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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Music Library
Title: Rayner Brown papers
Creator:
Brown, Rayner, 1912-1999
Identifier/Call Number: 1002
Physical Description:
109.25 Linear Feet
128 boxes
Date (bulk): 1940s-1990s
Abstract: The papers of American composer, organist, teacher, and USC alumnus Rayner Brown (1912-1999) include music scores, manuscripts
and books.
Language of Material:
English.
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.
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.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Music Library at music@usc.edu.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder# or item name], Rayner Brown papers, Collection no. 1002, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Composers -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Music -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Musicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Books
Ephemera
Manuscripts
scores (documents for music)
Brown, Rayner, 1912-1999 -- Archives