leroy j. robertson papers, 1890s-1990s

Leroy J. Robertson papers, 1890s-1990s

Overview of the CollectionCreator Robertson, Leroy J., 1896-1971

Title Leroy J. Robertson papersDates 1890s-1990s (inclusive)

1890 1999Quantity 61 linear feet

Collection Number MS 0038Summary The Leroy J. Robertson papers (1890s-1990s) consist mainly of

Robertson's original music manuscripts. Many of these manuscriptsshow the progression from first melody sketches to the completedworks. Notes and thematic analyses accompany many of thecompositions. The collection also includes correspondence from manyprominent musicians, students, friends, and family. There is alsocorrespondence related to his professional activities as a composer.Other materials include school notebooks, pamphlets, receipts,programs, news clippings, and other papers collected by Robertson'sdaughters, Marian Robertson Wilson and Karen Post. Click hereto view an online video tribute on the life and influence of Leroy J.Robertson.

Repository University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections.Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott LibraryUniversity of Utah295 South 1500 EastSalt Lake City, UT84112-0860Telephone: [email protected]

Access Restrictions Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must beused on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted underprovisions of state or federal law.

Languages English

Historical NoteLeroy J. Robertson was born in Fountain Green, Utah, on 21 December 1896, the son of Utah-bornMormon parents. His first musical experiences were simple and personal--he fashioned tunes on ahomemade fiddle and played by ear on the parlor organ in his home. In grammar school, after a fewrudimentary music lessons, he organized a small orchestra of young friends and taught them to playmusic of his own devising. He graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in boston underGeorge Whitefield Chadwick in 1923. His later studies were under Ernest Bloch in San Franciscoand in Roveredo Capriasca, Switzerland; Hugo Leichtentritt in Berlin; and Arnold Schoenberg in LosAngeles. 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 ofthe music department at BYU; lecturer of composition at the University of California, Los Angeles; and

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professor and chairman of the music department at the University of Utah from 1948 until his retirementin 1964. Upon retirement, Robertson received the first Distinguished Research Professorship at thatinstitution. Robertson was an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa; a fellow of the Utah Academy ofArts, Sciences, and Letters; a member of the Executive Music Committee of the Church of Jesus Christof 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 forviolin, cello, and piano; solos, vocal, and instrumental; choral compositions and an "Oratorio from theBook 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, hewon 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 Pianoand Orchestra" was given an award by the Utah Institute of Fine Arts in 1945. He received the NationalFederation of Music Clubs Award of Merit in 1959. Robertson died on 25 July 1971 in Salt Lake City.

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Content DescriptionLeroy J. Robertson's original manuscripts are the major part of this collection. Many of thesemanuscripts show the progression from first melody sketches to the completed works. Notes andthematic analyses accompany many of the compositions. The collection includes correspondencefrom many prominent musicians, students, friends, and family. There is also correspondence relatedto his professional activities as a composer (publishers, copyrights, royalties, grants, etc.); as headof the College of Fine Arts, University of Utah; as a member of the General Music Committee of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and as a member on the Board of Directors of the UtahState Institute of Fine Arts. Students' works, concert programs, published reviews of compositions andperformances, and newspaper clippings and periodicals containing commentaries by music critics orarticles by or about Robertson, are a part of the papers. The Hugo Leichtentritt manuscripts includeLeichtentritt's autobiography, his "History of the Motet," and his thematic analyses of composistions byBerlioz, Beethoven, Debussy, Hindemith, Mendelsohn, Roussel, Strauss, Shostakovich, and Weber.The collection also includes school notebooks, pamphlets, receipts, programs, news clippings, andother 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 theRobertson Collection inventory.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. WillardMarriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationSeparated Materials

Music graphs of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") are located in the Manuscripts Division's mapcase.

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.

Detailed Description of the CollectionCompositions

Container(s) Description Dates

Original Choral Works

Box Folder

1 1 "Alleluia and Choral for Band and Chorus"Score, original pencil manuscript; score, print of originalpencil manuscript; corrections of score, original pencilmanuscript.

1 2 "Alleluia and Choral for Band and Chorus"Score, reduction for band and chorus, original pencilmanuscript.




1 3 "Alleluia and Choral for Band and Chorus"Score, print of reduction for band and chorus.

1 4 "Alleluia and Choral for Band and Chorus"Band parts, complete set; choral parts.

1 5 "Under the Walls of Paradise," Words by ThomasBuchananScore for soprano solo with ladies four-part chorus andorchestra, original pen and pencil manuscript (incomplete).

1 6 "Under the Walls of Paradise," Words by ThomasBuchananScore for mezzo-soprano solo with ladies four-part chorusadn violin obligato and piano, original pen manuscript.

2 1 "Book of Mormon"Sketches, original pencil and pen manuscript.

2 2 "Book of Mormon"Score, original pen manuscript.

2 3 "Book of Mormon"Score, print of original manuscript.

2 4 "Book of Mormon"Reduction, piano and chours, original pen manuscript(Part III incomplete).

2 5 "Book of Mormon"Reduction, piano and chours, print of original manuscript.

2 6 "Book of Mormon"Choral parts, published.

3 1-7 "Book of Mormon"Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp,organ.

3 8 "Book of Mormon"Orchestra, strings.

3 9 "Book of Mormon" (excerpts), "Lord's Prayer"




Score, original pencil manuscript; score, print of originalmanuscript; orchestra parts, strings; published parts,published

3 10 "Book of Mormon" (excerpts), "Pastorale"Score, original pen manuscripts.

3 11 "Book of Mormon" (excerpts), "Old Things Are DoneAway"Score, print of original manuscript; orchestra parts (ViolinI missing); published copy, published by Galaxy MusicCorporation, arranged SA, SATB with keyboard; publishedcopy, published by Jackman Mucis Company, women'sand children's choruses.

3 12 "Book of Mormon" (excerpts), "How Beautiful Upon theMountain"Orchestra parts, strings and horns; published parts, SATB.

Choral Arrangements

Box Folder

4 1 "All Creatures of Our God and King"Score, original pen manuscript.

4 2 "All Creatures of Our God and King"Orchestra parts, strings, bass, and timpani.

4 3 "All Creatures of Our God and King"Vocal score, onion skin, Old English script by HenryMaiben.

4 4 "All Creatures of Our God and King"Published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.

4 5 "Come, Come Ye Saints"Sketches, original pencil manuscript.

4 6 "Come, Come Ye Saints"Score, original pencil manuscript.

4 7 "Come, Come Ye Saints"Score, print.




4 8 "Come, Come Ye Saints"Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion,harp, organ.

4 8a "Come, Come Ye Saints"Published copy, published by Galaxy Music Corporation,chorus and keyboard.

4 9 "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra""Songs of Zion" (compiled and edited by HarryCoppersmith), page 18, "Hatikvah."

4 10 "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra""Hatikvah" (words by N. H. Imber, arranged by HenryLefkowitch), published copy.

4 11 "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"Sketches, original pencil manuscript.

4 12 "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"Score, original pencil manuscript.

4 13 "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"Score, xerox copy, print of original manuscript.

4 14 "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"Published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson, 2copies, corrections by Leroy J. Robertson.

4 15 "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"Published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.

4 16 "Hatikvah for Chorus and Orchestra"Three translations of poem by N. H. Imber.

1878

4 17 "Joy of Christmas"Sketches, original pencil manuscript.

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 pencilmanuscript.

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 pencilmanuscript; reduction for chorus.

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").

4 21 "Joy of Christmas," "Joy to the World"Score for chorus and orchestra, original pencil manuscript;score for chorus and orchestra, print of originalmanuscript; reduction for Pf and chorus, print of originalmanuscript; published copy.

5 1 "Songs of the North and South," "Sweet Evelina"Quasi sketch, original pencil manuscript; score for choursand accompaniment, original pencil manuscript; score forchorus and accompaniment, print of original manuscript;published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.

5 2 "Songs of the North and South," "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!"Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score for chorusand accompaniment, original pencil manuscript; score forchorus and accompaniment, print of original manuscript;published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.

5 3 "Songs of the North and South," "Bonnie Blue Flag"Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score for chorus andaccompaniment, print of original manuscript; publishedcopy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.

5 4 "Songs of the North and South," "Aura Lee"Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score for chorusand accompaniment, original pencil manuscript; score forchorus and accompaniment, print of original manuscript;published copy, published by Carl Fischer, Inc.

5 5 "Songs of the North and South," "Kathleen Mavourneen"Original version, original pencil manuscript; final version,original pencil manuscript; proofs, print of originalmanuscript; published copy, published by Carl Fischer,Inc.

5 6 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Nelly Bly"




Ladies three-part chorus adn piano accompaniment,original pencil manuscript; published copy, published byLeroy J. Robertson.

5 7 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Open Thy Lattice, Love"Male four-part chorus and piano accompaniment, print oforiginal manuscript.

5 8 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Oh, Susanna"Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, print of originalmanuscript; mixed chorus and piano accompaniment,original pencil manuscript.

5 9 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Oh! Boys, Carry Me 'Long"Mixed chorus and piano accompaniment, original pencilmanuscript.

5 10 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Old Uncle Ned"Mixed chorus and paino accompnaiment, arrangementno. 1, original pencil manuscript; mixed chorus and pianoaccompaniment, arrangement no. 1, print of originalmanuscript; mixed chorus and piano accompaniment,arrangement no. 2, original pencil manuscript; publsiehdcopy, published by Leroy J. Robertson.

5 11 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Beautiful Dreamer"Mixed chorus and orchestra, score, original pencilmanuscript, markings by Ormandy; mixed chorus andorchestra, score, print of original manuscript.

5 12 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Beautiful Dreamer"Score, reduction for piano and chorus, original pencilmanuscript.

5 13 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Beautiful Dreamer"Published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson.

5 14 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Beautiful Dreamer"Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, percussion, harp.

5 15 "Stephen Foster Songs," "Monsieru de la Fayette"Score for male chorus, TTBB.

5 16 "Stephen Foster Songs," "University of Utah" (words andmusic by Harold Orlob)




Score for male chorus and soprano, print of originalmanuscript; score, words and music by Harold Orlob.

Concertos

Box Folder

6 1 "Concerto for Piano"Sketches, original pencil manuscript, 93 pages.

6 2 "Concerto for Piano"Sketches, original pencil manuscript, solo piano and pianoreduction.

6 3 "Concerto for Piano"Score, original pencil manuscript (there is no duplicate ofthis score).

6 4 "Concerto for Piano"Score, solo piano and piano reduction, 18 pages, print oforiginal manuscript.

6 5 "Concerto for Piano"Complete score, published version.

7 1 "Concerto for Violin"Sketches, original pencil manuscript; sketches, solo violinand piano reduction, original pencil manuscript.

7 2 "Concerto for Violin"Sketches, onion skin sheets not used in final version.

7 3 "Concerto for Violin"Score, original pencil manuscript, library copy.

7 4 "Concerto for Violin"Score, published copy, library copy.

7 5 "Concerto for Violin"Score, used for recording (Abravanel), with originalcorrected pages.

8 6 "Concerto for Violin"Score, published copy.




8 7 "Concerto for Violin"Score reduction for violin and piano, 6 last pages oforiginal manuscript, violin solo, 2 last pages of originalpencil manuscript.

8 8 "Concerto for Violin"Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings,two editions.

9 1 "Concerto for Violoncello"Score, original pencil manuscript.

9 2 "Concerto for Violoncello"Score, print of original manuscript, library copy.

9 3 "Concerto for Violoncello"Reduction, solo cello and piano reduction, original pencilmanuscript.

9 4 "Concerto for Violoncello"Reduction, solo cello and piano reduction and solo cellopart.

9 5 "Concerto for Violoncello"Complete set of orchestra parts.

10 1 "Piano Rhapsody"Sketches, original pencil manuscript.

10 2 "Piano Rhapsody"Score for orchestra and piano, original pencil manuscript.

10 3 "Piano Rhapsody"Score for orchestra and piano, original pen manuscript.

10 4 "Piano Rhapsody"Score for orchestra and piano, print of original manuscript.

10 5 "Piano Rhapsody"Orchestra parts, print of original manuscript, strings,woodwinds, brass, percussion, and timpani.

Orchestral Works




Box Folder

11 1 "Passacaglia"Sketches, original pencil manuscript.

11 2 "Passacaglia"Score, original pencil manuscript.

11 3 "Passacaglia"Score, printed copy, print of original manuscript.

11 4 "Passacaglia"Score, Eugene Ormandy's markings.

11 5 "Passacaglia"Score, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.

11 6 "Passacaglia"Orchestra parts, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion.

11 7 "Orchestra Minuet" (first orchestra work)Score, original pencil manuscript.

11 8 "Novelette for Orchestra"Score, original pen and pencil manuscript.

11 9 "Timpanogas Symphonic Poem"Sketches, original pencil manuscript.

Etudes, Organ and Piano Works, and Sonatas

Box Folder

12 1 "Three Concert Etudes for Pianoforte," B Flat, G Minor, EFlatOriginal pen manuscript.

12 2 "Piano Etudes in B Flat," "Little Etude No. 1"Original pen manuscript.

12 3 "Piano Etude in G Minor"With original ending.

12 4 "Two Etudes," No. 1 in E Flat Major and No. 2 in G. Minor




With new ending.

12 4a "Novelette"Photocopy of published work (added in 1978).

12 5 "Two Waltzes for Piano," (four hands)Score, original pen manuscript; also includes "SymphonicOverture for Large Orchestra," winner of Endicott Prize,arranged for piano, four hands, see "Overture in C Minor"in box 13, score, original pen manuscript.

12 6 "Fantasia in F Minor for Organ"Score, original version, original pen manuscript.

1933

12 7 "Fantasia in F Minor for Organ"Original pen manuscript.

1934

12 7a "Intermezzo"Score, photocopy.

12 8 "Fugue in G Minor" (in three voices for piano)Score, original pen manuscript.

12 9 "Organ Sonata in B Minor," Alternate Title "Prelude,Scherzo and Ricercare for Organ," (added in 1978)Score, original pen manuscript.

12 10 "Six Fualdo Sonatas" (for two soprano instruments andcontinuo)Six scores, prints of original manuscripts.

12 11 "Six Raynor Taylor Sonatas for Cello and Continuo" (pianopart by Leroy J. Robertson)"Sonata No. 1 in A Major," score, print of originalmanuscript; "Sonata No. 2 in D. Major," score, print oforiginal manuscript; "Sonata No. 3 in A Major," score, printof 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.

12 12 "Six Raynor Taylor Sonatas for Cello and Continuo" (pianopart by Leroy J. Robertson)Xerox copies (78 pages) from New York Public Library oforiginal Raynor Taylor works.




12 13 "Suite II for Violin and Pianoforte"Original pen manuscript (added in 1978), "Lament" (from"Suite I"), for violin and piano.

1923

12 14 "Suite II for Violin and Pianoforte"Published copy, published by INtermountain MusicPublishing Company.

1925

Overtures

Box Folder

13 1 "Overture in C Minor" (Endicott)Score, original pen manuscript.

13 2 "Overture in C Minor" (Endicott)Orchestra parts, strings.

13 3 "Overture in C Minor" (Endicott)Orchestra parts, woodwinds, brass, percussion.

13 4 "Punch and Judy Overture"Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score, original pencilmanuscript (first draft).

13 5 "Punch and Judy Overture"Score, print of original manuscript.

13 6 "Punch and Judy Overture"Score, published copy, Galaxy Music Corporation.

13 7 "Punch and Judy Overture"Orchestra parts, print of original manuscript, originalorchestra parts.

13 8 "Punch and Judy Overture"Orchestra parts, second version of woodwinds, brass,timpani, and percussion.

13 9 "Punch and Judy Overture"Orchestra parts, published by Galaxy Music Corporation.

14 1 "Saguaro Overture"Sketches, original pencil manuscript.




14 2 "Saguaro Overture"Score, print of original manuscript.

14 3 "Saguaro Overture"Orchestra parts.

14 4 "University of Utah Festival Overture"Sketches, original pencil manuscript; score, original pencilmanuscript.

14 5 "University of Utah Festival Overture"Score, print of original manuscript.

14 6 "University of Utah Festival Overture"Orchestra parts, complete set.

Quartets and Quintets

Box Folder

15 1 "American Serenade"Sketches, original pencil manuscript, Finale (Cakewalk).

15 2 "American Serenade," Quartet VersionScore, original pencil manuscript.

15 3 "American Serenade," Quartet VersionScore, print of original pencil manuscript.

15 4 "American Serenade," Quartet VersionScore, published by University of Utah Press.

15 5 "American Serenade," Quartet VersionString parts, print of original manuscript (missing Caprice[Vc] and Nocturne [Vla]).

15 6 "American Serenade," String Orchestra VersionScore, original pen and pencil manuscript.

15 7 "American Serenade," String Orchestra VersionScore, print of original manuscript.

15 8 "American Serenade," String Orchestra VersionScore, published by University of Utah Press.




15 9 "American Serenade," String Orchestra VersionString orchestra parts, print of original manuscript.

15 10 "Quartet in E Minor"Score, original print manuscript.

15 11 "Quartet in E Minor"String part, Violin I, original pencil manuscript.

15 12 "Quartet in E Minor"String part, Violin II, original pencil manuscript.

15 13 "Quartet in E Minor"String part, Viola, original pencil manuscript.

15 13a "Quartet in E Minor"String part, Cello, copy of original pencil manuscript.

15 14 "Quintet in A Minor"Sketch, original pencil manuscript.

15 15 "Quintet in A Minor"Score, original pen manuscript, first draft.

15 16 "Quintet in A Minor"Score and string parts, published by G. Schirmer, twocopies.

Symphonies

Box Folder

16 1 "Desert Symphony"Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part I.

16 2 "Desert Symphony"Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part II.

16 3 "Desert Symphony"Score, original pencil and pen manuscript, Part III; scoreIV is missing.

16 4 "Prelude, Scherzo, and Ricercare"




Orchestra parts, woodwinds, percussion, brass, organ,original pen manuscript.

16 5 "Prelude, Scherzo, and Ricercare"String parts.

16 6 "Trilogy"Sketches, original pencil manuscript, four original pages(pp. 119, 120, 121, 122).

16 7 "Trilogy"Sketch, original pen manuscript, first movement only.

16 8 "Trilogy"Sketch, original pen manuscript, final version.

16 9 "Trilogy"Score, print of original manuscript.

16 10 "Trilogy"Score, print of original manuscript, ending, seond version.

16 11 "Trilogy"Corrections and changes by composer.

Anthems, Hymns, and Songs

Box Folder

17 1 "Daniel Read Anthems"Copies of original Read anthems; copies of fiveRead anthems with Robertson's notes; Read's choralarrangements of Read anthems, original pencilmanuscript (for chours and organ); "An Anthem forEaster"; "Christmas Anthem"; "A New Funeral Anthem";"An Ordination Anthem"; "Before Jehovah's MightyThrone" (from the anthem "Denmark"), published by LeroyJ. Robertson.

17 2 "Daniel Read Anthems"Xerox copies fo twelve Billings anthems; onion skinsof eight Billings anthems; published copies of twoBillings anthems ("Retrospect" and "Lamentation OverBoston"); Robertson's choral arrangements of Billingsanthems, original pencil notations; "Delieverance An




Anthem"; "Anthem, Lamentation Over Boston"; "Anthem,Retrospect"; "An Anthem for Fast Day," two copies;

17 3 "Deseret Anthems," Volume IITen original anthems by LDS composers, publishedby Deseret Book Company (page 37, "Behold a StarAppeareth," by Leroy J. Robertson).

17 4 "Song of Prayer" and "Song of Praise"Sketches, original pencil sketch; published copy, publishedby Pioneer Music Press.

18 1 "Hymns: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"Published copy, published by Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints; sketches for 1948 hymn book, originalpencil manuscript; Leroy J. Robertson's personal copy of1948 hymn book.

18 2 "Hymns from the Crossroads" (arrangements of selectedLDS hymns)Sketches, original pencil manuscript.

18 3 "Hymns from the Crossroads" (arrangements of selectedLDS hymns)Complete version, original pencil manuscript.

18 4 "Hymns from the Crossroads"Published by Carl Fischer, Inc., six books arranged forpiano and organ, C instruments, B Flat instruments, E Flatinstruments, bass instruments, vocal (mixed, male, treble).

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.

1961

18 6 "Son of Man" (words by Michael Cambern)Sketches, original pencil manuscript; final version, originalpencil manuscript.

18 7 "We Come to Thee" (words by Mary Hogan Cambern"Score for mixed chorus with piano arrangements, originalpencil manuscript; xerox copy of original version, print oforiginal manuscript; xerox copy of final version, print oforiginal manuscript.




18 8 "Psalm XCVIII"Score for mixed chorus, print of original manuscript.

18 9 "Prince of Peace"A Christmas carol for mixed voices with piano or organaccompaniment; sketches, original pencil manuscript; finalverson, xerox copy, print of original manuscript.

18 10 "Three Songs from the Shadow" (for high voice and piano)"Analogies," words by Walt Whitman; "Nightmood," wordsby Leroy J. Robertson; "Joy Shipmate Joy," words by WaltWhitman; score of three songs, original pen manuscript;"Three Songs," published copy, published by Leroy J.Robertson; "Joy Shipmate Joy," published copy, publishedby Galaxy Music Corporation.

1942

18 11 "Winter Song"Score for mixed chorus with piano accompaniment,print of original manuscript; published copy for choursonly, published by Leroy J. Robertson, print of originalmanuscript.

18 12 "When Smoke Stood Up From Ludlow" (words by A. E.Housman)Score for solo voice and piano (in E Flat), original pencilmanuscript; score for male chorus and piano, incomplete,original pencil manuscripts; score for male chorus andpiano, xerox copy, print of original pencil manuscript;published copy, published by Leroy J. Robertson, twocopies.

1961

18 13 "Ship of State"Score for solo and piano accompaniment, original penmanuscript, onion skin.

18 14 "Just Be Glad" (for voice and piano)Published copy, published by Intermountain MusicPublishing Company.

1925

18 15 "Re-creation" (words by Lowry Nelson)Score for piano and voice, original pen manuscript.

18 16 "The Dawning Morrow" (for voice and piano)Published copy, published by Intermountain MusicPublishing Company.

1925




18 17 "The Lord Hath Brought Again Zion" 1969

Early Studies (to 1936) and Unidentified Sketches

Anthems, Hymns, and Songs

Box Folder

19 1 Haydn Trio Analysis circa 1918

19 2 Six Exercise Books 1920

19 3 Orchestration Notes 1921

19 4 Four-part FuguePhotostat negative copy.

1912

19 5 Studies Made for Bloch

19 6 Studies Made for Schoenberg

19 7 Analysis of Schoenberg's "Klavierstuck"

19 8 Thematic Analysis According to Schoenberg's System

19 9 Musical ScoresThis folder contains The Appreciation Pianoforte Albumby Thomas Whitney Surette and Daniel Gregory Mason(contains notes by Robertson) and Four Variations on aChorale, for piano.

1907; 1949

General Correspondence, 1922-1971

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 presidencyof the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Letters of congratulation and tributes for his successas a musician, particulary in regard to his prize-winning "Trilogy" and the "Oratorio from the Book ofMormon," comprise a major portion of this correspondence. In addition, correspondence with variouspublishers 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 thecommissioning and premiers of "Saguaro" and "Passacaglia," in addition to other material on thesesubjects. Box 26 is concerned with the General Music Committee of the LDS Church, box 31 with theUtah State Institute of Fine Arts, and box 34 with the Leichtentritt collection.




Box

20 Correspondence A-F

21 Correspondence G-O

22 Correspondence P-S

23 Correspondence T-Z

Subjects


Subjects, Am-Br

Box Folder

24 1-2 American Society of Composers, Authors, and PublishersApplications and reports for ASCAP awards forcompetitions.

1955-1971

24 3 Articles and SpeechesLeroy J. Robertson, "William Billings," n.d.; Lester A.Hubbard and Leroy J. Robertson, "Traditional Balladsfrom Utah"; Leroy J. Robertson, three speeches (no titlesor dates); Arthur Berger, "Music for Nothing: The Cost ofComposing," n.d.

1951

24 4 AwardsList of awards from 1923-1968; National Jewish WelfareBoard for Distinguished Service World War II; "WinnersNamed for Reichhold Award"; Certificate of Appreciation,Kiwanis Club of Salt Lake City; Distinguished ServiceAward, Brigham Young University; DistinguishedResearch Professor, University of Utah; DistinugishedService Certificate for service as head of the MusicDepartment, University of Utah, signed by his colleagues(see map case).

1947-1964

24 5 Biographical and Autobiographical SketchesJames Robertson, "A Family Tribute to Leroy J.Robertson," manuscript written by his son; Ballard J.Christiansen, "The Talented Country Boy, Biography

1952




of Dr. Leroy J. Robertson...," memeograph, n.d.; BorisKremenliev, "Prominent Musicians of the West: Leroy J.Robertson"; Karl Kreuger, "Leroy Robertson," manuscript,n.d.; sketches and biographical data unsigned.

24 6 Bloch, ErnestMary Tibaldi Chiesa, "Ernest Bloch"; "Ernest Bloch, Listof Works," manuscript; Alex Cohen, "Ernest Bloch,"manuscript, n.d.; program of "A Concert of Works byErnest Bloch with the London Philharmonic Orchestra,"n.d.

1932; 1954

24 7 Brigham Young UniversityReappointment to professor of Music; receipts; transcriptof credits; itemized statements, Student SupplyAssociation; check stubs.

1929-1948

24 8 Brigham Young University"Program of Tributes in Honor of Leroy J. Robertson,Brigham Young University."

1947

24 9 Brigham Young UniversityCorrespondence, three letters concerning the granting ofthe Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Award to Leroy Robertson;Ninety-third annual commencement convocation.

1968

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints GeneralMusic Committee

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

25 9 Policies

25 10-12 Regional MeetingsGeneral, Europe, and the United States.

25 13 Regional Reports to General Music Committee




25 14 Study Materials and Bulletins

25 15 Suggested Hymns and Anthems for Church Use

25 16-17 Hymns and Arrangements, A-WSubmitted by church members to the General MusicCommittee for evaluation and possible acceptance forchurch use.

25 18 "M.I.A. Music Supplement"Tribute to Leroy Robertson in this issue.

1965-1966

25 19 Organs, Aids in Organ SelectionThree articles.

Compositions

Box Folder

26 1 Compiled Lists of Compositions and Performances

26 2 "American Serenade"Notes.

26 3 "Hatakvah"Notes; one letter from Mordechai Shaleve, consulategeneral of Israel; one note from Louis Zucker.

26 4 HymnsHymns composed and selected for the 1948 LDS hymnal.

26 5-6 "Oratorio from the Book of Mormon"Notes on composition and published reviews.

26 7-10 PassacagliaCorrespondence relating to the commissioningof Robertson to compose selection for Knights ofThermopylae, notes, and reviews.

26 11 "Piano Concerto"Notes.

26 12 "Punch and Judy"Notes and one letter.




26 13 "Quartet in E Minor"Notes.

26 14-15 "Quintet in A Minor"Notes and reviews.

26 16-17 "Saguaro Overture"Correspondence between G. Homer Durham and LeroyJ. Robertson relating to the commissioning of Robertsonto compose overture for Arizona State University; notesand program of Charter Day Convocation, Arizona StateUniversity, premiere of "Saguaro."

26 18-20 "Trilogy"Correspondence and telegrams (premiere); account(checks, etc.) on "Trilogy" award; and notes and thematicanalysis.

26 21-22 "Violin Concerto"Notes, thematic analysis, and reviews.

26 23 "American Serenade"Reviews.

Concert ProgramsThis is a collection of concert programs which includeLeroy J. Robertson's compositions when performed.

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; SanFernando Valley, California; San Francisco, California

1946-1965

27 10 Roth Quartet

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

Copyrights and News Clippings

Box Folder

28 1-2 Copyrights

28 3 Creativity Institute for Basic Research in the Arts andHumanitiesInstitute held at University of Utah, Leroy J. Robertsonparticipating.

1963-1965

28 4 Gabbrielli ViolaCorrespondence of Leroy J. Robertson and President A.Ray Olpin relating to teh transfer of the Gabbrielli viola tothe University of Utah as a gift from Mre. Joseph P. Bay ofNew York City; transfer arranged by Hans Weisshaar andC. M. Paul; photographs of Gabrielli viola; news clippingannouncing acceptance of the viola by the University ofUtah.

1958

28 5 Income Tax CaseCorrespondence between Leroy J. Robertson and hisattorneys, 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 forSupreme Court of the United States, Leroy J. Robertsonv. United States; federal supplement (cases argued anddetermined in United States District Court and United

1947-1952




States Court of Claims) for Robertson vs. United States,page 660.

28 6 Leroy J. Robertson Foundation

28 7 "Music in America"Robertson's manuscript which was used for the recordingsof "Music in America," produced by New Records, Inc.;brochure; correspondence.

1951

28 8 National Foundation on the Arts and HumanitiesCorrespondence related to the grant for the UtahSymphony Orchestra in connection with compositionand premiere performance of "Concerto for Piano andOrchestra"; brochures, records, and applications.

1966

28 9-10 National Foundation on the Arts and HumanitiesGrant on "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra."

1967-1969

28 11 National Music OrganizationAnnual meetings.

28 12-19 Newspaper Clippings 1937-1970

General Materials

Box Folder

29 1 Notes, Quotes, and PoetryWritten and collected by Leroy J. Robertson.

29 2 Orders, Invoices, and Receipts"Old Things are Done Away" and "O Brother Man."

1960-1964

29 3 Paganini QuartetBrochure giving the history and organization of the quartet.

29 4 Pearce Music CompanyNewsletter (incomplete).

1958-1961

29 5-7 PeriodicalsThese contains articles about Leroy J. Robertson or makereference to his compositions.

1937-1965

29 8 Pioneer Centennial 1947




Handwritten memo recording a discussion between ArthurShepherd, Mahonri Young, Tracy Cannon, and Leroy J.Robertson concerning a projected plan for the fine artsprogram in Utah.

29 9-10 Recordings (Discs)Correspondence relating to the recordings of Robertson'scompositions; lists and contracts with recordingcompanies.

1961-1970

29 11-14 RoyaltiesContracts and agreements with publishers; earnings,Australian Record Club, Columbia Records, and GalaxyMusic Corporation.

29 15 Star Valley Electronics, Inc.Manufacturers of electronic musical instruments located inThayne, Wyoming; stock offering and financial report.

University of Southern California and University ofUtah Materials

Box Folder

30 1 University of Southern California, University of California,Los AngelesNotes from Arnold Schoenberg regarding grades ofRobertson; certificates announcine Doctor of Philosophydegree (USC); final oral examination of Robertson forPh.D. (USC); program of two seminars and a publiclecture (UCLA); "A Graphic Study of the First and ThirdSymphonies of Beethoven," paper by Robertson tofulfill requirement for Ph.D. (USC); "Music in an Age ofMultiplicity," lecture given at UCLA.

30 2 University of Utah, AppointmentsProfessor and head of music department; composer inresidence.

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




30 6 University of Utah, Class Enrollment and ScholarshipRecords

30 7 University of Utah, Teaching MaterialsLesson assignments and questions in musicology(notebook).

30 8 University of Utah, Distinguished Research Professorship 1964

30 9 University of Utah, Emeritus ClubMerit of Honor award.

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 GraduateStudents in Music Department

30 13 University of Utah, Report of Music at the University ofUtah

1956

30 14-15 University of Utah, Research Grants for Leroy J.RobertsonCorrespondence, applications, and statements.

1940-1967

30 16 University of Utah, Salary Check StubsMusic department.

University of UtahThese items include student compositions, examinations,papers, thematic analyese of compositions, and otherclass assignments.

Box Folder

31 1 University of UtahAnderson, D.; Billeter, Judy; Birkenshaw, Scott; Bright,Lynn; Brown, Newell Kay.

31 2 University of UtahCampbell, Hal; Christensen, Paul; Crandall, D. A.

31 3 University of Utah




Daum, Ron; Dittmer, Alvin; Gates, Crawford.

31 4 University of UtahHanks, Paul A., Hatton, Gaylen.

31 5 University of UtahJohnson, Inga; Longhurst, John.

31 6 University of UtahMakoski, Milton; Ottley, Jerry.

31 7 University of UtahParker, Tom; Petersen, Tracy; Prigmore, James.

31 8 University of UtahRamsey, Gordon B., Robertson, Marian; Ruff, John A.

31 9 University of UtahSchreiner, Alexander; Sheffield, Ralph; Tall, Robert.

31 10 University of UtahWebber, Robert; Welch, Jay; Wolford, Darwin K.

Utah State Institute of Fine Arts

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, UtahReport by Carol Lindsley.

32 4 Conference Program 1970

32 5 Correspondence 1969-1970

32 6 "Craft-Art Program," Statewide Survey ReportSubmitted by Harrison T. Groutage.

32 7 Federal Grant-in-Aid for the ArtsIncludes correspondence.

1967-1970




32 8 "History of the Institute of Fine Arts"

32 9 "Literary Arts in Utah," by Margaret Beecher

32 10 "Modern Dance in Utah," by Elizabeth R. Hayes

32 11 "Pioneer Craft House"

32 12 "Theater in Utah," by Keith Engar

32 13 "Utah State Historical Society," by Everett L. Cooley

32 14 Utah SymphonyArticles of Incorporation and minutes of symphony board.

1966-1970

Volume

32 1 NotebookContains laws, by-laws, committee notes, meetingminutes, and budget information.

1966-1971

Leichtentritt Manuscripts

Box Folder

33 1-2 CorrespondenceBetween Robertson and Leichtentritt. Also betweenRobertson and Regina Buchwald after the death ofLeichtentritt relating to some of his papers and themanuscript of his "History of the Motet."

1933-1963

33 3 Statement and Lecture Program

33 4-9 Hugo Leichtentritt AutobiographyIn 1940, Leichtentritt and two other fugitives from NaziGermany were invited by a committee of Harvardprofessors to write of their lives and experiences underthe Hitles regime. Leichtentritt did so, but he states thathe did not win the prize offered because his manuscriptdid not record enough of the rise of Hitler and the Nazis. Itwas suggested, however, that he enlarge his sketch intoa book which would be of interest to musicians and musiclovers. Leichtentritt writes in the preface that for severalyears "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 describesBerlin as he knew it for thirty-eight years of his life andwrites what he calls a "sort of requiem on that now deadcity." Book III gives a short history of music in the UnitedStates in the 1890s.

33 10-18 Thematic AnalysesThese may have been used as class lectures.

Box

34 "History of the Motet," by Hugo LeichtentrittTypescript.

35 "Who's Who in Music" 1962; 1969

Addenda


Documents

Box Folder

36 1 Letter to Hugo Leichtentritt from Esther Tipple

36 2 "The Orchestral Manual," by Adolph Tandler 1946

Volume

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 SingingManual"

1947

Box

37 Certificates 1953-1971




38 Marian Robertson Wilson, "Leroy Robertson, Music Giantfrom the Rockies"This is a transcript. A published copy is available in box54.

1996

Publications

Box Volume

39 1 Hermann Scherchen, "Handbook of Conducting" 1933

39 2 Knud Jeppesen, "Counterpoint, the Polyphonic Vocal Styleof the Sixteen th Century"

1939

Documents

Box Folder

40 1 Biographical Notes

40 2 Robertson's Anaylsis of "Trilogy"

40 3 Robertson's Analysis of Beethoven's First and ThirdSymphonies

40 4 Statement on the Rules of Music

40 5 Leroy Robertson, "Instrumental Combinations and TheirRelation to Music"

1932

40 6 Music Education

40 7 William Billings, BIography

40 8 P. A. Christensen, Essay and Correspondence 1968-1969

40 9 Leroy Robertson, "Creativity in Music"

40 10 Studies at the University of Southern California 1946

40 11 Leroy Robertson, "Music in an Age of Multiplicity"

40 12 Leroy Robertson, "Energy and the Evolution of Culture"




40 13 Leroy Robertson, "The Political and Sociial Theories ofMilton"

40 14 "Quintet for Piano and Strings," Performances andCriticisms

40 15 "Los Angeles Examiner," Review of Robertson's Works 1948

40 16 "Notes," Vol. 2, No. 3LDS newsletter at the University of Southern California.

1957

40 17 "Passacaglia," Reviews

40 18 New England Conservatory of Music, Bulletin 1947

40 19 News Articles on Robertson 1940s; 1979

Chapters 1-3

Box Folder

41 1-2 Robertson, Adams, and Nelson Family GenealogyInformation

41 3 Certificates

41 4 School Records

41 5-6 Notebooks

Box

42 Chapter 4, New England Conservatory of Music 1897-1987

Box Folder

42 1 CondolencesWritten to Robertson by friends in New Englandconcerning his mother's death.

1923

42 2 New England Conservatory of Music TranscriptInformation

1978-1987




42 3 Vincent D'Indy, "Istar"Orchestra score purchased by Robertson while at the NewEngland Conservatory of Music.

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.

42 9 English Literature Class Notes 1920-1921

42 10-11 Public School Music Class Notes

Volume

1 Orchestra Class Notes 1920-1921

Box Folder

42 12 Class Notes

42 13 Pianoforte Class, Music Book

42 14 Yearbook 1923

Chapters 5-8

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 1927-1930




Personal and for orchestra instruction.

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, PhotocopyThis features Robertson as a director.

1927

43 11 Record BookLists orchestra selections, music committees, andinformation on taxes and music students.

1927-1948

43 12 Leroy Robertson, "Psychology of Music" 1932

43 13 ConcertsIncludes correspondence, programs, and a permission slipto use Indian themes in an opera.

1931-1932

43 14 Diplomas for B.A. and M.A.Some transcript information is also included.

1932

43 15 "One Hundred Years," LDS Centennial CelebrationBookletRobertson wrote and/or arranged music for this pageant.

1930

Chapters 9-10, European Studies

Box Folder

44 1 Postcards circa 1932

44 2 Map of Berlin 1933

44 3 Johann Sebastian Bach, Sketchbook of His Home

44 4 Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Sketchbook of His Home

44 5 "Die Wartburg"This booklet describes the place where Martin Luthertranslated the Bible into German and, as legend says,where he threw his inkstand at Satan.




44 6 ReceiptsThese relate to Robertson's hospitalization in Berlin.

1933

44 7 Hamburg-American Line, Dinner Menu 1933

44 8 NotesThese discuss Robertson's first lesson with Bloch inSwitzerland.

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.

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 andPrograms

1936-1940; 1990

44 20-21 Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Notes and Typescript 1939

44 22 Lawrence Sardoni, "Eroica" 1939

Chapter 11

Box Volume

45 1 Feri Roth, "Memoirs of a Musician"

Folder




45 1 Check Stubs and ReceiptFlagged pages indicate how much of Robertson's incomewent for his music.

1942-1946

45 2 "The Lord's Prayer"Notes, correspondence, and clippings are included.

1940-1960

45 3 Lyceum SeriesIncludes programs and notes regarding visiting artists.

1930s-1940s

45 4 Summer Chamber Music FestivalsA letter, programs, notes, and news clippings are included.

1937-1946

45 5 String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor 1940-1947

45 6 European Compositions 1940s

45 7 Arthur Shepherd, Notes

45 8 World War IIIncluded are letters and notes from some of Robertson'sstudents that were in the service. Programs and newsclippings about the BYU orchestra during the war are alsoincluded.

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 andPrograms

1943

45 13 Symphony OrchestraFocuses on post World War II peformances.

