Personal Papers of Thomas A. Gorton 1949-1997

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Personal Papers of Thomas A. Gorton 1949-1997

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Thomas A Gorton joined the faculty of KU in 1950 as the Dean of the School of Fine Arts, a position he held until 1975. Under his guidance, KU added a number of undergraduate majors in music and the visual arts to its curriculum, a masters of fine arts in art and a doctoral program in music. Gorton was also instrumental in the school's development of its music library collection, which was named for him in 1975. He continued to teach until 1978, when he retired from KU as dean emeritus. The collection includes correspondence, biographical material, class notes, musical compositions, and family genealogical publications.

.5 ln. ft. (1 box), 4 oversize boxes

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library University Archives

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Gorton, Thomas, 1910-

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Thomas Arthur Gorton was born March 12, 1910 in Oneida, NY. He received his bachelors degree in music in 1932 and his masters degree in music in 1939, both from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, NY. Gorton was a lieutenant in the US Navy during World War II. After the war he returned to the University of Rochester, where he earned a doctorate in composition in 1948. Before coming to KU, Gorton was director of the School of Music at Ohio University, Athens. ...