
|
Columbia Records recordings |
1952-1958 |
1 |
C |
30 |
|
Professional correspondence much of it with Theodore Presser co. music publishers |
1949-1953 |
1 |
C |
31 |
|
Professional correspondence, much of it with Theodore Presser co. music publishers |
1954-1959 |
1 |
C |
32 |
|
Series VIII: Board of Trustees and Faculty Related Correspondence and Paperwork |
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|
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Trustee and financial reports |
1946-1952 |
1 |
C |
33 |
|
Last names, A-L |
1949-1957 |
1 |
C |
34 |
|
Last names, M-Z |
1947-1957 |
1 |
C |
35 |
|
Clarence C. Beasley |
1952-1954 |
1 |
C |
36 |
|
Elaine Brown |
1948-1953 |
1 |
C |
37 |
|
John O. Gross |
1952 |
1 |
C |
38 |
|
Lois B. Hunter |
1952-1958 |
1 |
C |
39 |
|
G.A. Lehmann |
1949-1954 |
1 |
C |
40 |
|
Ruth Taylor Hunter |
1952-1957 |
1 |
C |
41 |
|
John T. Jones |
1952-1955 |
1 |
C |
42 |
|
Mark M. Jones |
1949-1951 |
1 |
C |
43 |
|
Marion Martin |
1952-1954 |
1 |
C |
44 |
|
George H. Mead |
1945-1953 |
1 |
C |
45 |
|
Prof. Sherley Morgan |
1934-1950 |
1 |
C |
46 |
|
A.M. Standard |
1947-1953 |
1 |
C |
47 |
|
Thomas A. Stone |
1948-1952 |
1 |
C |
48 |
|
Harold E. and Katharine H. Talbott and family |
1945-1955 |
1 |
C |
49 |
|
N. S. Talbott |
1936-1954 |
1 |
C |
50 |
|
Board of Trustees minutes |
1932-1945 |
1 |
C |
51 |
|
Board of Trustees minutes |
1945-1946 |
1 |
C |
52 |
|
Board of Trustees minutes |
1953-1954 |
1 |
C |
53 |
|
Board of Trustees minutes |
1957-1959 |
1 |
C |
54 |
|
Board of Trustees minutes and lists (loose typewritten pages) |
ca. 1950s |
1 |
C |
55 |
|
Board of Trustees minutes |
1960-1961 |
1 |
C |
56 |
|
Board of Trustees reports |
1950 |
1 |
C |
57 |
|
Board of Trustees related |
1938-1961 |
1 |
C |
58 |
|
Faculty meeting minutes |
1935-1936 |
1 |
C |
59 |
|
Faculty meeting minutes |
1953-1957 |
1 |
C |
60 |
|
Faculty meeting minutes |
1957-1958 |
1 |
C |
61 |
|
Series IX: General Correspondence-Alphabetical |
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General correspondence A |
1952-1957 |
1 |
D |
1 |
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General correspondence B |
1929-1957 |
1 |
D |
2 |
|
General correspondence C |
1943-1961 |
1 |
D |
3 |
|
General correspondence D |
1928-1957 |
1 |
D |
4 |
|
General correspondence E (includes Albert Einstein) |
1941-1957 |
1 |
D |
5 |
|
General correspondence F |
1950-1957 |
1 |
D |
6 |
|
General correspondence G |
1925-1964 |
1 |
D |
7 |
|
General correspondence H-I |
1925-1957 |
1 |
D |
8 |
|
General correspondence J |
1952-1957 |
1 |
D |
9 |
|
General correspondence K (includes Helen Keller) |
1946-1957 |
1 |
D |
10 |
|
General correspondence L |
1952-1957 |
1 |
D |
11 |
|
General correspondence M (includes A. Harry Moore) |
1925-1957 |
1 |
D |
12 |
|
General correspondence N-O |
1952-1957 |
1 |
D |
13 |
|
General correspondence P |
1925-1957 |
1 |
D |
14 |
|
General correspondence R |
1941-1957 |
1 |
D |
15 |
|
General correspondence S (includes State of NJ Dept. of Education) |
1925-1957 |
1 |
D |
16 |
|
General correspondence T |
1934-1957 |
1 |
D |
17 |
|
General correspondence U-V |
1952-1957 |
1 |
D |
18 |
|
General correspondence W |
1925-1961 |
1 |
D |
19 |
|
General correspondence Y-Z |
1952-1955 |
1 |
D |
20 |
|
Series X: Correspondence With Management and Other Organizations |
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Speaking engagements |
1946-1949 |
2 |
A |
1 |
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Guest conductor |
1947-1951 |
2 |
A |
2 |
|
Repertoire related correspondence |
1949-1959 |
2 |
A |
3 |
|
ANTA (American National Theatre and Academy correspondence |
1956-1958 |
2 |
A |
4 |
|
Friedberg management correspondence |
1956-1958 |
2 |
A |
5 |
|
Tour correspondence and documents |
1958 |
2 |
A |
6 |
|
WCC Choir engagements |
1954-1955 |
2 |
A |
7 |
|
WCC Choir engagements (Colonial Williamsburg photos removed and placed in Photograph Collection) |
1955-1956 |
2 |
A |
8 |
|
WCC Choir engagements |
1956-1957 |
2 |
A |
9 |
|
WCC engagements |
1957-1958 |
2 |
A |
10 |
|
WCC Choir engagements refused |
1954-1958 |
2 |
A |
11 |
|
Mozart Requiem CBS broadcast congratulations |
1956 |
2 |
A |
12 |
|
Festivals, clinics, etc. |
1953-1954 |
2 |
A |
13 |
|
Festivals, clinics, etc. |
1954 |
2 |
A |
14 |
|
Festivals, clinics, etc. |
1955 |
2 |
A |
15 |
|
Festivals, clinics, etc. |
1955-1956 |
2 |
A |
16 |
|
Festivals, clinics, etc. |
1956-1957 |
2 |
A |
17 |
|
Festivals, clinics, etc. |
1957-1958 |
2 |
A |
18 |
|
Summer schedule |
1953 |
2 |
A |
19 |
|
Summer schedule |
1954 |
2 |
A |
20 |
|
Festivals |
1950 |
2 |
A |
21 |
|
Summer sessions |
1950 |
2 |
A |
22 |
|
Chaplains, military |
ca. 1952-1956 |
2 |
A |
23 |
|
American Hospital Association |
1951-1952 |
2 |
A |
24 |
|
Church related correspondence |
1949-1950 |
2 |
A |
25 |
|
Church related correspondence |
1951-1953 |
2 |
A |
26 |
|
Church related correspondence |
1954-1955 |
2 |
A |
27 |
|
Church related correspondence |
1956-1958 |
2 |
A |
28 |
|
Columbus Boychoir school related correspondence and documents |
1949-1958 |
2 |
A |
29 |
|
Little Orchestra Society |
1949-1955 |
2 |
A |
30 |
|
National Federation of Music Clubs |
1958 |
2 |
A |
31 |
|
National Laymen’s and Laywomen’s Committee of the National Council of Churches |
ca. 1952 |
2 |
A |
32 |
|
Near East College Association, Inc. |
ca. 1952-1953 |
2 |
A |
33 |
|
Ocean City Tabernacle Association |
ca. 1952-1953 |
2 |
A |
34 |
|
Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Association |
1952-1953 |
2 |
A |
35 |
|
Philadelphia Orchestra Association |
1948-1950 |
2 |
A |
36 |
|
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York (Bruno Zirato) See also “Correspondence with Composers-M-O” |
1952-1956 |
2 |
A |
37 |
|
Presbyterian Sesquicentennial Celebration |
1952 May 27 |
2 |
A |
38 |
|
Princeton University/Princeton Public Schools |
1945-1951 |
2 |
A |
39 |
|
Series XI: Financial/ Legal/Property Acquisition/Construction and Planning |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial/Loan planning documents |
Ca. 1930s |
2 |
A |
40 |
|
Dedication ceremony of Princeton Campus buildings (cornerstone laying speech, program) |
1934 |
2 |
A |
41 |
|
Wicoff and Lanning legal documents |
1939-1943 |
2 |
A |
42 |
|
Harold J. Bartz estate legal documents and correspondence |
1940-1942 |
2 |
A |
43 |
|
Gerard B. Lambert property acquisition documents |
1949-1951 |
2 |
A |
44 |
|
Lambert Estate documents Hadden, McLaughlin, & Associates, architects |
1950-1952 |
2 |
A |
45 |
|
Lambert Estate documents construction and planning |
1949-1952 |
2 |
A |
46 |
|
Tentative program for development of Westminster Choir College campus |
1950 |
2 |
A |
47 |
|
Series XII: Talbott Festival |
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|
|
|
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1931 |
2 |
A |
48 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1933 |
2 |
A |
49 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1934 |
2 |
A |
50 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1935 |
2 |
A |
51 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs and Contemporary American Music Program |
1936 |
2 |
A |
52 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1937 |
2 |
A |
53 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs and Contemporary American Music Program |
1938 |
2 |
A |
54 |
|
Westminster Festival Week |
1939 |
2 |
A |
55 |
|
Music festivals |
1940-1942 |
2 |
A |
56 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1950 |
2 |
A |
57 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1951 |
2 |
A |
58 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1952 |
2 |
A |
59 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1953 |
2 |
A |
60 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1954 |
2 |
A |
61 |
|
Talbott Festival Programs |
1955 |
2 |
B |
1 |
|
Talbott festival related |
1950-1957 |
2 |
B |
2 |
|
General festival programs and reports |
1950s |
2 |
B |
3 |
|
General festival programs and reports |
1960s |
2 |
B |
4 |
|
Series XIII: Tour Related Programs, Photos And Documents |
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|
|
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|
Dayton, Ohio era tour related programs and other documents (see also Miscellaneous series for articles on the Dayton Presbyterian Church) |
ca. 1923-1929 |
2 |
B |
5 |
|
Tour related |
ca. 1923-1931 |
2 |
B |
6 |
|
Ithaca, NY era tour related programs and other documents, photos |
1929-1934 |
2 |
B |
7 |
|
Tour programs |
1925-1928 |
2 |
B |
8 |
|
Baltimore related correspondence and tour related documents |
1925-1929 |
2 |
B |
9 |
|
Youngstown, Ohio tour documents |
1925 |
2 |
B |
10 |
|
1929 Tour to the boat (imprinting) publicity materials |
1929 |
2 |
B |
11 |
|
1929 European tour clippings, writings, list of choir members |
1929 |
2 |
B |
12 |
|
1929 European tour mementos, publicity --Britain |
1929 |
2 |
B |
13 |
|
1929 European tour mementos, publicity –Germany, Switzerland, Austria (See also OS 1) |
1929 |
2 |
B |
14 |
|
1929 European tour mementos, publicity –France, Hungary, Yugoslavia (Croatia), Czechoslovakia (See also OS 1) |
1929 |
2 |
B |
15 |
|
Tour related NY State |
1925-1929 |
2 |
B |
16 |
|
Spring Tour, Worcester, MA |
1929 |
2 |
B |
17 |
|
Tour related, Kentucky |
1929 |
2 |
B |
18 |
|
Tour related, Michigan |
ca. 1925-1929 |
2 |
B |
19 |
|
Tour related, Minnesota |
1925-1927 |
2 |
B |
20 |
|
Tour related, New Jersey |
1925-1929 |
2 |
B |
21 |
|
Tour related, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania |
ca. 1925-1929 |
2 |
B |
22 |
|
General tour correspondence and documentation |
1925-1929 |
2 |
B |
23 |
|
Tour related Illinois |
1924-1927 |
2 |
B |
24 |
|
Tour Rhode Island |
1925-1927 |
2 |
B |
25 |
|
Tour Oregon |
1925-1929 |
2 |
B |
26 |
|
Tour Wisconsin |
1926-1928 |
2 |
B |
27 |
|
Tour Oklahoma |
1927 |
2 |
B |
28 |
|
Tour Texas |
1927-1928 |
2 |
B |
29 |
|
Tour Utah |
1928 |
2 |
B |
30 |
|
Tour Virginia and West Virginia |
1929 |
2 |
B |
31 |
|
Tours 1930s |
|
|
|
|
|
General undated tour programs |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
2 |
B |
32 |
|
General 1930s tour related (many with no date) |
1930s |
2 |
B |
33 |
|
Tour Philadelphia |
1930 |
2 |
B |
34 |
|
Tour Centralia, IL |
1930 |
2 |
B |
35 |
|
Spring Tour, Peoria, IL |
1930 |
2 |
B |
36 |
|
Spring Tour, Terre Haute, IN |
1930 |
2 |
B |
37 |
|
Spring Tour, Indianapolis, IN missing |
1930 |
2 |
B |
38 |
|
Spring Tour, Mansfield, Cincinnati, OH |
1930 |
2 |
B |
39 |
|
Spring Tour, Erie, PA |
1930 |
2 |
B |
40 |
|
Spring Tour, Geneva, NY |
1930 |
2 |
B |
41 |
|
Spring Tour, Syracuse, NY |
1930 |
2 |
B |
42 |
|
Spring Tour, Auburn, NY |
1930 |
2 |
B |
43 |
|
Spring Tour, Louisville, KY |
1930 |
2 |
B |
44 |
|
Spring Tour, contracts and miscellaneous |
1930 |
2 |
B |
45 |
|
Tour Sunbury, PA |
1930 |
2 |
B |
46 |
|
Tour Pittsburgh, PA |
1930 |
2 |
B |
47 |
|
Tour Columbus, OH |
1930 |
2 |
B |
48 |
|
Tour Springfield, OH |
1930 |
2 |
B |
49 |
|
Tour Dayton, OH |
1930 |
2 |
B |
50 |
|
Tour Richmond, IN |
1930 |
2 |
B |
51 |
|
Tour Champaign, Chicago, Mt. Vernon, IL |
1930 |
2 |
B |
52 |
|
Tour Michigan |
1930 |
2 |
B |
53 |
|
Tour Rochester, NY |
1930 |
2 |
B |
54 |
|
Tour Elmira, NY |
1930 |
2 |
B |
55 |
|
Tour Binghamton, NY |
1930 |
2 |
B |
56 |
|
Tour Wisconsin |
1930 |
2 |
B |
57 |
|
Tour Ithaca, NY music festival |
1930 |
2 |
B |
58 |
|
Tour Philadelphia |
1931 |
2 |
B |
59 |
|
Tour Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania (Also in OS 2) |
1931 |
2 |
B |
60 |
|
Tour Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia |
1931 |
2 |
B |
61 |
|
Tour Indiana, Illinois, Ohio |
1931 |
2 |
B |
62 |
|
Tour Michigan |
1931 |
2 |
B |
63 |
|
Various tour documents |
1931 |
2 |
B |
64 |
|
Tour itinerary |
1932 |
2 |
B |
65 |
|
Tour/performance related |
1933 |
2 |
B |
66 |
|
Dinner menus—United States Lines on board the S.S. Manhattan |
1934 |
2 |
B |
67 |
|
European Tour related |
1934 |
2 |
B |
68 |
|
Russia tour related |
1934 |
2 |
B |
69 |
|
Tours 1940s |
|
|
|
|
|
Tour related documents/clippings |
1940s |
2 |
B |
70 |
|
Tours 1950s |
|
|
|
|
|
Tour/concert related documents Photographs removed and placed in Photograph Collection |
1950s |
2 |
C |
1 |
|
Tour, telegrams, etc. |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
2 |
|
Tour reports, itineraries, etc. |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
3 |
|
Tour mementos clippings, letters, etc. |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
4 |
|
Asia Tour related |
1956-1958 |
2 |
C |
5 |
|
Japan documents and clippings |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
6 |
|
Japan programs, mementos |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
7 |
|
Korea tour related |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
8 |
|
Hong Kong tour related |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
9 |
|
Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma tour |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
10 |
|
