Roberts, Donald Llewellyn
Variant namesDonald L. Roberts was born in 1938 and grew up in Dodge City, Kansas. He attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and received a degree in music theory in Kansas. He graduated with a Masters in Ethnomusicology in 1963 from the University of Michigan.
Roberts worked at the University of New Mexico, Fine Arts Library, 1963-1968. In 1964, he helped establish the Archives of Southwestern Music at the Fine Arts Library. Roberts was active in many library and music organizations and played bassoon in the Albuquerque Symphony Orchestra. In 1969 Roberts transferred to Northwestern University, where he was director of the music library and taught in the school of music. He had a distinguished career and made many contributions in the fields of music, ethnomusicology, and music librarianship. He retired from Northwestern in 2002. Roberts published a number of chapters and articles regarding German music, Native American music, working with sound archives, school music programs and music reference materials.
From the guide to the Donald L. Roberts Collection of Music of the Southwest and Mexico, 1964-1968, (University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Nez, John. Donald L. Roberts collection of music of the Southwest and Mexico, 1964-1967. | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | |
| referencedIn | John Duncan Collection of California Maidu Oral Histories and Music and Plains Indian Music, 1960-1965 | The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch | |
| referencedIn | Hugh Milton Miller Film Collection, 1940-1964 | The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch | |
| creatorOf | Roberts, Donald L. John Duncan Collection of California Maidu Oral Histories and Music and Plains Indian Music, 1960-1965. | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | |
| creatorOf | Donald L. Roberts Collection of Music of the Southwest and Mexico, 1964-1968 | The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch | |
| creatorOf | Miller, Hugh Milton, 1908-. Hugh Milton Miller Film Collection, 1940-1964. | University of New Mexico-Main Campus |
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| associatedWith | Duncan, John W. | person |
| associatedWith | John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Miller, Hugh Milton, 1908- | person |
| associatedWith | Nez, John | person |
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| Christmas plays |
| Hopi Indians |
| Indians of North America |
| Matachines (Dance) |
| Medicine Man |
| Music |
| Navajo Indians |
| Pueblo Indians |
| Sandpaintings |
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Active 1964
Active 1967