1946

45 14 National Association fro American Composers andConductors

1943-1945

45 15-16 Literary Criticism Class Notes and Papers Drafts 1946-1947

45 17 Class Notes




45 18 Receipts and Checks 1940s

45 19 "Oratorio," Notes

45 20 Letter from Student, Jerome Herst 1946

Chapters 12-13, Reichhold Award and Leaving BYUBox 46, folders 1-13 relate to "Trilogy."

Box Folder

46 1 "Trilogy"This folder contains correspondence, notes, reviews, andnews clippings on this work.

1947

46 2 "Punch and Judy Overture" 1947; 1969

46 3-5 BYU ReceptionCorrespondence, a program, speech typescripts, notes,and news clippings concerning this reception are included.

1947

46 6-8 Detroit PremiereAlso included in these folders is information onRobertson's "Rhapsody" that was also performed inDetroit.

1947-1948

46 9 Post-Detroit Premiere, Correspondence andCongratulatory Notes

1947-1948

46 10 New York Reception, Notes and News Clippings 1947

46 11 Utah PremieresThese premieres were in Salt Lake City and Provo.Also included is a Utah Symphony program featuringRobertson's "Trilogy."

1948; 1954-1955

46 12 Court CaseCorrespondence, tax documents, notes, and newsclippings regarding taxes taken out of Robertson'sReichhold Award for "Trilogy."

1948-1952

46 13 National Sportspectacle, Inc.Robertson was asked to write a cantata for the "Athletes of'48" program.

1947




46 14 Post "Trilogy" Activities 1948

46 15 BYU Music DepartmentNotes and other materials here describe Robertson'sinvolvement in this organization.

1940s

46 16 Employment Opportunities, Letters 1938

46 17 University of Utah EmploymentNotes, letters, and news clippings are included.

1948

Chapters 14-17, University of Utah

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, Programsand Notes

1950s-1960s

47 5 Robertson as an Administrator and Teacher, Notes

47 6 Music Buildings, Notes

47 7 Leichtentritt Music Library, Correspondence and Notes 1950s

47 8-10 "Book of Mormon Oratorio"Also includes information on "Motet on a TraditionalHymn: All Creatures of Our God and King," and "Prelude,Scherzo, and Ricercare."

1950s

47 11 Activities and HonorsAlso here are letters from prominent friends around theUnited States.

1948-1953

47 12 Schoenberg LectureA speech, typescript, programs, and a news clipping areincluded.

1953

47 13-14 Ph.D. Studies 1935; 1948-1953Leroy J. Robertson papers, 1890s-1990shttp://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv25411 38



These folders contain letters, receipts, registrationdocuments, news clippings, exams, and notes.

Chapter 18, "Passacaglia"

Box Folder

48 1 Performances of Robertson's CompositionsNotes and news clippings regarding the popularity ofRobertson's compositions.

1956-1957

48 2-3 Greece Premiere of "Passacaglia" 1955

48 4-8 MemorabiliaIncludes guide books, a Knights of Thermopylae souvenirbook, postcards, and sheet music.

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

Box Folder

49 1-2 Society for the Preservation of the American MusicalHeritage, 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 SorrowsThis folder was titled by Marian Robertson Wilson.

49 8 "Book of Mormon Oratorio" 1969Leroy J. Robertson papers, 1890s-1990shttp://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv25411 39



Recording requests, reviews, notes, news articles, andother documents are included.

49 9 "Violin Concerto" 1961-1967

49 10-11 Retirement from University of Utah Music DepartmentCorrespondence, notes, and articles.

1961-1963

49 12 "Saguaro Overture" 1964-1965

49 13 Composer-in-Residence for the University of Utah 1964-1965

49 14 Distinguished Research ProfessorRobertson was the first ever to received this status.

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-daySaints

Box Folder

50 1 James L. Barker, "The Divine Church" 1951

50 2-8 General Music CommitteeIncluded are notes, correspondence, news articles, andgeneral information regarding this committee.

1922-1968

Volume

50 1 William M. Foxley, "Syllabus for Choral Conducting andOrgan Classes in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints"

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 WorksCorrespondence, royalty statements, and programs.

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 ArticlesThese describe the final years and personality ofRobertson.

circa 1970

51 12-16 The Leroy J. Robertson FoundationMinutes of committee meetings and other documents.

circa 1972

52 ScrapbookThis was kept by the Leroy J. Robertson Foundation andcontains letters, news clippings, and programs.

1970-1977

After Death

Box Folder

53 1-4 Condolences 1971-1972

53 5 News Clippings Regarding Robertson's Death 1971


53 11-12 Royalty Earnings 1965-1967




These are from Columbia Records; AustralianRecord Company, Ltd.; Carl Fisher, Inc.; and Philip'sPhonographic Industries.

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"

Volume

54 1 Marian Robertson Wilson, "Leroy Robertson, Music Giantfrom the Rockies"

1996

Folder

54 6 Miscellaneous

Certificates and Awards

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

Box Folder

56 1-2 CorrespondenceMost of this correspondence consists of congratulatoryletters to Robertson for his first prize winning in theSymphony of the American Artist competition.

1947-1967




56 3 Essay by Robertson 1946

56 4 William George Jordan, "The Power of Truth"

56 5 Miscellaneous

57 Music by Leroy J. RobertsonThe bulk of this box consists of unidentified musicsketches by Robertson. A photostat of "Rhapsody" is alsoin this box.

circa1920s-1930s

58 Music by Others circa1890s-1930s

Folder

59 1 Cyril Jenkins Music 1913-1956

59 2 Leroy J. Robertson FoundationnCorrespondence, programs, and articles.

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 ScrapbooksTwo scrapbooks documenting the careers of Robertsonand his daughter, Marian Robertson Wilson.

1940s-1970s

Folder





61 3 Agreement 1975

61 4 Royalty Statement 1969

62 Walt Whitman, Leaves of GrassThis book contains musical notations by Robertson.

1931

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