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Nash Family Music Collection, 1890-1950
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Nash, Wallis.
- Title
- Nash Family Music Collection
- Dates
- 1890-1950 (inclusive)18901950
- Quantity
- 1.85 cubic ft.
- Collection Number
- Consult repository.
- Summary
- The Nash Family Music Collection consists of published music, primarily for the piano, owned by Wallis Nash and his family. Nash was a church organist and choir director in Corvallis. His children, Dorothea and W. Gifford Nash, were music teachers.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Wallis Nash (1837-1926) immigrated to Oregon from England in 1879. A writer, lawyer, and builder of the Oregon Pacific Railroad, Nash served on the Oregon Agricultural College Board of Regents from 1886 to 1898. While he lived in Corvallis, Nash played the organ and directed the choir at the Church of the Good Samaritan. His daughter, Dorothea Nash (Class of 1895), was a music teacher. His son, W. Gifford Nash, taught piano in Portland during the early 1900s and was Professor of Piano at Montana State University from 1915 to 1920.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Nash Family Music Collection consists of published music (primarily for the piano, with a few pieces for the violin, flute and choir) owned by Wallis Nash and his family. It also includes The Student's Technique: Modern Method for Piano, published by W. Gifford Nash in 1904.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Nash Family Music Collection, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Choral music.
- Flute music.
- Music--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Piano music.
- Violin music.
Form or Genre Terms
- Sheet music.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Nash, Dorothea. (creator)
- Nash, W. Gifford (Wallis Gifford), 1867-1920. (creator)
