Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives Holdings: An overview of records and special collections
- Dates:
- 1909-current
- Creators:
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 2000 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives Holdings: An overview of records and special collections . Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The bulk of the holdings of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives include (1) records of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and (2) special collections. LAPA records include departmental records, venue records, concert programs, photographs, concert recordings, posters, and other materials created through the activities of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Special collections comprise materials related to the Los Angeles Philharmonic that have been donated to the Archives or otherwise created outside of the operations of LAPA. Examples here include independent concert recordings, radio broadcasts, and the Betty Freeman collection. In 2019 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors transferred the operation of The John Anson Ford Theatre to LAPA. As a result, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives acquired stewardship of the Ford Theatre’s historical records, which include photographs, programs, and performance recordings. The Ford Theatre Historical Collection is now a part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives’ special collections.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Orchestras--California--Los Angeles
Classical music - Names:
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group
Hollywood Bowl Museum
Hollywood Bowl
Freeman, Betty
White, Charles L.
Fleischmann, Ernest - Places:
- Los Angeles
California--Los Angeles
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1909-current
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open to research without restriction except for portions designated as restricted, confidential, or sealed. Permission to examine archival holdings will be granted to any researcher upon completion of an agreement form (available onsite). Please bring proper identification. Original documents do not circulate and may only be used in the Reading Room of the Archives. Requests for photocopies, digital scans, photographic prints, and other copies of archival material will be satisfied based on copyright restrictions and staff resources. Duplication fees apply to outside researchers. Please contact the Archivist for further details. Property rights to the physical object belong to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. 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 in cases where the LAPA does not hold the copyright. Use of audio, video, and film recordings may require production of listening copies. Please contact archivist to make an appointment to use these materials.
- Terms of access:
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives © 2010
- Preferred citation:
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives Holdings: An overview of records and special collections . Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives
- Location of this collection:
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151 South Grand AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90012-3034, US
- Contact:
- (213) 972-7689