urn:taro:ttu.ua.00076 Gene Kenney: An Inventory of the His Scrapbook, 1956-2007, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Lynn Whitfield The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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June 29, 2007 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided B. Lynn Whitfield, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, June 2007 Finding aid written in English. Inventory for the Gene Kenney Scrapbook, 1956-2007 Lynn Whitfield The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, June 29, 2007 Descriptive Summary Texas Tech University. Music Department Gene Kenney Scrapbook, 1956-2007 The scrapbook pertains mainly to the activities of the Texas Tech Choir, of which Gene Kenney was the director. U 314.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 1 scrapbook (1.0 linear foot) and 2 folders of loose items English. Biographical Sketch

Earl Eugene "Gene" Kenney was born on January 21, 1920, in Larned, Kansas. His education at Emporia State University was interrupted when he was inducted into the Army medical Corp. He was later able to finish his Bachelor of Music Education degree at Kansas State University, then attended Southern Methodist University and received his Master's of Music degree in 1952. From 1946-1956, Kenney directed various high school choirs and was a regional representative for the Carl Fisher Music Publishing Company. In 1957, he became the Vocal Department Chair and Director of the Choral Activities at Texas Tech University. His tenure as Choral Director lasted 27 years. Kenney, Archie Jones and Gene Hemmle were the charter members of the Texas Choral Directors, which later became the Texas Choral Directors Association. His other accomplishments include studying under famed conductor Robert Shaw and teaching noted opera singers Terry Cook and Mary Jane Johnson. He passed away in Lubbock, Texas, on May 14, 2007.

 Scope and Content

The donation consists of a scrapbook for the Texas Tech Choir, dated 1956-1962, loose photographs and biographical and obituary information on the life of Gene Kenney. The scrapbook is in very good condition and photographs still tucked into the photo corners were left intact. The loose photographs were sleeved and put into an acid-free folder, along with a other loose items that had fallen out of the scrapbook. Many of these loose items are Texas Tech student recital programs.

 Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.

Subjects (People) Kenney, Gene Subjects (Organizations) Texas Technological College. Dept. of Music--Faculty Texas Tech University. Dept. of Music--Faculty Texas Tech University. School of Music--Faculty Subjects Chorales Choruses Music in universities and colleges--Texas--History Acquisition

Gift, 2007

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

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Lynn Whitfield, June 2007

Gene Kenney Scrapbook, 1956-2007, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

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Gene Kenney oral history interview [sound recording], 2000