WAUSmithWilliamOUA6516.xml Guide to the William (Bill) O. Smith Papers approximately 1930s-2020 Smith (William O.) Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries 2024 (Last modified: 7/3/2025)

Allen Library BOX 352900 Seattle, Washington 98195-2900 Business Number: 206-543-1929 speccoll@uw.edu http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-31. Description is written in: English, Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries William (Bill) O. Smith papers Smith, William O. (William Overton), 1926-2020 6516 51.5 cubic feet 84 boxes including approximately 163 audiocassettes, 220 sound reels, 5 film reels, 8 wire recordings, 63 video tapes, 20 sound discs, 224 floppy discs, 112 cds, 22 dat, 2 mini drives, and 1 custom electric metronome, and 1 oversize folder approximately 1930s-2020 Compositions, papers and recordings of a jazz clarinetist, composer and professor of music at the University of Washington Collection materials are in English.

William (Bill) Overton Smith (1926-2020) was a famed clarinetist, jazz and classical musician, composer, and UW Music professor. He was commonly referred to by his nickname Bill, and he chose to write and perform his jazz compositions under the name Bill Smith while using the name William O. Smith for his classical work. Smith was seen as an innovator with the clarinet and was well known for his clarinet compositions, clarinet notation, and work in third stream jazz. He was also known for playing two clarinets at once, imitating the style of the classical double aulos. Smith was a frequent collaborator with jazz musician Dave Brubeck. Smith was an on again off again member of the Brubeck quartet and frequently collaborated with the group and was a founding member of the Brubeck Octet. From the 40's onwards, Smith worked primarily as a musician in places such as Europe, where he won the Prix de Paris and Prix de Rome before moving into his job as a music professor while still composing and performing. Smith taught at UCLA before starting his long-term professorship at UW from 1966-1997. Smith married his second wife, painter Virginia Paquette Smith in 1978.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Smith_(jazz_musician) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/arts/music/bill-smith-dead.html https://music.washington.edu/news/2020/05/18/passages-william-o-smith-composer-master-musician-and-longtime-former-uw-professor

Arranged in 2 series.

Subseries A, Compositions by Smith - Sheet Music Subeseries B, Compositions - Sheet Music Subseries C, Compositions by Smith - Media Subseries D, Composition Notebooks

The William (Bill) O. Smith papers were accessioned from Virginia Paquette Smith and Bill Smith's home in Seattle. The collection contains several different kinds of record formats from compositions, paper records, correspondence, CDs, records, film, and digital media.

No restrictions on access for paper-based materials. Some of the audiocassettes and DAT tapes have been digitized for previewing onsite in the Special Collections Reading Room. No access copies are available for videocassettes, reels, or LPs.

Some materials stored offsite. Advance notice is required.

Request at UW

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

University of Washington. University Archives University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington) Music Colleges and Universities Sound recordings Personal and professional papers Series 1 Series 1 Biographical file 2 folders approximately 1946-2019 6516-001 Box 20

Curriculum vitae, annual activities, published profiles

Lists of compositions and discography 1947-2019 6516-001 Box 20 Boyhood ephemera undated 6516-001 Box 20

Photographs, negatives, drawings, patches

Smith family ephemera undated 6516-001 Box 20

Photographs, negatives, drawings, patches

Photographs of the artist undated 6516-001 Box 20 Professional organizations undated 6516-001 Box 20 Musical Activities of William O. Smith scrapbooks volumes 1-5 5 folders 1947-1968 6516-001 Box 20

Removed from binders

Digital art undated 6516-001 Box 20 Scrapbook 1939-1948 6516-001 Box 20 Scrapbooks 1950s 6516-001 Box 27 Yearbooks 1941, 1942, 1944 6516-001 Box 20 Photographs - American Jazz Ensemble 1962 6516-001 Box 20 Miscellaneous photographs undated 6516-001 Box 20 Writings 6516-001 Box 20 Correspondence 1957-2019 6516-001 Box 21 John Eaton - American Jazz Ensemble 2 folders 1963-1964 6516-001 Box 22

Clippings, programs, publicity

The Contemporary Group 10 folders 1968-1987 6516-001 Box 22

Correspondence, grants, programs, flyers

Dave Brubeck 2 folders 1976-2012 6516-001 Box 22 The trip of President Reagan to Helsinki, the Moscow Summit, and London 1988 6516-001 Box 22

