Subject: Music -- Instruction and study / Language: English - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 37 cubic feet
Abstract:: G. Holmes Perkins became Dean of the School of Fine Arts in 1951 succeeding George Simpson Koyl. He served in that capacity through to 1971, overseeing changes in the curriculum and structure of the School in the second half of the twentieth century. The Records for G. Holmes Perkins tenure as dean of the School of Design reflect the administrative and academic activities of the school from about 1950 to 1965.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 38 linear ft. (61 boxes)
Abstract:: John Davison was a prolific composer who taught music at Haverford College from 1959 until his death in 1999. Several of his compositions were performed and recorded by orchestras throughout the United States. Within this collection are drafts of many of his compositions, including Robert Burns: Poems and Songs, an anthology which he completed with John Ashmead. Also included are audio recordings of a couple dozen of his and students' pieces. This collection is an addition to the John Davison Papers, HC.Coll.839.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 18.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The McNeil Center for Early American Studies was founded in 1978 as the Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Center's mission is to "promote basic research in all areas of early American history and culture" through fellowships, seminars, assistance with publication of research, and other special projects. The records of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies document the efforts of a consortium of local archival and educational institutions to "promote basic research in all areas of early American history and culture" through fellowships, seminars, assistance with publications, and other special projects.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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