Guide to the Barbara Ann Masters Rehm papers, circa 1975
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2025
Collection Overview
| Title: | Barbara Ann Masters Rehm papers |
| Date range: | circa 1975 |
| Creator: | Rehm, Barbara Ann Masters |
| Extent: | 0.5 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | Thesis, research materials, and notes from Barbara Ann Masters Rehm, focused on Cape Verdean music history. |
| Language of materials: | Kriolu, Portuguese, English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library |
| Collection number: | MSS-0066 |
Scope & content
Research materials and notes used by Barbara Ann Masters Rehm for her Master of Arts in Music thesis at Brown University. Most research materials are in Cape Verdean Kriolu and Portuguese. The collection includes letters from individuals regarding Cape Verdean music and folk traditions. Her thesis, “A Study of the Cape Verdean Morna in New Bedford, Massachusetts,” is included and written in English.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in original order.
Biographical/Historical Note
Barbara Ann Masters Rehm studied music with a focus on Cape Verdean music, she received a Master of Arts in Music from Brown University in 1975.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | The collection has not been digitized and is unavailable online. |
| Preferred citation: | Barbara Ann Masters Rehm papers, MSS-0066, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | The collection was given to Special Collections in 1989 by Richard Lobban and Traudi Coli. |
| Custodial history: | The collection was given to either Richard Lobban or Traudi Coli prior to 1989. |
| Processing information: | The collection was arranged and described by Special Collections staff prior to 2010, with a revision to the description completed by Special Collections staff in 2010. The collection was further described by Special Collections intern Kevin Eian Bennett in 2025 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Veronica L. Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Kevin Eian Bennett. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2025 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Separated material: | Two items, "Folclore caboverdiano" by Pedro Monteiro Cardoso and "Consciencializac̦ão na literatura Caboverdiana" by Onésimo Silveira, were removed from the collection and added to the Special Collections Cape Verdean Rare Book Collection. |
| Location/Existence of copies: | The collection has not been digitized and is unavailable online. |
Inventory
Series 1. Research, letters, and thesis, circa 1972-1975
Note: The collection primarily contains xerographic copies of published materials. The dates of the original documents are noted in parentheses within the folder description, and the dates of the folders reflect the date we assume the photocopies were made.
| Container | Description | Date |
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Barros, António de. Africa Cabo Vede: o Que Se Viu, o Que Se Disse, o Que Se Cismou, de 1952. (1961) Portuguese |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Ferreira, Manuel. Aventura ou Cabo Verde: uma Síntese Étnica e Cultural. Preface by Baltasar Lopes. Lisbon: Editora Ulisseia, (1967). Portuguese |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Ferreira, Manuel. Hora di Bai. Coimbra: [s.n.], (1962). Portuguese |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Ferreira, Manuel. Morna: Contos de Cabo Verde. 2nd ed. Lisbon: Início, (1967). Portuguese |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section. “Cape Verde.” In Peace Handbooks: Vol. 19, Portuguese Possessions. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, (1973) English |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Miranda, Nuno. “Presença de Cabo Verde na Literatura Portuguesa e Estrangeira.” Garcia de Orta, vol. 9, no. 1, (1961): 139-53. Portuguese |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Monteiro, Felix. “Cantigas de Ana Procopio.” Garcia de Orta, vol. 9, no. 1, (1961): 155-159. Portuguese |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Parsons, Elsie Clews. “Folk-Lore of the Cape Verde Islanders.” Journal of American Folk-Lore, (1922): 89-109. English |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Silva, Baltasar Lopes da. O Dialecto Crioulo de Cabo Verde. Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, (1984). Portuguese; Krioulu |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Tavares, Eugenio. Mornas: Cantigas Crioulas. Lisbon: J. Rodrigues, (1932). Portuguese |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Meintal, Deirdre Machado. Notes to Rehm regarding Cape Verdean Folklore, Feasts, Social Life, and Customs. English; Portuguese |
1972 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Notes and Poems. English; Portuguese; Krioulu |
circa 1975 |
| Box 1, Folders 13-17 | Thesis: “A Study of the Cape Verdean Morna in New Bedford, Massachusetts.” English |
1975 |