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Zimmerman Collection
Date(s)
- 1890-1950, 1965, 2005 (Creation)
Extent
.5 linear feet
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Scope and content
This collection contains facsimiles, Linfield Yearbooks, Linfield Review newspapers, and a CD of Gordon Zimmerman’s performances from his early career.
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Conditions governing access
Access is by appointment only. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment.
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Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
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Immediate source of acquisition
Paul and Gordon Dromgoole donated the Zimmerman Collection to the Linfield College Archives in May, 2018.
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Jereld R. Nicholson Library, Linfield College
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General note
Summary: Celia Zimmerman was an alumna of Linfield College (1935). She and her brother, Gordon Zimmerman, were longtime residents of Yamhill County and were involved in the arts during their lives in McMinnville. Gordon, an operatically trained tenor, premiered the American performance of “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff in 1954 and occasionally sang with the Linfield Choir, notably in a “Messiah” production.
General note
Biographical Note: Celia Zimmerman was an alumna of Linfield College, graduated 1935. She and her brother, Gordon Zimmerman were longtime residents of Yamhill County and were involved in the arts during their lives in McMinnville. Gordon, an operatically trained tenor, premiered the American performance of “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff in 1954 and occasionally sang with the Linfield Choir, notably in a “Messiah” production.
Specialized notes
- Citation: Zimmerman Collection. Jereld R. Nicholson Library. Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon. Gift of Paul and Gordon Dromgoole, 2018.
- Processing information: Input into Access to Memory by Elizabeth Arnold, 2024
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Processed by archives technician Anna Vanderschaegen, with the assistance of archivist Rich Schmidt.