Guide to the Robert Evans Alexander Papers,
1935-1993

Collection Number: 3087

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
E. Engst, M. Warren
Date completed:
October 1989
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, April 2002 Julia Guarneri, July 2002

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Robert Evans Alexander papers, 1935-1993
Collection Number:
3087
Creator:
Robert Evans Alexander, 1907-
Quantity:
86.4 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Contains architectural plans and drawings, reports, correspondence, legal papers, agenda and minutes of meetings, printed material, negative microfilm, cassette tape, photographs, drawings, and slides.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes architectural plans and drawings, reports, correspondence, legal papers, agenda and minutes of meetings, printed material and photographs from the firms of Neutra and Alexander, and Alexander and Associates. Projects include a plan for various buildings and schools. Also, "Checkpoint Charlie," a volume of personal reminiscences; "Convicts with AIDS," and "Why L.A.?;" and obituary material.


BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

An architect and city planner, Robert Evans Alexander graduated in the Cornell University Class of 1930. He was a member of the International Fraternity of Lambda Alpha, Los Angeles Chapter.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes architectural plans and drawings, reports, correspondence, legal papers, agenda and minutes of meetings, printed material and photographs from the firms of Neutra and Alexander, and Alexander and Associates. Projects include a plan for various buildings in the Territory of Guam; various schools including Palos Verdes High School, Adelphi College (Garden City, N.Y.), Simpson College (Indianola, Iowa), the University of California at San Diego, and California Institute of Technology (Behavioral Biology Laboratory); the Los Angeles County Hall of Records; buildings at various military bases; the visitors' building and cyclorama at Gettysburg National Military Park; and Bunker Hill Residential Towers (Los Angeles). Also, "Checkpoint Charlie," a volume of personal reminiscences, 1989; "Convicts with AIDS" (1992), and "Why L.A.?" (1993); and obituary material.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Alexander, Robert Evans, 1907-
Neutra, Richard.
Neutra and Alexander.
Alexander and Associates.
Adelphi College--Buildings.
Simpson College--Buildings.
University of California, San Diego--Buildings.
California Institute of Technology--Buildings.
Palos Verdes High School.
Los Angeles County Hall of Records.
Gettysburg National Military Park.
Bunker Hill Residential Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Lambda Alpha International. Los Angeles Chapter.

Subjects:
AIDS (Disease).
Campus planning.
City planning.
Architecture.
City planners.
Architects.

Places:
Guam.

Form and Genre Terms:
Drawings.
Minutes.
Photographs.
Color slides.


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Robert Evans Alexander Papers, #3087. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
Brochure describing the firm, and listing projects of all kinds accomplished by the firm
Box 1-2
"Preview of a New Way of Life"
Box 1-2
An article written for Revere Copper & Brass, shortly after Pearl Harbor
"The Architect and Society"
Box 1-2
An outline of some thoughts on the future of the profession
"Southern California Transit - Tragic Blunder or Blessed Boon?
Box 1-2
"The Beautiful Valley"
Box 1-2
A brief statement given on the final presentation of the Vista General Plan
"Design Objectives in City Planning"
Box 1-2
From a seminar at 1955 A.I.A. Convention
"It's Time to Look at Tomorrow's Schools"
Box 1-2
A talk given to California School Administrators in 1958
"Designing for Science at Orange Coast College"
Box 1-2
Account of planning and investigation which applies to a planning approach in general
"Re: Planning a Campus"
Box 1-2
The reproduction of an internal memorandum as a guide for planning
"A Tip on a Sure Winner at 100 to 1 Odds"
Box 1-2
Attempted guide to college planning
"Return to our Cities"
Box 1-2
Statement to the Southern California Chapter, American Institute of Architects
"West End Urban Renewal"
Box 1-2
Brief report on Stockton, California's Redevelopment Project
"Reading the Palm of Escondido"
Box 1-2
A brief report on a general plan, for popular consumption
"Community Planning and Housing for the Pallikkaranai project, Madras, India."
Box 1-2
"Anchorage at the Crossroads"
Box 1-2
Aug. 1964 brief report on the re-planning of Anchorage after the earthquake
"Fall-Out Shelter Survey, Contra Costa County, California"
Box 1-2
In two parts: Part 1 is an actual summary of results of the survey, and Part 2 describes in detail the procedures and operating experience
"A New Look for the City."
