Lillian Kappelmann was a graduate of Howard-Payne College's Conservatory of Music. A piano virtuoso, she studied with N. Louise Wright, Dean of the Conservatory. At the time,Howard-Payne College was all-female. Seven years later, it would merge with the nearby all-male Central College, to recreate Central College as a coed institution.
The following materials were generously donated to Central Methodist University's Archives and Special Collections by her surviving family. They provide a fascinating and detailed look into what life as a music student entailed, over a hundred years ago.