Howard Hanson Photos, 1929, 1959, 1977

Sub-Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Fonds:

Photography has always been important to the National Music Camp, and photos exist from the earliest years of the Camp. Beginning in circa 1944, a concerted effort was made each year to fully document camp life. A professional photographer was on site throughout the season, taking high quality, usually staged, photographs. These consisted of group shots of each of the camper cabins, and numerous individual shots of campers and instructors. These photos were developed on-site in the campus darkroom.

The campers at NMC were divided into age groups called Junior, Intermediate and High School. There was also a University contingent from the University of Michigan for many years. The sequence of negatives reflects these divisions. Two other typical divisions are General camp photos and Post-camp photos. General photos are often simply of the High Schoolers who constituted the majority of the campers at NMC, but also include more generic and candid shots of camp life. Post-camp indicates that camp had concluded, and these photos document the routines associated with closing down the camp for the summer.

When the Arts Academy began in the 1962-63 school year, the tradition of photography was continued, and similar high-quality shots were taken of the students. Theses are generally all numbered sequentially, and not divided into the four classes of Freshman, Sophomore, etc. It was around this time that the 4 x 5 large format was supplemented, and then supplanted, by the 120 film medium format, approximately 2.25" x 2.25".

Dates

1929
1959
1977

Biographical / Historical

Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981) was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American classical music. As director for 40 years of the Eastman School of Music, he built a high-quality school and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American music. He won a Pulitzer Prize (in 1944 for his Symphony no. 4) and received numerous other awards.

Extent

84 Photographic Prints : 3 - 3" x 4.5" - color prints of Hanson (left) wearing red cardigan, unidentified man & woman (right) 1 - 7" x 9" - b&w print of Hanson (left) on stage, while Dr. Joseph E. Maddy (right) conducts 1 - 7" x 9" - b&w print of Hanson (center) on stage, while Dr. Joseph E. Maddy (left) conducts, while Mr. Chatman (right) films 1 - 5" x 7" - b&w print of Hanson (left) and Guy Fraser Harrison (right) 2 - 5" x 7" - b&w prints of Hanson (left) receiving plaque, given by unidentified man (right) 1 - 5" x 7" - b&w prints of Hanson (right) with Burnel C. Tuthill (left) and Earl V. Moore (center) at Tuthill Cottage 1 - 5" x 7" - b&w prints of Hanson (center) with Burnel C. Tuthill (right) and Earl V. Moore (left) in sitting room holding hands 1 - 8" x 10" - b&w print of Hanson (second left) on stage with Glenn Block (far left), Frederick Fennell (second right), and Jerry Young? (far right) 1 - 8" x 10" - b&w print of Hanson (center), William D. Revelli (left), and George C. Wilson (right) in front of Interlochen sign 1 - 5" x 7" - b&w print of Hanson (second right) with 2 unidentified women (left) and an unidentified man (far right); note from Hanson to a Helen written on back - 1974 1 - 8" x 10" - b&w print of Hanson (right) and student (left) 3 - 8" x 10" - b&w prints of Hanson (center) signing autographs 13 - 8" x 10" - b&w prints of Hanson (sitting, left) on bench with girls, discussing sheet music 1 - 7" x 9" - b&w print of Hanson sitting in chair, in profile, side of stage 2 - 8" x 10" - b&w prints of Hanson (center) surrounded by band students 1 -8" x 10" - b&w print of Hanson (far right) on stage with George C. Wilson (far left), unidentified student (second left), Roger Jacobi (third left), unidentified woman (second right) 2 - 8" x 10" - b&w prints of Hanson (right) and Dr. Joseph E. Maddy (left) watching female harp student 19 - 8" x 10" - b&w prints of Hanson conducting 2 - 5" x 7" - b&w prints of Hanson conducting 1 - 4.5" x 6.5" - b&w print of Hanson conducting 1 - 3.5" x 3.5" - b&w print of Hanson conducting 5 - 8" x 10" - b&w prints of Hanson sitting on bench 1 - 8" x 10" - b&w print of Hanson standing behind bench 1 - 8" x 10" - b&w print of Hanson sitting at desk with music and cigar 2 - 8" x 10" - b&w print of Hanson smoking pipe; one with autograph 1 - 5" x 7" - b&w copy of above print of Hanson smoking pipe with autograph 1 - 5" x 7" - b&w print of Hanson leaning against tree 2 - 5" x 7" - b&w prints of Hanson sitting on bench, smoking pipe 3 - 3.5" x 4.5" - b&w prints of Hanson holding pipe 1 - 3" x 5" - b&w print of Hanson smoking pipe, wearing knickers 1 - 2.5" x 4.5" - b&w print of Hanson smoking pipe 3 - 4" x 5" - b&w prints of Hanson conducting 2 - 2" x 4.5" - b&w prints of Hanson(far left) with Phyllis (second right) and man (far right), and Guy Fraser Harrison (second left) 5 - 2" x 4.5" - b&w prints of Hanson posing 1 - 4" x 5" - b&w print of Hanson (left) sitting on bench with girls

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

Negative numbers written on prints: 162; 2349 (HS-U '77); 2351 (HS-U '77); 1815 (HS-U '77); 1816 (HS-U '77); 2100; 2643, #5 p1; 158; 244; 159, 143A; 143; 222; 223; 51; 2156 1977; 1044; 1045; #7, 28-C, #37, 1944; 809 (HS-U '59); 808 (HS-U '59); 219; 194; 966; 2655; 1327; 683 (HS-U '59); 679 (HS-U '59); 678 (HS-U '59); 20; 131; 195; 7-27; 98802; 26; 287; p18, #14-D; 199, p37, 1929; 60; 39; 127A; 130A; 258, 3; 261, 16;