Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Otto Hirschler papers
- Dates:
- 1913-1946, circa 1979
- Creators:
- Hirschler, Otto
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of scrapbook of letters, programs, clippings and other documents relating to Hirschler's composing career; loose documents, including Hirschler's resume, biography and obituary; and medal from the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Otto Hirschler Papers (Collection PASC-M 103). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers include a scrapbook of letters, programs, clippings and other documents relating to Hirschler's composing career and a medal from the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. They also include Hirschler's obituary and a biography submitted by his nephew Melvin J. Voigt.
- Biographical / historical:
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Otto Theophilius Hirschler was a composer, organist, and professor. Born on December 16, 1889 in Hillsboro, Kansas, Hirschler attended Bethel College (1907-8), Pomona College (1911-14), Los Angeles Conservatory of Music (1914-15), and the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, where he received the Conservatory's gold medal. He was a professor of music at Albion College (1916-17) and at Coe College (1917-19). He moved to Los Angeles in 1919, where he was organist, choir director, and/or director of music in many churches. He taught organ, piano, and voice privately. In addition, he was a professor at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (BIOLA), California Christian College, and Pepperdine College. He died on September 8, 1979.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Melvin J. Voigt, 1989.
- Processing information:
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- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-02 15:14:43 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item], Otto Hirschler Papers (Collection PASC-M 103). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988