Louis Thurston Nicholas Papers
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Personal Correspondence

Outgoing

• 1957-1993
• Letters to Sarah Lacey Nicholas from Columbia University, 1951-1952
  

  Incoming
  

  • Family
    • Sarah Lacey Nicholas (Wife)
    • David Paul Nicholas (Son)
    • Joel Edward Nicholas (Son)
    • Kevin Lacey Nicholas and Family (Son)
    • Jeff Thurston Nicholas (Father)
    • Arthur Columbus Nicholas (Brother)
    • Ellen Nicholas Powell and Carmon Powell (Sister and Brother-in-Law)
    • Edythe Nicholas Pittman (Sister)
    • Edward Irving Nicholas and Family (Brother)
    • Jeff Thurston Nicholas, Jr. (Brother)
    • Cora Nicholas (Aunt)
    • Nicholas Relatives
    • Lacey Relatives
      
      
  • Friends
    • Army, United States
    • Denton, Tennessee
    • Memphis, Tennessee
    • The Temple, Congregation Ohabai Shalom
    • Southwestern, the College of the Mississippi Valley (Rhodes College)
    • Vine Street Christian Church
    • University of Michigan
    • Friends from before 1930
    • Letters especially cherished by LN
    • Birth Announcements
    • Christmas Cards and Greetings, 1940-1960, and undated
    • Congratulations
    • Get Well Cards and Letters of Concern
    • Greyhound Bus Accident, 1959
    • Fisk University Assault, 1972
  • Graduation Announcements
  • Postcards
  • Invitations, 1955, 1957, 1962
  • Letters of Appreciation and Praise
  • Responses to Letters of Condolence
  • Sympathy Cards
  • Thank You Letters
    • For Clippings, Visits, etc.
    • For Memorials, The Temple and Vine Street Christian Church
    • Political Figures and Issues
    • Receipts for Donations
    • For Retirement
    • Others
  • Wedding Invitations, 1939-1943, 1945-1962, 1972-1992, and undated
    • Others
      
      

Professional Correspondence, Incoming

Music Pupils

• Catherine Schabel
• Others
• Parents of Pupils
  

Music Teachers and Educators

• Clifford Bair
• Clare Elby
• William Gephart
• J. Oscar Miller
• Hobart Mitchell
• Gordon Myers
• Homer G. Mowe
• Walter Robert
• Verne Tomlinson
• Edyth Walker
• Others
• American Academy of Teachers of Singing Members

Colleagues

• Vocalists
• Choir Members
• Organists
• Pianists
• Harpsichordists
• Violinists
• Various Instrumentalists
• Conductors
• Composers
• Music Critics
• Francis Robinson
• Others

Schools, Colleges, Businesses, etc.

• College Presidents
• Peabody College Presidents

General

• Artists' Managements
• Arts Organizations
• Autographs
• Community Concerts
• Inquiries about the Study of Music
• Letters of Appreciation and Praise
• Music in Churches
• Music in West End Methodist Church
• Regarding Adjudication Dates
• Regarding Singing, Engagements, etc.
• Requests for Advice and Recommendations
• Requests for Information and Help
• Students
  

The Tennessean - Music Editor and Critic

Performance Reviews, 1951-1975

Book Reviews

• Reviews by LN, 1952-1976
  
• Publishers' Announcements

Columns

• The Music Scene, 1951-1975
  
• Sampling Records, 1963-1971
  
• European Operatic Tours, 1977-1980

Other Writings

• Announcements
• Essays
• Eulogies
• Interviews
• Music News

Correspondence

• Book Publishers
• Publicity
• Record Companies
• Thank You Letters
• Regrets, Remonstrances, Complaints
• Responses to Reviews
• Suggestions
• Letters to the Editor

Obituaries

Music Reviews Written by Others

• Sydney Dalton and Substitutes, 1951-1964
• Werner Zepernick and Substitutes, 1964-1975
• Various Critics, 1944-1950
  

Thor Johnson

Drafts

Correspondence

Research

• List of Premieres Conducted by Thor Johnson

Personal and Biographical Material

• Biographical Sketch
• Airplane Tickets
• Family Papers
• Medical Records and Correspondence
• Membership Cards
• The Musician's Yearbook, 1951
• Name Tags, Ribbons, Buttons
• Passports
• Record Book, 1957-1958
• Reviews of Plays, Operas, and Concerts Seen by LN
• Scrapbooks, 1930-1956
• Personal Scrapbook Material, 1957-1985
• Ticket Stubs
  

National Association of Teachers of Singing

Organizational Records

• Address Bulletins
• Board Minutes
• Brochure
• Budget
• Membership Lists
• Memoranda Regarding Reinstatements
• Notes
• President's Message, Addendum
• Records, 1944-1957, 1960-1966
• Records of LN's Term as Regional Governor, 1953-1955

Annual Meeting Records

• Detroit, 1963
• Los Angeles, 1962
• Boston, 1961
• Dallas, 1960
• Cincinnati, 1959
• New York, 1958
• Kansas City, 1957
• Buffalo, 1956
• Chicago, 1955

Annual Reports

Administrative Correspondence

• Outgoing from LN, 1954-1983
• Presidents
• Executive Board, 1962-1964
• Policy Board, 1962-1964
• Committee on Vocal Affairs in the Public Schools
• Letters of Appreciation for Program Booklet, 1958
• Regional Officers
• Other Officials
• Replies to Letters from LN
• Replies to Letters from LN urging payment of Dues

Collegial Correspondence

• Willard Bassett
• C. Scripps Beebee
• Berton Coffin
• G. Frederick Holler
• Harold C. Luckstone
• Richard Miller
• Vera Neilson
• Harvey Ringel
• Bernard U. Taylor
• John Thut
• Gertrude Tingley
• E. Clifford Toren
• William Vennard
• Weldon Whitlock
• B. Fred Wise
• Others
  

George Peabody College Summer Concert Series

Arrangements

Correspondence, 1956-1972

Musican and Academic Career

Correspondence

• Associates at Peabody College
• Associates at Vanderbilt University
• Associates at Southwestern at Memphis
• Prospective Peabody College Students

Notebooks

• Lists
• Notes on Music and Performances
• Notes on People

General

• Announcement of Recital
• Musicians Club of America
• Newsletter

North Texas State Teachers College

• Lyrics
• Memoranda
• Clippings
• Grade Reports
• Class Lists
• Notes on Music
• Notes on Students
• Music Examples Used for Teaching

Southwestern at Memphis (Rhodes College)

• Correspondence
• Clippings
• Fund Raising Brochures
• Southwestern News, Memphis, Tenn., January 1941-July 1945

Music Critics Association

• Correspondence, 1957
• Report, 1957

Collection of Programs

• Concerts and Recitals at Peabody College, 1967-1971, 1974-1979
• Student Recitals at Peabody College, 1944-1974, 1976-1978
• Student Recitals at North Texas State Teachers College, 1943-1944
• Program Book, North Texas State College, 1948-1957
• University of Michigan, 1932-1939
• Vocal Recitals, 1896, 1905, 1908, 1913, 1916-1927, 1930-1993
• Choral Concerts, 1918-1993
• Organ Recitals, 1915, 1928-1993
• Piano Recitals, 1904-1993
• Violin Recitals, 1916-1985
• Various Instruments, Recitals, 1929-1987
• Joint Recitals and Concerts, 1939, 1942-1963, 1976-1977, 1980, 1982-1985, 1989-1992
• Chamber Music Concerts, 1929, 1937-1943, 1949-1994
• Orchestral Concerts, 1889, 1896-1897, 1903-1966, 1967-1984, 1987-1994
• Band Concerts, 1926-1972, 1979, 1992
• Musicals and Operettas, 1919-1992
• Opera Performances, 1880-1935, 1938-1978, 1982-1994
• Chicago Opera, 1917-1918, 1921, 1925-1928, 1937, 1957-1959, 1975
• Chicago Orchestra, 1893-1897
• Chicago Orchestra, Summary of Works Performed During the Existence of the Orchestra
• The Ann Arbor May Festival, University of Michigan, 1934-1935, 1937, 1939-1941, 1944, 1958, 1960, 1966
• Cincinnati Summer Opera, 1953-1958, 1962
• Metropolitan Opera, 1906-1983 (some gaps)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, Telecasts, and Tour Performances, 1955-1956, 1958- 1960, 1962, 1964-1965, 1967, 1977, 1982, 1984-1993
• National Association for American Composers and Conductors, 1951-1952
• Bay View Association, Bay View, Michigan, 1945
• Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, 1947-1948
• Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, 1955-1956, 1958
• Indiana University School of Music, 1965-1967
• Juilliard School of Music, 1950-1951
• New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, School of Church Music, 1962-1963
• Northeast Missouri State College, 1963-1964, 1967-1968
• University of Alabama, 1949-1950
• University of Colorado, 1945-1948
• National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan, 1944-1947, 1949, 1955, 1969
• Opera in Europe, various dates
• Dance Recitals, 1927-1984
• Plays, 1917-1968
• Miscellaneous, 1908-1966
  

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