Robert E. Brown Papers and Center for World Music Records, 1945 – 2005

The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music has announced that the archival processing of the personal papers of Robert E. Brown, which spans his career as an ethnomusicologist and head of the Center for World Music between 1945 and 2005, has been completed. This large collection includes personal papers, correspondence, lecture and research notes, photographs, sound recordings, publications, music instruments and administrative records of Robert E. Brown.

For those with an interest in this primary source content, a full collection-level finding aid has been established. You can access the finding aid at the following link:

Robert E. Brown Papers and Center for World Music Records, 1945 – 2005

The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music would like to express our sincere thanks to all the students and staff of The Souza Archives and Center for American Music who participated in the arrangement and description work of this collection, further preserving the legacy of ethnomusicologist Robert E. Brown.

If you have questions about the collection or want to learn how to best access its content, please contact Scott W. Schwartz, director of the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music. He can be reached by phone at 217-333-4577 or by email at the following address: sousa [ at ] illinois.edu