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Cornish Archives Information: Cornish College of the Arts Archives Records

Cornish Archives at the University of Washington

The University of Washington has a great deal of Cornish Archives materials including correspondence, minutes, reports, clippings, scrapbooks, phonodiscs, audio tape, film, photographs, and catalogs; 1893-1989.  They are held in Special Collections at the University and may be accessed there.

Links to the UW collection guides:
Guide to the Cornish College of the Arts Records

Guide to the Cornish School photograph collection, circa 1914-1960

Cornish Archives in the Cornish LIbrary

The Cornish Archives continue to grow and much is held within the Library located at 1000 Lenora St..  The materials focus on the history of the college including miscellaneous correspondence, reports, clippings, scrapbooks, sound recordings, video, photographs, posters, newsletters and catalogs.  Currently, there is an Excel spreadsheet (seen below) with basic cataloging and a general listing of what is in the Cornish Archives in the library.

Please note: This is not a public collection. Special permission and an appointment are required for access. Business records for academic departments and college offices are maintained by each department.  Please contact Bridget Nowlin, Visual Arts Librarian, for more information.

Records

Cornish College of the Arts Archives

Content Description

Catalogs, photographs, textile, clippings, medals, scrapbooks, minutes, more

 

Repository Cornish College of the Arts
  1000 Lenora St.
  Seattle, WA 98121
  206-726-5041
  libraryref@cornish.edu
   
Languages English
 
 

Known today as Cornish College of the Arts, the college has had several iterations of its name as it has grown and changed over the years. 

 

Originally called the Cornish School of Music in 1914 by its founder Nellie Cornish, the college went on to be called The Cornish School in 1920, Cornish Institute of Allied Arts in 1940, Cornish Institute in 1981 and finally Cornish College of the Arts in 1986.

1914 Cornish School of Music
1920 The Cornish School
1940 Cornish Institute of Allied Arts
1981 Cornish Institute
1986 Cornish College of the Arts
  Presidents
1914-1939 Nellie Cornish (Founder)
   
1975-1985 Melvin Strauss
1985-1994 Robert N. Funk
1994-2011 Sergei P. Tschernisch
2011-2016 Dr. Nancy J. Uscher
2016-January 2018 Chris Kevorkian (interim)
January 2018-June 30, 2018 Star Rush (interim)
July 1, 2018 - July 29, 2024 Dr. Raymond Tymas-Jones
July 29, 2024 - present Emily Parkhurst (interim)

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

1

Student Publication Real Student Newspaper

1991

1

Student publication Meow

1994-1995

1

Student Publication Virtue Cornish Student Union

1992

1

Student publication Fresh Press April 2015 Issue II

2015

1

Student publication Birds and Whistles

2001-2008

1

Student Publication Post-Intelligence

1979

1

Theatre Department newsletter

1984-1985

1

Graduation Recitals and Commencement Program

1930

1

Balogh School Concert Program

 

1

Cover of Bach Music Score

 

1

Neighborhood House

1906-1976

1

Handbooks and Registration

 

1

Cornish Summer Class Program

 

1

News

1979

1

News Venture

1982

1

TBA

1983

1

Facts

1980-82

1

Music Department Newsletter

2002-2005

1

Information and images on Jon Gierlich's (Cornish Design Professor) WWII Memorial Interrupted Journey at the University of Washington

dedicated in 2001

1

Course Curriculum

1979-80

1

Presidential reception and Cornish College 80th birthday party invite

1995 and 1994

1

Ted Shawn dance program with Cornish ad

1937

1

RED SCRAPBOOK

 

1

George Walker Collection As shipped to Wally Hornibrookat University of Indiana

 

1

List of Books, Walker Memorial

 

1

Photos of VIOLA ELLIS, Contralto, Aida

1923

1

Stanley Chapel Opera

1967

1

Seattle Symphony

1937-38

1

Miscellaneous Concert Programs

1960's

1

Newspaper cuttings about music

 

1

The Fly Dutchman - A Legend

 

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

2

Seattle Symphony Orchestra

1965-69

2

Cornish School of Allied Arts

1964-65

2

Passion Play Script?

