The Jessie May Perry Papers, 1932-1965

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss B 1638
Creator: Jessie May Perry
Title:Jessie May Perry Papers, 1932-1965
Quantity:.5 lin. ft. (1 box)
Note: All items in the collection are originals.
Abstract: The collection includes teaching materials from Jessie May Perry, a music professor at the University of Utah.

Topics:
Teachers--Utah

Persons:
Perry, Jessie May

Places:
Salt Lake City, Utah

Form or Genre:
Brochures, publications, correspondence, convention and workshop materials, notes, sheet music.
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Background

Background Note

Jessie May Perry was born 17 March 1897 in Salt Lake City, Utah to William T. and Mary Ellen Midgley Perry. After she received her B.S. from the University of Utah and her M.A. from Columbia University Teachers College in New York City, Perry taught singing for 41 years as an Associate Professor Emeritus of the music department of the University of Utah.
Perry was a distinguished educator. The University of Utah named her "Woman of the Year" in 1959, and in 1964 she was a "Faculty Woman of Distinction." She was listed in Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the West, and Who's Who in American Education. Perry was a member of the Standard School Broadcast Advisory. She was President and founder of Utah Music Teacher's Association before her death 8 May 1983.
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Scope and Content

The collection includes teaching materials from Jessie May Perry, a music professor at the University of Utah.
The collection includes some interesting materials to researchers. Perry was evidently interested in the contemporaneous events in Central and South America, and the collection includes her notes and materials. Perry also saved some interesting publications, including Modern Music: A Quarterly Review Published by The League of Composers dated November-December 1941, which includes articles about contemporary music. Topics cover music in Latin America, publishing during wartime, and composers of the Soviet Union.

Series Descriptions

Correspondence
Conferences/Conventions
Materials on Central and South America
Piano
Publications
Reports
Sheet Music
Workshops
Miscellaneous
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Jessie May Perry Papers, 1932-1965, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Alex Jueschke, 26 June 2003

Restrictions on Use

The Jessie May Perry Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Melissa Ferguson, 2005

Finding aid compiled by Melissa Ferguson, 2005

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2005

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2005

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2005

Source:

Jessie May Perry Obituary, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 May 1983.
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Container list

Box

Folder

Contents

Correspondence

1

1

n.d.

1

2

1950

1

3

1960-1961

Box

Folder

Contents

Conferences/Conventions

1

4

Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Piano Committee Conference, April 1950

1

5

Miscellaneous Conferences, 1949

1

6

Music Teachers National Association, Inc. Convention, February 1959

1

7

Olson, Willard C. "Growth, Mental Hygiene, and Human Relations." Elementary Supervisor's and Principal's Study Conference, March 1950

1

8

Utah Music Educators Association Convention, October 1954

Box

Folder

Contents

Materials on Central and South America

1

9

American Legion Auxiliary Pan-American Bulletin Regarding Mexico, n.d.

1

10

Central America Notes, n.d.

1

11

Colombia Notes, n.d.

1

12

Honduras, 1957

1

13

Scully, Michael. "Mexico on the March." Readers Digest, November 1953

Box

Folder

Contents

Piano

1

14

Burrows, Raymond. "Piano in School," 1949

1

15

Burrows, Raymond. "Piano Teaching Down to Earth: Objectives and Ideals Under Everyday Practical Conditions," ca. 1950s.

Box

Folder

Contents

Publications

1

16

"The Cost of a Schoolhouse: A Report from Educational Facilities Laboratories," 1960

1

17

Modern Music: A Quarterly Review Published by The League of Composers, November-December 1941

1

18

Pacific Coast Musician: Special Edition. Los Angeles: 2 July 1932

1

19

The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega, Spring 1965, Summer 1965

1

20

The University Pen, published by the Associated Students of the University of Utah, May 1932

1

21

University of Utah Student Union, 1957

1

22

The Utah Alumnus, January-February 1959

Box

Folder

Contents

Reports

1

23

Progress Report for 1949-1950 of the Arizona Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Piano Committee

1

24

Progress Report for 1949-1950 of the California Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Piano Committee

1

25

The Report of the Visitation Committee Reviewing the Evaluative Criteria for Jordan Junior High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 1954

1

26

The Report of the Visitation Committee Reviewing the Evaluative Criteria for Roosevelt Junior High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 1954

Box

Folder

Contents

Sheet Music

1

27

"Little Brown Owl in the Redwood Tree," n.d.

1

28

Miscellaneous Sheet Music, n.d. (The sheet music was included in a folder simply marked: Miss Jessie Perry, Utah State Piano Chairman.")

1

29

"Old Masters" Music Books, n.d.

Box

Folder

Contents

Workshops

1

30

Locke, Evelyn. "Equipment and Materials for the Piano Class," ca. 1941

1

31

"Proposal for Initiation of Full-Grade Class Piano in Los Angeles City Schools (3rd Grade), n.d.

1

32

"Suggested Beginners Books for Teaching Piano in Classes." Piano Workshop, University of Utah, June 1955

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Folder

Contents

Miscellaneous

1

33

Miscellaneous Documents, n.d.