Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives Holdings: An overview of records and special collections
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Title: Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives Holdings: An overview of records and special collections
Dates: 1909-current
Collection Number: 0.0
Creator/Collector:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Extent: 2000 Linear Feet
Repository:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives
Los Angeles, California 90012-3034
Abstract: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives is the institutional memory of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (LAPA), providing
continuity between its past and its future. The Archives serves Philharmonic staff and outside researchers through collecting,
preserving, and making available materials that document the full spectrum of activities throughout the history of the Los
Angeles Philharmonic dating to its founding in 1919. Taken as a whole, the collection provides a unique and richly detailed
perspective on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s impact on 20th and 21st century music and society, its contributions to the
cultural heritage of Los Angeles and Southern California, and its performance history in associated venues including the Hollywood
Bowl and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Language of Material: English
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.
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Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Orchestras--California--Los Angeles
Classical music
Freeman, Betty
White, Charles L.
Fleischmann, Ernest
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group
Hollywood Bowl Museum
Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl Museum
Los Angeles
California--Los Angeles