MSS89

Tracy J. Swanson Papers

1888-1903

MSS 89

Approximately 1 linear inch

Creator:	Swanson, Tracy J.
Language:	English
Access:	There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Access points:	Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)--Students.
Finding aid prepared by:	Jamie Nelson, 2001. Revised by Emily Hughes Dominick, 2006.
Repository:	Augustana College Special Collections Thomas Tredway Library 639 38th Street Rock Island, Illinois 61201 309-794-7643 specialcollections@augustana.edu

Acquisition Information

ACQUISITION INFORMATION

Books received from Elaine Orheim, Swanson's niece, in 1978. Letters received from Ms. Orheim in 1981.

HISTORICAL NOTE

Tracy Swanson attended the Augustana Conservatory of Music from 1901 to 1904.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The papers date from 1888 to 1903 and measure 1 linear inch. The papers consist of two series: Correspondence and Texts.

Correspondence (1901 and 1903) includes two letters written home to her parents in Calumet, Michigan, detailing her school life at Augustana. Tracy Swanson tells of her studiousness and dedication, her budgeting of limited funds, and a trip to Chicago, among other topics. One report card from her first term is also included.

The books in the Texts series (1888, 1897, 1899, 1902, and 1903) relate to Tracy Swanson's musical studies. The titles suggest that Tracy Swanson's pursuits at the Conservatory were not limited to practice or the technical aspects of the piano, but rather a greater appreciation for the art and philosophy of music.

The books themselves have been separated from the collection and cataloged as Special Collections books. Photocopies of the title pages and ephemera found in the texts remain with the manuscript collection.

The titles of the separated texts appear below.

BOX LIST

      Correspondence
                Letters, 1901, 1903
      Texts
            Descriptive analyses of piano works : for the use of teachers, players, and music clubs / by Edward Baxter Perry. MT140 .P46 1902 [removed to Special Collection books]
            Stories of the Wagner opera / by H.A. Guerber. MT100.W2 G9 1903 [removed to Special Collection books]
            Lessons in musical history / By John Comfort Fillmore. ML161 .F48 1888 [removed to Special Collection books]
            Harmony : a course of study / by G. W. Chadwick. MT50 .C43 1897 [removed to Special Collection books]
            Relation of psychology to music / by E. F. Bartholomew. ML3830 .B28 1899 [removed to Special Collection books]

RELATED COLLECTIONS

None known.