Bruce D. Wilson (b. 1938) is an American music educator and archivist, as well as a member of the Music Educators Hall of Fame. He was a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), from 1968 to 2008, teaching music history and the development of North American music education. Wilson also served as the curator of Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) from 1968 to 1995, which was then known as Special Collections in Music and was located in UMD's Hornbake Library. He also served as the head of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library (MSPAL) until 2004. The Bruce D. Wilson papers cover the period from 1957 to 2010; most materials date from 1966 to 2000. The materials were collected over Wilson's career at UMD and were donated after he retired. The collection consists of correspondence, photocopies of articles and photos, clippings of articles, and programs relating to Wilson's career.
The collection is open for research use. Materials from this collection must be used in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library's Irving and Margery Morgan Lowens Special Collections Room during SCPA’s operating hours. Please contact the curator for an appointment or if you have questions related to digital access of the materials.
Copyright was not transferred to the University of Maryland with the gift of any copyrighted materials. All rights remain with the creators and rights holders. The University of Maryland Libraries is granted permission for the use in scholarly research by the Libraries’ patrons under fair use in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act.
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The Bruce D. Wilson papers cover the period from 1957 to 2010; most materials date from 1966 to 2000. The materials were collected over Wilson's career at the University of Maryland College Park and were donated after he retired. The collection consists of correspondence, photocopies of articles and photos, clippings of articles, and programs relating to Wilson's career.
Bruce Dunbar Wilson (b. 1938) is an American music educator and archivist. He was a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), from 1968 to 2008, teaching music history and the development of North American music education. Wilson also served as the curator of SCPA from 1968 to 1995, which was then known as Special Collections in Music and was located in UMD's Hornbake Library. He also served as the head of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library (MSPAL).
The Bruce D. Wilson papers are organized into five series:
Gift of Bruce Wilson, circa 2005. SCPA Curator Vincent J. Novara compiled Wilson's files at MSPAL for this collection following Wilson's retirement.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library