Louis Thurston Nicholas Papers
Series 2: National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
Boxes 90 - 108

NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing)
CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER MATERIALS

Box 90

1) Correspondence and Memoranda, Reports
2) Outgoing Correspondence, 1954
3) Outgoing Correspondence, 1955-1956
4) Outgoing Correspondence, 1956
5) Outgoing Correspondence, 1957 - 1960
6) Outgoing Correspondence, 1958 -1962
7) Outgoing Correspondence, ca. 1960 - 1962
8) Outgoing Correspondence, 1963 -1967
9) Outgoing Correspondence, 1967
10) Outgoing Correspondence, 1968 - 1969
11) Outgoing Correspondence, 1969 - 1970
12) Outgoing Correspondence, 1970 - 1972
13) Outgoing Correspondence, 1972 -1975
14) Outgoing Correspondence, 1983

Box 91

1) Outgoing Correspondence-1962-Abee - Graves, Ruth
2) Outgoing Correspondence-1962 -Gunn, George W. - Lukken, Albert
3) Outgoing Correspondence-1962-McDonald, Florence -Selfridge, Cecil Blanche
4) Outgoing Correspondence-1962-Simpson - York, W. Wynn
5) Outgoing Correspondence -1963-1964-Gaietto - Wray
6) Outgoing Correspondence-1963-1964-A - C
7) Outgoing Correspondence -1962 -1964-D -G
8) Outgoing Correspondence-1962 -1963-H-J
9) Outgoing Correspondence-1963 -1964-K - Ma
10) Outgoing Correspondence-1960- 1964-Mc - Mu
11) Outgoing Correspondence-1963-1964-Ne - Sister

Box 92

1) Incoming Member Correspondence-Abbott - Allen
2) Incoming Member Correspondence-Armand, Donald
3) Incoming Member Correspondence-Arrowsmith, Barbara
4) Incoming Member Correspondence-Bair, Clifford - Bryant, Marshall
5) Incoming Member Correspondence-Bube, Donald - Carley, James
6) Incoming from NATS Officials-Carter, Joel
7) Incoming from NATS Officials-Chamlee, Ruth Miller (1)
8) Incoming from NATS Officials -Chamlee, Ruth Miller (2)
9) Incoming from NATS Officials -Clark, Diane
10) Incoming from NATS Officials-Clark, Dr. Diane M.
11) Incoming Member Correspondence-Collins, Irma Helen
12) Incoming Member Correspondence-Cowden, Dr. R. H.
13) Incoming from NATS Officials-Cox, George (1)
14) Incoming from NATS Officials -Cox, George (2)
15) Incoming from NATS Officials -Crawford, Hadley R.
16) Incoming Member Correspondence-Crawford, Winfield
17) Incoming Member Correspondence-Cruser, Helen S. - Douglas, Mrs. Vivian C.
18) Incoming Member Correspondence-Downing, Dr. Bob

Box 93

1) Incoming Member Correspondence-Ducrest, Willis -Dunkley, Ferdinand
2) Incoming Member Correspondence-Eberl, William - Elsey, Ellis
3) Incoming Member Correspondence-Elson, June - Emmons,Shirlee
4) Incoming from NATS Official -Engelstad, Paul
5) Incoming Member Correspondence-Enrico, Margaret Souders - Evans, Margaret
6) Incoming Member Correspondence -Ferrell, Ernestine - Fields, Victor A.
7) Incoming Member Correspondence-Fossey, Mrs. Elisabeth Jarrell (1)
8) Incoming Member Correspondence-Fossey, Mrs. Elisabeth Jarrell (2)
9) Incoming Member Correspondence -Garlinghouse, Burton
10) Incoming Member Correpondence-Gephart, William - Griffith, Katherine E.
11) Incoming Member Correspondence-Grimm, Betty Jane - Halliday, Dr. John R.
12) Incoming Member Correspondence-Halling, Elias J. - Hanke, Arline (Johnson)
13) Incoming Member Correspondence - Hanvey, A.E. - Hoffelt, Robert O.
14) Incoming Member Correspondence-Hoffpauir, Mrs. H.L. - Hovey

Box 94

1) Incoming Member Correspondence-Hugoboom, R. Wayne - Johnson, Donald Egbert
2) Incoming Member Correspondence-Johnson, Violet - Johnson, Zoe Musgrave
3) Incoming Member Correspondence-Jones, Philip - Kelton, Mrs. Allen
4) Incoming Member Correspondence-Kinsinger, Dan H.
5) Incoming Member Correspondence-Kockritz - Kommel, Margret
6) Incoming Member Correspondence-Kremer, Jeannette
7) Lncoming Member Correspondence-Kroepfl, M. - Light, John
8) Incoming Member Correspondence - Linney, Virginia
9) Incoming Member Correspondence-Long, Berte - Lyon, Helen
10) Incoming Member Correspondence -Mabry, Sharon-McBurney
11) Incoming Member Correspondence -McClung, Martha Dick
12) Incoming Member Correspondence-McCook, Lillian G. - McKissack
13) Incoming Member Correspondence -Mack, Gladys -Massie, Mary Fitzsimmons
14) Incoming Member Correspondence-Mauch, Diane F.

Box 95

1) Incoming Member Correspondence - Mendenhall -Metzger
2) Incoming Member Correspondence -Miller, Katherine Shaw -Murphy, Lloyd
3) Incoming Member Correspondence-Murray, Catharine -Ohl, Dr. Ferris E.
4) Incoming Member Correspondence-Orpen, Ethel W. -Parker, Ruth
5) Incoming Member Correspondence-Partridge, Robert - Peterson, Paul
6) Incoming Member Correspondence-NATS - Phillips
7) Incoming Member Correspondence ---Pierce, Charles L. -Ragatz, Ruth Hammond
8) Incoming Member Correspondence-Recital 1976 - Rogers, Carl
9) Incoming Member Correspondence-Ross, William-Schirmer, Allan
10) Incoming Member Correspondence---Schneider, Edythe - Seitz, Harry
11) Incoming Member Correspondence-Shaffer, Jeanne - Skitch, Russell
12) Incoming Member Correspondence-Skurdalsvold, Jennie - Snyder, Mrs. J. N.
13) Incoming Member Correspondence-Sollenberger, Arlene - Sutherlin, Mrs. L.L.

Box 96

1) Incoming Member Correspondence-Swanson, Frederick - Tellinghuisen
2) Incoming Member Correspondence-Thomas, Zelma Lee -Titcomb, Louise C.
3) Incoming Member Correspondence -Toms, John -White, Quillian
4) Incoming Member Correspondence-Whitlock, Weldon -Wolanski, Helen
5) Incoming NATS Official-Wolfman, Mary
6) Incoming Member Correspondence-Wright, Neil -Ziegler, Dorothy
7) Incoming NATS -1962
8) Incoming NATS-1963
9) Incoming NATS-Possible Convention Locations, 1964
10) Incoming NATS-Possible Convention Locations, 1966
11) Incoming NATS-Committee on Vocal Affairs in the Public Schools
12) Incoming NATS-Former Members' Resignations
13) Incoming NATS-1990-1999

Box 97

1) NATS-Memoranda re: Reinstatements 1962 -1964
2) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda 1960 - 1962
3) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda 1962
4) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda 1962
5) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda January 1962 - December 1963
6) NATS-Louis Nicholas, President-Correspondence-1963 and Convention Programs 1962, 1963
7) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda -January - March 1963
8) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda-April - July 1963
9) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda -July - August 1963
10) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda-September 1963
11) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda-October - November 1963
12) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda-Nov. - December 1963
13) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda -January 1964
14) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda-January - November 1964
15) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda-January - December 1964
16) NATS-Correspondence, Memoranda-January 1965 - January 1966

