Frances Walker-Slocum’s Brilliance and Advocacy: Bringing Black Classical Composers to the Forefront of Oberlin Conservatory


Document 1: Bicentennial Program Review   |     Document 2: Oakwood College Concert Program
      Document 3: African-American Music Festival Concert Program     |     Document 4: Oberlin Faculty Recital Concert Program
 Document 5: Tenure Recommendation      |     Document 6: Letter from Oberlin President Starr
Document 7: Interview      |      Bibliography      |     Notable Figures


Bibliography

 

Oberlin College Archives:

Frances Walker. Biographical Files. Record Group 30/222. Box 1. O. C. A.

 

George Theophilus Walker. Former Student File. Record Group 28/2. Box 951. O. C. A.

 

Henry Chester Slocum, Jr. Former Student File. Record Group 28/2. Box 1075. O. C. A.

 

Oberlin College Archives Finding Guides:

“Emil C. Danenberg Presidential Papers Finding Guide.” Oberlin College Archives. Oberlin College. Accessed 15 July 2016. http://www.oberlinlibstaff.com/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=100

 

“Frances Walker-Slocum Finding Guide.” Oberlin College Archives. Oberlin College. Accessed 15 July 2016. http://www.oberlinlibstaff.com/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=331&q=frances+walker

 

“Jacob Radunsky.” Oberlin College Archives. Oberlin College. Accessed 15 July 2016. http://www.oberlinlibstaff.com/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=214

 

“Robert A. Melcher Papers Finding Guide.” Oberlin College Archives. Oberlin College. Accessed 15 July 2016. http://www.oberlinlibstaff.com/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=299

 

“Stephen Frederick Starr Presidential Papers Finding Guide.” Oberlin College Archives. Oberlin College. Accessed 15 July 2016. http://www.oberlinlibstaff.com/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=99

 

Other Primary Sources:

Headlee, Celeste. “At 100, Composer Margaret Bonds Remains A Great Exception.” National Public Radio. Accessed 14 July 2016. http://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2013/03/03/173276882/at-100-composer-margaret-bonds-remains-a-great-exception

 

Henahan, Donal. “An About Face on Black Musicians at The Philharmonic.” The New York Times, 11 June 1972. Accessed 14 July 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/11/archives/an-about-face-on-black-musicians-at-the-philharmonic.html?_r=0

 

Henehan, Donal. “Only Black in Philharmonic is Resigning After 15 Years.” The New York Times. 29 August 1977. Accessed 15 July 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/29/archives/only-black-in-philharmonic-is-resigning-after-15-years.html?_r=0

 

Lim, Shirley Geok-Lin. “Ain’t I A Feminist?: Re-Forming the Circle,” in The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women’s Liberation, ed. Rachel Blau DuPlessis and Ann Snitnow. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2007.

 

Oberlin’s African-American Community and Student Development Program: A Community Proposal. 1972.

 

Spencer, Jon Michael, ed. The William Grant Still Reader: Essays on American Music. Vol. 6, No. 2. Durham: Duke University Press, Fall 1992.

 

Walker-Slocum, Frances. A Miraculous Journey. Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2006.

 

Websites:

Barbara-Scotia College: www.b-sc.edu

 

Fuson, Laurel. “Garth Peacock Passes Away.” The Oberlin Review. 13 October 2007. Accessed 15 July 2016. http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2007/10/12/arts/Garth_Peacock_Passes_Away.html

 

Lincoln University: www.lincoln.edu

 

Music Encyclopedia: www.oxfordmusiconline.com

 

Phi Kappa Lambda: http://www.pikappalambda.org/

 

“Priscilla Alice Smith.” Oberlin Alumni Magazine. Summer 2001, Vol. 97, No. 1. Accessed 15 July 2016. http://www.oberlin.edu/alummag/oamcurrent/oam_summer2001/losses2.html

 

Third Street Music School Settlement: http://www.thirdstreetmusicschool.org/

 

Tougaloo College: www.tougaloo.edu

 

Town Hall, the historic performance venue in New York City: www.thetownhall.org

 

Washington Conservatory of Music Faculty: http://www.washingtonconservatory.org/html/faculty.htm