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Title: Tom Sturges papers
Date (inclusive): 1996-2012
Collection number: 1885
Creator:
Sturges, Tom.
Extent:
5 boxes (2.25 linear ft.)
Abstract: Tom Sturges is the former executive vice president and head of creative at Universal Music Publishing, where he signed such
artists as the Foo Fighters, 50 Cent, and Jack Johnson. He has also published two books on parenting,
Parking Lot Rules and
Grow the Tree You Got, and wrote a play dedicated to his father titled
Preston Sturges's Last Night at the Algonquin. This collection comprises research materials, sketches, drafts, and publishing correspondence related to these works.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 2012 by Tom and Karen Sturges.
Processed by Mike D'Errico in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.
[Identification of item], Tom Sturges papers (Collection 1885). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7023400
Tom Sturges is the former executive vice president and head of Creative for Universal Music Publishing Group, where he was
responsible for the continuing career development of musicians such as the Foo Fighters, Three Doors Down, 50 Cent, Jack Johnson,
and Vanessa Carlton. He is also a voting member of the National Association for the Recording Arts and Sciences, a member
of their Board of Directors, and the President of the Los Angeles chapter. As the Founder of the Manhattan Beach, California,
Unified School District's "Every Idea is a Good Idea" GATE Program, Sturges worked with more than five hundred students over
the course of eight years, creating a curriculum that allowed students to write and record their own songs. He continued to
mentor them all the way through adolescence, an experience which inspired the award-winning documentary on music and mentoring,
Witness The Dream. As the son of playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker Preston Sturges, Tom wrote the play
Preston Sturges's Last Night at the Algonquin to honor his father's memory. A graduate of UCLA, Tom is also the author of two books,
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children and
Grow the Tree You Got & 99 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Adolescents and Teenagers.
Collection primarily consists of sketches, drafts, copy edits, research materials, and publishing correspondence related to
Sturges's major works,
Parking Lot Rules,
Grow the Tree You Got, and
Preston Sturges's Last Night at the Algonquin.
Folders are arranged alphabetically by title of work.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Sturges, Tom --Archives.
Authors, American --Archival resources.
The papers of Tom Sturges's father, Preston Sturges, can also be found at UCLA Special Collections:
Preston Sturges Papers, 1920-1959 (collection 1114)
at UCLA Library Special Collections