The Descendants of Joseph Wagner
Photos and information contributed by James R. "Jim" Wagner
Oscar Irving Wagner
Grandson of Joseph Wagner
The following information about Oscar was found in Who's Who
In America
WAGNER, Oscar, pianist; b. Corydon, Iowa,
October 8, 1893; s. Joseph Benjamin and Mary Eizabeth (Goudy) W.; grad
Cosmopolitan School of Music, Chicago, Illinois, 1917; later studied with
Ernest Hutcheson, New York; Dr. of Music, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio
1943; Dr. of Music, Phidelphia Consrvatory, 1945; unmarried. Concert tours
through U.S., Canada, Hawaii, Austrailia; mem. faculty, Cosmopolitan School of
Music, Chicago 1917-1919; mem. faculty Eureka College, 1918-1924; mem. faculaty
Julliard School Music, New York 1925-1946; asst. dean 1928-17, in chard Inst.
Musical Arts of same 1934-37; dean Julliard School of Music, 1937-39; dean
Julliard Grad. School 1939-46; member faculty Los Angeles Consrvatory of music
and Arts 1946-54; president 1948-54; mem. faculty U. Utah, Salt Lake City,
1954; president Soc. Publ. Am. Music, 1940-46; Mem. Lambda Chi Alpha. Clubs;
Bohemians, Century, Sinfonia, New York. Home: 244 Douglas St., Salt Lake City.
James R. "Jim" Wagner
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Rachel Evelyn (Pickerill) Wagner
Lovell B. Pickerill
Pickerill Home in Eureka, Illinois
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