Caton, Margaret "Peggy"
Peggy Caton received both her MA and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UCLA. Her thesis is entitled "The Kamanche Style of Ustad Faydullah of the Province Gilan, Iran" (1972), and her dissertation is entitled "The Classical Tasnif: A Genre of Persian Vocal Music" (1983). After earning her doctorate, Caton edited the book Equal Circles: Women and Men in Bahá'í Communities.
Archive call number: Collection 74.5
5 sound tape reels: Field recordings made by Peggy Caton in Iran, July,1970. Parts of the collection are described in the collector’s MA thesis, "The Kamanche Style of Ustad Faydullah of the Province Gilan, Iran," UCLA, 1972. Contents: kamanche performances recorded in Gilan, Azerbaijan, Baluchestan, Kurdestan, and Gushan.
Archive call number: Collection 83.1
91 sound tape reels: Field recordings made by Peggy Caton in Iran, 1975-77. Parts of the collection are described in collector's Ph.D. dissertation, "The Classical Tasnif: A Genre of Persian Vocal Music," UCLA, 1983. Contents: folk music of Gilan and Baluchistan, ceremonial music of Naqarekhane; Zurkhane, Sufi music of Nowhe, Taziye, and Azan. Also includes popular, classical, and traditional vocal/instrumental music.