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19th century theatrical photographs album

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6156
Abstract

This photograph album consists of photographs of actors and actresses, many in theatrical costume and posies, as well as photographs of stage sets with actors. The actors, actresses and productions are unidentified.

Dates: circa 1890s

American Guild of Organists records

 Collection
Identifier: 0019
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.

Dates: 1908 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2000

Ross Brown theater photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 0314
Abstract

This collection contains stereoscopic and 35mm slides and black and white photographs taken of Los Angeles theatre and ballet performances. The photographs in the collection were taken by Ross Brown, who photographed performances in Southern California in the 1940s and 1950s.

Dates: circa 1945-1960

Dancing Cansinos photograph album

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 8000
Abstract The Dancing Cansinos photograph album consists of photographs and ephemera relating to the Dancing Cansinos, a family of professional dancers who emigrated from Spain and eventually settled in Los Angeles. The troupe consisted of Antonio, Sr. and Carmen Cansino; their children Eduardo, Elisa, Paco, Jose, Antonio, Jr., Rafael, and Angel; Gabriel Cansino, a cousin; and, briefly in the 1930s, Margarita Carmen Cansino, who later became known as the actress Rita Hayworth. Rita Hayworth's parents...
Dates: 1920 - 1939

Joe Diorio papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1020
Scope and Contents The Joe Diorio papers comprise material created and collected by Joseph Louis Diorio (August 6, 1936 - February 2, 2022), American jazz guitarist and former USC Thornton Studio Guitar program faculty member. The largest part of the collection consists of music composition notebooks with Diorio's handwritten compositions. Some of the compositions in the collection were created by or for Diorio's students as part of Diorio's teaching activities. The Joe Diorio papers also include photographs;...
Dates: 1965 - 2021

EMI Angel Records collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1017
Abstract

Collection consists of production materials for the EMI Angel Records label, primarily research for the album liner notes and artwork for album covers.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1953-1980s

Armond Fields American Theatre collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0337
Abstract

This collection documents the history of the American stage before talking cinema, reflecting the birth and death of vaudeville and the advent of the modern Broadway musical. The collection includes books, posters, theater programs, sheet-music covers, souvenirs, rare film footage of vaudevillians, including Weber & Fields, and manuscripts and research notes for Armond Fields' own books.

Dates: 1856 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1925

Laurell Gaines photographs

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6165
Abstract

Collection of photographs of dancers, musicians, and radio personalities, the majority of which are inscribed to Laurell Gaines. Also included are photographs of Gaines and her partner, Ted Vaun. Gaines was a ballet and ballroom dancer who performed in vaudeville, musical revues and Hollywood films from the 1920 to the 1940s.

Dates: 1920s-1940s

Saida Gerrard papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0341
Abstract

The collection consists of costumes, manuscripts, programs, photographs, and clippings pertaining to choreographer/dancer Saida Gerrard from the 1930s through the 1970s.

Dates: 1930 - 1980

Grell/Colefax Russian Ballet Archive

 Collection
Identifier: 0315
Abstract The collection consists of films, books, photographs, sound recordings, posters, costumes, and artwork related to Russian ballet, chiefly the Bolshoi Ballet Company. Collected by Los Angeles resident Dwight Grell from the early 1950s through the 2000s. Many of the materials are in Russian. This collection represents a broad range of subjects: Russian and Soviet Dance; choreography and costume design; and Russian and Soviet culture, including popular culture, as reflected in programs, print...
Dates: circa 1950s-2000s

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Limón, José (1908-01-12-1972-12-02) 2
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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation 1
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American Guild of Organists. Los Angeles Chapter 1
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Angel Records (Firm) 1
Ashkenazy, Vladimir 1
Bailey Films (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Balasaraswati 1
Bennett, Tony 1
Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982 1
Blom, Benjamin 1
Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR. Balet 1
Brady, James Buchanan 1
Briscoe, Dolph 1
Brown, Ross 1
Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker) 1
Cansino, Eduardo, 1893-1968 1
Cansino, Elisa, 1894- 1
Cansino, Gabriel, 1913?-1963 1
Carousel Dance Theatre for Children 1
Carrick, Edward 1
Code, Grant Hyde 1
Collett, Dorothy 1
Corbett, James J. 1
Craig, Edward Gordon 1
Cunningham, Merce (1919-04-16-2009-07-26) 1
Currie, John (1934-08-02-2020-05-17) 1
Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965 1
Diorio, Joe (Joseph Louis), 1936-2022 1
Fields, Armond 1
Fields, Lew 1
Foy, Eddie 1
Gaines, Laurell, 1909-2004 1
Gerrard, Saida 1
Gershon, Grant 1
Goya, Carola 1
Graham, Martha (1894-05-11-1991) 1
Grell, Dwight 1
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center 1
Hawkins, Erick (1909-04-23-1994-11-23) 1
Hayworth, Rita, 1918-1987 1
Helfman, Max 1
Heritage Dance Company 1
Holder, Geoffrey 1
Holm, Hanya 1
Horton, Lester 1
Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958 1
Kipnis, Igor 1
Kvasnicka, Jerry 1
La Meri 1
Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova 1
Lewitzky Dance Company 1
Lewitzky, Bella 1
Leyda, Si-lan Chen (1909-03-20-1996-03-08) 1
Los Angeles Master Chorale 1
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 1
Major, Henry, 1889-1948 1
Marceau, Marcel 1
Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
McCormick, Katharine Dexter 1
Menuhin, Yehudi 1
Miller, Charles James 1
Missouri Theatre (St. Louis, Mo.) 1
Montgomery, David Craig 1
Morgan, Barbara Brooks, 1900-1992 1
Mumaw, Barton 1
Museum of the City of New York 1
Music Center of Los Angeles County 1
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) 1
New York Public Library 1
Newcomer, Lilian Hughes 1
Ormandy, Eugene 1
Pastor, Tony 1
Perez, Rudy 1
Peter Merenblum California Junior Symphony Orchestra 1
Piatigorsky, Gregor 1
Pliset︠s︡kai︠a︡, Maĭi︠a︡ 1
Primus, Pearl (1919-11-29-1994-10-29) 1
Quijada, Victor 1
Rampal, Jean-Pierre 1
Reinhardt, Max, 1873-1943 1
Reynolds, Newell Taylor 1
Roger Wagner Chorale 1
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Rubinstein, Artur 1
Russell, Lillian 1
Ryland, Gladys, 1900-1980 1
Salamunovich, Paul 1
Schildkraut, Joseph 1
Schildkraut, Leonora 1
Schildkraut, Rudolph 1
Segovia, Andrés 1
Shawn, Ted 1
Sills, Beverly 1
Southern California Choral Music Association 1
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