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Audrey Lorraine Cregier Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/161

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  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The Audrey Lorraine Cregier papers include manuscripts, along with a few examples of published sheet music, of songs that she wrote. Most songs, generally centered on themes pertaining to love and romance and with those compositions directed especially to the lovelorn, are undated but appear to span the period from the 1940s through the early 1960s. The series includes a photograph, a manuscript book of musical compositions, and a sound recording of Cregier’s composition "Manhattan Lullaby".

Dates

  • 1950s-1960s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

2.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This series contains the musical compositions of Northwestern University alumna Audrey Lorraine Cregier (1915-1994).

Arrangement

The compositions are arranged in alphabetical order. The alphabetical ordering includes the initial articles "A" and "The".

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to Northwestern University Archives from the Northwestern University Music Library on August 10, 2016 (Accession #16-105).

Separated Materials

None.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Audrey Lorraine Cregier Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Kevin B. Leonard, August 2016. Mimi Head, May 2017.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Library Details

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
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Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
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