Glenn Tindall scrapbooks

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 7048

Staff Only

Content Description

2 scrapbooks documenting Glenn Tindall's work with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as music director. Scrapbook #1 consists primarily of photographs documenting Tindall's work, primarily with children, across Los Angeles--images of children and their homemade ukeleles in Venice, a harmonica band in Downey, making cigar box fiddles in Echo Park, to name a few. There are also photographs of many city facilities--parks, playgrounds, community centers and some historic sites. Scrapbook #2 contains clippings from various Los Angeles newspapers discussing Tindall's work, the various programs mounted by the Department, and musical activities throughout the city.

Dates

Creation: 1926-1929

Creator

Tindall, Glenn (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical note

Glenn Tindall was born in Indiana in 1894, graduated from Northwestern University, and embarked on a career in music education. He served as superintendent of the music program for the Kokomo, Indiana school stystem before World War I, and after serving in the Army, moved to Glen Cove, NY to be superintendent of music for the Glen Cove school system. In the 1920s, he moved to Los Angeles to work for the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hollywood Bowl.

Extent

1.73 Linear Feet (2 scrapbooks)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

2 scrapbooks documenting Glenn Tindall's work with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as music director. Tindall was born in Indiana in 1894, graduated from Northwestern University, and embarked on a career in music education. He served as superintendent of the music program for the Kokomo, Indiana school stystem before World War I, and after serving in the Army, moved to Glen Cove, NY to be superintendent of music for the Glen Cove school system. In the 1920s, he moved to Los Angeles to work for the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hollywood Bowl as a music director.