Helen E. Plinkiewisch Papers, 1888-1995

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Series 1: Biographical and personal, 1905-1995 Add to Shelf

Contains personal information about Plinkiewisch, diaries and journals, family records, materials from her time as a student at Oregon State College, musical performance announcements, diplomas and awards, and a sketch book created by her mother.

Sub-Series 1: Personal materials, 1907-1995 Add to Shelf

Subseries 1 contains personal information about Plinkiewisch, including vitae, articles, and a biographical sketch. Also included are diaries and journals, including one of her stay in Europe in 1929-1930.

Box-Folder 1.1: Vitae, biographical profiles and other articles, biographical sketch by Mary Jacq Burck, passport, wedding certificate, parents' wedding invitation, address book, and pocket calendar inscribed with prayers., 1907-1995 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.2: Miscellaneous notes, 1940-1960 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.3: Europe trip journal, 1929-1930 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.4: Day book, 1947 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.5: Weekly calendar and address book with miscellaneous thoughts, financial information, lists, astrological information, 1940-1960 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 6.1: Selected music news clippings, 1949-1979 Add to Shelf

Sub-Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-1989 Add to Shelf

Subseries 2 contains correspondence between Plinkiewisch and her mother, Paul and Lillian Petri, and Oregon State College classmates.

Box-Folder 1.6: Paul and Lillian Petri, 1947-1955 and undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.7: Oregon State College friends and organizations, 1927-1988 and undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.8: Amy R. Hanson Plinkiewisch (mother), 1927-1937 and undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.9: Letters of appreciation, 1941-1989 and undated Add to Shelf

Sub-Series 3: Programs and announcements, 1926-1950 Add to Shelf

Subseries 3 contains programs and announcements of student dances, balls, and awards ceremonies at OSC, and musical performances by Plinkiewisch, the Petris, and others.

Box-Folder 1.10: Oregon State College, dances, balls, banquets, awards ceremonies and commencement, 1926-1929 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.11: Performances by Plinkiewisch at Oregon State College, and by Paul and Lillian Petri, 1928-1950 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.12: Performances by Plinkiewisch (and her teachers) in Europe, New York University, Morningside Trio, and Garden City Public Schools, 1928-1940 and undated Add to Shelf

Sub-Series 4: Diplomas, honors and awards, 1922-1990 Add to Shelf

Subseries 4 includes diplomas, honors and awards given to Plinkiewisch throughout her educational and professional career.

Box-Folder 1.13: Diplomas, honors, and awards, 1922-1990 Add to Shelf

Included are diplomas from Shaver School in Portland, Oregon, 1922; Jefferson High School in Portland, 1925; and Oregon State Agricultural College, 1929. Also related to her education is an Initiation Certificate from the Alpha Chi Omega Chi Chapter from 1927 and a Freshman Honors certificate from Oregon State Agricultural College from 1927. Miscellaneous honors and certificates are also present, including a National Geographic Society; Membership Certificate from 1951; Delta Kappa Gamma Society; Initiation Certificate from 1951, 1977; Fifty Year Member Certificate from Alpha Chi Omega; Retirement honors certificate from Garden City Public Schools for 1974-1975; Who's Who in Society from 1986; Certificate of Appreciation from Delta Kappa Gamma Society and International Song Book from 1990; Pi State Honors; and a 25 year membership certificate from Delta Kappa Gamma Society from 1990.

Box-Folder 1.14: 10 year faculty honor Hofstra University, 1964 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 4.10: Diploma for Ed. D. from Columbia University, 1955 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 6.2: Diploma and awards, 1931-1974 Add to Shelf

Diploma from New York University (1931), awards from Stewart School 4th grade class (1971) and Garden City Schools retirement (1974).

Sub-Series 5: Sketchbook, 1905 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.15: Sketchbook created by Plinkiewisch's mother Amy Rosina Hansen Plinkiewisch, 1905 Add to Shelf

Series 2: Organizations, 1923-1991 Add to Shelf

Documents musical and other organizations that Plinkiewisch was affiliated with throughout her career.

Box-Folder 1.16: Clubs and societies, 1923-1987 Add to Shelf

An Alpha Chi Omega songbook from 1923, an Oregon State College Chi Chapter newsletter from Aug 1956, materials related to the Delta Kappa Gamma Society from 1961-1980, and materials related to the Friends of Adelphi University Library, Inc. from 1974-1987.

Box-Folder 1.17: Community and music associations, 1961-1991 Add to Shelf

Materials related to the Community Club of Garden City & Hempstead, Inc. from 1983-1991, the Institute of the Arts at Hofstra University from 1974-1975, Garden City Concerts, Inc. from 1961-1964, and the Manhasset Bay Opera Association from 1981.

