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1 1 Technical information (Bill Hemsath) 1971-1972
1 2 Geo. Trautwein: 2 programs (Ronald Ross, Arthur Cohn, George Trautwein)  1973-1974
1 3 David Luce 1971
1 4 Press releases by M. Ellis; drawing by M. Ellis; Feb. program (Adrian Cummings, Glen Weaver)  
1 5 Arthur C. Clarke
1 6 Ideas and projections schedule (John Giordano)  1976
1 7 Report on Multi-Media Center (Dr. Jim Pearson) 1973-1974
1 8 London: Travel Committee; Memo on "Dream Fantasy" 1976
1 9 Don Timberlake 1976
1 10 Okla. College of Liberal Arts, Horace English 1969-1977
1 11 New proposal: forms to State Board of Control  (Grant Budget)  1979-1980
1 12 Summer Term: memos, program  (Jeff Fallen) 1981
1 13 Faculty Research Proposal: Grant Research data and budget 1981-1982
1 14 Personnel Affairs Committee: calendar year 1973-1980 data 1973-1980
1 15 Grant proposal of April        1981-1982
1 16 Reports for 79-80, 78-79, 77-78, 76-77, 74-75 1974-1980
1 17 Belgium: correspondence (Norbert Nozy, Elie Appear, Morris Moore) 1976
1 18 Philadelphia Composers Forum: Program  1974
1 19 Possible lecture topics: programs, real and proposed 1969-1970
1 20 Clippings on Morton Subotnick (Morton Subotnick) 1971
1 21 Drake University, Gerald Lloyd 1972
1 22 Requests increase in contract salary with intermission (President Nolan) 1973
1 23 Ellis Faculty Professional Record: Radio and Television Commission, students, Personal file,
Calif faculty record form, includes birth, marriage, education, etc. (Cameo Music) 
1969-1975
1 24 New Building Media Arts Center: Script, "The Lift", Ellis’ thoughts on new building,
calculations, blueprint type plans, preliminary report by Miles E. Anderson
1976
1 25 Possible commission: work for voice and electronic sound (Richard Owens, George Barkin) 1974
1 26 UTD Dallas, Troy Ogilvy 1978
1 27 Nashville MENC: airline receipt, tape setup chart, expenses, 2 sessions,
demonstration of studios (Thom Hutcheson, Larry Austin, Robert F. Schaumbaugh, Gil Trythall)
1979
1 28 Jorge Mester, Dames D. Hicks, Bill Mootz 1969-1976
1 29 Canadian Music Educators National Conference (Dr. Doreen Coultas) 1976-1977
1 30 Glen E. Morgan, Lycoming College 1977
1 31 Performance of "Song of the Rode": Program at TTU  (Texas Tech, Norma Achter) 1974
1 32 Prospective Concert / Lectures (Frank Carroll, William McKee, James Rivers,
John Blackwell, Robert Whaley, Conrad DeJong, Olav Elling Eidbo, Gene Hemmle, Thomas Hohstadt)
1967-1974
1 33 Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association 1978
1 34 Baylor University: proposed programs, expenses and
correspondence with various people (Herbert Calvin)
1970-1980
1 35 Contact information (Robert A. Moog) 1961-1970
1 36 San Marcus State College (Arlis Herbert) 1972-1973
1 37 IRCAM (Jean Claude Risset, Arthur Cohn) 1977
1 38 College of the Mainland (Carol Veth) 1973
1 39 Budget for travel (Aubrey Hornsby) 1974
1 40 Rosemary Clark, University of Wisconsin  1974
1 41 Ellsworth Peterson, Southwestern University 1974
1 42 Charles Owen 1974
1 43 E.M.C. Brochure; Memos; Percussion Group brochure from Cincinnati; Draft of NTSU Electronic Music Center; Data about Ellis for a professional directory; Micro history of E.M.C. 1979-1980
1 44 Budgets (Graham Donley) 1974-1975
1 45 Music 568: class plan 1979
1 46 Grant application to National Endowment for the Arts 1979-1981
1 47 Faculty Research Proposal: "To Develop new instruments and
techniques for artistic communication" "One Year Project"
1980-1981
1 48 Faculty Research Report: "One Year Project" 1979-1980
1 49 Proposal: "One Year Project" draft, Budget for Laser Beam Randomization Instrument 1980-1981
1 50 MIC info and MIC related info; Grant request; Continuation request for $11,278 1976-1977
1 51 Merrill Ellis Compositions loose materials assembled in folder: onion skin: Bach Chorale tune 1- 4 players, reading like a crab canon, draft sketch of Nüffun for percussion ensemble 1963-1981
1 52 Brochures: SEE / HEAR, Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College, Berkshire, Rocky Ridge,
NTSU Music School Newsletter, NTSU Music School brochures, Workshop brochure for NTSU, Electronic Music
1968-1969
1 53 Blueprints of electronic keyboards 1961-1969?
