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Durham, Lowell M.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1917 - 1992

Biographical History

Citation:
UPB Files, MSS 8150, February 1, 2013 (born on March 4, 1917 to George H. Durham and Nellie Marsden; 1941, he received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Utah, married Betty Dee Divers on April 26, 1941; received a Master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1942, and a Ph.D. from there in 1945; post-doctoral work was completed at Columbia University and NYU; returned to the University of Utah in 1946 as a faculty member; served in executive positions on the Music Critics Association and the American Musicological Society; music critic for the Salt Lake Tribune; musical director of KSL; Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah in 1955; retired in 1964; had three children: Lowell M., Jr., Susan, and Thomas L. Durham.)

Ancestry.com, February 19, 2013 (Lowell M. Durham, b. 1917). (Durham died on November 10, 1992 in Salt Lake City; born March 4, 1917 in Utah.)

AncientFaces.com, February 19, 2013 (Lowell M. Durham). (born in Utah March 4, 1917.)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lowell M. Durham articles and drafts, 1925-1992

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8150 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains materials written by and collected by Durham related to Utah and Latter-day Saint music and musicians. Most of the material consists of drafts of chapters from Durham's book on Maurice Abravanel, complete with notes and edits. Also contains some research material, including a few clippings and a list of recordings of the Utah Symphony. There are articles written by Durham and others as well, such as his earlier draft of "The Abravanel Years," the article "Pioneer Symphony" by...
Dates: 1925-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8150, Lowell M. Durham papers

Lowell M. Durham clippings, 1945-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8150 Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains newspaper and article clippings collected by Durham related to Latter-day Saint music topics and research. This is primarily composed of reviews of musical performances by the Utah Symphony and University of Utah music programs. There are materials from the Utah Symphony's international tour under Maurice Abravanel. They also contain news on the Symphony, such as the appointment of new conductors Joseph Silverstein and Varujan Kojian. Some materials discuss the fine arts in the...
Dates: 1945-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8150, Lowell M. Durham papers

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