Philippines, Malaya, Thailand , Malaysia, Singapore tour |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
11 |
|
India tour related (Photographs removed and placed in Photograph Collection) |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
12 |
|
Pakistan tour related |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
13 |
|
Iran, Lebanon tour related |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
14 |
|
Greece, Yugoslavia tour related (Photographs removed and placed in Photograph Collection) |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
15 |
|
Homecoming concert McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
1957 |
2 |
C |
16 |
|
[For 1958 U.S. Tour related documents see Correspondence with Management and Other Organizations section] |
|
|
|
|
|
Africa Tour documents, programs |
1959 |
2 |
C |
17 |
|
Africa Tour press clippings, Westminster Singers |
1959 |
2 |
C |
18 |
|
Africa Tour documents, Westminster Singers |
1959 |
2 |
C |
19 |
|
Africa Tour country information brochures/booklets |
ca. 1959 |
2 |
C |
20 |
|
Tours 1960s |
|
|
|
|
|
Asia Tour related (Philippines, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, etc.) |
ca. 1960 |
2 |
C |
21 |
|
Japan Tour related (Photographs removed and placed in Photograph Collection) |
1960 |
2 |
C |
22 |
|
Thailand Tour specific (Photographs removed and placed in Photograph Collection) |
1960 |
2 |
C |
23 |
|
Tour mementos, posters, flags, cloth item, Pan Am materials, Ethiopian Airlines |
Ca. 1950s-1960s |
OS |
1 |
|
|
Series XIV: Press/Publicity Related |
|
|
|
|
|
Publicity materials |
ca. 1920s |
2 |
C |
24 |
|
Publicity materials (also in OS 2) |
ca. 1930s-1940s |
2 |
C |
25 |
|
Westminster Choir Press Books |
1940s |
2 |
C |
26 |
|
Publicity materials |
1950s |
2 |
C |
27 |
|
Westminster Choir Press Books |
ca. 1956 |
2 |
C |
28 |
|
Westminster Choir Press Books |
1956-1957 |
2 |
C |
29 |
|
Congressional Records with mention of Westminster Choir |
1957 |
2 |
C |
30 |
|
Westminster Choir Press Books |
1957-1958 |
2 |
C |
31 |
|
Westminster Choir Press Book |
1958-1959? |
2 |
D |
1 |
|
Westminster Choir Press Book |
no date (date unknown) |
2 |
D |
2 |
|
Publicity materials |
Ca. 1960s |
2 |
D |
3 |
|
Publications/Advertisements: oversized, mostly single issues, most with coverage of WCC. Newark Sunday Call, Musical Courier, Newark Sunday News magazine, Christian Advocate, Presbyterian Life, The Plan, American organist |
1926-1962 |
OS |
2 |
|
|
Series XV: Oversized Documents |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Musical Courier magazine cover with Dayton Westminster Choir |
1925 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(2) College of Wooster Doctor of Music diploma |
1928 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(3) City of Dayton, OH scroll |
1929 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(4) The American Organist clippings mounted on black backing, Princeton campus groundbreaking |
1933 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(5) Otterbein College certificate |
1935 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(6) Westminster Choir advertisement |
ca. 1940s |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(7) Universitas Templana degree for RFW |
1951 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(8) Universitas Templana degree for JFW |
1951 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(9) Resolution, Perth Amboy Rotary Club |
1952 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(10) Dedication to JFW, NY Philharmonic dedication, signed by faculty |
1955 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(11) Temple du Bas, Neuchatel, Switzerland concert poster |
1934 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(12) Dayton Choirmasters’ Club dedication |
1951 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(13) “John Finley Williamson left his footprint” poem by Sameera Rahhal Nelson, Class of 1956 |
1986 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(14) Ithaca, NY, Mrs. Katharine Talbott, Childrens’ Festival hand drawn/painted “Juniors and Cherub” poster (water damaged) |
1931 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(15) Philadelphia Society (Otterbein U.) Rhea Parlette certificate |
1911 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(16) Otterbein University Rhea Parlette B.A. diploma |
1911 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(17) Otterbein University John F. Williamson voice diploma |
1911 |
OS |
3 |
|
|
(18) Otterbein University Societas Philophronea diploma |
No date |
OS |
3 |
|
| (19) Alumni Association of Otterbein College Distinguished Alumni Award to JFW | 1951 | OS | 3 | |
| (20)Westminster Choir College National Association of Schools of Music certificate | 1944 | OS | 3 |
|
Series XVI: Miscellaneous |
|
|
|
|
|
Dayton Presbyterian Church articles from a display created by John Peck (folder lying flat) |
Ca. 1924-1927 |
2 |
D |
4 |
|
Library book accession record ledger |
ca. 1940-1958 |
2 |
D |
5 |
|
Music library catalogue of the Westminster Choir College |
1940 |
2 |
D |
6 |
|
WCC guest sign in book |
1935-1940 |
2 |
D |
7 |
|
WCC Position Inquiries |
1937-1956 |
2 |
D |
8 |
|
WCC Position Inquiries |
1957 |
2 |
D |
9 |
|
Alumnal School |
1954-1955 |
2 |
D |
10 |
|
WCC juniors visiting graduates’ churches program |
1955 |
2 |
D |
11 |
|
Scholarship fund unpaid loan correspondence |
1952 |
2 |
D |
12 |
|
WCC graduates lists, address changes list |
1930-1952 |
2 |
D |
13 |
|
“Stars in the Westminster Service Flag” list of alumni servicemen from World War II |
ca. 1940s |
2 |
D |
14 |
|
Dr. Williamson’s class guest lecturers transcripts |
1948 |
2 |
D |
15 |
|
Vocal study class materials, Mrs. Kemp’s class |
Ca. 1948-1949 |
2 |
D |
16 |
|
Symphonic Appearances, works listed |
Ca. 1930s-1950s |
2 |
D |
17 |
|
Graduate choir—candidates, programs, theses |
Ca. 1954-1962 |
2 |
D |
18 |
|
Printed items: National anthem of the Soviet Union and “USA/ USSR welding the peace” Russian Relief event held at Madison Square Garden brochure |
1945 |
2 |
D |
19 |
|
Professional School contact list, Summer master class list Keystone Junior College, PA |
1959-1960 |
2 |
D |
20 |
|
Williamson era dance, banquet, and Christmas event invitations and programs |
Ca. 1930-1960 |
2 |
D |
21 |
|
Choral readings/pageants, unidentified origin |
No date |
2 |
D |
22 |
|
Kwanseigakun Glee Club brochures/programs sent to JFW from Japan (See also Kwansei Gakuin Glee Club 1959 felt crest in WC door5) |
1959 |
2 |
D |
23 |
|
Student body lists (large binder lying flat) |
1926-ca. 1935 |
2 |
D |
24 |
|
JFW and RFW wedding sampler needlepoint |
1912 |
OS |
4 |
|
|
JFW charcoal drawing by Carole Hauschka |
1941 |
OS |
4 |
|
| Westminster Choir USA ink drawing by artist Fedor Malancec, Zagreb, Yugoslavia (see also Photographs—World Tour Yugoslavia folder | 1957 | OS | 4 | |
|
Transparencies (3) of J.F. Williamson’s signature and of his silhouette in red (possibly used in a display) |
ca. 1960s? |
OS |
4 |
|
|
Series XVII: Realia |
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|
(1)Violin from Thailand, one of 2 in existence |
Ca. 1959 |
GC |
|
|
|
(2) Animal hide covered drum from Asia |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(3) Metal bell type object from Asia |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(4) Asian carved rounded wooden drum with two dragon heads meeting at top, used in Buddhist worship |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(5) Asian musical wind instrument, similar to a Chinese sheng, with mouthpiece and 17 reeds |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(6) Asian violin-type bow |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(7) Kalimba musical percussion instrument (African?) |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(8) Brown and white percussion stick? (one end broken) |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(9) Simple wooden flute (Asia?) |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(10) Small wooden mallet |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(11) Wooden percussion mallet with white and green rounded end |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(12) Single bell 7” tall with 4 claw-like protrusions at top, Middle Eastern? |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(13) Set of 3 bells (one large, two small), Asian? |
No date |
GC |
|
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(14) Large ball-shaped silver bowl with birds and foliage, possibly from Laos? |
Ca, 1956 |
GC |
|
|
|
(15) Large silver vase with birds and foliage, has engraving “To Westminster Choir, in grateful appreciation for their visit, on Feb 16, 1957, from faculty and students of Alborz School, Tehran, Iran |
1957 |
GC |
|
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|
(16) Wood and silver lion souvenir from Women’s Temperance and Social Welfare Society, Bagdad, Iraq |
Ca. 1950s |
GC |
|
|
|
(17) Wooden Thai elephant with inscribed plate “To the Westminster Choir in appreciation of your kind co-operation to the W.U.S. Thailand Bangkok December 19, 1956” |
1956 |
GC |
|
|
|
(18) Black wooden elephants on a wooden base, ivory tusks (African?) |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(19) Wooden carved plate stand, (side broken) (African?) |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(20) Black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid Dr. John Finley Williamson name plate with dragons (Asia) |
No date |
GC |
|
|
|
(21) Set of plates, cups, bowls used in Westminster dining facilities donated by Mrs. Taylor |
Ca. 1930s-1950s |
WC door5 |
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|
|
(22) Large engraved silver bowls – Christmas carol cup |
1945 |
WC door5 |
|
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|
(23) Silver platters (2, one large one small) presented to WCC |
1960 |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(24) Asian carved wooden platter featuring a bear and fish (broken) |
No date |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(25) Asian china square decorative plate |
No date |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(26) Small “Greek mother goddess?” broken ceramic trinket |
No date |
WC door5 |
|
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|
(27) Piece of the tree under which John Finley Williamson proposed to Rhea B. Parlette |
No date |
WC door5 |
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(28) 10 K women’s gold WCC ring, with onyx |
No date |
WC door5 |
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(29) 2 medallions from from 1929 choir tour to Berlin, given to all choir members |
1929 |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(30) Ribbons from 1929 World Tour |
1929 |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(31) Far East Command pendant in red box, inscription to JFW |
1956 |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(32) Ribbon with tree (Lebanese flag?) and hanging medallion, Arabic script on back in red box |
No date |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(33) 7 pins: Westminster Choir, Japan Tour, Thailand, Greece |
No date |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(34) Westminster Choir ribbon pin with UP Conservatory of Music hanging medallion |
1956 |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(35) Bag of ribbons received on flowers at concerts |
No date |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(36) Box of various ribbons from JFW’s room, Sacramento key to the city |
No date |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(37) Kwansei Gakuin Glee Club 1959 felt crest sent to JFW from Japan (See also Miscellaneous section for paper items from the Kwansei Gakuin Glee Club) |
1959 |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(38) Rockefeller Center wooden memento |
No date |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(39) Union Theological Seminary Philippines “A Testimonial” plaque dedicated to Dr. and Mrs. John Finley Williamson |
1960 |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(40) WCC alumni association Philippine chapter plaque dedicated to JFW (needs conservation) |
1965 |
WC door5 |
|
|
|
(41) JFW leather travel tie case, initialed (donated by Joseph Beck) gift from Mrs. Talbott to JFW for first European trip |
ca. 1929 |
WC door5 |
Ray Robinson Collection, 1966-1988 (Bulk 1969 - 1983)
Creator: Ray Robinson
Title: Ray Robinson Collection
Dates: 1966-1988
Extent: 40 boxes (16 linear feet)
Location: Performance Collection, near the spiral staircase
Abstract: Contains office files accumulated before and during the tenure of Ray Robinson, President of Westminster Choir College from 1969 to 1987. Included are meeting minutes, reports, manuals, correspondence, and memoranda, mainly from the years 1969 to 1983, with minimal materials outside of that span.
Provenance: Transferred to the Westminster Choir College Archives ca. 1990s from the President’s Office.
