Adeline Denham McCall photographic collection, 1908-1950s (bulk 1940s-1950s) [graphic].

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Adeline Denham McCall photographic collection, 1908-1950s (bulk 1940s-1950s) [graphic].

The photographs in the collection relate to Adeline Denham McCall's work with the North Carolina Symphony and the promotion of music in the public schools. Images of school children and school classrooms include one photograph of African American children at the Orange County Training School. Individuals pictured in the collection, in addition to Adeline Denham McCall, include her husband Fred McCall, Almonte Howell, Margaret Shaw, and Leonard Bernstein.

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Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

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Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was among the most important conductors of the second half of the 20th Century and also the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. His best-known work is the Broadway musical West Side Story; other works include three symphonies, Chichester Psalms, Serenade after Plato's "Symposium", the original score for the film On the Waterfront, and theater works including On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and his MASS. Bernstei...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (N.C.)

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Howell, A. C. (Almonte Charles), 1895-1986

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Orange County Training School (Chapel Hill, N.C.)

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North Carolina Symphony

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The North Carolina Symphony was formed in 1932 under the direction of Pulitzer Traveling Fellow Lamar Stringfield. The Symphony was a Works Progress Administration project in the 1930s; in the 1940s, it was the first orchestra to receive state funding on a continuous basis. Benjamin Swalin and Maxine Swalin led the Symphony from 1939 to 1972. They promoted the idea of taking the orchestra out to all parts of the state, a tradition that began in 1943 when the North Carolina State Legislature pass...

McCall, Adeline, 1900-1989

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Adeline Denham McCall (1900-1989) of Chapel Hill, N.C., was a teacher of music and music appreciation. She taught music education and music history at Duke University and served as music supervisor of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for 30 years. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill she taught music for students interested in early childhood education. She authored or co-authored several books and worked closely with the North Carolina Symphony in its outreach program. ...