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Date
2015-07-10
Creation Date
2015-01-01
Description
1 page, Resolution commending outstanding achievements.
Digital Collection
Jessye, Eva (1895-1992) Collection, 1885-2013
Collection Number
SpC MS 0009
Finding Aid
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/9/
Object Type
Manuscript
Transcription
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION COMMENDING DOCTOR EVA JESSYE, A FORMER MUSKOGEE RESIDENT, FOR HER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC
WHEREAS, Dr. Eva Jessye was the first Black Woman to gain international acclaim as a choral director, and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Jessye is well known for her contributions to the field of music, including her folk oratorio, Paradise Lost and Regained, and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jessye has enjoyed a brilliant and distinguished career as a musician, composer and humanist, and has shared her vast knowledge of Black Choral Tradition with young people in many colleges and universities; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jessye taught in the Muskogee and Taft School Systems from 1916 through 1919, and during this time brought her knowledge and love of music to the people of Muskogee;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, COLEMAN B. FITE, MAYOR, and Members of the City Council of the City of Muskogee, adopt this Resolution of Commendation to Dr. Eva Jessye, for her many accomplishments in music and her willingness to share her knowledge with others.
[Signed] Coleman B. Fite, Mayor
Identifier
EV_9_cer035
Image Format
Text
Location
Oklahoma -- Muskogee -- Muskogee
Publisher Digital
Pittsburg State University, Axe Library, Special Collections
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Keywords
Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992;
