Overview

Title: Ethnomusicology program records
Call Number: Coll080
Creator: University of Maryland. Baltimore County. Department of Music
Dates: 1979-1998
Size: 8 boxes (9 linear feet)
Language: English
Abstract: Collection includes department, faculty, and student files; Faculty Senate and Middle States Review files; dissertation materials; course materials and syllabi; program proposals; and audiotapes relating to the Ethnomusicology program at UMBC.
Citation: Ethnomusicology records, University Archives, Collection 80, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).

Administrative/Biographical Note

The Ethnomusicology program at UMBC was a part of the Department of Music, offering M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The program was eliminated at UMBC in 1994 by the Board of Regents as a cost saving measure; the last graduate class offered as part of the Ethnomusicology graduate program was Spring 1998.


Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Materials transferred from the Ethnomusicology Program in 1998 and 2003. Accessions: UARC 1998-15, UARC 2003-12.

Processing Note

Collection unprocessed. University publications related to the Music Department are available under call number UPUB M4; the Ethnomusicology program was a subset of the Music Department. Additional performing arts records are available in the Visual and Performing Arts records.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.


Access & Use

Finding Aids

Inventory list available.

Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll080.php

Access Conditions

This collection requires review by Special Collections staff prior to use by researchers. Users should submit their request to view this collection at speccoll@umbc.edu or 410-455-2353.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. UMBC is the copyright owner; permission to reproduce is required.


Subject Headings

Creators

University of Maryland. Baltimore County. Department of Music

Subjects

Ethnomusicology

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Department of Music -- Archives

University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Curricula

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