Jennings, Lucile

Lucile Jennings (1930-2008) was a well-known performer and teacher of the harp, and an involved member of the American Harp Society.

Lucile Jennings (1930-2008) was well-known for her performance and instruction on the harp as well as her involvement with the American Harp Society. She also founded the Harp Repository for the American Harp Society and was a professor of the harp for thirty years at Ohio University. She earned degrees from the University of Alabama and the University of Texas, El Paso, and also studied with Alice Chalifoux at the Cleveland Institute of Music. This education led to her receiving a Fulbright grant to study harp with Lily Laskine for two years at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris. Upon her return to the States, she studied music therapy at Florida State University before moving to Ohio University in Athens. There she taught harp and music theory, while also managing the school library's listening lab.

Her dedication to the harp led her to found and create the Harp Repository for the American Harp Society (AHS), which is located in the United States Library of Congress. She was an active member of the AHS, attending numerous annual and biennial conferences. She was a member of the Columbus Chapter.

From the guide to the Lucile Jennings papers, approximately 1974-2005, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)