Pounds, Dwight R.

Dwight Pounds (born 1935) donated a lot of materials to the Primrose International Archive and was in charge of taking pictures for the American and International Viola Society.

Dwight took his doctorate in Music Education with viola as a minor under William Primrose at Indiana University. He has donated to the Primrose International Viola Archive (PIVA) including the photo gallery of prominent violists displayed in the PIVA Room. He has been a research historian for both viola societies mentioned and has published two volumes pertaining to the history of the American Viola Society and the transition from violin to viola. Dr. Pounds has been the author of numerous articles on the viola that have appeared in magazines such as JAVS, Die Viola, and The Strad. This collection contains correspondence that involved the viola societies, congresses, Primrose competitions, and general activities pertaining to the viola.