Amanda Harman

Amanda R. Harman died at the Edgewood Centre May 21 of old age. Born June 11, 1899 she was the daughter of Judge F.X. Ransdell and Katie (Davis) Ransdell of Lake Providence, LA. and the niece of US Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana. Mrs. Harman graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore having studied violin, piano, and composition. She was a highly talented violinist, playing in the first violin section of the Woman's Symphony in Baltimore. She played on radio and at many recitals. She also graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore with a Bachelor of Science Degree. In her mid-life, she obtained a position as music examiner in the music copyright division of the Library of Congress. Using her encyclopedic knowledge on music, she worked there for thirty years. In her retirement she still played at many functions and tended her 100 rose bushes. During her years at the Library and after, she was a world traveler, traveling many times to Europe, England and Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, Russia, the Pacific, Tahiti, Hong Knog, Japan and a trip through the Panama Canal. Mrs. Harman had a life that spanned three centuries, full of accomplishment and interest. Her music gave pleasure to many. She is survived by a daughter, Anne Tiebout, of Portsmouth, NH, a grandson, Stephen R. Tiebout, of South Berwick, Maine, two great grandsons, Andrew and Timothy, and many nieces and nephews.