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Finding Aid for the Donn Borcherdt Collection 1960-1964
1966.01  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Donn Borcherdt Collection,
    Date (inclusive): 1960-1964
    Collection number: 1966.01
    Creator: Borcherdt, Donn
    Extent: 7 boxes
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Ethnomusicology Archive
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
    Abstract: This collection consists of sound recordings and field notes.
    Language of Material: Collection materials in English, Spanish

    Access

    Archive materials may be accessed in the Archive. As many of our collections are stored off-site at SRLF, we recommend you contact the Archive in advance to check on the availability of the materials.

    Publication Rights

    Archive materials do not circulate and may not be duplicated or published without written permission from the copyright holders, collectors, and/or performers. For more information contact the Archive Librarians: archive@arts.ucla.edu.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Donn Borcherdt Collection, 1966.01, Ethnomusicology Archive, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Biography

    Donn Borcherdt was born in Montrose, California. Borcherdt was a composer and pianist. After he received his BA from UCLA in composition and conducting, he began his graduate studies in ethnomusicology in 1956, focusing first on Armenian folk music and, later, on the music of Mexico. He earned his MA from UCLA in 1962. Borcherdt conducted field research in Jalisco, Mexico, in 1960, 1961, and 1963-64. His publications include "Armenian Folk Music in the Los Angeles and Fresno Areas," Western Folklore (1959). Borcherdt also hosted the weekly radio program, "Many Worlds of Music," in 1960-62, on KPFK in Los Angeles.

    Scope and Content

    Field recordings made in Mexico, primarily Jalisco, 1960-1964, and recordings of Mexican music in Los Angeles.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Church music--Mexico.
    Corridos.
    Huapangos.
    Huichol Indians--Mexico--Music.
    Mariachi.
    Music--Mexico--Jalisco.
    Sones--Mexico.