Irene Hope Berkley Mapes-Hay Family Papers and 1812-era Clarinet

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Box 1

Clarinet in A


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Collection Overview

Title: Irene Hope Berkley Mapes-Hay Family Papers and 1812-era Clarinet, circa 1812 and circa 1954-1972View associated digital content.

ID: 12/9/124

Primary Creator: Mapes-Hay, Irene Hope Berkley (1902-1984)

Extent: 0.15 cubic feet

Arrangement: The collection is arranged into one series. Series 1: Family papers, ca. 1954-1972, and 1812-era clarinet.

Date Acquired: 09/10/2010. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Champaign County, Illinois, Family, Genealogy, Music teachers, Woodwind Instruments

Formats/Genres: Musical instruments

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of correspondence, family group sheets, genealogy research files, and one 1812-era clarinet, documenting Irene Hope Berkley Mapes' genealogical history of the Berkley and Richardson families of Ogden, Illinois.

Biographical Note

Irene Hope Berkley Mapes-Hay (1902-1984) was an organist and grade school teacher. Born in Ogden, Illinois on September 11, 1902, Mapes-Hay was the daughter of Herbert Kelly and Mary Elizabeth Duggins Berkley. She married Lester T. Mapes in 1923. After her husband's death in 1973, she married John Hay in 1980. Mapes-Hay had two children, Mary Ella Roderick and Lester Mapes Jr. In addition to serving as an organist and grade school teacher, Mapes-Hay conducted genealogical research about her family and William Harvey Richardson (1790-1853), who owned an 1812-era clarinet that came to be in her possession. She remained in Ogden until her death on October 16, 1984.

Subject/Index Terms

Champaign County, Illinois
Family
Genealogy
Music teachers
Woodwind Instruments

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: September 9, 2010.

Acquisition Method: The papers and 1812-era clarinet were donated to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by Mrs. Mary Ella Roderick, her brother Lester Mapes Jr., and her sons, Marc and David Roderick, on September 9, 2010.

Processing Information: Family papers and 1812-era clarinet processed in 2010.

Box and Folder Listing


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Box 1
Folder 1: Berkley Family Genealogy Correspondence, Family Group Sheets, and Reports, ca. 1954-1972
Folder 2: Richardson Family Genealogy Correspondence, Family Group Sheets, and Reports, ca. 1959-1971
Folder 3: Berkley Family Genealogy Report
Item 1: Clarinet in A, ca. 1812View associated digital content.
American-made clarinet owned by William Harvey Richardson (1790-1853). Note: mouthpiece is not original to the clarinet.
Accession number: 2010.1209124.001 (A-D)
Material composition: Rosewood, ivory, brass, and (most likely) black walnut mouthpiece.
Physical condition: Good, except for a crack extending along the length of the mouthpiece.
Location: Cabinet 1, drawer 2
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