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Kenneth E. Schilling papers, 1944-2001
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Schilling, Kenneth E.
- Title
- Kenneth E. Schilling papers
- Dates
- 1944-2001 (inclusive)19442001
- Quantity
- 3.4 linear feet, (5 boxes)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.049
- Summary
- This collection contains LP phonograph records and reel-to-reel recordings featuring Whitman College choral groups and the Walla Walla Symphony, lecture notes, subject files, photographs, and concert programs.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Kenneth E. Schilling was born in New Holstein, Wisconsin on October 1st, 1913. In 1935 he graduated from Lawrence University, and earned a master's degree from the University of Minnesota. He then taught at Eastern Oregon College before joining the Whitman faculty in 1944. Schilling married Martha Phillips in 1954.
Schilling's 35 years of teaching service at Whitman College included 25 years as chair of the Music Department. During his tenure at Whitman, Professor Schilling conducted over 2000 public performances with college and church choirs on the West Coast, Canada, and Alaska and adjudicated in 150 choral and vocal competitions and festivals. For 20 years he served as an officer and board member of the Walla Walla Community Concert Association. He was a charter member and past governor of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. He retired from Whitman in 1979. Schilling died in 2001.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Kenneth E. Schilling Papers include phonograph and reel-to-reel recordings of Whitman College musical performances by the choir and orchestra, and performances with the Walla Walla Symphony.
Also included in the collection are classroom lecture notes, subject files, concert programs and photographs.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
1: Phonograph recordings, 1945-1964Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 7 | Graduating Class |
1945 |
1 | 14 | Whitman Choir: Make Awake-Red River |
1946-1947 |
2 | 4 | Cantata: Parts One and Two |
3-Dec-1947 |
2 | 5 | Cantata: Parts Three and Four |
3-December 1947 |
1 | 29 | Whitman Choir: Earth is the Lord's/ Holy Radiant Light |
1947-1948 |
1 | 32 | Greatly Daring (Record 1) |
1947-1948 |
1 | 33 | Greatly Daring (Record 2) |
1947-1948 |
2 | 2 | Holy Radiant Light, Earth is the Lord's |
1947-1948 |
1 | 11 | Music of Life/ Haste Thee/Whitman Hymn |
1947-1948 |
1 | 2 | Elks Chorus: Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark |
1948 |
1 | 34 | Riddles: Polly Wolly Doodle Octette |
1948-1949 |
1 | 15 | Ye Are Not of the Flesh/Crucifixus: Whitman Choir |
1949 |
2 | 3 | Waldenwoods Concert: Selections |
14-Aug-1949 |
1 | 3 | Whitman Theatre: Anything Goes, Cole Porter Act One, Side 1 and 2 |
1952 |
1 | 4 | Whitman Theatre: Anything Goes, Cole Porter Act Two, Side 1 and 2 |
1952 |
1 | 5 | Whitman Theatre: Anything Goes, Cole Porter Act Two, Side 3 |
1952 |
