Guide to the Rosalind Y. Chua papers, 1978-2002
Phillips Memorial Library
Archives and Special Collections
1 Cunningham Square
Providence, RI 02918
Tel: 401-865-2578
Fax: 401-865-1578
Email: pcarchives@providence.edu
Website: https://pml.providence.edu/
Published in 2013
Collection Overview
Title: |
Rosalind Y. Chua papers |
Date range: |
1978-2002 |
Creator: |
Chua, Rosalind Y. |
Extent: |
1.5 linear feet
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Abstract: |
The papers of Rosalind Y. Chua consists of materials generated by Chua during the course of her normal activities as Professor of Music for Providence College. |
Language of materials: |
English |
Repository: |
Phillips Memorial Library
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Collection number: |
chua |
Scope & content
The collection consists mainly of correspondence relating to inner-departmental transactions, music department faculty and students, memos, course work, evaluations, and budgetary concerns. Additional materials include photographs, curriculum materials, faculty meeting minutes, and lesson plans.
Access Points
Subject Organizations
Subject Topics
Subject Topics
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series.
- Correspondence
- Subject Files
Biographical note
Rosalind Y. Chua, pianist and professor of music at Providence College, was born of Chinese parents in Manila, Philippines in December of 1942 at the height of the Japanese occupation during World War II.
Her mother, Helen Yap Chua, who was a school teacher had been the musical influence in the family and began Chua's early education learning piano at the age of six. Chua's father, Ramon Y. Chua, ran the family business and was also an artist and a scholar of Chinese literature. As Rosalind's talent grew, she began performing public concerts on the big islands of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao in the Philippines, and she eventually won the National Piano Competition in Manila at the age of fifteen.
In 1969, she received the "Outstanding Musician" award from the Ambassador of the Republic of China, and in the same year was presented in a benefit concert by Mrs. Fernando Lopez, wife of the then Vice-President of the Philippines. Since then Chua has continued to perform concerts throughout Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
After graduating Grace Christian High School in the Philippines in 1960, Chua attended the University of the Philippines -- majoring in music -- for two years before applying for a scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. As a scholarship recipient, Chua went on to earn her B.A. and M.A. in Music at the Conservatory.
Before coming to Providence College in 1976 Chua was the Music Director at St. Mary's College, Peekskill, NY, a music instructor at Smith College in Massachusetts, and the Music Director at Wheeler College in Rhode Island. Chua began her career at Providence College as a one semester fill-in teacher for a piano instructor on temporary family leave. Later Chua was invited back to be a full-time tenure track member of the music faculty. Over the years Chua participated in the growth of the Music Department, expanding the Smith Center for the Arts programing, and easily earned the admiration and respect of both her colleagues and students with her unpretentious style. She was promoted to assistant professor in 1981, associate professor in 1981, full professor in 1991, and served as Director of the Music Program from 1982-1991 and as Department Chair from 1991-1996.
Upon her retirement from Providence College in 2008, Chua and her close friend Jane Stuber established the Rosalind Y. Chua, Mary E. McDougle, and the Jane Stuber Scholarship Fund to benefit music majors at Providence College in honor of their friend Mary E. McDougle who had passed away in 2003.
In addition, Chua's career was honored by the Mal Brown Club, the Greater Providence chapter of Providence College's National Alumni Association, which awarded her The Very Rev. Vincent C. Dore, O.P. Award for her service to Providence College. Post retirement Chua continues to be active within the concert and music world. She is the current (2012-2013) Vice President of the Chaminade Club, a member of the Chopin Club, both based in the famed Music Mansion in Providence, and a Teaching Associate in Music at Brown University.
Access & Use
Access to the collection: |
Collection is open for research by appointment. Materials do not circulate. Some materials may be restricted, for further information contact the Archives and Special Collections, Phillips Memorial Library, Providence College. |
Use of the materials: |
Researchers seeking to publish materials from the Providence College Archives and Special Collections are advised to request written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection. Although Providence College has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
Preferred citation: |
Rosalind Y. Chua papers, chua, Providence College. |
Contact information: |
Phillips Memorial Library Archives and Special Collections 1 Cunningham Square Providence, RI 02918 Tel: 401-865-2578 Fax: 401-865-1578 Email: pcarchives@providence.edu Website: https://pml.providence.edu/
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Administrative Information
ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
Acquisition: |
The collection was donated to the Special and Archivial Collections Department of the Phillips Memorial Library by Rosalind Y. Chua upon her retirement from Providence College in 2008. Prior to accquisition all materials were in the possession of Rosalind Y. Chua. |
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ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Russell Franks. |
Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Russell Franks
2013 February 28 |
Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Related material: |
There are no known related materials. |
Separated material: |
No materials have been removed from this collection. |
Inventory
Correspondence, 1982-2004
87 folders
Arrangement:
The folders are generally arranged chronologically by topic.
Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Binder 1: Memos - Departmental
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1982 Oct-1983 May |
Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Binder 2: Memos - Departmental
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1982 Nov-1984 Jul |
Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Binder 3: Memos and Correspondence - Faculty, Students, Deans
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1983 Jan-1983 Dec |
Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Binder 4: Correspondence - Budget
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1987 Apr-1988 Sept |
Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Binder 4: Correspondence - Letters of Recommendation
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1988 Oct-1989 Feb |
Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Binder 4: Correspondence - Music Majors
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1988 Sept-1988 Dec |
Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Binder 4: Correspondence - Prospective Students
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1983 Mar-1989 Jan |
Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Binder 4: Correspondence - Secretarties
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1988 Oct-1989 Mar |
Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Binder 4: Memos and Correspondence - Departmental
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1988 May-1989 Mar |
Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Binder 4: Minutes - Faculty Meeting
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1988 Nov-1989 Feb |
Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Binder 4: Proposals - Courses and Concerts
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1988 Dec-1989 Jan |
Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Binder 5: Memos and Correspondence - Departmental
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1984 Jan-1985 Apr |
Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Binder 6: Memos and Correspondence - Departmental
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1985 Apr-1986 Feb |
Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Binder 7: Correspondence and Memos - Faculty Meetings and Budgets
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1987 Apr-1995 Oct |
Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Binder 8: Correspondence - Curriculum Review and Mission Statement
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1994 Mar-1995 Sept |
Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Binder 9: Memos - Departmental
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1995 Sept-1995 Nov |
Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Memos and Correspondence: Departmental
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1985 May-1986 May |
Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Memos: Private Lesson Students
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1985 Sept |
Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Correspondence: Faculty and Students
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1985 Dec-1986 Jan |
Box 1, Folder 20 |
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Memos and Correspondence: Computers and Equipment, Payments
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1985 Dec-1986 Dec |
Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Correspondence: Music Majors Schedule
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1986 Jan-1986 Feb |
Box 1, Folder 22 |
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Correspondence: Prospective Students
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1989 Apr-1990 Apr |
Box 1, Folder 23 |
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Memos and Correspondence: Departmental
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1989 Sept-1990 May |
Box 1, Folder 24 |
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Memos, Correspondence, Course Materials
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1991 Jan-1992 Mar |
Box 1, Folder 25 |
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Correspondence: Music Dept., Asian Studies Committee
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1992 Sept-1993 Apr |
Box 1, Folder 26 |
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Correspondence: Music Department, Faculty Information
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1992 May and undated |
Box 1, Folder 27 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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2002 Jan-Mar 2002 |
Box 2, Folder 1 |
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Choir Budget Forms
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1992 May-1994 Nov |
Box 2, Folder 2 |
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Correspondence: Pianos
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1978 Oct-1984 May |
Box 2, Folder 3 |
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Correspondence: R. Chua Promotion to Assistant Professor
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1980 Sept-1980 Oct |
Box 2, Folder 4 |
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Correspondence: Curriculum Review and Faculty Meetings
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1983 Mar-1983 Nov |
Box 2, Folder 5 |
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Correspondence: Educational Standards
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1983 Apr-1983 May |
Box 2, Folder 6 |
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Correspondence: Sister Gail Himrod
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1983 Apr-1983 Sept |
Box 2, Folder 7 |
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Correspondence: Prospective Students
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1983 Sept-1984 Jan |
Box 2, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence: John Higby and Donald St. Jean
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1983 Sept-1987 Mar |
Box 2, Folder 9 |
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Correspondence: Marilyn Currier
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1983 Sept-1987 Nov |
Box 2, Folder 10 |
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Correspondence: Prospective Students
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1983 Oct-1983 Nov |
Box 2, Folder 11 |
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Correspondence: Faculty
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1983 Nov-1983 Dec |
Box 2, Folder 12 |
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Correspondence: John Swoboda
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1983 Nov-1986 Dec |
Box 2, Folder 13 |
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Correspondence: Faculty
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1983 Dec-1984 Feb |
Box 2, Folder 14 |
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Correspondence: Administrative
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1984 Jan-1984 Nov |
Box 2, Folder 15 |
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Correspondence: Alumni
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1984 Apr |
Box 2, Folder 16 |
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Correspondence: Music Faculty Sabbatical Leave and Chua Promotion
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1984 Oct-1984 Dec |
Box 2, Folder 17 |
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Correspondence: Father Reginald Haller
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1985 May-1987 Aug |
Box 2, Folder 18 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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1986 Apr-1987 Jun |
Box 2, Folder 19 |
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Correspondence: Faculty
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1986 Jul-1987 Mar |
Box 2, Folder 20 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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1986 Sept-1988 Jan |
Box 2, Folder 21 |
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Correspondence: Pianos
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1987 Apr-1993 Nov |
Box 2, Folder 22 |
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Correspondence: Pianos and Renovations of Catherine of Siena
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1987 Apr-1994 Oct |
Box 2, Folder 23 |
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Correspondence: Father Reginald Haller
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1987 Sept-1988 Feb |
Box 2, Folder 24 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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1987 Dec-1988 May |
Box 2, Folder 25 |
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Correspondence: Deans and Registrar's Office
