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LOC/M. Music

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LOC/M

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Frank R. Adams papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 527
Abstract

Frank Ramsay Adams (1883-1963) was a writer for magazines, film, and television. He also wrote music. The collection contains correspondence, literary manuscripts, sheet music, and selected publications.

Dates: 1908-1955

William L. Alderson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 195
Abstract

William L. Alderson was a professor of literature at Reed College, in Portland, Oregon. The collection (1944-1963) folk songs, folk sayings, and tales, course outlines, correspondence, and transcriptions.

Dates: 1944-1963

George Antheil papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 456
Abstract

Collection contains an original musical composition by George Antheil, an American composer.

Dates: Between 1922 and 1959

Howard Barlow music manuscript, Little violin piece

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1920 Jan 1] 1: [Barcode: ALMA244873]
Identifier: CA 1920 Jan 1
Abstract

Collection is comprised of a violin piece written by Howard Barlow, music director of CBS between 1927-1943, and conductor of the long-running Voice of Firestone at NBC.

Dates: 1920

Josef Berger papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 058
Abstract

Josef Berger (1903-1971) was a children's book author, political speechwriter, poet, and lyricist. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, speeches, and published articles, relating to Berger's interest in American history, politics, and culture.

Dates: 1918-1982

Charles Boeckman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 329
Abstract

Charles Boeckman (1920-2015) is an author and musician. The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, and an autobiographical scrapbook compiled by Boeckman.

Dates: 1944-1981

Helen Bratton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 614
Abstract

Helen Bratton (1899-1986) was a writer of novels for teenagers, and was chosen for poet laureate of Monterey Peninsula. The collection includes correspondences, research materials, and manuscripts.

Dates: 1961-1969

Robert Cantwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 020
Abstract Robert Cantwell (1908 January 31 – 1978 December 8) was a novelist, biographer, essayist, and editor for several publications including, Time (1935-1936, 1938-1945), Fortune (1937), Newsweek (1949-1954), and Sports Illustrated (1956-1978). The Robert Cantwell papers contain correspondence, diaries, literary manuscripts, research files, published works,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1908-1978; 1866-1987

Harry Carroll papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 224
Abstract

Harry Carroll (1892-1962) was a composer of popular songs. The collection (1913-1963) contains an autobiography written about 1959, correspondence with ASCAP (1943-1963), articles about Carroll, music manuscripts, published music, loose scrapbook leaves and photographs.

Dates: 1913-1963

Emanuel Cykler papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: i50106892]
Identifier: F780 C9
Abstract

Emanuel Cykler was a dealer in zithers and zither music and strings in San Jose, California. The collection (1884-1914) contains zither music, notes about zither music, and photographs.

Dates: 1884-1914

Marcia Davenport Music Manuscripts collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 445
Abstract

The collection contains original music manuscripts from early 20th-century composers, including William Rhys-Herbert, Celius Dougherty, and Deems Taylor.

Dates: 1916-1921

Estes Von Rhein Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 236
Abstract

The Estes von Rhein Family papers include the personal papers and theater memorabilia collection assembled by Charles (1885-1960) and Amy (1867-1937) Estes von Rhein in late nineteenth to early twentieth century Portland, Oregon. Materials include correspondence, clippings, playbills and programs, artifacts, sheet music, and photographs, primarily relating to the performing arts in Portland.

Dates: 1884-1958

Orval Etter papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 338
Abstract

Orval Etter is a former professor at the University of Oregon who founded the Pacifica Forum in 1994. He was a professor of planning, public policy and management. He was also a pacifist and a conscientious objector during World War II. The collection includes information on the Pacifica Forum and the Emerald Chamber Players including articles, newsletters, writings by Etter, material on the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and subject files.

Dates: 1942-2003

Leonard Friendly collection of American popular music

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 104
Abstract

Leonard Friendly was a music author and arranger who also ran radio music programs on WPIK, KSL, and on Portland, Oregon's radio station, KWJJ. The collection contains Friendly's collection of American popular music from 1896 to 1956.

Dates: 1896-1956

Leonard Friendly papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 236
Abstract

Leonard Friendly was a music author and arranger who also ran radio music programs on WPIK, KSL, and on Portland, Oregon's radio station KWJJ. The collection (1947-1960) contains music manuscripts, phonograph records, business correspondence, letters for fans, and letters regarding Friendly's radio programs, financial records, radio performance files, and promotional material.

Dates: 1947-1960

Robert W. Gordon collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 039
Abstract

Robert Winslow Gordon was an authority on American folksong. The collection contains primarily collected folksongs, ballads, and lore.

Dates: ca. 1906-1939

Bernie Green papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 004
Abstract

Bernie Green (1908-1975) was born Bernard Greenwald, and he became a music composer, conductor, and arranger. The collection (1948-1975) contains correspondence, and music, lyric, score, and arrangement manuscripts created for albums, pageants, radio and television shows, and commercials.