1 54 Time sheets 1973-1975
1 55 Frog Prince: Sketches of song, words "The secret of memory" 1966
1 56 Personal Monthly Plan Book: Intermedia Theatre Schedule 1979-1980
1 57 Personal Monthly Plan Book: Intermedia Theatre Schedule 1980-1981
1 58 Monthly Plan Book: Intermedia Theatre Schedule 1981-1982
1 59 Sorcerer: Script material 1960-1980
1 60 Festivals: Loose material assembled in folder (James Wintle, John Stewart, James Rivers) 1965-1973
1 61 Manual: Electronic Music Laboratories 1970-1979
1 62 Drawing, sketches, stage plans, music in Morse Code, including the name Merrill Ellis and NTSU 1970-1979
1 63 Programs; Festival; Clippings; loose material; NTSU brochures (Eastfield College, Stephen F. Austin University, Louisiana State University, Denton Record Chronicle, Concert of Electronic and New Music) 1978-1980
2 1 Style Analysis; Lecture notes; Term papers by Mary Kay Higginbotham; Graphic of Well-Tempered Clavier fugue in D major; Photocopy of Lloyd Hibberd "A note on musical style"; Mimeograph of Babbitt’s Composition for 12 instruments; Herman Warford, Contrapunctus 9; Term paper by Warren Story-Smith; Plot of 3 act drama
2 2 Style Analysis; French musical forms, J. D. Malloch; "crab" canon, Aus meines Herzens; Grunde, chorale tune #1, harmonized in the style of a Puzzle Canon; On onion skin, coded analysis of works by Dvorak, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn; Term papers by Jim Jorgenson, Lothar  Klein, Ronnie Bowlin, Julia Lansford, Linda Hunt, William McMurtry; Notes on experimental music, compiled by Billy Wiggins and Wilbur Collin; Printed "Listen to Electronic Music" from Book 6, Holt, Rinehart Elem. Series description of Leilya and the Poet, Halim El-Dabh; Stereo Electronic music no. 1 Bulent Arel; Composition for Synthesizer Milton Babbitt; Music 535 notes; Mimeo biography of Benjamin Britten, 5 leaves; Keyboard Junior 1963-1965
2 3 Style Analysis Papers on Ellis works (James D Ator, Terry Segress, Roger Rush, C. M. Shearer, Byron Burleson, Hermon Warford, Robert Spencer, Melody Wheat) 1964-1966
2 4 Adv. Theory 55/56: Lectures, preparatory notes (Paul Pisk) 1955-1956
2 5 Orchestration Exams MU 433: mimeographs, answer key, exam 1960-1969
2 6 Material for Music Theory MU 249 1964
2 7 249 Har Quiz 1963-1969
2 8 249 Har Choral Spelling Exam; Mimeographs and mimeo master sheets; Harmony 1963
2 9 Quizzes, harmony, dictation sheets: Music 138, Music 248, Music 139 19963-1965
2 10 Part. Final Har. 249: Melodic dictation exercises 1963-1969?
2 11 Application for Rockefeller Grant 1966
2 12 Misc. Articles: Dave McGuire syllabus to Music 528; Hibberd article annotated "A Note on Musical Styles"; Pages from Leon Stein’s Structure and Style; Papers by Marjory Crenshaw; Mimeo by Grosvenor Cooper, Rhythmic Structure of Music; Schenker analysis; Leonard Meyer’s "The End of the Renaissance"; Other articles 1960-1969
2 13 Scores: manuscript sketches, timed electronic notation manuscript paper,
electrocomp, chart of circuits
1960-1669
2 14 Memos to various people from Merrill Ellis (Fulbright Hays, Senate Bill S, Martin Mailman,
Karen Mrotek, Ken Gooley, Dean Myers, Pean Music)
1958-1981
2 15 Intro. to Music Final Quiz 1959
2 16 Laser Aesthetics (Dr. Toth Maiman) 1960
2 17 Time Sheets 1976
2 18 Dallas Baptist College, Wesley Coffman 1970
2 19 Oberlin College, Gene Young, Karen Dobbs 1970
2 20 Okla. City Church Arts Festival: Festival programs (Donald Jenson) 1967-1970
2 21 Howard County Jr. Col., Ben Johnson 1970
2 22 Merrill Ellis visit (John Glowacki, Warner Hutchison) 1970
2 23 2nd International Music Festival: Handbill and program, (Ruth McCreery, Gregory Millar) 1970
2 24 MTNA (Music Teacher National Association) 1970
2 25 W. Collins, Victoria, Wilbur Collins, Victoria College 1970
2 26 Dallas Music Teachers Association: Lecture demonstration (Laura Mitchell) 1970
2 27 Plans for lecture in Chicago March 9, 1970 (Tarrant County Jr. College, James T. Luck, Larry Wilcox) 1970
2 28 MENC Convention (Eugene W. Troth) 1969-1970
2 29 Dallas Dec. 20 Convention: "Mutation" performed (Dallas Symphony) 1969
2 30 Electronic Music: a Bibliography by Richard Lockhart, Program; History of Electronics
Music Laboratory (Catholic Univ. of America, Emerson Meyers)
1969
2 31 EMARD newsletter about Ivan and Viera Stadtrucker (Archie Jones, Univ. of Missouri) 1969
2 32 Illinois State University: Program of symposium, Phil Winsor featured, 1969;
Program of Ellis music (Robert Oppelt)
1969
2 34 Clippings of Merrill Ellis in Pittsburg Headlight-Sun (Millard Laing, Kansas State College) 1969
2 35 Jim Smith Brass Speak at Tape; Program; Symposium of
Contemporary Music (Jim Smith, Ouachita Baptist Univ.)
1969
2 36 Oklahoma City University, Frank Payne 1969
2 37 Dallas El Centro, Dee Brook, Dallas County Community College District 1969
2 38 ETSU Commerce, Joy Neel, East Texas State University 1969
2 39 Festival of Fine Arts : Program (Dr. Walter Wehner, Midwestern State Univ) 1969
2 40 McMurry Abilene, Richard von Ende 1969
2 41 TCU,  Michael Winesanker 1968
2 42 New Mexico Lecture (Warner Hutchison, Las Cruces) 1968
2 43 TAMS Austin, April 6, 1968: Program (Walter Wehner) 1967-1968
2 44 George Frock, University of Texas 1968
2 45 Thomas Hohstadt, Amarillo Symphony 1967-1969
2 46 Contacts in Jackson, MS (Lewis Dalvit, Jackson Mississippi Symphony Orchestra) 1967-1968
2 47 Raymond Haggh 1967
2 48 Composers Symposium, University of Oklahoma: Program (C.M. Stookey) 1966-1967
2 49 Austin Recording Co.: Short brochures Ampex AA-620, Ampex MM-1000, Gotham microphone,
Ampex AG-440, Austin Custom Records sheet, Austin Custom Records educational music recordings brochure
1966-1968
