Object ID	XXXX.026
Object Name	Records
Abstract	The Jason and Mamie Tickton Collection contains clippings, correspondence, personal items, photographs and photograph albums, scrapbooks, journals, programs, certificates, a VHS video, plaques, prayer books, hymnals and various oversized items pertaining to Jason Tickton's involvement as Temple Beth El's Music Director and Organist, as a Professor of Music at Wayne State University and composer and performer of liturgical music.
Admin/Biog History	Jason and Mamie Tickton were vital members of the Jewish community. Jason was born on January 2, 1914 and died on June 13, 1989. He was the Music Director and Organist at Temple Beth El for 55 (1933-1988) years; a faculty member and Professor of Music at Wayne State University for 47 years (1937-1984); a lecturer for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for 5 years; a composer of liturgical music, which has been performed in over 400 Temples in the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel; an author of many articles published in magazines and newspapers; performed 29 public organ recitals; and conducted a Wayne State University Radio Course, "Introduction to Music Literature," for a period of 10 years over WDET FM radio. Jason married Mamie (Maldawsky) in 1940. They had one son, Dr. Stanley Tickton, who is a Professor of Mass Communication at Norfolk State University in Virginia, and three grandchildren. Jason received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Music from Wayne State University in 1936 and1937, respectively. Jason' s father was Daniel L. Tickton and his brother was Sidney Tickton. Jason Tickton was also the winner of the "Adult Education Prize for Creativity in the Arts" in May of 1960 and May of 1963 and winner of the "President's Award for Excellence in Teaching" in June of 1977.
Creator	Jason and Mamie Tickton
Catalog date	08/28/2001
Collection	Tickton (Jason and Mamie) Collection
Container	7 MS, 3 OS
Dates of Accumulation	c.1933-1999
Language	English
Level of description	Folder
People	Tickton, Jason/ Tickton, Mamie/ Franklin, Leo M./ Reagan, Ronald/ Blanchard, James J./ Levin, Carl/ Riegle, Donald/ Tickton, Daniel/ Tickton, Stanley/
Home location	Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives Stacks.
Related unit of descrip	The Franklin Archives has Jason Tickton's Liturgical Sheet Music Collection, which is unprocessed and is in storage. For more information contact the archivist. The archives also has the Temple Beth El Music Collection.
Search Terms	music/ Wayne State University/ organ/ Music Director/ Detroit Symphony Orchestra/ liturgical music/ WDET/ Metropolitan Detroit Federation of Reform Synagogues/ choir/ Union hymnals/ sheet music/ Wick Organ Company/ War rations/ Jewish Music Festival/
Title	The Jason and Mamie Tickton Collection

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