ARTHUR BATES AND AMY JEROME JENNINGS:
An Inventory of Their Diaries at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Jennings, Arthur Bates, creator. | |
| Title: | Arthur Bates and Amy Jerome Jennings diaries. | |
| Dates: | 1922-1969. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Diaries of Arthur Bates Jennings, a Twin Cities organist, professor, and choir director; and those of his wife, Amy Jerome Jennings. | |
| Quantity: | 1.9 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Arthur Bates Jennings, Jr. was born in New York City, July 11, 1887, the son of distinguished architect, Arthur Bates Jennings. He attended college at Wesleyan, the University of Pennsylvania, and Dickinson College, where he was appointed college organist in 1910. In a career spanning over 50 years, Arthur worked as an organist and choir director at several universities and churches across the United States, including Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, 1939-1966, and the University of Minnesota, 1938-1956, where he retired as Professor Emeritus.
Amy Jerome Wagner married Arthur B. Jennings in 1913. Amy was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1887. She and Arthur moved to Minneapolis in 1938, when Arthur took at position as the organist and instructor at the University of Minnesota. Amy was a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, the Faculty Women's Club, and the church choir. Amy Jerome Jennings died in Minneapolis in 1962; followed by her husband, Arthur Bates Jennings, in 1972.
OTHER FINDING AIDS
Finding aid available in the repository (filed under Jennings, Arthur Bates).
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Jennings, Arthur Bates. Arthur Bates and Amy Jerome Jennings Diaries. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,579
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990073898760104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
DIARIES
| 123.E.3.7B | Amy Jerome Jennings: | ||||||||||||
| 1922-1934, 1936-1937. 15 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| 123.E.3.8F | 1938-1954, 1956, 1958-1960. 21 volumes. | ||||||||||||
| Arthur Bates Jennings: | |||||||||||||
| 1959-1960, 1965-1969. 7 volumes. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- College teachers -- Minnesota.
- Organists -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Jennings, Amy Jerome, 1887-1962.
- Organizations:
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Diaries.
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