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Title: T. Perceval Gerson Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1901-1938
Bulk dates: 1934-1937
Collection Number: mssGerson papers
Creator:
Gerson, T. Perceval (Theodore
Perceval), 1872-.
Extent:
483 pieces + clippings in 3 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists primarily of the correspondence of Dr. T. Perceval Gerson (born 1872), founder of the Hollywood Bowl
and publisher of the Los Angeles municipal newspaper.
The materials chiefly date from 1934 to 1937 and include correspondence from musicians, conductors, and lecturers on liberal
causes. There are
also newspaper clippings covering the San Francisco Graft Trial of 1907 and the William Dudley Haywood trial in Idaho in 1907.
Language: English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department.
For more information, contact Reader Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. T. Perceval Gerson Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Purchased from N. A. Kovach, February, 1948.
T. Perceval Gerson (1872-1959?), founder of the Hollywood Bowl, was a physician, the
publisher of the Los Angeles Municipal Newspaper, and patron for many community
organizations. He was active in the Hollywood Bowl Association, the Theatre Arts Alliance of
Hollywood, the National Committee for Planned Parenthood, and the American Civil Liberties
Union.
There are additional papers of Theodore Perceval Gerson in the U.C.L.A. Library.
This collection contains personal and business correspondence of Dr. T. Perceval Gerson chiefly for the years
1934-37, which includes letters from conductors, musicians, lecturers on liberal causes,
etc. Also 2 sets of newspaper clippings covering the San Francisco Graft Trial of 1907 and
the William Dudley Haywood trial in Idaho in 1907.
Arranged in the following manner:
- Correspondence, A-Ge (Box 1)
- Correspondence, Gi-Z; Photograph; Ephemera; Miscellaneous (Box 2)
- Clippings (Box 3)
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Gerson, T. Perceval (Theodore Perceval), 1872-
Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
American Civil Liberties Union.
Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Theatre Arts Alliance of Hollywood.
Conductors (Music) -- United States -- Correspondence.
Music -- California.
Musicians -- United States -- Correspondence.
Political corruption.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Newspapers.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Politics and government.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government.
Clippings -- California -- 20th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century.