Biographical Note
Ray E. Robinson (1932-2015) served as the fourth Westminster Choir College President from July 1, 1969 to July 31, 1987. He was the second longest serving president in the College's history, continuing and expanding on the changes instituted by his immediate predecessor Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr. (Pres. 1962-1969), some of whose materials are included in the collection. Robinson served at a pivotal time when the College was trying to establish its direction in the post John Finley Williamson era.
Robinson was born in San Jose, California in 1932. He studied music as a child and completed his undergraduate studies at San Jose State College, He completed his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Conducting and Musicology at Indiana University’s School of Music. After working in several churches as musical director and part-time as a college music instructor, he began his full-time teaching career at Cascade College in Portland, Oregon. He later served in various positions at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore before coming to Westminster.
During his time at Westminster he was instrumental in the hiring of several of the College's most notable figures, including Choral Activities (later Artistic) Director Joseph Flummerfelt and Charles H. Schisler, who as Academic Dean was key in building and strengthening the faculty. He also reinstated the Graduate Program in 1972 after an eight year hiatus. After his 18 year term at Westminster, he departed for Cambridge University’s Wolfson College in England. He then joined the faculty of Florida’s Palm Beach Atlantic University in 1989 where he created the choral program and headed it for 13 years. In addition to his work in higher education, he served as music critic and writer for various publications and was an authority on composer Krzysztof Penderecki. In 2004, he took over leadership of the Palm Beach Symphony as music director and general manager, retiring at the end of the 2010-11 season. He then moved to South Carolina where he died on October 8, 2015. Over the course of his 40 year plus career, he has had a long lasting influence in the field of Music Education.
Scope and Content
The collection consists mainly of office files from President Ray Robinson’s tenure, including meeting minutes, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting related items, documents reflecting personnel issues, general correspondence, newsletters, financial statements, policy manuals, and plans for the College’s future. The last few years of Robinson’s presidency, 1984-1987 are sparsely represented. The collection represents many of the issues faced by the College during this era, including crucial decisions regarding the College’s direction and future. The collection also includes materials from his predecessor, Lee Hastings Bristol’s (Pres. 1962-1969) term, which Robinson may have inherited and then built upon.
The collection is separated into 3 series. The first two series are separated into four subseries. An effort was made to preserve the original order of the collection with minimal rearranging. There is some overlap in subject matter between the first two series. The third series consists of materials collected from the Archives that pertain to Robinson or the Robinson era but are not part of the original collection.
Access Points
The entries below represent persons, organizations, topics, forms, and occupations documented in this collection.
Bristol, Lee Hastings, 1923-1979
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933-
Robinson, Ray, 1932-
Routley, Erik
American Association of University Professors
Westminster Choir College
College presidents
Correspondence
Newsletters
Reports
Minutes
Memoranda
Manuals
Series List
Series I: Office Files
Subseries A: Administrative Files—Early Years
Subseries B: Office Files A-Z
Subseries C: Board of Trustees Meetings
Subseries D: Executive Committee Meetings
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Folder Title |
Date |
Box |
Folder |
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AAUP (American Association of University Professors) newsletters |
ca. 1968-1971 |
1 |
1 |
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Membership lists/forms |
ca. 1968-1971 |
1 |
2 |
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AAUP tenure |
1970s |
1 |
3 |
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AAUP wage price freeze |
1971 |
1 |
4 |
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AAUP Minutes |
1967-1971 |
1 |
5 |
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AAUP Chapter letters |
1971-1973 |
1 |
6 |
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AAUP Interdepartmental Memos |
1971 |
1 |
7 |
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AAUP correspondence |
ca. 1968-1971 |
1 |
8 |
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AAUP other |
ca. 1968-1973 |
1 |
9 |
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Budget |
1978-1979 |
1 |
10 |
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Budget |
1977-1978 |
1 |
11 |
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Budget |
1976-1977 |
1 |
12 |
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Budget |
1975-1976 |
1 |
13 |
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Budget |
1974-1975 |
2 |
1 |
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Budget |
1973-1974 |
2 |
2 |
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Budget |
1972-1973 |
2 |
3 |
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Budget |
1971-1972 |
2 |
4 |
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Misc.—General WCC info. , college facts, surveys, Arrangement with Rutgers |
1968-1976 |
2 |
5 |
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Assoc. of Independent Colleges and Univ. in NJ (includes Rider College) |
1976-1983 |
2 |
6 |
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WCC bylaws |
1966-1983 |
3 |
1 |
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NASM (National Association of Schools of Music) |
1976 |
3 |
2 |
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AAUP (American Association of University Professors) faculty surveys |
1971-1985 |
3 |
3 |
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Faculty retreats |
1971-1974 |
3 |
4 |
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Lawsuits |
ca. 1983 |
3 |
5 |
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Manuals—Judicial procedures, manual for policies, drug policy, student handbook |
ca. 1971-1973 |
3 |
6 |
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Pi Kappa Lambda |
ca. 1971 |
3 |
7 |
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Westminster Wag 2 (newsletter) |
1977-1982 |
3 |
8 |
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A – General File |
1981 |
4 |
1 |
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A – General File |
1982 |
4 |
2 |
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A – General File |
1983 |
4 |
3 |
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ACDA (American Choral Directors Assn.) Doctoral Dissertation Award |
Jan 1980-Aug 1981 |
4 |
4 |
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Administration |
To 1980-1981 |
4 |
5 |
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Auditor’s Reports |
1972-1981 |
4 |
6 |
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B – General File |
1981 |
4 |
7 |
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B – General File |
1982 |
4 |
8 |
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Bach Motets |
1977 |
4 |
9 |
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Baylor University |
1979-1980 |
4 |
10 |
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Bristol Chapel |
1978-1979 |
4 |
11 |
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Brown, Elaine Scholarship Fund (Betenbough) aka Elaine Isaacson |
1979 |
4 |
12 |
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C – General File |
1981 |
4 |
13 |
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C – General File |
1982 |
4 |
14 |
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Campus Master Plan Update |
1979 |
4 |
15 |
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Carillon |
1979 |
5 |
1 |
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Catholic Church Musicians |
1983 |
5 |
2 |
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Choral Journal |
1982 |
5 |
3 |
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Choral Literature for Chamber Choir |
No date |
5 |
4 |
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Christ Church (Walnut Lane) |
1979-1981 |
5 |
5 |
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Church Relations |
1982 |
5 |
6 |
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Clark, William H. (Scholar In Organ) |
1978-1981 |
5 |
7 |
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Columbia Artists Management, Inc. |
1962-1977 |
5 |
8 |
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Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (Stock sale to WCC) |
1973 |
5 |
9 |
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Columbia Records |
1962-1978 |
5 |
10 |
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Commission on Financing Post-Secondary Education |
1975-1976 |
5 |
11 |
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Computers |
1975 |
5 |
12 |
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Conductors : candidates |
1981 |
5 |
13 |
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Opening Convocation |
1979-1982 |
5 |
14 |
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Corfu (Festival) |
1974 |
5 |
15 |
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Courand, Marcel |
1975-1976 |
5 |
16 |
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Cunningham, Earl |
1970-1975 |
5 |
17 |
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D - General File |
1981 |
5 |
18 |
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D - General File |
1982 |
5 |
19 |
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Dean Search Committee Applicants |
1979-1980 |
5 |
20 |
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Dean of Students, William Alexander |
1978-1982 |
6 |
1 |
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Doctoral Programs WCC |
1979-1981 |
6 |
2 |
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DODDS (Dept. of Defense Dependent Schools)—ME 672 10-81 Choral Techniques and Literature |
1981 |
6 |
3 |
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E - General Files |
1981 |
6 |
4 |
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E - General Files |
1982 |
6 |
5 |
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Ecumenical Praise |
1977 |
6 |
6 |
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Educom |
1981 |
6 |
7 |
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Elsea, Carol Ann (Controller) |
1977-1982 |
6 |
8 |
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Estenes, Joseph, Jr. |
1978 |
6 |
9 |
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European Music Festivals |
1978 |
6 |
10 |
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Evans, Richard --Internship |
Fall 1980 |
6 |
11 |
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F – General File |
1981 |
6 |
12 |
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F – General File |
1982 |
6 |
13 |
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Faustini, Joao |
1982-1983 |
6 |
14 |
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Fiftieth Anniversary of WCC |
1976 |
6 |
15 |
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Financial Aid |
1982 |
6 |
16 |
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Fisher, Carl, Inc. |
1974-1977 |
6 |
17 |
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Fisk Organ |
1978 |
6 |
18 |
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Freedman and Druker |
1976-1981 |
6 |
19 |
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G – General File |
1978 |
7 |
1 |
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G – General File |
1979 |
7 |
2 |
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G – General File |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
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G – General File |
1981 |
7 |
4 |
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G – General File |
1982 |
7 |
5 |
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Glenmede Trust |
1982 |
7 |
6 |
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Gould, Walter |
1969-1982 |
7 |
7 |
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Ground breaking -- Library |
Nov 13, 1967 |
7 |
8 |
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Ground breaking – Student Center |
May 30, 1974 |
7 |
9 |
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H – General File |
1981 |
7 |
10 |
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Access for Handicapped |
1978-1979 |
7 |
11 |
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Harpsichord |
1970-1971 |
7 |
12 |
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Roy Harris Society |
1982 |
7 |
13 |
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Haynes, Helen Fenn |
1981 |
77 |
14 |
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Hazelbauer, William (Bill Bauer) |
No date |
7 |
15 |
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Health Services—Students Princeton University |
1978 |
7 |
16 |
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HEW (Health, Education, and Welfare, Federal Dept. of) |
1975-1978 |
7 |
17 |
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Heyboer, Ralph and Emma |
1982 |
7 |
18 |
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Hillier, Robert J. |
1976-1983 |
7 |
19 |
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Hines, Jerome |
1967 |
7 |
20 |
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I—General File |
1977-1982 |
7 |
21 |
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Inauguration |
1970 |
7 |
22 |
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J—General File |
1981-1982 |
7 |
23 |
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Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Eugene |
1985 |
8 |
1 |
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Jones, Robert W. |
1974-1983 |
8 |
2 |
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Judson, Mrs. Arthur |
1979-1982 |
8 |
3 |
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K - General File |
1981-1982 |
8 |
4 |
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Knoblauch Private Bank |
1978 |
8 |
5 |
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Koinonia—Christian Fellowship |
1981 |
8 |
6 |
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L – General File |
1981 |
8 |
7 |
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Larmore, Jennifer |
1982 |
8 |
8 |
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Legislative Project |
Autumn 1982 |
8 |
9 |
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Licensure Document |
1970 |
8 |
10 |
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Ludwig, Joachim |
ca. 1979 |
8 |
11 |
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M – General File |
1980-1982 |
8 |
12 |
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Masters Degree in Accompanying Proposal |
1978-1979 |
8 |
13 |
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Masters Degree Program |
1973 |
8 |
14 |
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Masters in Music in Piano Pedagogy |
1981 |
8 |
15 |
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Master Plan Press Release (see also box 37) |
1974 |
8 |
16 |
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Middle States Association |
1962-1976 |
8 |
17 |
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Mott, Mrs. C.S., Flint Michigan |
1980 |
8 |
18 |
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MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) |
1978-1979 |
8 |
19 |
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N – General File |
1981-1982 |
8 |
20 |
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NASDTEC (National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification) |
1976-1982 |
9 |
1 |
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NASM (National Association of Schools of Music) Visitation to Union University |
1981 |
9 |
2 |
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NASM (National Association of Schools of Music) Visitation Reports by Ray Robinson (Nyack, Barrington) |
1971-1976 |
9 |
3 |
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National Endowment for the Arts |
1971-1980 |
9 |
4 |
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National Endowment for the Humanities |
1973-1977 |
9 |
5 |
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National Guild of Music Schools |
1974-1975 |
9 |
6 |
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National/International Music Festivals, Inc. |
1978 |
9 |
7 |
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National Music Publishers Assoc. |
1978 |
9 |
8 |
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John Nelson – Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra |
1979 |
9 |
9 |
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NJ Association of Colleges and Universities |
1982 |
9 |
10 |
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NJ Dept. of Higher Education |
1981-1982 |
9 |
11 |
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NJ Public Television |
1972-1979 |
10 |
1 |
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Newman Commission Report |
1980-1982 |
10 |
2 |
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Newsletter |
1984- 1985 |
10 |
3 |
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Newsletter Samples |
1983-1984 |
10 |
4 |
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O – General File |
1981-1982 |
10 |
5 |
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Oral Roberts University |
1972-1982 |
10 |
6 |
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Organ Building Project |
1976-1978 |
10 |
7 |
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Organ Dept. |
1977-1978 |
10 |
8 |
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Organ Fundraising Project |
1972-1978 |
10 |
9 |
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Organ Tour (RR) |
1976-1977 |
10 |
10 |
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Organ Trip to Europe |
1969 |
10 |
11 |
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P—General File |
