Bruce Bellingham Papers
Scope and Content
The collection contains notes, photocopies, transparencies, research, scores, correspondence and publications pertaining to Professor Bellingham's scholarly research in the history of music.
Dates
- undated, 1945-2003
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
Biography
Bruce Bellingham joined the faculty of the Eastman School of Music in 1968, and came to the University of Connecticut as a professor of music history in the School of Fine Arts in 1974. In addition to teaching in the Music Department, Bellingham also gave pre-concert talks at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at UConn, taught at the Center for Learning in Retirement and the Adult Learning Program in West Hartford. He retired in 2003.
An active member of the New Britain Symphony, the Amphibian Jazz Ensemble, and the Viola de Gamba Society, Bellingham was chairman of the Hop River Chamber Music series. He was also a long-time patron of the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts and a founding member of its volunteer organization, Co-Stars, he extended his support through many programs, especially the Jorgensen Outreach for Youth (JOY!). With his wife, Deborah Walsh Bellingham, he received the Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2009.
Bruce Bellingham, professor emeritus of music, died suddenly of a heart attack on January 3, 2010, at the age of 71.
Extent
9.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains notes, class materials, photocopies, transparencies, research, scores, correspondence and publications pertaining to Professor Bellingham's scholarly research in the history of music.
Arrangement
Series I: Inventory (undated, 1945-2003)
Acquisition Information
The materials were donated in 2010 by Deborah Walsh Bellingham.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Notebooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photocopies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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- Storrs (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Title
- Bruce Bellingham Papers
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2011 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
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