Merrill Ellis Collection, 1958-1982

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Merrill Ellis Collection, 1958-1982

1958-1982

https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=130

Papers (1958-1982) of Merrill Ellis concerning his career as a composer and teacher of musical composition including correspondence, legal documents, literary productions, printed material, and photographic material.

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eng, Latn

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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Ellis, Merrill, 1916-1981

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Merrill Ellis (1916-1981), founder of the electronic music program at North Texas, was born on December 9, 1916 in Cleburne, Texas, just south of Fort Worth. He began his studies at The University of Oklahoma in 1935, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1939, and a Master of Music in 1941, and studied composition privately with Roy Harris, Spencer Norton and Charles Garland. His master’s thesis at OU was entitled An Evaluation of the Oklahoma Federal Music Project. He pursued further grad...