Charles Luckman Papers

THE THOMAS AND DOROTHY LEAVEY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES RESEARCH COLLECTION

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; 15 oversize boxes; 3 unboxed scrapbooks, 2 flat files
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 Charles Luckman (1909-1999), a business leader in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s as president of Pepsodent and Lever Brothers. In the 1950s he resumed his architectural career, with William Pereira 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

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 DESCRIPTIONS: 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:

Series 1: Pepsodent and Lever Brothers Subject Files, 1938-1950	Series 8: Autobiography
Series 2: Correspondence	Series 9: University Subject Files
Series 3: Project Files	Series 10: Speeches
Series 4: Subject Files	Series 11: Publications
Series 5: Architect's Licenses	Series 12: Photographs
Series 6: Los Angeles Public Library	Series 13: Additional Lever Brothers Files
Series 7: Scrapbooks and Photograph Albums	Series 14: Citizens Food Committee

RESEARCH ACCESS: Use of this collection is on-site and by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, please call the Department of Archives and Special Collections at 310-338-2780 or 310-338-7478. The collection is open for research with no restrictions under the conditions of the access policy of the Department of Archives and Special Collection. The Research Collection is a program of the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles.