Box 1

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Letter and two enclosures. Enclosures are curriculum vitae and notes on a possible lecture tour.

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Stamps and return address indicate letter was sent from Grenada, West Indies.

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Aerogramme with handwritten letter sent from Grenada, West Indies. The writer reintroduces herself to Dr. Southern as a Nigerian musicologist studying funerary music and further indicates she is now uncovering African musical retention in the Caribbean.

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In his letter, Reginald T. Buckner explains that he created the enclosed workbook on Southern's book The Music of Black Americans : A History to teach his students. Buckner notes that student comprehension improved once he started assigning the workbook to students in addition to reading her book.

Scope and Contents: This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, including Southern’s communications with members of the Department of Music and Department of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University, and with other Harvard faculty and administration, such as former University President Derek Bok, Professors Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Daniel Bell. Additionally, the series contains correspondence from peers at other universities, inquiries for research assistance from musicology researchers,...

Scope and Contents: This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, including Southern’s communications with members of the Department of Music and Department of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University, and with other Harvard faculty and administration, such as former University President Derek Bok, Professors Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Daniel Bell. Additionally, the series contains correspondence from peers at other universities, inquiries for research assistance from musicology researchers,...