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Finding Aid for the Charles Ruggles Papers, 1908-1960
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Indexing Terms
  • Index of Key-Books

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Charles Ruggles Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1908-1960
    Collection number: 1126
    Creator: Ruggles, Charlie, 1886-1970
    Extent: 17 boxes (8.5 linear ft.) 6 oversize boxes
    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.
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Language of Material: Collection materials in English
    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.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Access

    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.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    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.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233708 

    Biography

    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.

    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.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Ruggles, Charlie, 1886-1970--Archives.
    Actors--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.

    Genres and Forms of Material

    Photographs.

    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