Finding Aid for Harry Partch Estate Archive, 1918-1991 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Harry Partch Estate Archive, 1918-1991

ID: 12/5/45

Primary Creator: Partch, Harry (1901-1974)

Extent: 6.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized into four series: 1.) Writings. 2.) Personal Papers. 3.) Music Score Manuscripts. Whenever possible an identification of the format of the music for each title (i.e., full score, condensed score, piano score, and parts) has been noted with the following corresponding abbreviations: FS, CS, PS, P. 4.) Films, Tapes, Photographs. Each series, except for 3, is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Date Acquired: 04/01/2008. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Films, Instrumental music, Manuscripts, Music Composition, Photographs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of Harry Partch's personal papers, musical scores, films, tapes and photographs documenting his career as a composer, writer, and producer. Of special note are the scrapbooks in series 2 that contain newspaper and magazine articles about Partch and his music.

Biographical Note

Born in Oakland, CA in 1901, Harry Partch was an American composer, theorist, instrument designer and performer. He is best known for the work he did with just temperment: developing a 43 tone octave scale, writing pieces to showcase it, and building instruments upon which it could be played. His musical knowledge was largely self-taught and his interest in intonation emerged out of microtonal experimentation conducted on string instruments. Many of his thoughts on the matter are outlined in his 1947 treatise, Genesis of a Music.

By the early 1950s, he had established the Gate 5 Ensemble and record label and begun a musical partnership with fellow composer Ben Johnston that would take him to the University of Illinois in 1956, where Johnston was then teaching. While at Illinois, Partch premiered his large stage work, The Bewitched, as part of the Festival of Contemporary Arts and also composed and had performed the stage works Revelation in the Courthouse Park and Water! Water! He returned to California in 1962 where he completed his last project, the text and music for a film, The Dreamer that Remains before his death in 1974.

Subject/Index Terms

Films
Instrumental music
Manuscripts
Music Composition
Photographs

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: First donation came in December 29, 1992 directly from Danlee Mitchell. Second accrual in April 2008 came from Mitchell as well.

Use Restrictions: All usage permissions for materials from the Partch Estate archives that fall outside of U.S. fair use statutes must be approved in writing by Danlee Mitchell, executor of the Partch Estate. (August 4, 2017)

Acquisition Source: Danlee Mitchell, Harry Partch Foundation, San Diego

Acquisition Method: Donation

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Box and Folder Listing

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Series 2: Personal Papers

Sub-Series 1: Correspondence

Contains Partch's correspondence. Folders are designated by the person or organization corresponded with. Most of the material is in-coming letters. In many cases, though, Partch retained typed carbon copies of his outgoing letters. In some cases, the carbons may represent letters never sent.

Box 3

Folder 17: Tom (Juilliard School), 1959: Correspondence relating to Bewitched performance, two typescript letters (carbons) from Partch
Folder 18: American Symphony Orchestra League (II), 1967: Letter of invitation from, to conference
Folder 19: Amherst College, 1973: Correspondence regarding offer of honorary degree
Folder 20: Arnautoff, Phillip, 1961-2001: Letters from Phillip Arnautoff and photocopies of Partch's replies
Folder 21: BBC, 1967-1970: Correspondence and enclosures between BBC and Partch, originals and carbon copies
Folder 22: BMI, 1953-1974: Correspondence between various persons at BMI and Harry Partch, incl. letters from Carl Haverlin and Oliver Daniel, carbons from Gerd Stern and Harry Partch
Folder 23: Barzun, Jacques, 1952-1968: Correspondence and enclosures between Jacques Barzun and Harry Partch, signed letters from Barzun, carbons from Harry Partch
Folder 24: Bollingen Foundation, 1962: typescript carbon of letter from Harry Partch regarding Peter Yates
Folder 25: Brooks, Jack, 1939: Correspondence from, two postcards and one 3-page handwritten letter
Folder 26: CBS Records, 1966-1972: Correspondence from CBS Records, carbons, lists, and statements from Partch, includes correspondence with and from John McClure
Folder 27: CBS Records - "Delusion of the Fury" Bonus Record, 1970-1971: Correspondence with CBS records and Gene Paul about bonus records, includes 4 drafts for Partch talk for bonus record
Folder 28: CRI - The Bewitched, 1972-1974: Correspondence regarding Composers Recordings, Inc. release of The Bewitched, includes drafts and photocopies of liner notes
Folder 29: CRI - "Petals", 1960-1971: Correspondence and enclosures with various persons at Composers Rrecordings I, mostly regarding production of recording of "On the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma", carbon of David Hall's program notes, typescript carbons from Partch
Folder 30: Cage, John, 1966-1967: 5 items from Cage, one typescript carbon from Partch
Folder 31: Cassandra Foundation, 1969-1970: Correspondence regarding receipt of grant, 2 items
Folder 32: Cinema 16, 1954, 1960, 1965: Letters regarding Kenneth Anger "unauthorized" use of music for the film Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, letters regarding rentals of Madeline Tourtelot films
Folder 33: Columbia University - The Bewitched, 1953-62: Partch typescript carbons, includes correspondence with Douglas Moore and Henry Allen Moe
Folder 34: Correspondence (I), 1918-1938: Letters from various family members (Paul, VIP) and persons to Partch, 1918-1938, with one letter (1935) sent by Partch, 11 items, including receipt from Malkin for organ

