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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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Anne Johnson.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
Mildred Jackson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Transferred from the Music Library through Ruth Harris.
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally processed by Anne Johnson, SCRC staff, in September 2009.
Biographical Information:
Resident of Williamsburg, Virginia. Associated with music and the Department of Music at the College of William and Mary.
Scope and Contents
Papers of Mildred Jackson of Williamsburg, Virginia. She was a private piano instructor in Williamsburg, a performer with the William and Mary Music Department, and the wife of Dr. Jess Jackson, a professor of English at William and Mary. Includes lesson plans, music books, financial records, correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, programs, and address books.
Arrangement of Materials:
This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Address books
- College of William and Mary. Dept. of Music
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Gradebooks
- Music--Instruction and study--United States
- Newspapers
- Notebooks
- Photographs
- Programs
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
Container List
Contains material relating to Jackson's musical career: instructional material, programs, records, essay drafts, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id241500
Instructional Material1940, undatedScope and Contents
Contains lesson books, lesson plans, and other material from her private piano lessons.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id241501
Instructional Material1955-1972, undatedScope and Contents
Contains lesson books, lesson plans, and other material from her private piano lessons.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id241502
Programs from her recitals1939-1966, undatedScope and Contents
Contains programs from her students' annual recitals.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id241503
Programs from other performances1938-1976, undatedScope and Contents
Contains programs and flyers for musical performances by other piano teachers, as well as musical performances in Colonial Williamsburg, Bruton Parish, and William and Mary, including a performance by the Trapp Family Singers in 1947.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id241504
EssaysundatedScope and Contents
Two essay drafts about musical appreciation and instruction, written in the left-over pages of College exam Blue Books. The original student exam answers are still present as well.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id241633
Bookkeeping1947-1976, undatedScope and Contents
Contains financial records, invoices, deposit slips, and other associated material.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id241634
Bookkeeping ledger1943-1944Scope and Contents
Planner with individual students' accounts: lesson schedule, amounts due, payments received.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id241635
Bookkeeping ledger1956Scope and Contents
Planner with individual students' accounts: lesson schedule, amounts due, payments received.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id241636
Bookkeeping ledgerAugust-December 1956Scope and Contents
Planner with individual students' accounts: lesson schedule, amounts due, payments received.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id241637
Bookkeeping ledger1969-1972Scope and Contents
Planner with individual students' accounts: lesson schedule, amounts due, payments received. Written on the blank pages of a fundraising manual for a 1962 building project at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id241638
Bookkeeping ledger1975Scope and Contents
Planner with individual students' accounts: lesson schedule, amounts due, payments received.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id241639
Professional conferences1972Scope and Contents
Handouts with notes from intensive seminars for piano teachers given by Dr. Clarence Burg at William and Mary.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id241640
Newspaper clippings1943-1972Scope and Contents
Contains clippings from various papers. Removed for conservation purposes, but available through Swem are The Virginia Gazette, May 28-June 4, 1943; page F-3 of The Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 17, 1954; and page 6 of The Virginia Gazette, October 6, 1972.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id241641
Professional Ephemera1962-1972, undatedScope and Contents
Contains advertisements and other materials related to pianos and musical education.
Contains personal effects not directly related to music lessons, including photographs, correspondence, and family papers.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id241643
Correspondence1941-1976, undatedScope and Contents
Contains private letters from friends, greeting cards, and Christmas cards.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id241644
Photographs and Ephemera1945-1972, undatedScope and Contents
Includes a photographic portrait of Jackson, her son's 1945-6 report card from the Matthew Whaley School, retirement home paperwork, and other personal effects.