00927.xml Arthur Bates and Amy Jerome Jennings: An Inventory of Their Diaries at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
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 Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards and David B. PetersonAugust 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEWMinnesota Historical SocietyJennings, Arthur Bates.Arthur Bates and Amy Jerome Jennings diaries. 1922-1969. Materials in English. Diaries of Arthur Bates Jennings, a Twin Cities organist, professor, and choir director; and those of his wife, Amy Jerome Jennings.1.9 cubic feet (2 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. OTHER FINDING AIDS

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Topics:College teachers -- Minnesota.Organists -- Minnesota.Persons:Jennings, Amy Jerome, 1887-1962.Organizations:Plymouth Congregational Church (Minneapolis, Minn.)Document Types:Diaries. 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.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Jennings, Arthur Bates. Arthur Bates and Amy Jerome Jennings diaries. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,579

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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: 007389876

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Diaries 123.E.3.7B Amy Jerome Jennings: 1922-1934, 1936-1937. 14 volumes. 123.E.3.8F 1938-1954, 1956, 1958-1960. 21 volumes. Arthur Bates Jennings: 1959-1960, 1965-1969. 7 volumes.