The Marie Barker Nelson music recordings (1994-1996) consist of audio recordings of music written by Utah composer Marie Barker Nelson. A Salt Lake City native, Dr. Nelson studied at the Yale School of Music and earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from the University of Utah where she studied under Ramiro Cortés and Vladimir Ussachevsky.

This collection contains one image of Marie and her sister in front of a stage, probably a symphony stage, in two different Christmas cards

The Helen O'Connell papers (1940s-1970s) consist mainly of sheet music used by Helen O'Connell during her singing career. Also included are correspondence, programs, announcements, and clippings. Helen O'Connell was a singer with various bands and individuals such as Jimmy Richards, Larry Funk, Jimmy Dorsey, and Bob Eberly. She also toured with Kay Starr, Rosemary Clooney, and Rose Marie as Four Girls Four.

The Helen O'Connell photograph collection consists maninly of images of Helen during her singing career.

The Oratorio Society of Utah programs (1983-1985) detail the society's performances of George Frederick Handel's The Messiah. The Oratorio Society of Utah was founded by Squire Coop in 1915 and has performed for audiences nationally and internationally. The society and its music have also been broadcast on radio and television.

The Geraldine Palmer-Jones papers (1922-1988) consist of a diary, yearbook, articles, a scrapbook on jazz musicians and news clippings.

The Patricia Rice papers (1970-2018) contain correspondence, promotional materials, and sheet music pertaining to Rice's career in the music industry as a festival coordinator, teacher, and musician.

The Bruce Roberts papers (1966-2004) contains documents and advertisements relating to Roberts' work as a journalist, co-founder of the Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore, concert promoter and activist. The collection also includes underground newspapers collected during the 1960s and 1970s.

The LeRoy Robertson photograph collection contains photographs of the University of Utah Symphony Orchestra, the cast of the Book of Mormon Oratorio, and portraits of other musicians and composers comprise the bulk of the collection.

The Joel Rosenberg audio collection (1982) consists of audio recordings of Mormon hymns arranged for viola and piano. The recordings feature Rosenberg on viola and were orchestrated by the pianist, David Bonham. Joel Rosenberg is the music director of the American West Symphony of Sandy City and the Paradigm Chamber Orchestra and has been viola soloist with numerous symphony orchestras and has conducted orchestras around the world, including the Utah Opera.

The Salt Lake City club and music scene collection (1987-1996) includes mostly musical and political fliers, posters, and handbills.

The Salt Lake Oratorio Society records (1914-1987) provide a detailed view of the society's development and ascent to the artistic acclaim. Included are business and financial records, materials dealing with annual Messiah renditions, correspondence, press materials, and papers dealing with various other productions performed by the society. The Salt Lake Oratorio Society was incorporated in 1914 and has become an internationally acclaimed music group.

The Arthur Shepherd papers (1892-2010) consist mainly of original composition manuscripts created by Shepherd (1880-1958), a music composer, conductor, and teacher. Also included in the collection are correspondence, awards, lecture notes, news clippings, biographical information, concert programs, and other materials.

The Charles Shepherd papers (1905-1950) consist of clippings, photographs, programs, and reviews originally in scrapbooks detailing Shepherd's professional music career as a pianist, conductor and piano teacher. Includes a monograph on the history of theater in Utah by Horace G. Whitney. Charles Shepherd was a Utah pianist and conductor of the Salt Lake Philharmonic Orchestra, 1919-1927.

The Nonie N. Sorensen papers (1988, 1997) consist of two pieces of sheet music entitled "Come Walk the Streets of Old Nauvoo" and "Brother Brigham Says."

The David Stanley poster collection (1990-2007) consist of three signed posters regarding musical events in Utah in 1990 and 2007