The Robert Graettinger Research Collection

The Robert Graettinger Research Collection was donated to the UNT Music Library in the Fall of 2001 by Robert Morgan, UNT alumnus and Graettinger biographer.  It contains letters,  photocopies of music scores, recordings, and other miscellanea.

LETTERS:

Morgan letters are all carbons; responses are originals

Useful information in responses:

• Morgan to Ole Just Astrup (Kenton scholar; Copenhagen), 7/73

• Astrup to Morgan, 7/73, including copy of Astrup article, “Bob Graettinger: A Tribue Long Overdue”

• Leon Breeden to Morgan, 5/72

• Morgan to Harold Budd (composer who had reportedly investigated Graettinger), 6/73

• Budd to Morgan, 7/73
• Budd to Morgan, 4/74

• Morgan to Max Cramer (boyhood friend of Graettinger), 5/73
• Cramer to Morgan, 5/73
• Morgan to Cramer, 8/73
• Cramer to Morgan, 9/73
• Cramer to Morgan, 10/73
• Cramer to Morgan, 10/74
• 2½ pp. (typed/single-spaced) of Cramer reminiscences of Graettinger

• Morgan to Carol Easton (published Kenton biographer), 6/73
• Easton to Morgan, 7/73

• Ernest Farmer (boyhood friend of Graettinger) to Morgan, 3/73
• Morgan to Farmer, 4/73
• Farmer to Morgan, 4/73

• Morgan to Russ Garcia, 2/73
• Garcia to Morgan, 4/73
• Morgan to Garcia, 5/73
• Morgan to Garcia, 7/73
• Garcia to Morgan, 8/73

• Morgan to Mrs. A. D. Mitchell (Graettinger’s mother), 8/73
• Mitchell to Morgan, 8/73
• Morgan to Mitchell, 9/73
• Mitchell to Morgan, undated (copy of Morgan’s 9/73 letter with responses at bottom of p.)
• Mitchell to Morgan, 11/73
• Morgan to Mitchell, 1/74
• Mitchell to Morgan, 4/74

• Morgan to Vido Musso, 1/74
• Musso to Morgan, undated (Morgan’s 1/74 letter returned with response at bottom of p.)

• Morgan to Dave Robertson (musician and close friend of Graettinger, late ‘40s until his death), 8/73
• Robertson to Morgan, 8/73
• Morgan to Robertson, 11/73
• Robertson to Morgan, 11/73 (7 pp. typed/single-spaced)
• Robertson to Morgan, 12/73

• Clinton Roemer (Kenton office) to Morgan, 4/72
• Morgan to Roemer, 4/72
• Roemer to Morgan, 4/72
• Roemer to Morgan, 5/72
• Morgan to Roemer, 7/72
• Roemer to Morgan, 7/72

• Morgan to Chuck Anderson (Kenton office, Roemer’s replacement), 4/73
• Anderson to Morgan, 4/73

• Morgan to Phil Herring (Kenton office “librarian”), 5/73
• Herring to Morgan, 5/73

• Morgan to Roemer, 8/73
• Roemer to Morgan, 8/73

• Morgan to Michael Sparke (Kenton scholar; England), 6/73
• Sparke to Morgan, 6/73
• Morgan to Sparke, 7/73
• Sparke to Morgan, 7/73 (1½ pp. typed/single-spaced)
• Sparke to Morgan, 8/73 (3 pp. typed/single-spaced)
• Sparke to Morgan, 10/73 (1½ pp. typed/single-spaced)
• Sparke to Morgan, 7/74
• Sparke to Morgan, 7/74 (additions/corrections to completed dissertation)
• List of “Compositions and Arrangements of Robert Graettinger” compiled by Sparke

• Morgan to Pete Venudor (Kenton scholar; Holland), 6/73
• Venudor to Morgan, 6/73
• Morgan to Venudor, 7/73
• Venudor to Morgan, 7/73
• Morgan to Venudor, 8/73
• Venudor to Morgan, 8/74 (additions/corrections to completed dissertation)
• Morgan to The Ontario Daily Report, Ontario, CA, 8/73
• Ontario Daily Report to Morgan, undated, including Graettinger obituary (difficult to read)

