Scope and Contents
The collection contains published and manuscript music, biographical material, and photographs.
The collection is organized into series. The paper finding aid includes title, music publisher, and date of publication information.
Series I: Published Music contains sheet music and songbooks.
Series I: Subseries A: contains published sheet music organized alphabetically by title.
Series I: Subseries B: contains songbooks also organized alphabetically by title.
Series II: contains manuscripts of sheet music organized alphabetically by title.
Series II: contains biographical information, and Series III: contains photographs.
Dates
- 1929-1958
Creator
- Patton, Lowell, 1893-1961 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Lowell Patton (1893-1961) was born in Portland, Oregon, and studied organ under Carl Denton. He was nationally known as a radio organist.
He was organist in the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuits in the 1920s, and was organist of the First Methodist Church, Portland, Oregon. From 1932-1957, was organist of the First Presbyterian Church, Hempstead, New York.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 containers) : 2 manuscript boxes
Language of Materials
English
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.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into series:
Series I: Published Music
Subseries A: Sheet Music
Subseries B: Songbooks
Series II: Manuscripts
Series III: Biographical materials
Series IV: Photographs
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections & University Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff, 1969.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Composers -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- First Methodist Church (Portland, Or.)
- First Presbyterian Church (Hempstead, N.Y.)
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Music -- Manuscripts -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Music -- United States -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Organ music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Organists -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Patton, Lowell, 1893-1961
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Sheet music Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Songbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Lowell Patton Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
