Marcia Herndon Papers

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Marcia Herndon Papers

1830-2013 (majority 1968-1994)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/21855

Marcia Alice Herndon (1941-1997) was a musicologist, educator, and researcher. Throughout her career she served as a Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Maryland. In addition to her professorship, she also authored and co-authored many notable publications, including Music as Culture (1979) with Norma McLeod. As a researcher, she specialized in ethnomusicology, Eastern Band Cherokee music and the traditions of people indigenous to North America, and the relationship between gender and musical performance. The Marcia Herndon papers consist of both professional and personal papers and covers the period from 1830 to 1995; the bulk of materials date from 1968 to 1994. Documents include professional and personal writings, books and publications, correspondence, translations and field notes, audio/visual materials, and memorabilia.

26.00 linear feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Herndon, Marcia

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Marcia Alice Herndon (1941-1997) was a musicologist, researcher, and educator who helped shape the field of ethnomusicology, especially in the areas of gender research and Native American studies. Marcia Herndon was born in Canton, North Carolina, near the Cherokee community of her grandparents. After graduating with her Bachelor of Arts in 1962, and later a Master of Arts in German from Tulane University in 1964, she went on to receive her Ph.D. in Anthropology and Ethn...