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Leroy J. Robertson papers, 1890s-1990s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Robertson, Leroy J.
- Title
- Leroy J. Robertson papers
- Dates
- 1890s-1990s (inclusive)18901999
- Quantity
- 61 linear feet, (62 boxes, 3 oversize folders, 1 microfilm reel)
- Collection Number
- MS 0038
- Summary
- The Leroy J. Robertson papers (1890s-1990s) consist mainly of Robertson's original music manuscripts. Many of these manuscripts show the progression from first melody sketches to the completed works. Notes and thematic analyses accompany many of the compositions. The collection also includes correspondence from many prominent musicians, students, friends, and family. There is also correspondence related to his professional activities as a composer. Other materials include school notebooks, pamphlets, receipts, programs, news clippings, and other papers collected by Robertson's daughters, Marian Robertson Wilson and Karen Post. Click here to view an online video tribute on the life and influence of Leroy J. Robertson.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Leroy J. Robertson was born in Fountain Green, Utah, on 21 December 1896, the son of Utah-born Mormon parents. His first musical experiences were simple and personal--he fashioned tunes on a homemade fiddle and played by ear on the parlor organ in his home. In grammar school, after a few rudimentary music lessons, he organized a small orchestra of young friends and taught them to play music of his own devising. He graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in boston under George Whitefield Chadwick in 1923. His later studies were under Ernest Bloch in San Francisco and in Roveredo Capriasca, Switzerland; Hugo Leichtentritt in Berlin; and Arnold Schoenberg in Los Angeles. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Brigham Young University (BYU) and Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He was professor and chairman of the music department at BYU; lecturer of composition at the University of California, Los Angeles; and professor and chairman of the music department at the University of Utah from 1948 until his retirement in 1964. Upon retirement, Robertson received the first Distinguished Research Professorship at that institution. Robertson was an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa; a fellow of the Utah Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters; a member of the Executive Music Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishrs (ASCAP). Robertson's compositions include works for chamber music and orchestra; concertos for violin, cello, and piano; solos, vocal, and instrumental; choral compositions and an "Oratorio from the Book of Mormon" for chorus, soloists, organ, and orchestra. While the Reichhold prize for his "Trilogy" was by far the most impressive, Robertson has a long list of other awards to hs credit. In 1923, he won the Endicott prize for his "Overture in E Minor"; his "Quintet in A Minor for Piano and Strings" won first place in a contest conducted by the Society for Publicaiton of American Music in 1936; his "String Quartet" was chosen by the Critics Circle in New York in 1944; and his "Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra" was given an award by the Utah Institute of Fine Arts in 1945. He received the National Federation of Music Clubs Award of Merit in 1959. Robertson died on 25 July 1971 in Salt Lake City.
Click here to view an online video tribute on the life and influence of Leroy J. Robertson.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Leroy J. Robertson's original manuscripts are the major part of this collection. Many of these manuscripts show the progression from first melody sketches to the completed works. Notes and thematic analyses accompany many of the compositions. The collection includes correspondence from many prominent musicians, students, friends, and family. There is also correspondence related to his professional activities as a composer (publishers, copyrights, royalties, grants, etc.); as head of the College of Fine Arts, University of Utah; as a member of the General Music Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and as a member on the Board of Directors of the Utah State Institute of Fine Arts. Students' works, concert programs, published reviews of compositions and performances, and newspaper clippings and periodicals containing commentaries by music critics or articles by or about Robertson, are a part of the papers. The Hugo Leichtentritt manuscripts include Leichtentritt's autobiography, his "History of the Motet," and his thematic analyses of composistions by Berlioz, Beethoven, Debussy, Hindemith, Mendelsohn, Roussel, Strauss, Shostakovich, and Weber. The collection also includes school notebooks, pamphlets, receipts, programs, news clippings, and other papers collected by Robertson's daughters, Marian Robertson Wilson and Karen Post.
The McKay Music Library holds Robertson's published compositions; click here for a list of the Robertson Collection inventory.
Box 4, Folder 20: "Joy of Christmas," "O Come All Ye Faithful" has been digitized.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Separated Materials
See also the LeRoy Robertson photograph collection (P0038) and the Leroy J. Robertson music recordings (A0241) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Leroy J. Robertson (boxes 1-35) in 1967.
Donated by Marian Robertson Wilson (boxes 36-39) in 1990s.
Donated by Marian Robertson Wilson (boxes 40-54) in 1997.
Donated by Marian Robertson Wilson (boxes 55-58) in 2002, 2003.
Donated by Marian Robertson Wilson (boxes 59-61) in 2007.
Donated by Marian Robertson Wilson (box 62) in 2010.
Processing Note
Processed by Della L. Dye, Karen Robertson Post, Lisa DeMille, and Betsey Welland in 1972-2010.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
CompositionsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Original Choral Works |
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| 1 | 1 | "Alleluia and Choral for Band and Chorus"
Score, original pencil manuscript; score, print of original pencil manuscript; corrections of score, original pencil manuscript.
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| 1 | 2 | "Alleluia and Choral for Band and Chorus"
Score, reduction for band and chorus, original pencil manuscript.
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| 1 | 3 | "Alleluia and Choral for Band and Chorus"
Score, print of reduction for band and chorus.
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| 1 | 4 | "Alleluia and Choral for Band and Chorus"
Band parts, complete set; choral parts.
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| 1 | 5 | "Under the Walls of Paradise," Words by Thomas Buchanan
Score for soprano solo with ladies four-part chorus and orchestra, original pen and pencil manuscript (incomplete).
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| 1 | 6 | "Under the Walls of Paradise," Words by Thomas Buchanan
Score for mezzo-soprano solo with ladies four-part chorus adn violin obligato and piano, original pen manuscript.
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| 2 | 1 | "Book of Mormon"
Sketches, original pencil and pen manuscript.
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| 2 | 2 | "Book of Mormon"
Score, original pen manuscript.
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| 2 | 3 | "Book of Mormon"
Score, print of original manuscript.
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| 2 | 4 | "Book of Mormon"
Reduction, piano and chours, original pen manuscript (Part III incomplete).
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| 2 | 5 | "Book of Mormon"
Reduction, piano and chours, print of original manuscript.
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| 2 | 6 | "Book of Mormon"
Choral parts, published.
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| 3 | 1-7 | "Book of Mormon"
Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ.
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| 3 | 8 | "Book of Mormon"
Orchestra, strings.
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| 3 | 9 | "Book of Mormon" (excerpts), "Lord's Prayer"
Score, original pencil manuscript; score, print of original manuscript; orchestra parts, strings; published parts, published
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| 3 | 10 | "Book of Mormon" (excerpts), "Pastorale"
Score, original pen manuscripts.
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| 3 | 11 | "Book of Mormon" (excerpts), "Old Things Are Done Away"
Score, print of original manuscript; orchestra parts (Violin I missing); published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation, arranged SA, SATB with keyboard; published copy, published by Jackman Mucis Company, women's and children's choruses.
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| 3 | 12 | "Book of Mormon" (excerpts), "How Beautiful Upon the Mountain"
Orchestra parts, strings and horns; published parts, SATB.
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| 1 | "Oratorio from the Book of Mormon" |
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Choral Arrangements |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | "All Creatures of Our God and King"
Score, original pen manuscript.
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| 4 | 2 | "All Creatures of Our God and King"
Orchestra parts, strings, bass, and timpani.
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| 4 | 3 | "All Creatures of Our God and King"
Vocal score, onion skin, Old English script by Henry Maiben.
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| 4 | 4 | "All Creatures of Our God and King"
Published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
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| 4 | 5 | "Come, Come Ye Saints"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
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| 4 | 6 | "Come, Come Ye Saints"
Score, original pencil manuscript.
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| 4 | 7 | "Come, Come Ye Saints"
Score, print.
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| 4 | 8 | "Come, Come Ye Saints"
Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ.
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| 4 | 8a | "Come, Come Ye Saints"
Published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation, chorus and keyboard.
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| 4 | 9 | "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"
"Songs of Zion" (compiled and edited by Harry Coppersmith), page 18, "Hatikvah."
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| 4 | 10 | "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"
"Hatikvah" (words by N. H. Imber, arranged by Henry Lefkowitch), published copy.
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| 4 | 11 | "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
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| 4 | 12 | "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"
Score, original pencil manuscript.
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| 4 | 13 | "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"
Score, xerox copy, print of original manuscript.
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| 4 | 14 | "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"
Published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson, 2 copies, corrections by Leroy J. Robertson.
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| 4 | 15 | "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"
Published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
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| 4 | 16 | "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"
Three translations of poem by N. H. Imber.
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1878 |
| 4 | 17 | "Joy of Christmas"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
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| 4 | 18 | "Joy of Christmas," "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem"
Score for chours and orchestra, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and orchestra, print of original pencil manuscript.
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| 4 | 19 | "Joy of Christmas," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Score for chorus and orchestra, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and orchestra, print of original pencil manuscript; reduction for chorus.
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| 4 | 20 |
"Joy of Christmas," "O Come All Ye Faithful"
Score for chorus and orchestra, original pen manuscript; published copy (includes "O Little Town of Bethlehem").
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| 4 | 21 | "Joy of Christmas," "Joy to the World"
Score for chorus and orchestra, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and orchestra, print of original manuscript; reduction for Pf and chorus, print of original manuscript; published copy.
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| 5 | 1 | "Songs of the North and South," "Sweet Evelina"
Quasi sketch, original pencil manuscript; score for chours and accompaniment, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and accompaniment, print of original manuscript; published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
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| 5 | 2 | "Songs of the North and South," "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and accompaniment, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and accompaniment, print of original manuscript; published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
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| 5 | 3 | "Songs of the North and South," "Bonnie Blue Flag"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and accompaniment, print of original manuscript; published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
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| 5 | 4 | "Songs of the North and South," "Aura Lee"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and accompaniment, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and accompaniment, print of original manuscript; published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
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| 5 | 5 | "Songs of the North and South," "Kathleen Mavourneen"
Original version, original pencil manuscript; final version, original pencil manuscript; proofs, print of original manuscript; published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
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| 5 | 6 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Nelly Bly"
Ladies three-part chorus adn piano accompaniment, original pencil manuscript; published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson.
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| 5 | 7 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Open Thy Lattice, Love"
Male four-part chorus and piano accompaniment, print of original manuscript.
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| 5 | 8 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Oh, Susanna"
Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, print of original manuscript; mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, original pencil manuscript.
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| 5 | 9 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Oh! Boys, Carry Me 'Long"
Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, original pencil manuscript.
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| 5 | 10 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Old Uncle Ned"
Mixed chorus and paino accompnaiment, arrangement no. 1, original pencil manuscript; mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, arrangement no. 1, print of original manuscript; mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, arrangement no. 2, original pencil manuscript; publsiehd copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson.
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| 5 | 11 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Beautiful Dreamer"
Mixed chorus and orchestra, score, original pencil manuscript, markings by Ormandy; mixed chorus and orchestra, score, print of original manuscript.
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| 5 | 12 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Beautiful Dreamer"
Score, reduction for piano and chorus, original pencil manuscript.
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| 5 | 13 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Beautiful Dreamer"
Published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson.
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| 5 | 14 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Beautiful Dreamer"
Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, percussion, harp.
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| 5 | 15 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "Monsieru de la Fayette"
Score for male chorus, TTBB.
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| 5 | 16 | "Stephen Foster Songs," "University of Utah" (words and music by Harold Orlob)
Score for male chorus and soprano, print of original manuscript; score, words and music by Harold Orlob.
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Concertos |
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| 6 | 1 | "Concerto for Piano"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript, 93 pages.
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| 6 | 2 | "Concerto for Piano"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript, solo piano and piano reduction.
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| 6 | 3 | "Concerto for Piano"
Score, original pencil manuscript (there is no duplicate of this score).
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| 6 | 4 | "Concerto for Piano"
Score, solo piano and piano reduction, 18 pages, print of original manuscript.
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| 6 | 5 | "Concerto for Piano"
Complete score, published version.
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| 7 | 1 | "Concerto for Violin"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; sketches, solo violin and piano reduction, original pencil manuscript.
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| 7 | 2 | "Concerto for Violin"
Sketches, onion skin sheets not used in final version.
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| 7 | 3 | "Concerto for Violin"
Score, original pencil manuscript, library copy.
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| 7 | 4 | "Concerto for Violin"
Score, published copy, library copy.
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| 7 | 5 | "Concerto for Violin"
Score, used for recording (Abravanel), with original corrected pages.
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| 8 | 6 | "Concerto for Violin"
Score, published copy.
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| 8 | 7 | "Concerto for Violin"
Score reduction for violin and piano, 6 last pages of original manuscript, violin solo, 2 last pages of original pencil manuscript.
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| 8 | 8 | "Concerto for Violin"
Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, two editions.
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| 9 | 1 | "Concerto for Violoncello"
Score, original pencil manuscript.
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| 9 | 2 | "Concerto for Violoncello"
Score, print of original manuscript, library copy.
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| 9 | 3 | "Concerto for Violoncello"
Reduction, solo cello and piano reduction, original pencil manuscript.
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| 9 | 4 | "Concerto for Violoncello"
Reduction, solo cello and piano reduction and solo cello part.
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| 9 | 5 | "Concerto for Violoncello"
Complete set of orchestra parts.
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| 10 | 1 | "Piano Rhapsody"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
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| 10 | 2 | "Piano Rhapsody"
Score for orchestra and piano, original pencil manuscript.
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| 10 | 3 | "Piano Rhapsody"
Score for orchestra and piano, original pen manuscript.
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| 10 | 4 | "Piano Rhapsody"
Score for orchestra and piano, print of original manuscript.
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| 10 | 5 | "Piano Rhapsody"
Orchestra parts, print of original manuscript, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and timpani.
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Orchestral Works |
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| 11 | 1 | "Passacaglia"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
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| 11 | 2 | "Passacaglia"
Score, original pencil manuscript.
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| 11 | 3 | "Passacaglia"
Score, printed copy, print of original manuscript.
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| 11 | 4 | "Passacaglia"
Score, Eugene Ormandy's markings.
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| 11 | 5 | "Passacaglia"
Score, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
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| 11 | 6 | "Passacaglia"
Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion.
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| 11 | 7 | "Orchestra Minuet" (first orchestra work)
Score, original pencil manuscript.
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| 11 | 8 | "Novelette for Orchestra"
Score, original pen and pencil manuscript.
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| 11 | 9 | "Timpanogas Symphonic Poem"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
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Etudes, Organ and Piano Works, and Sonatas |
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| 12 | 1 | "Three Concert Etudes for Pianoforte," B Flat, G Minor, E Flat
Original pen manuscript.
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| 12 | 2 | "Piano Etudes in B Flat," "Little Etude No. 1"
Original pen manuscript.
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| 12 | 3 | "Piano Etude in G Minor"
With original ending.
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| 12 | 4 | "Two Etudes," No. 1 in E Flat Major and No. 2 in G. Minor
With new ending.
