Summary Information
Jacobs Family Papers
1913-1982
River Falls Mss CZ
1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes)
UW-River Falls, Chalmer Davee Library / River Falls Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Papers primarily of two sisters, Judith Jacobs (1894-1982) and Mabel Jacobs (1890-1977), both of whom taught at Emporia College in Kansas then retired to their family home near Hudson, Wisconsin. Included is correspondence, clippings, memorabilia, and writings, with information on other family members, Kansas editor William Allen White, Judith's dramatic work and painting, Mabel's operatic training, and the educational and other activities of each woman.
English
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Biography/History
Mabel and Judith Jacobs were the daughters of Norwegian immigrant farmers, Andrew O. and Anna Barton Jacobs. The sisters were both talented artists and teachers at Emporia State College in Emporia, Kansas. After retiring from teaching, the women lived out their lives on the family farm “Solbakken,” near Hudson, Wisconsin
Mabel Roseanne (March 19, 1890-August 10, 1977) was a graduate of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. While on an European tour with the college choir in 1913, Mabel elected to stay in Germany to study voice. She was stranded there throughout World War I, returning to the United States in 1919. Upon her return, Mabel joined the U.S. Opera Company and continued to develop the Wagnerian opera career she began in Germany. Standing nearly six feet tall, Mabel was a contralto with a three-octave range.
When illness cut short Mabel's opera career, she joined the faculty of Emporia College at Emporia, Kansas in 1923, resigning in 1942 to care for her elderly parents in Hudson. From 1942 until her death in 1977, Mabel gave voice lessons.
Judith Alymere Jacobs (November 20, 1894-September 17, 1982) was a graduate of the University of Minnesota and possessed a variety of artistic talents: dramatics, painting, and creative writing. Upon completing her master's degree, Judith joined the faculty of Emporia State in 1924 to teach English, speech, and drama. She retired as an associate professor of education in 1964.
While at Emporia State, Judith organized and directed the Junior Gilson Players, a drama troupe, between 1930 and 1964. A poet, writer, and musician, Judith was also a painter whose works were occasionally hung in one-person exhibitions.
Scope and Content Note
The Jacobs Family Papers consist primarily of the collected papers and writings of Judith and Mabel Jacobs. Some materials regarding their parents is included as well as information regarding friends and associates of both sisters.
The collection is divided into three series: Family Papers, Judith's Papers, and Mabel's Papers. In addition to correspondence, memorabilia, and clippings, the collection also includes samples of Judith's artwork, poetry, and writings; and of Mabel's writings. Exhibition and concert programs for both women are also included.
Collected clippings and miscellany regarding well-known Kansas newspaper editor William Allen White are included as well as a copy of “Glimpses,” a series of vignettes on White by Judith Jacobs (1974).
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by the Judith A. Jacobs estate, April 8, 1985; and by Lorraine Jacobs, Hudson, Wisconsin, September 18, 1986.
Processed by Mickey Franzmeier, Rosemary Noble, and Susan Steinwall, November 18, 1986.
Contents List
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Series: Jacobs Family
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Box
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Folder
1
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Clymer, R.A., 1970-1977
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Jacobs Family, 1930-1978, undated
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Guest Book, 1938-1978
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Box
1
Folder
4-5
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Kansas State Teachers College, 1926-1979, undated
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Magdanz Family, 1957, 1967-1978, undated
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Schmutz, Albert D., 1968-1975, undated
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Box
1
Folder
8
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White, William Allen, 1944, 1954-1957, 1967-1982, undated
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Series: Judith Jacobs
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Artwork
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Box
1
Folder
9
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Catalogs, 1944-1976, undated
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Clippings and Reviews, 1941-1958, 1969-1979, undated
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Sketches, 1971-1980, undated
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Biographical
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Education, 1919, 1935-1936, 1958-1982, undated
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Diploma, University of Minnesota, 1917, June 14
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Box
1
Folder
13
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Financial, 1941-1979, undated
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Box
1
Folder
14
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Miscellany, 1930, 1953, 1964-1979, undated
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Box
1
Folder
15
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Correspondence - Miscellaneous, 1956-1981, undated
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Gilson Players - Miscellaneous, 1935, 1947-1979, undated
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Box
1
Folder
17
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Recognition Letters, 1954, December 15 - 1955, January 6
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Box
2
Folder
1-2
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Recognition Letters, 1955, January 7 - February 5
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Box
2
Folder
3-4
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Guest Books, 1958-1969, 1971-1979
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Hudson Organizations, 1979-1982, undated
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Lectures, 1970, undated
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Notebooks, 1974, 1982, undated
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Organizational Memberships, 1952-1981, undated
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Writers' Organizations, 1951-1954, 1963-1978, undated
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Writings
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Catalogs, 1942, 1968, 1977
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Classes, 1968, undated
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Clippings, Reviews, 1946, 1955, 1964-1980, undated
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Box
3
Folder
3
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Poems, Published, 1939, 1952, 1968-1977, undated
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Box
3
Folder
4-6
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Writings, undated
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Song Lyrics, 1968, 1973, undated
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Published, 1925, 1946
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Series: Mabel Jacobs
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Biographical
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Box
3
Folder
9-10
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Awards, Honors, 1969-1980, undated
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Financial, 1928-1953, 1968-1978, undated
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Miscellany, 1918, 1938-1976, undated
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Box
4
Folder
3
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Correspondence and Miscellany, 1920-1921, 1931-1977, undated
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Funeral Memory Book, 1980 March
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Box
4
Folder
5-6
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Hudson Women's Club - Letters of Recognition, 1969 February - November
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Box
4
Folder
7
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Lectures, undated
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Box
4
Folder
8
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Memberships, 1971-1977
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Music
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Clippings, Reviews, 1921-1925, 1971, undated
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Programs, 1912-1951, 1963-1975, undated
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Notebooks and Datebooks, undated
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Teaching, 1913, 1935-1942, 1954, 1963-1977, undated
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Writings
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Original, undated
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Box
4
Folder
14
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Published Works, 1973
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