 

2

Commencement

1994

2

Music related newspaper articles

 

2

Seattle Opera Program

1966-69

2

Seattle Repertory Theatre Program

1968-69

2

Cornish Calendar by Graphic Design Class

1969

2

Chamber and Faculty Concert Program

1957

2

The Cornish School Recital Program

1958

2

Northwest Trio Program

1969

2

Open House Program

1960

2

Seattle Music and Art Foundation? Laurelhurst unit yearbook

1955-56

2

Music and Art Foundation Yearbook

1959-60

2

Gift: Envelope of Clippings, Programs, and Scrapbook of Katharine Glenn Kerry from Katharine Crossley.

 

2

Hilarious Dance Concert program by Bonnie Bird and Cornish Dance Group

March, 1939

2

Green Folder of Concert Programs

Circa 1980

2

More Concert Programs

1977-78

2

Programs

1975-76

2

Concert Programs

1974-75

2

Programs

1976-77

2

Concert Programs

1970-71

2

Concert program with Cornish ads

1965

2

Concert program with Cornish ads

1957

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

 

3

Calvin B. Cady's copy of Music Education

1933

 

3

Martha Sackett's copy of Music Education with a photo (of her?) within

1933

 

3

Three Pieces for Solo Flute by Mark Tobey

 

 

 

NOTE: Tobey score is stuck to Martha Sackett's copy of Music Education

 

 

3

Envelope "Cornish Archives" newspaper clippings and Cornish memorabilia

1950's-1960's

 

3

Cornish, Oh, Cornish: Fight Song Of The Cornish College Of The Arts

1994-1998

Written by Jeremiah Tobius Hanson who graduated from Cornish Music in May 1998.

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

4

newspaper clipping

1980

4

SCRAPBOOK of John Hopper (?), Student and Teacher at Cornish 

 

4

Teacher and student enrollment information

1978-79

4

Cornish Budget

 

4

Newspaper clippings organized by subject

Various

4

Library Requests

1968

4

Cornish Budget information

1960's


 


 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

5

Commencement Programs

1983; 2010-2012

5

Events and Calendars

2000-2011

5

Memorial Service Program for Hadley Caliman

2010

5

Information on Relocation to Main Campus Center

 

5

AT&T Gateway Tower Topping Out: Beam Painted by Cornish Students

1989

5

Substance Abuse

2009

5

Timeline of Cornish History

1914-Present

5

General information Publications

1930's-2004

5

Summer Program

2005-2012

5

General Information Pamphlets

1961-2012

5

Applications and Registration Information

1986-2009

5

Student and Faculty Catalogs

1970's-2010

5

"Impact" Annual Report

2007-2010

5

Factbook

2011-2012

5

NOTE: A Factbook that has a sticky cover has been removed and placed in Image Office

 

5

Cornish Players Puppeteers 1934 Research information.

2011

 


 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

6

Ink on Paper The Mary A. Cooley Print Collection (book)

2011

6

BFA Shows cards and books

1998-2011

6

Cornish exhibition cards for faculty exhibitions

2006, 2004

6

Cornish cards for faculty performances

2007

6

Cornish exhibition cards for alumni exhibitions

2006

6

Tongue: Watchdog of the Mouth

1989

6

silk-screened artwork and book given as thanks for the new campus

2004

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

7

Katherine Campbell Graduation Certificates signed by Nellie Cornish

1921

7

Portrait of Nellie Cornish by Gene Hanner signed by Nellie "Best wishes to 'Betty'"

unknown

7

CD: Nellie Cornish Interview with Dave Crockett (Cornish graduate) Cornish Radio Studios

1938

7

3 Nellie C. Cornish Medallions/Cornish Cornerstone Club

1979


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

8

Dance Department Newsletter "A Year of Merce Cunningham"

2011

8

Folder: copies of items loaned by Centralia College (Julie Johnson) for Cunningham in the NW (?) Exhibition

2010

8

"Cunningham in the Northwest" exhibition audience response notebook

2010


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

9

Dance News newspaper

1960s


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

10

Dance News newspaper

1970s

10

Dance News newspaper

1980s


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

11

Nellie Cornish's Cornish School Stock

1922

11

Photo Album of Kerry Hall

c. 1920's

 

this photo album includes images of Nellie Cornish and others, mostly dancers; has the photograph of Nellie standing on her balcony, looking out

 

11

News Article: The Post-Intelligencer "Cornish School Has Fine Home" Includes photo of Kerry Hall being built.

1921

11

Folder of Cornish Theatre Events

 

11

Folder of newspaper clippings and miscellany.  Contains "Image of the City" 1962 event.

1950's-1960's

11

Black Book of collected tunes

 

11

Poster for Cornish : "The Most Significant School on the Pacific Coast."

 

11

Folder: "Brochures and Reports"

 

11

Part-Time Studies

1980

11

"'Business in the Arts Arts' Management Program" flyers

1981

11

Sundays at Cornish

 

11

Part-Time Studies

1981

11

Annual Report

1979-1980

11

Cornish Report

1979-1980

11

Chamber Music Seminar

1970

11

Children's Classes in Creative Arts under R. Bruce

 

11

Cornish Dance Theater Event Program

 

11

Cornish Theater Flyer

 

11

Summer Studies

1981

11

Thursday noon events

 

11

History Timeline  Mentions Cornish Radio Program

1914-1977

11

Sundays at Cornish profiles of performers

1981

11

Letter from J. David Andrews concerning decision for Cornish to have a union.

 

11

Poster "How to Apply for Public Arts Commissions"

 

11

Cornish Copia" list of events

 
     

11

"A Festival of the Performing Arts at Cornish"

 

11

Commencement

1980

11

"The Women's Group Presents a Public Lecture/Workshop" by Pauline Oliveros and Linda Montano

 

11

Newspaper Article "Cornish Faces Uncertain Future with New Union" Seattle Post-Intelligencer

1981

11

Folder Containing Newspapers

 

11

"News of Cornish"

1980-1981

11

Folder Containing Newspaper Clippings

 

11

The Seattle Times

1964

11

"A Memorial for Jane"

 

11

"Cornish Purchases Lakeside Middle School"

 

11

Photocopies of clippings about Dance Department (Seattle Times?)

1981

11

"Johnson Beckons John Cage for Cornish Concert" The Seattle Times

1962

11

Folder "Internal Affairs" (Everything in this folder is addressed to Mrs. Harold Hartman)

 

11

Registration and Catalog information stapled together

 

11

"Cornish Alum-Notes"

1957-1964

11

"A Proposed Program…" Letter to Cornish by H. Klyne Headley

1954

11

Cornish Faculty Bulletin by H. Klyne Headley, Director

1958

11

Lists of Cornish Faculty

 

11

Letter from Jane Givan Johnston about Project with Washington Arts and Crafts Association in Radio Building

1958

11

More Cornish Faculty Bulletins

1950's

11

"Annual Open House" flyers

1960's

11

"Handbook for Cornish School Sustaining Fund Volunteers"

1960

11

"Registration Reports"

1958

11

Commencement Program (in own folder due to accretions)

1942

11

Unlabeled Folder

 

11

Graduation Supper Programs

1928

11

The Seattle Musical Arts Society Yearbook

1919-1920

11

Commencement Program

1929

     

11

Brochure about University of Washington Stadium

1920

11

Quit Claim Deed

1960

11

Eighth Annaul Festival of Music and Dancing

1922

11

Summer Session Catalog

1940

11

Course Catalog.  Announces new department: "The Cornish School of the Spoken Word"

1920-1921

11

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Where the Arts Hold School in Seattle"

1922

11

Employment Contract between Nellie Cornish and Mary Ann Wells

1918-1919

11

Letters from donors and potential donors to Cornish

1934

11

"Outline of Operations"

1914-1919

11

Floorplan of Kerry Hall

 

11

Newspaper "Music and Musicians" article by Nellie Cornish

1926

11

Folder "Programs: Dance/Theatre/Art openings"

 

