Description
The Uplifters Club was founded in Dec. 1913 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club by Harry Marston Haldeman and a small group of
business and professional men; acquired a country home in Rustic Canyon; activities included monthly dinner meetings, polo
games, annual outings, and organized entertainment at which stage and screen celebrities performed; the Club ended in 1947.
Includes minute books, miscellaneous financial, real estate, and other records, photographs, copy photographs, clippings,
and ephemera relating to Rustic Canyon.
Background
The Uplifters Club derived from the dinner meetings of a group of Los Angeles Athletic Club members, prominent amongst whom
was Harry Marston Haldeman. Their first official dinner as Uplifters was held on December 10, 1913 and their purpose was to
"uplift art, promote good fellowship and build a closer aquaintance," among members. Social traditions that were established
in addition to the dinner meetings included Annual Outings and Poets' Dinners, and High Jinx. L. Frank Baum was a founder
member and wrote the official song, "Haldeman."
Extent
4 boxes (2 linear ft.) 3 oversize boxes.
Restrictions
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Department of Special Collections. Literary 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.
Availability
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