2 50 Maintenance Contract: Memo (Dean Myers, Ralph Luke) 1974
2 51 Report for faculty members: Merrill Ellis performances (Bob Rogers) 1972-1974
2 52 Teaching Fellows: Memo; Mimeograph; Resumé (Dean Cuthbert, David Stewart) 1974-1975
2 53 Registration: MUSI 482 information 1976
2 54 Teaching Assistants/Fellows: Information; Some memos; List and
description of Personnel N.T. Electronic Music Center
1976
2 55 Care & Feeding of an Elec. Mus. Lab: Lecture notes 1971
2 56 Jobs: Candidates include Karl Miller 1973
2 57 To Do: Association for Computer Machinery seminar
(Marjorie Farmer, Recorder Center, Music Foundation)
1973
3 1 Research Grant Report; Ellis vita information 1972-1977
3 2 Filing (Howard Ellis, Various chairs of Student Entertainment Committees at universities) 1973
3 3 Proposal: Faculty Research Grant Application 1978-1979
3 4 Information on Faculty Research Project 1978-1979
3 5 Faculty Research Proposal: "Research Degrees in Music" (Marceau Myers) 1977-1978
3 6 Lighting scenario for Nostalgia; Notes about Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
(Arthur Cohn, Sylvia Stoddard)
1977
3 7 Scott Theatre info on Scott Theatre (William Garber) 1976-1980
3 8 NEA (National Endowment for the Arts): Grants, memos 1977
3 9 Mo Joplin, Bill Taylor 1972
3 10 Lloyd Blakely 1972
3 11 Brochures (Robert Rosen, Uwharrie) 1980
3 12 Baton Roug Enterprisee: Budget, clipping (Everett Timm, Dinos Constantinides; “Electronic Composer to Give Workshop at LSU Festival”: Program of 34th Festival 1978-1979
3 13 Proposed program of Ellis’ music (Jim Wintle) 1971-1972
3 14 Budget (Central State College, Jack Sisson, Robert Dillon) 1970
3 15 Program of Feb. 5 (George Massing, Richland College) 1979-1980
3 16 Dr. Ron Yates 1979-1980
3 17 MTNA Phoenix & Ariz. Concert: Memo, NTSU Faculty Travel Report (John Haynie) 1979-1980
3 18 University of Missouri: Competition info (John Cheetham, Donald E. McGlothlin, Margaret Joryr) 1979-1980
3 19 NT Pres. Commission (Martin Mailman, Royce Lumpkin, Hugh Ayer, Myers);
Article "Music Commissioned for NT Inaugural"
1980
3 20 MENC National Convention: Budget (Dwight Gatwood); Ellis music: Rehearsal schedule; St. Patrick Day letter: Pamphlets, Grants, Boosey & Hawkes Dominick Argento (Marjorie Farver, David del Tredici, Alcides Lanza) 1979-1980
3 21 Celebration and Nostalgia (Lukas Foss, Merril Ellis) 1981
3 22 TMEA Convention: Budgets, Plans to perform Eyes 1981
3 23 Thomas C. Pierson 1971-1972
3 24 San Antonio Sequoio: Festival Ballet (Irma Gray, Sequoio) 1976
3 25 TAs Fall 80 & 600 Level records of teaching assistants 1980
3 26 Merrill Ellis Oral History (Martin Mailman); Recommendations for EMC in future;
Loose music: 2 cards labeled, J.444 Card, “This is a sille” card, Several parts
1981
3 27 Hugh Davies, Stichtung Gaudeamus 1966-1967
3 28 Bob Kelly Concert: Christmas card (Robert Kelly, Bob Kelly) 1967-1968
3 29 Plans for program Oct. 14 (Frank Whitehead, Pat Razook) 1970
3 30 University of Kansas, Thomas Gorton 1969
3 31 NATS Convention: Lecture planned (Louis Antahades) 1970
3 32 Program Feb. 18 (Paul Torgimson) 1970-1971