11

Events, flyers, concert programs

1980's

11

Folder: "Special Programs Pamphlets/Summer/Part-Time"

 

11

Summer Program Catalogs

1980's

11

Facts and College Reports

1980's

11

Part-Time Studies

1980's

11

Admissions Guide

1980's

11

Scholarship Handbook

1986

11

"Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Centennial Tribute to Nellie Cornish & the Cornish College of the Arts" exhibition text written by Curator David Martin

January 14 - May 1, 2016

     

11

Cassette Tapes: "Tobey as Teacher" Parts I-IV

 
 

Symposium on Tobey as Teacher introduced by Virginia Barnett to celebrate his 88th birthday (he passed away at 86).

 
 

Also to call attention to Mark Tobey Scholarship fund established by Arthur and Virginia Barnett.

 
 

Edward B. Thomas and colleagues of Tobey present.

 

11

1935 Cornish catalog with images by Imogen Cunningham

1935

11

photographs possibly of Berthe Poncy Jacobson (Cornish Trio)

1940s

Records (continued)

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

12

cassette - voice of the artist - Arne Focke, group leader

 

12

cassette - Noria Sato

 

12

cassette - Done Pearrie

 

12

cassette - blank

 

12

cassette - Niekelsberg Panel

 

12

cassette - 10:05 Melvin Strauss, 10:18-10:35 Michael Straight, 10:35-11:01 Michael Straight

 

12

cassette - Joseph Wheeler - Isn't that real question excellence vs the (?)?

7/16/1979

12

cassette - #1 Monday Morning John Blaine, #2 Monday Morning June Spencer

 

12

cassette - SIDE1 Monday Morning John Blaine, June Spencer and Discussion Leaders,

 
 

Summary Mic, SIDE2 Summation - Michael Straight

 

12

cassette - McCoy - discussion, charge of the artist

 

12

advent chromium dioxide tape - Payin' Dues, Aebersold - Duke Ellington

 

12

advent chromium dioxide tape - Ray Thompson voice of artist

 

12

advent chromium dioxide tape - Roger Downey - can or should arts reviewers

7/15/1979

 

also be arts reporters?  That is should the the same persons cover the product and

 
 

the political process of its making?

 

12

advent chromium dioxide tape - Maxine Cussing Grey Discussion

7/15/1979

 

Lorna Richards Discussion group

7/16/1979

12

advent chromium dioxide tape - 11:45 Alred Frankenstein, 3:25-4:11 Bikel/Frankenstein

 

12

advent chromium dioxide tape - 13 Favonte Standards, Aebersold

 

12

cassette - 11:01 Michael Straight cont from Reel

 

12

cassette - 11:58 Levine Panel continued from Reel 2, 12:27 continued on SIDE2, Levine Panel

 

12

cassette - 9:20 Theo, 9:50 Bikel

 

12

cassette - Cornish Chamber Orchestra

10/1/1981

12

cassette - William Grant Still

1895-1978

12

cassette - blank

 
     

12

cassette - Discussion Group - Judy Whetzel

7/14/1979

12

cassette - Government/Melton

 

12

cassette - McDermott discussion - lobbying

 

12

cassette - Yanker Johnson

 

12

BASF Chromium Dioxide - one dozen standards Aebersold

 

12

cassette - Joan Houston

 

12

cassette - Elite/Populism Linaa Rasmussen, leader

 

12

cassette - Haseltine Elitist

 

12

one 30 second PSA tape - Merce Cunningham & Dance Company

9/10/1977

12

Cornish School Presentation Tape - 1. Mimz 2. KIDC 3. Emergency 4. 60 sec "love" 5. 30 sec "love"

 

12

KSEA - NW Releasing/Vienna Choir

 

12

CONCERTape - Composition Students of Bern Herbolsheimer

 

12

CONCERTape - CORNISH/Madame Butterfly

 

12

CONCERTape - New Years Party Tape, Elizabeth Kaye

1979

12

BASF - Nellie Cornish

1938

12

AMPEX Audio Mastering Tape - 407 - Chamber Music Seminar

1974

12

AMPEX Audio Mastering Tape - Tape II Brahms Piano Quartet

1974

12

AMPEX Audio Mastering Tape - Cornish String Quartet Schubert

 