Itinerary, tourist information, ephemera

Removed from official binder

Stuart Dempster undated 6516-001 Box 22 Clarinet Conference 1986 6516-001 Box 22 Metasynth undated 6516-001 Box 22 SYNKET undated 6516-001 Box 22 Artkoamia 2003 6516-001 Box 22 Awards 1979-2001 6516-001 Box 22 Business Files 1950s-2000s 6516-001 Box 23

Correspondence with BMI, Fantasy Inc., MJQ Music, Contemporary Records, Edi-Pan; royalty payment records, contracts

Publicity, programs, clippings, flyers 1940-1989 6516-001 Box 24 Publicity, programs, clippings, flyers 1990-2020 6516-001 Box 25 Day planners 1970s-2000s 6516-001 Box 9 Ephemera undated 6516-001 Box 22

Miscellaneous notes and sketches

CDs 6516-001 Box 2 CDs 6516-001 Box 3 CDs 6516-001 Box 4 Cassettes 20 audiocassettes 6516-001 Box 5 Cassettes 20 audiocassettes 6516-001 Box 6 Cassettes 20 audiocassettes 6516-001 Box 7 Cassettes 20 audiocassettes 6516-001 Box 8 7" Reel to Reel recordings 42 reels 6516-001 Box 13 7" Reel to Reel recordings 43 reels 6516-001 Box 14 7" Reel to Reel recordings 44 reels 6516-001 Box 15 Reel to Reel recordings 30 7" reels, 6 5" reels, 4 3" reels, 8 wire recordings 6516-001 Box 16 Assorted 1/4" Reel to Reel recordings and film reels Approximately 47 audio reels, 4 film reels 6516-001 Box 17 Reel to Reel video tapes 11 1/2" video tapes, 1 vhs videocassette 6516-001 Box 18 Assorted media 32 cassettes, 8 mm videocassettes, 12 dats, 200 3.5" floppy disks, 2 5" floppy disks, 2 mini drives, 1 custom electric metronome, 13 notebooks 6516-001 Box 26 Videocassettes 31 vhs videocassettes 6516-001 Box 28 Videocassettes 7 u matic, 5 vhs videocassettes 6516-001 Box 29 Slides 6516-001 Box 11 LPs 6516-001 Box OS31 LPs 6516-001 Box OS32 LPs 6516-001 Box OS33 LPs 6516-001 Box OS34 Compositions Series 2 Series 2 Compositions by Smith - Sheet Music Subseries A Subseries A 1947-2015

Music composed by Smith. Individual works may contain notes, sketches, final pieces, and published versions. Item numbers were assigned by Smith.

