William Vennard papers
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1911 - 2018
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of the audio recordings, research, and faculty papers of American singer, instructor, and vocal pedagogist William Vennard (1909-1971).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Thomas Cleveland, 2017.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the William Vennard papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Music Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library, G-24
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1822 United States
music@usc.edu