mnsss306 Eleanor Wiley Thayer Papers, 1942-1991 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Eleanor Wiley Thayer Papers, 1942-1991 Finding Aid MS 161 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Thayer, Eleanor Wiley, 1906-1990 Eleanor Wiley Thayer Papers1942-1991 MS 161 2 boxes (1 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Teacher of the blind and Music teacher. The papers consist of a small amount of correspondence and addresses relating to her work at the Perkins School for the Blind; course outlines, examples of braille music, concert programs, and workshop material document her role in developing music curriculum at Perkins. Also included are publications of the International Conference of Educators of Blind Youth and the American Association of Instructors of the Blind. Biographical Note

Notes for lecture to teacher training classes for the blind on the study of music notation in the Perkins' Lower School; given March 2, 1956

Eleanor Wiley Thayer was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1906. She graduated from Smith College in 1929, then taught music at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass., a position she held from 1929 to 1971. She died in 1990.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Eleanor Thayer papers consist of a small amount of correspondence (1942-63), addresses, relating to her work at the Perkins School for the Blind; course outlines, examples of braille music, concert programs, and workshop material document her role in developing music curriculum at Perkins. Also included are publications of the International Conference of Educators of Blind Youth and the American Association of Instructors of the Blind; Smith College memorabilia; and newspaper clippings.

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