Transcript of a 7.66-hour interview completed under the auspices of the UCLA Oral History Program The interview begins with Lunden's childhood and education and continues with the various buildings and projects he designed during his career. The discussion on the final tape is organized topically, covering Lunden's personal life, the organizations he has belonged to, and his reflections on the practice of architecture The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Lunden was born July 14, 1897 in Chicago. He studied at the California Inst. of Technology, and received a B.S. from the Mass. Inst. of Technology. He was architectural draftsman, Reginald D. Johnson, Architect, Pasadena, Calif., 1915-17, project architect, Cram and Ferguson, Boston, 1921-27, and owner, Samuel E. Lunden, Architect, Los Angeles, 1928-48 and 1957-60. He was partner, Lunden, Hayward, and O'Connor, L.A., 1949-57 and with Samuel E. Lunden, FAIA, and Joseph L. Johnson, AIA, L.A., 1960-78. He was consulting architect at Lyon Associates, Inc., L.A., 1978-83 and has been consulting architect in L.A., 1983 to the present Volume includes index The UCLA Oral History Program : catalog of the collection. 2nd ed. / compiled by Vimala Jayanti. (Los Angeles : Oral History Program, Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992); also: The UCLA Oral History Program : catalog of the collection. 2nd ed., supplement / compiled by Teresa Barnett. (Los Angeles : Oral History Program, Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles, 1996) are available in the UCLA Dept. of Special Collections Forms part of: Oral History collection, Dept. of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Los Angeles