Duane Wickiser Papers and Recordings, 1933-2008 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Description: Consists of correspondence, photographs, programs, photocopied newspapers, casette tape recordings and published LP recordings of the personal and professional life of Duane Wickiser. Also contains materials from Herschel Dow, Wickier's uncle, who play with The Vagabonds in the 30s and 40s. Wickiser's materials and recordings document his life as a professional jazz musician for various groups and the US army, music teacher for K-12 students, and music professor for the Waubonsee Community College and Southern Georgia University. His personal materials document his education at Eastern Illinois University and Millikin University.