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100 1 a| Callahan, Charles.=| ^A236968;

245 10 a| Aeolian-Skinner remembered :b| a history in letters /c| Charles Callahan.;

260 a| [Minneapolis, Minn.] :b| [Randall M. Egan],c| [1996];

300 a| xxiii, 538 pages :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Author's introductory notes dated 1996.;

500 a| Includes index of letters.;

500 a| Principal correspondents: Joseph S. Whiteford, Carl Weinrich, G. Donald Harrison, Emerson L. Richards, William J. Bunch, John J. Tyrrell, and William King Covell.;

500 a| Contains specifications of organs built by the company.;

505 0 a| Chronology -- Subscribers -- Preface / by Jean-Louis Coignet -- Letters -- Source of letters -- Afterword / by John J. Tyrrell -- Appendix. List of pipe shop notes ; Aeolian-Skinner pipe shop notes.;

520 a| The book tells of the four decades of the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. of Boston, from the departure of Ernest M. Skinner from the firm in the 1930s to its demise in the 1970s. The life and legacy of G. Donald Harrison, the ascendancy of Joseph Whiteford, his departure from the firm, later changes in mechanisms, design and company personnel are interwoven in the story, which is augmented by reminiscences by surviving Aeolian-Skinner officers and staff. In compiling this work, it has been the present writer's desire to allow those who took part in these events to tell the tale from their own unique perspective via the medium of written correspondence.;

600 10 a| Harrison, G. Donaldq| (George Donald),d| 1889-1956v| Correspondence.=| ^A685530;

600 10 a| Whiteford, Joseph S.v| Correspondence.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

600 10 a| Weinrich, Carl,d| 1904-1991v| Correspondence.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

600 10 a| Richards, Emerson L.,d| 1884-1963v| Correspondence.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

600 10 a| Bunch, William J.,d| 1918-v| Correspondence.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

600 10 a| Tyrrell, John J.v| Correspondence.=| ^A1289597;

600 10 a| Covell, William Kingv| Correspondence.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Aeolian-Skinner remembered : a history in letters / Charles Callahan.

Author/creator	Callahan, Charles
Format	Book
Publication Info	[Minneapolis, Minn.] : [Randall M. Egan], [1996]
Description	xxiii, 538 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects	Harrison, G. Donald (George Donald), 1889-1956--Correspondence. Whiteford, Joseph S.--Correspondence. Weinrich, Carl, 1904-1991--Correspondence. Richards, Emerson L., 1884-1963--Correspondence. Bunch, William J., 1918---Correspondence. Tyrrell, John J.--Correspondence. Covell, William King--Correspondence. Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Organ builders--Massachusetts. --Boston. Organ (Musical instrument)--United States. Organ (Musical instrument)--United States. --History.

Contents	Chronology -- Subscribers -- Preface / by Jean-Louis Coignet -- Letters -- Source of letters -- Afterword / by John J. Tyrrell -- Appendix. List of pipe shop notes ; Aeolian-Skinner pipe shop notes.
Abstract	The book tells of the four decades of the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. of Boston, from the departure of Ernest M. Skinner from the firm in the 1930s to its demise in the 1970s. The life and legacy of G. Donald Harrison, the ascendancy of Joseph Whiteford, his departure from the firm, later changes in mechanisms, design and company personnel are interwoven in the story, which is augmented by reminiscences by surviving Aeolian-Skinner officers and staff. In compiling this work, it has been the present writer's desire to allow those who took part in these events to tell the tale from their own unique perspective via the medium of written correspondence.
General note	Author's introductory notes dated 1996.
General note	Includes index of letters.
General note	Principal correspondents: Joseph S. Whiteford, Carl Weinrich, G. Donald Harrison, Emerson L. Richards, William J. Bunch, John J. Tyrrell, and William King Covell.
General note	Contains specifications of organs built by the company.
ISBN	0965285006
ISBN	9780965285001

Aeolian-Skinner remembered : a history in letters / Charles Callahan.

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