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| Series III. Other professional papers, 1945-2007
48.8 Linear
Feet
(54 boxes, 5 flatfile folders, 1
roll)
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| The series is composed of materials relating to a broad range of Koenig's professional
activities. Included here are documentation of his career, his office records and
reference files, as well as documentation of his collaborations and service to the
profession. Of particular interest is the dossier assembled by Koenig documenting
citations of his work.
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| Arrangement |
| Arranged topically. |
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Career documentation, 1950-2002, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 32 |
1-6A |
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Curriculum vitae materials, 1953-2002
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Includes complete copies and production materials for 1995 "Illustrated Chronolog,"
extensive CVs for 1999 and 2002, a condensed CV for 2002, as well as numerous pieces
of CVs and brief biographical statements.
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| box |
folder |
| 34 |
9 |
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Continuing education, 1997-2002 |
| 34 |
1-8 |
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Service to the profession, 1977-2002 |
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Also includes committee work and donations of drawings and other materials. |
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Employment with other practices, 1950-2002, undated |
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Includes materials related to Koenig's employment with Soriano, Candreva and
Jarrett, and Jones and Emmons, as well as correspondence relating to a position with
Neutra. Also includes material relating to furniture design business.
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| box |
folder |
| 34 |
10-11 |
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Papers |
| box |
folder |
| 106 |
6 |
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Slides |
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Awards and honors, 1957-2002 |
| box |
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| 33-33A |
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General, 1957-2002 |
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Includes competition submissions, correspondence, awards received and press
coverage.
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| box |
folder |
| 154* |
1-3 |
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Oversize award certificates, 2000-2001 |
| box |
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| 155*-156* |
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Medals, 1971-2000 |
| box |
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| 150A |
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Maybeck Award, 1996 |
| box |
folder |
| 106 |
1-5 |
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Photographs of awards ceremonies, 1996-2001 |
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Office files, 1957-2004, undated |
| box |
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| 36 |
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Client files, undated |
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Index cards arranged alphabetically; also includes cards with various professional
and personal notes.
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| box |
folder |
| 37 |
1 |
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Rolodex file, undated |
| 37 |
2 |
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Business card file, undated |
| box |
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| 38-41 |
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Notebooks/journals, 1958-2004 |
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Spiral bound notebooks with daily entries relating to various aspects of Koenig's
professional as well as personal life. The notebooks include phone logs,
appointments, task lists, notes, calculations, and occasional sketches.
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| box |
folder |
| 41 |
5 |
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Address book, undated |
| 41 |
6 |
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Calendars, 1969-1981 |
| box |
folder |
| 32 |
9 |
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Business cards, undated |
| 32 |
7-8 |
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Certifications, professional memberships, licences, 1957-2004 |
| box |
folder |
| 35 |
12 |
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Project and drawing lists, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 42 |
1-2 |
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Associates and employment inquiries, 1965-1966, 1991-2003 |
| 42 |
3 |
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Contractors and consultants, 1992-1999, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 43 |
1-6 |
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Forms, 1957-2000, undated |
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Blank standard business forms, such as contracts and various city permits. |
| box |
folder |
| 42 |
4 |
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Furnishings purchased for clients, 1960-2000 |
| 42 |
5 |
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Miscellaneous financial documents, 1964-1985, undated |
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Includes statements from subcontractors to Koenig and Koenig billing statements to
clients, some for small jobs otherwise undocumented; unsuccessful project bids and
incomplete contracts.
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| box |
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| 117 |
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Miscellaneous computer applications disks, undated |
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Reference files, 1945-2003, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 73* |
1 |
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Architecture and design, 1989-2003 |
| 73* |
2-7 |
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Biographical, 1992-2002, undated |
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Biographical data from various sources on architects, landscape architects,
designers, artists and clients, as well as composers, musicians and others.
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| box |
folder |
| 44 |
5 |
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Computers and software, 1980-1998 |
| 44 |
1-4 |
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Cost estimates, 1960-1992, undated |
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Pamphlets and printed price lists from vendors, notes, industry publications. |
| flatfile |
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| 251** |
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Drafting aids, 1949-1963 |
| box |
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| 45-46 |
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Engineering, 1945-2000, undated |
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Primarily technical and trade publications and vendors, but also small number of
engineering documents relating to specific houses, including Beidleman, Dye,
Whittemore, Stahl, Schwartz, and Metcalf.
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| box |
folder |
| 46 |
4-5 |
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Landscaping, 1960-2000, undated |
| flatfile |
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| 252** |
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Maps of California/Geological Survey quadrangles, undated |
| roll |
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| 6** |
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Geological map of Malibu Beach, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 47 |
1-3 |
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Vendor catalogs, 1968-1995, undated |
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Various, 1963-1996, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 47 |
4-5 |
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Articles and mailings, 1963-1995, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 74* |
1 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1980-1996 |
| box |
folder |
| 35 |
1-11 |
Correspondence, 1953-2003, undated |
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Koenig usually interfiled his correspondence with the project/topic to which it
pertained, but this small portion remained separate. This material, filed
chronologically, includes large numbers of e-mail printouts and casual contacts/fan
mail.
