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Title: American Guild of Organists records
Collection number: 0019
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
14.92 Linear feet
13 boxes
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1950-1995
Date (inclusive): 1908-1999
Abstract: Established in 1908, the Southern California Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is a local chapter of the national
professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. This collection contains the records of the Los Angeles
and Pasadena chapters of the American Guild of Organists, including administrative files, publications, and annual scrapbooks.
creator:
American Guild of Organists. Los Angeles Chapter.
creator:
American Guild of Organists. Pasadena Chapter.
creator:
American Guild of Organists. Southern California Chapter.
The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields.
The Guild serves approximately 20,000 members throughout the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Founded in 1896 as
both an educational and service organization, the Guild, headquartered in New York City, seeks to set and maintain high musical
standards and to promote the understanding and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music. Each AGO year runs from
October 1 to September 30. In any given year, a chapter may host concerts, educational events and social gatherings, have
regular monthly meetings, and participate in either a regional or a national convention.
The Association of Organists of Southern California was established in 1908 and in 1910, it became the Southern California
Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. As other chapters were founded around California, the chapter changed its name
to the Los Angeles Chapter. In 1936, the Pasadena Chapter split off from the Los Angeles one; in 1999, they recombined.
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The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers
on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers
when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish,
quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
[Box/folder# or item name], American Guild of Organists records, Collection no. 0019, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
This collection consists of the records of the Los Angeles and Pasadena chapters of the American Guild of Organists, including
the chapters' administrative files, publications, scrapbooks and a few audio and visual recordings. Most of the material present
is from the Los Angeles Chapter. Please see the Scope and Content notes of individual series for more information.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Guild of Organists. -- Archives
Contracts
Correspondence
Financial records
Magnetic tapes
Minutes
Music--Performance--Societies, etc.--Archival resources
Organists--Societies, etc.--Archival resources
Periodicals
Photographs
Programs (documents)
Scrapbooks
Yearbooks