3 33 Program March 23: Ellis music (Bob Sutton, William Fahrer, Robert Sutton, Robert Levy) 1970-1971
3 34 Richard Wienhorst 1971
3 35 Program on March 24 (Dr. Robert Holmes) 1971
3 36 International Music Festival: Brochure, schedule (Winston Barney) 1971
3 37 M.T.N.A. Convention: Program (Robert Sutton) 1970-1971
3 38 Dallas Mountain View College: Program Oct. 30, calendar, brochure (Russ Benjamin) 1971
3 39 Photocopy  (Lloyd Sumner) 1968-1981
3 40 Scott Huston 1970
3 41 Kalamazoo Symphony: Performs Mutations (Pierre Hetu, Carlos Wilson) 1971
3 42 Dr. Hugh Thomas, William Baxter 1971
3 43 William Tarwater, Grant Newman, Andrew Kochman 1970-1971
3 44 Dr. James Rice, Richard Johnson 1970-1971
3 45 Robert Schnider 1971
3 46 Jeanne Grealish 1971
3 47 Program on Feb. 17 (Ann W. Terzia) 1970-1971
3 48 Richard A. Worthington 1970-1971
3 49 Information on Computer Technology Co (Dwain Heller) 1968-1972
3 50 Travel plans for April 17-18; Lecture (Mrs. Quinton Rogers, Robert Spencer) 1970-1972
3 51 Dallas Hi Fi Show 1972
3 52 Thomas Collins 1971-1972
3 53 Discussion of MTNA (Neal Fluegel) 1971
3 54 Miami Trip Records: MENC brochure, expenses, rehearsal schedules (Dwight Gatwood) 1980
3 55 Jack Pernecky 1971
3 56 Lecture Feb. 26-Mar. 1 (John Cowell, Marx Pales); Program of concert; 4 photographs of University of Arkansas auditorium; Photograph of University of Arkansas orchestra; Lecture schedule for Feb. 13 1968-1970
3 57 David Goedeck 1971
3 58 Lecture-demonstration; Expenses (Arthur E. Hall) 1970-1971
3 59 Tom Maguire, J.R. Witt 1969
3 60 Program of March 11 (Jim Niewald) 1977
3 61 Draft of program Mar. 21 (Wayne Johnson) 1970-1976
3 62 Computer Tools: Report and Recommendations Concerning the
Acquisition of New Computer Systems
1978
3 63 New Computer Comp. Faculty Member Records: Annotated memo 1977
3 64 Draft program April 22; Schedules (Dr. Jack Boyd) 1971-1975
3 65 Draft program Sept. 28-29; Schedules (Jon Gibson) 1977
3 66 Minn. Opera Co: Program for Argento’s Postcard from Morocco; Other information on operas in Minnesota and San Francisco; Ellis meeting Judith Bettina (Richard Owens) 1973-1977
3 67 San Francisco Opera (Edward Corn) 1973
3 68 Arthur Cohn, William Yarborough 1973
3 69 Contact information (Jorge Mester, James Turman, Carlene Parker) 1970-1979
3 70 KCHU-FM program (Jerry Hunt) 1976
3 71 Robert Hare 1973
3 72 Thomas Gorton 1973
3 73 Monroe La, Northeastern Louisiana University 1973
3 74 Ruston La, Jimmie Reynolds 1971
3 75 Ellis composition Nuffun (Mike Rosen) 1972-1973
3 76 University of Evansville, Eulalie Blesch 1973
3 77 Six Flags: Information about theater (Wayne Tiogo) 1972-1979
3 78 Emporia Kansas State College, Peter Ciurczak 1973
3 79 Wichita Kansas, Howard Ellis 1973
3 80 Robert Steinbauer, Kansas State University 1973
3 81 The Club, Al Pearson 1973
3 82 LSU Baton Rouge, William Blackwell, Tom Wiefer 1973-1974
3 83 Plans for a Holland concert; Doodle of Kleenex box 1976
3 84 Brochure with 1971-72 season (Marx Pales) 1971-1974
3 82 Grant proposal: Memos, Budget sheets 1978-1980
3 86 T. V. Task Force: Planning, Report 1971-1975
3 87 Loose materials: Memo about stolen property, circuit drawing, program of Steve Cooper’s music,