Box 4

Folder 1: Correspondence (II), 1952-1959: Strip of microfilm (plus paper print-outs) of Partch correspondence (mostly from Mill Valley, Sausalito, Calif., and Champaign, Ill.), filmed at University of Illinois April 18, 1960, approx. 42 pages (film and printout)
Folder 2: Correspondence (III), 1953-1974: Mostly typescript carbons from Partch to various persons, includes occasional incoming letter(s), including Irving Sablosky, Gil Evans, Jacqueline Onslow-Ford, William Bowen, La Monte (Young?), an unidentified John (not John Cage [inferred from letter]) regarding an arts institute, Ginny (choreographer of Delusion?), 29 items
Folder 3: Correspondence (IV), 1954-1971: Correspondence with various persons, originals (some photocopies), and typescript carbons of replies from Partch
Folder 4: Correspondence (V), 1951-1972: Unsorted letters and postcards from various persons, originals (some photocopies), and typescript carbons of replies from Partch
Folder 5: Correspondence - Re: articles and reviews, 1953-1973: Correspondence mostly with critics and editors regarding articles and reviews, some Harry Partch carbons, many recognizable critics and columnists
Folder 6: Correspondence - Broadcasts, 1953-1962: Letters and enclosures from radio broadcast personnel
Folder 7: Correspondence - Film, TV, 1957-1972: Correspondence regarding projected film projects, cue sheets (for films), includes prospectus for film of The Bewitched, permissions
Folder 8: Correspondence - Lectures, 1952-1969: Correspondence regarding lecture invitations
Folder 9: Correspondence - Performances, 1970-1973: Letters of inquiry regarding performances
Folder 10: Correspondence - Permissions, 1962-1973: Letters to and from Harry Partch, regarding permissions
Folder 11: Correspondence - unsorted letters (I), 1941-1974
Folder 12: Correspondence - unsorted letters (II), 1964-1974
Folder 13: Correspondence - unsorted letters (III), 1965-1968
Folder 14: Correspondence - unsorted letters (IV), 1969-1973

