Abstract The Ramiro Cortés music recordings (1950s-1996) consists predominantly of audio recordings of musical compositions by Cortés, an internationally recognized American composer who served on the faculties of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Utah until his death in 1984. The collection also contains works by other composers and a few unidentified 8mm and 16mm films, likely home movies taken by Cortés and his wife,...

Abstract The Ramiro Cortés papers (1933-1988) document the personal and professional life of the first significant Mexican-American composer, Ramiro Cortés (1933-1984), of serious twentieth-century music in the United States.

Abstract The University of Utah Department of Anthropology audio collection (circa 1960s-1970s) consists of commercially published audio recordings representing various cultures and ethnic groups. The recordings consist largely of musical traditions of Native American tribes and other cultures around the world. These materials were collected as teaching materials by the Univeristy of Utah Department of Anthropology.

Abstract The Ardean Watts papers (1928-2015) contain his professional, personal, and general material. Watts was a prominent figure in the Utah arts community.

Abstract The Marian Robertson Wilson papers (1920s-2013) consist of correspondence, article drafts, writings, research materials and other papers. The bulk of the materials relate to Wilson's writings about her father, Leroy J. Robertson, a world-renowned musician and composer, and her research into coptic studies. Wilson (b. 1926) is a musician, as well as a linguist and teacher. She has been recognized internationally as music editor of Coptic Encyclopedia and has lectured and taught at universities...