Collection consists of business records, correspondence, photographs, press clippings and releases, and audio and video tapes related to the Garden Theatre Festival. Also includes papers related to Warren Christensen and Los Angeles Performing Arts Festivals.

The Garden Theatre Festival was incorporated (1973) as Theatre In Progress under the direction of Warren Christensen and produced free arts festivals in the greater Los Angeles area through 1980; the festivals included theatre, dance, film, poetry, and music; the goal of the festivals was to encourage and promote the existence of cross-cultural and ethnic differences in a subtle manner.

57.0 Linear Feet (136 boxes)

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Portions of collection unprocessed. Audiovisual materials are unavailable for access. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.