Box 1-2
About half of this book written in collaboration with Drayton Bryant, was published by the Haynes Foundation under the title "Rebuilding a City"
"Long Range Development Plan - University of California, San Diego, Oct. 1963"
Box 1-2
First plan for one of three new University campuses to accomodate 27,500 students each in California
"Planning for Guam"
Box 1-2
Represents the first attempt at a regional plan for the newly formed territory of Guam
"San Mateo Junior College"
Box 1-2
Very small manuscript on planning a community college
"Report on a Development Plan and a Construction Program for Orange Coast College"
Box 1-2
"Master Plan for Adelphi College, Garden City, Long Island"
Box 1-2
Reproduction in rough form of the dummy for a brochure
"St. John's College Development Plan"
Box 1-2
"A Plan for the Tulsa Central Business District"
Box 1-2
Script for a taped talk accompanied by slides, explaining the CBD plan for Tulsa
"A Plan for Central Tulsa"
Box 1-2
"Urban Design Manual of Goals"
Box 1-2
Guide for plan preparation and implementation for the San Diego Border Area Program
"An Architect Views the Client's Role in School Building Planning"
Box 1-2
8 page reprint of "The People of Sacramento - Plan for 1960 Through Redevelopment" (Sacramento City Planning Commission)
Box 1-2
Orange Coast College - Photos of buildings and plans for buildings, no dates
Box 3-4
Photos of buildings, sketches, and plans for buildings; some people
University of Nevada, Reno
Box 3-4
Pallikaranai Project, India
Box 3-4
St. John College - ? (typescripts of sales brochure)
Box 3-4
Misc. photos not labeled, no dates
Box 3-4
Adelphi College, Long Island
Box 3-4
Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles
Box 3-4
University Elementary School (UCLA)
Box 3-4
San Pedro Hacienda (Motel)?
Box 3-4
Correspondence on Guam and Lawsuit Material (N & A)
Box 5-6
Correspondence on Guam and Lawsuit Material (N & A;)
Box 6-7
Correspondence on Guam and Lawsuit Material (N & A;)
Box 8-9
Karachi (Cost Estimates, etc.)
Box 9-10
Claremont Methodist Church; Christ Episcopal Church - Ontario; Santa Ana Police Facilities Bldg.; Mail Analysis N & A; Apr. 13, 1959 to Mar. 12, 1959, including REA Mail Analysis 1959
Box 11-12
Contra Costa; REA Personal 1957-1958; Tulsa
Box 12-13
Hall of Records (Studies)
Box 13
Miramar Chapel; Riviera Methodist Church; San Fernando State College
Box 13-15
Ticktocker Nursery (1); Riviera Shop Drawings (1)-Code Requirements, etc.; Intermediate School-Alamitos (1); Office Filing - HTW; U.S. Embassy - Karachi (1)
Box 15-16
Karachi - Embassy Building
Box 17-18
Alamitos So. School; Alamitos Multi-Use Building
Box 18
Palos Verdes; United Auto Workers
Box 18-19
Hall of Records (All 'A' Files plus 2 'C' Files)
Box 19-20
Hall of Records (All 'B' Files)
Box 20-21
Mountain Home AFB Add. Housing A2-Corr. Client USAF, A3-Corr. Collaborators HH & J;, B4-Minutes of Meetings
Box 20-21
Mountain Home 820 Unites (1 file)
Box 20-21
National Charity League - B9 - Change Orders & Reduction in Sound from Equipment Rm. (61/62)
Box 20-21
Observation Nursery School (1957 - 1 file; UCLA Kindergarten Nursery Stae II-C-1 Corr. Client; C-2 Corr. State Agencies
Box 20-21
Central Union Elementary School (Lemoore), Gettysburg A & B; Files
Box 21-22
Gettysburg - C Files
Box 22-23
Fine Arts Building, University of Nevada, Reno
Box 23-24
Adelphi College
Box 25
Adelphi College - Library
Box 25-26
(See REA Job List) REA Jobs
Box 26-27
(See REA Job List) REA Jobs
Box 27-28
Lemoore NAS; Lemoore "500"; Lemoore Akers School
Box 28-29
Simpson Dormitories
Box 29-30
Simpson Dormitories, Simpson Library A-A1A, C1 to C3B
Box 29-30
Simpson Library fr. C-3 to C-14-1
Box 30-31