1981-1982 |
11 |
1 |
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Performing Arts Abroad, Inc. |
1976-1981 |
11 |
2 |
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Permissions, Norton Anthology |
1977-1978 |
11 |
3 |
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Philadelphia Orchestra |
Nov 13-16, 1970 |
11 |
4 |
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Personal matters (employee issues) |
1978 |
11 |
5 |
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Peterson, Larry W. |
1980 |
11 |
6 |
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Phelps, Lawrence |
1974 |
11 |
7 |
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Pi Kappa Lambda – National Music Honor Society |
1978 |
11 |
8 |
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Pooled Income Fund |
1982 |
11 |
9 |
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President’s Association |
1971-1973 |
11 |
10 |
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Princeton Arts Council |
1972-1978 |
11 |
11 |
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Borough of Princeton |
1962-1981 |
11 |
12 |
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Princeton High School |
1963-1982 |
11 |
13 |
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Public Relations Office |
1982-1983 |
11 |
14 |
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Publications Permission |
1976 |
11 |
15 |
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R – General File |
1981-1982 |
11 |
16 |
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Club Liquor License – Rathskellar Proposal |
1978-1983 |
11 |
17 |
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Review of Choirs – Miscellaneous |
1978-1979 |
11 |
18 |
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Romanian Tour |
1974 |
11 |
19 |
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Russell, Wilbur |
1979-1983 |
11 |
20 |
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S – General File |
1981-1982 |
11 |
21 |
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Sheetz, John W. |
ca. 1980 |
11 |
22 |
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Scottish Church Music Tour |
January 1982 |
11 |
23 |
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Schmiedeke, Edward – Las Vegas, NV |
1978 |
11 |
24 |
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Seabrook, Charles (estate) |
1964-1979 |
11 |
25 |
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Smith, Carole |
1977-1979 |
12 |
1 |
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Smith, Stratton, Wise and Heher |
1974-1982 |
12 |
2 |
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Steinitz, R. Paul |
1980-1981 |
12 |
3 |
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Stokowski, Leopold (See also Box 39) |
ca. 1967-1970 |
12 |
4 |
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Student Correspondence |
1978-1982 |
12 |
5 |
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Student Government |
1978-1981 |
12 |
6 |
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T - General File |
1981-1982 |
12 |
7 |
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Task Force of Strategic Planning |
1982-1984 |
12 |
8 |
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Television Series; History of Music |
No date |
13 |
1 |
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Ten-Year Plan |
1973 |
13 |
2 |
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Tenure & Promotions |
1980 |
13 |
3 |
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U – General File |
1978-1982 |
13 |
4 |
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V – General File |
1980-1982 |
13 |
5 |
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W – General File |
1982 |
13 |
6 |
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Wagner, Roger |
ca. 1970-1972 |
13 |
7 |
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Weinrich, Carl |
1973 |
13 |
8 |
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WCC News Releases/Newsletter Editorial Board |
1979-1982 |
13 |
9 |
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Westminster Review |
Ca. 1975-1976 |
13 |
10 |
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Williamson, Alix |
1981-1983 |
13 |
11 |
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Williamson, Malcolm |
1970-1972 |
13 |
12 |
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XYZ General File |
1981-1982 |
13 |
13 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 9, 1982 |
14 |
1 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feb 10, 1982 |
14 |
2 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 14, 1981 |
14 |
3 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 10, 1981 |
14 |
4 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feb 11, 1981 |
14 |
5 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 8, 1980 |
14 |
6 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 15, 1980 |
14 |
7 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feb 13, 1980 |
14 |
8 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 10, 1979 |
15 |
1 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 17, 1979 |
15 |
2 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feb 14, 1979 |
15 |
3 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 11, 1978 |
15 |
4 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 14, 1978 |
15 |
5 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feb 15, 1978 |
15 |
6 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 12, 1977 |
15 |
7 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 19, 1977 |
15 |
8 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feb 16, 1977 |
15 |
9 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 20, 1976 |
15 |
10 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 27, 1976 |
15 |
11 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feb 18, 1976 |
16 |
1 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 15, 1975 |
16 |
2 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 29, 1975 |
16 |
3 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feb 12, 1975 |
16 |
4 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 16, 1974 |
16 |
5 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 30, 1974 |
16 |
6 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Jan 16, 1974 |
16 |
7 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 17, 1973 |
16 |
8 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 29, 1973 |
16 |
9 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Jan 17, 1973 |
16 |
10 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 23, 1972 |
16 |
11 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Jan 19, 1972 |
16 |
12 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
March 17, 1971 |
16 |
13 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Jan 20, 1971 |
16 |
14 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
May 20, 1970 |
16 |
15 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
March 18, 1970 |
16 |
16 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Jan 21, 1970 |
16 |
17 |
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Board of Trustees Meeting |
Oct 15, 1969 |
16 |
18 |
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1971-1982 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1982 |
17 |
1 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1981 |
17 |
2 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1980 |
17 |
3 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1979 |
17 |
4 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1978 |
17 |
5 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1977 |
17 |
6 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1976 |
17 |
7 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1975 |
17 |
8 |
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Executive committee meeting minutes |
1974 |
17 |
9 |
Westminster Choir College Architectural Drawings Collection, ca. 1933-2014
Creator: Talbott Library
Title: Architectural Drawings Collection
Dates: 1933-2014
Extent: 3 large flat boxes
Location: Dayton Room on top of black filing cabinets
Abstract: Individual plans and drawings created by various architectural firms depicting the planning and construction of campus buildings. Collection assembled by Talbott Library staff.
Processing Notes
Drawings were organized and given an artificial numbering system. Most are rolled up and some are in flat folders.
Historical Note
Westminster Choir College was founded in Dayton, Ohio in 1926 and then moved briefly to Ithaca, New York. In 1932, the College moved again and settled permanently in Princeton, New Jersey.
The Princeton campus, completed in 1934, originally consisted of four Georgian buildings on a quadrangle, the Administration Building (renamed Williamson Hall), East Hall (originally the women’s dormitory and later, renamed Taylor Hall), West Hall (originally the men’s dormitory and later renamed Erdman Hall), the Chapel (renamed Bristol Chapel).
Later campus buildings include The Cottage (constructed in 1947), The Ranch House (since demolished) and the Playhouse (constructed in 1948). These buildings served various purposes over the years.
In 1957, North Hall, originally a men’s dormitory with teaching and practice studios in the basement was built and later renamed Seabrook Hall. In 1958, Hamilton House, originally intended as a residence for the President of Westminster, was built and is currently the Dean’s Residence. In 1967, temporary mobile classrooms were built, often referred to as the Relocatables. In 1968, the Dayton, Ithaca, and Princeton dormitories were built. The Princeton dormitory currently houses the Westminster Conservatory of Music, Westminster’s community music school.
The Talbott Library was built in 1969, designed by architects Perkins and Will and named after the College’s first benefactor, Katharine H. Talbott. In 1975, the Student Center was completed with J. Robert Hillier as the architect. It was later renamed William H. Scheide Student Center./p>
The College’s newest building is the Marion Buckelew Cullen Center, which was built in 2014 and contains a performance and rehearsal hall and classrooms.
Scope and Content Note
The collection is organized into seven series, organized mostly by individual building. It is not comprehensive for all campus buildings, as plans for some buildings, including the dorms built in the 1960s, are absent from the collection. The Library and the Student Center are heavily represented in this collection. Also included are drawings of internal and external building components and specific architectural details of buildings.
Special note—Series I: Early plans consists of drawings of the original Quad and early campus plans. It contains some copies of originals that are located in Rider’s Moore Library archives.
Contact the Moore Library archives for the original architectural drawings (bulk 1933-1934) created by architect Sherley W. Morgan. Drawings located at Moore were transferred to Rider University in 2006 by Princeton University Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. They were originally given to Princeton University by architect Sherley W. Morgan in 1956 to be added to their architecture collections. The collection consists of 6 portfolios (67 x 120cm.) of approximately 139 hand drawn pencil plans of original quad including the chapel, and main building (Williamson Hall), includes drawings of architectural details such as the tower, masonry details, plumbing, future development plans, etc. Most are from 1933-1934 and a few from 1935 -1948.
Subject Access Points The entries below represent persons, organizations, topics, forms, and occupations documented in this collection.
Morgan, Sherley W. (Sherley Warner), 1892-1979 KSS Architects Perkins & Will Westminster Choir College -- Buildings College Buildings -- Designs and Plans
Series List
Series I: Early plans (original Quad) Series II. Talbott Library Series III: Student Center Series IV: Plan of campus development Series V: Library Re-Organization Plan/Computer Room Addition Series VI: New Buildings (Marion Buckelew Cullen Center)/Parking 2000s Series VII: Miscellaneous items
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Folder Title |
Date |
Box |
ID# |
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Series I: Early plans (original Quad) includes copies of originals that are located in Rider’s Moore Library archives |
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Men’s and Girl’s Dormitories Ground, First, Second, and Third Floor for each Dormitory Architect Sherley W. Morgan |
11-7-33 |
1 |
A-1-1 |
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Sherley W. Morgan, Architect. Princeton. Williamson Hall Drawing No. B-4 61 x 107 cm Ground Floor Plan |
11-13-33 |
1 |
B-1-1 |
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Drawing No. B-5. 61.5 x 107 cm. Main Floor Plan |
11-13-33 |
1 |
B-1-2 |
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Sherley W. Morgan, Architect. Drawing No. B-6. Nov. 13, 1933. 61.5 x 107.5 cm Second Floor Plan |
11-13-33 |
1 |
B-1-3 |
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Sherley W. Morgan, Architect. Drawing B-7. 61.5 x 107.5 cm. Third Floor Plan |
11-13-33 |
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B-1-4 |
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(Main Building) Williamson Hall No plan number. 61 x 92 cm Main Floor Framing & Column Schedule. (2 copies) |
11-24-33 |
1 |
C-1-1 |
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(Main Building) Williamson Hall No plan number. 61 x 92 cm. Third Floor & Tower Framing. |
12-11-33 |
1 |
C-1-2 |
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(Main Building) Williamson Hall No plan number. 60.5 x 92 cm Second Floor Framing. |
12-1-33 |
1 |
C-1-3 |
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Sherley W. Morgan, Architect, Princeton. Bristol Chapel Brickwork. Drawing No. A-14 61 x 107 cm. |
1-10-34 |
1 |
D-1-1 |
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Drawing No. B-14 (Williamson Hall) Main building. Brickwork and Wall Section. 61 x 107 cm. |
9-28-33 |
1 |
D 1-2 |
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Sherley W. Morgan, Architect, Princeton. (Williamson Hall) South Porch (2nd Floor), Steps, S.P. Door & Window Drawing No. B-13 76.5 x 107.5 cm. |
10-6-33 |
1 |
E-1-1 |
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Sherley W. Morgan, Architect, Princeton (Williamson Hall) Areas for Type C & A Windows; Boiler Room Door & Stairs. Drawing No. B-15 76 x 107 cm. |
10-16-33 |
1 |
F-1-1 |
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Sherley W.Morgan, Architect, Princeton. (Williamson Hall) Portico-Upper Half; Special Door Drawing No. B-16 76 x 107 cm. |
10-13-33 |
1 |
G-1-1 |
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Sherley W. Morgan, Architect, Princeton. (Williamson Hall) Upper part of Tower [above the roof line] Drawing No. B-12 76 x 107 cm. |
1-26-34 |
1 |
H-1-1 |
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Sherley W.Morgan, Architect, Princeton. (Williamson Hall) Drawing No. B-22 76 x 107.5 cm. Revised Chimneys |
1-17-34 |
1 |
H-1-2 |
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Sherley W. Morgan, Architect, Princeton. (Williamson Hall) Main Stair hall Drawing No. B-24 76.5 x 104 cm. 2-6-34 There is a long tear running across the width of the plan. |
2-6-34 |
1 |
I-1-1 |
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Series II. Westminster Talbott Library 1967-1969 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Architects Drawing No. B-5 Mezzanine Floor Plan 60x76.5 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-A-1 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Architects Drawing No. B-4 Main Floor Plan 62x76.5 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-A-2 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Architects Drawing Number A-13 Reflected Ceiling Plans Basement Floor Ceiling Main Floor & Mezzanine Floor Ceilings Main Floor Ceiling Below Mezzanine 76.5 x 121.5 cm |
11-4-67 |
1 |
I-B-1 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Drawing No. B-2 Site Plan 77 x 76.5 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-C-1 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. B-6 Mechanical Floor Plan 60.5 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-1 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. B-7 [no title] 61.5 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-2 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. B-8 Section A-A; Section B-B 61 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-3 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. B-9 Section C-C; Section D-D 61 x 76.5 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-4 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. B-10 Typical Wall Section 61.5 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-5 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. S-1 Foundation & Basement Plan 61.5 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-6 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. S-2 Main Floor Framing Plan; Section A-A; Section B-B 61.5 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-7 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. S-3 Mezzanine Framing Plan 61 x 76.5 |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-8 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. S-4 Roof and Mech. Floor Framing Plan 61 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-9 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. P-1 Basement Floor Plan 60 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-10 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. P-2 Main Floor Plan 61 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-11 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. P-3 Mezzanine Floor Plan 61 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-12 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. HVAC-1 Basement Floor Plan 60 x 77 |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-13 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. HVAC-2 Main Floor Plan 62 x 77cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-14 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. HVAC-3 Mezzanine Floor Plan 61 x 77cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-15 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. E-1 Basement Floor Plan 61 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-16 |
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The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. No. E-2 Main Floor Plan 61 x 77 cm |
