Romero family papers
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of programs, reviews, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the Romero family and Romero Guitar Quartet. Topics covered include music, the arts, travel, finances, and family life. A substantial part of this collection is comprised of programs and reviews that document performances of the Romero Guitar Quartet over the span of nearly eighty years. Professional and personal correspondence primarily between Celedonio Romero and his friends, family, and business associates is also present as are written works, photographs, scores, and a wide variety of documents.
A portion of this collection remains unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & Archives for additional information regarding this material.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920-2013, undated
Creator
- Romero, Celedonio (Person)
Languages
The collection is primarily in English and Spanish.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Biographical Note
The Romero Guitar Quartet was founded in 1960 by Celedonio Romero and included his sons Angel, Celin, and Pepe as well as his grandsons Celino and Lito. Celedonio Romero was a renowned soloist in Spain and introduced his three sons to guitar at a very young age with all making their musical debut by age 7. In 1957, the family moved from Spain to the United States and formed the quartet whose music centered around the romantic and baroque styles played on guitar. The quartet has achieved international notoriety and success playing at venues throughout the world since the 1960s and became a multi-generational ensemble when Celedonio's grandsons joined the quartet as replacements for Angel and Celedonio.
Extent
81.38 Linear Feet (151 boxes)
Abstract
This collection is comprised of programs, reviews, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the Romero family and Romero Guitar Quartet. The quartet was founded in 1960 by Celedonio Romero and has included his sons Angel, Celin, and Pepe as well as his grandsons Celino and Lito. Topics covered include music, the arts, travel, finances, and family life. A substantial part of this collection is comprised of programs and reviews that document performances of the Romero Guitar Quartet over the span of nearly eighty years. Professional and personal correspondence primarily between Celedonio Romero and his friends, family, and business associates is also present as are written works, photographs, scores, and a wide variety of documents.
Collection Arrangement
This collection consists of the following eight series which have been arranged alphabetically:
- Series 1. Artifacts, 1996, undated
- Series 2. Correspondence, circa 1949-206, undated
- Series 3. Documents, circa 1920-2012, undated
- Series 4. Photographs and media, 1962-1996, undated
- Series 5. Programs, 1932-2013
- Series 6: Publications, press clippings, and other material, 1921-2010, undated
- Series 7. Reviews, 1927-2010, undated
- Series 8. Scores, undated
Acquisition Information
Gift of Celedonio, Angel, and Jose G. Romero, 2013.
Processing History
Processed by Jamie Madrigal, Anja Espinoza, and Leilani Dade, Student Processing Assistants, 2015-2016.
Processing of the Romero family papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator.
Subject
- Romero, Celedonio (Person)
- Romero, Pepe (Person)
- Romeros family (Family)
- Romero, Angel (Person)
- Romero, Celino (Person)
- Romero, Angelita (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Romero family papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jamie Madrigal, Anja Espinoza, and Leilani Dade, Student Processing Assistants.
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu