Suppe, Gertrude C., Hispanic Church Music Collection, 1878-2003 and undated
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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Gertrude Cross Suppe was an ethno hymnologist. Since 1976, she was actively involved in the identification, transcription, translation, liturgical use, and promotion of Hispanic hymns. She participated in workshops and conferences in the United States, Canada, and abroad. She also worked with many denominational commissions and task forces. In 1996, she retired as Secretary to the Editor and Consultant to the Ecumenical Spanish Hymnal Committee.
Scope and Content
The Gertrude C. Suppe Hispanic Church Music Collection consists of material relating to Gertrude C. Suppe and vernacular Hispanic church music, both Catholic and Protestant. The languages were largely Spanish, Portugese, and Catalan with some materials in English. The collection contains many "cancioneros", which are small song books used in worship. Their dates range from 1972-1999. Also included are documents, correspondence, photographs, and recordings concerning composers, workshops, conferences, and the editing of Hispanic hymnals in which Gertrude C. Suppe took part.
Organization
The collection is organized by the following series: Correspondence, Directories, Financial Material, Gertrude C. Supple, Hymns, Newspapers, Notes from Tapes, Photographs, Printed Material, Research Material, Audio/Visual Material: Recording Discs, Audio Visual Materials, Video Recordings, Oversized Materials, and Catalogued Books/Hymnals.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions: Open for Research
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
Subjects (Persons)
- Gertrude C. Suppe
Subjects (Organizations)
- Catholic Church--Liturgy
- Celebremos Task Force
- Hymnal Revision Committee
- Hymn Society
- Ecumenical Spanish Hymnal Committee
- Church music--Catholic church
- Hymns
- Hymns, Portugese
- Hymns, Spanish
- Music--Latin America
- Music--Religious aspects
- Serie Cancioneros
Related Material
Catherine Anderson Papers, 1878-1977 and undated
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation: Gertrude C. Suppe Hispanic Church Music Collection, 1878-2003 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Collection accession #(s): 2007-0199-B
Gift, 2007
Processed by: Karina Rodriguez, 2013
Collection Inventory
Correspondence
Box 1
- Folder 1, Delia Cantu Benavides, 1979-1983
- Folder 2, Gertrude Suppe Translation, International Advocacy for Latin American Church Music (in U.S.), A, 1978-1983
- Folder 3, Gertrude Suppe Translation, International Advocacy for Latin American Church Music (in U.S.), B, 1978-1983
- Folder 4, Gertrude Suppe Translation, International Church Hymnody Database and Expansion, 1988-1993
- Folder 5, Hymnal Requests and Orders, 1975-1991
- Folder 6, Hymnal Revision Committee Letters, Reports, Etc. Translation of "Mantos y Palmas", 1987-1988
- Folder 7, International Christian Center for the Arts, 1977-1985
- Folder 8, Letters to Oregon Catholic Press (Publishers), 1989-1991
- Folder 9, Mary Lou Baert-Children's Hymnals, September-October, 1988
- Folder 10, Norah Buyers, 1975-1988
- Folder 11, Presbyterian Permission Requests, 1987
- Folder 12, Raquel Gutierrez Achon-Research Related, 1997-2001
- Folder 13, Translation Permission, 1984-1988
- Folder 14, World Council of Churches, 1988
Directories
Financial Material
Gertrude C. Suppe
- Folder 17, Collection Disposition, includes Correspondence, Resources, 1988-2001