Painted Desert Community; Houses First Increment; Second Increment - Comm. - Maintenance - Trailer Park & Fred Harvey
Box 31-32
International Student Center
Box 32-33
Cornell LRDP; The Breakers; South America Alliance for Progress
Box 34
Escondido; Stockton; Anchorage, Alaska
Box 35-36
Griffith Starland (Mt. Hollywood); Campen Theatre (Navy)
Box 36
REA - Speeches, Seminars, etc. 1947-1961
Box 36-37
UCSD Residence Halls, Unit 1 and CFB (A,B,C Files; CFB Step 2-A1, B; M1' Res. Halls Step 2 - A1, B1, M1; College II; Library
Box 37-38
UCSD Residence Halls, Unit 1 and CFB (from C2 files)
Box 38-39
UCSD - LRDP A through B9
Box 39-40
UCSD - LRDP B-10 through B-15 plus Agenda Books & Brochure
Box 40-41
UCSD - LRDP B-1 through B-1-H
Box 41-42
UCSD - LRDP VI-i through B-1BB
Box 42-43
Mail Analysis N & A; 1960-1963; Mail Analysis REA 1964-1965; Mail Charge Out Sheets 1959-1965
Box 43-44
State of California Environmental Quality & Amenities
Box 44-45
El Paso; Vista
Box 45-46
AIA Files; Committee on Advancement of the Profession (5); 1956 Convention; 1961 Convention; NW Reg. Conf. & Houston Conv.; Western Mountain Region 11th Annual Convention; Convention Mex. San Diego Chapter Mtd.; Community Planning Comm. Kit; Border Planning Commission (40 Misc. Publications)
Box 46-47
Personal 1964-1965 (2); Misc. 1965-1968 (4)
Box 47-48
Misc. by others than REA Nov. 1965 - Dec. 31, 1968
Box 47-48
Misc. Corresp. with SOM (Oct. 1960 - June 1964)
Box 47-48
I.O.M General Nov. 1965 - Dec. 1968; Staff Meetings; University Club; Cornell General 1968; Cornell - Delta Phi; USC School of Architecture Fifth Year Design 1961-1962; Competitions, Exhibits; Competition, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Governors Mansion Competition 1961; Publicity & Regional Plan Assoc. 1966 & 1967.
Box 47-48
Mail Analysis 1966-1969 (REA; N & A; 1964; Mail Out Sheets 1966-1969)
Box 49
Town Hall - General & Speakers 1964-1967; Town Hall Board of Governors 1966 & Printed Matter
Box 49-50
Proposition 2 UCSD; FDR Memorial; Exhibits, Competition (N & A;) 1959-1960; N & A; Bldgs. in LA & Vicinity; IOM-RJN 1961; IOM RJN General 1959 - 1962 N & A; Glendale Building; General Cost Data N & A; Job Deadline N & A; Misc. 1959-1961; Former Employees 1952-1964 (2)
Box 49-50
UCSD Basic Sciences A7 B Files & TV File
Box 51
Bunker Hill Towers A1 through 8D correspondence
Box 52
Bunker Hill Towers correspondence, planning info., cost estimates
Box 53
Bunker Hill Towers A8C through B9 & Hotel Prospect; outline specifications; correspondence; weekly progress reports
Box 53-54
Bunker Hill Towers C1 through C3B; correspondence - contractors and consultants
Box 54-55
Bunker Hill Towers C3C through C9; lab tests; change orders; bids, etc.
Box 55-56
Bunker Hill Towers C10 though C17 & Newspaper Clippings; correspondence - consultants and others
Box 56-57
Bunker Hill Hotel A-1 through B1A; cost estimates; minutes of meetings; fine arts; air conditioning; parking needs
Box 57-58
Bunker Hill Hotel B-2 through B-6 & Newspapers clippings; AIA -Southern California Chapter - Correspondence 1966-1969; REA President - Correspondence 1970; Speakers for Meetings - Correspondence.
Box 58
Agendas & Minutes of Meetings 1969; REA President - 1970; Correspondence 1970 - REA Pres., Misc. Committees; 1970 Newspaper clippings and articles; 1970 LA General Plan; AIA Filing (Misc. Corresp. 1970)Watts Enterprises - Corresp. & Interoffice Memos;Mail Analysis 1970; Mailout Sheets 1970; Mobile Building 1960-1969; Misc. Corresp. 1969; Progressive Architecture 1959-1969; School Executive from 1959; House & Home 1959-1961; REA Competitions & Exhibits 1967-1969; Misc. Job Files; Building Center Exhibit 1967; Comm. for Economic Development; Mt. Home Air Force Base Housing USAF ( 1957); Mt. Home Add. Housing A-1 Negotiation.
Box 58-59 & 60 (oversize)
Misc. Drawings - International Student Center - Prelim & Originals
Box 61
Mount Hollywood - Prelim. drawings
Box 61
Planetarium - Addition - Dayton, Ohio Museum of Natural History Prelim
Box 61
Claremont Methodist Church - Record Set; Riviera Methodist Church - Prelim & Office Set; Gettysburg - Prelim & Record Set.
Box 61
San Diego Border Project Sketches & Prelim drawings.
Box 62
Painted Desert Community Prelim & Check Set; Reno Library
Box 62
Publication Drawings; Nevada Fine Arts Prelims; Sarma Madras Project Check Set for Reference; Adelphi College Sketches; Santa Ana Police Facility Sketches.
Box 62
Painted Desert Community Site Plan & Prelim sketches; office set & As-built set; specs and Mech. Drawings; Cornell Sketches (color)
Box 63
Caltech Humanities Building - REA Sketches, Schematic Plans; Scheme A Mar. 1967; Scheme D Nov. 1966; Early Sketches & Plans; Program Study; Scheme B Negatives
Box 64
Reno, Nevada Library Originals, Neg. of Mech. & Elect., Prelim Sketches; mechanical prints (set) Arch. & Struct (set) Elect. set; Prelim set; San Diego Border Sketches.
Box 64
Caltech Master Planning Studies & Plans, 1975, 1985
Box 65
UCSD Residence Hall as built-in ozalids
Box 66
Planning reports (published) for University of California at San Diego; California Institute of Technology; Los Angeles Central Business District; City of Escondido, California; Stockton, California; Norwalk, California; and State of California Transportation Agency
Box 67
Claremont College Parking Presentation
Box 68
Specs Married Student Housing, U.S.C., Simpson Library, Army Family Housing at Yuma Test Station, Capehart Quarters Project Ashmi
Box 68
News clips on practice (Neutra & Alexander and REA); Neutra & Alexander - specs for G.W.H.S.
Box 68
Bradbury Bldg. material; Bankunst & Werkform, REA studies, consulting, correspondence, sketches, company brochures, and tapes. (M.B. Jackson "Instant Transit" microfilm - Desert Counseling Clinic, album of articles, photo clipping album, clippings, negatives of Tulsa Rept, photo albums, F.H.A. Com. corresp.
Box 69
Claremont College - planning files
Box 70
Files on Cal Tech Behavioral Biology Labs
Box 71-72
News clipping scrapbooks -
Box 73 (leg.3)
Guam in 1952, 1 entry; Motivation Rept. by Alexander and Sarma in Competition for All-India Institute of Medical Science (Placed Second)
Pre- 1975 specifications
Box 74-77
Pre- 1975 specifications Bunker Hill Towers specs, Buildings C-E
Box 78
Pre- 1975 specifications Bank of America specs
Box 79
Pre-1975 specifications
Box 80
Palos Verdes High School, Great Western Savings, Karachi Embassy, Gettysburg Visitors Center, Bunker Hill area feasibility report, 1951; photo taken from Bunker Hill Towers by J. Amestoy, 1973.
Box 81 (o/s 3")
Humanities and S.S. bldg. at Cal Tech, Distinguished honor award and The Breakers material, Santa Ana Police Bldg., Capehart Quarters Ashmi Naval Air Station
Box 82 (o/s 3")
Pre-1975 specifications, U.S. Embassy Karachi, Gettysburg Visitors Center, Univ. of Cal. School of Sci. & Engineering, Residence Hall I
Box 83 (o/s 3")
Pre- 1975 San Diego specifications, Palos Verdes H.S., Carson City Hall, Bank of America
Box 84 (o/s 3")
Awards and old architectural journals, Great Western Savings - Architects Rept., Mt. Hollywood Study, Westwood International Student's Center
Box 85 (o/s 3")
Anchorage renderings, Adelphi and St. John's brochures
Box 86 (o/s 3")
Roll of Palos Verdes High School plans
Box 87
Roll of Baldwin Hills Village plans, white print copies, 1940, 1966, 1972. Plans of Alexander's Los Angeles office, The Bradbury Bldg., 1969.
