Letter from Maryland Commission on Interracial Problems and Relations to Charles Kent
In June of 1963, Conservatory Director Charles Kent received this letter from the Maryland Commission on Interracial Problems and Relations. It congratulated him on a recent decision to remove racial indicators from Peabody applications.
Parren J. Mitchell
Letter from Maryland Commission on Interracial Problems and Relations to Charles Kent, 1963 June 25, Folder 8 (M), VII.A.10, Conservatory of Music Series A: Office of the Director Subseries 6: 1962-63 General Files H-R, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
1963 June 25
Peabody Institute, c. 1902
William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), Detroit Publishing Corporation - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID det.4a09471. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
c. 1902
Correspondence between Kenneth Hjelmervik and Virginia Carty
The same week that Brown v. Board of Education was decided, Kenneth Hjelmervik, Director of Music Education in the Baltimore Public Schools, wrote to Virginia Carty asking for help accommodating several African-American students in need of a teacher. She and Reginald Stewart agreed to do this, noting that they might have a branch school “in a neighborhood more convenient for these students.”
Kenneth Hjelmervik, Virginia Carty
Correspondence between Kenneth Hjelmervik and Virginia Carty, 1954 May 13, 19, 25, Education Department of Baltimore 1952-59, Folder 1, VIID3.3, Dean’s Office General Correspondence 1925-59 Series D Subseries 3, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
1954 May 13, 19, 25
Letter from Virginia Carty to William Marbury
In this letter, Conservatory Dean Virginia Carty asks Institute President William Marbury what to do if African-American students apply to the Peabody Summer School.
Virginia Carty
Letter from Virginia Carty to William L. Marbury, 1951 February 27, Folder 4, Box 26, Peabody Institute Board of Trustees Records, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
1951 February 27
Letter from Rowland Posey to William Marbury
In this letter, Rowland Posey, Director of the Peabody Summer School, suggests to Institute President William Marbury that African-American students be admitted to the Summer School.
Rowland Posey
Letter from Rowland Posey to William L. Marbury, 1950 August 5, Folder 5, Box 26, Peabody Institute Board of Trustees Records, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
1950 August 5
Carnegie Scholarships 1942-1943
After several years of listing Douglass High School students separately from students enrolled at other Preparatory campuses, the title was changed to “Negro Schools.” This makes it clear that these students were separated in this categorization strictly on the basis of race.
Peabody Preparatory
Carnegie Scholarships 1942-1943, Folder 5 Daybook 33 1942-43, VII-1.D.5, Preparatory Daybooks 1923-1943, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, 73-74.
1942-1943
Peabody Preparatory Enrollment and Branches of Study 1940-1941
This is a list of courses, scholarships, and branch schools at the Peabody Preparatory. In this list, “DHS” represents Douglass High School.
Peabody Preparatory
Peabody Preparatory Enrollment and Branches of Study, Folder 3 Daybook 31 1940-41, VII-1.D.5, Preparatory Daybooks 1923-1943, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, 77.
1940-1941
Carnegie Scholarships 1940-1941
This page from the 1940-1941 Peabody Preparatory Daybook lists recipients of Carnegie Scholarships. Students from Douglass High School, a black high school before integration, are listed separately from the students enrolled at other Preparatory campuses.
Peabody Preparatory
Carnegie Scholarships 1940-1941, Folder 3 Daybook Vol. 31 1940-41, VII-1.D.5, Preparatory Daybooks 1923-1943, Arthur Friedheim Library Special Collections, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, 77.
1940-1941
Photograph of Wilmer Wise at Druid Hill Park
Trumpet player Wilmer Wise was the first African-American faculty member at the Peabody Institute and the first African-American member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Photo of Wilmer Wise at Druid Hill Park, Item 141, Box 15, Sounds and Stories collection, PIMS.0091, Arthur Friedheim Library Archives, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
Letter from Crystal Larkins to Anne Garside
Crystal Larkins sent this letter to Peabody Public Relations Director Anne Garside following Ellis Larkins’ receipt of an honorary Bachelor’s Degree from Johns Hopkins the month before.
Crystal Larkins
Letter from Crystal Larkins to Anne Garside, 1985 May 4, Ellis Larkins correspondence (professional) 1973-1985, Box 2, Ellis Larkins papers, PIMS.0075 Series I: Photocopied Scrapbooks & Personal Papers, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
1985 May 4