Jenny Cullen Collection
Scope and Content Note
J. Harold Kittleson was a long-time friend of Jenny Cullen. He received books and photos from her and corresponded with her and her friends and relations. He was also involved with the authors of Jenny Cullen, a Study in Blue, a biographical sketch written by Barbara Lamband David Eagle. This collection contains many of these items plus an article from Showcase magazine about the donation written by Mary Ann Feldman.
Books owned by Jenny Cullen were not retained in the collection (although there is a list of them). A framed set of four photographs of Carleton College faculty was transferred to their collection.
Dates
- 1944-2000
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open and available for use by researchers in the Andersen Library Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright was not transferred to the archives.
Biographical History
Jenny Cullen was the first female member of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestraduring the tenure of Henri Verbrugghen. She was born in Glasgow in 1890 and studied with Verbrugghen there. She accompanied him to Australia when he become conductor of the Sidney Orchestra and then to Minneapolis. She also taught at Carleton College and Hamline University.
Extent
1 box
Abstract
A collection of correspondence between Kittleson and Cullen, correspondence regarding Jenny Cullen, photographs, articles, and a biographical sketch about her.
Physical Location
Zone B, R6, D4, S16
Acquisition
Most of the materials in this collection were donated by J. Harold Kittleson to the Orchestra in 2000. Mary Ann Feldman, Orchestra historian, added some materials before the collection was transferred to the archives in July 2001.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Leslie Czechowski, July 2003.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cullen, Jenny
- Eagle, David
- Kittleson, J. Harold
- Lamb, Barbara
- Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
- Musicians -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Verbrugghen, Henri
- Title
- Jenny Cullen Collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 28 July 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Performing Arts Archives Collecting Area
