Collection ID: C342
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Summary

Creator:
Bauman, Richard, 1940-
Abstract:
Richard Bauman taught in the Indiana University Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology from 1986 until his retirement in 2008. The Bauman papers consist of his teaching materials, awards, publications, conference contributions, research projects, fieldwork materials, correspondence, and student recommendations.
Extent:
16.4 cubic feet (17 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Item], Richard Bauman papers, Collection C342, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

A professor at Indiana University from 1986 to 2008, Professor Bauman is an eclectic scholar, whose scholarly contributions have transcended conventional academic boundaries. Bauman has degrees in English (B.A., Michigan, 1961), Folklore (M.A., Indiana, 1962), Anthropology (M.S., Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania), and American Civilization (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1968). Best known for his theoretical and methodological contributions to the ethnographic study of language and performance, Bauman's scholarship, has had an impact on the development of a number of intersecting fields of study, including, folklore, anthropology, history, linguistics, semiotics, and speech communication. His diverse background has afforded to him the opportunity to befriend and collaborate with several of folklore's most illustrious scholars, including Henry Glassie, Dan Ben-Amos, Charles Briggs and the late Americo Paredes. His writings have been widely reprinted and translated, and he has lectured at scholarly institutions in South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

In the course of his academic career, Bauman has headed two of folklore's major programs, first as Director of the Center for Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology at the University of Texas, and later as Chair of the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. Especially active in graduate education, he has directed close to 60 Ph.D. dissertations in a number of disciplines, and he has won the Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring Award of the University Graduate School.

Bauman's professional leadership has been cross-disciplinary. He has served as president of the Semiotic Society of America, the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, and the Society of Fellows of the American Folklore Society. Among many other professional activities, he has been chair of the Folklife Advisory Council of the Smithsonian Institution, editor of the Journal of American Folklore, and a member of more than 15 editorial boards. He has also been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Folklore Fellow of the Finnish Academy of Sciences, and twice holder of National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships.

Scope and Content:

The Richard Bauman papers are organized into six series. The first series, Biographical (1953-2016, undated) is arranged alphabetically and includes items such as Bauman's diplomas and and curriculum vitae, his awards for Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring and Distinguished Professorship at Indiana University as well as awards from the American Anthropological Association and American Folklore Society.

Publications (1958–2008, undated), the second series, is arranged alphabetically and contains files with materials for different writings that Bauman has either collaborated on, contributed to or wrote independently. The collection, however, is currently missing any files for "Towards New Perspectives in Folklore", which Bauman edited along with Americo Paredes.

The third series, Research Projects (1959-2018, undated), begins with materials for Bauman's "Mexican Folk Drama Project". The rest of the series continues on alphabetically by general topic of research, beginning with "Dog Trading". Subseries for these series includes fieldwork, general research and funding.

Correspondence (1962-1996, undated), the fourth series, is arranged alphabetically by last name. Some of the more prominent correspondences are those between Bauman and Dolby, Ben-Amos, Glassie, Hymes, Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Kratz and Herzfeld. Be aware, some names might appear misfiled as people have gotten married.

The fifth series, Teaching (1972–2008, undated) begins with Bauman's materials from Indiana University; these include files on his sabbatical, retirement, syllabi, PhD committees and Faculty Annual Reports from 1988 to 2007. Next comes those materials compiled while Bauman was at the University of Texas. The series ends with a subseries of Student Recommendations, which is organized alphabetically by the student's surname. This subseries is closed to researchers at this time.

Conferences/ Lecture Series (1979-2006, undated) is the final series and it is arranged alphabetically by the title or topic of the particular conference. Some subseries include any general research of financing Bauman did for the conference.

Restricted materials are all located in Boxes 16 and 17. Where entire folders were restricted, these are indicated in the finding aid. The bulk of restricted materials, however, consists of letters of recommendation found in various folders. Just these items were pulled and the remaining materials are listed as usual in the folder list.

Acquisition information:
Accession number 2009/020
Custodial history:

Gift of Richard Bauman, 2008.

Processing information:

Processed by Rachel Biars.

Completed in 2009 Accn. 2018/043 added in 2022.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into six series: Awards/Commendations, Publications, Research projects, Correspondence, Teaching, and Conferences/Lecture Series.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Letters of Recommendation closed to researchers at this time.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

The donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Richard Bauman papers, Collection C342, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Herman B Wells Library E460
1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
812-855-1127
archives@indiana.edu