Dates: 1948-1975

Lyle Grimes collection relating to Jazz

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll 083
Abstract

Lyle Grimes was a collector of Jazz related information. The collection contains record catalogs , lists and reviews, personality profiles of musicians, jazz booklets and bibliography, artwork, clippings, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1955-1964

Hans Heller papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 398
Abstract

Hans Ewald Heller (1894-1966) was a composer, pianist, writer, and music critic. The collection contains original scores and published music of musical comedies, short operas, symphonic works, chamber music, and other songs, scrapbooks, and music recordings.

Dates: 1913-1966

Alexander Hull papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 052
Abstract

Alexander Hull (1887-1953) was an Oregon author, composer, and baritone. The papers include manuscript and published short stories, novels, and an account book of literary earnings.

Dates: 1913-1950

Leo Karczag papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 172
Abstract Leo Karczag was a Hungarian composer and concert pianist who settled in the United States in 1938 and moved to Klamath Falls, Or. in 1964. There he composed the musical Oregon, My Oregon! which premiered in 1968. Collection comprises music manuscripts of musicals (including Oregon, My Oregon!), songs, instrumentals, scripts, and lyrics, some written under the pseudonyms Leo de la Silva or Luis Oscar de la Silva; composition and lyric notebooks, 1948-1983; programs and publicity; and two 78...
Dates: 1928-1984

Peter Bernard Kyne war correspondence

 Collection — Multiple collection box [Coll 398] 1: [Barcode: 35025032078848]
Identifier: Coll 398
Abstract

Peter Bernard Kyne (1880 - 1957) a soldier who served in the Spanish American War and WWI, became an author whose war experience provided the background for many of his later stories. The collection (1898-1918) contains correspondence written while Kyne served in the Philippines, during his discharge between wars, and a later letter written in France during WWI.

Dates: 1898-1918

Langtry Family papers

 Collection — Multiple collection box [SFM 015] 1: [Barcode: i19614238]
Identifier: SFM 015
Abstract

Three items relating to the Langtry family. Includes two copies of a land grant giving eighty acres of land in Missouri to Arbuckle S. Langtry, Apr. 1, 1839, and a letter from G. Heraig? to William Langtry, June 20, 1851, discussing the settlement of family problems.

Dates: 1851 June 20

Alexander Merovitch papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 288
Abstract

Alexander Merovitch of St. Petersburg, Russia, was an impressario, and managed, represented, promoted and/or advised the musicians: Vladimir Horowitz, Nathan Milstein, Gregor Piatigorsky, Vladimir Golschmann, Guido Cantelli, Peter Herman Adler, Massimo Freccia, Paul Strauss, and Oscar Shumsky. The collection (1935-1961) contains sheet music, contracts, photographs, and papers concerning the artists he managed.

Dates: 1935-1961

Morris Music Store day book

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 35025042917993]
Identifier: B 049
Abstract

The day books gives accounts of the Morris Music Store in Eugene, Oregon.

Dates: 1904 June 12-1904 October 9

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Psi Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 172
Abstract

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was established for male musicians in 1898 as a secret society, and in 1900 became a collegiate fraternity. The collection contains the University of Oregon's Psi Chapter records including a fraternity scrapbook, correspondence, and records of honorary members.

Dates: 1946-1958

Ernest F. Loring "Red" Nichols papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 539
Abstract

Ernest F. Loring "Red" Nichols (1905-1965) had a long and productive career as a cornetist, bandleader and recording artist. The collection contains music manuscripts (including original scores), published sheet music, cassette tape, phonograph and reel-to-reel recordings, biographical and personal files, correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Dates: 1926-1965

Oregon Marching Band records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 192
Abstract

The University of Oregon had a "University Band" dating back to 1908, however the 1916 Oregana indicates the University of Oregon Band officially began in 1911, directed by Maurice Hyde. The Oregon Marching Band records contain paper records, photographs, audiovisual material, and artifacts relating to the Oregon Marching Band.

Dates: circa 1916-2010

Lowell Patton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 481
Abstract

Lowell Patton (1893-1961) became an organist, working in the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuits in the 1920s, and was organist of the First Methodist Church, Portland, Oregon. He was organist of the First Presbyterian Church, Hempstead, New York from 1932-1957. The collection contains published and manuscript music, biographical material, and photographs.

Dates: 1929-1958

Phi Beta Women's Fraternity. Pi Chapter records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041631462]
Identifier: UA 117
Abstract

Pi Beta Women's Fraternity was founded in 1912 at Northwestern University of Evanston, Illinois, as a professional fraternity for women who are outstanding in music and speech arts. The collection contains records that document the functions, activities, and people of the fraternity.

Dates: 1929-1953