Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Clarence Urban Papers,
- Dates:
- 1939-1953
- Creators:
- Urban, Clarence, b. 1878
- Abstract:
- Clarence Urban (1878- ) was a realtor until he was appointed Real Estate Commissioner of California on June 28, 1939. He also served as president of the Urban Mortgage Company (Los Angeles). The collection consists of photographs, photograph albums, a handbook, and memorabilia and correspondence of Clarence Urban.
- Extent:
- 1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 1 carton (1.0 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Clarence Urban Papers (Collection 1209). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of photographs, photograph albums, a handbook, and memorabilia and correspondence of Clarence Urban, a Los Angeles realtor originally from Texas, as Real Estate Commissioner of California, 1939, and his acquittal in court proceedings in 1940.
- Biographical / historical:
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Urban was born on May 1, 1878 in Jacksonville, Texas; owned five weekly newspapers in Texas before coming to Los Angeles and working as a realtor until he was appointed Real Estate Commissioner of California on June 28, 1939; also served as president of the Urban Mortgage Company (Los Angeles); wrote Successful real estate practice (1950).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Joan Perkal, May 1978.
- 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.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house card file, September 2003 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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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], Clarence Urban Papers (Collection 1209). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988