Wiley Lee Housewright

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

References

  1. ↑ The Writers Directory, Detroit: St. James Press12th edition, 1996–1998 (1996)
       13th edition, 1998–2000 (1997)
       14th edition, 1999 (1999)
       15th edition, 2000 (2000)
       16th edition, 2001 (2001)
       17th edition, 2002 (2002)
       18th edition, 2003 (2003)
       19th edition, 2004 (2003)
       20th Edition, 2005 (2004) (obituary at the end of the book)
  2. ↑ Contemporary Authors, A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields, Vol. 140, Detroit: Gale Research (1993)
  3. ↑ Directory of American Scholars, New York: R.R. Bowker
       Sixth edition, Volume 1: History (1974)
       Seventh edition, Volume 1: History (1978)
       Eighth edition, Volume 1: History (1982)
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  5. ↑ Who's Who in American Music: Classical, New York: R.R. Bowker (1983)
  6. ↑ Who's Who in Entertainment, Second edition, 1992–1993, Wilmette, Illinois: Marquis Who's Who (1992)
  7. ↑ Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 20th edition, 1986–1987, Wilmette, Illinois: Marquis Who's Who (1986)
  8. ↑ Who's Who in the World, Wilmette, Illinois: Marquis Who's Who
  9. ↑ Wiley Lee Housewright, Personalities of the South, pg. 223 OCLC 163846676
  10. ↑ George N. Heller, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, Vol. 15, No. 2
  11. ↑ "A history of music & dance in Florida, 1565-1865". WorldCat.org. OCLC. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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       38th edition, 1974–1975 (1974)
       39th edition, 1976–1977 (1976)
       40th edition, 1978–1979 (1978)
       41st edition, 1980–1981 (1980)
       42nd edition, 1982–1983 (1982)
       43rd edition, 1984–1985 (1984)
       44th edition, 1986–1987 (1986)
       45th edition, 1988–1989 (1988)
       46th edition, 1990–1991 (1990)
       47th edition, 1992–1993 (1992)
       48th edition, 1994 (1993)
       49th edition, 1995 (1994)
       50th edition, 1996 (1995)
       51st edition, 1997 (1996)
       52nd edition, 1998 (1997)
       53rd edition, 1999 (1998)
       59th edition, 2005 (2004)
  13. ↑ "Past National Presidents". NAfME.
  14. 1 2 3 International Who's Who in Music and Musicians Directory, Cambridge, England: International Who's Who in Music
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       Ninth edition (1980)
       10th edition (1984)
       12th edition, 1990–1991 (1990)