Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection
type: FindingAid
type: Document
description: Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695190
conforms to: General International Standard for Archival Description
publisher: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
encoded as: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection
topic: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
subject: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
has part: Biographical History for: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
topic: MANUSCRIPTS
subject: MANUSCRIPTS
topic: Administrative
subject: Administrative
topic: Correspondence
subject: Correspondence
topic: Index to LC project recordings
subject: Index to LC project recordings
topic: Field notes I (LC project recordings)
subject: Field notes I (LC project recordings)
topic: Field notes II (non-project field recordings 1960-62)
subject: Field notes II (non-project field recordings 1960-62)
topic: LP record set booklet
subject: LP record set booklet
topic: Articles
subject: Articles
topic: One page
subject: One page
topic: MICROFILM
subject: MICROFILM
topic: SOUND RECORDINGS
subject: SOUND RECORDINGS
topic: "Music of Morocco"
subject: "Music of Morocco"
topic: LC project recordings
subject: LC project recordings
topic: Non-project field recordings (1960-1962)
subject: Non-project field recordings (1960-1962)
topic: PHOTOGRAPHS
subject: PHOTOGRAPHS
topic: MAP
subject: MAP

General International Standard for Archival Description
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Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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country code: US
maintenance agency code: US-DLC
is publisher of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection
administers: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
provides access to: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
provides access to: MANUSCRIPTS
provides access to: Administrative
provides access to: Correspondence
provides access to: Index to LC project recordings
provides access to: Field notes I (LC project recordings)
provides access to: Field notes II (non-project field recordings 1960-62)
provides access to: LP record set booklet
provides access to: Articles
provides access to: One page
provides access to: MICROFILM
provides access to: SOUND RECORDINGS
provides access to: "Music of Morocco"
provides access to: LC project recordings
provides access to: Non-project field recordings (1960-1962)
provides access to: PHOTOGRAPHS
provides access to: MAP

Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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is administered by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home

Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection
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type: Document
description: Encoded by Nora Yeh, March 2012
created: March 2012
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conforms to: Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
encoding of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection

Encoded Archival Description
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Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
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Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
type: ArchivalResource
access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: collection
identifier: AFC 1960/001
extent: 2 boxes (1.25 linear feet)
extent: 1 map
extent: 2 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in.
extent: 70 sound tape reels (ca. 70 hrs.) : analog, 2 track ; 7 in.
language: eng
language: ara
language: ber
language: heb
origination: Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999, collector.
origination: Archive of Folk Song (U.S.), collector.
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
scopecontent: Scope and Content The collection includes dance music, secular music, music for Ramadan and other Islamic rites, and music for animistic rituals. Berber and Arab music predominates, and Sephardic liturgical music and folk songs are included. Dance was often integral to the music events. Field notes and correspondence describe the recording events (including dance) and circumstances of the project. Manuscripts in English. Sound recordings in Berber languages, Arabic, and Hebrew. The Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection consists of audio recordings, photographs, and accompanying documentation that focus primarily on one recording project. With a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and sponsorship from the Library of Congress, Paul Bowles spent the months of August to September of 1959 traveling throughout Morocco recording approximately 60 hours of traditional folk, art, and popular music. Bowles collected in 23 villages, towns, and cities along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, from Goulimine in the Sahara to Segangan in the Rif country, and inland through the Middle and Grand Atlas ranges to Zagora in the Anti-Atlas. Due to the political situation at the time, Bowles was not able to record in the southeastern region. In 1963, the Library acquired five additional recordings of Moroccan music made by Bowles in 1960-19 62. In 1972, the Library issued a two-record set of selections from the collection. A nine-page descriptive booklet accompanies the set. The heterogenous recordings reflect the variety of Moroccan culture. From urban professionals and religious singers to rural and nomadic tribespeople, the musicians performed vocal and instrumental music. The collection includes dance music, secular music, music for Ramadan and other Islamic rites, and music for animistic rituals. Berber and Arab music predominates, and a considerable variety of styles emerges from the survey of different areas and tribes. Some selections exhibit traces of the antique Andalusian…
access restrictions: Access Listening and viewing access to the collection is unrestricted. Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Duplication for publication purposes requires the prior written permission of the collector's estate. Address available in the American Folklife Center.
other finding aids: http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695190
related material: Related Publications Bowles, Paul. Record notes to Music of Morocca From the Archive of Folk Song recorded and edited by Paul Bowles. Recording Laboratory AFS L63 and L64. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1972. 12 pp. A copy is in Box 1, Folder 10 of this collection. Bowles, Paul. " The Rif, to Music." In Their Heads are Green and Their Hands are Blue, 97-141. New York: Random House, 1957. Jabbour, Alan, and Joseph C. Hickerson. "African Recordings in the Archive of Folk Song." Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress 27 (July 1970): 284-85. Leavitt, Donald, L. "Folk, Popular, and Art Music of Morocco." Library of Congress Information Bulletin 19 (October 17, 1960): 589-91. Melville, Annette. " Paul Bowles Collection." In Special Collections in the Library of Congress, 47. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1980. Sawyer-Laucanno, Christopher. An Invisible Spectator: A Biography of Paul Bowles. New York: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1989.
processing: Processing History The original processing was done and finding aid was prepared by Michelle Forner for a dance grant, therefore an appendix includes a list of dance related information. Scanned photographic prints and map on 2 CDs, created in June 2010 for reference purpose, are in Box 2. The collection includes correspondence and processing for the production of the album, Music of Morocco from the Archive of Folk Song.
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aggregates: MANUSCRIPTS
has part: MICROFILM
aggregates: MICROFILM
has part: SOUND RECORDINGS
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has part: PHOTOGRAPHS
aggregates: PHOTOGRAPHS
has part: MAP
aggregates: MAP

collection
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2 boxes (1.25 linear feet)
type: Extent
label: 1 map
label: 2 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in.
label: 70 sound tape reels (ca. 70 hrs.) : analog, 2 track ; 7 in.

Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999, collector.
type: Agent
is origination of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962

Archive of Folk Song (U.S.), collector.
type: Agent
is origination of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962

Biographical History for: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
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body: Biography Paul Bowles, an American-born writer, composer, and folk music collector, lived in Morocco beginning in the late 1930s. He has been described as the father of the Beat movement and a prominent figure in the American expatriate community in Tangier, Morocco. A well-known composer, his scores include the incidental music to such plays as Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" and "Sweet Bird of Youth"; he worked with other artists such as Orson Wells, Elia Kazan, and Salvador Dali. As an author, he is best known for his novels such as The Sheltering Sky, Let It Come Down, and The Spider's House, and for his collections of short stories and travel essays. Extensive travel in Europe, North Africa, and South America provided material for his literary works as well as opportunities to collect folk music. He married novelist Jane Auer (1917-1973) in 1938. Paul Bowles died November 18, 1999 at the age of 88.
topic: Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999, collector.
subject: Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999, collector.
topic: Archive of Folk Song (U.S.), collector.
subject: Archive of Folk Song (U.S.), collector.
is biographical history for: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
is part of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection

MANUSCRIPTS
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
is aggregated by: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: series
scopecontent: Administrative, Correspondence, Index, Field Notes, and Articles
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has part: Administrative
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has part: Correspondence
aggregates: Correspondence
has part: Index to LC project recordings
aggregates: Index to LC project recordings
has part: Field notes I (LC project recordings)
aggregates: Field notes I (LC project recordings)
has part: Field notes II (non-project field recordings 1960-62)
aggregates: Field notes II (non-project field recordings 1960-62)
has part: LP record set booklet
aggregates: LP record set booklet
has part: Articles
aggregates: Articles
has part: One page
aggregates: One page

MICROFILM
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
is aggregated by: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: series
scopecontent: Microfilm of the LC project field notes and map: Music 0441, located in the Music division.

