Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Marjory Bong-Ray Liu collection
Main title
- Marjory Bong-Ray Liu collection.
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Description
- approximately 30 linear feet.
- sound recordings 198 sound discs : analog ; 12 in.
- sound recordings 86 sound discs : analog ; 10 in.
- sound recordings 95 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.
- sound recordings 70 sound tape reels : analog ; 5 in.
- sound recordings 11 sound tape reels : analog ; various sizes.
- sound recordings 392 sound cassettes : analog.
- sound recordings 6 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- moving images 14 videocassettes (VHS, Beta)
- moving images 42 film reels ; 8 mm
- moving images 1 film reel ; 160
- graphic images 4845 slides : color ; 35 mm
- manuscripts approximately 18.5 linear feet.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory
- Collection is open for research. Access may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Local shelving no.
- AFC 2003/053
Related names
Biography/History note
- Marjory Bong-Ray Liu was born and raised in China. She came to the United States to study music therapy, music education, and ethnomusicology, and received a Ph.D. from UCLA for her dissertation on Chinese Kunqü opera. She taught Ethnomusicology and Chinese and Asian Art, Philosophy and Culture at Arizona State University until her retirement in 1989. In 1980, she was one of the first American-based scholars invited to teach ethnomusicology at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In 1981, she was Guest Resident at the nationally acclaimed Jiangsu School of Opera in Nanjing. She has published extensively in English, Chinese, and German scholarly journals, and contributed all entries on Taoism to the 2003 encyclopedia Treasury of Mystic Terms.
Summary
- Documentation of Chinese Kunqü opera.
LC Subjects
Notes
- In process.
- In Chinese and English.
Indexes
- Inventory is available in the Folklife Reading Room.
Acquisition source
- Marjory Bong-Ray Liu; Donation; 2008.
Cite as
- Marjory Bong-Ray Liu collection (AFC 2003/053), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
LCCN
- 2020655200
Geographic area code
- a-cc---
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG53)