5-16-67 |
1 |
I-D-17 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey SKA-1 Site Plan 46 x 61.5 cm |
1-25-67 |
2 |
I-E-1 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey SKA-2 Basement Plan 46 x 61.5 cm |
1-25-67 |
2 |
I-E-2 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey SKA-3 Main Floor Plan 46 x 61.5 cm |
1-25-67 |
2 |
I-E-3 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey Mezzanine Floor Plan 46 x 61.5 cm |
1-25-67 |
2 |
I-E-4 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey SKA-5 West Elevation 46 x 61.5 cm |
1-25-67 |
2 |
I-E-5 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey SKA – 6 Sections; Section A-A; Section B-B 46 x 61.5 cm |
1-25-67 |
2 |
I-E-6 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey |
1-25-67 |
2 |
I-E-7 |
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Perkins & Will Partnership Architects, White Plains New York No. 1 Main Floor Plan 59 x 73 cm This is a pencil architectural drawing showing structural/mechanical plans, although it is not labeled as such. |
4-3-67 |
2 |
I-F-1 |
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Perkins & Will Partnership Architects Drawing Number A-3 Main Floor 76 x 61 cm (original only) |
11-13-67 |
2 |
I-G-1 |
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Perkins & Will Partnership Drawing Number A-4 Mezzanine Floor & Roof Plan Mezzanine Floor; Curb at Roof; Roof Plan 78 x 118 cm There are several pages that appear to be cut up copies of Drawing Number A-4 (I H 1). There are two complete copies and another that Is lacking the top third. I H 1 c. 1 bottom third 35.5 x 61 cm; center 36 x 61 cm; top 36 x 61 cm I H 1 c. 2 same size I H 1 c. 3 same size, lacking top third. |
11-13-67 |
2 |
I-H-1 |
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Westminster College Library P & W Main Level First Mezzanine 46 x 66 cm This is a pencil sketch with no scale given. |
1-31-67 |
2 |
I-I-1 |
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Westminster Choir College Library P & W 13 I 67 Section 46 x 66.5 cm I J 1 Lower Level 46 x 66.5 cm, I J 2 Section 46 x 66.5 cm, I J 3 The above three drawings are all sketches with no scale given. |
1-31-67 |
2 |
I-J- 1-3 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey U.S. Dept. of H.E. & W. Proj. No. NJ4-27-2784 The Perkins & Will Partnership Drawing Number A-9 Interior Elevations ¼” Room Plans and Misc. Details 77 x 117 cm |
1-8-68 |
2 |
I-K-1 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey The Perkins & Will Partnership Drawing Number A-3 Basement & Main Floor Plan 75 x 118 cm This architectural plan is a mirror image. See I G 1 |
11-13-67 |
2 |
I-L-1 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey The Perkins & Will Partnership Drawing A-4 Mezzanine Floor & Roof Plan 74.5 x 118. This architectural plan is a mirror image. See I H 1. |
11-13-67 |
2 |
I-M-1 |
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Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey U.S. Dept. of H.E. & W. Proj. No. NJ4-2784 The Perkins & Will Partnership Drawing Number E-6 Symbol List and Schedules 61 x 116 cm |
1-8-68 |
2 |
I-N-1 |
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Westminster Choir College Library John Mielach Millwork Company 515 Chancellor Avenue Irvington, New Jersey 07111 Circulation Desk Unit A-A and Unit C-C Drawing Number 1551-1 Elevation A-A; Section A-1, B-1, C-1; Specifications 61 x 91cm I O 1, I O 1 c. 1, Drawing 1551-1; approved 8-11-69; released for fabrication 8-26-69 61 x 91.5 cm I O 2, |
8-6-69 |
2 |
I-O- 1-2 |
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Westminster Choir College Library John Mielach Millwork Company Circulation Desk Unit B-B Drawing Number 1551-2 Elevation Unit B-B; Section D/2, E/2, F/2, J/2, K/2 61 x 91.5 cm I P 1, I P 1 c. 1 Drawing 1551-2 61 x 92 cm I P 2 |
8-6-69 |
2 |
I-P- 1-2 |
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No title, no drawing number, no date, no architect. This appears to be the west elevation of Westminster Choir College Library ca. 1967 plans, based on comparison to other sets of plans drawn by The Perkins & Will Partnership. 77 x 101.5 cm |
No date |
3 |
I-Q-1 |
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Series III: Student Center |
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Westminster Choir College Student Center Robert Hillier Architect Main Level 46 x 46 cm |
4-25-72 |
3 |
II-A-1 |
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Westminster Choir College Student Center Robert Hillier Architect Sections 46 x 46 cm |
4-25-72 |
3 |
II-A-2 |
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Westminster Choir College Student Center Robert Hillier Architect Upper Level 46 x 45.5 |
4-25-72 |
3 |
II-A-3 |
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Westminster Choir College Student Center Robert Hillier Architect Lower Level 46 x 45.5 |
4-25-72 |
3 |
II-A-4 |
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Westminster Choir College Student Center Robert Hillier Architect View from Library 46 x 56 |
4-25-72 |
3 |
II-A-5 |
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Westminster Choir College Student Center Robert Hillier Architect View from Quadrangle 46 x 65.5 |
4-25-72 |
3 |
II-A-6 |
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New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Princeton Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey J. Robert Hillier—Architects P.A. P-1 Basement Plan 46.5 x 53.5 cm |
No date |
3 |
III-A-1 |
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New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Princeton Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey J. Robert Hillier—Architects P.A. P-2 Main level 46.5 x 53.5 cm |
No date |
3 |
III-A-2 |
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New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Princeton Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey J. Robert Hillier—Architects P.A. P-3 Upper Level Plan 46 x 53 cm |
No date |
3 |
III-A-3 |
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New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Princeton Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey J. Robert Hillier—Architects P.A. P-4 East Elevation 46.5 x 53.5 m |
No date |
3 |
III-A-4 |
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New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Princeton Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey J. Robert Hillier—Architects P.A. P-5 South Elevation 46.5 x 53.5 cm |
No date |
3 |
III-A-5 |
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New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Princeton Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey J. Robert Hillier—Architects P.A. West Elevation 46.5 x 53.5 cm |
No date |
3 |
III-A-6 |
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New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Princeton Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey J. Robert Hillier—Architects P.A. North Elevation 46.5 x 53.5 cm |
No date |
3 |
III-A-7 |
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Student Center Lounge layout – 2 designs (flat folder) |
No date |
3 |
III-B-1-2 |
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New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Robert Hillier, Architects P.A. Reflected Ceiling Plans & Details: Basement; Lower Level; Upper Level Roof and Penthouse Plan & Plan Details |
1974 |
3 |
III-C- 1-3 |
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Series IV: Plan of campus development |
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Plan of Campus Development Technique Template. Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey Technifax Fileable Transparency. Transparency Serial Number [blank] Shows the Quad, library and various dorms west and north of the library. 21.5 x 28 cm (in flat folder) |
No date |
3 |
IV-A-1 |
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Plan of Campus Development Technique Template. Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey Technifax Fileable Transparency. Transparency Serial Number 7 This shows additional unidentified buildings to the east of the library outlined in red. 21.5 x 28 (in flat folder) |
No date |
3 |
IV-B-1 |
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Plan of Campus Development Technique Template. Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey Technifax Fileable Transparency. Transparency Serial Number 8 This overlay appears to show two parking areas on the campus, although they are not identified as such 22 x 28 cm (in flat folder) |
No date |
3 |
IV-C-1 |
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Plan of Campus Development Technique Template. Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey Technifax Fileable Transparency. Transparency Serial N This shows a central campus area with the addition of academic, recreational, and dormitory building 22 x 28cm and two overlays to this initial transparency divides the campus into sections by function: athletics & recreation; parking & services; and academics. 22 x 28 cm (both) (in flat folder) |
No date |
3 |
IV-D- 1-3 |
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Series V: Library Re-Organization Plan/Computer Room Addition |
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Library Floor Plan Transparencies Main Floor 22 x 27 cm (in flat folder) |
No date |
3 |
V-A-1 |
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Library Floor Plan Transparencies Mezzanine Library 22 x 27 cm (in flat folder) |
No date |
3 |
V-A-2 |
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Library Floor Plan Transparencies Ground Floor (Transparency 3) 22 x 27 (in flat folder) |
No date |
3 |
V-A-3 |
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Talbott Library Re-organization Plan May 1997 Pencil plan on graph paper with a scale noted. There is no indication as to who drew up the plan which appears to involve placement of shelving, reference desk, and furnishings, and not any (new) construction. This is the original sketch from which the copies below were made. 52 x 69 cm |
1997 |
3 |
VI-A-1 |
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Talbott Library re-organization Plan May 1997 Blue copy of the above pencil plan. 61 x 91.5 cm |
1997 |
3 |
VI-B-1 |
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Talbott Library re-organization Plan May 1997 Blue copy of an earlier draft of Vi A 1 that did not have the title boxed with a double line border around it. May 1997 61 x 91.5 cm |
1997 |
3 |
VI-C-1 |
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Computer room addition at Talbott--Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects 20 August 1998 Cover Sheet: Abbreviations; Symbols; Code Notes; General Notes; Location Plan; Drawing Index 61 x 92 cm |
1998 |
3 |
VII-A-1 |
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Computer Room Addition at Talbott--Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects 20 August 1998 A101 Demolition Plan and Wall Section 61 x 92 cm |
1998 |
3 |
VII-A-2 |
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Computer Room Addition at Talbott--Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects 20 August 1998 A102 Floor Plan, Interior Elevation & Plan Details 61 x 92 cm |
1998 |
3 |
VII-A-3 |
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Computer Room Addition at Talbott--Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects 20 August 1998 A2101 Ceiling and Electrical Plan, Door & Partition Types 61 x 92 cm |
1998 |
3 |
VII-A-4 |
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Computer Room Addition at Talbott--Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects 20 August 1998 A202 HVAC Diagrams 61 x 92 cm |
1998 |
3 |
VII-A-5 |
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Computer Room Addition at Talbott--Kehrt Shatken Sharm Architects 20 August 1998 Scheme 1 Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects 24 February 1998 KSS No. 98xx 61 x 92 cm |
1998 |
3 |
VII-B-1 |
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Computer Room Addition at Talbott Scheme 2 Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects 24 February 1998 KSS No 98xx 61 x 92 cm |
1998 |
3 |
VII-B-2 |
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Alteration to Westminster Choir College Talbott Library Todd Geter Architect Sheet No. A-1 Preliminary Design: First Floor Plan & Demolition Plan 6-9-99, revised 6-18-99 61 x 91.5 cm |
1999 |
3 |
VIII-A-1 |
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Westminster Project Drop Count --consists of a 30 January 1998 facsimile from Spud Grammar regarding estimated drop needs and locations in Talbott Library. 28 x 21 cm (in flat folder) |
1998 |
3 |
IX-A- 1-4 |
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Relocation of the Organ Historical Society Archives (Talbott Library upstairs) Timeline for August 8th [1998]. Memo from Stephen L. Pinel, OHS Archivist to Marlena Frackowski. 28 x 22 (OHS archives left Talbott Library in 2017) |
1998 |
3 |
X-A- 1-7 |
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Series VI: New Buildings (Marion Buckelew Cullen Center) /Parking 2000s |
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WCC New Parking; KSS Architects 76 x 106 cm |
2008 |
3 |
XI-A-1 |
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New Academic Building (Marion Buckelew Cullen Center) -- KSS Architects LLP, Schiller & Hersch Associates Inc., Harrison Hamnett, P.C., Reynolds Group Inc. Ground Floor Plan Drawing A101 76 x 106.5 |
2012 |
3 |
XII-A- 1 |
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Playhouse Renovation and Addition (Marion Buckelew Cullen Center)-- Architect: KSS Architects. large stack of 58 drawings—code notes, egress plan, dimensions, lighting, grading, soil erosion, floor plans, stairs, exterior foundation, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, etc. |
2014 |
3 |
XIII |
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Series VII: Miscellaneous items |
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Assorted fragments/partial pieces of drawings, carpet sketches for Library/Student union (Student Center)/Taylor Hall/Erdman Hall, Bell Atlantic Communications plans for all three floors (flat folder) |
Assorted dates |
3 |
XIV |
Westminster Choir College Photograph Collection, ca. 1920-2000s
Creator: Talbott Library
Title: Westminster Choir College Photograph Collection
Dates: 1920-2000s
Location: Dayton room filing cabinets
Abstract: Contains photographs and slides depicting persons, locations, and events pertaining to Westminster Choir College. Select photographs have been digitized and can be viewed on our Digital Photograph Collection site.
Historical Note
The Westminster Choir was founded in Dayton Ohio in 1920 by John Finley Williamson and Rhea B. Williamson. In the early 1920s the Choir toured throughout the United States as their reputation grew. The Williamsons founded the Westminster Choir School in 1926 in Dayton. After touring the United States in 1929, the choir embarked on a tour of Europe, and gained prominence internationally as a choir. Also in 1929, the school left Dayton, Ohio to become affiliated with Ithaca Conservatory in Ithaca, NY where the curriculum expanded to a four year degree program. The college moved again and settled permanently in Princeton, NJ in 1932, taking advantage of its close proximity to both New York and Philadelphia.
In 1934, the choir embarked on its second European tour which included a stop in the Soviet Union where a performance of the choir was broadcast back to the United States. During the following decades, particularly in the 1950s, the choir toured throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and performed with internationally prominent orchestras and conductors such as Arturo Toscanini, Leopold Stokowski, and Bruno Walter among many others.
The College’s Princeton campus, completed in 1934, originally consisted of four Georgian buildings on a quadrangle. Eventually these were named for the Williamsons, Mrs. Taylor, Dr. Erdman, and Dr. Bristol. Subsequently other buildings, some temporary, were erected: the Playhouse (1948), Seabrook (North) Hall (1957), Hamilton House (1958), Dayton-Ithaca-Princeton Dormitory (1968), Talbott Library (1969) and the Student Center (1975), later named for Dr. Scheide.
Dr. and Mrs. Williamson retired from the college in 1958. The Williamsons toured Africa with an alumni choir in 1959, and continued to travel across the U.S. and Asia, teaching and conducting vocal clinics. John Finley Williamson was followed by presidents MacCalmont (1958-1961), Bristol (1962-1969), Robinson (1969-1986) Fuller (1988-1991). In 1992 The College merged with Rider University in nearby Lawrenceville, NJ and is now a part of Rider’s Westminster College of the Arts, while retaining its historical identity as Westminster Choir College.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of both black and white and color photographs of various sizes documenting the history of Westminster Choir College from its beginnings in the 1920s to the early 2000s. The collection has been gathered over the years by the archives as a result of donations from various Westminster Choir College departments and other individuals affiliated with the university. Some of the major categories depicted are individual people, including noted conductors, faculty, and students, important events such as graduations, and performances, photographs of various Westminster choirs over the years, campus and building photographs depicting Dayton, Ohio, Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. Also represented are photos of choir tours and John Finley and Rhea Williamson trips to the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The collection also includes approximately 2000 slides from the mid-1950s to about 1990 depicting the Westminster campus in Princeton, choirs in rehearsals and performance, commencements and convocations, student and faculty recitals, candid shots of students, and faculty and visitors teaching and conducting. The earlier slides include images of Westminster's first campus in Dayton, OH, May Day ceremonies, and photos taken during the Africa/Middle East tour by the Westminster Singers in 1959. Prominent Westminster personalities John Finley and Rhea B. Williamson, Joseph Flummerfelt, Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr., Joan Lippincott, and Phyllis Lehrer and many unidentified individuals are depicted.
