Frances Mikkelson Harley papers, 1931-1996.

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Frances Mikkelson Harley papers, 1931-1996.

This collection spans the years 1931 to 1996. The collection is divided into three sections: personal, academic, and professional. The personal records include biographical information about Frances and her husband Alexander, as well as programs announcing some of her public appearances, music compositions, and photograph (print copy). The academic records consist solely of photocopies of papers written by Frances during her time at Mundelein, the American Conservatory of Music, at the University of Southern California. The professional records include all information related to the TRI-M Society, including newsletters, histories, and honorary members list.

.5 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7622069

Cudahy Library

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Loyola University of Chicago. Women and Leadership Archives.

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Tri-M Music Honor Society.

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Harley, Frances Mikkelson, 1914-2005.

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Born September 24, 1914; died February 7, 2005. Composer, choral director, co-founder of the TRI-M Music Honor Society. While a student at Mundelein College, Frances Marjorie Mikkelson met Alexander Harley who she later married in 1946. Frances continued to study music including choral arrangement with Walter Aschenbrenner, and composition and orchestration with Leo Sowery at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago where she earned her Master of Music Degree. With the help of Aschenbrenner...