12

AMPEX Audio Mastering Tape - Tape II Chamber Music Seminar

1974

12

AMPEX Audio Mastering Tape - Chamber Music Seminar

1974

12

Karex Video Tape - Avant Garde concert

1977

12

CONCERTape - David Burges

1977

12

CONCERTape - Cornish Composition Students

1977

12

CONCERTape - Cornish Concert

1972

12

CONCERTape - Cornish Renaissance and Medieval concert, recorded by Bill Landon

1973

12

CONCERTape - Cornish Rededication Concert, Johnson, Tobey, Cage, Herbolsheimer, Szentkiralyi

1979

12

CONCERTape - Cornish Rededication Concert, Knapp: Drone Piece

1979

12

SuperTape - Avant Garde Concert

1977

12

CONCERTape - Tape I Chamber Music Seminar

1974

12

CONCERTape - Programme Enc. Timothy Thompson, AFTRA, Rec Eng

 

12

CONCERTape - Cornish Seminar

1973

12

CONCERTape - Tape I

1974

12

AMPEX Professional Audio Tape - New Music by Bern Herbolsheimer

1981

12

AMPEX - Goldovsky, Public Lecture, Reel 2 of 2

1975

12

AMPEX - Goldovsky, Public Lecture, Reel 1 of 2

 

12

AMPEX - Precision Magnetic Tape - Cornish String Quartet

1980

12

AMPEX - Cornish Goldovsky, Spring Opera, Reel 1 of 3

 

12

AMPEX - Cornish Goldovsky, Spring Opera, Reel 2 of 3

 

12

AMPEX - Cornish Goldovsky, Spring Opera, Reel 3 of 3

 

12

CONCERTape - Cornish Renaissance Concert, Bill Landon

1974

12

Memorex - Cornish 18/July/73 (II)

1973

12

AMPEX Precision Magnetic Tape - Cornish String Quartet

1980

12

Scotch - Chamber Music Seminar Concert

1973

12

Scotch - Paul Taub Flute

 

12

AMPEX - Cornish Goldovsky, Reel 2 of 2

 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

13

Newspaper clippings/papers

1980s

13

Newspaper clippings/papers

1920s

13

correspondence with Mr. George Peckham

1940s

13

George Walker, voice teacher, obituary

1951

13

Application for Appointment as Warrant Officer - George Peckham

 

13

Analysis and Survey Building Facilities

1965

13

The Music and Art Foundation Year Book

1961-1962

13

A Statement of Policies for the Operation of Cornish School

1958

13

Music and Art Foundation letter - assuming responsibility of the Cornish School signed by Ruth Fry Osborne

1954

13

Business of the Cornish School

 

13

Note-o-gram from John Cage to Cornish - President Melvin Strauss

1977

13

Cartooning @ Cornish

 

13

Faculty Senate

 

13

John Cage Residency

1983

13

Cornish Institute TBA (magazine) - John Cage & Julian Priester Articles

1980s

13

Publicity

1970s/1980s

13

Admissions Info

 

13

Faculty/Staff Directory

 

13

Cornish Federation of Teachers - Contract Settled

 

13

Concert Programs

1969-1970

13

Cornish Institute Building and Endowment Fund

 

13

Programs

1950s

13

National Reviews

 

13

Walter Terry Reviews - Saturday Reviews

 

13

Concert Programs

1968-1969

13

Letter from Georgs to Wally Hornibrook

 

13

Concert Programs

1972-1973

13

Concert Programs

1973-1974


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

14

Photos - Sergei T., Brendan Fraser, misc people

 

14

Foam Photos - PPR

 

14

Foam Photos - Theater

 

14

Foam Photos - Art/Design

 

14

Foam Photos - Artwork/Photographs

 

14

Foam Photos - Music

 

14

Foam Photos - Dance

 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

15

Folders: E-mails, history link printouts, letters, and miscellaneous items about Cornish history.