1 | 6 | Whitman Theatre: Anything Goes, Cole Porter Act Three, Side 1 and 2 |
1952 |
1 | 18 | The Messiah: Sides One and Two |
1953 |
1 | 19 | The Messiah: Sides Three and Four |
1953 |
1 | 20 | The Messiah: Sides Five and Six |
1953 |
1 | 12 | Betty Jane McCarter in Senior Recital: Whitman Conservatory of Music |
17-March-1953 |
1 | 38 | Julius Baker and Juliette Arnold: Fantasy, George Hue. Ascanio: Air de Ballet, Saint-Saens |
6-Oct-1953 |
1 | 28 | Whitman College Choir: Psalm 150, Woe Unto Them, Autumn, First of the Four Love Songs, Brahms |
May 1954 |
1 | 25 | Whitman Choir: Echo Song, Syrinx; The Student Prince, Brother Will, Brother John, Whitman Hymn |
1955 |
1 | 27 | Whitman College Choir: The Student Prince |
1955 |
1 | 16 | Mass in G-Schubert: Whitman Choir and Orchestra |
1956 |
1 | 17 | The Messiah: Excerpts-Handel: Whitman Choir and Orchestra; Side Two and Three |
1956 |
1 | 1 | The Messiah: Excerpts-Handel: Whitman Choir and Orchestra; Te Deum-Verdi (Side Two) |
1956 |
1 | 8 | Whitman Christmas Program (Record 1) |
1957 |
1 | 9 | Whitman Christmas Program (Record 2) |
1957 |
1 | 37 | Selections from the Creation-Haydn: Walla Walla Symphony, Whitman Choir, and Choraleers |
2-Dec-1961 |
1 | 35 | King David-Honneger: Walla Walla Symphony-Whitman Choir |
8-Dec-1963 |
1 | 36 | King David-Honneger: Walla Walla Symphony-Whitman Choir (Sides Three and Four) |
8-Dec-1963 |
1 | 39 | Walla Walla Symphony and Choral Union: The Seasons-Haydn |
1964 |
1 | 40 | Walla Walla Symphony and Choral Union: The Seasons-Haydn (Sides 3 and 4) |
1964 |
2 | 1 | Walla Walla Symphony and Choral Union: The Seasons-Haydn (Sides 5 and 6) |
1964 |
1 | 10 | Whitman Orchestra: John Ringgold, Piano |
Undated |
1 | 13 | Fantasia on Christmas Carols-Vaughn Williams; Christmas Oratorio-Excerpts, Saint-Saens |
Undated |
1 | 21 | The Messiah: Whitman A Cappella Choir and Community Musicians: Sides One and Two |
Undated |
1 | 22 | The Messiah: Whitman A Cappella Choir and Community Musicians: Sides Three and Four |
Undated |
1 | 23 | The Messiah: Whitman A Cappella Choir and Community Musicians: Sides Five and Six |
Undated |
1 | 24 | Whitman Choir: O Sing Your Song, George Jenkins Studios |
Undated |
1 | 26 | Christmas Oratorio, Saint-Saens: Whitman College Choir |
Undated |
1 | 30 | Whitman Choir: O Holy Night, Ave Maria, The Lord Bless You, Fantasia on Christmas Carols |
Undated |
1 | 31 | Anthems out of the Silence |
Undated |
2 | 6 | Dr. K.N. Westerman's Vocal Exercises |
Undated |
2 | 7 | Soundcraft |
Undated |
2 | 8 | Girls Glee: Music with Soft Voices |
Undated |
2 | 9 | Echo Young All The Things |
Undated |
2 | 10 | Collection of Eleven Sounds |
Undated |
2 | 11 | Timothy Russell Notes: Crucifixus |
Undated |
2 | 12-33 | Various Illegible or misfit recordings |
Undated |
2: Reel-to-reel recordings and audio cassettes, 1966-1979Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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object | Box | ||
1 | 4 | Shell- Vestal-Rossing |
1966 |