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| 12 | 4a | "Novelette"
Photocopy of published work (added in 1978).
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| 12 | 5 | "Two Waltzes for Piano," (four hands)
Score, original pen manuscript; also includes "Symphonic Overture for Large Orchestra," winner of Endicott Prize, arranged for piano, four hands, see "Overture in C Minor" in box 13, score, original pen manuscript.
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| 12 | 6 | "Fantasia in F Minor for Organ"
Score, original version, original pen manuscript.
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1933 |
| 12 | 7 | "Fantasia in F Minor for Organ"
Original pen manuscript.
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1934 |
| 12 | 7a | "Intermezzo"
Score, photocopy.
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| 12 | 8 | "Fugue in G Minor" (in three voices for piano)
Score, original pen manuscript.
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| 12 | 9 | "Organ Sonata in B Minor," Alternate Title "Prelude, Scherzo and Ricercare for Organ," (added in 1978)
Score, original pen manuscript.
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| 12 | 10 | "Six Fualdo Sonatas" (for two soprano instruments and continuo)
Six scores, prints of original manuscripts.
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| 12 | 11 | "Six Raynor Taylor Sonatas for Cello and Continuo" (piano part by Leroy J. Robertson)
"Sonata No. 1 in A Major," score, print of original manuscript; "Sonata No. 2 in D. Major," score, print of original manuscript; "Sonata No. 3 in A Major," score, print of original manuscript; "Sonata No. 4 in D Major," score, print of original manuscript; "Sonata No. 5 in G," score, print of original manuscript; "Sonata No. 6 in C Major," score, prints of original manuscript.
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| 12 | 12 | "Six Raynor Taylor Sonatas for Cello and Continuo" (piano part by Leroy J. Robertson)
Xerox copies (78 pages) from New York Public Library of original Raynor Taylor works.
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| 12 | 13 | "Suite II for Violin and Pianoforte"
Original pen manuscript (added in 1978), "Lament" (from "Suite I"), for violin and piano.
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1923 |
| 12 | 14 | "Suite II for Violin and Pianoforte"
Published copy, published by INtermountain Music Publishing Company.
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1925 |
Overtures |
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| 13 | 1 | "Overture in C Minor" (Endicott)
Score, original pen manuscript.
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| 13 | 2 | "Overture in C Minor" (Endicott)
Orchestra parts, strings.
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| 13 | 3 | "Overture in C Minor" (Endicott)
Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion.
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| 13 | 4 | "Punch and Judy Overture"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score, original pencil manuscript (first draft).
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| 13 | 5 | "Punch and Judy Overture"
Score, print of original manuscript.
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| 13 | 6 | "Punch and Judy Overture"
Score, published copy, Galaxy Music Corporation.
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| 13 | 7 | "Punch and Judy Overture"
Orchestra parts, print of original manuscript, original orchestra parts.
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| 13 | 8 | "Punch and Judy Overture"
Orchestra parts, second version of woodwinds, brass, timpani, and percussion.
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| 13 | 9 | "Punch and Judy Overture"
Orchestra parts, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
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| 14 | 1 | "Saguaro Overture"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
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| 14 | 2 | "Saguaro Overture"
Score, print of original manuscript.
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| 14 | 3 | "Saguaro Overture"
Orchestra parts.
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| 14 | 4 | "University of Utah Festival Overture"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score, original pencil manuscript.
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| 14 | 5 | "University of Utah Festival Overture"
Score, print of original manuscript.
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| 14 | 6 | "University of Utah Festival Overture"
Orchestra parts, complete set.
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Quartets and Quintets |
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| 15 | 1 | "American Serenade"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript, Finale (Cakewalk).
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| 15 | 2 | "American Serenade," Quartet Version
Score, original pencil manuscript.
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| 15 | 3 | "American Serenade," Quartet Version
Score, print of original pencil manuscript.
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| 15 | 4 | "American Serenade," Quartet Version
Score, published by University of Utah Press.
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| 15 | 5 | "American Serenade," Quartet Version
String parts, print of original manuscript (missing Caprice [Vc] and Nocturne [Vla]).
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| 15 | 6 | "American Serenade," String Orchestra Version
Score, original pen and pencil manuscript.
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| 15 | 7 | "American Serenade," String Orchestra Version
Score, print of original manuscript.
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| 15 | 8 | "American Serenade," String Orchestra Version
Score, published by University of Utah Press.
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| 15 | 9 | "American Serenade," String Orchestra Version
String orchestra parts, print of original manuscript.
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| 15 | 10 | "Quartet in E Minor"
Score, original print manuscript.
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| 15 | 11 | "Quartet in E Minor"
String part, Violin I, original pencil manuscript.
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| 15 | 12 | "Quartet in E Minor"
String part, Violin II, original pencil manuscript.
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| 15 | 13 | "Quartet in E Minor"
String part, Viola, original pencil manuscript.
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| 15 | 13a | "Quartet in E Minor"
String part, Cello, copy of original pencil manuscript.
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| 15 | 14 | "Quintet in A Minor"
Sketch, original pencil manuscript.
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| 15 | 15 | "Quintet in A Minor"
Score, original pen manuscript, first draft.
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| 15 | 16 | "Quintet in A Minor"
Score and string parts, published by G. Schirmer, two copies.
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Symphonies |
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| 16 | 1 | "Desert Symphony"
Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part I.
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| 16 | 2 | "Desert Symphony"
Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part II.
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| 16 | 3 | "Desert Symphony"
Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part III; score IV is missing.
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| 16 | 4 | "Prelude, Scherzo, and Ricercare"
Orchestra parts, woodwinds, percussion, brass, organ, original pen manuscript.
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| 16 | 5 | "Prelude, Scherzo, and Ricercare"
String parts.
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| 16 | 6 | "Trilogy"
Sketches, original pencil manuscript, four original pages (pp. 119, 120, 121, 122).
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| 16 | 7 | "Trilogy"
Sketch, original pen manuscript, first movement only.
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| 16 | 8 | "Trilogy"
Sketch, original pen manuscript, final version.
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| 16 | 9 | "Trilogy"
Score, print of original manuscript.
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| 16 | 10 | "Trilogy"
Score, print of original manuscript, ending, seond version.
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| 16 | 11 | "Trilogy"
Corrections and changes by composer.
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Anthems, Hymns, and Songs |
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| 17 | 1 | "Daniel Read Anthems"
Copies of original Read anthems; copies of five Read anthems with Robertson's notes; Read's choral arrangements of Read anthems, original pencil manuscript (for chours and organ); "An Anthem for Easter"; "Christmas Anthem"; "A New Funeral Anthem"; "An Ordination Anthem"; "Before Jehovah's Mighty Throne" (from the anthem "Denmark"), published by Leroy J. Robertson.
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| 17 | 2 | "Daniel Read Anthems"
Xerox copies fo twelve Billings anthems; onion skins of eight Billings anthems; published copies of two Billings anthems ("Retrospect" and "Lamentation Over Boston"); Robertson's choral arrangements of Billings anthems, original pencil notations; "Delieverance An Anthem"; "Anthem, Lamentation Over Boston"; "Anthem, Retrospect"; "An Anthem for Fast Day," two copies;
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| 17 | 3 | "Deseret Anthems," Volume II
Ten original anthems by LDS composers, published by Deseret Book Company (page 37, "Behold a Star Appeareth," by Leroy J. Robertson).
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| 17 | 4 | "Song of Prayer" and "Song of Praise"
Sketches, original pencil sketch; published copy, published by Pioneer Music Press.
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| 18 | 1 | "Hymns: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
Published copy, published by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; sketches for 1948 hymn book, original pencil manuscript; Leroy J. Robertson's personal copy of 1948 hymn book.
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| 18 | 2 | "Hymns from the Crossroads" (arrangements of selected LDS hymns)
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
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| 18 | 3 | "Hymns from the Crossroads" (arrangements of selected LDS hymns)
Complete version, original pencil manuscript.
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| 18 | 4 | "Hymns from the Crossroads"
Published by Carl Fischer, Inc., six books arranged for piano and organ, C instruments, B Flat instruments, E Flat instruments, bass instruments, vocal (mixed, male, treble).
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1965 |
| 18 | 5 | "O Brother Man" (words by John Greenleaf Whittier)
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson; published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
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1961 |
| 18 | 6 | "Son of Man" (words by Michael Cambern)
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; final version, original pencil manuscript.
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| 18 | 7 | "We Come to Thee" (words by Mary Hogan Cambern"
Score for mixed chorus with piano arrangements, original pencil manuscript; xerox copy of original version, print of original manuscript; xerox copy of final version, print of original manuscript.
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| 18 | 8 | "Psalm XCVIII"
Score for mixed chorus, print of original manuscript.
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| 18 | 9 | "Prince of Peace"
A Christmas carol for mixed voices with piano or organ accompaniment; sketches, original pencil manuscript; final verson, xerox copy, print of original manuscript.
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| 18 | 10 | "Three Songs from the Shadow" (for high voice and piano)
"Analogies," words by Walt Whitman; "Nightmood," words by Leroy J. Robertson; "Joy Shipmate Joy," words by Walt Whitman; score of three songs, original pen manuscript; "Three Songs," published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson; "Joy Shipmate Joy," published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
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1942 |
| 18 | 11 | "Winter Song"
Score for mixed chorus with piano accompaniment, print of original manuscript; published copy for chours only, published by Leroy J. Robertson, print of original manuscript.
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| 18 | 12 | "When Smoke Stood Up From Ludlow" (words by A. E. Housman)
Score for solo voice and piano (in E Flat), original pencil manuscript; score for male chorus and piano, incomplete, original pencil manuscripts; score for male chorus and piano, xerox copy, print of original pencil manuscript; published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson, two copies.
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1961 |
| 18 | 13 | "Ship of State"
Score for solo and piano accompaniment, original pen manuscript, onion skin.
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| 18 | 14 | "Just Be Glad" (for voice and piano)
Published copy, published by Intermountain Music Publishing Company.
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1925 |
| 18 | 15 | "Re-creation" (words by Lowry Nelson)
Score for piano and voice, original pen manuscript.
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| 18 | 16 | "The Dawning Morrow" (for voice and piano)
Published copy, published by Intermountain Music Publishing Company.
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1925 |
| 18 | 17 | "The Lord Hath Brought Again Zion" |
1969 |
Early Studies (to 1936) and Unidentified Sketches |
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Anthems, Hymns, and Songs |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 1 | Haydn Trio Analysis |
circa 1918 |
| 19 | 2 | Six Exercise Books |
1920 |
| 19 | 3 | Orchestration Notes |
1921 |
| 19 | 4 | Four-part Fugue
Photostat negative copy.
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1912 |
| 19 | 5 | Studies Made for Bloch |
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| 19 | 6 | Studies Made for Schoenberg |
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| 19 | 7 | Analysis of Schoenberg's "Klavierstuck" |
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| 19 | 8 | Thematic Analysis According to Schoenberg's System |
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| 19 | 9 | Musical Scores
This folder contains The Appreciation Pianoforte Album by Thomas Whitney Surette and Daniel Gregory Mason (contains notes by Robertson) and Four Variations on a Chorale, for piano.
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1907; 1949 |
General Correspondence, 1922-1971Return to Top
The correspondence files of Leroy J. Robertson date from 1922-1971 and are arranged alphabetically. Personal correspondence includes letters from musicians, students, friends, family, and the presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Letters of congratulation and tributes for his success as a musician, particulary in regard to his prize-winning "Trilogy" and the "Oratorio from the Book of Mormon," comprise a major portion of this correspondence. In addition, correspondence with various publishers in included in this file. Other corerspondence is filed with related subjects in boxes 24-34. For example, box 25 contains correspondence directly related to the award for "Trilogy" and the commissioning and premiers of "Saguaro" and "Passacaglia," in addition to other material on these subjects. Box 26 is concerned with the General Music Committee of the LDS Church, box 31 with the Utah State Institute of Fine Arts, and box 34 with the Leichtentritt collection.
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| 20 | Correspondence A-F |
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| 21 | Correspondence G-O |
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| 22 | Correspondence P-S |
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| 23 | Correspondence T-Z |
SubjectsReturn to Top
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Subjects, Am-Br |
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| 24 | 1-2 | American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
Applications and reports for ASCAP awards for competitions.
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1955-1971 |
| 24 | 3 | Articles and Speeches
Leroy J. Robertson, "William Billings," n.d.; Lester A. Hubbard and Leroy J. Robertson, "Traditional Ballads from Utah"; Leroy J. Robertson, three speeches (no titles or dates); Arthur Berger, "Music for Nothing: The Cost of Composing," n.d.
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1951 |
| 24 | 4 | Awards
List of awards from 1923-1968; National Jewish Welfare Board for Distinguished Service World War II; "Winners Named for Reichhold Award"; Certificate of Appreciation, Kiwanis Club of Salt Lake City; Distinguished Service Award, Brigham Young University; Distinguished Research Professor, University of Utah; Distinugished Service Certificate for service as head of the Music Department, University of Utah, signed by his colleagues (see map case).
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1947-1964 |
| 24 | 5 | Biographical and Autobiographical Sketches
James Robertson, "A Family Tribute to Leroy J. Robertson," manuscript written by his son; Ballard J. Christiansen, "The Talented Country Boy, Biography of Dr. Leroy J. Robertson...," memeograph, n.d.; Boris Kremenliev, "Prominent Musicians of the West: Leroy J. Robertson"; Karl Kreuger, "Leroy Robertson," manuscript, n.d.; sketches and biographical data unsigned.
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1952 |
| 24 | 6 | Bloch, Ernest
Mary Tibaldi Chiesa, "Ernest Bloch"; "Ernest Bloch, List of Works," manuscript; Alex Cohen, "Ernest Bloch," manuscript, n.d.; program of "A Concert of Works by Ernest Bloch with the London Philharmonic Orchestra," n.d.
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1932; 1954 |
| 24 | 7 | Brigham Young University
Reappointment to professor of Music; receipts; transcript of credits; itemized statements, Student Supply Association; check stubs.
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1929-1948 |
| 24 | 8 | Brigham Young University
"Program of Tributes in Honor of Leroy J. Robertson, Brigham Young University."
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1947 |
| 24 | 9 | Brigham Young University
Correspondence, three letters concerning the granting of the Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Award to Leroy Robertson; Ninety-third annual commencement convocation.
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1968 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Music Committee |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 1-5 | Correspondence |
1963-1970 |
| 25 | 6 | Agenda and Notes |
1966-1968 |
| 25 | 7 | Members of General Music Committee |
1965-1967 |
| 25 | 8 | Organizatoin of General Music Committee |
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| 25 | 9 | Policies |
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| 25 | 10-12 | Regional Meetings
General, Europe, and the United States.
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| 25 | 13 | Regional Reports to General Music Committee |
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| 25 | 14 | Study Materials and Bulletins |
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| 25 | 15 | Suggested Hymns and Anthems for Church Use |
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| 25 | 16-17 | Hymns and Arrangements, A-W
Submitted by church members to the General Music Committee for evaluation and possible acceptance for church use.
