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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Music Library
Title: William Vennard papers
Creator:
Vennard, William , 1909-1971
Identifier/Call Number: 1015
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/8/resources/3364
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
7 boxes
Date (bulk): 1911-2018
Abstract: Collection consists of the audio recordings, research, and faculty papers of American singer, instructor, and vocal pedagogist
William Vennard (1909-1971).
Language of Material:
English.
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William D. Vennard (1909-1971) was an American singer and vocal pedagogist renowned for his research in the anatomy and physiology
of voice production. He fostered collaborative efforts between singers, physicists, psychologists, and voice scientists to
advance the field. Vennard became a faculty member of the USC School of Music in 1946 and served as the voice department's
chair from 1950 to 1971.
Collection consists of the audio recordings, research, and faculty papers of American singer, instructor, and vocal pedagogist
William Vennard (1909-1971). Materials include stereograms, xrays of the throat and larynx, correspondence, study questionnaires,
course descriptions, publications, books, open reel audio tapes, and audio cassettes. Also included is the program from the
2018 symposium The Art and Science of Great Teaching: Celebrating the Legacy of William Vennard
Sponsored by a Libraries Dean's Challenge Grant and the Thornton School of Music.
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Music Library at music@usc.edu.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Rodney Rolfs, Music Librarian, in 1989.
[Box/folder no. or item name], William Vennard papers, Collection no. 1015, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Music
Music -- Instruction and study
Otolaryngology
Singing -- Instruction and study
Singing -- Methods
Singing -- Physiological aspects
Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Archival resources
Vennard, William , 1909-1971 -- Archives