Smith, Alice Gustava (Maris Stella), CSJ, 1899-1987

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes scores (both published and manuscript) of music composed or arranged by former faculty members of the College of St. Catherine/St. Catherine University. It also includes works with other connections to St. Kate's, such as works by musicians who came to campus to perform, conduct, or teach -- some being commissioned by St. Kate's, or dedicated to people at St. Kate's. Choral, vocal, piano, organ, chamber, and orchestral works are represented. Also included...

Scope and Contents This collection includes scores (both published and manuscript) of music composed or arranged by former faculty members of the College of St. Catherine/St. Catherine University. It also includes works with other connections to St. Kate's, such as works by musicians who came to campus to perform, conduct, or teach -- some being commissioned by St. Kate's, or dedicated to people at St. Kate's. Choral, vocal, piano, organ, chamber, and orchestral works are represented. Also included...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents May Sarton's enduring friendships with several Sisters of St. Joseph who were faculty or administrators at the College of St. Catherine (now St. Catherine University). Sarton was especially close to Sister Alice Gustava (Maris Stella) Smith, who was a member of the English faculty and herself an accomplished poet. Sarton made a donation to the college that enabled Sister Maris Stella to take a sabbatical. Sarton also acted as a mentor to Sister Mary Virginia Micka,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes scores (both published and manuscript) of music composed or arranged by former faculty members of the College of St. Catherine/St. Catherine University. It also includes works with other connections to St. Kate's, such as works by musicians who came to campus to perform, conduct, or teach -- some being commissioned by St. Kate's, or dedicated to people at St. Kate's. Choral, vocal, piano, organ, chamber, and orchestral works are represented. Also included...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ruth Sawyer Papers houses 29 drafts and typescripts of Sawyer's works; publisher contracts; extensive correspondence between Ruth Sawyer and various Sisters of St. Joseph; additional correspondence, including letters from Anne Carroll Moore, Margaret (Peggy) Durand McCloskey, and others; materials related to the dedication of the Ruth Sawyer Collection of children's books at the College of St. Catherine in 1958; Sawyer's various medals (Alexandrine, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Newbery, and...