Tindall (Glenn) scrapbooks, 1926-1929

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Title:: Glenn Tindall scrapbooks
Dates:: 1926-1929
Creators:: Tindall, Glenn
Abstract:: 2 scrapbooks documenting Glenn Tindall's work with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as music director. Tindall was born in Indiana in 1894, graduated from Northwestern University, and embarked on a career in music education. He served as superintendent of the music program for the Kokomo, Indiana school stystem before World War I, and after serving in the Army, moved to Glen Cove, NY to be superintendent of music for the Glen Cove school system. In the 1920s, he moved to Los Angeles to work for the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hollywood Bowl as a music director.
Containers:: Box: 1
Extent:: 1.73 Linear Feet 2 scrapbooks
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Box/folder no. or item name], Glenn Tindall scrapbooks, Collection no. 7048, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Scope and content:: 2 scrapbooks documenting Glenn Tindall's work with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as music director. Scrapbook #1 consists primarily of photographs documenting Tindall's work, primarily with children, across Los Angeles--images of children and their homemade ukeleles in Venice, a harmonica band in Downey, making cigar box fiddles in Echo Park, to name a few. There are also photographs of many city facilities--parks, playgrounds, community centers and some historic sites. Scrapbook #2 contains clippings from various Los Angeles newspapers discussing Tindall's work, the various programs mounted by the Department, and musical activities throughout the city.
Biographical / historical:: Glenn Tindall was born in Indiana in 1894, graduated from Northwestern University, and embarked on a career in music education. He served as superintendent of the music program for the Kokomo, Indiana school stystem before World War I, and after serving in the Army, moved to Glen Cove, NY to be superintendent of music for the Glen Cove school system. In the 1920s, he moved to Los Angeles to work for the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hollywood Bowl.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Vicki L. Ingham, July 10, 2017.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Music -- Study and teaching -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Clippings
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Names:: Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Recreation and Parks -- Archives
Tindall, Glenn -- Archives
Places:: Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources

Collection Guide Author:: Sue Luftschein
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-07-13 15:55:40 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:: [Box/folder no. or item name], Glenn Tindall scrapbooks, Collection no. 7048, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:: University of Southern California, Regional History Collection

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Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209

Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US