Box 5

Folder 1: Cronyn, George, 1937: Two typescript letters from Cronyn regarding Partch and the Federal Writers Project, May and June 1937
Folder 2: Current Biography, 1963: Correspondence regarding Partch's biographical entry
Folder 3: Da Capo Press, 1968-1974: Correspondence regarding publication of second edition of Genesis of a Music, typescript carbons of letters from Partch, originals from Da Capo, Plenum, et al., approx. 200pp.
Folder 4: Daniel, Oliver (primarily BMI), 1953-1971: Correspondence with Daniel at CBS Radio, Associated Music Publishers, and BMI, originals from Daniel, typescript carbons from Partch, some letters addressed to Gerd Stern, 44 items. With photocopy of typescript text for BMI brochure (4 pages) (see also BMI file, Box 3)
Folder 5: "Dreamer that Remains", 1972-1975: Letters and enclosures (e.g. publicity materials) to and from Betty Freeman, Stephen Pouliot documenting production of the film Dreamer that Remains
Folder 6: Dulac, Edmund, 1934-1935: Two manuscript letters from Dulac about meeting in London
Folder 7: Dutton and Co., E.P. (Publisher), 1962: Partch requests permission to use translation of Li Po poems
Folder 8: Earls, Paul, 1964-1965: Letters and enclosures
Folder 9: Edmunds, John, 1959-1961: Letters, enclosures, and two Harry Partch carbons
Folder 10: Edwards, Osmon, 1935: Postcard from Edwards (quoted in Bitter Music, p. 32)
Folder 11: Ellsworth, Ray, 1956-1965: Letters and article by Ray Ellsworth, author
Folder 12: Evans, Gil, 1961-1962: Correspondence
Folder 13: Ford Foundation, 1962-1963: Correspondence regarding fellowship application, including 9-page (title page plus 8-page text) typescript carbon of "Proposal for Studies in the Creative Arts"
Folder 14: Freeman, Betty, 1964-1974: Correspondence from Betty Freeman, mostly to Partch, several from Partch and Danlee Mitchell, others to Danlee and other persons
Folder 15: Fromm Foundation, 1956-1972: Letters and enclosers from Paul Fromm, Fromm Foundation, and Harry Partch
Folder 16: Fulbright Commission (fellowship), 1959-1961: Fulbright Commission, regarding application for fellowship
Folder 17: Garland, Peter (Soundings Magazine), 1970-1973: Correspondence
Folder 18: Garvey, John, 1956-1960: Correspondence
Folder 19: Gerdine, Leigh, 1955-1960: Correspondence relating mostly to the 1957 production of The Bewitched at Washington University
Folder 20: Graham Foundation, 1962: Correspondence and grant proposal
Folder 21: Graham, Martha, 1952-1953: Correspondence from Graham about projected collaborative production in New York, two typescript letters
Folder 22: Grayson, John, 1969: Correspondence
Folder 23: Guggenheim Foundation, 1950-70: Correspondence
Folder 24: Hall, David (CRI), 1960-1967: Correspondence, typescript carbons of Partch's letters, 7 items (See also CRI folders, Box 3)
Folder 25: Harrison, Lou, ca. 1954-1992: Includes many of Lou's calligraphic letters
Folder 26: Haverlin, Carl (BMI), 1953-1963: Letters from Haverlin to Partch and Gerd Stern (as President of the Harry Partch Trust Fund or manager of Gate 5 Ensemble), and typescript carbons from Partch and Stern, with one letter to Dean Wall (UIUC Graduate College), 39 items (See also BMI file, Box 3)
Folder 27: Hawkins, Suzy, 1974: Correspondence
Folder 28: Hewitt, Barnard, 1965-1966: Four typescript letters
Folder 29: Hi Fi/Stereo Review, 1960-1961: Correspondence regarding article
Folder 30: Institute of International Education, 1934-1935: Correspondence