Box 98

1) NATS-Address Bulletins-1962 -1963
2) NATS-Policy Board, Official Communications, 1962
3) NATS-Executive Board, Official Correspondence, 1962
4) NATS-Executive Board, Official Correspondence, 1963
5) NATS-Policy Board, Official Communications, 1963 -1964
6) NATS-Executive Board, Official Correspondence, 1964
7) NATS-- Board Minutes, 1976
8) NATS-Board Minutes and Board Letters (1984 - July 1985)
9) NATS-Board Minutes December 26, 1996 - Dec. 30, 1996
10) NATS-Board Letter No. I, 15 February 1997
11) NATS-Executive Board Meeting Minutes August 2, 1997; Financial Statement Dec. 1976
12) NATS-Memoranda August 19, 2002-Financial Report

Box 99

1) NATS-Records, Membership Lists, 1944 - 1956
2) NATS-Membership List, August 1946
3) NATS-Membership Lists 1952, 1956
4) NATS-Membership List 1957
5) NATS - Membership Lists, 1962, 1963
6) NATS -Membership Directory 1972
7) NATS -Nashville Chapter Membership, 1974 and other materials
8) NATS-Nashville Membership 1981
9) NATS -Membership Directory 1983
10) NATS-Membership List (Nashville Area) 1983 and other lists
11) NATS-Membership Invitations 1990
12) NATS-Membership Directory July 1992
13) NATS-Membership, Board Meetings, 1994
14) NATS-Membership Directory 1995

Box 100

1) NATS-Membership 1995
2) NATS-Membership 1995, Officers and Board
3) NATS-Membership 1996
4) NATS-Membership Directory-July 1998
5) NATS-Members List 11-16-98 in Zip Code order
6) NATS-Membership, Elections 1998
7) NATS-Membership 2000
8) NATS-Membership Directory 2000
9) NATS-Election to Membership Lists and Member Changes 2000-2001
10) NATS-Membership Directory April 2002
11) NATS-Membership Lists
12) NATS-Members in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky; Proposed statement of organization and procedure

Box 101

1) NATS-Convention in Chicago 1951-Travel request to Peabody College
2) NATS-Members at Conventions 1954, 1957
3) NATS-Convention Programs 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960
4) NATS-Convention Programs-1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
5) NATS-Convention Programs-1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973,1974
6) NATS-New York Convention-1959
7) NATS-Registration Lists ( 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971)
8) NATS-Membership list, Convention Registration (1965, 1966); By-laws 1966-Revised
9) NATS-Prospectus for convention at Los Angeles Biltmore
10) NATS-Silver Jubilee Convention-Dec. 1969
11) NATS-Silver Jubilee Convention "Songs You May Not Know" by L.N. 1969, 1970 Convention Program; other NATS Programs
12) NATS-Registration List-29th Annual Convention-New York City
13) NATS-Program and Registration List-30th Anniversary Convention, Indianapolis, Dec. 27-30, 1974
14) NATS -Convention Program (31st) December 1976, Philadelphia, PA
15) NATS-Programs from July 1983 Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota
16) NATS-Programs from December 1984 Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana
17) NATS-Programs from July 1986 National Convention in Chicago, Illinois
18) NATS-July 1986 Convention in Chicago, Illinois-Maps, Theatre Guide, etc.
19) NATS-Program of 37th National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, July 17-21, 1986
20) NATS-Chicago Convention-July 1986
21) NATS-Materials for National Convention July 1 -5, 1992 (Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers)
22) NATS-1987, 1992, 1993 Convention Lists and Information
23) NATS-45th Convention, 1998-Toronto, Canada
24) NATS-Program for the 46th National Convention, Philadelphia, Master Class with Paul Plishka, July 1, 2000
25) NATS-2000 Convention-Bylaws
26) NATS-Program-Recital July 3, 2000-46th National Convention

