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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: William Colvig papers
creator:
Colvig, William, 1917-2000
Identifier/Call Number: MS.133
Physical Description:
12 Linear Feet
22 boxes
Date (inclusive): circa 1934-2000
Physical Location: Collection stored off-site at NRLF:
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William Colvig Papers. MS 133. Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
William Colvig (March 13, 1917–March 1, 2000) was an electrician and amateur musician. He
was the long term partner of composer Lou Harrison, whom he met in San Francisco, California
in 1967. Colvig helped construct the so-called "American gamelan" used in works such as the
puppet opera
Young Caesar (1971),
La Koro Sutro (1972), and
the
Suite for Violin and American Gamelan (1974).
This collection contains correspondence from 1934-2000; family genealogy; John Edmunds
manuscripts; realia and calendar diary pages.