Merle Armitage collection, 1919-1971.

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Merle Armitage collection, 1919-1971.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/505844682

This collection contains correspondence, printed ephemera, newspaper clippings, magazine and journal articles, hand-drawn book designs, announcements, and other materials written by and about and designed by Merle Armitage. Most items relate to book design and the performing arts. Items are primarily paper and most date from the late 1920s to late 1950s.

2.7 linear feet (3 boxes)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7628212

University of California, Los Angeles

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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 ...