Box 102

1) NATS-Workshop, August 1954
2) NATS-List of Contemporary American Songs for Teaching and Recital Use with accompanying article for NATS workshops August 1954
3) NATS-Summer Workshops 1955, 1956; other materials
4) NATS -Workshops 1956, 1957
5) NATS-Notebook and Program-Emory University, August 19 -23, 1957
6) NATS-Workshop "The Vocal Foundation"
7) NATS-Publicity Releases, etc. 1958, Louis Nicholas, Vice-President
8) NATS-Kansas City Area Chapter( 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64); Los Angeles Chapter 1962-63
9) NATS-Workshop 1962, Kansas City, Missouri
10) NATS-University of Colorado NATS Workshop July 19-24th, 1964
11) NATS-University of Colorado NATS Workshop July 19-24, 1964 (including "The Teaching of William Vilonat" by Vera B. McIntyre)
12) NATS-University of Colorado NATS Workshop-Lists of Songs Prepared by L.N., July 1964
13) NATS-Brochures for Workshops, 1965-1967
14) NATS-Bulletins, Workshops 1959-1970
15) NATS-Workshops
16) NATS-Workshops
17) NATS-Bylaws Proposal-January 1978
18) NATS-L.N.'s Article for NATS "On Technology and Teaching the Art of Singing"-January 1984, cover letter to Hugh Gaugler
19) NATS-Nashville Area Meeting February 21, 1987-J.S. Bach's One Note Graces; Sept. 8, 1987
20) NATS-"American Song Literature" Part I, II, III; List of Contemporary American Songs for Teaching and Recital Use
21) NATS-Programs, Lists of Songs
22) NATS-Song Literature
23) NATS-1951 Southern Regional Meeting, UT-Knoxville, TN Dec. 1951 (photograph included)
24) NATS-Letter from James Browning with applications-Nov. 16, 1984

Box 103

1) NATS-Records, LN's term as Regional Governor, 1953 -1955
2) NATS-Records, 1953 - 1957
3) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, Chicago 1955
4) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, Buffalo, 1956
5) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, Kansas City, 1957
6) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, New York, 1958
7) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, 1959
8) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, Dallas, 1960
9) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, Boston 1961
10) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 1962
11) NATS-Records, Annual Meeting, Detroit, 1968
12) NATS-Records, 1960 - 1963
13) NATS-Records, 1964 -1966

Box 104

1) NATS-Records, Feb. 5, 1968 - May 10, 1968
2) NATS-Records, June 1, 1968 - July 26, 1968
3) NATS-Records, August 10, 1968 - Oct. 2, 1968
4) NATS-Records, Oct. 11, 1968 - Oct. 30, 1968
5) NATS-Records, Nov. 3, 1968 - March 25, 1969
6) NATS-Records, April 12, 1969 - Sept. 22, 1969
7) NATS-Records, Nov. 4, 1969 - Dec. 17, 1969
8) NATS-1972 Annual Reports
9) NATS-Dec. 31, 1993-Independent Auditors' Report
10) NATS-1993 Membership, Board of Directors Agenda
11) NATS -1994 Board Meetings, Membership, other
12) NATS-Dec. 31, 1995-Independent Auditors' Report
13) NATS-1996 Reports
14) NATS-1997 Reports
15) NATS-1997 Reports

Box 105

1) NATS-Executive Board Meeting Minutes July 1, 1998
2) NATS-1998 Reports
3) NATS-Reports Dec. 31, 1998 - Dec. 18, 1999
4) NATS-Executive Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Appendix-July 12 and 13, 1999, Newark, New Jersey
5) NATS-1999 Board of Directors Meetings
6) NATS-Programs-March 18, 1952 - Dec. 27, 1962
7) NATS-Nashville Chapter Vocal Recitals-Aug. 20, 1956 - November 21, 1987
8) NATS -Programs-Nashville Chapter Programs
9) NATS-Nashville Chapter Materials
10) NATS-Programs-Song Recitals at David Lipscomb College -Nov. 20, 1965; Oct. 19, 1968
11) NATS -Advisory Committee, 1967
12) NATS-Officers' Handbook
13) NATS-Various Papers and Materials
14) NATS-Various Papers and Materials
15) NATS-Various Papers and Materials