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| 25 | 18 | "M.I.A. Music Supplement"
Tribute to Leroy Robertson in this issue.
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1965-1966 |
| 25 | 19 | Organs, Aids in Organ Selection
Three articles.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 26 | 1 | Compiled Lists of Compositions and Performances |
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| 26 | 2 | "American Serenade"
Notes.
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| 26 | 3 | "Hatakvah"
Notes; one letter from Mordechai Shaleve, consulate general of Israel; one note from Louis Zucker.
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| 26 | 4 | Hymns
Hymns composed and selected for the 1948 LDS hymnal.
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| 26 | 5-6 | "Oratorio from the Book of Mormon"
Notes on composition and published reviews.
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| 26 | 7-10 | Passacaglia
Correspondence relating to the commissioning of Robertson to compose selection for Knights of Thermopylae, notes, and reviews.
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| 26 | 11 | "Piano Concerto"
Notes.
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| 26 | 12 | "Punch and Judy"
Notes and one letter.
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| 26 | 13 | "Quartet in E Minor"
Notes.
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| 26 | 14-15 | "Quintet in A Minor"
Notes and reviews.
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| 26 | 16-17 | "Saguaro Overture"
Correspondence between G. Homer Durham and Leroy J. Robertson relating to the commissioning of Robertson to compose overture for Arizona State University; notes and program of Charter Day Convocation, Arizona State University, premiere of "Saguaro."
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| 26 | 18-20 | "Trilogy"
Correspondence and telegrams (premiere); account (checks, etc.) on "Trilogy" award; and notes and thematic analysis.
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| 26 | 21-22 | "Violin Concerto"
Notes, thematic analysis, and reviews.
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| 26 | 23 | "American Serenade"
Reviews.
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Concert Programs
This is a collection of concert programs which include Leroy J. Robertson's compositions when performed.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 27 | 1 | Athens, Greece |
1955 |
| 27 | 2 | Beloit, Wisconsin |
1964 |
| 27 | 3 | Berlin, Germany |
1959 |
| 27 | 4-5 | Brigham Young University |
1938-1944 |
| 27 | 6 | Carnegie Hall |
1960 |
| 27 | 7 | Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan |
1945-1961 |
| 27 | 8 | Japan; Long Beach, California; Los Angeles, California; Marin, California |
1951-1966 |
| 27 | 9 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; San Fernando Valley, California; San Francisco, California |
1946-1965 |
| 27 | 10 | Roth Quartet |
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| 27 | 11 | Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir |
1962 |
| 27 | 12 | University of Utah |
1950-1965 |
| 27 | 13 | Utah State University |
1944 |
| 27 | 14-15 | Utah Symphony Orchestra |
1953-1978 |
| 27 | 16-17 | Miscellaneous Concert Programs |
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Copyrights and News Clippings |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 28 | 1-2 | Copyrights |
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| 28 | 3 | Creativity Institute for Basic Research in the Arts and Humanities
Institute held at University of Utah, Leroy J. Robertson participating.
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1963-1965 |
| 28 | 4 | Gabbrielli Viola
Correspondence of Leroy J. Robertson and President A. Ray Olpin relating to teh transfer of the Gabbrielli viola to the University of Utah as a gift from Mre. Joseph P. Bay of New York City; transfer arranged by Hans Weisshaar and C. M. Paul; photographs of Gabrielli viola; news clipping announcing acceptance of the viola by the University of Utah.
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1958 |
| 28 | 5 | Income Tax Case
Correspondence between Leroy J. Robertson and his attorneys, Samuel E. Blackham and Clyde D. Sandgren, regarding income tax on the $25,000 Reichhold Award; copy of tax return filed for 1946; brief for petitioner for Supreme Court of the United States, Leroy J. Robertson v. United States; federal supplement (cases argued and determined in United States District Court and United States Court of Claims) for Robertson vs. United States, page 660.
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1947-1952 |
| 28 | 6 | Leroy J. Robertson Foundation |
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| 28 | 7 | "Music in America"
Robertson's manuscript which was used for the recordings of "Music in America," produced by New Records, Inc.; brochure; correspondence.
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1951 |
| 28 | 8 | National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Correspondence related to the grant for the Utah Symphony Orchestra in connection with composition and premiere performance of "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra"; brochures, records, and applications.
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1966 |
| 28 | 9-10 | National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Grant on "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra."
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1967-1969 |
| 28 | 11 | National Music Organization
Annual meetings.
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| 28 | 12-19 | Newspaper Clippings |
1937-1970 |
General Materials |
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| 29 | 1 | Notes, Quotes, and Poetry
Written and collected by Leroy J. Robertson.
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| 29 | 2 | Orders, Invoices, and Receipts
"Old Things are Done Away" and "O Brother Man."
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1960-1964 |
| 29 | 3 | Paganini Quartet
Brochure giving the history and organization of the quartet.
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| 29 | 4 | Pearce Music Company
Newsletter (incomplete).
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1958-1961 |
| 29 | 5-7 | Periodicals
These contains articles about Leroy J. Robertson or make reference to his compositions.
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1937-1965 |
| 29 | 8 | Pioneer Centennial
Handwritten memo recording a discussion between Arthur Shepherd, Mahonri Young, Tracy Cannon, and Leroy J. Robertson concerning a projected plan for the fine arts program in Utah.
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1947 |
| 29 | 9-10 | Recordings (Discs)
Correspondence relating to the recordings of Robertson's compositions; lists and contracts with recording companies.
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1961-1970 |
| 29 | 11-14 | Royalties
Contracts and agreements with publishers; earnings, Australian Record Club, Columbia Records, and Galaxy Music Corporation.
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| 29 | 15 | Star Valley Electronics, Inc.
Manufacturers of electronic musical instruments located in Thayne, Wyoming; stock offering and financial report.
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University of Southern California and University of Utah Materials |
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| 30 | 1 | University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles
Notes from Arnold Schoenberg regarding grades of Robertson; certificates announcine Doctor of Philosophy degree (USC); final oral examination of Robertson for Ph.D. (USC); program of two seminars and a public lecture (UCLA); "A Graphic Study of the First and Third Symphonies of Beethoven," paper by Robertson to fulfill requirement for Ph.D. (USC); "Music in an Age of Multiplicity," lecture given at UCLA.
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| 30 | 2 | University of Utah, Appointments
Professor and head of music department; composer in residence.
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1948-1964 |
| 30 | 3 | Unviersity of Utah, Budget for College of Fine Arts |
1948-1961 |
| 30 | 4 | University of Utah, Centennial Proceedings |
1850-1950 |
| 30 | 5 | University of Utah, Choral Policy |
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| 30 | 6 | University of Utah, Class Enrollment and Scholarship Records |
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| 30 | 7 | University of Utah, Teaching Materials
Lesson assignments and questions in musicology (notebook).
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| 30 | 8 | University of Utah, Distinguished Research Professorship |
1964 |
| 30 | 9 | University of Utah, Emeritus Club
Merit of Honor award.
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| 30 | 10 | University of Utah, Men's Chorus Report |
1960-1961 |
| 30 | 11 | University of Utah, Reorganization of Department of Music |
1948-1949 |
| 30 | 12 | University of Utah, Research Grants for Graduate Students in Music Department |
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| 30 | 13 | University of Utah, Report of Music at the University of Utah |
1956 |
| 30 | 14-15 | University of Utah, Research Grants for Leroy J. Robertson
Correspondence, applications, and statements.
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1940-1967 |
| 30 | 16 | University of Utah, Salary Check Stubs
Music department.
