To Davison, 1959

c. 90 items

Having received his PhD in music composition from the Eastman School of Music, John Davison considered teaching positions at the University of California, Wilmington College, Cornell University, and Haverford College. Responses from these are included in this file. JD took the position at Haverford College and received letters from William Cadbury, Jr. and Hugh Borton regarding his appointment. John Davison also received a response from Gerald Morgan, Deputy Assistant to the President, thanking him for a letter to the President regarding relations between the United States and Soviets. Others, including Howard Hanson and David Fetter, write about conducting or performing JD's music. The majority of the remainder of the letters is casual correspondence from friends and family. Eloise Hollet Davison, Joseph Dibble, Giorgio Gaggia, John Greppin, Jean Lunn, Margaret Massey-Stewart, and Noel Waterman write most extensively.

Other Correspondents: Patricia Ashley; Henry Bewer; Peter Bien; Jimmy B. Bowder; Mell Carey; Allen Clayton; V. Earle Copes; Hollett 'Holley' Davison; Walter S. Davison; John Davison; W. Phillips 'Phill' Davison; Richard 'Richie' Davison; Roderic 'Rod' Davison; R. John Davison; Jacky Duvalé; John Firth; Theodore A. Seder, Curator, Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection; Donald Frothingham; Charlotte Furth; Montgomery 'Monty' Furth; Jane Furth; John Griffin; Marjorie Phelps Gersa; Edward Gordon; Arthur Hagne; Edward 'Ted' Handy; David Hemmingway; William 'Bill' Holland; Katherine 'Kitty' Hoover; John (?); Jon (?); Anthony 'Tony' Kooiker; Theodore 'Ted' Kopf; Louise (?); Charlie Moon; Gerald Morgan; Emmy Moritz; Eugene Notz; Harry Pfund; Robert 'Bob' Pollard III; Marilyn and Harrison 'Harry' Roper; Serge Naggar; Alfred Swan; Gary Waterman; Gloria Swisher

Highlights include:

Bein, Peter. 11/12. request for JD to read a translation of Nikos Kazantzakis' Last Temptation of Christ that he is working on

Roderic Davison: music written by his young son, R. John

Davison, Roderic. 2/8. Music and a thank you note both written by his young son, R. John Davison.

Seder, Theodore A. 9/30. Writing for the Edwin Fleisher Music Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia, asking for a blurb accompany one of JD's compositions in the collection

Morgan, Gerald D. 10/29. Deputy Assistant to the President, detailed thank you letter to JD for his letter to the President.

Watanabe, Ruth. 4/10. Writing for the Eastman School of Music, requesting a personal blurb for the program accompaning the performance of JD's "Symphony No. 2"