Frances Alice Kleeman papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscript, facsimile, and printed scores of music by Kleeman and of scores inscribed to Kleeman by several of her former students, including Edward T. Cone, Mathilde McKinney, and Jonathan Elkus. Also included is a note from composer and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, and correspondence and ephemera related to Elkus's musical drama Tom Sawyer. Materials date from approximately 1940-1960.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1960
Creator
- Kleeman, Frances Alice (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for use at the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives of the Peabody Institute. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or perform materials in this collection must be submitted in writing to the archivist of the Arthur Friedheim Library.
Biographical / Historical
Frances Alice Kleeman (1918-2009) was a music educator who taught at Miss Fine's School in Princeton, New Jersey, at the Friends School in Baltimore, and in schools in Philadelphia. Fluent in French and German, she worked as a translator during World War II and later as a medical translator for the Johns Hopkins International Exchange Program.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 medium flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Frances Alice Kleeman was a music educator who later became a medical translator for the Johns Hopkins International Exchange Program. This collection contains manuscript, facsimile, and printed scores of music by Kleeman and of scores inscribed to Kleeman by several of her former students, including Edward T. Cone, Mathilde McKinney, and Jonathan Elkus. Also included is a note from composer and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, and correspondence and ephemera related to Elkus's musical drama Tom Sawyer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation in fall 2009, probably by the estate of Frances Alice Kleeman.
Processing Information
Processed by Matt Testa in 2018.
Subject
- Boulanger, Nadia (Person)
- Cone, Edward T. (Person)
- Elkus, Jonathan (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the France Alice Kleeman papers
- Author
- Matt Testa
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Peabody Archives Repository
Peabody Institute
1 E. Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore MD 21202 USA
peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu