Photograph of Unidentified Woman, undated
This series contains photographs that follow events in Alfred Schmied's life from high school to before his professorship at the University of Tennessee. It holds photographs from 1926-1945, including photos of Schmied's high school class (1926), The Rudolph Ganz School of Music (1928), The Fortainebleau School (1930), and The St. Louis School of Music (1944-1945). Famed music educators Camille Decreus and Nadia Boulanger appear in the 1930 Photograph. Also included is a signed photo of Decreus with a short note to Schmied in French. Another photo in the series is of an unidentified woman with an illegible signature on the lower right hand corner, whose name does not resemble that of Schmied's mother, sister, or wife.
Dates
- undated
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet
Biographical/Historical Note
Photograph of a young woman seeming to be in her twenties. Photo has a signature on the lower right corner, but difficult to determine. According to available ancestral records, the possibility of her being Alfred Schmied's mother, sister, or wife can be ruled out.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository