Finding aid for the Marguerite Sanford Warner Papers
Title:
Marguerite Sanford Warner Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Warner, Marguerite Sanford
Dates:
1925-1980
Quantity:
0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
Abstract:
 Marguerite Sanford Warner (1890-1978) devoted her life to music within the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community. During her career she gave private lessons in both piano and organ, served as the regular organist for at least five churches in Cleveland, Ohio, including the Antioch Baptist Church from 1934-1944 and 1950-1971, served on the faculty of the Sutphen School of Music at the Phillis Wheatley Association from the 1950s through the 1970s, and made guest appearances throughout the Cleveland area. The collection consists of scrapbooks, correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia including programs, certificates and newsletters. The collection pertains primarily to Warner's musical career and involvement in the African American community in Cleveland, particularly through the Antioch Baptist Church and Sutphen School of Music.
Identification:
MS 4217
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Marguerite Sanford Warner

Marguerite Sanford Warner (1890-1978), devoted her life to music within the African American community of Cleveland, Ohio. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Warner completed her undergraduate work in elementary education and music at Emporia State Teachers' College before moving to Cleveland in 1919. She married Frank Warner, an insurance salesman and actor at Karamu Theatre, in 1940. During her career she gave private lesson in both piano and organ, served as the regular organist for at least five Cleveland churches, including the Antioch Baptist Church from 1934-1944 and 1950-1971, served on the faculty of the Sutphen School of Music at the Phillis Wheatley Association from the 1950s through the 1970s, and made guest appearances throughout the Cleveland area. She was a member of the Cleveland Chapter of the national Negro Music Association, American Guild of Organists, and Concordia Bible Class.

Scope and Content

The Marguerite Sanford Warner Papers, 1925-1980 and undated, consist of scrapbooks, correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia including programs, certificates, and newsletters.

The collection pertains primarily to Warner's musical career with the and involvement in the African American community in Cleveland, Ohio, particularly through the Antioch Baptist Church and Sutphen School of Music.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

African American musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Organists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Warner, Marguerite Sanford, 1890-1978.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4217 Marguerite Sanford Warner Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Ardelia Bradley Dixon, 1985.

Processing Information

Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1988.


Detailed Description of The Collection



Marguerite Sanford Warner Papers, 1925-1980; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Scrapbook, including programs for the National Association of Negro Musicians, 1938-1947




Box 1 / Folder 2-3
Scrapbook, 1971




Box 1 / Folder 4-5
Memorabilia, Antioch Baptist Church, including programs for church services, weddings, memorial ceremonies, certificates of merit, newsletters, church celebrations, concerts, and membership rosters, 1944-1976




Box 2 / Folder 6
Memorabilia, Antioch Baptist Church, including programs for church services, weddings, memorial ceremonies, certificates of merit, newsletters, church celebrations, concerts, and membership rosters, 1977-1980




Box 2 / Folder 7
Memorabilia, Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design, consisting of fashion show and graduation programs, dates vary




Box 2 / Folder 7
Memorabilia, Cleveland Music Association of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., consisting of constitution, bylaws, convention booklets, and programs, 1972-1978




Box 2 / Folder 8
Memorabilia, Philharmonic Glee Club, consisting of programs, 1951-1963




Box 2 / Folder 8
Memorabilia, Sutphen School of Music of the Phillis Wheatley Association, consisting of programs, 1953-1976




Box 2 / Folder 9
Memorabilia, miscellaneous, including Frank Warner items, programs, certificates, and a marriage certificate, 1936-1978




Box 2 / Folder 10
Correspondence, 1960-1976




Box 2 / Folder 11
Clippings, 1925-1974