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Description
In this self-recorded reminiscence, Edith Harper discusses her experiences teaching music, band, and English in Hysham, Eureka, Wibaux, Big Timber, and Manhattan, Montana, before being elected Superintendent of Schools in Sweetgrass County, Montana. She talks about the bands, twirling groups, and choruses she put together at the schools in which she taught and discusses the various awards and recognitions these groups have received. Harper talks about the different music festivals, including the State Music Festival and the Glendive Music Festival, as well as sporting events at which her bands and music groups played. She also discusses being appointed chairman of the Montana Music Education Association’s Committee on Future Music Teachers in Montana, and she describes receiving the G. V. Bricson Award for notable service and dedication to education. Harper recalls the support she received from each community in which she taught, some of her notable students, and how much she enjoyed teaching.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Music; Music teachers, Montana; G. V. Ericson Award, Montana; Band; Band teachers, Montana; Music education, Montana; Rural schools, Montana, Education, Montana; Superintendent of Schools, Sweetgrass County, Montana; School teachers, Montana
Original Date
1-1988
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Educators in Montana Oral History Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 192-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (18 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:54:18 minutes
Local Filename
OH_192_001_mp3; OH_192_001.pdf
Citation
Harper, Edith, "Edith Harper Reminiscence, January 1988" (1988). Educators in Montana Oral History Collection. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mteducators_oralhistory/3