Dunn, Mary, 1888-1972?
Music teacher. Born in 1888 in Baird, Texas. Daughter of Robert Franklin Dunn, a pioneer Methodist minister and circuit rider in West Texas. Attended Switzer College for Girls and taught piano in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Matador, Texas, and Sweetwater, Texas. Moved to Lubbock, Texas, in 1922 to become director of the music department of Lubbock Public Schools. Opened a private studio for piano instruction in 1936. Helped found the South Plains Music Teachers Association and served as first president (1924-1926). President of the Texas Music Educators Association (1932-1938).
From the description of Papers, 1923-1969. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23712759
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| referencedIn | Jefferson R. and Lota M. Spell papers, 1844-1972 (bulk 1920-1970). | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Jefferson R. and Lota M. Spell Papers 33332702., 1844-1972, 1920-1970 | Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin | |
| creatorOf | Dunn, Mary, 1888-1972?. Papers, 1923-1969. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library |
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| associatedWith | Amarillo Music Teachers Association (Amarillo, Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Beaumont Music Study Club (Beaumont, Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | El Paso Music Teachers Association (El Paso, Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lubbock Harmony Club (Lubbock, Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lubbock Music Club. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mickwitz Club (Dallas, Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mickwitz, Harold von. | person |
| associatedWith | South Plains Music Teachers Association (Lubbock, Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Spell, Jefferson Rea, 1886-1967 | person |
| associatedWith | Spell, Lota M. (Lota May), 1885-1972 | person |
| associatedWith | Texas. State Dept. of Education. Applied Music Division. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Texas State Music Association. | corporateBody |
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