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William Churchill Hammond | |
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 Hammond in academic regalia, c. 1916 | |
| Born | November 25, 1860 Rockville, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1949 (aged 88) Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Occupation(s) | Organist, choirmaster, educator |
| Years active | 1876–1949 |
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William Churchill Hammond (November 25, 1860 – April 15, 1949)[1] was an American organist, choirmaster, and music educator at Mount Holyoke College, prolific in the first half of the 20th century as one of the founders of the American Guild of Organists.[2] Extensively involved in the Second Congregational Church of Holyoke[a] Hammond's extensive involvement at Mount Holyoke, was influential to the college's establishment of a music major in 1935.
"William Churchill Hammon, Mus. D; Organist, Choirmaster, Educator". Men of New England. New York: American Historical Company. 1941. pp. 207–209 – via Internet Archive.
Johnson, Clifton (ed.). "William Churchill Hammond, Mus. D.". Hampden County, 1636-1936 - Individual and Family Records. Vol. III. p. 68.
"William Churchill Hammond". The Story of Western Massachusetts. Vol. III. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. 1949. pp. 5–6 – via HathiTrust.
Jacobi, Bonnie Schaffhauser (October 2015). "'In Burst of Fresh Song': William Churchill Hammond and His Christmas Caroling Choir at Mount Holyoke College". Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. XXXVII (1). Sage Publications, Inc.: 24–50.
Cutter, William Richard; Crane, Ellery Bicknell; Gardner, Eugene C.; Read, Charles French; Ballard, Harland Hoge; Rantoul, Robert Samuel; Lockwood, John H.; Dyer, E. Alden (1916). "Hammond, William Churchill". Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical–Genealogical. Vol. VI. Boston: The American Historical Society, Inc. pp. 87–92.
"Faculty and staff biographical files". Five College Consortium. Retrieved 2021-01-29. The first male teachers, Asa Kinney (botany) and William Churchill Hammond (music), were hired in 1899.
Allyn, George H. (1912). Thirtieth Anniversary Sketch, Holyoke Daily Transcript, 1882–1912. The Transcript Publishing Co. p. 55. OCLC 24571746.
"William C. Hammond, Sixty Years at Post; Still Active in Holyoke" (PDF). The Diapason. Vol. XXXVI, no. 4. Chicago: American Guild of Organists. March 1, 1945. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2021.
https://aspace.fivecolleges.edu/repositories/2/resources/329
one of first 2 male teachers at MHC
Legacy[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Today known as the United Congregational Church of Holyoke.
References[edit]
- ^ "William Churchill Hammond". 2015: The Pioneer Valley, Western Massachusetts; The Organ Historical Society's 60th Annual Convention (PDF). Richmond, Va.: The Organ Historical Society. 2015. p. V-88. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2021.
- ^ Owen, Barbara (February 1996). "American Guild of Organists Centennial: The Founders of the AGO- Who Were They?" (PDF). The American Organist. American Guild of Organists. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2021.