Four Songs for Women's Voices 1947 6516-001 Box 35 3 Serenade for Flute, Trumpet and Violin 1947 6516-001 Box 35 5 Schizophrenic Scherzo 1947 6516-001 Box 35 6 Sonatina for Flute and Piano 1947 6516-001 Box 35 7 The Hours Rise Up 1947 6516-001 Box 62 8 Three Songs 1947 6516-001 Box 35 10 Duo for Two Conductors 1947 6516-001 Box 68 11 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano 1948 6516-001 Box 35, 70 14 Music for "Oedipus Rex" 1948 6516-001 Box 35 16 Anyone 1948 6516-001 Box 62 17 Music for "The Duchess of Malfi" 1948 6516-001 Box 35 18 Concertino for Trumpet and Jazz Combo 1948 6516-001 Box 36 19 Five Songs 1949 6516-001 Box 36 20 Clarinet Duets 1949 6516-001 Box 36 21 Five Mother Goose Rhymes 1949 6516-001 Box 36 22 Music for "Proem" 1949 6516-001 Box 36 23 Five Songs for Soprano and Violin 1949 6516-001 Box 36 24 Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet 1950 6516-001 Box 36 25 Concerto for Trombone and Chamber Orchestra 1949 6516-001 Box 37, 61, 83 26 Duo for Violin and Piano 1951 6516-001 Box 37, 62 28 String Quartet 1952 6516-001 Box 62 29 Little Suite for Viola and 'Cello 1952 6516-001 Box 37 31 Three Poems for Men's Chorus 1952 6516-001 Box 37, 68 32 Capriccio for Violin and Piano 1952 6516-001 Box 37, 62 33 Suite for Clarinet and Violin 1952 6516-001 Box 37, 61, 68, 83 34 Dance for Two Pianos 1954 6516-001 Box 37 35 Suite for Concert Band 1954 6516-001 Box 70 36 My Father Moved Through Dooms ofLove 1955 6516-001 Box 37, 70 37 Divertimento 1955 6516-001 Box 37 38 Five Songs for Male Chorus 1955 6516-001 Box 37 39 Divertimento for Jazz Combo 1956 6516-001 Box 38, 68 40 Concerto for Clarinet and Combo- Parkside Publications edition 1957 6516-001 Box 38 41 Concerto for Clarinet and Combo 1957 6516-001 Box 62, 68 41 A Song for Saint Cecelia's Day 1957 6516-001 Box 38, 70 42 Four Pieces for Clarinet, Violin and Piano 1957 6516-001 Box 62, 70 43 Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano 1958 6516-001 Box 63 44 Five Pieces for Clarinet Alone 1958 6516-001 Box 38 45 Duo for Clarinet and Tape 1960 6516-001 Box 63, 70 47 Five Pieces for Flute and Clarinet 1961 6516-001 Box 38 48 Duo for Clarinet and Piano 1961 6516-001 Box 38 49 Five Piano Pieces 1961 6516-001 Box 38 50 Five Studies for Two Pianos 1962 6516-001 Box 63 51 Concerto for Jazz Soloist and Ochestra 1962 6516-001 Box 63, 71 52 Explorations for Jazz Combo and Tape 1963 6516-001 Box 38 53 Variants 1963 6516-001 Box 38 54 Three Latin Lyrics 1963 6516-001 Box 38, 63 55 Fantasy for Flute. Violin and Piano 1963 6516-001 Box 39, 63 56 Five Studies for Clarinet and Violin 1964 6516-001 Box 39 57 Interplay 1964 6516-001 Box 39, 71 58 Mosaic 1964 6516-001 Box 63 59 Tangents 1965 6516-001 Box 60, 63 61 Random Suite 1965 6516-001 Box 39 62 Studies for Soprano and Clarinet 1965 6516-001 Box 39, 68 63 International Set 1965 6516-001 Box 63 64 Fancies 1968 6516-001 Box 39 66 Quadri 1968 6516-001 Box 40 67 String Quartet 1969 6516-001 Box 40, 61, 83 68 Ambiente 1970 6516-001 Box 40 69 Songs for Myself Alone 1970 6516-001 Box 40 70 Quadrodram 1970 6516-001 Box 61, 83 71 Chamber Muse 1970 6516-001 Box 64 72 Encounter 1970 6516-001 Box 40, 68 73 Tu 1970 6516-001 Box 40 74 Cartolline 1970 6516-001 Box 40 75 Stones 1971 6516-001 Box 40 76 C.B. 1972 6516-001 Box 40 77 Okisham 1972 6516-001 Box 40 79 Oracle 1972 6516-001 Box 41, 68 80 Straws 1974 6516-001 Box 41 81 Songs for Soprano and Two Clarinets 1974 6516-001 Box 41 82 Jazz Set for Flute and Clarinet 1974 6516-001 Box 41 83 Agate 1974 6516-001 Box 64 84 One 1975 6516-001 Box 41 85 Theona 1975 6516-001 Box 42 87 Chronos 1975 6516-001 Box 42 88

Also spelled 'Kronos'

Eligia 1976 6516-001 Box 64 89 Five 1976 6516-001 Box 43 90 Five Fragments for double clarinet 1977 6516-001 Box 43 91 Lines 1977 6516-001 Box 43, 68 92 Epitaph 1977 6516-001 Box 43 93 Spontaneous Music 1977 6516-001 Box 63 94 Ilois 1977 6516-001 Box 64 95 Tribute to the Bassoon 1977 6516-001 Box 43, 68 96 Janus 1977 6516-001 Box 64 97 Mandala I 1977 6516-001 Box 43, 68 98 Ecco! 1979 6516-001 Box 43 99 Jazz Set for Solo Clarinet 1978 6516-001 Box 43 100 Intermission 1978 6516-001 Box 43 101 Nine Studies 1978 6516-001 Box 44, 65 102 Webster's Story 1978 6516-001 Box 44 103 Soliloquy 1978 6516-001 Box 44 104 Mu 1978 6516-001 Box 44, 68 105 Fantasy for Solo Flute 1978 6516-001 Box 44 106 Eternal Truths 1979 6516-001 Box 44 107 Session 1979 6516-001 Box 44 108 Twelve 1979 6516-001 Box 45, 65 109 Duo for Clarinet and 'Cello 1980 6516-001 Box 45 110 Dream Ritual 1980 6516-001 Box 45 111 Solo 1980 6516-001 Box 45 112 Five for Milan 1980 6516-001 Box 35 113

For clarinet and jazz ensemble. Score and Parts.