The collection covers the early days of the Williamsons to the early 2000s when digital photography superceded traditional film photography. More recent born-digital photographs are not contained in the archives but are held by Westminster Choir College’s External Affairs department.
Subject Access Points
Bristol, Lee Hastings, 1923-1979Series List
Series I: People
Subseries A: People (Individuals)
Subseries B: Events (Groups)
Series II: Events
Series III: Tours
Series IV: Campuses (various locations)
Series V: Choirs
Subseries A: Westminster Choir
Subseries B: Other Westminster Choirs and Non-Westminster Musical Artists
Series VI: Professional Schools/Vocal Camps
Series VII: Oversized Photographs
Series VIII: Slides
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Folder title |
Date |
Cabinet |
Drawer |
Folder |
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Subseries A: People (Individuals) |
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Donald Allured (handbells, faculty) |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
1 |
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Laurence H. Altman (piano faculty) |
2004 |
13 |
A |
2 |
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Robert Annis (Dean) |
ca. 1990s-2000s |
13 |
A |
3 |
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David Arnold (baritone, faculty) |
1970s |
13 |
A |
4 |
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Robert Baker (organist) |
ca. 1950s |
13 |
A |
5 |
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Samuel Barber (composer) |
ca. 1940s |
13 |
A |
6 |
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John Barbirolli (conductor) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1950s |
13 |
A |
7 |
|
G. Dene Barnard (organ faculty) |
1968 |
13 |
A |
8 |
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Barton Bartle (theory dept. faculty) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
9 |
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Ena Bronstein Barton (piano faculty) |
ca. 1980s-2000s |
13 |
A |
10 |
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John (voice faculty) and Ruth Baumgartner (librarian) |
ca. 1940s-1960s |
13 |
A |
11 |
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Pierre Bernac |
1977 |
13 |
A |
12 |
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Leonard Bernstein (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1950s-1960s |
13 |
A |
13 |
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David Scull Bispham (voice teacher of JFW) |
1919 |
13 |
A |
14 |
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(Sir) Arthur Bliss (composer) |
1968 |
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A |
15 |
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Paul Boepple (music history faculty) |
ca. 1950s-1960s |
13 |
A |
16 |
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Rita Bouboulidi |
ca. 1950s |
13 |
A |
17 |
|
Pierre Boulez (conductor) |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
A |
18 |
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Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr. (see also Slides) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
19 |
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Mark Brombaugh (organ faculty) |
ca. 1970s |
13 |
A |
20 |
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Elaine Brown (conducting faculty) (See also Scrapbook Collection) |
ca. 1960s-1980s |
13 |
A |
21 |
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Ralph Burrier (voice, conducting faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
22 |
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Lewis C. Brunn (organ) |
ca. 1950 |
13 |
A |
23 |
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Donna Cable (a.k.a. Donna Plaskett) (administrator, conducting faculty) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
24 |
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Paul Callaway (conductor) |
1970 |
13 |
A |
25 |
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Guido Cantelli (See also OS 2) |
1955 |
13 |
A |
26 |
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Robert Carwithen (organ faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1980s |
13 |
A |
27 |
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Maureen Carr (theory faculty) |
1960s |
13 |
A |
28 |
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Harriet Chase (theory faculty) |
1988 |
13 |
A |
29 |
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William Cheadle (piano faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1980s |
13 |
A |
30 |
|
Virginia Cheesman (organ faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
31 |
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F. Melius Christiansen (and Olaf C.) |
ca. 1920-1955 |
13 |
A |
32 |
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Lindsey Christiansen (voice faculty) |
ca. 1980s-1990s |
13 |
A |
33 |
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Ingrid Clarfield (piano faculty) |
ca. 1980s-2000s |
13 |
A |
34 |
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Andre Cluytens (conductor) |
ca. 1958 |
13 |
A |
35 |
|
John B. Colman (67-68 eurythmics faculty) |
1967-1968 |
13 |
A |
36 |
|
Aaron Copland (With Williamson and others, American Music Festival) |
1938 |
13 |
A |
37 |
|
Diana Crane (arts & sciences faculty) |
ca. 1990 |
13 |
A |
38 |
|
Theos Cronk (administration) |
ca. 1940 |
13 |
A |
39 |
|
Allen Crowell (Conducting, Dean) |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
40 |
|
Diane Curry (voice) |
ca. 1950 |
13 |
A |
41 |
|
Phyllis Curtin |
ca. 1970 |
13 |
A |
42 |
|
William Dalgleish (aka Dalglish) (music history faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
A |
43 |
|
Daphnis (the campus cat) |
ca. 1980s-1990s |
13 |
A |
44 |
|
Meredith Davies (conductor) |
ca. 1971 |
13 |
A |
45 |
|
Antal Dorati |
1972 |
13 |
A |
46 |
|
Arlo Duba (religion faculty, chaplain) |
ca. 1960 |
13 |
A |
47 |
|
Kiera Duffy (student, BM 2001, MM 2003, soprano) |
2002 |
13 |
A |
48 |
|
J. Donald Dumpson (sacred music faculty) |
ca. 1990s |
13 |
A |
49 |
|
Marcel Dupré (see Marcel Dupré Collection compiled by Anna French Adams) |
|
|
|
|
|
Wilhelm Ehmann (conductor, guest faculty) (See OS 1) |
|
|
|
|
|
Edward Eicher |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
50 |
|
Elem Eley (voice faculty) |
ca. 1990s |
13 |
A |
51 |
|
Charles Erdman (chaplain) (See also OS 3) |
ca. 1950s-1960s |
13 |
A |
52 |
|
Christoph Eschenbach (Musical Director Philadelphia Orchestra) |
2008 |
13 |
A |
52a |
|
Robert Evans (religion faculty) |
1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
53 |
|
Tom Faracco (voice faculty) |
1980s |
13 |
A |
54 |
|
Gerald Farrell (church music faculty) |
No date |
13 |
A |
55 |
|
Joseph Flummerfelt (Director of Choral Activities) including photo with Z. Macal (see also Slides) |
ca. 1970s-2000s |
13 |
A |
56 |
|
Charles Frischman (theory faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1990 |
13 |
A |
57 |
|
Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos (conductor) |
ca. 2013 |
13 |
A |
57a |
|
William Fuller (President) |
1987-1990 |
13 |
A |
58 |
|
Benny Goodman |
1956 |
13 |
A |
59 |
|
Herbert Wilbur Greene (JFW teacher) |
ca. 1910? |
13 |
A |
60 |
|
Frauke Haaseman (conducting faculty) (See also OS 3) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
61 |
|
W.C. Handy |
1940s |
13 |
A |
61a |
|
Roy Harris (composition faculty) (with George Lynn) |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
13 |
A |
62 |
|
Janice (Morris) Harsanyi (voice faculty) |
ca. 1950s-1960s |
13 |
A |
63 |
|
Nicholas Harsanyi (conducting faculty) (see also E. Ormandy folder) (see also OS 2) |
ca. 1940s-1960s |
13 |
A |
64 |
|
Anton Hartman (South African conductor, music administrator) |
1959 |
13 |
A |
65 |
|
James and Davina Hay |
ca. 1960-1961 |
13 |
A |
66 |
|
William Hays (organ faculty) |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
67 |
|
Harold Hedgpeth (voice, conducting faculty) |
1938-1942 |
13 |
A |
68 |
|
Julius Herford (music history faculty) |
ca. 1950s-1960s |
13 |
A |
69 |
|
Gertrude Herrick (English faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
70 |
|
Thomas Hillbish |
ca. 1957-1964 |
13 |
A |
71 |
|
LoRean Hodapp |
ca. 1920s-1980s |
13 |
A |
72 |
|
Moses Hogan |
ca. 2000-2003 |
13 |
A |
73 |
|
Sidney Homer (composer of songs) and Louise Homer (contralto) |
ca. 1920s |
13 |
A |
74 |
|
C. Howard Hopkins (Dean 1958-1964) |
1958-1964 |
13 |
A |
75 |
|
Andrew Householder |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
76 |
|
Lois Young Hunter (piano faculty) |
ca. 1965 |
13 |
A |
77 |
|
Jose Iturbi |
1941 |
13 |
A |
78 |
|
Walter Johnson (voice faculty) |
ca. 1940s |
13 |
A |
79 |
|
David Hugh Jones (organ, composition faculty) |
ca. 1920s-1950s |
13 |
A |
80 |
|
George M. Jones (woodwinds methods, faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
81 |
|
James M. Jordan (conducting faculty) |
ca. 1990 |
13 |
A |
82 |
|
Arthur Judson (musician and orchestra manager) (trustee) (see also OS 2) |
ca. 1940s-1950s |
13 |
A |
83 |
|
Thomas Kean (former NJ Governor) |
ca. 1990 |
13 |
A |
84 |
|
Marvin Keenze (voice faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
A |
85 |
|
Helen Hubbert Kemp (voice faculty) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
86 |
|
John S.C. Kemp (church music faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
A |
87 |
|
Ralph Kirkpatrick |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
88 |
|
Ton Koopman (conductor) |
2008-2009 |
13 |
A |
88a |
|
Tony Kosar (theory faculty) |
ca. 1990 |
13 |
A |
89 |
|
Joseph Kovacs (violin, orchestra faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
90 |
|
Mary Taylor Krimmel (organ faculty) |
ca. 1940s-1970s |
13 |
A |
91 |
|
Rafael Kubelik (conductor) (See OS 2) |
1978 |
13 |
A |
92 |
|
Ramon Kyser (voice faculty) |
ca. 1950s |
13 |
A |
93 |
|
Jacques LaCombe (Musical Director NJ Symphony Orchestra) |
ca. 2010-2012 |
13 |
A |
93a |
|
Jennifer Larmore (BM 1980, D. Mus. Honorary 2005) |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
94 |
|
Lois Laverty (voice faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1990 |
13 |
A |
95 |
|
Phyllis Alpert Lehrer (piano faculty) (see also Slides) |
ca. 1980s-2005 |
13 |
A |
96 |
|
Raymond Leppard |
1969 |
13 |
A |
97 |
|
Frank Lewin (composer) |
ca. 1968 |
13 |
A |
97a |
|
Joan Lippincott (organ faculty) (see also Slides) |
ca. 1970s-1990s |
13 |
A |
98 |
|
James Litton (church music, organ faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
99 |
|
Lillian Livingston (piano faculty) |
ca. 2000 |
13 |
A |
100 |
|
Bart Luedeke (J. Barton Luedeke) (Rider president) |
ca. 1990-2003 |
13 |
A |
101 |
|
Peter Christian Lutkin |
ca. 1910s? |
13 |
A |
102 |
|
George Lynn (voice, conducting faculty |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
103 |
|
Lorin Maazel (conductor) |
ca. 2000s |
13 |
A |
104 |
|
Zdenek Macal |
ca. 1970s-1990s |
13 |
A |
105 |
|
President William F. MacCalmont |
ca. 1958-1962 |
13 |
A |
106 |
|
Handel Manuel (Indian pianist, composer,organist, conductor) |
1957 |
13 |
A |
107 |
|
George Markey (organ faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
108 |
|
Warren Martin (theory, conducting faculty) |
1920s-1960s |
13 |
A |
109 |
|
William Masselos (pianist) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
110 |
|
Dorothy Maynor (and JFW) (See also OS 3) |
ca. 1940s-1960s |
13 |
A |
111 |
|
Alexander McCurdy (organ faculty) (See also OS 3) |
ca. 1960 |
13 |
A |
112 |
|
Donald McDonald (organ faculty) |
ca. 1950s-1960s |
13 |
A |
113 |
|
Thomas McElhinney (Dean of Men) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
114 |
|
James McKeever (voice faculty, administrator) |
ca. 1950s-1970s |
13 |
A |
115 |
|
Mathilde McKinney (piano faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
A |
116 |
|
Zubin Mehta (conductor) |
1980s |
13 |
A |
117 |
|
Henry Melnik (music education faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
118 |
|
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1950 |
13 |
A |
119 |
|
Charles Munch (see also Vera Zorina folder) |
1948-1949 |
13 |
A |
120 |
|
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1980s-2002 |
13 |
A |
121 |
|
Yannick Nezet-Seguin (Musical Director Philadelphia Orchestra) |
2012-2013 |
13 |
A |
121a |
|
Henriette Turney Noyes (WCC board member) |
ca. 1950 |
13 |
A |
122 |
|
Nnole? Obrad |
1957 |
13 |
A |
123 |
|
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (with Lee Hastings Bristol and Nicholas Harsanyi) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
