Smith, Ronald Richard, 1938-

Ronald Richard Smith was a member of the Folklore faculty at Indiana University from 1978-1997. His research centered around traditional music, festivals, movement and dance, and religion within the African Diaspora, with a focus on Caribbean peoples. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at IU, Smith also served as associate dean of the Office of Research and University Graduate School from 1988-1996, headed the IU Ethnomusicology Program, and spent one year as director of the Archives of Traditional Music.

From the description of Ronald Richard Smith papers, 1973-1996, bulk 1978-1985. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 41401289

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