L.D.S. Church academies music departments, 1905-1921, ca. 1950.

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L.D.S. Church academies music departments, 1905-1921, ca. 1950.

Handwritten reminiscences. The date of its composition is uncertain. Driggs writes about his teaching activities in the music departments of several academies owned and operated by the Mormon Church in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona. He also relates his experiences as a student at Brigham Young University.

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