Finding aid for the William Ripley Dorr collection on the St. Luke's Choristers 2013

Marissa Chavez for History Associates

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 February

Doheny Memorial Library G4

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

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Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: William Ripley Dorr collection on the St. Luke's Choristers

Creator: Dorr, William Ripley

Identifier/Call Number: 2013

Physical Description: 3.25 Linear Feet 4 boxes

Date (bulk): 1930s-1940s

Abstract: This collection consists of choral recordings and tapes made by the St. Luke's Choristers, founded in 1930 by William Ripley Dorr. It also includes stills from films in which Choristers appeared.

Language of Material: English.

Container: 1

Container: 2

Container: R1

Container: R2

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of choral recordings and tapes made by the St. Luke's Choristers, founded in 1930 by William Ripley Dorr. It also includes stills from films in which Choristers appeared.

Biographical / Historical

William Ripley Dorr was an American music conductor who organized the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers in 1930 in Long Beach, California, USA. The choir appeared in or performed music for many Hollywood films from 1935 to 1951.

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at cin@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, circa 1950.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], William Ripley Dorr collection on the St. Luke's Choristers, Collection no. 2013, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Sound recordings

Motion pictures -- Archival resources

Audiotapes

Photographs

Dorr, William Ripley -- Archives