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In 1916, Librarian Georgia Carpenter noted that in the past year, several visitors of national reputation had visited the library, including Miss Frances Densmore, known for documenting the music of indigenous peoples. She and Orin G. Libby had recorded Arikara, Hidatsa, and Mandan songs on wax cylinders.
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Frances Densmore was born in Red Wing, Minnesota in 1867. As a child she developed an appreciation of music by listening to the nearby Dakota Indians. She became a music teacher, working with Native Americans across the country. Concerned that the tribal music might disappear, she began to record and transcribe their music. In 1907, Densmore began this archiving officially for the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology.
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote, “It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.” This is certainly the case for the late Dr. Edwin Benson, whose gift to the University of North Dakota was far greater than anything that UND ever gave him. It is the mission of a university to promote the sharing of culture and knowledge.