Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Finding Aids 1994 Ronald J. Neil papers Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids Part of the History Commons, and the Music Commons Recommended Citation Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, "Ronald J. Neil papers" (1994). Finding Aids. 64. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids/64 This finding aid is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Finding Aids by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RONALD J. NEIL PAPERS FINDING AID OVERVIEW OF COLLECTION Title: ​Ronald J. Neil papers Date: ​1921-1991 Extent​: 13 Boxes Collector: ​Neil, Ronald J., 1903-1991 Language:​ English Repository​: Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. ​[email protected]​. 912-478-7819. ​library.georgiasouthern.edu​. Processing Note​: Finding aid revised in 2020 by Caitlynn Hudson, Student Assistant, under the supervision of Autumn M. Johnson, Special Collections Librarian. INFORMATION FOR USE OF COLLECTION Conditions Governing Access: ​The collection is open for research use. Physical Access: ​Materials must be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room under the supervision of Special Collections staff. Technical Access: ​Special Equipment may be needed to view/listen to audio visual materials including cassette tapes and vinyl records. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use​: In order to protect the materials from inadvertent damage, all reproduction services are performed by the Special Collections staff. All requests for reproduction must be submitted using the Reproduction Request Form. Requests to publish from the collection must be submitted using the Publication Request Form. Special Collections does not claim to control the rights to all materials in its collection. In all instances, it is the researcher's responsibility 1 to obtain permission from the holders of any rights in the material being quoted, reproduced or published. Preferred Citation: ​[Item Identification], Ronald J. Neil Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA ABOUT THE COLLECTION Biographical History: ​Ronald J. Neil (1903-1991), a Kansas native, lived in Statesboro for 54 years. He received his B.A. & B.S. degrees from Kansas Wesleyan University, He received M.A.s from the University of Iowa and Syracuse University, and his doctorate from George Peabody University. He was Music professor at Georgia Southern College for several decades, retiring in 1970. Scope and Content: ​This collection consists of the papers of Georgia Southern College professor of music, Ronald J. Neil. Materials span from 1921 to 1991 and include articles, booklets, programs, opera lyrics, research materials, vinyl records, and cassette recordings. Acquisitions Info​: Gift of Joseph Neil, 1994. Access Points: Neil, Ronald J. 1903-1991 Music teachers -- Georgia -- Statesboro Music teachers Georgia -- Statesboro CONTAINER LISTING Box 1: ​0200105010116 Box School Annuals and Books Number The Bethany Daisy​ - Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas 1 1921 (Pauline Schwartz, Fourth Class) 2 The Jayhawker​ - Kansas University? (identified only as KU) 1 1925 (Pauline Schwartz, Kappa Phi) The Coyote​ - Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Kansas 1 1925 (Ronald J. Neil, Senior) Milestones​ - Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri 1 1927 (Ronald J. Neil, Voice Instructor) 1929 (Reilly S. Neil, Freshman) 1930 (Reilly S. Neil, Sophomore) 1931 (Reilly Neil, Junior) 1932 (Reilly S. Neil, Senior) The Trail​ - Salina High School, Salina, Kansas 1 1930 (Pauline Schwartz, English teacher) 1931 (Pauline Schwartz, English teacher) 1932 (Pauline Schwartz, English teacher) 1931 (Pauline Schwartz, English teacher) 1932 (Pauline Schwartz, English teacher) 1933 (Pauline Schwartz, English teacher) 1934 (Pauline Schwartz, English teacher) 1936 (Pauline Schwartz, English teacher) Browne, L. and E. Behnke (1921). ​Voice, Song, and Speech: A Practical Guide for 1 Singers and Speakers; from the Combined View of Vocal Surgeon and Voice Trainer​. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Greene, H. P. (1921). ​Interpretation in Song​. New York: The Macmillan Company. 1 Guilbert, Y. (1919). ​How to Sing a Song: The Art of Dramatic and Lyric Interpretation​. 1 New York: The Macmillan Company. Jones, D. D. (1913). ​Lyric Diction for Singers, Actors and Public Speakers​. New York: 1 Harper & Brothers Publishers. 3 Box 2:​ 0200105010124 Box Books, Magazines, and Religious Items Number Kwartin, B. (1952). ​Vocal Pedagogy: An Inquiry Into Current Methods and the 2 Presentation of New Principles​. New York: Omega Music Edition. Witherspoon, H. (1925). ​Singing: A Treatise for Teachers and Students​. New York: G. 2 Schirmer, Inc. Masters, E. L. (1935). ​Vachel Lindsay: A Poet in America​. New York: Charles 2 Scribner's Sons. Neil's high school memory book 2 Baker, C. M. and A. J. Inglis (1917). ​High School Course in Latin Composition: Parts I 2 and II​. New York: The Macmillan Company. Student Volunteer Hymnal​, Eighth International Convention, Student Volunteer 2 Movement, Des Moines, Iowa, December 19, 1919 to January 4, 1920. Soria, D. (1982). ​The Metropolitan Opera: A Guide by Dorle Soria​. New York: The 2 Metropolitan Opera Guild. Ideals​, Volume 21, Number 6 [November 1964] - Christmas issue 2 Ideals​, Volume 16 [1947] - Father's Ideals 2 The Southwestern Musician​, Volume 16, Number 9 [May 1950] 2 The Peabody Reflector​, Volume 53, Number 2 [Summer 1980] 2 Music Journal​, Volume 9, Number 7 [November 1951] 2 4 The Southwestern Musician​, Volume 15, Number 9 [May 1949] 2 Oberndorfer, A. F. and M. E. Oberndorfer, ed. (1941). ​The New American Songbook (A 2 Century of Progress in Song)​. Chicago: Hall& McCreary Company. Joseph Smith's Testimony​, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2 Jesus Christ: Savior and Mediator of Mankind​, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 2 Saints The Story of the Prayer Book​ (Prayer Book Window, Cathedral Church of St. Peter 2 and St. Paul, Washington, D. C.), Oxford University Press, 1952. Crum, R. P. (1952). ​A Dictionary of the Episcopal Church​. Baltimore: Trefoil Publishing 2 Society. Smith, H. R. (1956). ​The Church for You: An Introduction to the Episcopal Church​. 2 Greenwich, Connecticut: The Seabury Press. Burgess, S. A. ​The Early History of Nauvoo: Together with a Sketch of the People Who 2 Built This Beautiful City and Whose Leaders Suffered Persecution and Martyrdom for Their Religion's Sake​. Independence, MO: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Joseph Smith Tells His Own Story​. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press. 2 Tucker, F. B. (1953). ​More Than Conquerors​. Cincinnati: Forward Movement 2 Publications. Penrose, C. W. ​The Book of Mormon: Rays of Living Light​. Salt Lake City: Church of 2 Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 5 Morton, W. A. ​Why I Believe the Book of Mormon to be the Word of God​. Salt Lake 2 City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Rich, B. E. ​A Friendly Discussion Upon Religious Subjects​. Salt Lake City: Deseret 2 News Press. Presiding Bishop's Committee on Layman's Work,, Protestant Episcopal Church 2 (1950). ​Guide for Lay Readers​. New York: Morehouse-Gorman Co. Stevens, L. (1953). ​How Do I Meditate?​. West Park, NY: Holy Cross Press. 2 Forward: day by day - Advent 1954 - Pre-Lent 1955​. Cincinnati: Forward Movement 2 Publications. The Best Thing in Life​. Chicago: Good News Press 2 Box 3: ​0200105010546 Box Folders Number Abilene 3 - brochures and other information on Abilene, Kansas Solomon 3 - newspaper clippings and hand-drawn map of Solomon, Kansas Personal 3 - programs, magazines, handwritten music, etc Music & Miscellaneous 3 - information on the Georgia Southern College Department of Music - miscellaneous ephemera 6 Miscellaneous 3 - miscellaneous notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings and ephemera, found loose in the collection Religious 3 - notes, transcript of a mass, etc. Dorothy L. Sayers 3 - information on mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers Agatha Christie 3 - information on mystery writer Agatha Christie Box 4: ​0200105010751 Box Magazines with articles by Neil Number Kansas Teacher​, Volume 54, Number 8 [April 1946] ("The Music Competition 4 Festival," p. 18) Georgia Education Journal​, Volume 39, Number 6 [February 1946] ("Music 4 Competition Festival," p. 20) The Southwestern Musician​, Volume 13, Number 5 [June, July, August 1947] ("The 4 Challenge of Music Education," p. 11) The Southwestern Musician​, Volume 14, Number 6 [February 1948] ("By Their 4 Sounds Ye Shall Know Them," p. 21) The Southwestern Musician​, Volume 15, Number 1 [September 1948] ("Problems of 4 the Choral Conductor," p. 15) 7 Educational Music Magazine​, Volume 22, Number 4 [March-April 1943] ("Music 4 Assembly Programs," p. 31) Educational Music Magazine​, Volume 23, Number 3 [January-February 1944] ("A 4 Backward Glance," p. 39) Educational Music Magazine​, Volume 23, Number 4 [March-April 1944] ("Music 4 Reading," p. 39) Educational Music Magazine​, Volume 25, Number 1 [September-October 1945] 4 ("The Music Educator's Library," p. 47) Educational Music Magazine​, Volume 25, Number 2 [November-December 1945] 4 ("The Music Educator's Library," p.35) Educational Music Magazine​, Volume