Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication/Reproduction Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Spa Hotel and Spa Resort Casino Collection
Dates: 1970-2004
Accession number: L2003.046 and L2009.001
Creator:
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Collection Size:
5 linear feet
Repository:
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs, California 92262
Abstract: Two collections of materials pertaining to the Spa Hotel and Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs (California). Collection
L2003.046 contains drafts of graphic materials created to market the Spa Hotel property in magazines and other publications.
Other types of ephemera includes drafts of brochures, menu cover, display cards, and logos. Materials date approximately between
1970-1990. Collection L2009.001 contains commercial photography created to promote the Spa Hotel and Spa Resort Casino. Media
includes color slides, color and black and white photographs, and color negatives. Collection also includes bound restaurant
menus. Materials are largely undated through 2004.
Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication/Reproduction Rights
Ownership of the physical collection belongs to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Other rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds these rights
and pursue the rights owner[s] or his or her heir[s] for permission to publish or reproduce content where the Agua Caliente
Cultural Museum does not hold such rights.For research purposes only.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Spa Hotel Collection, L2003.046 or L2009.001, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Acquisition Information
Loans.
Biography / Administrative History
Collected by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Graphic design materials may have been created in-house, whereas
photographic materials were outsourced to commercial photographers. Materials from collection L2003.046.001 date approximately
between 1970-1990. Materials from collection L2009.001 are largely undated through 2004.
Scope and Content of Collection
Two collections of materials pertaining to the Spa Hotel and Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs (California). Collection
L2003.046 contains drafts of materials created to market the Spa Hotel property in magazines and other publications. Other
types of ephemera includes graphic drafts of brochures, menu cover, display cards, and logos. Materials date approximately
between 1970-1990. Collection L2009.001 contains commercial photography created to promote the Spa Hotel and Spa Resort Casino.
Media includes color slides, color and black and white photographs, and negatives. Collection also includes restaurant menus.
Materials are largely undated through 2004.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Spa Hotel
Spa Resort Casino
Agua Bar and Grill
Steakhouse
Palm Springs
Agua Room
Agua Caliente Room
Spa Lounge
Agua Restaurant
Water Nymph
Colonnade
Mineral Springs
Cahuilla Women
Cahuilla Maiden
Sculpture
Gym
Swimming Pool
Spa
Tourism