- Folder 18, Genealogy Pertaining to Suppe Collection, undated
- Folder 19, Hispanic Church Music Collection Description, 1986 and undated
- Folder 20, Hymn Database, undated
- Folder 21, Institutional Resources, 1999-2001
- Folder 22, "Laban's Lament" by Gertrude C. Suppe, 1982
- Folder 23, "My Life in Hispanic-Church Music", 2001 and undated
- Folder 24, "Story of My Life" and "Reminiscences", 1912-1958
Box 9
Notes from Tapes
Photographs
- Folder 14, Composers Raquel Achon and Gertrude Suppe, 1976-1995
- Folder 15, Costa Rica Slides, March 1988
- Folder 16, Ecumenical Spanish Hymnal Committee, 1995-1996
- Folder 17, Hymn Society Spanish Introduction of Second Ecumenical Hynmals Presbyterian, 1999
- Folder 18, Hymn Society Vancouver, July 1999
- Folder 19, People Active in Hispanic Church Music Vol. III Coro Unido, Summer 1985-Fall 1993
- Folder 20, People Active in Latin American and Hispanic Church Music, Summer 1985-October 1993
- Folder 21, People Involved in Latin American Church Music, 1976-1985
- Folder 22, Slides of Composers, 1980-1995
Research Material
Box 10
- Folder 4, Alberto Taule Correspondence, Pamphlets, 1995-1999
- Folder 5, Articles, Notes, A, 1965-1994
- Folder 6, Articles, Notes, B, 1965-1994
- Folder 7, Barbara Garcia Correspondence, Article, 1983-1984
- Folder 8, Bibliography, 1981-1983
- Folder 9, Celebremos-Music Festival Material, 1984-1996
- Folder 10, Celebremos-Music, Task Force, Notes, 1978-1980
- Folder 11, Copies of Bilingual Hymns, undated
- Folder 12, Copies of Early Schutmaat Collection, 1971-1972, undated
- Folder 13, Coro Unido Membership Lists, Notes, 1985-1992
- Folder 14, Database of Book Titles, 1994-2000
- Folder 15, Database of Hymnals, Includes Content Material, 1986
- Folder 16, Database of Indexes of Collection, undated
- Folder 17, Database of Tapes in Suppe Collection, A, 1979-1999
- Folder 18, Database of Tapes in Suppe Collection, B, 1979-1999
- Folder 19, Grace Lutheran, undated
- Folder 20, Hispanic Hymnody and Culture-Raquel Gutierrez-Achon, 1997
- Folder 21, Hymnal Information, includes Articles, Notes, 1978-1996
- Folder 22, Instructions to Bilingual Service, undated
- Folder 23, Maxine C. Wight Correspondence, Notes, 1986-1997
- Folder 24, Miscellaneous Research Includes Notes, Chart, 1980
- Folder 25, Moises Quintana Correspondence, 1988-1989
- Folder 26, Pauline Schutmaat Correspondence, Articles, Notes, 1988-2003
- Folder 27, Reverend Roberto Milano Correspondence, Selection Criteria Notes, 1989
- Folder 28, Riena W. Kondo Correspondence, Hymn Translation, 1985
- Folder 29, Sources for Songs, 1987 and undated
- Folder 30, Spanish Hymnal Committee Address Book, 1994-1996
- Folder 31, "Talle de Musica y Liturgia de San Jose, Costa Rica-Directory Sessions", 1988
- Folder 32, "Talle de Musica y Liturgia de San Jose, Costa Rica-Songs, Notes", 1988
- Folder 33, Terrence Lauerman Articles, Correspondence, notes, 1980-1987
- Folder 34, The Archives of the Episcopal Church, 1985-1997
Translation Material
- Folder 35, Cala Records Printout, undated
- Folder 36, Hymnal Translations, includes Music, Notes, 1979-1997
- Folder 37, Includes Notes, Translated Hymns, 1979-1993
- Folder 38, Indexes of Bilingual Hymns, Vol. I, 1997
Box 11
- Folder 1, Index of Hymnal Songs 1-407, Abbreviation Key, A, 1976-1998
- Folder 2, Index of Hymnal Songs 1-407, Abbreviation Key, B, 1976-1998
- Folder 3, Index of Hymnal Songs 1-407, Abbreviation Key, C, 1976-1998
- Folder 4, Index of Hymnal Songs 1-407, Abbreviation Key, D, 1976-1998
- Folder 5, Index of Hymns for Special Occasions, 1978-1985