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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: American Guild of Organists records
creator:
American Guild of Organists. Southern California Chapter
creator:
American Guild of Organists. Los Angeles Chapter
creator:
American Guild of Organists. Pasadena Chapter
Identifier/Call Number: 0019
Identifier/Call Number: 11
Physical Description:
35.37 Linear Feet
36 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1908-2004
Date (bulk): 1950-2000
Abstract: Established in 1908, the Southern California Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is a local chapter of the national
professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. This collection contains the records of the Los Angeles
and Pasadena chapters of the American Guild of Organists, including administrative files, publications, and annual scrapbooks.
The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields.
The Guild serves approximately 20,000 members throughout the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Founded in 1896 as
both an educational and service organization, the Guild, headquartered in New York City, seeks to set and maintain high musical
standards and to promote the understanding and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music. Each AGO year runs
from October 1 to September 30. In any given year, a chapter may host concerts, educational events and social gatherings,
have regular monthly meetings, and participate in either a regional or a national convention.
The Association of Organists of Southern California was established in 1908 and in 1910, it became the Southern California
Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. As other chapters were founded around California, the chapter changed its name
to the Los Angeles Chapter. In 1936, the Pasadena Chapter split off from the Los Angeles one; in 1999, they recombined.
This collection consists of the records of the Los Angeles and Pasadena chapters of the American Guild of Organists, including
the chapters' administrative files, publications, scrapbooks and a few audio and visual recordings. Most of the material
present is from the Los Angeles Chapter. Please see the Scope and Content notes of individual series for more information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers
on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers
when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish,
quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
[Box/folder# or item name], American Guild of Organists records, Collection no. 0019, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Contracts
Magnetic tapes
Organists -- Societies, etc. -- Archival resources
Music -- Performance -- Societies, etc. -- Archival resources
Minutes
Periodicals
Yearbooks
Programs (documents)
Financial records
Correspondence
American Guild of Organists. Southern California Chapter -- Archives
American Guild of Organists -- Archives
American Guild of Organists. Los Angeles Chapter -- Archives
American Guild of Organists. Pasadena Chapter -- Archives