Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- James Adair papers
- Dates:
- 1936-1973
- Abstract:
- Contains correspondence, programs, and musical scores pertaining to James Adair, a faculty member at Sacramento State who worked in the Department of Music.
- Extent:
- 30.0 Linear feet (58 flat boxes & 7 oversize boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2002/20, James Adair papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection is arranged in 12 series: Collection Information, Personal Papers, Orchestral Music, Vocal Music, Chamber Music, Solos, Band Music, Ballet/Dance Music, Holiday Music, Miscellaneous Music, Other Composers/Writers, and Photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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James Adair (1909-1999), Professor of Music, Emeritus, came to California State University, Sacramento in September 1949 as Assistant Professor of Music. The University (then known as Sacramento State College) was new, with a faculty of 49 and a student enrollment of 830. Adair, with Frederick Westphal and Elizabeth May as the other members of the music faculty, started classes in Counterpoint and Composition, organized the chorus, Orchestra, Opera Workshop, and classes in Music Listening. Subsequently, for many years, he conducted the orchestra, Little Symphony, chamber music program, and in the last ten years, to 1975, devoted his time primarily to Counterpoint, Composition, and Orchestration.
Starting his career as a violinist, he played in the Denver Symphony (1924-27), St. Louis Symphony (1929-31), Chicago Little Symphony (1937-33), and the Rochester Philharmonic (1947-49). He taught at Stephens College from 1933-47 with time out to serve in World War II (1942-46).
Degrees include the BM degree, violin major, from the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, MM from the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and two years study on the doctor degree at Eastman School of Music, Composition major, 1947-49.
- Acquisition information:
- Dontated to the CSUS University Library in 2002 by James Adair.
- Custodial history:
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Documentation was accumulated by James Adair and subsequently donated to the University Library in 2002.
- Processing information:
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Arrangement scheme by Heather McCummins.
- Accruals:
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No additions are expected.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- June 2010
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-09-06T13:45-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2002/20, James Adair papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, MS 60396000 J StreetSacramento, CA 95819, US
- Contact:
- 916-278-6144