Mapcase
Roll of Carson City Hall plans
Box 89
Tube carton - labelled Bunker Hills Towers (empty except for wrapping)
Box 90
Tube carton - Page Residence
Box 91
Claremont College - Consulting 1972-1975
Box 92
Claremont College - Housing (Job 7122) 1972-1975
Box 92
Claremont College - Joint Campus Plan Committee 1972-1975
Box 92
Cornell University - General 1978-1979
Box 92
Cornell University - Library Material List 1978
Box 92
Transit System - Financing 1979-1971
Box 92
Transit System - Financing 1971-1973
Box 92
Los Angeles Central Business District (CBD) Transit File 1969-1973
Box 92
Instant Transit 1969-1971
Box 92
Rapid Transit 1967-1971
Box 92
Reading File (binders of chron. outgoing correspondence) 1974-1978
Box 92
Photographs
Bunker Hill Hotel and Residential Towers
Box 93
Elysian Park Hights, Los Angeles
Box 93
International Student Center, UCLA
Box 93
Library, University of Nevada, Reno
Box 93
Neil Jacoby International Student Center, UCLA
Box 93
Meadowsbrook Park, San Bernardino Valley
Box 93
Palms Park Community Center and Library
Box 93
Lincoln Park High School, Shops Building, Los Angeles
Box 93
Santa Ysabel Indian Mission Museum
Box 93
Hazard Park Recreation Center
Box 93
Micellaneous Projects
Box 93
Noyes Chemical-Physical Lab
Box 93
Solar Hot Water Heating System
Box 93
Los Angeles Community College Cultural Center
Box 93
Ramo Hall, CIT
Box 93
General Services Building, UC San Diego
Box 93
Base Theater, Camp Pendleton
Box 93
Speech Arts Building, Orange Coast College
Box 93
Humanities Building, CIT
Box 93
Anchorage, Alaska
Box 93
Baldwin Hills
Box 93
Bank of America, San Bernardino Valley
Box 93
Basic Science Building, Medical School, UC San Diego
Box 93
Baxter Hall, CIT
Box 93
Hidden Hills Elementary School
Box 93
North Fontana Park
Box 93
UCLA
Box 93
UCLA Elementary School
Box 93
Residence Halls, UC San Diego
Box 93
Photographs and negatives, some bound reports
UC San Diego
Box 94
University City
Box 94
National Charity League Observation Nursery School, Los Angeles
Box 94
National Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Box 94
Adelphi College, Long Island
Box 94
Germany Trip, 1965
Box 94
Miscellaneous Letters, Documents
Box 94
Professional Records (personal photographs, copy of birth certificate, etc.)
Box 94
Clippings
Box 94
Reports
Box 94
Central Union Elementary School, Lemoore, California
Box 94
Firm (Robert Alexander & Richard Neutra) profile book
Box 94
Library, University of Nevada, Reno
Box 94
Mono County Courthouse
Box 94
Ruberoid Competition
Box 94
UCLA Kindergarten
Box 94
Homes for Military Personnel
Box 94
Baldwin Hills
Box 95
Bank of America - San Bernardino
Box 95
Bank of America - Whittier
Box 95
Beverly Drive Country Club
Box 95
Alexander Home, Mammoth Lakes, California
Box 95
Anchorage, Alaska
Box 95
USC - housing
Box 95
UC San Diego
Box 95
Los Angeles Public Library (correspondence, plans, photographs)
Box 95
Photographs, reports, and job files
Central Library, Los Angeles
Box 96
Ocean Park, Santa Monica
Box 96
Orchard Gables
Box 96
San Diego Border Area Program
Box 96
New Horizons Unlimited
Box 96
Pearce Residence
Box 96
Pallikkaranai
Box 96
Mt. Hollywood
Box 96
Mono County Courthouse
Box 96
Mutual Savings & Loan, Pasadena
Box 96
The Breakers, Laguna Beach
Box 96
International Student Center (Westwood), UCLA
Box 96
Haynes Foundation
Box 96
Great Western Savings & Loan, Gardena
Box 96
S. California Gas Company
Box 96
Grape St. School
Box 96
General Electric
Box 96
FDR Memorial
Box 96
El Paso
Box 96
Escondido
Box 96
Carson City Hall
Box 96
Catskill Ave. School
Box 96
Claremont Colleges
Box 96
Humanities Building, CIT
Box 96
Campen Theater, Camp Pendleton
Box 96
Court of Man, CIT
Box 96
Cal Poly - SLO - Student Health Center
Box 96
Report: Wherry Act Housing Project, Mountain Home, Ind.
Box 96
Royal Pacific Hotel, Honolulu
Box 96
Los Angeles County Hall of Records
Box 96
Elysian Park Heights, Los Angeles
Box 96
St. John's College, Annapolis, Md.