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University of Utah
These items include student compositions, examinations, papers, thematic analyese of compositions, and other class assignments.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 31 | 1 | University of Utah
Anderson, D.; Billeter, Judy; Birkenshaw, Scott; Bright, Lynn; Brown, Newell Kay.
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| 31 | 2 | University of Utah
Campbell, Hal; Christensen, Paul; Crandall, D. A.
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| 31 | 3 | University of Utah
Daum, Ron; Dittmer, Alvin; Gates, Crawford.
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| 31 | 4 | University of Utah
Hanks, Paul A., Hatton, Gaylen.
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| 31 | 5 | University of Utah
Johnson, Inga; Longhurst, John.
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| 31 | 6 | University of Utah
Makoski, Milton; Ottley, Jerry.
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| 31 | 7 | University of Utah
Parker, Tom; Petersen, Tracy; Prigmore, James.
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| 31 | 8 | University of Utah
Ramsey, Gordon B., Robertson, Marian; Ruff, John A.
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| 31 | 9 | University of Utah
Schreiner, Alexander; Sheffield, Ralph; Tall, Robert.
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| 31 | 10 | University of Utah
Webber, Robert; Welch, Jay; Wolford, Darwin K.
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Utah State Institute of Fine Arts |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 32 | 1 | Applications for Director of Program Development |
1966 |
| 32 | 2 | Certificates of Appointment, Leroy J. Robertson |
1966-1967 |
| 32 | 3 | "Children's Theater," Ogden, Utah
Report by Carol Lindsley.
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| 32 | 4 | Conference Program |
1970 |
| 32 | 5 | Correspondence |
1969-1970 |
| 32 | 6 | "Craft-Art Program," Statewide Survey Report
Submitted by Harrison T. Groutage.
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| 32 | 7 | Federal Grant-in-Aid for the Arts
Includes correspondence.
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1967-1970 |
| 32 | 8 | "History of the Institute of Fine Arts" |
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| 32 | 9 | "Literary Arts in Utah," by Margaret Beecher |
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| 32 | 10 | "Modern Dance in Utah," by Elizabeth R. Hayes |
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| 32 | 11 | "Pioneer Craft House" |
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| 32 | 12 | "Theater in Utah," by Keith Engar |
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| 32 | 13 | "Utah State Historical Society," by Everett L. Cooley |
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| 32 | 14 | Utah Symphony
Articles of Incorporation and minutes of symphony board.
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1966-1970 |
| Volume | |||
| 32 | 1 | Notebook
Contains laws, by-laws, committee notes, meeting minutes, and budget information.
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1966-1971 |
Leichtentritt Manuscripts |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 33 | 1-2 | Correspondence
Between Robertson and Leichtentritt. Also between Robertson and Regina Buchwald after the death of Leichtentritt relating to some of his papers and the manuscript of his "History of the Motet."
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1933-1963 |
| 33 | 3 | Statement and Lecture Program |
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| 33 | 4-9 | Hugo Leichtentritt Autobiography
In 1940, Leichtentritt and two other fugitives from Nazi Germany were invited by a committee of Harvard professors to write of their lives and experiences under the Hitles regime. Leichtentritt did so, but he states that he did not win the prize offered because his manuscript did not record enough of the rise of Hitler and the Nazis. It was suggested, however, that he enlarge his sketch into a book which would be of interest to musicians and music lovers. Leichtentritt writes in the preface that for several years "on and off" he was busy at this task. In the book, he writes of his love for the city of Berlin, the architecture, the people, the characteristics, the culture. He describes Berlin as he knew it for thirty-eight years of his life and writes what he calls a "sort of requiem on that now dead city." Book III gives a short history of music in the United States in the 1890s.
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| 33 | 10-18 | Thematic Analyses
These may have been used as class lectures.
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| 34 | "History of the Motet," by Hugo Leichtentritt
Typescript.
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| 35 | "Who's Who in Music" |
1962; 1969 | |
AddendaReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Documents |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 36 | 1 | Letter to Hugo Leichtentritt from Esther Tipple |
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| 36 | 2 | "The Orchestral Manual," by Adolph Tandler |
1946 |
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| 36 | 1 | Karl Eschman, "Changing Forms in Modern Music" |
1945 |
| 36 | 2 | Samuel W. Cole, "Solfeggio" |
1903 |
| 36 | 3 | Rubert Hughes, ed., "Music Lover's Cyclopedia" |
1914 |
| 36 | 4 | Allen I. McHose and Ruth Northup Tibbs, "Sight Singing Manual" |
1947 |
| Box | |||
| 37 | Certificates |
1953-1971 | |
| 38 | Marian Robertson Wilson, "Leroy Robertson, Music Giant from the Rockies"
This is a transcript. A published copy is available in box 54.
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1996 | |
Publications |
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| Box | Volume | ||
| 39 | 1 | Hermann Scherchen, "Handbook of Conducting" |
1933 |
| 39 | 2 | Knud Jeppesen, "Counterpoint, the Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteen th Century" |
1939 |
Documents |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 40 | 1 | Biographical Notes |
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| 40 | 2 | Robertson's Anaylsis of "Trilogy" |
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| 40 | 3 | Robertson's Analysis of Beethoven's First and Third Symphonies |
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| 40 | 4 | Statement on the Rules of Music |
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| 40 | 5 | Leroy Robertson, "Instrumental Combinations and Their Relation to Music" |
1932 |
| 40 | 6 | Music Education |
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| 40 | 7 | William Billings, BIography |
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| 40 | 8 | P. A. Christensen, Essay and Correspondence |
1968-1969 |
| 40 | 9 | Leroy Robertson, "Creativity in Music" |
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| 40 | 10 | Studies at the University of Southern California |
1946 |
| 40 | 11 | Leroy Robertson, "Music in an Age of Multiplicity" |
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| 40 | 12 | Leroy Robertson, "Energy and the Evolution of Culture" |
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| 40 | 13 | Leroy Robertson, "The Political and Sociial Theories of Milton" |
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| 40 | 14 | "Quintet for Piano and Strings," Performances and Criticisms |
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| 40 | 15 | "Los Angeles Examiner," Review of Robertson's Works |
1948 |
| 40 | 16 | "Notes," Vol. 2, No. 3
LDS newsletter at the University of Southern California.
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1957 |
| 40 | 17 | "Passacaglia," Reviews |
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| 40 | 18 | New England Conservatory of Music, Bulletin |
1947 |
| 40 | 19 | News Articles on Robertson |
1940s; 1979 |
Chapters 1-3 |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 41 | 1-2 | Robertson, Adams, and Nelson Family Genealogy Information |
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| 41 | 3 | Certificates |
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| 41 | 4 | School Records |
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| 41 | 5-6 | Notebooks |
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| 42 | Chapter 4, New England Conservatory of Music |
1897-1987 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 42 | 1 | Condolences
Written to Robertson by friends in New England concerning his mother's death.
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1923 |
| 42 | 2 | New England Conservatory of Music Transcript Information |
1978-1987 |
| 42 | 3 | Vincent D'Indy, "Istar"
Orchestra score purchased by Robertson while at the New England Conservatory of Music.
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1897 |
| 42 | 4 | Letters to and from Robertson |
1920-1923 |
| 42 | 5 | Checkbook Stubs |
1922-1923 |
| 42 | 6 | Student Cards |
1920-1923 |
| 42 | 7 | Receipts |
1920-1922 |
| 42 | 8 | Poem, "Under the Walls of Paradise"
Music for this was composed by Robertson in 1923.
