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Collection Overview

Title: Nancy Stagg Papers and WILL Admin Records, 1949-2000

ID: 26/20/271

Primary Creator: Nancy Sue Stagg (1937-)

Extent: 7.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: Test

Date Acquired: 10/29/2024

Subjects: McKinley Foundation, Music, musicology, Radio, Radio and music--Illinois--Chicago, Radio Station, Radio Station - WILL, Yale University

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of personal papers including student papers; original research conducted for degrees at the Yale Divinity School, masters degree at UIUC, and PhD research at UIUC; folk music masterials collected as a graduate student; degrees; and a recording of a senior organ recital. Also consists of WILL Radio Administrative records including correspondence, radio show scripts written by Stagg, original interviews conducted by Stagg, WILL concert posters collected by Stagg, artist and subject files compiled by Stagg, and record card catalog with research notes by Stagg.

Biographical Note

Nancy Sue Stagg (1937- ) was born in Oklahoma. She studied organ performance at the University of Oklahoma and earned a bachelors degree from the Yale Divinity School in 1962. She earned a masters degree in musicology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She finished coursework for a PhD in musicology, but did not graduate. Stagg was a longtime organist at McKinley Presbyterian Church. She also served as the music director of WILL from the early 1970s to 2000.

Subject/Index Terms

McKinley Foundation
Music
musicology
Radio
Radio and music--Illinois--Chicago
Radio Station
Radio Station - WILL
Yale University

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Access Restrictions: Currently unarranged, will be processed Spring 2025.

Acquisition Source: Dare Clubb

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Materials:

WILL Subject File 13/6/1

WILL Scrapbooks 13/6/2

WILL Press Clippings and Press Releases 13/6/3

WILL Radio and Television Scripts 13/6/10

WILL Development Marketing Data Reports 13/6/16

Box and Folder Listing

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Series 1: Personal Papers, 1949-1994

Personal papers of Nancy Stagg.

Sub-Series 1: Collegiate Studies, 1946-1971

Box 1

Folder 1: Schumann Pocket Score Books, 1946, 1962, 1968
Folder 2: UI Concert Archive Project, 1949-1982
Folder 3: Communism, 1952-1961
Folder 4: High School Diploma and Program, 1955
Folder 5: Diplomas, etc., 1956-1968
Folder 6: University of Oklahoma Notebook — Music Theory, 1957
Folder 7: Student Council, 1957-1961
Folder 8: Church Music Notebook, 1958-1959
Folder 9: Temple: Nature, Man, and God, 1959
Folder 10: University of Oklahoma Notebook — Ethics II, 1959
Folder 11: New Testament, 1959-1960
Folder 12: Yale Divinity School — Application and Grades, 1959-1961
Folder 13: Yale Divinity School Directory, 1959-1962
Folder 14: Old Testament, 1960
Folder 15: Campus Ministry, 1960
Folder 16: Comparative Religion, 1960
Folder 17: Christianity and Contemporary Culture Coursework, 1960
Folder 18: Cinical Training Info and Application, 1960-1961
Folder 19: Psychology Notes, 1960-1961
Folder 20: Theology Notes, 1960-1964
Folder 21: Christian Ethics, 1961
Folder 22: Church History, 1961
Folder 23: Summer 1961 Nancy Stagg, 1961
Folder 24: Systemic Theology, 1961
Folder 25: History of Philosophy, 1961-1962
Folder 26: Polity, 1962
Folder 27: Religion, Art, Drama, January 1962, 1962
Folder 28: Sociology of Religion and Law + Gospel, 1962
Folder 29: Jesus and the Sins of Men According to the Gospel of Saint Matthew Essay, 1962
Folder 30: Synod School, 1962-1963
Folder 31: Coordinating Committee — UCF, 1962-1965
Folder 32: UCF —Urbanization Material, 1962-1966
Folder 33: UCCF — New Staff Seminar + Campus Ministry Convocation, 1963-1964
Folder 34: Student Council, 1963-1965
Folder 35: Synod School, 1963-1967
Folder 36: Student Council, '64-'65, 1964-1965
Folder 37: The Individual and the University, 1967
Folder 38: Channing Murray Foundation Newsletters, 1967-1968
Folder 39: Campbell Lectures — Sanford & Katz, 1968
Folder 40: UofI — School of Music, 1968-1972

Box 2

Folder 1: Master's Documents, 1968-1972
Folder 2: Organ Repertoire, 1969
Folder 3: University of Illinois Notebook - 20th Century Music, 1969
Folder 4: German Notes, circa 1970
Folder 5: "Music and Magic" Paper and Notes, 1970
Folder 6: Musicology Notes and Paper (1 of 6), circa 1970
Folder 7: Musicology Notes (2 of 6), circa 1970
Folder 8: Musicology Notes (3 of 6), circa 1970
Folder 9: Musicology Notes (4 of 6), circa 1970
Folder 10: Musicology Notes (5 of 6), circa 1970
Folder 11: Musicology Notes (6 of 6), circa 1970
Folder 12: Research Binder, circa 1970
Folder 13: Schumann Thesis Work (1 of 11), circa 1970
Folder 14: Schumann Thesis Work (2 of 11), circa 1970
Folder 15: Schumann Thesis Work (3 of 11), circa 1970
Folder 16: Schumann Thesis Work (4 of 11), circa 1970
Folder 17: Schumann Thesis Work (5 of 11), 1969-1970
Folder 18: Schumann Thesis Work (6 of 11), circa 1970
Folder 19: Schumann Thesis Work (7 of 11), circa 1970
Folder 20: Schumann Thesis Work (8 of 11), circa 1970
Folder 21: Schumann Thesis Work (9 of 11), circa 1970
Folder 22: Schumann Thesis Work (10 of 11), 1970
Folder 23: Schumann Thesis Work (11 of 11), 1970
Folder 24: UIUC School of Music, 1970-1983
Folder 25: Research Catalog & Notes, circa 1971
Folder 26: Musicology Notes (Berlioz), 1972
Folder 27: Piano - Character Piece, circa 1972
Folder 28: Library of Congress December 21, 1971, 1972-1974
Folder 29: Campus Information - Misc..., 1973-1998
Folder 30: "Indianism in the Works of Carlos Chavez" Essay and Notes, undated

Box 3

Folder 1: University of Oklahoma Notebook - Music History, Undated
Folder 2: University of Oklahoma Notebook - Music History S2, Undated
Folder 3: University of Oklahoma Notebook - Philosophy 105, Undated

Sub-Series 2: Community Engagement

Box 3

Folder 4: Christian Education, 1949-1962
Folder 5: Westminister Foundation, 1956
Folder 6: Social Action, 1960
Folder 7: Concert Performance Notes, 1960-1971
Folder 8: Community Organization - Alinsky, 1961-1963
Folder 9: Hymn Study, 1962
Folder 10: Worship - Printed Liturgies [1-3], 1962-1966
Folder 11: Worship - Printed Liturgies [2-3], 1962-1966
Folder 12: Worship - Printed Liturgies [3-3], 1962-1966
Folder 13: Staff Retreat, 1963
Folder 14: Synod School, 1963
Folder 15: Staff Meetings, 1963-1964
Folder 16: Student Churches; Essays, Circa 1966
Folder 17: UCM + Depth Education, 1966-1967
Folder 18: Students for Free Speech, March 1967
Folder 19: Value Problems in American Democracy, 1967-1968
Folder 20: Other Poets Notes, Circa 1970
Folder 21: UIUC Strike, 1970
Folder 22: Gardening and "Worm's Eye View" [1 of 2], 1976-1977
Folder 23: Gardening and "Worm's Eye View" [2 of 2], 1976-1977
Folder 24: Illinois Alliance to Prevent Nuclear War, Circa 1981
Folder 25: YWCA, 1981-1983
Folder 26: Amasong Board Records, 1995-2003
Folder 27: Friday Forum Committee, 1998-1999
Folder 28: Friday Forum, 1999

Sub-Series 3: Personal Reflections, 1962-2000

Box 3

Folder 29: Personal Correspondence, 1972-1974
Folder 30: Notes - Books and Ideas, 1979-1983
Folder 31: Yale Divinity School Convocation, 1980
Folder 32: Rosemary Ruether: Sexism + God-Talk, 1983
Folder 33: Fromm: The Art of Loving, Undated
Folder 34: Notes - Church + the Arts, Undated
Folder 35: Job Descriptions, 1972-1988
Folder 36: Searches - Potential Candidates, 1974-1992

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