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Carl Wood papers, approximately 1920-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Wood, Carl Paige, 1885-1947
Title
Carl Wood papers
Dates
approximately 1920-1940 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 4 cubic feet (4 boxes plus 3 vertical files)
Collection Number
0909
Summary
Music manuscripts, notes for textbook and miscellaneous notes of composer and UW professor of music
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

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Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Carl Paige Wood was born in 1885 in Taunton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University with a master’s degree in music and started teaching as an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Washington in 1920. During this time he wrote and published several books on music titled The Texture of Music: a Manual of Elementary Harmony (1931), Ear Tests in Harmony (1936) and The Physical Basis of Harmony. He became the Director of the School of Music at the University of Washington in 1939 and remained there until his death in 1947.

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Content Description

Music manuscripts, notes for textbook, miscellaneous notes.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arrangement

Organized into 4 accessions.

  • Accession No. 0909-001, Carl Paige Wood papers, circa 1920-1940
  • Accession No. 0909-002, Carl Paige Wood music manuscript, undated
  • Accession No. 0909-003, Carl Paige Wood music scores, 1933
  • Accession No. 0909-004, Carl Paige Wood music manuscript, undated

Acquisition Information

Accession 0909-001 transferred from University of Washington School of Music, 1968. Accession 0909-002 gift of Walter Eichinger, 1984. Accession 0909-003 gift of John Gibbs, 1992. Accession 0909-004 transferred from University of Washington Music Library after it was received as a gift from Maureen Llort, 2009.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Wood, Carl Paige, 1885-1947--Archives (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. University Archives
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