Institute Archives

The Institute Archive contains documents, photographs, publications, clippings, programs, posters, and miscellaneous items documenting the history of California Institute of the Arts.  There are also a small number of documents, primarily publications, from Chouinard Art School and the Los Angeles Music Conservatory, two institutions which merged in the late 60s to form CalArts.

The Institute Archive is not accessible to the public.  To view materials, one needs to complete the Institute Archive Request Form and then materials will be paged to be viewed in the Library.  Paging materials typically takes one to two working days, but can take longer depending upon the nature of the request.

Finding Aids:
Early Years
Publications Collection
Feminist Art Materials Collection
Photographic Materials Collection

The four searchable finding aids for the CalArts Archive are also available through the Online Archive of California http://www.oac.cdlib.org/

If you have questions or to request materials, please contact:

Coco Halverson
(661) 291-3024
coco@calarts.edu