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Catherine F. McHugh Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-MS-074
Scope and Contents This collection consists of papers and a scrapbook created by Catherine McHugh, Lawrence University class of 1937. The scrapbook contains Conservatory concert programs and dance cards from various fraternity or sorority formals. The papers include music scores copied by McHugh, including pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, and Bach.

Doris Thompson Composition Books

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-MS-121
Scope and Contents This collection consists of two instrumental composition books created by Doris Thompson, Lawrence College class of 1931.

Elizabeth Wilson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-123
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials pertaining to and created by Elizabeth Wilson, Lawrence University graduate of 1890, dating from 1876 to 1988.  The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, articles about Wilson, and a number of her speeches and writings. Writings include "The Road Ahead," "The Lawrence That I Knew," and "Songs, 1943-1944."

Eloy Fominaya Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-109
Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of scores composed by Eloy Fominaya, a 1950 graduate of Lawrence College. Materials date from 1962 to 2002.

Emily Frances Brown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MDC-MS-003
Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection is comprised of the scripts and programs from the plays that Emily Frances Brown produced and directed as an English professor at Milwaukee Downer College from 1900 to 1945. The collection also contains newspaper articles describing her role in bringing the now famous Christmas song “Twelve Days of Christmas” from England to the United States, as well as photographs and teaching materials.

Fred Lerdahl, "Sonata for Two Pianos" Manuscript Copy

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-MS-221
Scope and Contents A manuscript copy of "Sonata for Two Pianos" by Fred Lerdahl, Lawrence University class of 1965. Written on page 19: "Sept. 9-Oct. 20, 1963."

Jennifer Fitzgerald Papers

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Identifier: LU-MS-224
Scope and Contents This collection contains digital files created by Jennifer Fitzgerald, postdoctoral fellow and instructor in music composition from 2005 until her death in 2007. Files include syllabi and other materials produced by Jennifer in teaching courses in Music Theory and Composition. Also included are correspondence, scores, and recordings of some of her compositions.

Marjory Irvin Papers

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Identifier: MDC-MS-066
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers of Marjory Irvin, professor of music at Milwaukee-Downer College from 1947 to 1964 and at Lawrence University from 1964 to 1987, documenting her years at Milwaukee-Downer. Materials include sheet music and song lyrics, photographs, correspondence, recital programs, and ephemera dating from 1948 to 1964.

Mary E. Hopfensperger Liebl Papers

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Identifier: LU-MS-036
Scope and Contents This collection contains four scrapbooks and music manuscripts, essays, and lecture notes created by Mary E. Hopfensperger Liebl, Lawrence College class of 1939. Materials date from 1924 to 1946 but primarily document Mary's time as a student at Lawrence.

Milwaukee-Downer College Records

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Identifier: MDC-RG-003
Scope and Contents This collection contains the administrative, financial, and historical records of Milwaukee-Downer College, primarily dating from 1895 to 1964. Records of its predecessor institutions, Downer College and Milwaukee College, dating back to 1848 are also included, as well as records documenting the activities of Milwaukee-Downer alumnae since the consolidation with Lawrence College in 1964. Materials include correspondence, financial records, and subject files of the Board of Trustees, Office of...