Judith McCulloh

Judith McCulloh (August 16, 1935 – July 13, 2014) was an American folklorist and ethnomusicologist.

Early life and education

McCulloh was born in Spring Valley, Illinois, on August 16, 1935.[1] She grew up at Northmoor Orchard, not far from Peoria, where her parents owned an apple orchard and sold apples and cider.[2] She first became interested in folk music in 1954 while attending the National Folk Festival in St. Louis. She studied at Cottey College, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Ohio State University.[3] She earned her Ph.D in folklore at Indiana University.[4]

Career

McCulloh worked as an editor at the University of Illinois Press for 35 years. She was the editor at the press of the acclaimed Music in American Life series, which she launched in 1972.[3]

McCulloh died of cancer in Urbana, Illinois, on July 13, 2014, aged 78.[5][6] Several memorials in her name were posthumously established, among them the Judith McCulloh Fellowship by the Society for American Music,[7] the Judith McCulloh Fund for American Music at the University of Illinois Press,[8] and the Judith McCulloh Public Sector Award, distributed by the Society for Enthnomusicology.[9]

References
  1. Root, Deane L.; Dyen, Doris J. (2014). "Remembrances: Judith McCulloh". The Bulletin of the Society for American Music. 40 (3): 23–25.
  2. "NEA National Heritage Fellowships: Judith McCulloh". 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  3. "Judith McCulloh remembered". Bluegrass Today. February 18, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  4. "Judith McCulloh". Voices of Illinois. February 1, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  5. "Judith McCulloh". The News Gazette. August 3, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  6. "Judith McCulloh". Peoria Journal Star. August 12, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  7. Matheson, Laurie (September 22, 2014). "Honoring Judith McCulloh: a new endowment, an enduring legacy". Society for American Music Bulletin. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  8. "Judith McCulloh Fund for American Music". University of Illinois Press. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  9. "Judith McCulloh Public Sector Award". Society for Enthnomusicology. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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