Finding Aid for the Leo Benjamin Lesperance Papers, 1920-1930

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 1999
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

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Finding Aid for the Leo Benjamin Lesperance Papers, 1920-1930

Collection number: 732

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • Manuscripts Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Processed by:
Manuscripts Division staff
Encoded by:
Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, August 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Leo Benjamin Lesperance Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1920-1930
Collection number: 732
Creator: Lesperance, Leo Benjamin
Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Leo Benjamin Lesperance served as President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley, and was engaged in real estate development. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, plot maps, broadsides, promotional literature, and related printed material concerning the real estate development of the San Fernando Valley, California.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

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Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Additional Physical Form Available

A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
  • Public Services Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dorothy Lesperance, 1961.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Leo Benjamin Lesperance Papers (Collection 732). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233297 

Biography

Lesperance served as President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley, and was engaged in real estate development.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, plot maps, broadsides, promotional literature, and related printed material concerning the real estate development of the San Fernando Valley, California. Materials relate to land development, water, and the Chamber of Commerce and Civic League in the Valley.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Lesperance, Leo Benjamin--Archives.
Real estate developers--California--San Fernando Valley--Archival resources.


Note

Description derived from in-house card file.
 

Papers, ca. 1920-1930.

Creator/Collector: Lesperance, Leo Benjamin
Physical Description: 1 box.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, clippings, maps and related printed material concerning the real estate development of the San Fernando Valley, California and the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley. Mr. Lesperance served as President of this organization, and was engaged in real estate development in San Fernando Valley.