Cora Santee scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MSS 111

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a scrapbook of Cora Santee’s experience in the Augustana College Choir, which includes programs, news clippings, cards, photographs, posters, and song lyrics.

Dates

Creation: 1933-1938

Language of Materials

English and Swedish.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Augustana College Special Collections and the copyright holder.

Historical Note

Cora Santee was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 16 August 1916. From 1934 to 1937 she attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, where she sang in the Augustana Choir which was directed by Henry Veld from 1929 to 1966. She was a member of Sigma Mu Alpha, Woman’s Club, Berean Bible Class, Luther League, Independent Woman’s Organization, and the Handel Oratorio Society. She graduated with a degree in music education with a major in voice. Santee then enrolled in graduate school at Columbia University in New York City, and earned her master’s in voice. She taught music and art in the West Frankfurt school system until 1941, and then taught music in grades one through twelve in Geneseo, Illinois, until 1966. She was a descendent of Daniel Boone.

Extent

0.4 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)

Additional Description

Abstract

Cora Santee was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 16 August 1916. From 1934 to 1937 she attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, where she sang in the Augustana Choir which was directed by Henry Veld from 1929 to1966. This collection consists of a scrapbook of Cora Santee’s experience in the Augustana College Choir, which includes programs, news clippings, cards, photographs, posters, and song lyrics.