Finding Aid for David K. Stigberg Audio Recordings and Papers, 1968-2000 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: David K. Stigberg Audio Recordings and Papers, 1968-2000

ID: 12/5/87

Primary Creator: David K. Stigberg (1942-2018)

Extent: 3.65 cubic feet

Arrangement: The collection is arranged into two series: Series 1), Field Recordings and Research Notes, 1968-1985, and Series 2) Personal Student and Univerity of Illinois Faculty Records, 1968-2000. Series 1 is divided into three sub-series, based on the three field research projects represented in the collection: Sub-series 1) Queretaro Project, Sub-series 2) Veracruz Project, and Sub-series 3) Chiapas Project. Series 2 is divided into four sub-series: Sub-series 1) Student papers and Sound Recordings, Sub-series 2) Universtiy of Illinois at Chicago Circle Faculty Papers and Sound Recordings, Sub-series 3) University of llinois Urbana-Champaign Faculty Papers and Sound Recordings, and Sub-series 4) Correspondence. The collection is arranged in original order, with the exception of the 5" and 7" tape reels and Series 2, Sub-series 1, 2, & 3, which were without any order upon aquisition and rearranged based on the stages of Stigberg's career during which they were produced. The papers within Series 2, Sub-series 1, 2, & 3 are arranged in chronological order. The sound recordings in Series 2, Sub-series 2 & 3 are arranged by subject. Folder names were changed to better describe their contents where necessary.

Date Acquired: 10/31/2023

Subjects: Chicago Circle Campus, Ethnomusicology, Music, School of, Music -- Mexico, Music -- Mexico - History and Geography, Music -- Mexico - Religion and Sociology, University of Illinois

Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of sound recordings, research notes, drafts and outlines of articles and presentations, and correspondence documenting David Stigberg's ethnomusicological research in Mexico and his teaching duites as a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Of particular note are field recordings of popular music groups from Veracruz from the 1970s and traditional music from Zinacantan, Chiapas, from Stigberg's field research in the 1980s. The sound recordings, in 7" and 5" reel-to-reel and cassette format, make up the bulk of the collection. These include the field recordings, tapes used for teaching, and compilations and dubs of commercial music that he shared with his contacts in Mexico.

Biographical Note

David K. Stigberg was born on October 31, 1942, in Bridgeport, CT. Stigberg grew up in several towns and cites along the east coast, as his family relocated frequently due to his father's work. Stigberg attended the Univerity of Connecticut for undergraduate study, where he met his first wife Gerry Lynn Callis. They married in June 1964, and in 1965, moved to Champaign where Stigberg began his master's studies in musicology at UIUC. In 1968, he participated in ethnomusicological field work in Querétaro, Mexico. After completing his master's degree, Stigberg enrolled in the PhD program in ethnomusicology at UIUC, studying under Bruno Nettl. In 1971 and 1972, Stigberg did field work in Veracruz, Mexico, as part of his doctorate studies. In 1973, he returned to the United States to accept a teaching position at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. He taught at Chicago until 1980, when he completed his dissertation and moved back to Champaign with his family to teach at UIUC.

During the 1980s, Stigberg made three trips to Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico, to conduct field research on cross-cultural exchange in the musics of the Tzotzil-speaking indigenous people and hispanic Mexicans. He taught at UIUC until 1987, when he shifted into a career in computer programming, working on digital mapping projects for the US Army as well as agricultural mapping in Illinois. Stigberg and his wife Gerry were divorced in 1994, and he remarried Sara Tuber. Stigberg passed away in 2018 at the age of 75.

Subject/Index Terms

Chicago Circle Campus
Ethnomusicology
Music, School of
Music -- Mexico
Music -- Mexico - History and Geography
Music -- Mexico - Religion and Sociology
University of Illinois

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Sara Taber

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

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[Series 1: Field Recordings and Research Notes, 1968-1985],
[Series 2: Personal Student and University of Illinois Faculty Records, 1968-2000],
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Series 1: Field Recordings and Research Notes, 1968-1985

Arranged in three sub-series: Subseries 1 consists of audio recordings from Stigberg's student field research experience in Querétaro, Mexico. Arranged in original order. Sub-series 2 consists of audio recordings and research notes from Stigberg's dissertation research in Veracruz. Arranged in original order. Sub-series 3 consists of audio recordings, research notes, correspondence, paperwork, preliminary research, and paperwork documenting Stigberg's research in Zinacantan, Chiapas, in southern Mexico, undertaken during his time teaching at UIUC. Arranged in original order.

Sub-Series 1: Querétaro Project, 1968

Box 1

Item 1: Tape 1 - Interview, 1968: 5" acetate reel
Item 2: Queretaro #2, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 3: Queretaro #3, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 4: Queretaro #4, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 5: Queretaro #5, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 6: Queretaro #6, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 7: Queretaro #7, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 8: Queretaro #8, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 9: Queretaro #9, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 10: Queretaro #10, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 11: Queretaro #11, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 12: Queretaro #12, 1968: 5" acetate reel
Item 13: Queretaro #13, 1968: 5" acetate reel
Item 14: Queretaro #14, 1968: 5" acetate reel
Item 15: Queretaro #15, 1968: 5" acetate reel
Item 16: Queretaro #16, 1968: 5" acetate reel
Item 17: Queretaro #17, 1968: 5" polyester reel
Item 18: Queretaro #18, 1968: 5" acetate reel
Item 19: #19, 1968: 5" acetate reel

Sub-Series 2: Veracruz Project, 1971-1973

Box 1

Item 20: 1.16, Undated: 5" polyester reel
Item 21: 1.17, Undated: 5" polyester reel
Item 22: 1.18, Undated: 5" polyester reel. Notes on contents found in research notes binder in Box 6.
Item 23: 1.19, Undated: 5" polyester reel. Notes on contents found in research notes binder in Box 6.
Item 24: 1.20, Undated: 5" polyester reel
Item 25: 1.21, Undated: 5" polyester reel
Item 26: 1.22, Undated: 5" polyester reel
Item 27: Tampa/Flash, Undated: 5" polyester reel. Track listing includied on paper in box.
Item 28: Veracruz Demo, Undated: 5" polyester reel. Includes music by Los tampa, Flash, and Socios del Ritmo. Track listing on back of tape box.
Item 34: Bach Violin and Clavier Sonatas, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on back of tape box.
Item 35: Mozart, Handel, and Linz, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on back of tape box.
Item 36: Mussorsky Songs, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on paper inside tape box.
Item 37: Debussy, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on paper inside tape box.
Item 38: Ives Symph #4, Beethoven Archduke Trio, Hungarian Music Bartok Folk Song Settings, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on paper inside tape box.
Item 39: Ives, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on back of tape box.
Item 40: Stones, Aretha, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Time markings on back of tape box. Includes Fresh Cream by Cream.
Item 41: Workingman's Dead, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Includes Grateful Dead albums Workingman's Dead and Anthem of the Sun.
Item 42: Joni Mitchell, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Mitchell's 1st album. Miles Davis Live/Evil on side 2.
Item 43: Miles in the Sky, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on paper inside tape box.
Item 44: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Rev. Gary Davis, Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on back of tape box.
Item 45: Stan Getz "Sweet Rain" / Davis "Sorcerer", Undated: 7" acetate reel. Track listing on paper inside tape box.

Box 2

Item 1: Satie and Debussy, Undated: 7" polyester reel. Has addititional label: Antologia del Folklore Musical de España.
Item 2: Mahler - Symphony 2 & 3 / Roger Reynolds - Emperor of Ice Cream, Undated: 7" acetate reel.
Item 3: Xenakis / Denisov, Undated: 7" polyester reel. Track listing on back of tape box.
Item 4: Penderecki, Mahler, Bartok, Undated: 7" polyester reel. Track listing on back of box.
Item 5: Wozzeck, Undated: 7"polyester reel. Recording information on back of tape box.

