VAN CLEVE, EMERSON SPROATT, 1907-1979

Biography:

Music teacher. Born– January 19, 1907, in Terre Haute, Ind. Parents– Shirley and Hallie (Walker) Van Cleave. Married– Eleanor Ruth Parker, June 13, 1931. Children– One. Education– DePaul University, B.S., 1929; Indiana State University, M.A., 1937. Taught music at Southern Illinois University, 1939-1945; head, Music Department, Livingston State University, 1946-1950; music consultant, Alabama State Department of Education, 1950-1973. Retired, 1973.  Died June 1979.

Source:

Frances Van Cleave Killpatrick, Alexandria, Va.

Publication(s):

Music Guyed and Handy Reference. New York; Exposition Press, 1956.