Frances Densmore papers, 1926-1939.

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Frances Densmore papers, 1926-1939.

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Essays, addresses, and articles prepared by Densmore, a Red Wing (Minn.) native and authority on American Indian music, accompanied by photographs (some taken by Densmore) used in publications of the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology.

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