Esther Buhler Paxton papers
Overview
The papers of Esther Buhler Paxton, a graduate of the University of Kansas and long-time Lawrence, Kansas resident and piano teacher, consist chiefly of her membership records from the church and the masonic, social, and professional music organizations with which she was affiliated.
Dates
- Creation: 1939 - 1990
Creator
- Paxton, Esther Buhler, 1906-1990 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Esther Buhler Paxton, 1906-1990
Esther Buhler Paxton was born July 25, 1906 at Pretty Prairie (Reno County), Kansas to David B. and Helen (Hansman) Buhler. Following the death of her parents, she became the guardian of five of her siblings. In 1928, she received a bachelor's degree in piano from the University of Kansas at Lawrence, where she was a member of the Delta Gamma social sorority. She married Edwin M. Paxton on June 22, 1935. They moved to Lawrence in 1936, where Mrs. Paxton taught piano. She was a member of Lawrence's Trinity Episcopal Church, the Lawrence Music Club, the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity, and Adah Chapter No. 7 of the Order of the Eastern Star, in which she was a 50-year member at the time of her death. Mrs. Paxton died on March 10, 1990 at Lawrence. Burial was in the Lone Star Cemetery at Pretty Prairie, Kansas.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes + 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The papers of Esther Buhler Paxton, a graduate of the University of Kansas and long-time Lawrence, Kansas resident and piano teacher, consist chiefly of her membership records from organizations with which she was affiliated. Her membership records include those of the National Federation of Music Clubs, the Kansas Federation of Music Clubs, the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity, Adah Chapter No. 7 of the Order of the Eastern Star, Lawrence's Trinity Episcopal Church, Delta Gamma social sorority's Lawrence alumnae organization, and the Lawrence Music Club.
The papers date from 1939 to 1990. They also include programs of recitals by Esther Paxton's piano students, a book of guest signatures which include University of Kansas alumni [from the class of 1928?] dating from August 1939 to December 1944, and a birthday card from her mother. At RH MS-P 863 is an unidentified group photograph.
Physical Location
RH MS 863
Physical Location
RH MS-P 863
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Carol Buhler Francis, 1990
Subject
- Paxton, Esther Buhler, 1906-1990 (Person)
- Trinity Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Kan.) (Organization)
- Mu Phi Epsilon. Lawrence Alumni Chapter (Lawrence, Kan.) (Organization)
- Delta Gamma. Lawrence Alumni Chapter (Lawrence, Kan.) (Organization)
- Kansas Federation of Music Clubs (Organization)
- National Federation of Music Clubs (Organization)
- Order of the Eastern Star. Adah Chapter No. 7 (Lawrence, Kan.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Esther Buhler Paxton Collection
- Subtitle
- Esther Buhler Paxton papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; revised by, cl 2010; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4778157028
- Preferred citation
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Esther Buhler Paxton Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 863, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository