Rufus S. Lusk & Son business and personal records
Scope and Contents
The material in this collection includes business records, publications, correspondence, financial reports, memorandum, and photographs. Much of this material is related to the work of Lusk & Son, but there are also materials related to other activities for Rufus S. Lusk including the Washington Taxpayers' Association and Washington Taxpayers' Protective Association, and the Gourmet Society Dinner Club. The material dates from the 1930s through 1994.
Dates
- 1896-1994
- Majority of material found within 1930-1993
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical / Historical
Founded by Rufus S. Lusk, Sr.(d. 1971), Rufus S. Lusk & Son, Inc. was the leader in the Mid-Atlantic region for providing the most accurate and reliable real estate sales, ownership, and mortgage information. For nearly 70 year, the Rufus S. Lusk & Son company published real estate information products which made a significant contribution to the Washington area community. While the Lusk company primarily served the real estate and financial communities through the dissemination of its information, homeowners and others interested in real estate trends used Lusk publications to keep abreast of developments. In 1997, the company was sold. In addition to his work in the real estate industry Rufus Lusk, Sr. was also involved in other aspects of Washington DC business and social society. He founded the Gourmet Dinner Society and the Washington Taxpayers' Association and served as a member of the Greater Washington Board of Trade.
The District of Columbia Real Estate Directory provides data about all realty in Washington. The Lusk company also produced three weekly publications including Real Estate Guides. This service provided records transfers of property and real estate mortgages.
Extent
45.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Founded by Rufus S. Lusk, Sr.(d. 1971), Rufus S. Lusk & Son, Inc. was the leader in the Mid-Atlantic region for providing the most accurate and reliable real estate sales, ownership, and mortgage information. For nearly 70 year, the Rufus S. Lusk & Son company published real estate information products which made a significant contribution to the Washington area community. Within the collection much of the collection is related to the work of Lusk & Son, but there are also materials related to other activities for Rufus S. Lusk including the Washington Taxpayers' Association and the Washington Taxpayers' Protective Association, and the Gourmet Society Dinner Club. The material dates from the 1930s through 1994.
Arrangement
Collection remains in original order, but folder titles were organized within the finding aid and two series were created for ease of browsing the finding aid: Business records, and Civic and personal record.
Physical Location
Materials are stored off-site, and will require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rufus Speake Lusk, III, September 20, 1996
Processing Information
In June 2022 following a conversation with the donor the material that had been part of a series 3 related to The Tri-State Commission and the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) was moved to a new collection MS2402. These records were long considered the donation of Jerome M. Alper and the donor confirmed these were not part of the donation of Lusk records. Because of the removal of 5.5 linear ft the final 7 boxes of this collection were renumbered.
- Lusk, Rufus S. (Rufus Speake)
- Lusk, Rufus Speake III
- Real property Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rufus S. Lusk & Son
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Rufus Lusk & Sons business and personal records, 1896-1994
- Status
- Folder Inventory
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
