Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Charles Louis Ducommun (1820?-1896) Collection, 1839-1977
- Dates:
- 1839-1977
- Creators:
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 15 linear feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Charles Louis Ducommun (1820?-1896) Collection, 1839-1977. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Background
- Scope and content:
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Account books, ledgers, deeds, certificates of title, stock certificates, stock lists, hardware catalogs, photographs, and other material pertaining to the history of the Ducommun store and its subsequent business entities. The Ducommun Corporation is Los Angeles’ oldest continuously operating business dating from 1849. There are a few personal items from Ducommun and his family, including Ducommun's passports and certificate of citizenship and family photographs. There are a few short histories of Charles Ducommun and the Ducommun business, including one written by Charles E. Ducommun. Some of the items are photoprints, rather than originals. (Bulk dates 1852-1906)
- Biographical / historical:
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Swiss born businessman who arrived in Los Angeles in 1849. He established a watch repair shop on Commercial Street which grew into a flourishing general merchandising store. Ducommun was a director of the Los Angeles water company, the Main and Agricultural Park Railway, the Pioneer Oil Company, and a founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1839-1977
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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Charles Louis Ducommun (1820?-1896) Collection, 1839-1977. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359