Ruggles (Charles) Papers, 1908-1960

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Summary

Title:
Charles Ruggles Papers,
Dates:
1908-1960
Creators:
Ruggles, Charlie, 1886-1970
Abstract:
Charlie Ruggles (1892-1970) made his first theatrical appearance at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco. He later appeared in motion pictures. The collection consists of photographs, keybooks, annotated plays and scripts, clippings, fan letters, telegrams, playbills, framed awards, and ephemera relating to Ruggles' stage and motion picture career.
Extent:
17 boxes (8.5 linear ft.) 6 oversize boxes
Language:
Collection materials in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles Ruggles Papers (Collection 1126). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of photographs, keybooks, annotated plays and scripts, clippings, fan letters, telegrams, playbills, framed awards, and ephemera relating to the stage and motion picture career of Charles Ruggles. Includes photographs of film actors and actresses. Also includes materials relating to: Father of the bride, Heaven can wait, Our town, The pleasure of his company, and Showboat.

Biographical / historical:

Ruggles was born on February 8, 1892 in Los Angeles; he made his first theatrical appearance at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco; he later appeared in motion pictures; he died in December 1970.

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.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Actors--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Photographs.
Indexes:

Index of Key-Books

Anything Goes Box 3, Album 31
At Home Box 1, Album 2
Balallaika Box 1, Album 35
Batchelor Father Box 1, Album 10
Battle of Paris Box 1, Album 8
Boy Trouble Box 3, Album 30
Bringing Up Baby Box 3, Album 29
Early to Bed Box 3, Album 27
Evenings For Sale Box 2, Album 17
Exclusive Box 3, Album 29
Farmer's Daughter Box 4, Album 35
Friendly Enemies Box 4, Album 44
Girl Habit Box 2, Album 11
Girl Without A Room Box 3, Album 21
Goodbye Love Box 3, Album 23
Gymnasium Box 1, Album 4
Her Wedding Night Box 1, Album 10
Honeymoon For Three Box 4, Album 38
Honor Among Lovers Box 1, Album 8
Husband's Holiday Box 2, Album 13
If I Had A Million Box 2, Album 18
Informal Studio Pictures Box 1, Album 3
Invisible Woman Box 4, Album 39
Invitation to Happiness Box 4, Album 33
It Happened on 5th Avenue Box 4, Album 42
Kennels Box 1, Album 4
Love Me Tonight Box 2, Album 12
Loveable Cheat Box 4, Album 44
Madame Butterfly Box 2, Album 18
Mama Loves Papa Box 2, Album 20
Maryland Box 3, See Album 29
Melody Cruise Box 2, Album 19
Melody in Spring Box 3, Album 23
Murder in the Rear Car Box 2, Album 16
Murders in the Zoo Box 2, Album 19
Model Wife Box 4, Album 43
Night of June 13th Box 2, Album 17
Night Work Box 4, Album 34
No Time for Comedy Box 4, Album 37
One Hour With You Box 2, Album 15
Parson of Panamint Box 4, Album 40
Portraits Box 1, Album 1
Public Debutante No. 1 Box 3, See Album 29
Pursuit of Happiness Box 3, Album 24
Queen High Box 1, Album 9
Random Studio Pictures Box 1, Album 3
Ruggles of Red Gap Box 3, Album 25
Roadhouse Nights Box 1, Album 7
Seventy Thousand Witnesses Box 2, Album 18
Six of a Kind Box 3, Album 22
Smiling Lieutenant Box 1, Album 6
Sudden Money Box 4, Album 32
SS Flandre Box 4, Album 44
Terror Aboard Box 2, Album 19
The Lady Lies Box 1, Album 8
This is the Night Box 2, Album 14
This Reckless Age Box 2, Album 13
Trouble in Paradise Box 2, Album 17
Turn Off the Moon Box 3, Album 29
Unclassified Pictures Box 1, Album 5
Wives Never Know Box 3, Album 28
Young Man of Manhattan Box 1, Album 6

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, November 2004 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: unknown .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

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], Charles Ruggles Papers (Collection 1126). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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