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1989 Jan-1990 Jan |
Box 2, Folder 26 |
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Correspondence: Dr. James McGovern
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1989 Feb-1992 Dec |
Box 2, Folder 27 |
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Correspondence: Budget, Tenure, Renovations
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1989 Mar-1994 Sept |
Box 2, Folder 28 |
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Correspondence: Faculty
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1989 Sept-1989 Oct |
Box 2, Folder 29 |
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Correspondence: Private Lessons
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1989 Oct-1989 Nov |
Box 2, Folder 30 |
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Correspondence: Sister Gail Himrod
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1989 Oct-2000 Jan |
Box 2, Folder 31 |
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Correspondence: Roberts Scholarship
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1989 Dec-1990 May |
Box 2, Folder 32 |
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Correspondence: To the Dean
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1990 Jan-1994 Apr |
Box 2, Folder 33 |
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Correspondence: Student Records
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1990 Feb-1991 Mar |
Box 2, Folder 34 |
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Correspondence: Regarding Rosalind Chua
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1990 Apr-1994 Oct |
Box 2, Folder 35 |
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Correspondence: Faculty Payroll, Private Lessons, Student Workers
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1990 Sept-1991 Feb |
Box 2, Folder 36 |
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Correspondence: Faculty and Students
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1990 Sept-1991 Mar |
Box 2, Folder 37 |
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Correspondence: Vice President's Office
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1990 Sept-1994 Oct |
Box 2, Folder 38 |
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Correspondence: David Pelton
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1990 Oct-1995 Jan |
Box 2, Folder 39 |
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Correspondence: Dr. James McGovern
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1991 Sept-1993 Nov |
Box 2, Folder 40 |
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Correspondence: David Pelton
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1991 Nov-1995 Feb |
Box 2, Folder 41 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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1991 Dec-1992 Dec |
Box 2, Folder 42 |
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Correspondence: Choir Trip to Ireland
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1992 Apr-1994 Apr |
Box 2, Folder 43 |
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Correspondence: David Pelton
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1992 May-1993 Jan |
Box 2, Folder 44 |
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Correspondence: Department Meetings
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1992 Sept-1993 Dec |
Box 2, Folder 45 |
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Correspondence: Marilyn Currier
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1992 Oct-1995 Jul |
Box 2, Folder 46 |
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Correspondence: Concerts, Letters of Recommendation
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1992 Dec-1994 Apr |
Box 2, Folder 47 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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1992 Dec-1994 Oct |
Box 2, Folder 48 |
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Correspondence: Father Francis Brocato
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1992 Dec-1996 May |
Box 2, Folder 49 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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1992 Apr-1993 Jun |
Box 2, Folder 50 |
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Correspondence: John Swoboda
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1993 Feb-1994 Apr |
Box 2, Folder 51 |
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Correspondence: Faculty
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1993 Apr-1994 Apr |
Box 2, Folder 52 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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1994 Sept-2002 May |
Box 2, Folder 53 |
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Correspondence: Departmental
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1994 Oct-1994 Dec |
Box 2, Folder 54 |
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Correspondence and Sheet Music
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1995 Nov-1996 Feb |
Box 2, Folder 55 |
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Correspondence: Faculty
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2001 May-2002 Feb |
Box 2, Folder 56 |
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Correspondence: Faculty Travel
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2002 Jan-2002 Mar |
Box 2, Folder 57 |
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Correspondence: Secretaries
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undated |
Subject Files, 1982-2002
19 folders
Arrangement:
This series is arranged alphabetically
Box 2, Folder 58 |
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Evaluations
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2002 May 15 |
Box 2, Folder 59 |
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Faculty Evaluations
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1996 Mar |
Box 2, Folder 60 |
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Faculty Evaluations
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2002 May |
Box 2, Folder 61 |
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Faculty Resumes
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1990 Oct |
Box 2, Folder 62 |
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Faculty Senate Curriculum Review
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1993 Dec-1996 Mar |
Box 2, Folder 63 |
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Individualized Studies Major
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undated |
Box 2, Folder 64 |
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Interview Schedule and Resumes
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1984 Aug |
Box 2, Folder 65 |
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Memos: Departmental
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1986 Dec-1989 Aug |
Box 2, Folder 66 |
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Music Courses
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undated |
Box 2, Folder 67 |
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Music Department Faculty Meetings
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1984 Feb-1989 Mar |
Box 2, Folder 68 |
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Music Program Alumni Lists
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undated |
Box 2, Folder 69 |
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Music Program Schedules
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1982-1985 |
Box 2, Folder 70 |
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Photographs
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dated and undated |
Box 2, Folder 71 |
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Policy: Concert Attendance Requirements
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2002 Jan |
Box 2, Folder 72 |
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Recommendations: Student
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1989 Feb-1995 May |
Box 2, Folder 73 |
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Renovation Plans and Blueprints
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1992 May-1993 Apr |
Box 2, Folder 74 |
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Report: Request for Departmental Status
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undated |
Box 2, Folder 75 |
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Schedules: Academic Calendar
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1995-1997 |
Box 2, Folder 76 |
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Scholarship Applicant Letter
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undated |
Box 2, Folder 77 |
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Theory Class: Music and Grades
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1990 Feb-1990 Sept |