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Title: Roy and Carol Doumani Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1979-1992
Collection number: 288
Creator: Doumani, Roy
Extent: 8 boxes (4 linear ft.)
4 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Roy Doumani graduated from UCLA with a BA in business and finance in 1958. In 1978, architect Robert Graham started construction
on their 7500 sq. ft. seaside home in Venice, California. The house, containing works by prominent artists, was bequeathed
to UCLA at the end of 1988, and serves as a setting for UCLA arts activities and events. The collection consists of architectural
drawings, records, correspondence, and memorabilia relating to the construction and history of the Doumani House.
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.
Language:
English.
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Roy and Carol Doumani, 1994.
[Identification of item], Roy and Carol Doumani Papers (Collection 288). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1217866
Roy Doumani graduated from UCLA with a BA in business and finance in 1958; managing partner in WSGP International; president
of World Trade Bancorp and chairman, First Interstate Bank of Hawaii; member of UCLA Foundation Board of Trustees; his wife
Carol Doumani is a screenwriter; in 1978 architect Robert Graham started construction on their 7500 sq. ft. seaside home in
Venice, California; the house, containing works by prominent artists, was bequeathed to UCLA at the end of 1988, and serves
as a setting for UCLA arts activities and events.
Collection consists of architectural drawings, records, correspondence, and memorabilia relating to the construction and history
of the Doumani House, designed by Robert Graham. It includes magazines and newspaper clippings, 3 VHS cassettes and one U-matic
format videocassette, architectural renderings, photographs, and envelope with water color of the Doumani House by Chris Cary.
Arranged in the following series:
- Plans and artists' renderings (Boxes 1-2).
- Artist and construction files (Boxes 3-4).
- Events and tours (Boxes 4-6).
- Articles and clippings (Boxes 7-9).
- Videos (Boxes 9-10).
- Photographs (Boxes 10-11).
- Art work (Box 11).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Doumani, Roy--Archives.
Doumani, Carol--Archives.
Graham, Robert, 1938- .
Doumani House (Venice, Los Angeles, Calif.)--Archives.
Dwellings--California--Archival resources.
Architectural drawings.
Doumani, Carol.