Charles A. Sheldon Jr. sheet music
Scope and Content
The collection contains a book of sheet music composed by Dr. Charles "Chas" Sheldon Jr. titled "Organ Suite No. 2." There is a note on the first page dedicating the piece to Joseph Ragan.
Dates
- approximately 1915
Creator
- Sheldon, Charles Augustus (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
Dr. Charles "Chas" Augustus Sheldon Jr. (1884-1952) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Charles Augustus Sheldon Sr. (1857-1934) and Lena Wilson Sheldon (1864-1951). He graduated from the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory, after which he earned a doctorate in music at Oglethorpe University. He performed as a professional organist and composer at the First Presbyterian Church and the Temple on Peachtree Street, both in Atlanta. Sheldon later became the Atlanta Municipal Organist and dean of the Georgia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. In 1909 he married Ruby Anna Brooks Sheldon (1889-1966) and they had four children: Charles Augustus Sheldon III (1912-1981), Elizabeth Sheldon Fowlkes (1913-2014), Brooks Sheldon (1919-1944), and Robert Wilson Sheldon (1921-2013).
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1995
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2019.
- Title
- Charles A. Sheldon Jr. sheet music
- Author
- Kurt List
- Date
- June 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository