Dillon (Fannie C.) papers, 1900-1943

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Fannie Charles Dillon papers
Dates:
1900-1943
Creators:
Dillon, Fannie Charles
Abstract:
Fannie Charles Dillon (1881-1947) was a teacher, pianist and composer of piano, vocal, orchestral and chamber music. She taught at Pomona College (1910-13), and in Los Angeles high schools (1918-41). In 1924, she founded the Woodland Theater at Fawnskin, Big Bear Lake, California and served as the general manager (1926-29). The collection consists of manuscripts, ephemera, photographs, and correspondence.
Extent:
17.5 Linear Feet (19 boxes, 4 oversize)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fannie Charles Dillon papers (Collection 626). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of manuscripts, ephemera, photographs, and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

Dillon was born on March 16, 1881 in Denver, Colorado; moved with family to Long Beach, California in 1890; studied composition with Heinrich Urban, Hugo Kaun and Rubin Goldmark, and piano with Leopold Godovsky, Berlin, Germany, 1900-06; teacher, pianist and composer, Los Angeles, 1906-10; taught at Pomona College, 1910-13, and in Los Angeles high schools, 1918-41; composer of piano, vocal, orchestral and chamber music, as well as for the outdoor dramas Nevertheless--Old Glory, The desert calls, and Tahquitz; founded Woodland Theater at Fawnskin, Big Bear Lake, California, 1924, serving as general manager, 1926-29; died on February 21, 1947.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Aylmer H. Thompson, August 4, 1954.
Processing information:

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Processed by Manuscripts Division staff, date unknown. Machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.

Description derived from in-house card file.

Physical location:
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Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-15 13:03:12 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Unprocessed collection. Material is unavailable for access. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item], Fannie Charles Dillon papers (Collection 626). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988