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| 42 | 9 | English Literature Class Notes |
1920-1921 |
| 42 | 10-11 | Public School Music Class Notes |
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| 1 | Orchestra Class Notes |
1920-1921 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 42 | 12 | Class Notes |
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| 42 | 13 | Pianoforte Class, Music Book |
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| 42 | 14 | Yearbook |
1923 |
Chapters 5-8 |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 43 | 1 | Correspondence |
1924-1925 |
| 43 | 2 | Copyright and Publication Receipts |
1925-1929 |
| 43 | 3-5 | Records of Robertson's Private Violin Students |
1925-1932 |
| 43 | 6 | Receipts and Checks
Personal and for orchestra instruction.
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1927-1930 |
| 43 | 7 | Glee Club Petition and Orchestra Announcements |
1925-1926 |
| 43 | 8 | Chicago Musical College, Letters |
1927 |
| 43 | 9 | Teaching Appointment Letters |
1926-1928 |
| 43 | 10 | Program, Photocopy
This features Robertson as a director.
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1927 |
| 43 | 11 | Record Book
Lists orchestra selections, music committees, and information on taxes and music students.
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1927-1948 |
| 43 | 12 | Leroy Robertson, "Psychology of Music" |
1932 |
| 43 | 13 | Concerts
Includes correspondence, programs, and a permission slip to use Indian themes in an opera.
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1931-1932 |
| 43 | 14 | Diplomas for B.A. and M.A.
Some transcript information is also included.
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1932 |
| 43 | 15 | "One Hundred Years," LDS Centennial Celebration Booklet
Robertson wrote and/or arranged music for this pageant.
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1930 |
Chapters 9-10, European Studies |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 44 | 1 | Postcards |
circa 1932 |
| 44 | 2 | Map of Berlin |
1933 |
| 44 | 3 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Sketchbook of His Home |
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| 44 | 4 | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Sketchbook of His Home |
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| 44 | 5 | "Die Wartburg"
This booklet describes the place where Martin Luther translated the Bible into German and, as legend says, where he threw his inkstand at Satan.
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| 44 | 6 | Receipts
These relate to Robertson's hospitalization in Berlin.
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1933 |
| 44 | 7 | Hamburg-American Line, Dinner Menu |
1933 |
| 44 | 8 | Notes
These discuss Robertson's first lesson with Bloch in Switzerland.
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1932 |
| 44 | 9 | Letter of Recommendation from Hugo Leichtentritt |
1933 |
| 44 | 10 | Documents |
1932-1933 |
| 44 | 11 | "Zwei Skizzenbucher Von Beethoven" |
1924 |
| 44 | 12 | Check and Receipts |
1934-1940 |
| 44 | 13 | News Clippings |
1935; 1938 |
| 44 | 14 | "Organ Sonata," Programs and Letter |
1934-1936 |
| 44 | 15 | "Quintet for Piano and Strings"
Correspondence, contract, news clippings, reviews, programs, and notes are in this folder.
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1936-1957 |
| 44 | 16 | Studies with Schonberg and Totenberg, Notes and Letter |
1936-1937 |
| 44 | 17 | Chamber Music Recital Programs |
1930s |
| 44 | 18-19 | BYU Symphony Orchestra, Correspondence and Programs |
1936-1940; 1990 |
| 44 | 20-21 | Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Notes and Typescript |
1939 |
| 44 | 22 | Lawrence Sardoni, "Eroica" |
1939 |
Chapter 11 |
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| Box | Volume | ||
| 45 | 1 | Feri Roth, "Memoirs of a Musician" |
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| 45 | 1 | Check Stubs and Receipt
Flagged pages indicate how much of Robertson's income went for his music.
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1942-1946 |
| 45 | 2 | "The Lord's Prayer"
Notes, correspondence, and clippings are included.
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1940-1960 |
| 45 | 3 | Lyceum Series
Includes programs and notes regarding visiting artists.
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1930s-1940s |
| 45 | 4 | Summer Chamber Music Festivals
A letter, programs, notes, and news clippings are included.
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1937-1946 |
| 45 | 5 | String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor |
1940-1947 |
| 45 | 6 | European Compositions |
1940s |
| 45 | 7 | Arthur Shepherd, Notes |
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| 45 | 8 | World War II
Included are letters and notes from some of Robertson's students that were in the service. Programs and news clippings about the BYU orchestra during the war are also included.
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1944-1945 |
| 45 | 9 | "Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra" |
1944-1947 |
| 45 | 10 | "Piano Etudes" |
1940s |
| 45 | 11 | "American Serenade" |
1945-1948 |
| 45 | 12 | Performances at Utah State University, Notes and Programs |
1943 |
| 45 | 13 | Symphony Orchestra
Focuses on post World War II peformances.
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1946 |
| 45 | 14 | National Association fro American Composers and Conductors |
1943-1945 |
| 45 | 15-16 | Literary Criticism Class Notes and Papers Drafts |
1946-1947 |
| 45 | 17 | Class Notes |
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| 45 | 18 | Receipts and Checks |
1940s |
| 45 | 19 | "Oratorio," Notes |
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| 45 | 20 | Letter from Student, Jerome Herst |
1946 |
Chapters 12-13, Reichhold Award and Leaving BYU
Box 46, folders 1-13 relate to "Trilogy."
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 46 | 1 | "Trilogy"
This folder contains correspondence, notes, reviews, and news clippings on this work.
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1947 |
| 46 | 2 | "Punch and Judy Overture" |
1947; 1969 |
| 46 | 3-5 | BYU Reception
Correspondence, a program, speech typescripts, notes, and news clippings concerning this reception are included.
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1947 |
| 46 | 6-8 | Detroit Premiere
Also included in these folders is information on Robertson's "Rhapsody" that was also performed in Detroit.
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1947-1948 |
| 46 | 9 | Post-Detroit Premiere, Correspondence and Congratulatory Notes |
1947-1948 |
| 46 | 10 | New York Reception, Notes and News Clippings |
1947 |
| 46 | 11 | Utah Premieres
These premieres were in Salt Lake City and Provo. Also included is a Utah Symphony program featuring Robertson's "Trilogy."
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1948; 1954-1955 |
| 46 | 12 | Court Case
Correspondence, tax documents, notes, and news clippings regarding taxes taken out of Robertson's Reichhold Award for "Trilogy."
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1948-1952 |
| 46 | 13 | National Sportspectacle, Inc.
Robertson was asked to write a cantata for the "Athletes of '48" program.
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1947 |
| 46 | 14 | Post "Trilogy" Activities |
1948 |
| 46 | 15 | BYU Music Department
Notes and other materials here describe Robertson's involvement in this organization.
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1940s |
| 46 | 16 | Employment Opportunities, Letters |
1938 |
| 46 | 17 | University of Utah Employment
Notes, letters, and news clippings are included.
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1948 |
Chapters 14-17, University of Utah |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 47 | 1 | Music Curriculum Changes Made by Robertson, Notes |
1948 |
| 47 | 2 | Visiting Faculty and Summer Programs |
circa 1949 |
| 47 | 3 | Chamber Music Festivals |
1950s |
| 47 | 4 | Symphony Orchestra and Opera Workshops, Programs and Notes |
1950s-1960s |
| 47 | 5 | Robertson as an Administrator and Teacher, Notes |
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| 47 | 6 | Music Buildings, Notes |
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| 47 | 7 | Leichtentritt Music Library, Correspondence and Notes |
1950s |
| 47 | 8-10 | "Book of Mormon Oratorio"
Also includes information on "Motet on a Traditional Hymn: All Creatures of Our God and King," and "Prelude, Scherzo, and Ricercare."
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1950s |
| 47 | 11 | Activities and Honors
Also here are letters from prominent friends around the United States.
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1948-1953 |
| 47 | 12 | Schoenberg Lecture
A speech, typescript, programs, and a news clipping are included.
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1953 |
| 47 | 13-14 | Ph.D. Studies
These folders contain letters, receipts, registration documents, news clippings, exams, and notes.
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1935; 1948-1953 |
Chapter 18, "Passacaglia" |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 48 | 1 | Performances of Robertson's Compositions
Notes and news clippings regarding the popularity of Robertson's compositions.
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1956-1957 |
| 48 | 2-3 | Greece Premiere of "Passacaglia" |
1955 |
| 48 | 4-8 | Memorabilia
Includes guide books, a Knights of Thermopylae souvenir book, postcards, and sheet music.
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| 48 | 9 | Israel and Berlin Premiers |
1959 |
| 48 | 10 | Utah Premiere and Performances, Programs and Notes |
1955; 1959 |
| 48 | 11 | Philadelphia and New York Premieres |
1960 |
| 48 | 12 | Denver Premiere |
1961 |
Chapters 19-20 |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 49 | 1-2 | Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage, Inc. |
1950-1977 |
| 49 | 3 | LDS Tabernacle Choir |
1958-1966 |
| 49 | 4 | "Cello Concerto" |
1956 |
| 49 | 5 | "American Serenade" and "Alleluia and Chorale for Bank" |
1957; 1960 |
| 49 | 6 | Awards |
1959 |
| 49 | 7 | Successes and Sorrows
This folder was titled by Marian Robertson Wilson.
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| 49 | 8 | "Book of Mormon Oratorio"
Recording requests, reviews, notes, news articles, and other documents are included.
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1969 |
| 49 | 9 | "Violin Concerto" |
1961-1967 |
| 49 | 10-11 | Retirement from University of Utah Music Department
Correspondence, notes, and articles.
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1961-1963 |
| 49 | 12 | "Saguaro Overture" |
1964-1965 |
| 49 | 13 | Composer-in-Residence for the University of Utah |
1964-1965 |
| 49 | 14 | Distinguished Research Professor
Robertson was the first ever to received this status.
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1963-1964 |
| 49 | 15 | Dismissal from Music Department, Letters and Notes |
1965 |
| 49 | 16 | University of Utah Festival Overture |
1965; 1967 |
| 49 | 17 | Post-retirement Activities |
1965-1966 |
| 49 | 18 | "Piano Concerto" |
1966; 1975 |
Chapter 21, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 50 | 1 | James L. Barker, "The Divine Church" |
1951 |
| 50 | 2-8 | General Music Committee
Included are notes, correspondence, news articles, and general information regarding this committee.
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1922-1968 |
| Volume | |||
| 50 | 1 | William M. Foxley, "Syllabus for Choral Conducting and Organ Classes in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" |
1965 |
| Box | |||
| 51 | Chapter 22, Final Years |
1963-1972 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 51 | 1 | "Pegeen," Notes and Articles |
1963 |
| 51 | 2 | Cataract Surgery, Notes |
1968 |
| 51 | 3 | Return to Teaching |
1968 |
| 51 | 4-6 | Performances of Robertson's Works
Correspondence, royalty statements, and programs.
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1967-1971 |
| 51 | 7 | Awards |
1968-1971 |
| 51 | 8 | Student Appreciation, Correspondence and Notes |
1963-1970 |
| 51 | 9 | "Trilogy," Publication and Recording Plans |
1967, 1970 |
| 51 | 10 | University of Utah Purchase Order for Robertson's Papers |
1967 |
| 51 | 11 | Notes and News Articles
These describe the final years and personality of Robertson.
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circa 1970 |
| 51 | 12-16 | The Leroy J. Robertson Foundation
Minutes of committee meetings and other documents.
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circa 1972 |
| 52 | Scrapbook
This was kept by the Leroy J. Robertson Foundation and contains letters, news clippings, and programs.
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1970-1977 | |
After Death |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 53 | 1-4 | Condolences |
1971-1972 |
| 53 | 5 | News Clippings Regarding Robertson's Death |
1971 |
| 53 | 6-10 | Correspondence |
1965-1991 |
| 53 | 11-12 | Royalty Earnings
These are from Columbia Records; Australian Record Company, Ltd.; Carl Fisher, Inc.; and Philip's Phonographic Industries.
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1965-1967 |
| 53 | 13-17 | Programs |
1960s-1980s |
| 54 | 1-2 | Programs |
1980s-1990s |
| 54 | 3-4 | News Clippings |
1965-1980s |
| 54 | 5 | Leroy J. Robertson, "Creativity in Music" |
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| Volume | |||
| 54 | 1 | Marian Robertson Wilson, "Leroy Robertson, Music Giant from the Rockies" |
1996 |
| Folder | |||
| 54 | 6 | Miscellaneous |
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Certificates and Awards |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 55 | 1 | Emeritus Club Award, Correspondence |
1971 |
| 55 | 2 | Professor Emeritus Certificate |
1969 |
| 55 | 3 | Brigham Young University Fine Arts Award |
1968 |
| 55 | 4 | Certificates and Awards |
1941-1973 |
| 55 | 5 | Doctor of Philosophy Diploma |
1954 |
General Materials |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 56 | 1-2 | Correspondence
Most of this correspondence consists of congratulatory letters to Robertson for his first prize winning in the Symphony of the American Artist competition.
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1947-1967 |
| 56 | 3 | Essay by Robertson |
1946 |
| 56 | 4 | William George Jordan, "The Power of Truth" |
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| 56 | 5 | Miscellaneous |
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| 57 | Music by Leroy J. Robertson
The bulk of this box consists of unidentified music sketches by Robertson. A photostat of "Rhapsody" is also in this box.
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circa 1920s-1930s | |
| 58 | Music by Others |
circa 1890s-1930s | |
| Folder | |||
| 59 | 1 | Cyril Jenkins Music |
1913-1956 |
| 59 | 2 | Leroy J. Robertson Foundationn
Correspondence, programs, and articles.
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1971-1975 |
| 59 | 3 | Music Sketches |
1924 |
| 59 | 4 | News Articles |
1930s-1990s |
| 59 | 5-7 | News Clipping Scrapbook |
1940s-1980 |
| 59 | 8 | News Release |
1947 |
| 59 | 9 | Newsletter |
1967 |
| 59 | 10 | Performance Programs |
1940s-1980s |
| 59 | 11 | Tax Claims and Court Brief |
1951 |
| 60 | Oversize News Clipping Scrapbooks
Two scrapbooks documenting the careers of Robertson and his daughter, Marian Robertson Wilson.
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1940s-1970s | |
| Folder | |||
| 61 | 1-2 | Correspondence |
1935-1976 |
| 61 | 3 | Agreement |
1975 |
| 61 | 4 | Royalty Statement |
1969 |
| 62 | Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
This book contains musical notations by Robertson.
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1931 | |
OversizeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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| map-case-folder | ||
| 1 | Thematic Analysis According to Schoenberg's System
More information available in Box 19.
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| 2 | "Oratio from the Book of Mormon," by LeRoy J. Robertson
Includes certificate and poster.
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1923, 1953 |
| 3 | Music graphs of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Composers--Utah
- Music--Instruction and study
- Music--Manuscripts
- Musicians--Utah
Personal Names
- Robertson, Leroy J.--Archives
Corporate Names
- University of Utah. Department of Music
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts for publication
- Programs (Publications)
- Scores
Titles within the Collection
- Book of Mormon--Songs and music
Finding aid created by Della L. Dye, Karen Robertson Post and Lisa DeMille
1980 (last modified: 2013 and 2019)
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