• Norm Applebaum (former Kenton musician) to Carlton Appleby (boyhood friend of Graettinger), 6/91
• Appleby to Applebaum, 6/91
• Applebaum to Bill Russo, 8/94
• Applebaum to Morgan, 11/97

Little or no useful information in responses:

• Morgan to Dr. John S. Graettinger (Robert’s brother), 5/73
• (no response)
• Morgan to Stanley Lunetta (Source magazine), 6/73
• Lunetta to Morgan, 6/73
• Morgan to Murray Owen (Graettinger’s high school band director), 6/73
• (no response)
• Morgan to Wayne Scott (composer who had reportedly investigated Graet.), 6/73
• Scott to Morgan, 6/73
• Morgan to Scott, 6/73

• Stan Seckler (sp?) to Morgan, undated
• Morgan to Bobby Sherwood
• (no response)

MUSIC (photocopies of originals):

• A Cello (“Cello Solo”): full score, complete
• City of Glass: full score, p. 1 and pp. 3 – 7 only
• Everything Happens to Me (vocal): trpt. 1 and alto 1 only, plus notes from Graet. to Kenton re chart
• A Horn (“Horn Solo”): Violin A only
• Incident in Jazz: Alto 1 only
• Lover Man (vocal): full score, complete
• Modern Opus: complete set of parts + facsimile score

• Piece for Flute and String Quartet: full score, complete
• Piece for Small String Orchestra (pts. I & II): full score, complete
• Some Saxophones: 1st score page only (16 mm.)
• Suite for String Trio and Wind Quartet (3 movements; quite lengthy): full score, 1st 2 movements complete; 3rd apparently incomplete

• A Trumpet: complete set of parts + facsimile score; also rough copy of solo trumpet part, one assumes in Graettinger’s hand
• You Go to My Head: score + complete set of parts (copied in Houston)
• Notes from Graettinger. to Roemer (one assumes) re unidentified chart

TEXT (photocopy):

• Peter Venudor: “I Believe in Kentonia;” portion of lengthy unpublished text (book?) in Dutch; partially translated
  

RECORDINGS:

Reel-to-reel tapes:

• Brief interviews re Graettinger: Morgan/Stan Kenton; Morgan/Willie Maiden; Houston, 3/73
• Shelly Swan Orch. (dance band); L. A., ca. 1941 (dub of record): On the Alamo and Rockin’ Chair; Bob Graettinger (ca. age 19), arranger/lead alto/soloist
  

Cassette tape:

• Lengthy interview with Max Cramer, Graettinger’s boyhood best friend/musical associate in early 40s; Cramer’s home, L. A., 5/73
  

    CD dub of above provided

OTHER MISCELLANEA:

• Graettinger obituary from L. A. Times, March 14, 1957
• Two excellent photos (same pose) of Robert Graettinger
• Graettinger’s Honorable Discharge from U. S. Army (original copy, with raised seal; given to Morgan by Ms. Mitchell)
• “Music Views,” Capitol Records promotional booklet, Aug., 1954; article on Graettinger, pp. 6 – 7; Kenton on cover
• Modern Opus: full score (facsimile), compiled by Jerry Perkins (friend of Morgan)

• A Trumpet: full score (facsimile), compiled by Morgan
• Original copy of “doctoral thesis,” University of Illinois: “The Music and Life of Robert Graettinger” by Robert Morgan; 1974
• 3 X 5 cards, with thumbnail info recorded by Morgan according to following topics:
• “Quotes;” “Misc.;” “Life;” “Early arr.;” “Composing;” “City of Glass;” “House of Strings;” “Incident in Jazz;” “Lover Man;” “Modern Opus;” “Thermopolae;” “Septet;” “This Modern World;” “You Go to My Head”

• Summary of Morgan’s trip to Los Angeles, May 28 – 31, 1973 (to research Graettinger materials in Kenton office, etc.)
• Inventory compiled by Morgan of Graettinger materials in Kenton office
• Morgan notes re. phone conversation with Chuck Hall (early associate of Graettinger.), 5/73

• Nine color slides provided by Wayne Scott: eight of Graettinger’s graphs and young Graettinger headshot & Kenton/Graettinger photo at rehearsal