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Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles records
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • Online Items Available

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles records
    Creator: Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles
    Creator: Architects Bureau, Ltd.
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1257
    Physical Description: 12.5 linear feet (25 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1921-1944
    Abstract: The Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles, California was founded ca. 1921 to provide municipal, county, state, and national governments with professional architects at a reasonable cost. AAALA did not accept or perform architectural services for private individuals or firms. The collection consists of the Association's minutes, financial records, publications, clippings, photographs, and contracts. Also includes minutes and financial records of the Architects Bureau Limited, Los Angeles.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.

    Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

    PORTIONS OF THIS COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED. See the Existence and Location of Copies note for the link to the digitized materials.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Transferred from Architecture and Urban Planning Library.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942303123606533 

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles Records (Collection 1257). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Anne Caiger, August 1980.
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    Biography

    The Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles, California was founded ca. 1921; its purpose was to "advance the art of architecture and by professional cooperation and collaboration to secure for and provide municipal, county, state, and national governments and organizations formed for civic betterment, or mutual or business advancement with the highest and best expression of the profession of architecture at the least possible cost..."; AAALA did not accept or perform architectural services for private individuals or firms.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of minutes, financial records, publications, clippings, photographs, and contracts related to the Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles (AAALA). Includes minute books (1921-36), scrapbooks of clippings about buildings, financial statements, photographs of preliminary sketches for various jobs including the Los Angeles Hall of Justice building, bulletins of the AAALA, and proceedings of the American Institute of Architects (1921-40). Also includes minutes and financial records of the Architects Bureau Limited, Los Angeles.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Minute books (Boxes 1-8).
    2. Financial records (Boxes 9-10).
    3. Projects (Boxes 11-20, 22).
    4. Records of Architects Bureau Ltd. (Boxes 21-22).
    5. Publications (Boxes 23-25).

    Online Items Available

    Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online: Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles Records (3 items). 

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Clippings files.
    Organization files.
    Architecture -- California -- Los Angeles -- Societies, etc. -- Archives.
    Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles--Archives
    Architects Bureau, Ltd.--Archives.