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.
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;
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See also the
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.
Processed by Della L. Dye, Karen Robertson Post, Lisa DeMille, and Betsey Welland in 1972-2010.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.
Score, original pencil manuscript; score, print of original pencil manuscript; corrections of score, original pencil manuscript.
Score, reduction for band and chorus, original pencil manuscript.
Score, print of reduction for band and chorus.
Band parts, complete set; choral parts.
Score for soprano solo with ladies four-part chorus and orchestra, original pen and pencil manuscript (incomplete).
Score for mezzo-soprano solo with ladies four-part chorus adn violin obligato and piano, original pen manuscript.
Sketches, original pencil and pen manuscript.
Score, original pen manuscript.
Score, print of original manuscript.
Reduction, piano and chours, original pen manuscript (Part III incomplete).
Reduction, piano and chours, print of original manuscript.
Choral parts, published.
Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ.
Orchestra, strings.
Score, original pencil manuscript; score, print of original manuscript; orchestra parts, strings; published parts, published
Score, original pen manuscripts.
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.
Orchestra parts, strings and horns; published parts, SATB.
Score, original pen manuscript.
Orchestra parts, strings, bass, and timpani.
Vocal score, onion skin, Old English script by Henry Maiben.
Published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
Score, original pencil manuscript.
Score, print.
Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ.
Published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation, chorus and keyboard.
"Songs of Zion" (compiled and edited by Harry Coppersmith), page 18, "Hatikvah."
"Hatikvah" (words by N. H. Imber, arranged by Henry Lefkowitch), published copy.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
Score, original pencil manuscript.
Score, xerox copy, print of original manuscript.
Published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson, 2 copies, corrections by Leroy J. Robertson.
Published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
Three translations of poem by N. H. Imber.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
Score for chours and orchestra, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and orchestra, print of original pencil manuscript.
Score for chorus and orchestra, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and orchestra, print of original pencil manuscript; reduction for chorus.
Score for chorus and orchestra, original pen manuscript; published copy (includes "O Little Town of Bethlehem").
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.
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.
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.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus and accompaniment, print of original manuscript; published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
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.
Original version, original pencil manuscript; final version, original pencil manuscript; proofs, print of original manuscript; published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
Ladies three-part chorus adn piano accompaniment, original pencil manuscript; published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson.
Male four-part chorus and piano accompaniment, print of original manuscript.
Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, print of original manuscript; mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, original pencil manuscript.
Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, original pencil manuscript.
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.
Mixed chorus and orchestra, score, original pencil manuscript, markings by Ormandy; mixed chorus and orchestra, score, print of original manuscript.
Score, reduction for piano and chorus, original pencil manuscript.
Published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson.
Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, percussion, harp.
Score for male chorus, TTBB.
Score for male chorus and soprano, print of original manuscript; score, words and music by Harold Orlob.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript, 93 pages.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript, solo piano and piano reduction.
Score, original pencil manuscript (there is no duplicate of this score).
Score, solo piano and piano reduction, 18 pages, print of original manuscript.
Complete score, published version.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; sketches, solo violin and piano reduction, original pencil manuscript.
Sketches, onion skin sheets not used in final version.
Score, original pencil manuscript, library copy.
Score, published copy, library copy.
Score, used for recording (Abravanel), with original corrected pages.
Score, published copy.
Score reduction for violin and piano, 6 last pages of original manuscript, violin solo, 2 last pages of original pencil manuscript.
Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, two editions.
Score, original pencil manuscript.
Score, print of original manuscript, library copy.
Reduction, solo cello and piano reduction, original pencil manuscript.
Reduction, solo cello and piano reduction and solo cello part.
Complete set of orchestra parts.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
Score for orchestra and piano, original pencil manuscript.
Score for orchestra and piano, original pen manuscript.
Score for orchestra and piano, print of original manuscript.
Orchestra parts, print of original manuscript, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and timpani.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
Score, original pencil manuscript.
Score, printed copy, print of original manuscript.
Score, Eugene Ormandy's markings.
Score, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion.
Score, original pencil manuscript.
Score, original pen and pencil manuscript.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
Original pen manuscript.
Original pen manuscript.
With original ending.
With new ending.
Photocopy of published work (added in 1978).
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.
Score, original version, original pen manuscript.
Original pen manuscript.
Score, photocopy.
Score, original pen manuscript.
Score, original pen manuscript.
Six scores, prints of original manuscripts.
"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.
Xerox copies (78 pages) from New York Public Library of original Raynor Taylor works.
Original pen manuscript (added in 1978), "Lament" (from "Suite I"), for violin and piano.
Published copy, published by INtermountain Music Publishing Company.
