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McAllester, David P. (David Park), 1916-2006

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

David McAllester papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-018
Abstract

David Park McAllester was professor of Anthropology and Music at Wesleyan University from 1947 to 1986. He studied and wrote about the rites and ceremonies of the Navajo Indians and was a co-founder of the Society for Ethnomusicology.

This collection contains drafts of published and unpublished writings, extensive correspondence, field notes and one nineteenth century family photograph album.

Dates: 1940-1996

Wesleyan University Music Department records

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-182
Abstract

The collection includes proposals, meeting minutes, memoranda, correspondence, and reports relating to the establishment of the ethnomusicology doctoral program. It also contains photographs and printed material relating to music performances by faculty, student groups, and visiting world music artists, including concert programs. Materials in the Concert Correspondence Files, Events Scrapbooks, and Programs and Records series have not been processed.

Dates: 1952-1988

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Blessingway (Navajo rite) 1
Choral music 1
Concerts 1
Cultural property -- Repatriation 1
Electronic music 1