Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [19--] (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 box.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Percy Aldridge Grainger, pianist and composer; was born on 8 July 1882 at Brighton, Melbourne. He made his concert debut at the age of 10; in 1895 traveled to Frankfurt-am-Main for further musical education; 1905 studied with Busoni in Berlin; toured extensively in England, Europe and Scandinavia, visiting Australia in 1903, 1908, 1925; Strong interest in English folk-songs; Became friend and leading exponent of Greig and his music; Migrated to USA in 1914; Became American citizen in 1918; Married in 1928. He died on 20 February 1961.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, [19--]
Collection alternatively titled as: Percy Grainger Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Dr Colin Brumby.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Research materials collected by Colin Brumby: correspondence, press clippings, photographs, programmes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Millennium Local System Number
OCLC Number
Libraries Australia ID
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Brumby, Colin (Accumulator)
- Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, AM, 29-Jul-2020.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.