A |
124 |
|
Sue Ellen Page (church music faculty) (student BM ’71, MM’ 82) |
ca. 1970s |
13 |
A |
125 |
|
Nancianne Parrella (conducting faculty, choir accompaniest) |
ca. 1990s? |
13 |
A |
126 |
|
Glenn Parker (piano, accompanying faculty) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
127 |
|
Herbert Pate (voice faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
A |
128 |
|
J.J. Penna (accompanying faculty) |
ca. 1996-2005 |
13 |
A |
129 |
|
Joel Phillips (theory faculty) |
ca. 1990 |
13 |
A |
130 |
|
Daniel Pinkham |
ca. 1969 |
13 |
A |
131 |
|
Donna Plaskett (See Donna Cable) |
|
|
|
|
|
Francis Poe (music history/music education faculty) |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
132 |
|
Daniel A. Poling (minister, author) (with JFW) |
1950s |
13 |
A |
133 |
|
Daniel Pratt (voice faculty) |
1981 |
13 |
A |
134 |
|
Leontyne Price |
ca. 1970s |
13 |
A |
135 |
|
Gordon Pruett (religion faculty for one year only 1967-1968) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
136 |
|
Sergei Rachmaninoff (conductor) |
ca. 1930s |
13 |
A |
137 |
|
Marion Rampel (Dean of Women, psychology faculty) |
ca. 1960s |
13 |
A |
138 |
|
Laura Brooks Rice (voice faculty) |
ca. 1990s |
13 |
A |
139 |
|
L. Eugene Roan (organ faculty) |
ca. 1950s-2002 |
13 |
A |
140 |
|
David Roberts (conductor) |
2007 |
13 |
A |
140a |
|
Ray Robinson (President) |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
A |
141 |
|
Artur Rodzinski (conductor) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1940-1950s |
13 |
A |
142 |
|
Irma Rogell (pianist and harpsichordist) |
1960? |
13 |
A |
143 |
|
Fred Rogers |
ca. 1999 |
13 |
A |
144 |
|
Erik Routley (church music faculty, Director of Chapel)(See also OS 3) |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
145 |
|
John Rutter |
1998 |
13 |
A |
146 |
|
Sandor Salgo (violin, theory faculty) |
ca. 1940s-1950s |
13 |
A |
147 |
|
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) |
ca.1966 |
13 |
A |
148 |
|
Leland Sateren (composer, church musician) |
1975 |
13 |
A |
149 |
|
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) |
ca. 1993-2003 |
13 |
A |
150 |
|
Hermann Scherchen (conductor) |
ca. 1964 |
13 |
A |
151 |
|
Charles Schisler (music history/ music education faculty, Dean) 1969-1988 |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
152 |
|
John B. Sealy (voice faculty) |
1948 |
13 |
A |
153 |
|
Anne Sears (public relations) |
ca. 1990s |
13 |
A |
154 |
|
Steven P. Sharp (Director of alumni and career services 1971-1981) |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
13 |
A |
155 |
|
Howard Shaw (voice faculty) |
1968 |
13 |
A |
156 |
|
Robert Shaw (conductor) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1940s-1980s |
13 |
A |
157 |
|
Dennis Shrock (conducting faculty) |
ca. 1970s-1990s |
13 |
A |
158 |
|
Priscilla Silz (German faculty) |
ca. 1950s |
13 |
A |
159 |
|
Robert Simpson (conductor of chapel choir, voice faculty) |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
A |
160 |
|
Arthur Sjogren (conducting faculty) |
ca. 1970 |
13 |
A |
161 |
|
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (conductor) |
ca. 1971 |
13 |
A |
162 |
|
William Steinberg (conductor) (See OS 1) |
|
|
|
|
|
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (with Marian Anderson, L.H. Bristol, Walt Disney) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1940s-1960s |
13 |
A |
163 |
| Howard Swan (conductor) |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
A |
164
|
|
Katharine Talbott and family (Benefactor) (See also OS 3) |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
13 |
A |
165 |
|
Sophia Strong Taylor (Benefactor) |
ca. 1930s |
13 |
A |
166 |
|
Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1940s |
13 |
A |
167 |
|
Constantina Tsolainou (conducting faculty) (aka Tsolainos as student MM’84) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
168 |
|
David Uber (brass faculty) |
ca. 1964-1970 |
13 |
A |
169 |
|
George Vassos (BM ’52, MM ’53 (voice faculty Cleveland Institute of Music) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
170 |
|
Sherry L. Vellucci (librarian faculty) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
A |
171 |
|
Frances Vespe (Italian, French faculty) |
1967-1968 |
13 |
A |
172 |
|
Augustus Stephen Vogt (Canadian organist, choral conductor) |
1925 |
13 |
A |
173 |
|
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) |
1958 |
13 |
A |
174 |
|
A. Monroe Wade (arts & sciences faculty) |
1967-1980 |
13 |
A |
175 |
|
Roger Wagner (WC) (conductor) (See also OS 2) |
1971 |
13 |
A |
176 |
|
Bruno Walter (conductor) (See also OS 2) |
ca. 1940s-1950s |
13 |
A |
177 |
|
James Waters (theory faculty) |
1967-1968 |
13 |
A |
178 |
|
Thomas J. Watson (CEO of IBM) |
ca. 1950s |
13 |
A |
179 |
|
Carl Weinrich (organ faculty) |
ca. 1930s-1940s |
13 |
A |
180 |
|
John Finley Williamson (early/middle years) |
ca. 1910s-1930s |
13 |
A |
181 |
|
John Finley Williamson (later years/memorial) (See also OS 3) |
ca. 1940s-1964 |
13 |
A |
182 |
|
John Finley Williamson (professional /publicity photos) |
ca. 1920s-1960s |
13 |
A |
183 |
|
John Finley Williamson and Rhea B. Williamson (see also Slides) |
ca. 1910s-1960s |
13 |
A |
184 |
|
Rhea B. Williamson |
ca. 1910s-1960s |
13 |
A |
185 |
|
Williamsons homes/cottages/plaques |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
13 |
A |
186 |
|
John Finley Williamson friends/family/groups/acquaintances |
ca. 1920s-1960s |
13 |
A |
187 |
|
John Finley Williamson conducting/teaching/graduation ceremonies |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
13 |
A |
188 |
|
John Finley Williamson with Lee Hastings Bristol Jr. |
1962 |
13 |
A |
189 |
|
Malcolm Williamson (composer in residence) |
1970-1971 |
13 |
B |
1 |
|
Herbert Witherspoon (JFW’s teacher) |
1920 |
13 |
B |
2 |
|
Hugh Wolf (conductor) |
1990 |
13 |
B |
3 |
|
Peter Wright (piano, theory, music history faculty, Dean) |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
B |
4 |
|
Alec Wyton (organ, church music faculty) |
1965-1973 |
13 |
B |
5 |
|
David Stanley York (theory faculty, administrator) |
ca. 1969 |
13 |
B |
6 |
|
Harold Zabrack (piano faculty) (See also Scrapbook Collection) |
ca. 1970s |
13 |
B |
7 |
|
Vera Zorina (with JFW) |
1948 |
13 |
B |
8 |
|
Subseries B: Events (Groups) |
|
|
|
|
|
Arts and Sciences Dept. |
1960s-1990s |
13 |
B |
9 |
|
Church Music Dept. (later Sacred Music) |
ca. 1980s-2000 |
13 |
B |
10 |
|
Conducting Dept. |
ca. 1960s-1990 |
13 |
B |
11 |
|
Handbell choirs and Handbells (also includes photos of non-WCC handbell groups) |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
B |
12 |
|
Music Education Dept. |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
B |
13 |
|
Organ Dept. and Organs (musical instruments) |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
B |
14 |
|
Piano Dept. |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
B |
15 |
|
Theory/Music History/Composition Dept. |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
B |
16 |
|
Voice Dept. |
ca. 1940s-1990 |
13 |
B |
17 |
|
Faculty groups, other than departments (see also Ithaca choir folder) and Administration |
ca. 1920s-2000s |
13 |
B |
18 |
|
Talbott Library Friends’ Receptions |
1985-1990 |
13 |
B |
19 |
|
Talbott Library Staff |
ca. 1970s-1990s |
13 |
B |
20 |
|
Benefactors |
ca. 1960s-1980s |
13 |
B |
21 |
|
Deans |
ca. 1960s-1980s |
13 |
B |
22 |
|
Staff and Administration(General) |
ca. 1940s-1990s |
13 |
B |
23 |
|
Students/Student life |
1920s |
13 |
B |
24 |
|
Students/Student life |
1930s-1940s |
13 |
B |
25 |
|
Students/Student life |
1950s |
13 |
B |
26 |
|
Students/Student life |
1960s |
13 |
B |
27 |
|
Students/Student life |
1970s |
13 |
B |
28 |
|
Student yearbook photos (individuals) |
ca. 1970 |
13 |
B |
29 |
|
Student yearbook photos (general) |
ca. 1970 |
13 |
B |
30 |
|
Students/Student life |
1980s |
13 |
B |
31 |
|
Students/Student life |
1990s |
13 |
B |
32 |
|
Students/Student life (continued) |
1990s |
13 |
B |
33 |
|
Students/Student life |
2000s |
13 |
B |
34 |
|
Student groups/organizations |
1950s-1960s |
13 |
B |
35 |
|
Trustees
|
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
B |
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alumni Events (various) |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
B |
37 |
|
Alumni Week --black and white |
1990s |
13 |
B |
38 |
|
Alumni Week --color |
1990s |
13 |
B |
39 |
|
Alumni Events, 50th Anniversary Reunion of the World Tour (Donated by Marvin Keenze) |
2007 |
13 |
B |
40 |
|
American Bible Society concerts |
1966 |
13 |
B |
41 |
|
40th anniversary celebration |
1966 |
13 |
B |
42 |
|
50th anniversary celebration (includes "Dayton Gang") |
1976 |
13 |
B |
43 |
|
Dalton Baldwin master class |
ca. 1980s |
13 |
B |
44 |
|
Choir Festivals |
ca. 1950s |
13 |
B |
45 |
|
Christmas 1944 TV broadcast Marian Anderson and Leopold Stokowski (See also Leopold Stokowski folder) |
1944 |
13 |
B |
46 |
|
Church Music Symposium Oct 19, 20, 1970 |
1970 |
13 |
B |
47 |
|
Church Music Workshop |
1967 |
13 |
B |
48 |
|
Collegium Musicum |
ca. 1960s-1970s |
13 |
B |
49 |
|
Commencement / Convocation |
1930s |
13 |
C |
1 |
|
Commencement / Convocation |
1940s |
13 |
C |
2 |
|
Commencement / Convocation |
1950s |
13 |
C |
3 |
|
Commencement / Convocation (Leonard Bernstein) |
1960s |
13 |
C |
4 |
|
Commencement / Convocation |
1970s |
13 |
C |
5 |
|
Commencement 1976 (Bob Hope) |
1976 |
13 |
C |
6 |
|
Commencement / Convocation (featuring Barbara Boggs Sigmund) |
1980s |
13 |
C |
7 |
|
Commencement / Convocation and class picture |
1990s |
13 |
C |
8 |
|
Commencement / Convocation 2000s |
2000 |
13 |
C |
9 |
|
Awards convocation |
ca. 2000? |
13 |
C |
10 |
|
Commencement |
2001 |
13 |
C |
11 |
|
Commencement |
2002 |
13 |
C |
12 |
|
Commencement – Unknown years |
No date |
13 |
C |
13 |
|
Guest visits (Melba Moore, Martin Marty, Anton Armstrong, CeCelia Ann Birt, Libby Larsen, Anthony Milner and others) |
ca. 1960s-1990s |
13 |
C |
14 |
|
Handel’s Messiah performances at Bristol Chapel |
1970s-1980s |
13 |
C |
15 |
|
Holiday concert (Bristol Chapel) |
ca. 1990 |
13 |
C |
16 |
|
Lost Colony drama, Manteo, N.C. |
ca. 1930s-1940s |
13 |
C |
17 |
|
Martin Luther King memorial tribute concert , Central Park, N.Y.C. (Stokowski conducting) |
1968 |
13 |
C |
18 |
|
Master Class--Marilyn Horne |
ca. 1990s |
13 |
C |
19 |
|
May Day celebrations |
ca. 1930s-1970s |
13 |
C |
20 |
|
McCarter Exchange (play—As You Like It) |
1969 |
13 |
C |
21 |
|
NJ Tercentenary Festival of Music |
1964 |
13 |
C |
22 |
|
Operas and plays (general) |
ca. 1940s-ca. 2000 |
13 |
C |
23 |
|
Parents’ Weekend |
1968-1969 |
13 |
C |
24 |
|
Princeton Hospital’s Annual Fete |
ca. 1957-1963 |
13 |
C |
25 |
|
RSCM (Royal School Of Church Music) |
1967 |
13 |
C |
26 |
|
Receptions (general) |
ca. 1950s-1960s |
13 |
C |
27 |
|
Royal Christmas |
2002 |
13 |
C |
28 |
|
Spoleto Festival, Italy (taken from Flummerfelt Collection) |
ca. 1970s |
13 |
C |
29 |
|
Dean Charles Schisler Farewell Party |
1987 Dec |
13 |
C |
30 |
|
Student Recitals |
ca. 1990 |
13 |
C |
31 |
|
Symposium / Inauguration (Nichols, Lovelace, Lapo) |
1970 |
13 |
C |
32 |
|
Talbott Festivals (see also oversize) |
1930s-1950s |
13 |
C |
33 |
|
Walt Disney and Fantasia recording session with Leopold Stokowski |
1940 |
13 |
C |
34 |
|
White House visits, and national Christmas tree lightings |
1920s-1990s |
13 |
C |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Early tours |
ca. 1920s |
14 |
A |
1 |
|
World Tour (See also Scrapbook Collection) |
1929 |
14 |
A |
2 |
|
World Tour --Russia (U.S.S.R) (See also Scrapbook Collection) |
1934 |
14 |
A |
3 |
|
U.S. Tours |
ca. 1930-1950s) |
14 |
A |
4 |
|
Tour Cuba and U.S. |
1946- |
14 |
A |
5 |
|
World Tour (Marvin Keenze photographs) |
1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
6 |
|
World Tour choir publicity photos |
1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
7 |
|
World Tour unidentified Europe/ Middle East? |
ca. 1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
8 |
|
World Tour Yugoslavia (Belgrade, Serbia and Zagreb, Croatia) and Greece |
1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
9 |
|
World Tour unidentified Asia |
ca. 1956-1960 |
14 |
A |
10 |
|
World Tour Cambodia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Malaya, Singapore, Burma |
1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
11 |
|
World Tour or Williamsons trip Hong Kong |
1956-1960 |
14 |
A |
12 |
|
World Tour India, Pakistan |
1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
