Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957

Scope and Contents The papers of Frances Densmore consist of letters, notes, and sketches created during Miss Densmore's student years at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music from 1884 to 1887, and writings dating from the 1920s to 1954. The correspondence consists of portions of letters written to her parents which she subsequently pasted on sheets of paper, numbered, and transcribed. Letters cover such topics as life in Ladies Hall, her organ lessons, recitals attended, and music she studied. She...