Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Preferred Citation
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Biography/History
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Title: Homer Grunn papers
Collection number: PASC-M 92
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
6.0 linear ft.
(14 flat boxes and 1 document box)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1916-1942
Date (inclusive): 1880-1984
Abstract: This collection contains the sheet music compositions of American composer Homer Grunn. Included are manuscript scores for
about 240 compositions, librettos and scripts for various operas and operettas, and a small collection of personal materials
such as photographs, clippings, concert programs, correspondence, and documentation relating to the administration of Homer
Grunn's estate, including his copyrights, royalties, and publishing contracts.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Creator:
Grunn, Homer, 1880-1944
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Homer Grunn Papers (Collection PASC-M 92). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Feliciano, 19 December 1989.
Biography/History
Homer Grunn, born 5 May 1880, was an American composer, teacher, and performer. Born in Salem, WI, he studied piano and composition
in Chicago and at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. After teaching at music schools in Chicago, from 1903 to 1907, and Phoenix,
from 1907 to 1910, he settled in Los Angeles. Grunn encountered Native American music during visits to New Mexico and appropriated
the melodies he collected in his ballets and in songs and piano pieces, harmonizing them in Romantic style. He also composed
operettas, children’s operas, and ballets, most of which were produced locally. Grunn died in Los Angeles on 6 June 1944.
Scope and Content
This collection is mainly comprised of Grunn's manuscript scores for 240 musical works, many based on American Indian themes,
with a small group of typescript librettos for Grunn's operas and operettas. Also included are photographs of Grunn with acquaintances
and family, correspondence and postcards, concert programs, clippings and press notices, and documents relating to the administration
of Grunn's estate.
Organization and Arrangement
Collection has been arranged in the following series: Series 1. Musical compositions; Series 2. Librettos and scripts; Series
3. Personal materials.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Indians of North America--Music
Music--Manuscripts.