13 |
|
World Tour or Williamsons trip Japan (See also Scrapbook Collection) |
1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
14 |
|
World Tour Korea |
1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
15 |
|
World Tour Philippines |
1956-1957 |
14 |
A |
16 |
|
Williamsons trip—to Asia |
1958 |
14 |
A |
17 |
|
Westminster Singers-Tour Africa (see also Slides) |
1959 |
14 |
A |
18 |
|
Williamsons trip- Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Cambodia, Korea, Philippines , Hong Kong, Japan (see also World Tour and Unidentified Asia folders) |
1960-1961 |
14 |
A |
19 |
|
U.S. Tour (includes Carnegie Hall) |
1960s |
14 |
A |
20 |
|
Tour-Puerto Rico (see also film rolls) |
1970 |
14 |
A |
21 |
|
Organ tour to Holland |
ca. 1970? |
14 |
A |
22 |
|
Tour--Bucharest, Romania |
1974 |
14 |
A |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dayton, Ohio—Dayton Presbyterian Church and Williamsons’ studio |
ca. late 1920s |
14 |
A |
24 |
|
Ithaca, New York—buildings, campus |
ca. 1929-1934 |
14 |
A |
25 |
|
Princeton-general , aerial (See also OS 4) (See also Scrapbook Collection) |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
14 |
A |
26 |
|
Princeton--Campus plan/campus model (See also OS 4) |
No date |
14 |
A |
27 |
|
Princeton-- Groundbreakings |
1933- ca. 1960s |
14 |
A |
28 |
|
Princeton—Taylor Hall, Bristol Hall, Erdman Hall |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
14 |
A |
29 |
|
Princeton—Dormitories (interior and exterior, construction, groundbreakings) |
ca. 1960s-1980s |
14 |
A |
30 |
|
Princeton-- Playhouse, Hamilton House/Cottage/Relocatables |
ca. 1960s-1980s |
14 |
A |
31 |
|
Princeton-- Old Commons (beneath Bristol Hall) |
ca. 1930s-1950s |
14 |
A |
32 |
|
Princeton—Old Library |
ca. 1940s-1950s |
14 |
A |
33 |
|
Princeton—Sculptures (Song of Mary, Westminster Flower) and Plaques, Glassware with logo |
No date |
14 |
A |
34 |
|
Princeton—Student Center Construction |
1975 |
14 |
A |
35 |
|
Princeton—Student Center/Dining Commons |
ca. 1970s-1980s |
14 |
A |
36 |
|
Princeton-- Talbott Library --general |
ca. 1970s-1990s |
14 |
A |
37 |
|
Princeton—Talbott Library – groundbreaking |
1968 |
14 |
A |
38 |
|
Princeton—Talbott Library – construction and moving |
1968-1969 |
14 |
A |
39 |
|
Princeton—Talbott Library – library opening, Talbott family |
1969 |
14 |
A |
40 |
|
Princeton—Williamson Hall exterior |
ca. 1930s-1970s |
14 |
A |
41 |
|
Princeton—Williamson Hall interior |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
14 |
A |
42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summer Professional School--California |
ca. 1930s-1960s |
14 |
C |
14 |
|
Summer Professional School--Colorado |
1960s |
14 |
C |
15 |
|
Summer Professional School--Massachusetts |
ca. 1930s-1950s |
14 |
C |
16 |
|
Summer Professional School—New York |
ca. 1930 |
14 |
C |
17 |
|
Summer Professional School--Pennsylvania |
ca. 1960 |
14 |
C |
18 |
|
Summer Professional School--Princeton |
1940s-1960s |
14 |
C |
19 |
|
Summer Professional School--Virginia |
1950s |
14 |
C |
20 |
|
Vocal camps |
1950s |
14 |
C |
21 |
|
Vocal camps |
1960s |
14 |
C |
22 |
|
Vocal camps |
1980s-1990s |
14 |
C |
23 |
|
Summer Schools—post J.F. Williamson era |
ca. 1970s-1990s |
14 |
C |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slides #s 1-1200 See Scope and Content Note for detailed description. Images available in digital form. Please contact Special Collections librarian for access. |
ca. 1950s-1990 |
OS |
5 |
|
|
Slides #s 1201-1830+ See Scope and Content Note for detailed description. Images available in digital form. Please contact Special Collections librarian for access. |
ca. 1950s-1990 |
OS |
6 |
|
Westminster Choir College Scrapbook Collection ca. 1922-2005
Creator: Talbott Library
Title: Westminster Choir College Scrapbook Collection
Dates: ca. 1922-2005 (Bulk 1920s-1940s)
Extent: 31 Flat Boxes
Location: Dayton room metal racks on top of filing cabinets
Abstract: Contains scrapbooks from multiple sources that document student life, Choir activities and tours, and the institutional history of Westminster Choir College. The scrapbooks are mainly comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, programs, notes, and other ephemera.
Provenance: Individual scrapbooks created and donated by various alumni and faculty, and also by Westminster Choir College staff and administrative departments. Collection assembled by Talbott Library staff.
Historical Note
John Finley Williamson and Rhea B. Williamson founded the Westminster Choir School in 1926 in Dayton, Ohio. In 1929, the school left Dayton to become affiliated with Ithaca Conservatory in Ithaca, NY where the curriculum expanded to a four year degree program. The college moved again and settled permanently in Princeton, NJ in 1932, taking advantage of its close proximity to both New York and Philadelphia. The College’s Princeton campus, completed in 1934, originally consisted of four Georgian buildings on a quadrangle, with later buildings being added in the 1970s.
In the 1920s and 1930s, the choir embarked on various domestic and international tours. During the following decades, particularly in the 1950s, the choir toured throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and performed with internationally prominent orchestras and conductors such as Arturo Toscanini, Leopold Stokowski, and Bruno Walter among many others.
Dr. and Mrs. Williamson retired from the college in 1958. The Williamsons toured Africa with an alumni choir in 1959, and continued to travel across the U.S. and Asia, teaching and conducting vocal clinics. John Finley Williamson was followed by presidents MacCalmont (1958-1961), Bristol (1962-1969), Robinson (1969-1987), and Fuller (1987-1990). In 1992, the College merged with Rider University in nearby Lawrenceville, NJ and is now a part of Rider’s Westminster College of the Arts, while retaining its historical identity as Westminster Choir College.
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbooking was a popular hobby for many young people throughout much of the 20th century and into the 21st century. Many of the scrapbooks were compiled by students who sought to document their time at Westminster by creating these mementos. Other scrapbooks, particularly ones comprised solely of press clippings, were more likely assembled by administrative departments at Westminster. The scrapbooks mainly contain newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, programs, notes, and other ephemera. Overall, they reflect the Westminster experience and document student life, Choir activities, and various tours undertaken by the Choir over the decades as well as the institutional history of the College. The collection is particularly strong in representing the 1920s through the 1940s. Scrapbooks are arranged in rough chronological order.
Some of the scrapbooks are extremely fragile with brittle, crumbling pages and should not be handled extensively. Items marked with an asterisk* should receive priority for conservation treatment.
Subject Access Points
Brown, Elaine Isaacson
Williamson, John Finley, 1887-1964
Williamson, Rhea B.
Zabrack, Harold
Choirs (Music)—New Jersey
College Campuses
College Students
Westminster Choir—Tours
Westminster Choir College
Brochures
Clippings (Books, clippings, etc.)
Notes
Postcards
Photographs
Scrapbooks
|
Folder title |
Date |
Number |
|
Newspaper clippings and programs scrapbook |
1922-1924 |
1 |
|
Westminster Choir newspaper clippings scrapbook, Dayton, Ohio era |
1923-1924 |
2 |
|
Newspaper clippings scrapbook, Dayton, Ohio era |
1925-1928 |
3 |
|
Composition booklet with newspaper clippings—Dayton, Ohio era, Harriet E.N. Chace (box also contains folder of scrapbook pages from unidentified 1927 scrapbook) |
1927 |
4 |
|
Ward Bedford and Mary Louise Bates -U.S. and European Tour scrapbook (photos, newspaper clippings, programs) See also Mary Louise Bates Tour Diary (JFW Collection 1/A/41) |
1929 |
5 |
|
Leslie Burgess scrapbook – photos of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Dayton, Ohio), and other Dayton, Ohio, also Washington, DC, NYC, Europe |
1929 |
6 |
|
Press clippings scrapbook from U.S. /European Tour (Tour to the Boat) (all newspaper clippings)* |
1929 |
7 |
|
See also Scrapbook #41 (Westminster memories scrapbook of mostly the 1920s era, compiled in 1976 (3 parts—copies) by Elizabeth C. Krueger) |
|
|
|
Ithaca era scrapbook (press clippings, booklets) |
1930 |
8 |
|
“Scraps”—(clippings and booklets) scrapbook with a 1935-1936 section and a 1929 section |
1929-1936 |
9 |
|
Press clippings scrapbook with spiral binding |
1930s |
10 |
|
European Tour scrapbook (photos, diary, brochures)—by Ella Robinson Crane |
1934 |
11 |
|
Photograph Album (Princeton campus, students) by J. Lyman Congdon |
ca. 1934-1935 |
12 |
|
European Tour scrapbook by J. Lyman Congdon (photos, postcards, clippings, brochures) |
1934 |
13 |
|
European/USSR tour scrapbook by James Rawlings Sydnor |
1934 |
13A |
|
European/USSR tour scrapbook (clippings, photos, brochures) |
1934 |
14 |
|
Diary/scrapbook for European/USSR Tour, (postcards, brochures, photos) by Lewis Bullock (‘35)* |
1934 |
15 |
|
Scrapbook (clippings, brochures, mementos, programs, photos) by Carlotta Davison (?) |
1934-1935 |
16 |
|
Scrapbook (clippings, programs) by Carlotta Davison (?) |
1936 |
17 |
|
Scrapbook (name lists, photos of campus, students, and faculty) by Hurlbut B. Cutting |
1934-1937 |
18 |
|
Scrapbook (name lists, photos of campus, students, and faculty) by Hurlbut B. Cutting |
1937-1938 |
19 |
|
Scrapbook (name lists, photos of campus, students, faculty) by Hurlbut B. Cutting |
1938-1939 |
20 |
|
U.S. Tour scrapbook of Westminster “Chorus” (diary, photos, brochures ) |
1936-1937 |
21 |
|
John Finley and Rhea B. Williamson scrapbook (name lists, photos, programs) |
1937-1939 |
22 |
|
John Finley Williamson scrapbook (received 2008) Correspondence, newsletters, etc. |
1935-1936 |
22a |
|
John Finley Williamson scrapbook (received 2008) Clippings |
1930-1948 |
22b |
|
John Finley Williamson scrapbook (received 2008) Clippings |
1946-1949 |
22c |
|
John Finley Williamson scrapbook (received 2008) Clippings |
1948-1949 |
22d |
|
U.S.Tour scrapbook (photos, mementos, postcards, etc.) |
1940 |
23 |
|
U.S. Tour (and Cuba) scrapbook (brochures, clippings, postcards) |
1940-1941 |
24 |
|
Student life/U.S. Tour scrapbook (postcards, brochures, programs) by Emma Binns* |
1939-1940 |
25 |
|
Student life scrapbook (postcards, brochures, programs, photos ) by Emma Binns* |
1940-1941 |
26 |
|
Student life scrapbook (postcards, brochures, programs, photos) by Emma Binns* |
1941-1942 |
27 |
|
Student life/U.S. Tour/ Toscanini scrapbook (postcards, brochures, programs) by Emma Binns* |
1942 |
28 |
|
Student life scrapbook (postcards, brochures, programs, photos) by Emma Binns* |
1942-1943 |
29 |
|
Student life/U.S.-Cuba Tour (diary, programs, photos, brochures) by Frank L. Pugh* |
1945 |
30 |
|
Personal publicity scrapbook (clippings, programs, etc.) by Ida Coe Munsell |
1938-1949 |
31 |
|
“My treasures” student life scrapbook (cards, programs, receipts, dormitory rules) by Ida Coe Munsell * |
1946-1949 |
32 |
|
Tour, student life scrapbook by Ida Coe Munsell |
1949 |
33 |
|
Graduation year scrapbook (programs, cards) by Ida Coe Munsell |
1950 |
34 |
|
Touring choir (U.S. Tour) photographs scrapbook dedicated to John Finley and Rhea B. Williamson from the Westminster Touring Choir |
1953-1954 |
35 |
|
Touring choir (U.S. Tour) photographs scrapbook dedicated to John Finley and Rhea B. Williamson from the Westminster Touring Choir |
1955-1956 |
36 |
|
Summer Professional School scrapbook, (photographs, postcards, programs, notes, student list) scrapbook by Mary Walker Delafield |
1959 |
37 |
|
Clippings scrapbook |
1958-1962 |
38 |
|
U.S. Tour with Elaine Brown photograph scrapbook |
1970-1971 |
39 |
|
Clippings scrapbook |
1974-1976 |
40 |
|
Westminster memories scrapbook of mostly the 1920s era, compiled in 1976 (3 parts—copies) by Elizabeth C. Krueger |
1976 |
41 |
|
Spoleto clippings and programs scrapbook (very large size) |
1983 |
42 |
|
Printed material (programs, newsletters, catalogs, etc.) scrapbook (very large size) |
1984-1985 |
43 |
|
Tribute to Harold Zabrack (piano faculty) scrapbook (photographs, notes, programs, biographical information) |
1995 |
44 |
|
Westminster Choir College in Japan scrapbook (notes, photographs, programs) by Carol Jones Imaizumi (included memories of the Williamsons) |
1997-1998 |
45 |
|
Class of 1955 50th reunion scrapbook with then and now photographs of graduates, poems, etc. |
2005 |
46 |
