3-D objects ➔ Plaque honoring F. Melius Christiansen from New York World's Fair
Plaques
Usage: 1964-1965 Single
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A metal plaque, painted dull green and off-white, in a rectangular shape with lettering that reads, "F. MELIUS | CHRISTIANSEN | 1871 - 1955 | COMPOSER, DIRECTOR, TEACHER | HIS ANTHEMS AND | HYMN SETTINGS | ENRICHED THE LUTHERAN | MUSIC TRADITION. | FOUNDER OF | THE ST.OLAF COLLEGE CHOIR. | HIS WORK | GAVE CHORAL MUSIC | A PLACE OF | PRE-EMINENCE IN AMERICA". The back is silver with "6752 | 24 | WEIDERSON [?]" handwritten in black. The plaque has a hole at the top and bottom.
A metal plaque, painted dull green and off-white, in a rectangular shape with lettering that reads, "F. MELIUS | CHRISTIANSEN | 1871 - 1955 | COMPOSER, DIRECTOR, TEACHER | HIS ANTHEMS AND | HYMN SETTINGS | ENRICHED THE LUTHERAN | MUSIC TRADITION. | FOUNDER OF | THE ST.OLAF COLLEGE CHOIR. | HIS WORK | GAVE CHORAL MUSIC | A PLACE OF | PRE-EMINENCE IN AMERICA". The back is silver with "6752 | 24 | WEIDERSON [?]" handwritten in black. The plaque has a hole at the top and bottom.
Archives Vault ➔ R35 D1 S1 ➔ F. Melius Christiansen Papers. US-MnNS-0050. Box 26
Archives Work Area ➔ 250G
Archives Work Area ➔ 250G
There are two notes and a label with the plaque. One note, dated 1/5/78, reads, "PLAQUE HONORING F. MELIUS CHRISTIANSEN. | Placed on a pylon of the Protestant and | Orthodox Center at the New York World's | Fair of 1964/1965."
According to The Manitou Messenger in 1964, "The late P. Melius Christiansen... is to be memorialized at the New York World's Fair...in the Court of Protestant Pioneers, which is a part of the Protestant Center at the Fair on approximately June 1. An engraved plaque with a description of Christiansen's contributions to church music will be placed with similar plaques describing contributions of other prominent pioneer figures from Protestant bodies in the United States..."
Christiansen, F. Melius (Fredrik Melius), 1871-1955 (related)
Choral conductors
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North and Central America > United States of America > Minnesota > Rice County > Northfield > St. Olaf College
North and Central America > United States of America > New York > Kings County > New York
North and Central America > United States of America > New York > Kings County > New York