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Finding Aid for the Leo Benjamin Lesperance Papers, 1920-1930
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Leo Benjamin Lesperance Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1920-1930
    Collection number: 732
    Creator: Lesperance, Leo Benjamin
    Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Leo Benjamin Lesperance served as President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley, and was engaged in real estate development. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, plot maps, broadsides, promotional literature, and related printed material concerning the real estate development of the San Fernando Valley, California.
    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.

    Administrative 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.

    Restrictions on Access

    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 Dorothy Lesperance, 1961.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Leo Benjamin Lesperance Papers (Collection 732). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233297 

    Biography

    Lesperance served as President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley, and was engaged in real estate development.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, plot maps, broadsides, promotional literature, and related printed material concerning the real estate development of the San Fernando Valley, California. Materials relate to land development, water, and the Chamber of Commerce and Civic League in the Valley.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Lesperance, Leo Benjamin--Archives.
    Real estate developers--California--San Fernando Valley--Archival resources.