Score, original pen manuscript.
Orchestra parts, strings.
Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score, original pencil manuscript (first draft).
Score, print of original manuscript.
Score, published copy, Galaxy Music Corporation.
Orchestra parts, print of original manuscript, original orchestra parts.
Orchestra parts, second version of woodwinds, brass, timpani, and percussion.
Orchestra parts, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
Score, print of original manuscript.
Orchestra parts.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score, original pencil manuscript.
Score, print of original manuscript.
Orchestra parts, complete set.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript, Finale (Cakewalk).
Score, original pencil manuscript.
Score, print of original pencil manuscript.
Score, published by University of Utah Press.
String parts, print of original manuscript (missing Caprice [Vc] and Nocturne [Vla]).
Score, original pen and pencil manuscript.
Score, print of original manuscript.
Score, published by University of Utah Press.
String orchestra parts, print of original manuscript.
Score, original print manuscript.
String part, Violin I, original pencil manuscript.
String part, Violin II, original pencil manuscript.
String part, Viola, original pencil manuscript.
String part, Cello, copy of original pencil manuscript.
Sketch, original pencil manuscript.
Score, original pen manuscript, first draft.
Score and string parts, published by G. Schirmer, two copies.
Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part I.
Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part II.
Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part III; score IV is missing.
Orchestra parts, woodwinds, percussion, brass, organ, original pen manuscript.
String parts.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript, four original pages (pp. 119, 120, 121, 122).
Sketch, original pen manuscript, first movement only.
Sketch, original pen manuscript, final version.
Score, print of original manuscript.
Score, print of original manuscript, ending, seond version.
Corrections and changes by composer.
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.
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;
Ten original anthems by LDS composers, published by Deseret Book Company (page 37, "Behold a Star Appeareth," by Leroy J. Robertson).
Sketches, original pencil sketch; published copy, published by Pioneer Music Press.
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.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript.
Complete version, original pencil manuscript.
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).
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson; published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.
Sketches, original pencil manuscript; final version, original pencil manuscript.
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.
Score for mixed chorus, print of original manuscript.
A Christmas carol for mixed voices with piano or organ accompaniment; sketches, original pencil manuscript; final verson, xerox copy, print of original manuscript.
"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.
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.
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.
Score for solo and piano accompaniment, original pen manuscript, onion skin.
Published copy, published by Intermountain Music Publishing Company.
Score for piano and voice, original pen manuscript.
Published copy, published by Intermountain Music Publishing Company.
Photostat negative copy.
This folder contains
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.
Thirteen original letters have been removed and placed in Reserve. Photocopied versions are available in the collection for access purposes. Access to the originals must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Several original letters have been removed and placed in Reserve. Photocopied versions are available in the collection for access purposes. Access to the originals must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.X
Several original letters have been removed and placed in Reserve. Photocopied versions are available in the collection for access purposes. Access to the originals must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Applications and reports for ASCAP awards for competitions.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Reappointment to professor of Music; receipts; transcript of credits; itemized statements, Student Supply Association; check stubs.
"Program of Tributes in Honor of Leroy J. Robertson, 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.
General, Europe, and the United States.
Submitted by church members to the General Music Committee for evaluation and possible acceptance for church use.
Tribute to Leroy Robertson in this issue.
Three articles.
Notes.
Notes; one letter from Mordechai Shaleve, consulate general of Israel; one note from Louis Zucker.
Hymns composed and selected for the 1948 LDS hymnal.
Notes on composition and published reviews.
Correspondence relating to the commissioning of Robertson to compose selection for Knights of Thermopylae, notes, and reviews.
Notes.
Notes and one letter.
Notes.
Notes and reviews.
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."
Correspondence and telegrams (premiere); account (checks, etc.) on "Trilogy" award; and notes and thematic analysis.
Notes, thematic analysis, and reviews.
Reviews.
This is a collection of concert programs which include Leroy J. Robertson's compositions when performed.
Institute held at University of Utah, Leroy J. Robertson participating.
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.
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.
Robertson's manuscript which was used for the recordings of "Music in America," produced by New Records, Inc.; brochure; correspondence.
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.
Grant on "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra."
Annual meetings.
Written and collected by Leroy J. Robertson.
"Old Things are Done Away" and "O Brother Man."
Brochure giving the history and organization of the quartet.
Newsletter (incomplete).
These contains articles about Leroy J. Robertson or make reference to his compositions.
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.
Correspondence relating to the recordings of Robertson's compositions; lists and contracts with recording companies.
Contracts and agreements with publishers; earnings, Australian Record Club, Columbia Records, and Galaxy Music Corporation.
Manufacturers of electronic musical instruments located in Thayne, Wyoming; stock offering and financial report.
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.
Professor and head of music department; composer in residence.
Lesson assignments and questions in musicology (notebook).
Merit of Honor award.
Correspondence, applications, and statements.
Music department.
These items include student compositions, examinations, papers, thematic analyese of compositions, and other class assignments.
Anderson, D.; Billeter, Judy; Birkenshaw, Scott; Bright, Lynn; Brown, Newell Kay.
Campbell, Hal; Christensen, Paul; Crandall, D. A.
Daum, Ron; Dittmer, Alvin; Gates, Crawford.
Hanks, Paul A., Hatton, Gaylen.
Johnson, Inga; Longhurst, John.
Makoski, Milton; Ottley, Jerry.
Parker, Tom; Petersen, Tracy; Prigmore, James.
Ramsey, Gordon B., Robertson, Marian; Ruff, John A.
Schreiner, Alexander; Sheffield, Ralph; Tall, Robert.
Webber, Robert; Welch, Jay; Wolford, Darwin K.
Report by Carol Lindsley.
Submitted by Harrison T. Groutage.
Includes correspondence.
Articles of Incorporation and minutes of symphony board.
Contains laws, by-laws, committee notes, meeting minutes, and budget information.
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."
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.
These may have been used as class lectures.
Typescript.
This is a transcript. A published copy is available in box 54.
LDS newsletter at the University of Southern California.
Written to Robertson by friends in New England concerning his mother's death.
Orchestra score purchased by Robertson while at the New England Conservatory of Music.
Music for this was composed by Robertson in 1923.
Personal and for orchestra instruction.
This features Robertson as a director.
Lists orchestra selections, music committees, and information on taxes and music students.
Includes correspondence, programs, and a permission slip to use Indian themes in an opera.
Some transcript information is also included.
Robertson wrote and/or arranged music for this pageant.
This booklet describes the place where Martin Luther translated the Bible into German and, as legend says, where he threw his inkstand at Satan.
These relate to Robertson's hospitalization in Berlin.
These discuss Robertson's first lesson with Bloch in Switzerland.
Correspondence, contract, news clippings, reviews, programs, and notes are in this folder.
Flagged pages indicate how much of Robertson's income went for his music.
Notes, correspondence, and clippings are included.
Includes programs and notes regarding visiting artists.
A letter, programs, notes, and news clippings are included.
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.
Focuses on post World War II peformances.
Box 46, folders 1-13 relate to "Trilogy."
This folder contains correspondence, notes, reviews, and news clippings on this work.
Correspondence, a program, speech typescripts, notes, and news clippings concerning this reception are included.
Also included in these folders is information on Robertson's "Rhapsody" that was also performed in Detroit.
These premieres were in Salt Lake City and Provo. Also included is a Utah Symphony program featuring Robertson's "Trilogy."
Correspondence, tax documents, notes, and news clippings regarding taxes taken out of Robertson's Reichhold Award for "Trilogy."
Robertson was asked to write a cantata for the "Athletes of '48" program.
Notes and other materials here describe Robertson's involvement in this organization.
Notes, letters, and news clippings are included.
Also includes information on "Motet on a Traditional Hymn: All Creatures of Our God and King," and "Prelude, Scherzo, and Ricercare."
Also here are letters from prominent friends around the United States.
A speech, typescript, programs, and a news clipping are included.
These folders contain letters, receipts, registration documents, news clippings, exams, and notes.
Notes and news clippings regarding the popularity of Robertson's compositions.
Includes guide books, a Knights of Thermopylae souvenir book, postcards, and sheet music.
This folder was titled by Marian Robertson Wilson.
Recording requests, reviews, notes, news articles, and other documents are included.
Correspondence, notes, and articles.
Robertson was the first ever to received this status.
Included are notes, correspondence, news articles, and general information regarding this committee.
Correspondence, royalty statements, and programs.
These describe the final years and personality of Robertson.
Minutes of committee meetings and other documents.
This was kept by the Leroy J. Robertson Foundation and contains letters, news clippings, and programs.
These are from Columbia Records; Australian Record Company, Ltd.; Carl Fisher, Inc.; and Philip's Phonographic Industries.
Most of this correspondence consists of congratulatory letters to Robertson for his first prize winning in the Symphony of the American Artist competition.
The bulk of this box consists of unidentified music sketches by Robertson. A photostat of "Rhapsody" is also in this box.
Correspondence, programs, and articles.
Two scrapbooks documenting the careers of Robertson and his daughter, Marian Robertson Wilson.
This book contains musical notations by Robertson.
More information available in Box 19.
Includes certificate and poster.