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Joan Franks Williams papers, 1944-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Williams, Joan Franks
Title
Joan Franks Williams papers
Dates
1944-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
14.31 cubic feet, (31 boxes, including 57 sound cassettes, 20 sound tape reels, 1 videoreel, 5 compact discs; 31 boxes)
Collection Number
5250
Summary
Materials related to Joan Franks Williams' music compositions and programs. Williams was a composer in Seattle and Israel
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users. No user access copy is currently available for cassettes, reels or CDs. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Biographical Note

Joan Franks Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 1, 1930. After earning her Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music in 1952, she completed her Master's degree in 1961 at the Manhattan School of Music. She married Irving Williams in 1954; the family moved to Seattle in 1962. In 1971, the Williams family moved to Tel-Aviv, where she worked at Kol Israel Radio and produced an annual concert series at the Tel-Aviv Museum. During this time, Williams also composed over thirty pieces, primarily chamber music, including Frogs (1974), Rudolph Heinemann in Bonn (1978), and Leah (1986). The family returned to Seattle in 1988, where Williams worked to introduce modern music to Seattle audiences through New Dimensions in Music, a nonprofit organization she founded. Williams died of complications from Parkinson's disease on January 30, 2003.

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Content Description

List of Williams' compositions (1955-1992), music manuscripts, notebooks, Early Education programs, correspondence, publications, cassette tapes, CDs, and reel-to-reel audiotapes, primarily of Joan Franks Williams compositions. New Dimensions in Music materials including programs, posters, articles and clippings, tax and financial documents, and other administrative and board documents.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

To the extent that they own the copyright, the donor has transferred the copyright of the materials to the University of Washington; however, copyright in some items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 9 series.

  • Biography
  • Music Manuscripts and Related Materials
  • Recordings
  • Programs
  • Organizations and Conferences
  • Teaching/Instruction
  • Articles
  • Correspondence
  • Miscellaneous

Acquisition Information

Donated by Irving Williams between 2001 and 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Composers--Israel
  • Composers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Williams, Joan Franks--Archives

    Corporate Names

    • New Dimensions in Music (Organization : Seattle, Wash.)


2008 (Last modified: 5/11/2018)

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