Dordick (Johanna) collection of Los Angeles Opera Theater records, 1978-1987
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Johanna Dordick collection of Los Angeles Opera Theater records
- Dates:
- 1978-1987
- Creators:
- Los Angeles Opera Theater and Dordick, Johanna
- Extent:
- 6.8 linear feet (14 boxes, 1 flat box, 1 shoe box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Johanna Dordick collection of Los Angeles Opera Theater records (Collection PASC-M 321). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of the personal donations of Johanna Dordick relating to the Los Angeles Opera Theater (originally named the Los Angeles Repertory Theater). Dordick founded Los Angeles Opera Theater in 1979 and served as the artistic director until her resignation in 1985. Los Angeles Opera Theater dissolved later that year.
- Biographical / historical:
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Johanna Dordrick (neΜe Elizabeth Patricia Robinson) was born in Thomasville, Georgia in the midst of the 20th century. She discovered she loved singing at an early age and has pursued that path ever since. Her career has taken various forms, mostly based around performance, music, and singing with the Los Angeles Opera Theater (LAOT).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Johanna Dordick, 2010.
- Processing information:
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- Physical / technical requirements:
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CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email AskLSC@library.ucla.edu.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Operas -- performances
- Names:
- Dordick, Johanna
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-01-16 13:27:41 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Johanna Dordick collection of Los Angeles Opera Theater records (Collection PASC-M 321). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988