Box-Folder 1.18: International Women's Year Forum speech notes, undated Add to Shelf

Series 3: Musical compositions, 1929-1990 Add to Shelf

Plinkiewisch's musical compositions, several of which were published, including the "Song of the Train" and the piano accompaniment for a 1946 book of children's songs entitled "A Merry Go Round of Songs." Also included in this series is an audio cassetee recording for Song of the Trains.

Box-Folder 1.19: Musical compositions for Six Melodic Miniatures, Arioso for Clarinet with Strings, Alpha Chi Omega Waltz, and The Oregon Trail., 1983 and undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.20: Correspondence and articles, 1939-1990 Add to Shelf

Items related to the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, 1978-1990, and Plinkiewisch's musical interests between 1939-1988.

Box-Folder 3.01: Cassette tape recording of Train Song, undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 4.02: Musical composition for Santa's Song, undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 6.03: Gavotte, 1929 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 6.04: A Merry-go-round of songs, 1946 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 6.05: Various musical scores, circa 1950 Add to Shelf

My Girl of Yesteryear (1947), A Salute to Delta Kappa Gamma, Our Beautiful Portland, Vagabond's Song.

Box-Folder 6.06: Song of the Train, Santa's Ho! Ho! Song, 1949 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 6.07: Short melodic pieces, Easter carol, Morningside, undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 6.08: Sonata, miscellaneous manuscripts, undated Add to Shelf

Series 4: Teaching records, 1932-1989 Add to Shelf

Records related to Plinkiewisch's teaching, primarily documenting efforts to incorporate opera into the grade school music curriculum. This series contains programs and other publicity materials of the student operas put on by her students, as well as records from the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc., Education Department pertaining to students and opera.

Box-Folder 1.21: Personnel and publicity materials Odessa, New York, 1932-1933 Add to Shelf

School programs and clippings, 1932-1933, and Plinkiewisch's employment contract for 1932.

Box-Folder 1.22: Personnel documents Stewart School, Garden City, New York, 1937-1970 Add to Shelf

Plinkiewisch's salary information and contract for 1937-1957 and her PTA Summer Program appointment for 1970.

Box-Folder 1.23: "Why Spring Was Late," script and programs hand-colored by students for their student operetta., 1939 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.24: School songs and music festival, 1937-1940 and undated Add to Shelf

Copy of "Our Songs," which was created by students circa 1940; the Stewart School song; and the program for the first Annual Music Festival at Garden City Public Schools in 1937.

Box-Folder 1.25: Programs, clippings, and other publicity materials for student operas, 1949-1989 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.26: The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. program supporting student opera, 1950-1988 Add to Shelf

Programs, brochures, booklets, articles and other materials related to the Education Department programs and They Shall Have Opera.

Box-Folder 1.27: Student opera manuscript "On Discovering Opera Early" and lecture note cards, undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.28: Articles and clippings about Plinkiewisch's activities, 1958-1983 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.29: Hofstra University contracts and teaching assignments, 1953-1969 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.30: Papers, manuscripts, and talks, circa 1951 and undated Add to Shelf

Manuscript draft of "Style in Music" and completed manuscript for "Singing: Grades 4-6," as well as notecards for presentations on a contemporary music project, children and music, and piano practice.

Box-Folder 1.31: Correspondence, 1937-1972 Add to Shelf

Miscellaneous correspondence and specifically related to teaching at New Paltz (New York) State Teachers College and Adelphi University.

Box-Folder 6.09: Stewart School children's musical plays and drafts of music, Circa 1940s Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 6.10: Stewart School theater materials, 1939-1941 Add to Shelf

Student operetta "Why Spring Was Late" (1939), scripts for educational music magazine (1941), scenery and costume drawings.

Box-Folder 6.11: Stewart School theater and music manuscript materials, 1939 Add to Shelf

Student operetta "Why Spring Was Late," volume of script and music manuscript, other music manuscript.

Series 5: Training and education records, 1890-1956 Add to Shelf

Sub-Series 1: Oregon State College, 1890-1931 Add to Shelf

Books, a paper, lesson notes, and correspondence related to Plinkiwusch's time at Oregon State College.

Box-Folder 2.1: Paper, "The American Indian in American Music", undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.2: Books, "The Freshman Girl: A guide to college life" and "The Music Educator", 1925-1928 Add to Shelf

The Freshman Girl: A guide to college life by Kate W. Jameson (1925) and 2 copies of The Music Educator by Lillian Petri (1926, 1928).

Box-Folder 2.3: Books, "Mind over muscle: A technical economy for pianists" and "Music fundamentals correlated Vol. II", 1924-1927 Add to Shelf

Mind over muscle: A technical economy for pianists by Lillian Petri (1924) and Music fundamentals correlated Vol. II by Lillian Petri (1927).

