Houghton (Vernon W.) Papers, 1912-1956

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Title:: Vernon Winthrop Houghton Papers,
Dates:: 1912-1956
Creators:: Houghton, Vernon Winthrop
Extent:: 2 oversize boxes 3 oversize folders
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Vernon Winthrop Houghton Papers (Collection 469). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of six albums of professional and personal materials of architect Vernon W. Houghton. Includes blueprints, plans, photographs, sketches, correspondence, photostats, and memorabilia. Includes building designs for the Philippines, San Francisco, San Diego, and the Los Angeles area. Also includes material regarding a 1939 recall election in Arcadia, spearheaded by Houghton, and letters from California political figures Thomas Kuchel, Stanley Mosk, Jerry Voorhis, and Goodwin J. Knight.
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.

Subjects:: Architects--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Blueprints.
Names:: Houghton, Vernon Winthrop--Archives.
Places:: Arcadia (Calif.)--Politics and government.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 2002
Date Encoded:: Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 1999 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Vernon Winthrop Houghton Papers (Collection 469). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US