Brown (Rayner) papers, bulk 1940s-1990s

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Summary

Title:
Rayner Brown papers
Dates:
bulk 1940s-1990s
Creators:
Brown, Rayner, 1912-1999
Abstract:
The papers of American composer, organist, teacher, and USC alumnus Rayner Brown (1912-1999) include music scores, manuscripts and books.
Extent:
109.25 Linear Feet 128 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Rayner Brown papers, Collection no. 1002, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the papers of American composer, organist, teacher, and USC alumnus Rayner Brown (1912-1999). Materials include music scores, manuscripts, and books. Brown composed over 200 pieces of music over his career. He also taught at Biola University and was the church organist for the Wilshire Presbyterian Church.

Biographical / historical:

Rayner Brown (1912-1999) was an American composer, organist, and teacher. Brown wrote over 200 compositions. He was a church organist from 1941 to 1977 at the Wilshire Presbyterian Church. He also taught at Biola University. He was a graduate from the University of Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in organ and a Master of Music degree in composition.

Processing information:

This collection is not fully processed. Some portions of the collection are described at the folder level in this finding aid, but the bulk of the collection is unprocessed.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez Brandon Werts for History Associates Incorporated. Some processing by USC students in 2019 as part of the "Piloting a Shared Practice for Accessible Archival Descriptions" Dean's Challenge Grant.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-11-21 16:04:45 -0800 .

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Terms of access:

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Rayner Brown papers, Collection no. 1002, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G-24
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1822, US
Contact:
(213) 740-0183
ajustice@usc.edu
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