Merle Armitage Papers 1893-1975

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Merle Armitage Papers 1893-1975

3 boxes (.65 cu. ft.)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6403779

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Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975

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Merle Armitage was born in 1893 on a farm outside Mason City, Iowa. He had many jobs over the years, beginning as a train engineer before taking a job as a graphic designer for the Packard Motor Car Company. His next career was as a set designer for New York theaters, which later turned into a long stint in the theater promotion business. Armitage also managed various performers and their concert tours. He co-founded the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association and was its business manager, and also ...

Dysart, Stella

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