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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Otto Hirschler papers
    Creator: Hirschler, Otto
    Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.0103
    Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): 1913-1946, circa 1979
    Abstract: Collection consists of scrapbook of letters, programs, clippings and other documents relating to Hirschler's composing career; loose documents, including Hirschler's resume, biography and obituary; and medal from the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: English .

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Melvin J. Voigt, 1989.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Otto Hirschler Papers (Collection PASC-M 103). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Processing Information

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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9917204563606533 

    Biography

    Otto Theophilius Hirschler was a composer, organist, and professor. Born on December 16, 1889 in Hillsboro, Kansas, Hirschler attended Bethel College (1907-8), Pomona College (1911-14), Los Angeles Conservatory of Music (1914-15), and the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, where he received the Conservatory's gold medal. He was a professor of music at Albion College (1916-17) and at Coe College (1917-19). He moved to Los Angeles in 1919, where he was organist, choir director, and/or director of music in many churches. He taught organ, piano, and voice privately. In addition, he was a professor at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (BIOLA), California Christian College, and Pepperdine College. He died on September 8, 1979.

    Scope and Content

    The papers include a scrapbook of letters, programs, clippings and other documents relating to Hirschler's composing career and a medal from the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. They also include Hirschler's obituary and a biography submitted by his nephew Melvin J. Voigt.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Composers -- United States -- Archives.
    Music teachers -- United States.
    Musicians -- Correspondence.
    Hirschler, Otto T.--Archives.