Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Bauer, John, -1978.
- Abstract:
- John Bauer was a managing director and one of the founding members of the Los Angeles Community Concert Association, and a founder of the Ojai festivals. The collection consists of papers relating to Bauer's term of office as managing director of the Los Angeles Community Concert Association.
- Extent:
- 3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.) 1 package
- Language:
- Finding aid is written in English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists primarily of meeting minutes, member rosters, campaign promotions, and concert ephemera relating to Bauer's term as managing director of the Los Angeles Community Concert Association for the 1959-1961 concert seasons. The collection also includes documents and ephemera from Bauer's other activities, including gallery exhibitions and the All City Art festival.
- Biographical / historical:
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John Bauer was an arts administrator. After graduating from Princeton in 1930, he went on to work as an art director in the American Art Gallery in Los Angeles. He co-founded the Los Angeles Concert Association (LACCA), and became its managing director, working extensively on fund raising, campaign organization, developing their annual concert season. In addition to his work with the LACCA, Bauer also established the Ojai festival in 1947, and later organized Community Concerts Incorporated.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Helen Bauer, December 1978.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988