Personal Life and Death
Partch, an uncle of the cartoonist Virgil Partch, was sterile, probably due to childhood mumps, and most of his romantic relationships were with men. He died on September 3, 1974 in San Diego, California from a heart attack.
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music in Urbana, Illinois holds the Harry Partch Estate Archive, 1918–1991, which consists of Partch's personal papers, musical scores, films, tapes and photographs documenting his career as a composer, writer, and producer. It also holds the Music and performing Arts Library Harry Partch Collection, 1914–2007, which consists of books, music, films, personal papers, artifacts and sound recordings collected by the staff of the Music and Performing Arts Library and the University of Illinois School of Music documenting the life and career of Harry Partch, and those associated with him, throughout his career as a composer and writer.
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