Talk:Claud Beelman

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Beelman's first name is misspelled in this article. It should have no "e" on the end. The article will have to be moved to "Claud Beelman". References to him on the Internet in which his name is spelled "Claude" actually outnumber references using the correct spelling (using Google search). However, the majority of references made to him in print during his lifetime use the e-less spelling "Claud" (search of the California Index of the regional history section of the L.A. Public Library web site). Whyaduck 04:18, 29 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Whyaduck 06:11, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Beelman's first name was legally spelled Claude, per the 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Census records related to this architect.

Interesting, but contemporary references to his work in publications such as The Los Angeles Times, The Los Angeles Examiner, Southwest Builder & Contractor, Architect and Engineer, Pacific Coast Architect, and Architectural Digest use the spelling "Claud". Had publications been routinely misspelling his name during his lifetime, he'd have had plenty of opportunity during his long career to correct them. "Claud" was apparently the spelling of the name he used professionally, regardless of what his legal name might have been. This conclusion is underscored by the fact that the National Register of Historic Places uses the spelling "Claud" (for "Building at 816 S. Grand" and "Garfield Building"–his other landmarked buildings are listed under the firm name Curlett & Beelman). If somebody comes up with evidence from Beelman's own hand (drawings in his archives routinely signed with "Claude" or business cards from his office using the spelling "Claude", etc) that he used "Claude" more often than "Claud", then the article title should be changed back to that spelling. In the absence of such evidence, I think the article should stay at "Claud Beelman" with "Claude Beelman" as a redirect page. Whyaduck 02:03, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

- - Doesn't matter. His legal name is what counts. Anyone who bases their research on what GOOGLE can find for them gets what...they pay for. His legal name, according to FEDERAL records, was Claude Beelman. Wanna' see the PDF's of official records, or what will do it for ya'? Since you think internet research is actual RESEARCH, then check out the evidence to the contrary:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&p=Claude+Beelman&fr=slv8-msgr&b=21

...read all those darn articles and come tell us all about it then, why dont cha', Whyaduck. There wasn't ANY article on Beelman until the AUTHOR wrote one. Where were you with all your pompous malarky prior to the article being written. Why didn't YOU write the article on Beelman, originally, if you're so smart. Go someplace else and banter about semantics, why doncha', whyaduck? Or why not a duck, or maybe it's WHYNOTADUCKE with a stupid E on the end or NOT, duck. Or is it, duckie. Maybe we should waste our stupid time pontificating ad infinitum based on INTERNET research instead of REAL research for days and days on end. Oy! You are so tiresome. Go away.

signed, NEVER a DUCKE

Thanks for prodding me to dig a little bit deeper. Here's a scan of a 1937 photo from the Herald Examiner Collection at the L.A. Public Library. It depicts Beelman's rendering of his design for the Thalberg Building at MGM. In his own hand he spells his name as Claud Beelman. Whyaduck 05:02, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, accepted.

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