Finding Aid for the Dorothy Chandler Papers, 1942-1980
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Dorothy Chandler Papers, 1942-1980
Collection number: 1421
UCLA Library Special Collections
UCLA Library Special Collections staff
Los Angeles, CA
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- UCLA Library Special Collections staff
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, February 2004
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Dorothy Chandler Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1942-1980
Collection number: 1421
Creator:
Chandler, Dorothy, 1901-1997
Extent:
21 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901-1997) married Norman Chandler, the son of
Los Angeles Times owner Harry Chandler, in 1922. She was a member of the UC Board of Regents (1954-68), helped restructure the Times-Mirror
Corporation (1950s-60s), spearheaded the fundraising drive to establish the Los Angeles Music Center (1954-64), was a honorary
life chair of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and a recipient of numerous honorary degrees. The collection consists
of correspondence and papers related to Dorothy Chandler's involvement with the Los Angeles Music Center, the Southern California
Symphony Association, Center Theater Group of Los Angeles, and the Hollywood Bowl Association.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant
permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or quote must
be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows:
© The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Otis Chandler and Camilla Chandler Frost, 1985.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dorothy Chandler Papers (Collection 1421). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
964178
Biography
Dorothy Buffum Chandler was born in Lafayette, Illinois, on May 19, 1901; her parents moved to Long Beach, California, when
she was one year old and her father opened a store, the forerunner of Buffum's department store chain; attended Stanford,
1919-22; married Norman Chandler, son of
Los Angeles Times owner Harry Chandler, in 1922; member of UC Board of Regents, 1954-68; assumed a leadership role alongside her husband during
the restructuring of the Times-Mirror Corporation, 1950s-60s; spearheaded the fundraising drive to establish the Los Angeles
Music Center, 1954-64; honorary life chair, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association; recipient of numerous honorary degrees;
died July 6, 1997.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence and papers related to Dorothy Chandler's involvement with the Los Angeles Music Center,
the Southern California Symphony Association, Center Theater Group of Los Angeles, and the Hollywood Bowl Association. Also
includes related magazines, memorabilia, and ephemera.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Chandler, Dorothy, 1901-1997.
Music Center of Los Angeles County.
Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles.
Southern California Symphony Association (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Hollywood Bowl Association (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Women civic leaders--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Box 1
Historical background, Music Center.
Box 1
[Los Angeles Civic] Auditorium, 1955.
Box 1
Civic Auditorium - minutes of meetings; membership, 1956.
Box 2
Civic Auditorium - correspondence, 1957.
Box 2
Southern California Symphony, 1956.
Box 3
Southern California Symphony, 1957-1959.
Box 4
Southern California Symphony - correspondence, 1959-1960.
Box 4
Music Center, 1960 - fund raising and management.
Box 5
Southern California Symphony, 1961.
Box 5
Music Center - correspondence and site dedication.
Box 6
Southern California Symphony, 1961-1962.
Box 6
Music Center, 1962-1965: Arts Committee, Operating Company; party, December 6, 1964.
Box 7
Southern California Symphony, 1963-1964.
Box 8
Mark Taper Forum, 1964-1966.
Box 8
Music Center - correspondence, Operating Company, 1965.
Box 8
Southern California Symphony, 1965-1966.
Box 9
Music Center, 1966-1967: correspondence and operating board.
Box 9
Theater Group of Los Angeles, 1966-1967.
Box 10
DBC's resignation as Chair of the Performing Arts Council, July 1981.
Box 10
Southern California Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Association Financial Status, 1966.
Box 11
Music Center - correspondence and background, 1962-1964.
Box 12
Music Center, 1963-1965 - correspondence, Coordinating Committee.
Box 13
Music Center, 1961-1963 - Financing, litigation, terminology, base company, operating company.
Box 14
Music Center - dedication and clippings.
Box 14
Dedication - Taper/Ahmanson, April 9-15, 1967.
Box 15
Music Center Twentieth Anniversary.
Box 15
Music Center - contributions.
Box 15
Women Fore the Music Center.
Box 17
Ephemera.
Scope and Content Note
Includes a set of five Pavillion Magazines in a box labeled “Pavillion.”
Boxes 20-21
Music Center - various support groups, 1963-1973.
