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Elizabeth Burchenal

Flora Elizabeth Burchenal (October 1875 – November 21, 1959) was an American educator and the first president of the American Folk Dance Society when it was founded in 1916. Journalist Ida Tarbell described Burchenal as "one of the 50 living women who have done the most for the welfare of the United States."

Birth and Death Data: Born Richmond (city in Indiana, United States), Died November 21, 1959 (Brooklyn (borough of New York City, New York, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, session supervisor

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 123 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-11080 10-in. 10/11/1911 Oxdansen Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11081 10-in. 10/11/1911 Carrousel (Merry-go-round) Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11082 10-in. 10/11/1911 Reap the flax Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11083 10-in. 10/11/1911 St. Patrick's Day Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11084 10-in. 10/11/1911 Kamarinskaia Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11085 10-in. 10/11/1911 Highland fling Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11086 10-in. 10/11/1911 Csárdás Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11913 10-in. 4/25/1912 Tarantella Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11914 10-in. 4/25/1912 Klappdans Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11915 10-in. 4/25/1912 Bleking Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor BVE-11915 10-in. 9/28/1927 Bleking Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11916 10-in. 4/25/1912 The ace of diamonds Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor BVE-11916 10-in. 9/28/1927 The ace of diamonds Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11917 10-in. 4/25/1912 Fjällnäspolka Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor BVE-11918 10-in. 9/28/1927 May pole dance Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11918 10-in. 4/25/1912 May pole dance Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11919 10-in. 4/25/1912 Shoemakers' dance Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor BVE-11920 10-in. 8/17/1926 Pop goes the weasel Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11920 10-in. 4/25/1912 Country dance no. 6 Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11921 10-in. 4/25/1912 Morris dance : Laudnum bunches Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12012 10-in. 5/14/1912 Weel may the keel row Sousa's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12013 10-in. 5/14/1912 Hansel and Gretel Sousa's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12014 10-in. 5/14/1912 In the spring Sousa's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12015 10-in. 5/14/1912 London bridge Sousa's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12016 10-in. 5/14/1912 Round and round the village Sousa's Band Band arranger  
(Results 1-25 of 123 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burchenal, Elizabeth," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109355.

Burchenal, Elizabeth. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109355.

"Burchenal, Elizabeth." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109355

External Sources

Britannica: Elizabeth Burchenal

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Burchenal, Elizabeth, 1877-1959 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92016923

Wikidata: Elizabeth Burchenal - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15334642

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/11873908

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/306846 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/306846

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