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Charles Luckman Papers
THE THOMAS AND DOROTHY LEAVEY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES RESEARCH COLLECTION
CHARLES LUCKMAN PAPERS, 1908-2000 (CSLA-34)
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
COLLECTION TITLE AND NUMBER: Charles Luckman Papers, 1908-2000. CSLA-34
ACCESSION NUMBER: 2006.65; donated by Charles Luckman, Jr., and James Luckman
COLLECTION SIZE: 96 archival document boxes; 16 oversize boxes; 2 unboxed scrapbooks, 2 flat files
DATES: 1908-2000
LANGUAGES: English
CREATOR: Charles Luckman
PROCESSING HISTORY: Processed by
Clay Stalls, Department of Archives and Special Collections. Guide written by Clay Stalls. Date: 2008
This collection consists of the personal papers of the architect and business leader Charles Luckman (1909-1999). Luckman was president of Pepsodent and Lever Brothers in the 1940s. In the 1950s, with William Pereira, he resumed his architectural career and eventually developed a nationally-known firm responsible for such buildings as the Boston Prudential Center, the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles, and New York's Madison Square Garden.
CHARLES LUCKMAN BIOGRAPHY: A brief biography of Charles Luckman.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION: A description of the types, topics, and research value of the materials found in the Charles Luckman Papers.
SERIES ARRANGEMENT: The materials in the Charles Luckman Papers have been organized according to subject matter or topic into series, each with a box and folder list that provides indices to the series' holdings. To view the description and box and folder list of a series, select the appropriate series link:
RESEARCH ACCESS: The collection is open for research by appointment with no restrictions under the conditions of the access policy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To schedule an appointment, please call the Department of Archives and Special Collections at 310-338-5710 or 310-338-5357, or email the department:Special.Collections@lmu.edu. The Research Collection is a program of the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles.