Combined Arts and Education Council of San Diego County (COMBO) Records
An Inventory of Holdings at the Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database
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Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database
12/06/2007
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://hobbit.sdsu.edu/archon
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Fax: 619-594-0466
Overview of the Collection
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://hobbit.sdsu.edu/archon
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Fax: 619-594-0466
Creator:
Combined Arts and Education Council of San Diego
Title: Combined Arts and Education Council of San Diego County (COMBO) Records
Dates: 1965-1983
Quantity: 135.00 linear ft
Abstract: The collection of COMBO materials on deposit in Special Collections includes business materials documenting various fund-raising
and business activities of the organization, correspondence, public relations materials, clippings scrapbooks, and member
files. Auction donor forms comprise the greatest portion of the collection. It has been divided into nine series, Correspondence,
Minutes, Financial, Recorded Media and Photos, Alpha Files, Publications, Member Organizations, Donor Files, and Newspaper
Clipping Scrapbooks.
Identification: MS-0090
Language of Materials:
The records are in:
English
Historical Note
The Combined Arts and Education Council of San Diego County (COMBO) was organized in the fall of 1964 for the purpose of combining
fund-raising efforts in the San Diego area to support the arts in San Diego. A 100-member board selected Robert O. Peterson,
President of Foodmaker, Inc. as their first president. Under the leadership of Victor H. Krulak, President of the Copy News
Service, COMBO expanded its fund raising efforts in a door-to-door march and initiated a direct solicitation of the business
community. Because of its position as the major fund-raising organization for the arts in San Diego, COMBO maintained a great
influence over the cultural and artistic development of San Diego.
Scope and Contents
The collection of COMBO materials on deposit in Special Collections includes business materials documenting various fund-raising
and business activities of the organization, correspondence, public relations materials, clippings scrapbooks, and member
files. Auction donor forms comprise the greatest portion of the collection. It has been divided into nine series, Correspondence,
Minutes, Financial, Recorded Media and Photos, Alpha Files, Publications, Member Organizations, Donor Files, and Newspaper
Clipping Scrapbooks.
Arrangement of Materials
I. Correspondence
II. Minutes
III. Financial
IV. Recorded Media and Photos
V. Alpha Files
VI. Publications
VII. Member Organizations
VIII. Donor Files
IX. Newspaper Clipping Scrapbooks
X. 2005 Accession
Related Materials
Old Globe Theatre Collection
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Genre/Form of Material:
Audio Recordings
Organizational Records
Publications
Geographic Name:
San Diego County (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Topical Term:
Art -- Study and teaching -- California -- San Diego County -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Arts -- California -- San Diego County -- Finance -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Arts fund raising -- California -- San Diego County -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Combined Arts and Education Council of San Diego County -- Archives
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature
of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.
Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish
must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted,
permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are
made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the
materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Accruals
1977
Detailed Description of the Collection
Recorded Media and Photos
Member Organizations
1970-1983
Newspaper Clipping Scrapbooks
