Edmister, Grace Thompson, 1890-1984
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Charlemaud Curtis Collection of Southwestern Music, Interviews and Programs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-847-BC
Abstract
The Curtis collection contains a wide variety of recordings including music, programs and interviews. They range from Navajo, Pueblo, Keresan, Laguna and Mescalero Apache and songs and dances, Spanish alabados, Christmas plays, and wedding dances and popular music, to Anglo American fiddle and cowboy tunes and African American gospel music. Also included are some songs from the Cheyenne and Plains Indians, the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, the Indians of Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru, and a...
Dates:
1960-1987
Grace Thompson Edmister Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-472
Abstract
The collection contains photographs compiled by Grace Thompson Edmister, musician, teacher, and director of the Albuquerque Civic Symphony later named New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.
Dates:
1890-1980
University of New Mexico Department of Music Records
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-039
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, news clippings, concert programs, and sheet music from the UNM Music Department’s files and includes sheet music and a notebook from Grace Edmister, an early chair of the department, and an article about her. Much of the sheet music is transcribed, traditional Hispanic and Native American songs.
Dates:
1940-1983