The Music Vale Seminary Papers 1851-1959

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The Music Vale Seminary Papers 1851-1959

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Correspondence, music, and other materials relating to Music Vale Seminary, a 19th-century music school for girls in Salem, Connecticut

4 boxes (1 linear foot)

eng,

Irving S. Gilmore Music Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6352711

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Britton, James II.

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Moore, Mrs. Darwin S. Celia Louise Webster Moore

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Whittlesey, Orramel, 1801-1876

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Music Vale Seminary, the first music school established in this country, was founded by Orramel Whittlesey in Salem, Connecticut. The date of its founding is given variously as 1835, 1836, and 1839. This discrepancy is attributed to what Orramel Whittlesey describes as the "modest beginning" of the school. It was a boarding school for young women from across the country known consecutively as Mr. Whittlesey's School, Salem Normal Academy of Music, and finally as Music Vale Seminary ...

Johnson, Frances Hall, 1865-1947.

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Hartford resident and music historian, and director of the Hartford School of Music. Author of "Musical Memories of Hartford," published in 1931, and a brochure on Music Vale Seminary in Salem, Conn. From the description of Papers, 1902-1942. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 53983083 ...