Box 106

1) NATS-"American Song Literature;" Choral Rehearsal Techniques
2) NATS -"Training the Vocal Instrument"
3) NATS-"An Evaluation of the Instrumental Voice Skills Impact Course. . . " and other papers
4) NATS-Brochures
5) NATS-Brochures
6) NATS-Manuscripts for the Journal of Singing (1)
7) NATS-Manuscripts for the Journal of Singing (2)
8) NATS-Bulletin-Papers Submitted for Publication (1)
9) NATS -Bulletin-Papers Submitted for Publication (2)
10) NATS-Bulletin -Papers Submitted for Publication (3)
11) NATS-Bulletin-October 1977
12) NATS-Journal-Sept/Oct 1985, 1989
13) NATS-InterNos -April 1970, no.4
14) NATS-Inter Nos-November 1970
15) NATS-Inter Nos-Oct. 1996-Oct. 1997
16) NATS-Inter Nos-1998
17) NATS-InterNos-1999
18) NATS-Inter Nos -2000
19) NATS -InterNos-2001
20) NATS-InterNos-2002

Box 107

1) NATS-Insurance Program for NATS-Nov. 1961
2) NATS-Nashville Area Charter as amended 10-22-67
3) NATS-Legislation Action Group-February 1970
4) NATS-Concerning possible NATS Bulletin Articles ( 1975 - 1978)
5) NATS-Correspondence Feb. 1988 Concerning People to People Delegation to visit the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong
6) NATS-President's Message Addendum
7) NATS-Association and Fellowship Programs, Application for Fellowship
8) NATS-Code of Ethics; Invitation to Membership
9) NATS-History of the National Association ofTeachers of Singing (Louis Nicholas, 1962-64, pp. 85-99 )
10) NATS-History of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (Louis Nicholas, 1962-64, pp. 85-99)
11) NATS-Central Region Bulletin; Communique Nov. 1, 1985
12) NATS-Notes
13) NATS -List of Songs for High School Vocal Contests
14) NATS-Photographs-Knoxville Dec. 1951; Minneapolis, Aug. 25, 1953

Box 108

1) NATS-1st Annual Young Artist Auditions Applications; Rules of Adjudication
2) NATS-2nd Annual Young Artist Auditions
3) NATS-9th Annual Southwest Region Conferences and Student Auditions, Nov. 1959
4) NATS-6th and 7th Annual Singer of the Year, 1960, 1961
5) NATS-Singer of the Year (1962-1966, 1970)
6) NATS-Student Auditions-1960
7) NATS-Student Auditions 1961
8) NATS-Audtions 1962 -Student Singer of the Year
9) NATS- Singer of the Year and Student Auditions 1965
10) NATS-Auditions 1966
11) NATS-Student Auditions, 1966
12) NATS-Artist Award Auditions (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 )
13) NATS-Student Auditions-1976, 1977, 1980
14) NATS-Auditions-Sounds of America; Metropolitan Opera; George Peabody College; others
15) NATS-Student Auditions-Information and Application
16) NATS-Vocal Solo-Adjudication Papers
17) NATS-Auditions
18) NATS-Notes, Final Student Auditions, Trevecca Nazarene College, 2-28-59
19) NATS-Student Auditions Application Blank
20) NATS-Jury Comment Sheets
21) NATS-Students Auditions-Belmont University
22) NATS-Local Auditions

Scope and Content | Biography | Series I: Correspondence | Series II: NATS | Series III: Personal and Biographical
Series IV: Academic and Musical Career | Series V: George Peabody College Material | Series VI: Tennessean Career
Series VII: Thor Johnson | Series VIII: Church Related Materials | Series IX: Programs | Series X: Publications
Series XI: Sheet Music, Songs and Catalogs | Series XII: Promotional Materials | Series XIII: Photographs | Series XIV: Addenda

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