Five for Milan 1980 6516-001 Box 81 113 Reflection 1980 6516-001 Box 45 114 Ritual 1981 6516-001 Box 45 115 Morning Incantation 1981 6516-001 Box 45 116 Mandala III 1982 6516-001 Box 45 117 Greetings 1982 6516-001 Box 46 118 Thirteen 1982 6516-001 Box 46 119 Quiet Please 1982 6516-001 Box 46 120 Jazz Set for Clarinet and Trombone 1982 6516-001 Box 46 121 Musing 1983 6516-001 Box 47 122 Enchantment 1983 6516-001 Box 47 123 Pente 1983 6516-001 Box 47 124 Jazz Set for Two Clarinets 1983 6516-001 Box 47 125 Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano 1984 6516-001 Box 47-48 126 Sudana 1985 6516-001 Box 48 128 Concerto for Clarinet and Small Orchestra 1985 6516-001 Box 68 129 Asana 1985 6516-001 Box 48 130 Oni 1985-1986 6516-001 Box 48 131 In Memorium: Roger Sessions 1986 6516-001 Box 47, 65 132 Line Up I 1986 6516-001 Box 48 133 Line Up II 1986 6516-001 Box 68 134 Space Music 1986 6516-001 Box 48 135 Line Up HI 1986 6516-001 Box 48 136 Jazz Fantasy 1986 6516-001 Box 48, 68 137 Diversion 1986 6516-001 Box 65 138 Two Blew Too Blue 1986 6516-001 Box 48 139 Blue Lines 1987 6516-001 Box 48 140 Slow Motion 1987 6516-001 Box 82 141 Music for Five Players 1987 6516-001 Box 49, 68 142 Psyche 1987 6516-001 Box 50 143 Illuminated Manuscript 1987 6516-001 Box 68, 82 144 Emerald City Rag 1987 6516-001 Box 50 145 Seven Haiku 1987 6516-001 Box 50, 68 146 Five Inventions 1987 6516-001 Box 50, 65, 68 147 Variations for Three 1988 6516-001 Box 50, 68 148 Around the Blues 1988 6516-001 Box 50, 68 149 Ritual for Double Clarinet 1989 6516-001 Box 50 150 Three Marches 1989 6516-001 Box 50 151 Serenade 1989 6516-001 Box 51 152 Aubade 1989 6516-001 Box 51, 65, 68 153 In A Minor 1989 6516-001 Box 51 154 Phils Chart 1989 6516-001 Box 51 155 64 1989 6516-001 Box 51 156 East Wind 1990 6516-001 Box 51, 68 157 Alleluia 1990 6516-001 Box 68 158 Pan 1990 6516-001 Box 51 159 Meditations 1990 6516-001 Box 51, 65, 68 160 Love Your Neighbor, Gaia and Spring 1990 6516-001 Box 51, 68 161 Piccolo Concerto 1991 6516-001 Box 68 162 Jazz Set for Violin and wind Quintet 1991 6516-001 Box 52, 68 163 Misterium Coniunctionis 1991 6516-001 Box 68 164 Postcard Piece X 1992 6516-001 Box 68 165 Jazz Set for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet 1992 6516-001 Box 68 166 Off the Wall 1992 6516-001 Box 52 167 Jazz Fantasy 1992 6516-001 Box 52, 68 170 Ritual for Clarinet and Viola 1992 6516-001 Box 65, 68 171 Ritual for Clarinet and Percussion 1992 6516-001 Box 65, 68 172 Incantation 1992 6516-001 Box 68 173 Ritual for Two Clarinetists 1993 6516-001 Box 82 174 86910 1993 6516-001 Box 68 175 Epitaphs 1993 6516-001 Box 68 176 Blue Shades 1993 6516-001 Box 53 177 Soli 1993 6516-001 Box 52 178 Five Pages 1994 6516-001 Box 54, 68 179 Essay 1995 6516-001 Box 54 180 66 for double clarinet 1995 6516-001 Box 54 181 Cantus Romanus and Lines for clarinet ensemble 1996 6516-001 Box 54 182 Paris Imp 1996 6516-001 Box 54 183 Forest 1996 6516-001 Box 54, 65 184 Sayings 1996 6516-001 Box 54 185 Tamar 1996 6516-001 Box 54- 55 186 Deluge 1996 6516-001 Box 55 187 Duet for Two Clarinets in Two Tempos 1996 6516-001 Box 55 188 66 1996 6516-001 Box 55 189 Jazz Set 1997 6516-001 Box 55 190 Sappho 1997 6516-001 Box 55, 65 191 Mallets 1997 6516-001 Box 65 192 Explorations 1998 6516-001 Box 66 193 Seven Haiku for Koto 1998 6516-001 Box 56 194 Peval 1998 6516-001 Box 56 195 Duo for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet 1998 6516-001 Box 67 196 Cleopatra's Garden 1998-2000 6516-001 Box 67 197 Transformations 1999 6516-001 Box 56 198 Blue Ebony 1999 6516-001 Box 56 199 Rites for clarinet and computer-transformed sounds 1999 6516-001 Box 56 200 Quartet for two double clarinets 1999 6516-001 Box 57 201 10 x 200 1999 6516-001 Box 57, 68 202 Flute Concerto 1999 6516-001 Box 58, 68 203 Gestures 1999 6516-001 Box 58, 68 204 Sumi-e 2000 6516-001 Box 58, 68 205 Space 2000 6516-001 Box 58 206 Ottanta 2001 6516-001 Box 58, 68 207 Trias 2001 6516-001 Box 58 208 Crescent Chain for Clarinet Ensemble 2001 6516-001 Box 58 209 Jazz Set for trombone and percussion 2002 6516-001 Box 59, 68 210 Concerto for Jazz Orchestra 2002 6516-001 Box 59, 68 211 Nuria for clarinet alone 2002 6516-001 Box 59, 68 212 Lines for bass clarinet 2002 6516-001 Box 69 213 Five Portraits 2003 6516-001 Box 67, 69 214 Blues for Mal 2003 6516-001 Box 59, 69 215 Summer Fancy 2004 6516-001 Box 59 216 Emarld City Imp 2005 6516-001 Box 59 217 Variants for 2 Clarinets 2006 6516-001 Box 59 218 Jazz Set 2006 6516-001 Box 60 219 Space in the Heart 2008 6516-001 Box 61 220 Epigrams 2009 6516-001 Box 60, 69 221 Four Duets 2009 6516-001 Box 69 222 May I 2010 6516-001 Box 69 223 Session 2012 6516-001 Box 69 224 Jazz Set for Flute and Violin 2012 6516-001 Box 69 225 Jazz Set for two bass clarinets 2012 6516-001 Box 69 226 Clarinet Trio 2014 6516-001 Box 60, 69 228 Transformations 2015 6516-001 Box 60, 69 230 Bologna Blues 6516-001 Box 69 231 Five Pages for Violin 6516-001 Box 69 234 Seattle Imp 6516-001 Box 69 237 Microtonal Ritual 6516-001 Box 69 238 Compositions - Sheet Music Subseries B Subseries B

