Douglas Earl Bush papers on modern-day organ builders, 1980-2004
Scope and Contents
Contained are informational materials and pamphlets about various organ building companies and persons, as well as Douglas Bush's correspondence with some of them regarding price estimates for new organs to be potentially built at Brigham Young University. The dates of the materials and correspondences span from 1980 to 2004.
Dates
- 1980-2004
Creator
- Bush, Douglas Earl (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Douglas Earl Bush was born in Montana on March 1, 1947, to Joe and Phyllis Bush. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University in 1972 and 1974. He joined the music faculty there in 1978, and later received his doctoral degree from University of Texas at Austin in 1982. Douglas Earl Bush was a concert organist, composer, and scholar of organ-building history and organ builders. He died October 4, 2013, in Utah.
Extent
14 folders
Language of Materials
English
French
German
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States