Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks Collection, 1906-2015

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Summary

Creators:
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks This collection has been assembled by Glendale Central Library staff. Forest Lawn Memorial- Parks
Abstract:
Extent:
2.92 linear feet, 4 boxes
Language:
Preferred citation:

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks Collection. Glendale Library, Arts and Culture, Glendale Central Library History Room

Background

Scope and content:

The Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks Collection documents the general history of the organization, with a focus on the Glendale, California location between 1906 and 2015. A small amount of material is related to Forest Lawn locations in Hollywood Hills, Covina, Cypress, and Long Beach. The collection includes images and information regarding the development, construction, and renovation of administrative offices and mortuary facilities, and various locations and buildings within the park, including churches, courts, mausoleums, art galleries, halls, gardens, and water features. The collection also documents the organization's efforts to engage the community through events, programs, performances, and workshops. There is a wide range of formats in the collection, including photographic prints, negatives, and slides, postcards, programs, fliers, booklets, brochures, magazine and newspaper clippings, maps, and ephemera. Of interest are clippings which detail Forest Lawn's controversial measure to establish a mortuary within the park in the 1930s, and clippings related to discrimination and negligence lawsuits brought against the organization in the 1990s. The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Acquisition information:
Unknown

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to Glendale Central Library. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks Collection. Glendale Library, Arts and Culture, Glendale Central Library History Room

Location of this collection:
222 E. Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91205, US