Box-Folder 2.4: "The material used in musical composition" by Percy Goetschius, 1923 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.5: "The theory of music" and "The physical basis of piano touch and tone", 1890-1931 Add to Shelf

The theory of music by Louis C. Elson (1890) and The physical basis of piano touch and tone by Otto Ortmann (1925, inscribed to Helen Plinkiewisch from Lillian Petri in 1931).

Box-Folder 2.6: Correspondence and lesson notes with Kiriena Ziloti, 1935-1936 Add to Shelf

Sub-Series 2: Columbia University, 1931-1956 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.7: Personal information and materials related to student work, 1931-1956 Add to Shelf

Personal information (1933, 1950), registration information (1934), record book from teachers college (1931-1947), academic records (1933-1947), degree plan, Graduate Record Exam (1950), exams (1947, 1951), graduation and commencement (1955-1956).

Box-Folder 2.8: Doctoral work on "A Contribution to the Understanding of the Music of Charles Ives, Roy Harris, and Aaron Copland", 1951 Add to Shelf

Doctoral project "A Contribution to the Understanding of the Music of Charles Ives, Roy Harris, and Aaron Copland," proposal (1951), outlines, comments from prominent composers and music educators (1951).

Box-Folder 2.9: Materials related to doctoral work, 1953-1956 Add to Shelf

Correspondence (1953-1955), oral exam schedule (1955), register of D.Ed. reports (1956).

Box-Folder 2.10: Research and background materials for dissertation, undated Add to Shelf

Research & background materials; Charles Ives compiled references (2 vol.); "A Connecticut Yankee in Music," undated and unpublished manuscript by Lucille Fletcher.

Box-Folder 2.11: General information on Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, and Roy Harris, 1948-1951, undated Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.12: Dissertation draft of Section 1, circa 1952 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.13: Dissertation draft of Section 2: Ives, circa 1952 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.14: Dissertation draft of Section 2: Harris, circa 1952 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.15: Dissertation draft of Section 2: Copland, circa 1952 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.16: Dissertation draft of Section 3, circa 1952 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.17: Dissertation draft of bibliography, circa 1952 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.18: Dissertation final draft, 1954 Add to Shelf

Series 6: Photographs, 1888-1985 Add to Shelf

Several photographs from the collection are available in Oregon Digital.

Box-Folder 2.19: Portraits of Plinkiewisch and candid shots with family and friends, 1908-1985 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.20: Portraits and candid shots of Amy R. (Hansen) and Arthur Plinkiewisch (Helen's parents), 1888-circa 1935 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.21: Photo and postcard album, circa 1909-1932 Add to Shelf

Portraits and candid shots of Plinkiewisch; photos of parents, the Petris, and friends; photos of travel to Europe; photos and halftone images of European cities; color and photo postcards of Oregon scenes; photos of skiing and camping.

Box-Folder 2.22: Photo and postcard album, circa 1909-1932 Add to Shelf

Portraits and candid shots of Plinkiewisch; photos of parents, the Petris, and friends; photos of travel to Europe; photos and halftone images of European cities; color and photo postcards of Oregon scenes; photos of skiing and camping.

Box-Folder 2.23: Paul and Lillian Petri, 1927-1935 Add to Shelf

Portrait of Lillian Petri, inscribed to Helen Plinkiewisch (1927); portrait of Paul Petri, inscribed to Helen (1929); Paul and Lillian Petri sitting in front of fireplace (1935); candid shots of the Petris (circa 1930-1935); "Casa Musica," the Petri home (1930-1935); Theta Chi (OSC) fraternity members (circa 1929); unidentified group of men with wrapped books (circa 1930).

Box-Folder 2.24: Stewart School operas and other musical performances, 1951-1973 Add to Shelf

Small set for Die Gotterdamerung; Frank LaVista painting puppets for The Magic Flute (1951); Scenes from AIDA (1958); Helen Plinkiewisch preparing students for La Boheme, to be broadcast over the radio (1959); Stewart Singers (1966, 1973).

Box-Folder 2.25: Slides of student operas, circa 1969 Add to Shelf

Carmen, 17 color slides (circa 1968); La Traviata, 9 color slides (circa 1970); La Boheme, 25 color slides (undated); unidentified opera with Old West theme, 25 color slides (undated).

Box-Folder 2.26: Metropolitan Opera stage crew photograph and slide sets showing operas, circa 1955 Add to Shelf

Metropolitan Opera stage crew, photograph (circa 1950). Slide sets: "A Visit to the Met," 21 color slides (circa 1950); "Onstage at the Met" featuring The Marriage of Figaro, 23 color slides (circa 1960); "Onstage at the Met" unidentified opera, 20 color slides (undated).

Box-Folder 5.1: Portraits of Helen and Amy Plinkiewisch, undated Add to Shelf