Lawrence Morton collection of materials relating to the Monday Evening Concerts, 1950-1970
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Morton, Lawrence, 1904-1987
- Abstract:
- Lawrence Morton (1904-1987) played the organ for silent movies and studied in New York before moving to Los Angeles, California, in 1940. He was the executive director of Evenings on the Roof (later renamed Monday Evening Concerts) from 1952-71. The collection consists of concert programs, 6 scrapbooks, and correspondence of composers related to the Monday Evening Concerts of Los Angeles, 1955-67.
- Extent:
- 2.8 linear ft. (1 document box and 6 flat boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Lawrence Morton Collection of Materials Relating to the Monday Evening Concerts (Collection 965). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of correspondence; concert programs, tickets, brochures, mailers and other publicity materials; program notes; and newspaper clippings and magazine articles relating to the Monday Evening Concerts of Los Angeles. Also included are six scrapbooks covering the seasons from 1955-1966, which contain similar material.
- Biographical / historical:
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Morton was born in 1904; he played the organ for silent movies and studied in New York before moving to Los Angeles, California, in 1940; wrote music criticism for Script magazine; executive director, Evenings on the Roof (later renamed Monday Evening Concerts), 1952-71; director of the Ojai Music Festival; as curator of music at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, he staged several Bing Concerts each year; he died in 1987.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lawrence Morton, 1974.
- Processing information:
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First processed by Dan Luckenbill. Reprocessed by Lori Dedeyan in 2014.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. 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 where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Lawrence Morton Collection of Materials Relating to the Monday Evening Concerts (Collection 965). 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