Box 5

Folder 1: Tourist Guides - Veracruz, Mexico City, Havana, 1971-1981

Box 6

Item 1: Veracruz Field Notes, 1971-1972: Contents include: 1. Non-Musical Informants. 2. Los Tampa Field Notes. 3. Tape Notes. 4. Portales. 5. Jarocho Notes. 6. Jarocho Tapes.

Sub-Series 3: Chiapas Project, 1978-1985

Box 1

Item 46: Chiapas Transcription Dubs (1), 1982-1985: 7" polyester reel. Content description on tape box.
Item 47: Chiapas Transcription Dubs (2), 1983: 7" polyester reel. Content description on tape box.
Item 48: Chiapas 1985 - T. 13, 1985: 7" polyester reel.

Box 3

Item 1: Zinacantan FD Dubs Tape 2, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 2: 2 Chiapas, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 3: 3 Chiapas, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 4: 4 Stigberg, Undated: Cassette tape
Item 5: 5 Stigberg, Undated: Cassette tape
Item 6: 6 Stigberg, Undated: Cassette tape
Item 7: 7 Stigberg, Undated: Cassette tape
Item 8: 8 Chiapas, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 9: 9 Chiapas, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 10: #10 Chiapas, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 11: #11 Chiapas, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 12: #13 Chiapas, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 13: #14 Chiapas, 1982: Cassette tape
Item 14: #2 Chiapas Summer, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 15: #3 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 16: #4 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 17: #5 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 18: #6 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 19: #7 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 20: #8 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 21: #9 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 22: #10 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape
Item 23: #11 Chiapas, 1983: Cassette tape

Box 4

Item 1: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 1, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 2: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 2, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 3: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 3, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 4: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 4, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 5: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 5, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 6: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 6, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 7: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 8 - Na Bolom Dub, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 8: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 9, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 9: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 10, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 10: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 11, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 11: Chiapas 1985 - Tape 12, 1985: Cassette tape
Item 12: Chiapas 1985 - Moscovita, 1985: Cassette tape

Box 5

Folder 2: Tzotzil Music Class Teaching Notes, Undated
Folder 3: "Spanish Elements in the Music of Two Maya Groups," Harrison, Frank and Joan, Undated
Folder 4: Chiapas Project - Preliminary Research, Correspondence, and Paperwork, 1980-1985
Folder 5: "Musical Culture in Zinacantán," SEM Lecture, Tallahassee, 1983
Folder 6: Field Recording Transcriptions, 1982-1985
Folder 7: Zinacantán, Chiapas - Flute and Drum Materials - Field Recording Notes and Transcriptions, 1982-1985
Folder 8: Chiapas 1985 Receipts, 1984-1985
Folder 9: Expense Account, Undated
Folder 10: Na Bolom, 1983-1984
Folder 11: Letter of Support from the Director of La Casa de la Cultura, 1982
Folder 12: Newsclippings and Ticket for El Templo de San Lorenzo, 1978-1985
Folder 13: Articles on the Music of Chiapas, Undated
Folder 14: Tzotzil Languag Class Personal Student Notes, 1982
Folder 15: Chiapas Tape Notes, Undated
Folder 16: Bibliography on Global Musicology (Non-thesis), Undated
Folder 17: Chiapas Expenses, 1981-1983
Folder 18: Tinker Foundation Grant Proposal, 1981-1982
Folder 19: Preparatory Notes fo Interviews, Undated
Folder 20: Preparatory Notes for Field Work and Interviews and List of Potential Contacts, 1982
Folder 21: Research Notes and Outline of Zinacantán Article, Undated
Folder 22: Haviland, John B.: "VOB: Traditional Music in Zinacantán", Undated
Folder 23: Georges Arbuzx: "La Construction de la Guitarre et du Violon a Chamula, Undated
Folder 24: Bricker, Victoria R.: "Symbolic Representations of Protohistoric Social Stratification and Religious Organization in a Modern Maya Community", Undated

Box 6

Item 2: Chiapas Field Notes, 1982-1985: Contents include: 1. Agenda. 2. 1985 Notes. 3. Radio. 4. 1983 Notes. 5. 1982 Notes. 6. 1982 Letters.

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