The Jack A. Charney drawings span 6 linear feet and date from 1948 to circa 1965. The collection is composed of architectural drawings in the form of both original drawings and reprographic copies. The majority of the architectural drawings are of apartment complexes in the southern California region (Los Angeles, San Diego, and Long Beach) but the collection also includes architectural drawings of restaurants, store buildings, and single family homes. Some plans in the collection list architect Alfred March as well as Jack A. Charney.

Jack A. Charney was born in New York on June 26, 1921. Charney was a licensed general contractor before opening his own architectural firm in Los Angeles, California in 1956. While practicing as a contractor, Charney attended the Art Center School where he studied architecture under R. M. Schindler and Richard Neutra. Over the course of his architectural career his more notable projects included: Sierra Towers (West Hollywood, California), Diamond Heights Shopping Center (San Francisco, California), and Pacifica Hospital (Los Angeles, California). His practice consisted primarily of apartment buildings, commercial buildings, and some houses.

6.0 Linear feet circa 55 rolls of drawings