4 | 4 | Carol Perkins: Sophomore Voice Recital |
1966 |
16 | 4 | Christmas Choral Concert (cassette) |
1968 |
8 | 4 | Whitman College Choral Concert |
1968-1972 |
5 | 4 | WW Symphony Orchestra and Whitman College Choir and Choral Union (2 Reels) |
1973 |
15 | 4 | WW Symphony Orchestra (cassette) |
1973 |
14 | 4 | Whitman College Choir (cassette) |
1974 |
6 | 4 | Whitman College Choir (2 Reels) |
1974-1979 |
13 | 4 | Jack Medeiros in recital |
13-May-1975 |
12 | 4 | Symphony |
22-Feb-1976 |
17 | 4 | College Choir (cassette) |
1979 |
3 | 4 | K.E. Shilling- Children |
Undated |
7 | 4 | Whitman Music Department |
undated |
9 | 4 | Whitman College Department of Music Presents Music at Christmas |
Undated |
10 | 4 | Messner- Mass in B Copy 2 |
Undated |
11 | 4 | Messner- Mass in B Copy 3 |
Undated |
18 | 4 | Messner- Mass in B, Copy 2 and 3 (cassette) |
Undated |
3: Classroom Materials: Lecture Notes, Tests, 1945-1992Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
5 | 1 | Britten |
1945-1964 |
5 | 2 | Choral Singing in America |
1964 |
5 | 3 | Copland |
1963 |
5 | 4 | Commedia Dell Arte |
1965-1971 |
5 | 5 | Dello Joio |
Undated |
5 | 6 | Diva Decline |
1966 |
5 | 7 | Donizetti |
1966 |
5 | 8 | Dvorak |
1965 |
5 | 9 | The Fugue |
Undated |
5 | 10 | Eating with opera |
1966 |
5 | 11 | Oscar Hammerstein |
1967 |
5 | 12 | Loose Papers: Essay, Magazine Pages, Program |
1964-1968 |
5 | 13 | Henze |
Undated |
5 | 14 | Hindemith |
1964 |
5 | 15 | Should Business Support the Arts? |
1964 |
5 | 16 | Loose Papers: Student Essays and Magazine Pages |
1966-1971 |
5 | 17 | Outlaw as Hero |
1955-1956 |
5 | 18 | Opera in English |
1966 |
5 | 19 | Opera for the Birds |
1966 |
5 | 20 | Opera: In Culture Today- Its Place- Winning Friends for Opera Etc |
1961-1965 |
5 | 21 | Up Opera's Ladder |
1964-1965 |
5 | 22 | Overture |
Undated |
5 | 23 | Paganini |
1965 |
5 | 24 | Jan Popper |
1966 |
5 | 25 | Ponchielli |
1967 |
5 | 26 | Poulenc |
Undated |
5 | 27 | Prokofiev |
1964-1966 |
5 | 28 | Puccini |
1965-1969 |
5 | 29 | Loose Paper: Rameau as Master of Lyric Tragedy |
1966 |
5 | 30 | Records |
1965 |
5 | 31 | Loose Paper: The Rake's Progress: Student Essay |
1971 |
5 | 32 | "Rock" and its Elements |
Undated |
5 | 33 | Loose Papers: Rossini and Student Essay |
1966-1969 |
5 | 34 | Janacek |
1965 |
5 | 35 | Libretto |
1965 |
5 | 36 | Malipiero |
Undated |
5 | 37 | Mascagni |
1964 |
5 | 38 | Manon Lescaut |
1966 |
5 | 39 | Loose Papers: Student Essay and Magazine Pages |
1966 |
5 | 40 | Melody, Aria, Recitative |
Undated |
5 | 41 | Loose Papers: Wagner Program and Magazine Pages |
Undated |
5 | 42 | Menotti |
1964-1969 |
5 | 43 | Metropolitan Chorus |
1965 |
5 | 44 | Metropolitan Opera House |
1966 |
5 | 45 | Saint Saens |
1964 |
5 | 46 | Salzburg Marionettes |
1966 |
5 | 47 | Loose Papers: Salzburg Festival |
1966 |
5 | 48 | Schutz |
1965 |
5 | 49 | Scrap of paper |
1965 |
5 | 50 | Shakespeare music |
1964 |
5 | 51 | "Struggles I Have Known" |
1965 |
5 | 52 | Loose Book: Arnold Schoenberg: A Perspective |
1964 |
