Guide to the Frederic Erle Thornlay Tillotson Papers, 1910-1963, undated
Frederic Erle Thornlay Tillotson Papers, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine.
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Frederic Erle Thornlay Tillotson (1897-1963) was a renowned concert pianist, composer, and conductor, who taught music at Bowdoin College from 1936 until his death in 1963. He received an honorary degree from Bowdoin in 1946. At Bowdoin, Tillotson organized the Bowdoin Music Club; the Meddiebempsters, an augmented double quartet; and the Interfraternity Sing; and directed the Bowdoin Glee Club. Within the local community Tillotson also organized the Brunswick Choral Society.
Biographical material, correspondence, and a small collection of Tillotson's publications, including an original manuscript of music to "Twilight Song," composed by Tillotson for the 150th anniversary of Bowdoin College, and "The Common Practice of Materials and Forms: A College Introductory Course in Music." Also included are photographs, a collection of concert programs for events in which Tillotson was involved, scrapbooks of Tillotson's time at Bowdoin, and an LP album "A Concert by Frederic Tillotson."
Biographical data on Tillotson's life through 1946 and miscellaneous materials including a syllabus for Music I, Bowdoin College, Fall Semester, 1963.
Biographical and miscellaneous material, 1943-1963, n.d.
Correspondence with Tillotson chiefly concerning the arrangement of lectures and performances at Bowdoin. Notable correspondents include Aaron Copeland and Samuel Barber.
Arranged chronologically.
1928-1939
1940-1961, n.d.
Manuscript of music to "Twilight Song," composed by Tillotson in honor of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Bowdoin College. Also included are manuscript copies of compositions by John L. Roberts.
Arranged chronologically.
1911, n.d., Compositions by John L. Roberts
[1944], "Twilight Song," mss.
[1944], "Twilight Song," orchestral score
Two early articles by Tillotson as well as a typescript copy of Tillotson's "The Common Practice of Materials and Forms: A College Introductory Course in Music" and associated documents relating to copyright of Tillotson publications.
Arranged chronologically.
1928-1931, Miscellaneous publications
1944-1957, Copyright materials
1957, "The Common Practice of Materials and Forms: A College Introductory Course in Music"
Concert programs for events in which Tillotson was involved. Included is material about performances by Bowdoin musical groups and Tillotson's own performances as a pianist.
Arranged chronologically.
1921-1927
1928
1929
1930-1934
1935
1936-1961
n.d.
Newspaper clippings about and announcements of events in which Tillotson was involved. Included is material about Bowdoin musical groups and Tillotson's own performances as a pianist. Images are of Tillotson, his family and friends, and Bowdoin musical groups.
Clippings and scrapbooks arranged by material type, then chronologically; images arranged by subject and size.
Clippings, 1923-1929
Clippings, 1930-1936
Clippings, 1938-1939
Clippings, 1940-1963
Clippings, n.d.
Images, Bowdoin performances
Images, Frederic Tillotson
Images, miscellaneous
Scrapbook, 1910-1928, n.d.
Scrapbook, 1923-1929, n.d.
Scrapbook pages - miscellaneous, 1927, n.d.
An LP phonograph, "A Concert by Frederic Tillotson," and an undated tape recording, "Tillotson Memorabilia."
Arranged alphabetically.
"A Concert by Frederic Tillotson," a Bowdoin-On-The-Air Recording, 1952 (4 copies, one of which is inscribed to Edith and President Sills)
Tillotson Memorabilia, n.d. (1/4" tape)