Papers of Katharine LaSheck, 1904-1971 (bulk 1904-1920).

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Papers of Katharine LaSheck, 1904-1971 (bulk 1904-1920).

Photographs, childhood prose, poems, drawings, and school records, an unpublished biography of LaSheck by Sister Victorine Fenton, and material related to LaSheck's performing career, including sheet music, programs, contracts, promotional items, and reviews of Chautauqua performances.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103138

University of Iowa Libraries

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Fenton, Victorine

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LaSheck, Katharine, 1891-1971

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Singer and voice teacher. LaSheck performed on the Chautauqua circuit in the 1910s. From the 1920s to the early 1940s she lived in Buffalo, N.Y., performing in light opera and oratorio groups and as a soloist. In 1943 she returned to her native Iowa City and taught voice at the University of Iowa School of Music from 1944 to 1959. From the description of Papers of Katharine LaSheck, 1904-1971 (bulk 1904-1920). (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233100780 ...

University of Iowa. School of Music

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University of Iowa. Interfraternity Council

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Himie Voxman is among UI's most honored faculty and administrators. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the UI with high distinction in 1933, and received a master's degree in 1934 in the psychology of music, studying with pioneering researcher Carl Seashore. He taught woodwinds in nearby public schools, then in 1939 became a full-time UI faculty member. He served as director of the School of Music from 1954 until his retirement in 1980. Among many other honors, the UI Mus...