Mary Wallace Davidson Explained

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Mary Wallace Davidson (June 9, 1935 – October 11, 2012) was an American music librarian. She is known for the her work with the architects on the design of the Sibley Music Library at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.[1] [2]

Davidson was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She attended Wellesley College, Simmons College, and Harvard University. She worked at several libraries and universities including the Brookline Public Library, Radcliffe College, Wellesley College, the Eastman School of Music, and the Cook Music Library at Indiana University.[3] [4]

Davidson served for terms as president of the International Association of Music Libraries, and the Music Library Association (MLA). In 1998 she was the recipient of the MLA Citation in Recognition of Distinguished Service to Music Librarianship.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's History Month: Honoring the Women of Sibley Music Library . Eastman School of Music . 10 June 2024 . 30 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Eiseman . Lee . Mary Wallace Davidson Remembered . The Boston Musical Intelligencer . 10 June 2024 . 16 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Campana . Deborah . Davidson, Mary Wallace . Grove Music Online . 2010 . 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2085028 . 10 June 2024.
  4. Ochs . Michael . Mary Wallace Davidson (1935-2012) . Fontes Artis Musicae . 2012 . 59 . 4 . 390–391 . 42765686 . 0015-6191.