May include music composed by Smith as well as music by others copied by Smith. Did not originally receive identification numbers by Smith.

Miscellaneous and unlabled sheet music and notes 6516-001 Box 69,72-78 Compositions by Smith - Media Subseries C Subseries C

Media originally stored with composition sheet music. Smith's numbering system has been retained to identify the media.

CDs 28 cds 6516-001 Box 4 Audiocassettes 47 audiocassettes 6516-001 Box 19 Audiocassettes 4 audiocassettes 6516-001 Box 26

Tapes for compositions 191, 193, 194, 200

Floppy Disks 22 3.5 in floppy disks 6516-001 Box 79 Digital Audio Tapes 10 dat 6516-001 Box 79 Sound Reels 4 sound reels 6516-001 Box 80 Pipes 3 pvc pipes 6516-001 Box 80

For composition 218

Circles II by Doris Chase 1 16 mm film reel 1972 6516-001 Reel Reel 1

This film may be available through the Film-Maker Scoop

Music composed by William O. Smith

Composition Notebooks Subseries D Subseries D approximately 2006-2017

Purchased from Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, 2024

Five Small Notebooks approximately 2006-2017 6516-001 Box 84

Five handwritten, pocket-sized, musical composition notebooks. Contents include compositions, instrument techniques, performance and recording notes, shopping lists, appointments, draft notes to colleagues and friends, and other personal reminders.