La Luz Landowners Association Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-795-BC
Scope and Content
The collection documents the history of Albuquerque's La Luz community via records of the La Luz Landowners Association Board of Directors and committees. Legal documents, agendas, meeting minutes, notes and correspondence form the core of this collection. Aside from routine business, prominent issues illuminated in the collection include architectural standards/integrity, unique maintenance concerns, development, and the like. News clippings and magazine articles highlight architect Antoine Predock's inimitable design of La Luz.
Much of the material in the collection was amassed by Robert Gish during his tenure on the Board of Directors and on various committees.
Much of the material in the collection was amassed by Robert Gish during his tenure on the Board of Directors and on various committees.
Dates
- 1969-2008
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance witg all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Background Information
The La Luz community was the first major project of architect, Antoine Predock. La Luz, developed by Ovenwest Corporation and opened in 1969, was hailed as a "courageous attempt to show how land can be improved by development, housing can be clustered without being cramped, and architecture and planning can support conservation." The community consists of "96 [adobe] homes clustered on some 42 acres of developed land at the edge of a 500-acre parcel of wide open spaces. Each dwelling has complete privacy, protected outdoor space, and connections to communal patios and placitas…."
The La Luz Landowners Association was incorporated on February 10, 1969. The Association holds title to common areas and facilities, administers the common areas for the benefit of the residents, and is charged with implementing La Luz's Declaration of Planned Residential Community.
Source: "La Luz: The Light on the Mesa," by V. B. Price. Su Casa Magazine, Autumn 2001.
The La Luz Landowners Association was incorporated on February 10, 1969. The Association holds title to common areas and facilities, administers the common areas for the benefit of the residents, and is charged with implementing La Luz's Declaration of Planned Residential Community.
Source: "La Luz: The Light on the Mesa," by V. B. Price. Su Casa Magazine, Autumn 2001.
Extent
1 box (1 cu. ft.)
Abstract
The La Luz Landowners Association collection documents the history of Albuquerque's La Luz community via records of the La Luz Landowners Association Board of Directors and committees. Legal documents, agendas, meeting minutes, notes and correspondence form the core of this collection.
Separated Material
Issues of La Luz Landowners Association newsletter, La Luz Voice, 1973-2006, have been transferred to CSWR general collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the La Luz Landowners Association Records, 1969-2008
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- B. Silbergleit
- Date
- © 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu