California Institute of the Arts. Institute Archive.

The California Institute of the Arts, commonly known as Cal Arts, is located in Valencia, California, and grants degrees in the visual and performing arts. Incorporated on September 1, 1961, it was the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the performing arts. It was the dream and vision of Walt Disney to create such an institute and he provided funding for it in his will. Initially formed through the merger of the Chouinard Art Institute (founded 1921) and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music (founded 1883), it opened at its present campus in Valencia, California, in November 1971.

From the description of Guide to the California Institute of the Arts Photographic Materials Collection 1964-1993 bulk 1970-1980. (California Institute of the Arts). WorldCat record id: 778906924

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