William F. Hanson Papers

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William F. Hanson Papers

1913-1962

http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/resources/11137

Indian opera productions composed by Hanson, musical scores, research material, and scrapbooks and photos based on ceremonies and music of the Ute Indians of Colorado and Utah. Operas included are: "Sun Dance," produced in New York City, 1938, "Bear Dance," and "The Bleeding Heart," a white man's fantasy of an imaginary Indian people who lived at the base of Mount Timpanogos in Utah.

11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

eng, Latn

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