Box 96
Study: Elements of Secondary Schools
Box 96
San Mateo Jr. College
Box 96
Reports & Bound Photographs
San Mateo Jr. College
Box 97
Sacramento
Box 97
Simpson College, Indianola
Box 97
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Los Angeles
Box 97
Painted Desert
Box 97
C.A. Empresas Electricas, Venezuela
Box 97
San Pedro Community Hotel
Box 97
Chapel - Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego
Box 97
Tamare - Business Center and Theater, Venezuela
Box 97
Santa Ana Civic Center
Box 97
Science Building, Orange Coast College
Box 97
Planning for Guam
Box 97
Riviera Methodist Church
Box 97
Ontario Episcopal Church
Box 97
Trebol Scheme I
Box 97
Miscellaneous Photostats and Awards
Box 97
Baldwin Hill photostats
Box 97
Binders of clippings (each containing a list of articles): Publicity 1939, 1944, 1957-1962; Publicity 1963-1967; Publicity 1968-1969
Box 97
Baldwin Hills; Estrada Courts, Los Angeles; Lakewood City; Parchest, Bronx (brochures)
Box 98 Binder1
Temple of Contemplation, NYC; Estrada Courts, Los Angeles; Baldwin Hills; Correspondence, notes 1930-1946; "Dear Joe" manuscript and published form (re futuristic city plan published in booklet by Revere Copper and Brass)
Box 98 Binder 2
Publicity 1970 (clippings with listing)
Box 98 Binder 3
Fact Sheets (A to O)
Box 98 Binder 4
Fact Sheets (P to Z)
Box 98 Binder 5
Fact Sheets/Project Descriptions
Box 98 Binder 6
Articles by Robert Alexander
Box 98
Report: "A New Look for the City: Los Angeles, 1950"
Box 98
Pamman Hotel, Saudi Arabia
Box 98
1 spool neg. microfilm: Lincoln High School
Box 98
1 spool neg. microfilm: Sheriff Headquarters, Bridgeport, CA
Box 98
1 spool neg. microfilm: Health Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
Box 98
Briefs and Documents: R.E. Alexander vs. Board of Public Works, Los Angeles
Box 99
Scrapbook of clippings: Guam
Box 99
Album: Air Force Family Housing Proposal (primarily photographs)
Box 99
Album: Palakarni Project Pilot Farm, Madras, India (primarily photographs)
Box 99
Negatives: Pallikkaranai; Student Center, Orange Coast College; Haynes Foundation; UCLA
Box 99
Slides (partially labeled) subjects include: Anchorage, AK; Bunker Hill; Cornell; CIT Graphics Building; El Paso; England; Escondido; FDR Memorial; Hawaii; International Student Center; Karachi; Lemoore School; MRT; Mt. Hollywood; Reno Library; Orange Coast College; Painted Desert; UCLA Elementary; University of California, San Diego; UES.
Box 99
1 roll of drawings for Temple of Contemplation (9 pieces)
Mapcase
International Student Center
Box 100-101
Behavior Biology Lab, Cal Tech, Pasadena, CA; Convention Center Hotel, 1969
Box 102
Bunker Hills Towers Site Plans, Sept. 1967 - Nov. 1967 (copies); California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo Health Center Addition, 1973
Box 103
California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo Health Center Addition, 1973
Box 104
City of Carson City Hall
Box 105
Preview of a New Way of Life
Box 107 item #1
Written 1942 for Revere Copper and Brass series on post-war speculations.
San Diego Border Area Plan 1966
Box 107 item #2
After Tia Juana River was channelized, eliminating threat of flooding both sides of border, City of San Diego planned to develop both sides of delta area. It would have destroyed invaluable estuarine wetlands which I would never touch today.
San Diego Area Plan: Urban Design Manual of Goals
Box 107 item #3
First Increment General Services & Cafeteria Building UCSD
Box 107 item #4
LRDP California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Nov. 1970
Box 107 item #5
Same, revised Nov. 1972.
Box 107 item #6
Administration did not realize storm of protest would arise re possible expansion into surrounding residential areas & requested revision.
Caltech Science for Mankind 1972-1973.
Box 107 item #7
Fund-raising brochure prepared after architects selected & designs prepared.
Design for Center for Holistic Healing prototype, Nov. 1975.
Box 107 item #8
Master Plan Civic Center City of Carson 1972-1973.
Box 107 item #9
Thriftimart Supermarket, Baldwin Hills Shopping Center 1947
Box 107 item #10
Baldwin Hills Village Data Book 1939 (BHV).
Box 107 item #11
Ed Merrill made many analyses, detailed here.
BHV "Dope Sheets" (Then called 1000 Garden