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.
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