William Lichtenwanger retired in 1974 from his longtime post as head of the
reference section of the Music Division of the Library of Congress, which he had
served since 1940. Along the way he was editor of the Music Library Association's
journal Notes, and he wrote or edited many significant studies, including the
"Bibliography of Asiatic Musics" (in Notes, 1947-51) and "The Music of the 'Star-
Spangled Banner'" (Library of Congress Quarterly Journal, xxxiv [1977], 136-70).
With his wife Carolyn he edited Wayne Shirley's index to the journal Modern Music
(1976), and he not only edited but provided sharp and witty annotations for the
Sonneck Society's anthology Oscar Sonneck and American Music (1983). He resides
in the mountain fastness near Berkeley Springs, in northeastern West Virginia.
The Institute for Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College, City University of
New York, is a division of the College's Conservatory of Music. It was established in
1971. The Institute contributes to American-music studies in several ways. It publishes
a series of monographs, a periodical newsletter, and special publications of various
kinds. It serves as an information center and sponsors conferences and symposia
dealing with all areas of American music including art music, popular music, and
the music of oral tradition. The Institute also encourages and supports research by
offering fellowships to distinguished scholars and, for assistance in funded projects,
to junior scholars as well. The Institute supervises the series of music editions Recent
Researches in American Music (published by A-R Editions, Inc.) and is the
administrative seat of the Charles Ives Society. I.S.A.M. activities also include
presentation of concerts and lectures at Brooklyn College for students, faculty, and
the public.