5 | 53 | Strauss |
1964-1967 |
5 | 54 | Verdi |
1964-1969 |
5 | 55 | Tschaikovsky |
1964-1966 |
5 | 56 | Loose Paper: Student Essay |
1969 |
5 | 57 | Vienna |
1962 |
5 | 58 | Wagner |
1965-1966 |
5 | 59 | American Opera |
1964 |
5 | 60 | Libretti- Orfeo, Gluck |
1970 |
5 | 61 | Final Exam Key: Opera (empty folder) |
Undated |
5 | 62 | Loose Paper: Walla Walla Symphony: Holiday Special |
1977 |
5 | 63 | Bach (empty folder) |
Undated |
5 | 64 | Offenbach |
1964 |
5 | 65 | Ballet and Opera: Sisters |
1967 |
5 | 66 | Barber |
1965-1966 |
5 | 67 | Loose Papers: Student Essay, Magazine Pages |
1966-1968 |
5 | 68 | Bel Canto |
1964 |
5 | 69 | Loose Paper: Student Essay |
1971 |
5 | 70 | Berg (empty folder) |
Undated |
5 | 71 | Loose Paper: Magazine Pages |
1969 |
5 | 72 | Bizet |
Undated |
5 | 73 | The Kings of Jester |
Undated |
5 | 74 | Meyerbeer |
Undated |
5 | 75 | Symphony Lecture #2: Opera for People who Hate Opera |
1968-1969 |
5 | 76 | Mozart |
1968-1969 |
5 | 77 | Survey of Opera 1600-1900 |
Undated |
5 | 78 | Elder Hostel |
Undated |
5 | 79 | Students Opera Exam Answers |
1966 |
5 | 80 | Opera Term Papers |
Undated |
5 | 81 | Unnamed Folder: Chronological Order |
Undated |
5 | 82 | Opera Recordings List for Identification |
1977 |
5 | 83 | Opera for Final Exam |
Undated |
5 | 84 | Loose Papers: Student Essay and Final Exam |
1977 |
5 | 85 | Grout: Chapter II (Lyric Theatre of Greeks) |
Undated |
5 | 86 | Loose Papers: News clippings, magazine pages, notes |
1970-1991 |
5 | 87 | Why Opera? |
1967-1970 |
5 | 88 | The Chorus |
1967 |
5 | 89 | The Opera Orchestra (empty folder) |
Undated |
5 | 90 | Grout: Chapter I (Intro) |
Undated |
5 | 91 | Grout: Chapter III (The Medieval Dramatic Music) |
Undated |
5 | 92 | Grout: Chapter IV (Immediate forerunners of Opera) |
Undated |
5 | 93 | Grout: Chapter V (The Beginnings) |
Undated |
5 | 94 | Grout: Chapter VI (Monteverdi's Orfeo) |
Undated |
5 | 95 | Grout: Chapter VII (Other Italian Court Operas) |
Undated |
5 | 96 | Grout: Chapter VIII (Italian Opera in Later 17th century) |
Undated |
5 | 97 | Grout: Chapter IX (Italian Opera in Germany) |
Undated |
5 | 98 | Grout: Chapter X (Early German Opera) |
Undated |
5 | 99 | Grout: Chapter XI (Lully and French Opera) |
Undated |
5 | 100 | Grout: Chapter XII (English Opera) |
Undated |
5 | 101 | Grout: Chapter XIII (Masters of Early 18th Century) |
Undated |
5 | 102 | Grout: Chapter XIV (Opera Seria) |
Undated |
5 | 103 | Grout: Chapter XV (Gluck) |
Undated |
5 | 104 | Grout: Chapter XVI (18th Century Comic Opera) |
Undated |
5 | 105 | Grout: Chapter XVII (Mozart) |
Undated |
5 | 106 | Grout: Chapter XVIII (Turn of Century) |
Undated |
5 | 107 | Grout: Chapter XIX (Grand Opera) |
Undated |
5 | 108 | Grout: Chapter XX (Opera Comique) |
Undated |
5 | 109 | Grout: Chapter XXI (Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini) |
Undated |
5 | 110 | Grout: Chapter XXII (Romantic Opera in Germany) |
Undated |
5 | 111 | Grout: Chapter XXIII (Wagner) |
Undated |
5 | 112 | Grout: Chapter XXIV (Later 19th Century) |
Undated |
5 | 113 | Grout: Chapter XXV (Nationalism and Opera |
Undated |
5 | 114 | Grout: Chapter XXVI (Old Bottles and New Wine) |
Undated |
5 | 115 | Grout: Chapter XXVII (Tradition and Renewal) |
Undated |
5 | 116 | Exam- Moten |
1975 |
5 | 117 | Exam- Moten- Ellington |
Undated |
5 | 118 | Final Exam |
Undated |
5 | 119 | Jazz- #1 |
Undated |
5 | 120 | Jazz- #2 |
Undated |
5 | 121 | Jazz- #3 |
Undated |
5 | 122 | Jazz- #4 |
Undated |
5 | 123 | Jazz- #5 |
Undated |
5 | 124 | Jazz- #6 |
Undated |
5 | 125 | Jazz- #7 (Armstrong) |
Undated |
5 | 126 | Jazz- #8 (Beiderbecke) |
Undated |
5 | 127 | Jazz- #9 (Henderson and Stravinsky) |
Undated |
5 | 128 | Jazz- #10 (Moten, Lewis, Waller) |
Undated |
5 | 129 | Jazz- #11 (Kruder, Eldridge, Hampton) |
Undated |
5 | 130 | Jazz- #12 (Lewis and Goodman) |
Undated |
5 | 131 | Jazz- #13 (Hawkins, Young, Holioai, Tatum, Fitzgerald) |
Undated |
5 | 132 | Jazz- #14 (Lucenford) |
Undated |
5 | 133 | Jazz- #15 (Hooges, Williams) |
Undated |
5 | 134 | Jazz- #15 (Bebop: Gillespie, Parker, Christian) |
Undated |
5 | 135 | Garner, Powell, Vaughan |
Undated |
5 | 136 | Review of Brochure Musicians to "Pool" |
Undated |
5 | 137 | Tristano, Davis, Dameron, Dexter |
Undated |
5 | 138 | Coltrane |
Undated |
5 | 139 | Rollins Monk |
Undated |
5 | 140 | Modern Jazz Quartet: John Lewis, Mingus |
Undated |
5 | 141 | Taylor, Coleman |
Undated |
5 | 142 | Opening Lectures |
1962-1969 |
5 | 143 | Castrati |
1976 |
5 | 144 | Opening Lecture: The Singers |
1969-1992 |
5 | 145 | Records |
Undated |
5 | 146 | All About Your Throat |
Undated |
4: Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, biographical information, correspondence, 1944-1987Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1 | Faculty Biographical Information |
1944-1979 |
3 | 10 | Seattle Sunday Times article: "Clock Tower Watches Over Whitman Campus" |
7-Oct-1945 |
3 | 13 | Letter from Aurel M. Kelly, Attorney |
16-March-1957 |
3 | 3 | Letter from Chester C. Maxey, Whitman College President |
27-Feb-1959 |
3 | 8 | Whitman music programs |
1973 |
3 | 2 | Photograph: Schilling gives private lesston to Harry Wiessner |
1976 |
3 | 5 | Fall Concert program |
10-Nov-77 |
3 | 20 | Unlabled: Correspondence |
1982 |
3 | 6 | Whitman College Song Book |
1987 |
3 | 4 | Miscellaneous photographs |
Undated |
3 | 7 | Various sheet music: Fraternity and Sorority songs |
Undated |
3 | 9 | Various newspaper clippings |
Undated |
3 | 11 | Sheet music: "The Window Pane" |
Undated |
3 | 12 | Sheet music: "A Simple Song from Mass" |
Undated |
3 | 14 | Letters of Appreciation |
Undated |
3 | 15 | Photographs of musical groups |
Undated |
3 | 16 | Various sheet music |
Undated |
3 | 17 | Unlabled: Handwritten notes |
Undated |
3 | 18 | Unlabled: Correspondence |
Undated |
3 | 19 | Unlabled: Music Building Construction |
Undated |
3 | 21 | Unlabled: Proposed Music Hall Gifts |
Undated |
3 | 22 | Unlabled: Proposed Music Hall Gifts |
Undated |
5 | 147 | Nancy Schilling notebook |
Undated |