Description
Huntington Hartford established the Huntington Hartford Foundation (1948-1965) to foster community creativity in the arts
through fellowships which provided subsistence, living quarters and partial supplies at the Foundation's location in Rustic
Canyon, Pacific Palisades, California. In 1954, the Huntington Hartford Foundation Awards were created to honor annually persons
with distinguished achievements in these fields. The collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, financial records,
brochures and publicity materials, photographs and clippings of the Huntington Hartford Foundation. Includes correspondence,
applications, and reports in Foundation fellowship files.
Background
In December 1948 Huntington Hartford established the Huntington Hartford Foundation; its purpose was to foster community creativity
in the arts through fellowships which provided subsistence, living quarters and partial supplies at the Foundation's location
in Rustic Canyon, Pacific Palisades, California; applicants for fellowships were screened by three admissions committees (literary,
music and art), and in 1954 the Huntington Hartford Foundation Awards were created to honor annually persons with distinguished
achievements in these fields; the Foundation closed in September 1965.The Huntington Harford Foundation was legally established in December 1948 by Huntington Hartford as founder and trustee.
Its purpose was to foster creativity in the arts through fellowships which provided subsistence, living quarters and partial
expenses for supplies at the Foundation's secluded estate in Rustic Canyon, Pacific Palisades. Fellowhips could be for any
period of time up to 6 months and the Foundationoperated on a year-round basis. Applicants were screened by Admissions Committees
(of which there were three--literary, music and art) composed of members distinguished in their respective fields.
Extent
1 unknown
(2 oversize boxes)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
Availability
Fellowship and applicant files (boxes 25-68) are closed to access until 2050.