Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- ca. 1934 - 1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.22 m of textual records.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
American composer and violinist Robert Arthur Gross was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on March 23, 1914. Died in Los Angeles, California, on November 6, 1983. Biographical information available in New Grove dictionary of American music, v.2, p. 292.
Repository
Archival history
Acquired in 1982 and 1984.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence, chiefly with other musicians and composers; manuscript of Words on music; manuscript scores of compositions for viola, organ, chorus, and violin and organ, as well as an octet for woodwinds, strings and piano; and manuscript scores by other composers, including Phantasy for violin with piano accompaniment (Gestetner(?) reproduction of original manuscript) by Arnold Schoenberg and Sonata for solo violin (original manuscript) by Roger Sessions.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
File level inventory available at repository.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.