Box 6

Folder 1: International Music Council, 1968: Letter (and Partch's reply) enclosing check for Whitney Museum concert, 2 items
Folder 2: Johnston, Ben, 1955-1974: Correspondence
Folder 3: KPFA radio, 1953-1955: Typescript carbon of letter from Partch, three issues of KPFA Program Folio, listing Partch series of talks, Toward a Creative Music
Folder 4: King, Eleanor, 1957: Typescript carbon from Partch asking her to take over Bewitched choreography
Folder 5: Knisely (Driscoll), Bertha McCord, 1933-1934: Two letters including letter from Louis W. Curtis, Los Angeles Board of Education (1933) about supporting her subscription fund for Partch, on version of his letter are names of other subscribers
Folder 6: Kostka, Robert, 1958: Typescript of letter from Partch, regarding choreographer of Bewitched
Folder 7: Koussevitzky Foundation (Library of Congress), 1966-1974: Letters regarding Koussevitzky commission, one Harry Partch carbon
Folder 8: Kvistad, Gary, 1974: Photocopy of Partch letter, Kvistad letter to Madeline Tourtlot, handout by Kvistad for his film presentation at Northern Illinois University
Folder 9: League of Composers, 1944: Letter from Claire Reis
Folder 10: Library of Congress, The Bewitched, 1957: Letter acknowledging Partch's gift of The Bewitched manuscript
Folder 11: Luening, Otto, 1943-1991: Two photocopies (from microfilm) of typescript letters from Partch (1943), two manuscript letters from Luening (1951), with BMI brochure about Luening (1991)
Folder 12: McHugh, Roger, 1969: Letters from McHugh regarding W.B. Yeats, with two typescript pages of extracts from Yeats letters mentioning Partch, with photocopy and typescript transcription of "To Margot" by Yeats
Folder 13: Manoy, Rallou, 1965: Carbon (2 typescript pages) of letter to Manoy, with typescript note to Danlee Mitchell
Folder 14: Marshall, Barry, 1970-1971: Correspondence
Folder 15: Marshall, Lauriston, 1953-68: Correspondence with Lauriston and Lucy Marshall
Folder 16: Mitchell, Danlee, 1962, 1972: Letters, memos, and notes from Partch to Danlee Mitchell
Folder 17: Moldenhauer, Hans, 1959: Correspondence regarding obtaining a score
Folder 18: Moore, Douglas (Columbia University), 1944-1959: Letters, typescript carbons from Partch, typescript originals from Moore, some concerning Martha Graham, 6 items, see also Columbia University folder
Folder 19: National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1953, 1966: Typescript letter from Douglas Moore and typescript carbon of letter from Partch to Leon Kirchner regarding award to Partch
Folder 20: Nikolais, Alwin, 1956-1957: Correspondence with Nikolais regarding Bewitched production at University of Illinois, typescript carbons from Partch, 12 items
Folder 21: Nin, Anais, ca. 1959-1962: Three items, with other printed material about Nin
Folder 22: Onslow-Ford, Gordon and Jacqueline, 1958-1972: Letters from Gordon and Jacqueline Onslow-Ford to Partch and Danlee Mitchell
Folder 23: Pan American Union, 1959-1960: Letters, Harry Partch carbons
Folder 24: Perrett, Wilfred, 1934-1935: Manuscript letters from Wilfrid Perrett
Folder 25: Pouliot, Stephen, 1971-1974: Letters from Stephen Pouliot
Folder 26: Prockelo, Vincenzo, ca. 1962: Typed and handwritten poems by Vincenzo Prockelo
Folder 27: Radiodiffusion: Television Francaise, 1961-1962: Correspondence with Pierre Schaeffer, with letter from L.A. Hiller to Luigi Nono
Folder 28: Record Companies, 1954-1961: Letters from multiple record companies (RCA Victor, MGM, Mercury, Westminster, Columbia)
Folder 29: Records - Correspondence with purchasers (I), 1953-1972: Correspondence with purchasers of Harry Partch's privately-released records

Box 7

Folder 1: Records related correspondence, 1965-1967: Correspondence with purchasers of Harry Partch's privately-released records
Folder 2: Rockefeller Foundation, 1973: Correspondence regarding a bicentennial American composer project, three items
Folder 3: Rockefeller Foundation, 1961-1962: Regarding application for grant
Folder 4: Schell, Linda, 1969-1973: Correspondence
Folder 5: Schlesinger, K., 1935: Two postcards from Kathleen Schlesinger
Folder 6: Schuller, Gunther, 1962: two letters and clippings
Folder 7: Simons, Paul Williams, 1974: Correspondence, enclosures, poetry, and artwork
Folder 8: Sitka Spruce Lumber Company, 1961: Carbon of letter to lumber company
Folder 9: Slonimsky, Nicholas, 1965: Correspondence
Folder 10: Smithsonian Institution, 1969-1970: Carbons, telegrams, letters from James Morris
Folder 11: Source Magazine, 1966-1972: Correspondence with Larry Austin and Art Woodbury
Folder 12: Spencer, Sylvia, 1959-1960: Correspondence, concert program, and grant application
Folder 13: Strouse, Robert, 1974: Correspondence
Folder 14: Thorne, Francis, 1967-1972: Correspondence
Folder 15: Tours, 1966-1976: Address lists and correspondence with persons and institutions regarding proposed tours and performances
Folder 16: Tourtelot, Madeline, 1958-1974: Correspondence and enclosures
Folder 17: U.S. Information Agency, 1957-1960: Correspondence regarding recordings and photos, two copies with annotations by Danlee Mitchell
Folder 18: University of California, Los Angeles - Re: Delusion production, 1965-1969: Correspondence and documents regarding production of Delusion of the Fury, includes carbon typescript copy of (and UCLA Music Department response to) Partch "Statement" about scores and instruments
Folder 19: University of California, San Diego, 1964-1972: Correspondence with UCSD regarding Harry Partch appointment, letters from various administrators, many Harry Partch carbons, exam, expense ledgers
Folder 20: University of Hawaii, 1971: Letters regarding Harry Partch visit
Folder 21: University of Illinois, 1955-1964: Correspondence mostly with administrators regarding Partch's appointments, grants, and activities at the University of Illinois
Folder 22: University of South Florida, 1969: Correspondence regarding possible trip
Folder 23: University of Wisconsin Press, 1952-1971: Correspondence and enclosures regarding first edition of Genesis of a Music (1949), includes requests for reprinting
Folder 24: Valle, Joe (Valle Music Reproduction), 1963-1974: Correspondence and enclosures

Box 8

Folder 1: Yates, Peter - correspondence (I), 1953-1972: Correspondence between Partch and Yates
Folder 2: Yeats, W.B., 1933-1934: Four letters from Yeats, Riverdale, Willbrook, Rathfarnham, Dublin, to Partch, 1933-34, one dated January 6, 1934 (TLS), two undated (one ALS, one TLS), one (TLS) dated August 7
Folder 3: Zilch, Art (Time Magazine), 1963: Correspondence, 3 typescript leaves
Folder 4: Zoller, Buddy, 1934-1935: Correspondence

Sub-Series 2: Personal and Financial Records

Contains Partch's other personal papers and documents, organized by event, film, recording, concerts, productions, projects, or persons of his life and career.

Box 8

Folder 5: A.B. Chase (organ company), undated: Directions for the Care of Your Organ 7-page 6 x 3 1/2 booklet and certificate of warranty (portion of booklet cover and warranty mounted on card)
Folder 6: Address books, undated: Five pocket-sized address books used by Partch
Folder 7: American Symphony Orchestra League (I), 1963: Program of 1963 convention at Sheraton-Palace Hotel, San Francisco (19-22 June 1963) and review of Partch concert
Folder 8: Awards, 1966-1974: Letters announcing awards, several Harry Partch carbons, awards, and lists
Folder 9: Bamboo and Rare Woods, 1960-1971: Correspondence with dealers of tropical woods and bamboo
Folder 10: Bewitched, Nikolais, 1957: Program and notes for Alwin Nikolais production of Bewitched at the Henry Street Playhouse, 11-13 October 1957
Folder 11: Bewitched - Programs of 1959 performances at Illinois and Columbia University, 1959: Two programs
Folder 12: Biographical documents, 1919-1966: Records of birth (not original birth certificate), Partch's pencil list of residences, leases, seaman certificates, high school transcripts, photocopy of UCSD biographical form, 10 items
Folder 13: Burt, Warren, Nov. 1982: The Music of Harry Partch, 43-pages booklet from Discussion Services Notes
Folder 14: Couper, Mildred, undated: Four photographs, photocopy of a Santa Barbara newspaper article about Couper
Folder 15: Estey Organ, 1960: Correspondence and materials regarding reed organs
Folder 16: Gate 5 Records, undated: Draft text for announcement
Folder 17: Gate 5 Records brochure, ca. 1956-1962: 4-page stencil brochure for issues nos 3-6, Champaign, Illinois
Folder 18: Gems from My Scrapbook, undated: "Gems from My Scrapbook 1930-1957", Harry Partch, ten pages of typescript extracts from articles and reviews about Partch, transcribed from his scrapbook
Folder 19: Harry Partch Foundation, 1969-71: Correspondence and documents (minutes, Articles of Incorporation) regarding establishing of Foundation to support his work
Folder 20: Harry Partch Trust Fund, 1953-1954: Account book for Trust Fund recording projects
Folder 21: Instruments - Shipping of, 1956-69: Shipping inventories, invoices, some Harry Partch lists
Folder 22: Instruments - technical data, ca. 1964-1970: Specifications, dimensions, materials, diagrams of musical instruments (mostly bamboo marimba, cloud chamber bowls, and quadrangularum reversum), originals in pencil, and some photocopies
Folder 23: Insurance - Health, 1968-1973: Health and disability insurance correspondence and forms
Folder 24: Insurance, 1960-65: Automobile, life, and instrument insurance
Folder 25: Johnston, Ben - ASUC symposium, 1967: Black stencil copy, 3 typescript pages, text introducing presentation of a taped lecture by Partch (after April 1967), ASUC symposium, Tanglewood
Folder 26: Johnston, Ben - "Harry Partch" (I), 1967: "Harry Partch", black stencil copy of lecture text (Harry Partch endorsed, Tanglewood, 1967), 4 pages
Folder 27: Johnston, Ben - "Harry Partch" (II), undated: Photochemical copy of 5-page typescript biographical outline of Partch and his career
Folder 28: Medical Charges, 1973-1974: Notebook titled "Income Tax for '73" with lists of medical expenses, and income, copy of letter from Walter L. Johnson MD to Harold Frank MD describing Partch's medical history
Folder 29: Mitchell, Danlee - "Partch Film Lecture", undated: Text of Danlee Mitchell lecture introducing screening of films, Music Studio, Windsong, Rotate the Body, 7 typescript pages, with pencil annotations
Folder 30: "Oedipus", 1954: Photocopy of program for Sausalito Regatta Children & Arts Fair (as program for Partch "Oedipus" performance), 11-12 September 1954

Box 9

Folder 1: "Oedipus" Trust Fund, 1953-1954: Proposals, budgets, correspondence (Gerd Stern) about proposed subscription fund for issuing "Oedipus" recording, 5-page typescript prospectus plus 5 additional items
Folder 2: Partch poems, 1962-1964: Three poems written to or about Partch
Folder 3: Partch, Paul, ca. 1951: Two drawings by Paul Partch, photocopy of Paul Partch obituary and first page of Partch letter describing Paul's final illness, with photocopy of page of letter from Paul, 30 July 1951
Folder 4: RCA, 1957-1963: Correspondence, record labels, carbon copies, and shipping notes relating to pressing of recordings by RCA
Folder 5: Receipts, 1970-1973
Folder 6: Records - Labels, jackets, flyers, brochures, printing of -, 1953-1964: Correspondence with printers and suppliers, printed labels
Folder 7: Record pressing and manufacture correspondence, 1951-1958: Documents and carbon of letters regarding record production and manufacture
Folder 8: Record timing lists, undated: Harry Partch's lists of record timings
Folder 9: Records and tapes - Inventories and lists, undated: Lists and inventories of records and tapes, manuscript lists of records and tapes (these lists identify acetates and tapes that Marshall later gave to the Partch Archive)
Folder 10: "Rotate the Body" - NCGC, 1961: National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships program booklet, UIUC, 1961, at which Rotate the Body was performed, folder flap with Partch's label included
Folder 11: Soundboards/Cimbalon, 1963: Brochure, correspondence and photocopies regarding soundboard material
Folder 12: Taxes, 1972-1973: Documents, notes, and letters regarding taxes
Folder 13: Taxes, 1973-1974: Documents and letters to accountant regarding taxes
Folder 14: Taxes - California tax records, 1953-1973
Folder 15: Taxes - Income, 1951-72: Carbons of letters to accountants and other tax documents
Folder 16: Tourtelot, Madeline, brochures, undated: Copies of Tourtelot film brochures and poster
Folder 17: "U.S. Highball" - Record Brochure, 1958: Brochure for subscription to the Third Harry Partch Subscription Fund recording of "U.S. Highball", 1 July 1958
Folder 18: University of Illinois - Contemporary Arts Festivals, 1957, 1961: Publicity materials about festivals at which Partch's works were produced
Folder 19: University of Wisconsin, 1945: Carbon of memo from faculty in support of Partch
Folder 20: Venice, Calif. - Music Studio, 1964-1965: Carbons of letters and itemizations of expenses regarding remodeling of studio
Folder 21: "Water! Water!" correspondence, expense ledgers, vouchers, and agreement, 1960-1962: Documents relating to production at University of Illinois

Box 10

Folder 1: Music Studio Announcement, ca. 1959: Announcement for Music Studio - Harry Partch, a film by Madeline Tourtelot, at Festival of Contemporary Arts, University of Illinois
Folder 2: Ledger, 1962-1974: Account/ledger book listing purchasers of Gate 5 recordings
Item 1: Ashtray, undated: Made by Partch from bamboo section
Item 2: California, A Guide to the Golden State, 1939: Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of California. American Guide Series (New York: Hastings House, 1939). Inscribed on front fly-leaf: Harry Partch, August 14, 1939

Sub-Series 3: Scrapbooks

Partch's personal scrapbook, 1930-1968, in two volumes. Contains newspaper clipping and magazine articles about Partch; many are reviews, promotional articles, or profiles. Pasted onto over-size leaves in chronological order.

Box 16

Item 1: Wooden Cover, Volume I, 1930-1959
Item 2: Wooden Cover, Volume II, 1960-1969

Box 18

Folder 1: Scrapbook Volume I, 1930-1950
Folder 2: Scrapbook Volume I, 1950-1955
Folder 3: Scrapbook Volume I, 1956-1959
Folder 4: Scrapbook Volume II, 1959-1961
Folder 5: Scrapbook Volume II, 1962-1965
Folder 6: Scrapbook Volume II, 1965-1969

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