Finding Aid of the Charles Leland Bagley papers
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Collection Inventory
- Personal Papers
- Pre-1900 Union Records
- Local Newsletters
- Meeting Proceedings
- Constitutions and By-laws
- Price Lists
- Directories
- Other Union-Related Publications
- Photographs
- Sheet Music
Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Hirsch, 2010
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Summary Information
- Repository
- USC Libraries Special Collections
- Creator
- Bagley, Charles Leland, 1873-1965
- Title
- Charles Leland Bagley papers
- Collection no.
- 0016
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1890-1962
- Date [inclusive]
- 1865-1965
- Extent
- 20.46 Linear feet, 23 boxes
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This collection contains the personal papers of Charles Leland Bagley, along with records pertaining to the American Federation of Musicians. Bagley was a musician and lawyer who lived in Los Angeles and who was active in the AFM Local 47 until his retirement in 1959. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, union publications, and ephemera.
Preferrred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Charles Leland Bagley papers, Collection no. 0016, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Biographical Note
Charles Leland Bagley was born in Tipton, Iowa in 1873, where he lived until moving to Southern California in 1887. He was a band and orchestra musician who was also a charter member of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 47. Bagley received law degrees from USC in 1910 and 1911 and was active as a labor organizer with the American Federation of Musicians and its predecessor, the National League of Musicians. He served as the Vice-President of the AFM from 1931 until his retirement in 1959. He passed away in 1965.
Scope and Content
The collection contains the personal papers of Charles Leland Bagley and records pertaining to the American Federation of Musicians and other labor organizations for musicians. Union records include publications, photographs, pre-1900 documents, correspondence, clippings and financial records. The collection also includes sheet music and Bagley's personal and legal correspondence, ephemera, diplomas and personal photographs. Please see the Scope and Content notes of individual series for more information.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
USC Libraries Special Collections
2010
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Acquisition
Donated by Mrs. Charles Leland Bagley.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Musicians' Union, Local 47 (Los Angeles, Calif.). -- Archives
- American Federation of Musicians. -- Archives
- National League of Musicians of the United States. -- Archives
Genre(s)
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Ephemera
- Financial records
- Photographs
- Sheet music
Personal Name(s)
- Bagley, Charles Leland, 1873-1965 -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Labor unions--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
- Musicians--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
- Musicians--Labor unions--Archival resources
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Personal PapersScope and ContentSeries contains personal correspondence and ephemera of Charles Leland Bagley. Topics documented by correspondence include USC Law School reunions, legal matters, and the organization of events celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the AFM Local 47 in October 1944. Also included in this series are funeral tributes for Bagley, a plaque celebrating his 70th birthday and an article on the history of music in Cincinnati, Ohio, written by Bagley. |
Box 20 |
Box 1-2 |
Map-case 5 |
Drawer 4 |
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Series 2: Pre-1900 Union RecordsScope and ContentSeries contains records from the National League of Musicians, the Musicians' Protective Association, and the American Federation of Musicians dating before 1900. Records include correspondence on union matters, event programs, souvenir publications from national conventions, newspaper clippings on union disputes, convention proceedings, by-laws, newsletters and financial documents and ledgers. |
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Papers |
Box 2-3 |
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Financial Records |
Box 3-4 |
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Publications |
Box 5-6 |
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Series 3: Local NewslettersScope and ContentSeries contains Overture, the monthly newsletter published by the AFM Local 47, and Allegro, the monthly newsletter published by the AFM Local 802 (local for greater New York). |
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Allegro |
Box 6 |
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Overture |
Box 7-12 |
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Series 4: Meeting ProceedingsScope and ContentSeries contains the published proceedings for national meetings of various union bodies, including the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATES). |
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American Federation of Musicians Annual Convention |
Box 13-14 |
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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees |
Box 14 |
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Other Unions |
Box 14 |
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Series 5: Constitutions and By-lawsScope and ContentSeries contains published constitutions and by-laws for various union bodies, including the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), AFM Local 47, other AFM locals, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATES), and other musicians' unions and associations. |
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American Federation of Musicians (National) |
Box 15-16 |
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American Federation of Musicians (Local 47) |
Box 16 |
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Musician's Mutual Protective Association of Local 47 |
Box 16-17 |
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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees |
Box 17 |
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Other Unions/Locals |
Box 17 |
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Series 6: Price ListsScope and ContentSeries contains published price lists for various union bodies, including the AFM Local 47, other AFM locals, the Musicians' Mutual Protective Association, and other musicians' unions and associations. |
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American Federation of Musicians Local 47 |
Box 17 |
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Musicians' Mutual Protective Association |
Box 17 |
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Other Unions/Locals |
Box 17 |
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Series 7: DirectoriesScope and ContentSeries contains published directories for various union bodies, including the AFM Local 47, other AFM locals, the Musicians' Mutual Protective Association, and other musicians' unions and associations. |
Box 17-18 |
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Series 8: Other Union-Related PublicationsScope and ContentSeries contains all other publications either produced by a union or pertaining to union matters, including reports on the AFM Local 47's trust fund investments, union labor agreeements, transcripts of Congressional hearings invovling the AFM from the 1940s, and other miscellaneous publications. |
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Agreements |
Box 19 |
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Congressional Hearings |
Box 19 |
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Miscellaneous |
Box 19-20 |
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Trust Fund |
Box 20 |
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Series 9: PhotographsScope and ContentSeries contains Bagley family photographs and photographs of AFM events. Series includes photograph albums for each national AFM convention between 1951 and 1957. |
Box 6, 21 |
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Series 10: Sheet MusicScope and ContentSeries contains sheet music owned by Bagley. |
Box 22 |
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