Biography/History
Scope and Content
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Preferred Citation
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Title: Madalyn Akers Phillips musical compositions
Collection number: PASC-M 67
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.5 linear ft.
(5 boxes)
Date: circa 1930-circa 1950
Abstract: Music composed by Madalyn Akers Phillips. Includes art songs, popular songs, choral works, and instrumental works.
creator:
Phillips, Madalyn Akers
Biography/History
Madalyn Akers Phillips (b. Maddalena Heryer, 1889) was a composer, organist, and music teacher. She studied at Knox College
and the American Conservatory and was an honorary member of Sigma Alpha Iota. In 1916 she married William Fred Akers and was
widowed in 1930. In 1934 she married William S. Phillips. Her compositions – for which she wrote the lyrics of many - often
were of a religious or patriotic nature. They were performed by Lawrence Tibbett, John Charles Thomas, Dusolina Gianninni
and others. She died in 1949 in San Diego, California.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of music composed by Madalyn Akers Phillips, and includes holograph and reproduction scores for art songs,
popular songs, choral works, and instrumental works. Box 1 contains material for The Great Promise. The remaining works are
arranged alphabetically by title.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Madalyn Akers Phillips musical compositions (Collection PASC-M 67). Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID