Box 33: Florence Lamont Hinman Scrapbook, 1919 - 1935

File — Box: U070.0033

Identifier: U070.0033

Staff Only

Abstract

Box 33 contains a leather bound scrapbook with gold detailings and an image of a red haired woman in a pirate hat, blouse, and boots standing at the prow of a rowboat; the image is titled "Bringing Home the Treasure" and was copyrighted in 1932 by Brown Bigelow. The scrapbook was created by Lucia Jones and contains materials on Florence Lamont Hinman, who in 1924 founded the Lamont School of Music, which in 1941 merged with the University of Denver. Inside the scrapbook are various recital programs, newspaper clippings, and photographs of Hinman spanning from 1919 to 1935. The newspaper articles largely cover Hinman's work with the Treble Clef Club, a women's singing group based out of Denver, and her work bringing operas to the city. Some articles are related to the musical exploits of her students. Jones stored loose clippings between the later pages; these have been placed in folders and remain in their original location. There is also a related newspaper cutout of Hinman in a separate folder.

Dates

1919 - 1935

Biographical / Historical

Florence Lamont Hinman was born in Michigan in 1884. After graduating from boarding school in London, Ontario, she spent eight years studying at the London Conservatory of Music. Before she could attend the Toronto Conservatory of Music, she developped oesteoarticular tuberculosis and in 1911 relocated to Colorado for treatment, where she grew to be an influential figure in the music and arts scene. In 1919 and 1923 she founded and directed the Treble and Bass Clef Clubs, two musical groups for women and men, respectively. In 1924 she founded the Lamont School of Music and led it as the director until 1953--the school merged with the University of Denver in 1941--and taught singing classes as a professor emeritus for years afterwards. She occasionally taught at summer programs in different countries, including a 1931 appointment to the staff of the Austro-American Conservatory of the Arts in Mondsee, Austria. A "Woman of the Year" awardee of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Denver, she was the choral director of the Central City Opera Association for 12 years and helped institute regular free opera performances during summers in the city. She died in 1964, married for forty years to her second husband Leroy Hinman.

Information from her obituary in the Rocky Mountain News October 6, 1964 edition, as well as the archival material.

Biographical / Historical

Lucia C. Jones was born in Denver on May 9th, 1902. She was a member of the Treble Clef Club under Hinman's direction, singing first alto in 1923 and first soprano the following year. Having completed over four years of university studies, she worked first as a public school teacher and later as a bookkeeper. She died in 1978.

Information from the US Census and the archival materials.

Extent

1 Items

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection contains newspaper clippings, phone lists, posters, brochures, invitations and event advertisements, a file of Music History at DU, meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, accreditation reports, student rosters, memos, handbooks, administrative records, posters, concert programs, tape recordings, photographs, scrapbooks, and the charter for the combining of the Lamont School of Music with the University of Denver from 1941 through 2011.