Margaret Belknap Allen Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of and materials related to the life of Margaret Belknap Allen. Included in the collection are letters, writings, copies of published materials, clippings, and programs and other materials related to the Berea College Music Department, Windswept music workshop, and Windswept home.
Dates
- created: 1943-1991
Creator
- Allen, Margaret Belknap (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Conditions Governing Use
Federal copyright regulations apply to all works within the collection. All works must be cited.
Extent
3.00 ms_boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Margaret Allen was born in Oak Park, Illinois on October 19, 1898. She received her public school education in Illinois and Wisconsin. She began her college career at Oberlin College (1915 – 1918), but received her A.B. degree from Wisconsin University in 1919 in t he field of English Education and Drama. Her Graduate studies where done at Columbia University and Stanford University, where she received her M.A. degree in 1957. In 1944 Margaret Allen was appointed an Instructor in Piano and continued as Associate Professor of Music until her retirement in1966. She was a published author and during her time spent in Berea she initiated renovations and redecoration of listening rooms, meeting spaces, furniture and instruments for the music hall. Mrs. Allen donated the Holtzkamp Organ in Gray Auditorium. In 1950 she founded the Windswept Music Workshop. Mrs. Allen was a member of the Unitarian Church. She was survived by her daughter, Katheryn Allen Taylor; her son, John Milton Allen; a sister, Dr. Helen Belknap; and eight grandchildren.
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in series as follows: Personal/Biographical; Correspondence; Windswept; Photographs; Writings; Miscellaneous
Other Descriptive Information
Record Group 9/9.02
Processing Information
The finding aid was updated in May 2016 with addition of a complete box list.
Subject
- Berea College -- Faculty (Organization)
- Berea College (Organization)
- Berea College -- Music Department (Organization)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu