Finding Aid for the Otto Hirschler Papers PASC-M.0103
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Title: Otto Hirschler papers
Creator:
Hirschler, Otto
Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.0103
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1913-1946, circa 1979
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.
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English
.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Melvin J. Voigt, 1989.
[Identification of item], Otto Hirschler Papers (Collection PASC-M 103). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9917204563606533
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Composers -- United States -- Archives.
Music teachers -- United States.
Musicians -- Correspondence.
Hirschler, Otto T.--Archives.
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