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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-12. English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections Leroy Ostransky papers Ostransky, Leroy Mss.022 8 cubic feet 18 boxes 1950-1993 Leroy Ostransky (1918-1993) was a composer, author, and a professor of music at the University of Puget Sound. An expert on jazz, he was widely recognized for his contributions to education and the arts. This collection contains files, correspondence, audio recordings, manuscripts, class notes, clippings, musical scores and compositions. English .

Collection is arranged by subject.

[Name of document, date.] Leroy Ostransky papers, MSS.022. University of Puget Sound Archives & Special Collections. Tacoma, Washington.

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

The Leroy Ostransky papers contain Ostransky's compositions, correspondence, manuscripts and teaching material. The bulk of the material is related to Ostransky's writing; this includes correspondence with publishers, numerous annotated drafts, and clippings of reviews. In addition, there are a large number of letters written to Ostransky's wife, Natalie, and lecture notes for the courses he taught at the University of Puget Sound. Ostransky's musical scores and compositions are included, many of which are unidentified.

Leroy Ostransky (January 17, 1918-October 11, 1993) was a composer, author, and a professor of music at the University of Puget Sound. An expert on jazz, he was widely recognized for his contributions to education and the arts. He earned his B.A. from the College of Puget Sound in 1948 (now University of Puget Sound); M.A. from New York University, 1951, and Ph.D. from University of Iowa in 1957. He wrote The Anatomy of Jazz (Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1960), Perspectives on Music (Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1963), The World of Music (Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1969), Understanding Jazz (Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1977), Jazz City : The Impact of our Cities on the Development of Jazz (Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1978), and Sharkey's Kid : A Memoir (New York : Morrow, 1991), along with numerous music scores.

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 University of Puget Sound. School of Music Publishers and publishing Jazz Music teachers--Washington (State)--Tacoma Composers--Washington (State)--Tacoma Private universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Tacoma Music Music scores General I 1954-1993

The General series contains a small amount of ephemera, newspaper clippings and photographs collected by Ostransky.

 Ephemera 1975 1 1 Excellence in Art Award 1992 1 2 The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 1986-1988 1 3 Newspaper Clippings 1954-1965 1 4 Newspaper clippings, Ostransky articles reviewing music 1965-1971 1 5 Ostransky Obituary 1993 1 6 Photographs Undated 1 7 Photographs of Ostransky 1989-1990 1 8 Photograph of Natalie Ostransky Undated 1 9 Photographs of Leroy Ostransky by Christopher Petrich 1980 18 Verdura, Vegetables, Italian Style manuscript by Viana La Place Undated 17 1 Compositions II 1950-1980

The Compositions series includes handwritten musical scores and recordings of compositions by Ostransky. Compositions have been identified when possible, although a large amount of this material is undated.

 Sheet Music i 1949-1950, 1979 Compositions Undated 1 10 Compositions and Notes Undated 18 Childs Life;These Are My Brothers; Sonata for Cello; Little Lamb; The Lonesome Trees Undated 1 11 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 1979 1 12 Finished Compostitions and Rough Drafts Undated 1 13 Halleljah; String Quartet No. 2 1950 18 "The Melting of Molly" Opera Undated 1 14 "Now Thank We All Our God" Undated 1 15 Published Compositions Undated 17 2 Sonatina for Piano May 1950 18 Sonatina for Violin and Piano, String Quartet, "Portugal" for Orchestra, Misc. Compositions 1949-1950, Undated 18 Songs for Julia Undated 17 3 Suite for Flute, Duet for Clarinet and Piano, Misc. Compositions Undated 17 4 Unpublished Compositions Undated 17 5 Violin Concerto, Bass Trio, Concerto Violin and Orchestra Undated 17 6 Recordings ii 1950-1980 Memorial Fieldhouse, Concert March Undated 16 Sonya on TV Undated 16 Anthem 1967 16 Symphony No. 1, First Movement 1956 16 Ft. Lewis Undated 16 Pioneer Valley 1956 16 Ellington, Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady and Tattooed Bride 1950 16 Violin Concerto 1980 16 Symphony No. 3 "Rainer" 1971 16 Unidentified 1960 16 Te Deum, CPS Symphony and Brass Trio 1955-1956 16 Shar Symphony Undated 16 Unidentified (2) Undated 16 American Symphony Undated 16 Reitan, Songs for Julia 1973 16 Quartet 1950 16 Student Compositions 1961 16 Now Thank We All Our God 1967 16 Sonya 1958-1959 16 Symphony No. 5, "Jazz Symphony" 1978 16 Pioneer Valley Undated 16 Program Music 1966 16 Program Music and First Mephisto Waltz, First Les Preludes 1966 16 Short Symphony 1975 16 Prelude and (?) Undated 16 Correspondence III 1955-1991

The majority of the Correspondence series has been organized by subject. Ostransky collected reviews of his published work sent by friends and acquaintances and exchanged numerous letters with publishers interested in publishing his literary work. The series includes a large number of letters Ostransky wrote to his wife, Natalie, the bulk of which are undated.

 General 1955-1978 2 1

The bulk of this material appears to relate to Ostransky's career at the University of Puget Sound.

 Anatomy of Jazz 1960 2 2 Anatomy of Jazz - Advertisements and Reviews 1960-1961 2 3 Anatomy of Jazz - Advertisements and Reviews 1963-1965 2 4 Anatomy of Jazz - Reviews 1958-1977 2 5 Crayola Inc. letter to the Tacoma News Tribune 1972 2 6 Ostransky's Education 1955-1956 2 7 Jazz 1979-1982 2 8 Jazz and the Cities 1977-1978 2 9 William Howland Kenny letter to Leroy Ostransky 1982 2 10 Leroy Ostransky letter to Mr. Jacobsen and notes on the Jewish Encyclopedia 1965 2 11 Leroy Ostransky letters to Natalie Ostransky 1955-1977, Undated 2 12 Leroy Ostransky letters to Natalie Ostransky 1956, Undated 2 13 Leroy Ostransky letters to Natalie Ostransky Undated 2 14 Regarding Paul Horn 1990 3 1 Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1976-1977 3 2 Publishers 1958-1964 3 3 Publishers 1980-1981 3 4 Publishers 1989-1991 3 5 Sharkey's Kid 1991 3 6 Sharkey's Kid - Reviews 1982-1991 3 7 Sharkey's Kid - Reviews 1991 3 8 Understanding Jazz 1977 3 9 Literary Works IV 1957-1979

The Literary Works series contains published and unpublished articles and manuscripts by Ostransky. The General subseries includes short articles that are organized by subject; it is unclear if these have been published. The Manuscripts subseries is organized by title and contains short essays, newspaper articles, and manuscripts. For some of Ostransky's better known works, there are multiple drafts, many of which are annotated.

 General i 1974, Undated Book Manuscript Notes & Prentice Hall Publication Application 1974 4 1 Essays on Food Undated 4 2 Essays on Jazz Music Undated 4 3 Notes on Writing Undated 4 4 Op-Ed on Instruments Undated 4 5 Record Reviews Undated 4 6 Short Essay Opinion Pieces Undated 4 7 Short Stories and Creative Pieces Undated 4 8-9 Travel Memoirs Undated 4 10 Manuscripts ii 1957-1979

The Manuscripts series contains both published and unpublished manuscripts written by Ostransky.

 Anatomy of Jazz (published copy) 1960 16 "Bach Had How Many Kids? An Unnatural History of Music" Undated 4 11-12 "Charles Mingus" (Jazz Musician) Undated 4 13 Daddy's Saloon Undated 4 14 "Dale Carnegie-Go Home!" Undated 4 15 "An Easter Story" 1961-1962 4 16 A History of Music Undated 5 1-3 "Kim's Story" Undated 5 4 "Lively Arts" Essays Undated 5 5 My Life and Good Times Undated 5 6-8 Ned Rorem Undated 6 1-2 7 2-3 Ned Rorem, Manuscript 2 and Notes Undated 6 3-6 7 1 Ned Rorem, Notes and Rough Drafts Undated 7 4-5 17 7 "Notes and Comment" Newspaper clippings Undated 15

Original newspaper clippings of of the "Notes and Comment" column, most of these do not include a date.

 "Notes and Comment" Manuscripts Undated 8 1 7 8

Drafts of the "Notes and Comment" column, many of these contain what appear to be notes from the editor on whether or not they will be published.

 "Notes and Comment" Manuscripts 1957-1962 8 2

Drafts for the "Notes and Comment" column, many of these contain what appear to be notes from the editor on whether or not they will be published.

 "Notes and Comment" Manuscripts 1961-1964 8 3

Drafts for the "Notes and Comment" column, many of these contain what appear to be notes from the editor on whether or not they will be published.

 Perspectives on Music (published copy) 1963 16 "Richard Wagner: Gentleman" Undated 8 4 Sharkey's Kid, Master Copy Undated 8 5-6 Sharkey's Kid, Repro Copy Undated 8 7-8 Sharkey's Kid Undated 9 1-2 10 1-2 9 5-6 Sharkey's Kid, Manuscript 2 Undated 9 3-4 Copy of Sharkey's Kid Undated 10 3 Sharkey's Kid, Early Draft Undated 17 8 Sharkey's Kid, Draft Undated 10 4 Sharkey's Kid, Notes Undated 17 9 Sharkey's Kid II Undated 11 1 10 5-7 Sharkey's Kid Grows Up Undated 11 2-3 Technique of Orchestra Based on the Use of the Instruments in the Symphonic Poems of Richard Strauss (2) Undated 14 "There Are No Friendly Games" Undated 11 4 "Two For the Money" - Short Essay on Franz Liszt Undated 11 5 Understanding Jazz Undated 11 6-9 Understanding Jazz, Contract and Bibliography 1976-1979 11 10 Research V 1960-1993

The Research series contains clippings, articles, and notes written by Ostransky during the course of research. Much of this material was unidentified and contains annotations.

 Articles and Notes 1965-1986 12 1 Articles and Notes 1992-1993 12 2 Articles and Notes 1980s 12 3 Articles and Notes (Britten, Barber, and Copland) 1964-1988 17 10 Jazz Articles and Notes Undated 12 4-5 Jazz Articles and Notes 1972 12 6 Jazz Articles and Notes 1991 12 7 Jazz Newspaper Clippings and Notes 1992-1993 12 8 Newspaper Clippings 1967-1973 12 9 New Grove Dictionary of Jazz Acceptance Letter, Manuscripts, Research Articles and Notes 1980s 12 10 New Yorker Articles on Jazz 1986 12 11 Notes for "Possible Columns" Undated 13 1 Paul Horn 1960-1977 13 2 Paul Horn 1977-1980 13 3 Teaching VI 1951-1978

The Teaching series includes Ostransky's lecture notes, class syllabi, and exam questions. Most of the material is undated, although quite a few of the courses appear to have taken place in 1978. The Music 115 section includes notes for a few of the course lectures.

 General Undated 13 4

Many of the documents relate to an "Introduction to Music" course.

 English 101 1978, Undated 13 5 Music 101 1978, Undated 13 6 Music 103 1978, Undated 13 7 Music 115, The Anatomy of Jazz Undated 13 8 Music 115, What is Jazz? lecture Undated 13 9 Music 115, Improvisation lecture Undated 14 1 Music 115, Improvisation lecture recording Undated 16 Music 115, The Elements of Jazz lecture Undated 14 2 Music 115, The Blues lecture Undated 14 3 Music 115, Understanding Style lecture Undated 14 4 Music 115, New Orleans Style lecture Undated 14 5 Music 115, Pre-Swing lecture Undated 14 6 Music 115, Swing Era lecture Undated 14 7 Music 115, Modern Era lecture Undated 14 8 Exams 1958-1970 14 9 Handy-Aid for Classes... 1951 14 10 Lecture Notes Undated 14 11 The Orchestra Undated 14 12