Wiley Lee Housewright

Wiley Lee Housewright, EdD (17 October 1913 Wylie, Texas – 13 December 2003 Tallahassee) was an American music educator and longtime dean of music at Florida State University. He was the author of A History of Music and Dance in Florida, 1565-1865.

Career highlights

1934–1941: Director of Music, public schools in Texas and New York

1942–1943: Lecturer of Music, New York University

1946–1947: Assistant Professor of Music, The University of Texas at Austin

1947–1980: Professor of Music, School of Music, Florida State University, Tallahassee

1961–1962: Distinguished professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee

1966–1979: Dean, School of Music, Florida State University, Tallahassee

1968–1970: President, Music Educators National Conference (MENC)

Formal education

1934: Bachelor of Science, University of North Texas, Denton

1938: Master of Arts, Columbia University, New York City

1943: EdD, New York University, New York City

See also

• The Housewright Symposium / Vision 2020
• Tanglewood Symposium

External links

• Wiley L. Housewright papers, Special Collections in Performing Arts, University of Maryland Libraries.

References