Wood, Hally, 1922-1989

Born in Washington, D. C., Harriet Elizabeth Hally Wood (1922-1989) was the daughter of a U.S. Army doctor, who retired in San Antonio, Texas. While studying music at the University of Texas at Austin, she met John and Alan Lomax, and in 1940, she married John Henry Faulk, with whom she had one daughter. Following the end of World War II, Wood moved to New York City to work with such folk musicians as Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, and Pete Seeger. After divorcing Faulk in 1947, she married Spanish Civil War veteran Lou Gordon. Returning to Austin in 1953, Wood divorced Gordon and earned her bachelor’s degree while transcribing field recordings for the Lomaxes. She once again moved to New York City, performing with the Skifflers and other musicians. Upon moving to Puerto Rico in the late 1950s, Wood married Robert Clarence McCleod Stevenson, professor at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras.

Source:

Eder, Bruce. Hally Wood. Allmusic.com. Accessed May 2, 2011. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hally-wood-p286632/biography .

From the guide to the Wood, Hally, oral history, 1985, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Born in Washington, D. C., Harriet Elizabeth Hally Wood (1922-1989) was the daughter of a U.S. Army doctor, who retired in San Antonio, Texas.

While studying music at the University of Texas at Austin, she met John and Alan Lomax, and in 1940, she married John Henry Faulk, with whom she had one daughter. Following the end of World War II, Wood moved to New York City to work with such folk musicians as Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, and Pete Seeger. After divorcing Faulk in 1947, she married Spanish Civil War veteran Lou Gordon. Returning to Austin in 1953, Wood divorced Gordon and earned her bachelor's degree while transcribing field recordings for the Lomaxes. She once again moved to New York City, performing with the Skifflers and other musicians. Upon moving to Puerto Rico in the late 1950s, Wood married Robert Clarence McCleod Stevenson, professor at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras.

From the description of Wood, Hally, Oral History, 1985 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 767651700