BROWN, RAE LINDA, 1953-2017.
Rae Linda Brown papers, 1933-2015 [bulk: 1981-2008]

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Special restrictions apply: Printed or manuscript music in this collection that is still under copyright protection and is not in the Public Domain may not be photocopied or photographed. Researchers must provide written authorization from the copyright holder to request copies of these materials.

Related Materials in Other Repositories

Florence Beatrice Smith Price collection, University of Arkansas

Florence Beatrice Smith Price papers addendum, University of Arkansas

Source

Purchased from Carlene Brown, 2019.

Custodial History

Carlene Brown is the sister of Rae Linda Brown. Rose Library staff prepared the materials for transfer to the Rose Library at Brown's residence in Seattle, Washington.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Rae Linda Brown papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Appraisal Note

Curator of African American Collections Pellom McDaniels, III, acquired the collection as part of the Rose Library's holdings in African American musicians. Archivists have retained all material received with the collection.

Processing

Arranged and described at the collection level by Meaghan O'Riordan, October 2020. O'Riordan retained folders labeled and organized by Rae Linda and Carlene Brown.

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Biographical Note

Rae Linda Brown (1953-2017) grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. Her grandparents, father, aunt, and uncle sang and performed as a group in the 1940s and were well known in the area as The Musical Browns. Brown earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Connecticut (Mansfield), a Master of Arts in African American Studies from Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut), and a Ph.D. in Musicology in 1980, also from Yale University.

Brown's dissertation was about the composer Florence Price, and she completed a biography of Price titled The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price, 1887-1953 (2020, University of Illinois Press). Brown has published several editions of Price's compositions, including the Sonata in E Minor for piano, the Symphony in E Minor, and the Symphony No. 3 in C Minor. Her dedicated work to researching and publishing on Price lead to wider recognition of Price's role in and contribution to American music. Brown was also the music editor of the five-volume Encyclopedia of African American History and Culture (1996).

Brown held faculty and administrative positions at the University of California, Irvine, and at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). From 2004-2005 she was a Fellow of the American Council on Education and served as a member of the leadership team at Pomona College (Claremont, California).

From 2008-2016, Brown served as Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and professor of music at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, California). From 2016-2017, she served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, Washington). In 2017 Brown received the inaugural Willis C. Patterson Research Award for her work in the area of African American Art Song.

Brown died in 2017 from leiomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of the papers of Rae Linda Brown from 1933-2015, including sheet music, correspondence, research files, teaching files, and audiovisual and born digital material. Much of the material relates to composer Florence Price. The collection also contains materials used for teaching courses in music, including syllabi, printed material, and audiovisual material.

Arrangement Note

Arranged alphabetically by title.