dictionary page on Eye by Plotinus, text to Spectrum (Russ Bergeris)
1979-1981
3 88 Ellis’ proposed lectures available, equipment lists 1970-1981
3 89 Photographs: Studio with Ellis and 2 unidentified composers 1981
3 90 Grade Sheets; Registration information; Workshop information 1965-1967
3 91 Electrocomp: Diagrams (Norman Milliard) 1972-1974
3 92 Mus 119 Suggestions; Ellis’ “Hints on Notes” chart; Class roll 1976-1977
3 93 79-80 Proposal: Equipment descriptions, TEAC 2340 recorder,
 university budgets, various registrations
1979-1980
3 94 Report to Dean Myers on NASM : Internal memos, memo to Morris Marti, thoughts on building new electronic music center (Dean Myers, Marsu Johnson, Ralph Luke, Jim Fitch, Bruce Creeson, Andre Gabaud) 1976-1980
3 95 Robert Spencer; Litchard Toland, F. Gerard Errante, Dwight Gatwood, Ruth Prindle, Tom Macguire 1976
4 1 Schedule for a New York trip (Martin Bookspan, John Sweeney,
Belwin Mills, Arthur Cohn)
1975-1976
4 2 A Curricula for Teaching Orchestration (Merrill Ellis) 1960-1969
4 3 Teaching New Music in School: Mimeograph of  "Manhattanville Music Curriculum Program"
(James Tenney)
1969-1972
4 4 Style Analysis: Guide to Aural Analysis, to do lists, assignments, photocopy of article
“Jazz is a Serious Art a Composer’s Viewpoint” ( James Smith, Merrill Ellis)
1964
4 5 Loosed material assembled; Floor plans and equipment; Memos; Self-study steering committee;
Libretto to Frog Lived Down by the Roots of a Tree; Program for “Developing Musicality”; TMEA tables charts for sound; Script to The First Company; Program July 9 Student Composition Recital; Sille Card for “Nag, nag, nag, for Pete’s sake”
1970-1972
4 6 NTSU newsletters; Programs of Ellis’ music from 1961 to l980; Reviews in New York Times of Kaleidoscope; Article from New Records Louisville Times; Notation concert with Hewitt, Michael Collins, Gardner Read’s music 1961-1980
4 7 Programs from 1970 to 1974 1970-1974
4 8 Reviews: Cincinnati Post, Fort Worth Star Telegram?, Shreveport Times; Concerts:
Denton, Texas, Huntsville, Texas, Cincinnati, Fort Worth
1973-1974
4 9 Sketches 1
4 10 Sketches 2: Lecture plans
4 11 Phonetic alphabet: charts
4 12 Sketches 3
4 13 Two piano pieces
4 14 Sketches 4
4 15 Sketches 5: Hints on notes included
4 16 Sketches 6: unknown work
4 17 Sketches 7: Tomorrow Texas, Scintallation
4 18 Sketches 8: Fuguetta
4 19 Gray spiral: 2 piano pieces, beginning
4 20 Sketches 9: Yellow binders with Psalm 24
4 21 Sketches 10: Line drawings from one of the major compositions
4 22 Aubade; Adv. Theory; Cantata; Korean March
4 23 Sing Praise; String quartet
4 24 Sketch books from Joplin Missouri 1961-1963
4 25 Sketches 11 (Mary Watson Hymom); Twelve Tone statement of popular opinion in
regard to Arnold Schoenberg and his music

4 26 Sketches 12: Unknown work
4 27 The Frog Prince annotated
4 28 Electrocomp Users Manual; Tape talk glossary booklet
4 29 Loose material: Composition with various emoticons in graphic notation
5 1 Pads with notes: Ideas, budgets; Spiral notebooks; Business mileage;
Tape data books Roll books; 6 slides; D.F. score slides
1968-1980
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