Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Tapestry in Talent Records
Dates: 1975-2006
Collection Number: 2013-42
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 9 linear feet
Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Records of the Tapestry in Talent organization. San Jose's Tapestry in Talent began with its first arts festival in 1976 as
part of the country's bicentennial celebration, and continued annually with the Tapestry Arts Festival each Labor Day Weekend.
Language of Material: English
Access
The records are available to the public by appointment with the Curator of Library & Archives.
Publication Rights
Contact the Curator of Library & Archives for information on reproduction and publication.
Preferred Citation
Tapestry in Talent Records. History San Jose Research Library
Acquisition Information
Donated to History San Jose in 2013
Biography/Administrative History
San Jose's Tapestry in Talent began with its first arts festival in 1976 as part of the country's bicentennial celebration,
and continued annually with the Tapestry Arts Festival each Labor Day Weekend. The festival was a three-day celebration of
the visual and performing arts held on the streets of downtown San Jose. Revenue from the festival provided seed money to
bring arts outreach to neighborhoods, and arts education to local schools. The festival was for many years the City's largest
fundraising event for arts education.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection comprises two boxes of administrative records beginning in 1975, and multiple boxes of photograph albums, slides,
and scrapbooks for each year of the festival through 2006. Of interest is the 1976 scrapbook/photo album documenting the first
year of the festival along with U.S. Bicentennial celebrations in San Jose.