 

15

Music and Art Foundation, Somerset Unit, Binders Vol. I-III (bulletins and other info)

 

15

NSPRA School Publication Award to Cornish

1988


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

16

Counterpoint Simplified by Francis L. York signed to Calvin B. Cady + letter of its return to the Cornish Library

1907

16

Pacific The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer Cornish Featured on front

1987

16

Mixed Media Cornish Publication

1989-1990

16

Letter from Boyka Thayer with enclosed commencement speech for archives

1990

16

Cornish Connection Cornish Publication

1990-1991

16

Student Union Student News

1990

16

Commencement Programs and invitations in envelope

1990

16

Mixed Media Cornish Publication

1988-1989

16

Fifth Annual Honors Convocation

1989

16

Letter from Cornish president Suderburg concerning situation with Ghaska Branch

1984

16

Folder of programs for New Performance Group

1980's

16

BFA Arts Exhibition catalogue

1988

16

Commencement Programs

1988

16

A Brief Response…Commission on Colleges of the North West Association of Schools and Colleges

1982

16

More Mixed Media, Commencement Programs, flyers, publications, catalogs…

 

16

Theater Cornish Publication

 

16

Negatives/Slides of Dance Department

 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

17

Blue Record Book with date written in red pencil on inside of front cover.

1942

17

Three Red Record Books

 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

18

Evangeline Edwards Papers

 

18

"A very comprhensive collection of materials about her professional life."

 

18

Includes Scrapbook on top of box.

 

18

**Programs and newspaper clippings related Ms. Edward's and local performances in Seattle.

1920's-1930's

18

Photo album inside box is a newspaper clipping book.

 

18

Plastic envelope containing a typescript resume of Edward's life and copy of Encore history of dance in Washington State

 

18

And other items from 1920's through 1950's.  See details on top of box.

 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

 

Mary Ann Wells Papers

 

19 (Wells)

Stamp: picture of seated dancer

 

19 (Wells)

Book: "Recollections of Rupert Brooke."  Has photos pasted in front

1927

19 (Wells)

Henry Art Gallery Art Receipts University of Washington-Cornish

2011

19 (Wells)

Email concerning insurance for Albee photo

2011

 

NOTE: WAYNE ALBEE PHOTO OF CAIRD LESLIE NOW HOUSED WITHIN LARGE GREY DROP-FRONT BOX ALONGSIDE PHOTO OF NELLIE CORNISH

 

19 (Wells)

"Incoming Loan Agreement" Henry Art Gallery

2011

19 (Wells)

Black Photo Album

 

19 (Wells)

Event Programs of Mary A. Wells and Cornish (includes some Robert Joffrey)

1920's-1950's

19 (Wells)

Portraits of dancers, Mary Ann Wells

 

19 (Wells)

Portrait signed to Mary Ann Wells from "Marcel"

1939

19 (Wells)

Program: Cornish Dancers at Rainier Park under Mary Ann Wells.  Lens Study by Wayne Albee.

1923

19 (Wells)

Handwritten papers (letter?)

 

19 (Wells)

*Catalog for Department of Expression and Dancing

1917-1918

19 (Wells)

Photographs of the" Wicked Witch" - Margheret O'Hara Children's Series of Ballets **STUCK TOGETHER**

1953-1955

19 (Wells)

Programs for the Annual Festival of Music and Dancing

1920-1922

19 (Wells)

The Town Crier Newspaper: "The New Home of the Cornish School"

1921

19 (Wells)

Dalcroze Eurythmics as Taught in the Cornish School

 

19 (Wells)

Typewritten paper about Nellie C. Cornish

1994

19 (Wells)

Folder: "Pictures: Mary Ann and Others"

 

19 (Wells)

More Programs

1920's-1940's

19 (Wells)

"Photo of Bolm as Pierrot"

 

19 (Wells)

*Agreement between Nellie C. Cornish and Mary Ann Wells

 

19 (Wells)

More portraits and photographs (Mary Wells' class?)

