Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
MS 2021.06
Argersinger, Charles
Preliminary Guide to the Charles Argersinger Papers
circa 1970s-circa 2000s
11.64 Linear feet of shelf space
10 Boxes
Media, musical scores, compositions, and programs,
correspondence, publicity and publication materials, teaching materials, exhibit
materials, photographs, music festival materials and other professional papers of
Washington State University music professor Charles Argersinger.
(MASC STAFF USE) 2-3-28-1
Collection materials are in English
Charles Edward Argersinger (1951-2013) was born in Schenectady, NY, and grew up in
Arizona. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in music from Arizona State
University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He taught at California
State University, Bakersfield and DePaul University before joining the faculty at
Washington State University (WSU). While at WSU, he founded the WSU Festival of
Contemporary Art Music in 1989. He retired from WSU in 2009.
This collection consists of media, musical scores, compositions, and programs,
correspondence, publicity and publication materials, teaching materials, exhibit
materials, photographs, music festival materials and other professional papers of
Washington State University music professor Charles Argersinger. Professor
Argersinger composed in two main genres: jazz and contemporary art music.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
This collection is predominantly open and available for research use. However,
certain materials in boxes 3, 7 and 9 are restricted until further review by MASC
staff due to privacy concerns.
Copyright restrictions apply. The donor retains copyright for the works in this collection.
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Charles Argersinger Papers, circa 1970s-circa 2000s (MS 2021.06)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Jana Argersinger donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2021 (MS.2021.06).
The repository expects to receive additions to this collection.
Charles Argersinger Papers, 1968-2017 (Cage 952)
Washington State University School of Music Records and Photographs, 1922-1977 (Archives 298)
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Argersinger, Charles -- Archives
Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives
Composers -- Washington (State) -- 20th Century -- Archives
Music -- 20th Century
Music -- 21st Century
Jazz -- 20th Century
Jazz -- 21st Century
Composers -- Washington (State) -- 21st Century -- Archives
Music
Colleges and Universities
Washington (State)
1
Musical scores and compositions
1980-2006
2
Musical scores and compositions, media
1975-2006
3
Michael Jackson copyright infringement trial
1993-1995
RESTRICTED until further review by MASC staff.
4
Musical scores and compositions
1985-2002
5
Programs and performances
1974-2007
6
New Music Festival/Festival of Contemporary
Art Music materials, including cassettes, CDs, reel to reels, VHS circa
1980s-2000s; floppy discs of Argersinger’s digital records scores circa
1990s
circa 1980s-circa 2000s
7
New Music Festival/Festival of Contemporary
Art Music materials circa 1980s-2000s; undated photographs; unidentified
musical sketches, ideas, and program notes; tenure and promotion review
materials circa 1990s; work for Cliff Colnot, Chicago composer, circa 2000s
– tenure and promotion review materials
circa 1980s-circa 2000s
RESTRICTED until further review by MASC staff.
8
Various scores
circa 1990s-circa 2000s
9
MASC exhibit of illustrated manuscripts circa
2000s; musical performances and programs circa 1970s-2000s; publicity and
publications circa 1980s-1990s; correspondence circa 1980s-2000s; key
pedagogy and student work circa 1970s – correspondence and student
work
circa 1970s-circa 2000s
RESTRICTED until further review by MASC staff.
10
Oversize materials related to the Festival of
Contemporary Art Music, work with Cliff Colnot, and the MASC illuminated
manuscripts exhibit
circa 1970s-circa 2000s