SOUND RECORDINGS
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
is aggregated by: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: series
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: "Music of Morocco"
aggregates: "Music of Morocco"
has part: LC project recordings
aggregates: LC project recordings
has part: Non-project field recordings (1960-1962)
aggregates: Non-project field recordings (1960-1962)

PHOTOGRAPHS
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
is aggregated by: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: series
scopecontent: One box containing 18 black and white photographs. Location information is written on the backs of most photographs. The photographs include scenes of performers at Essaouira, Amizmiz, Taza, and Segangan, and several shots of houses and casbahs.

MAP
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is part of: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
is aggregated by: Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection 1957-1989 1959, 1960-1962
access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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scopecontent: One folder containing original and copies of a map, hand-drawn by Paul Bowles, that documents recording locations and routes traveled during the field project.

series
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Administrative
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access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: file
scopecontent: One folder consisting of the collection register, a copy of the contract between Bowles and the Library of Congress, a copy of the index to field recordings, a copy of Bowles' project correspondence, and a copy of the LWO log.

Correspondence
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is part of: MANUSCRIPTS
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access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: file
scopecontent: Four folders arranged chronologically (1957-1972) with the following subdivisions: pre-project, project, post-project, and LP production. Consists of correspondence primarily between Bowles and LC personnel such as Harold Spivacke (Chief, Music Div.), Edward Waters (Acting Chief, Music Div.), Rae Korson (Head, Archive of Folk Song), Alan Jabbour (Head, Archive of Folk Song), as well as several people from the Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Embassy and State Department; descriptive and financial monthly reports; and correspondence about the collection with researchers. The project correspondence includes progress reports from Bowles to the LC that augment the field notes.

Index to LC project recordings
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access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: file
scopecontent: One folder of typed index to project recordings arranged numerically by tape side (12 pp.). (Missing: pages with tape numbers 33-44). Consists of an original and two copies, one of which has hand-written corrections on it. Includes AFS numbers, Bowles' tape numbers, song titles, performers (tribes), and recording locations. (There is no index of the last five "sample" tapes from the project.)

Field notes I (LC project recordings)
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level: file
scopecontent: Two folders (one original, one copy) of typed field notes (130 pp.). Includes an opening note and description of instruments. Arranged numerically by tape side in chronological order. Documents dates and locations of recordings, performers, leaders, tribes, song titles, instruments used, and comments about performance events, music/dance types, circumstances of recording, instruments, etc. (There is no log of the last five "sample" tapes.)

Field notes II (non-project field recordings 1960-62)
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is part of: MANUSCRIPTS
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access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: file
scopecontent: One folder (one original and one copy) of field notes of audiotape recordings made 1960-62 (8 pp.). The tape number order is not chronological. Written in a similar format to the project fieldnotes, and includes hand- written AFS numbers.

LP record set booklet
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is part of: MANUSCRIPTS
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scopecontent: One folder containing the 9-page booklet that accompanies the record set.

Articles
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level: file
scopecontent: One folder containing articles that describe the collection.

One page
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access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: file
scopecontent: Item from tape box AFS 11623.

file
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"Music of Morocco"
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scopecontent: Recorded and edited by Paul Bowles, 1972. Includes 9-page booklet with notes and bibliography of publications and documentary recordings. (Listening copy available in the AFC Reading Room.)

LC project recordings
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scopecontent: Sixty-five DT 7" reels (the last five are samples from the 60 recordings); approximately 65 hours; approximately 220 pieces. preservation numbers LWO 8527 R93-100; LWO 12419 R1-19. (Listening copies available in the AFC Reading Room.) Accessioned in June 1960.

Non-project field recordings (1960-1962)
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scopecontent: Five 7" reels (Listening copies available in the AFC Reading Room). Non-project field recordings accessioned in June 1963.