 

19 (Wells)

Programs continued

1920's-1950's

19 (Wells)

Folder: "Pictures, News, Clipping of Anna Pavlova"

 

19 (Wells)

Pages from Seattle atimes and Minneapolis Journal announcing dance for the season

1915-1918

19 (Wells)

"Ballet Russe" Programs

1930's

19 (Wells)

Black Folder Containing Certificates of ownership of stock at Cornish and letters from Nellie C. Cornish (one of these is wrapped in white paper titled "Archives.")

 
 

~6 original photos from the Ella McBride studio, possibly shot by Albee

 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

20

Photo of Dancers by Chris Bennion

1995

20

Photo of Saxophone Player at Kerry Hall

 

20

Photo of Dancer reaching toward the ceiling

 

20

Unused Tissue Paper

 

20

Photo "Waltz in Vagabond King"

1926

20

Handwritten Letter from Gerald Greenfield concerning "enclosed portfolio"

 

20

Black Folder labeled "The Cornish School" containing signed photograph and four envelopes filled with small papers.

2005

20

The Seattle Weekly "Saving Cornish"

 

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

21

files and photographs regarding the Cornish faculty exhibition in Nakhoda, USSR

April, 1981


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

22

"Music-Education" by Calvin Brainerd Cady

1933

22

Music and Art Foundation: Mrs. A. S. Kerry Scrapbook (there are 3 in the Archives): Black scrapbook engraved with “Mrs. A.S. Kerry” – 1923-1932 – Contains various press releases relating to the Music and Art Foundation. Very fragile, original documents and loose pages.

1923-1932

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

23

Saint Nicholas School: 1939 Cantoria – an old yearbook from Saint Nicholas School, which was once a part of Cornish’s campus.

1939

23

Music and Art Foundation: Mrs. A.S. Kerry Scrapbook (there are 3 in the Archives): Brown and red ledger titled “______- Music and Art Foundation – Mrs. A.S. Kerry – Personal” – 1923-1938 – Contains various documents, press clippings, programs, and legal documents concerning the Music and Art Foundation, various dates roughly ranging from 1923-1938. Not in order of year. Very fragile.

1923-1938

23

color copy of "Outline of Cornish School courses"

1938-1939

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

24

Cornish College of the Arts Scrapbook: Green photo album, 1982-1984 – contains pictures and various news clippings ranging from 1982-1984. Various color pictures of students and art. 

1982-1984

Records (continued)

Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

25

Music and Art Foundation: Mrs. A. S. Kerry Scrapbook (there are 3 in the Archives): green spiral-bound scrapbook with images of Scottish Terriers on cover

1937-1938

25

Music and Art Foundation: Cornish Notes Scrapbook; Dark red scrapbook book titled “Cornish Notes 1955 – ’80, ‘86”, 1955-1986” – Contains letters and various documents relating to the College when it was referred to as Cornish Institute of the Allied Arts. Also contains Cornish newsletters, letters, and newspaper clippings.

1955-1986


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

26

Flash Drives, floppy disks and CDs

 

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

27

8 reels of film

 

27

black binder of legal and financial matters

1970's

27

purple book: Monnaie Dance Group - Mark Morris

1989

27

list of donations from Linda Keeler

1993

27

Photographs of dancers pasted to construction paper. 

 

27

San Francisco Ballet season programs

1981 and 1986

27

San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker/Beauty and the Beast program

 

27

San Francisco Ballet

 

27

National Ballet of Canada Season Program

1957-1958

27

ABT XLAmerican Ballet Theatre book of photos

1979-1980

27

The Ballet Theatre book of photos

1944?

27

More ballet programs and photo books

1940's-1950's

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

28

The Campaign for Cornish (fundraisers...)

2011 and 2003

28

Newsletters and Magazines

2004-2014

28

Cornish Turns 90 materials

 

28

department-specific promotional materials

28

annual reports

 

28

Convocation programs

2012-2013

28

Commencement materials

 

28

Consolidation of the buildings

 

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

29

misc. promotional materials

 

29

student handbooks

 

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

30

Course Catalogs

1920s-1992

30

The Cornish School Art Department catalog

 

30

Mary Tobey is mentioned in this catalog along with some of his paintings

1920s

30

The Cornish School Drama, Music, Dance Departments catalog

1920s

30

The Cornish School Summer Session catalog

1925

30

The Cornish School Summer Session catalog

1926

     
 

*Radio Department Listed in Catalogs from the Forties

1943-1947

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

31

Course Catalogs Continued

1993-2004

 


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

32

Course Catalogs Continued

2004-2013


Box Number

Item

Date (if known)

34

A program of music students of Berthe Poncy, Calvin Cady, and Peter Meremblum.   

