Papers of Archibald Thompson Davison

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Papers of Archibald Thompson Davison

1887-1979 (inclusive)

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Contains calendar diaries, correspondence, personal papers and memorabilia, scrapbooks, certificates and diplomas, speeches and other manuscripts, musical compositions, teaching materials, and photographs. Materials concern Davison's contributions to music as a choral conductor and composer at Harvard University. Materials include papers from his career as Director of the Harvard Glee Club, 1910-1933, and the Radcliffe Choral Society, 1910-1925. Also includes papers from Davison's teaching career at Harvard, 1909-1955, and correspondence and other papers about Davison. Related publications and reference material available in repository. For information on component parts of the collection, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

11 cubic feet of mss. in 28 containers.

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182121

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Radcliffe choral society

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Radcliffe Choral Society, a women's choral group, was founded in 1899 by Marie Gallison, disbanded in 1969, and reconstituted in 1974. From the description of Records, 1907-1998 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 406340144 The oldest women’s organization at Radcliffe and one of the oldest women’s choirs in the nation, the Radcliffe Choral Society was founded in 1899. The choir, open to all Radcliffe students, was established and directed by M...

Harvard Glee Club

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The Harvard Glee Club, America’s oldest college chorus, was founded in March 1858. Its repertoire includes sacred and secular pieces, folk songs from around the world, college songs, and popular show tunes. Traveling all over the United States and abroad, the Glee Club has performed for major choral organizations including The American Choral Directors Association, the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, the Italian Radio Orchestra, the New York Philharmonics, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. ---...

Harvard University. Department of Music (1855-)

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A professorship in music was first proposed in 1832, but it wasn't until 1855 that Harvard's catalogue listed its first music course. The music program was developed further in the 1870s by John Knowles Paine. From the description of General information by and about the Department of Music. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 236231892 ...

Davison, Archibald T. (Archibald Thompson), 1883-1961

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Epithet: alias Bodkin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0002d1 Davison graduated from Harvard (A.B., 1906) and taught music at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Archibald Thompson Davison, 1887-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973043 Musicologist Epithet: Professor of Music, Harvard University British Library ...