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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0629 |
| Title: | Bill Morgan Robinson fonds |
| Dates: | 194-?-2005, predominant 194-?-195-? |
| Extent: | 0.1 m of textual records |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | Bill Morgan Robinson, pseudonym of William Robert Robinson (1917?-), was born in Toronto and married in 1943. Robinson was a dance band leader in the Toronto area from the mid-1940s through the mid-1950s, including a club called The Music Box. Born into a Mennonite family, Robinson's family objected to his using the family name for the band, thus he named it the Bill Morgan Band. From 1 July 1996 to 31 October 1999, Robinson operated a small publishing company called Melodic Releases with a view to record and sell a few of his compositions. |
| Scope and Content: |
Fonds consists of musical scores and charts, along with some notes and correspondence of band leader and composer/lyricist Bill Morgan Robinson. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | File list available. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000629.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accessions: 2013-002. No further accruals are expected. |
| 2013-002 |
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| Immediate source of acquisition: | Donated by Irene Robertson (Bill Morgan Robinson's widow) in 2013. |
| Subject Access Points: | Melodic Releases |
| Provenance Access Points: | Robinson, Bill Morgan |
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Date of creation: 2014/01/15 Date of last revision: 2014/01/15 |
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