28-May-28

34

A program of the Cornish Players

Jun-29

34

An Elementary Program

25-Apr-31

34

A few items relating to student after hours activities

 

34

Cornish School Enrollment Contracts for Ruth Campbell

1928-1931

34

Cornish School Tuition Card

 

34

Ruth Campbell Quarterly Report (grades)

Nov-28

34

Letter addressed to Ruth Campbell from Ella Boardman providing grades for 4th Quarter,

25-Jun-29

34

21 Individual 5” x7” sheets recording name of teacher (Ruth Campbell) and name of students, dates of lesson, and total of weeks

September, 10 1930 and February 1931

34

Correspondence: Notes from Miss Cornish, think about collection of money owed by to Ruth Campbell from persons taking lessons at Cornish

February 23, 1932 and October 31, 1932

34

Photo from Seattle Times of Cornish Flea Market

15-Nov-29

34

Christmas greeting from Nellie Cornish with dog and cat picture 

1929-30

34

Photo of Nellie Cornish inscribed “With love to Ruth – a good student”

 

34

Number of news clippings from the early 1930’s where students played at Music and Art Foundation Teas.

1930

34

Group photo including Miss Cornish

 

34

Correspondence: A letter from Ella Boardman to my mother

8-Feb-39

34

Clipping from Bellingham Herald of my mother (Ruth Campbell De Merritt) attending a tea at Ms. Jacobson’s home celebrating Miss Cornish’s 75th birthday. 

 

34

Clipping of Miss Cornish’s 75th birthday

 

34

Invitation to a luncheon at the Olympic Hotel commemorating the fortieth year of Cornish School

 

34

Photos: Snaps of a luncheon held at the Bainbridge Island home of Katherine Compton Hunter of former Cornish Students from late 1920s

Summer of 1955

34

Invitation: Cornish Alumni Association invites you to a program honoring the birthday of Miss Nellie Cornish

 

34

Photos: Amateur Snaps that Lynne de Meritt took from a gathering of Alumni probably with a Brownie Hawkeye.

1957

34

An undated clipping showing Ella Lemon Ramhorst  and Fred Patterson unveiling the portrait of Nellie Cornish painted by Ebba Rapp McLauchlan at a tea and cocktail party held at the R.D. Merrill home

 

34

Letter to Ruth Campbell De Merritt from Mary Jones LaPorte – re Lucien LaPort’s concert at Cornish and update of alumni

24-Mar-62

34

A clipping, Seattle PI, “Miss Cornish Gave So Much”

16-Jan-79

34

Clippings about faculty, which also talk about Miss Cornish.

 

34

Clipping of Interview- John Cage

6-Dec-83

34

Reprint of article, P.I. “The World of Music: ‘First Aids ‘ on How to Practice by Martha Sackett"

14-Aug-38

34

News Article on Miss Sackett, “Music Taught to Children in New Ways”

20-Oct-40

34

News Article on Miss Sackett’s retirement, Retired piano instructor is ‘full of Cornish’

 

34

Photos of Miss Sackett, her obituary July 9, 1975, and a few undated letters from Miss Sackett to my mother, circa 1952, early 60 to mid-60.

1952, 1960, 1975

34

Clipping on Ellen Murphy’s retirement by Dorothy Brant Brazier

 

34

Clipping Bellingham Herald, “Ruth De Merritt remembers Cornish in its golden days”

28-Mar-82

34

Cornish School print

c. 1920-1940


Other boxes and storage locations

Various photographs, slides and negatives of Cornish College over the years. Includes a few paintings. 

Other useful Cornish history-related sites

Photo


Kerry Hall.  Photo by Joe Mabel.