Background
Haywood, Charles was born on December 20, 1904 in Grodno, Russia. Son of Nathan and Dora (Blume) Haywood. came to the United States, 1916, naturalized, 1922.
Haywood, Charles was born on December 20, 1904 in Grodno, Russia. Son of Nathan and Dora (Blume) Haywood. came to the United States, 1916, naturalized, 1922.
Bachelor of Science, City College New York, 1926. Artist diploma, Institute Museum Art, 1930. Diploma, Juilliard Graduate School Music, 1935.
Master of Arts, Columbia, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1949.
Lecturer, Juilliard School Music, 1939-1952;
professor music, Queens College, CUNY, 1939-1973;
retired, Queens College, CUNY, 1973;
now board directors, Academy for Humanities and Science. Visiting professor Hunter College, 1958-1959, University of Minnesota, 1959, Indiana U., 1960, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961. Lecturer Harvard, Columbia.
Founder, co-director Dici School Performing Arts, Long Island, 1930-1938.
President United States national committee International Folk Music Council, 1962-1982. Educational coordinator, program director United Service Organizations, 1940-1945. Member National Folk Festival Association (member Executive Board), American Musicol.
Society, American Folklore Society, Ethnomusicol. Society (member of council), American Shakespeare Society, New York Folklore Society, Friends of Bodleian Library, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Frances Dillon, May 24, 1928 (deceased). 1 son, John.