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| box |
folder |
| 48 |
1-3 |
Writings, 1956-1998, undated |
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Manuscript and typescript drafts, as well as published articles. Many drafts are
short and incomplete, and appear to be talks or lectures. Texts from some lectures are
included in the lecture files below.
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| 48 |
4-5 |
Website, 1997-2002 |
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Documentation relating to Koenig's creation of a website for his work. |
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Exhibitions, conference participation and lectures, 1959-2007, undated |
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Also includes house tours. |
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Blueprints for Modern Living exhibition
(1989-1990) at MOCA, 1985-1991, undated
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| box |
folder |
| 139 |
1-10 |
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Correspondence, documentation, ephemera, press coverage, 1985-1991 |
| box |
folder |
| 153* |
1-3 |
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Oversize clippings, 1989-1990 |
| box |
folder |
| 107 |
1 |
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Color photographs, slides, transparencies, negatives, undated |
| flatfile |
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| 254** |
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Posters, 1989 |
| box |
item |
| 111 |
V8 |
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Video: The Case Study House Program 1945-1966, 1989
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Tape not playable. Not able to reformat. |
| box |
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| 49A |
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T-shirt, 1989 |
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Other exhibitions, conferences and lectures, 1959-2007 |
| box |
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| 147-150 |
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Correspondence, notes, ephemera, 1959-2002 |
| box |
folder |
| 153* |
4 |
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Oversize clippings, 2000-2007 |
| flatfile |
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| 253** |
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Lecture and conference posters, 1985-2000, undated |
| box |
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| 48A |
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Name plaque for Pacific Rim Architectural Conference, 1959 |
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Videos of lectures, 1990 |
| box |
item |
| 111 |
V4 |
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SF MOMA |
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Pierre Koenig lecture at SF MOMA (digital version available on-site only):
1990
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| 111 |
V5 |
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Cal Poly Pomona |
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Pierre Koenig lecture at Cal Poly Pomona (digital version available on-site
only): 1990
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| box |
folder |
| 106 |
7 |
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Photographs of Form Zero lecture, 1999 |
| 106 |
8 |
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House tour photographs, undated |
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Unidentified exhibition materials, 1963-2004, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 49 |
1 |
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Label text, undated |
| box |
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| 75*-77* |
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Photographs mounted on foamcore, undated |
| flatfile |
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| 255** |
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Labels, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 78* |
1 |
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Posters, undated |
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Dossier of works citing Koenig, 1959-2004, undated |
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In addition to the materials documenting individual projects found in Series I,
Koenig collected broader citations of his work in a variety of media. These references
to his work range from focused monographs to a mere namecheck in an article on broader
issues of architecture or modernism. Documentation of location usage of Koenig's
houses is also included here.
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Publications, 1957-2003 |
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Books, 1972-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 49 |
12 |
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Drawings by American Architects, 1972
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| 49 |
2 |
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Modern Steel House, Neil Jackson, 1995-1996
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Pierre Koenig, James Steele, 1994-2002
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| box |
folder |
| 140 |
1-7 |
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Correspondence, documentation, reviews, sales catalogs, 1994-2002 |
| box |
folder |
| 107 |
2 |
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Photographs of LACMA book signing, 2001 |
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Case Study Houses, Elizabeth Smith and Peter
Goessel, 2001-2003
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| box |
folder |
| 49 |
10 |
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Correspondence |
| box |
folder |
| 142 |
2-3 |
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Reviews, press coverage, ephemera |
| box |
folder |
| 49 |
11 |
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Proposal to Architectural History Foundation, 1993 |
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Articles, 1957-2003 |
| box |
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| 145-146 |
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General, 1957-2004 |
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Case Study program, 1978-2003 |
| box |
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| 141-142 |
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General, 1981-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 152* |
1 |
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Oversize, 1978-2002 |
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Architecture of Los Angeles and southern California, 1966-2003 |
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Includes material related to Iconic LA by Gloria
Koenig.
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| box |
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| 143-144 |
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General, 1977-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 152* |
2 |
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Oversize, 1966-2002 |
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Modernism, 1990-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 142 |
4-5 |
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General, 1995-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 152* |
4 |
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Oversize, 1990-2003 |
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Materials and technology, 1958-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 146 |
3-5 |
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General, 1958-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 152* |
5 |
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Oversize, 1959-2000 |
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Preservation, 1989-2000, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 142 |
6 |
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General, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 152* |
6 |
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Oversize, 1989-2000 |
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Documentation of location usage, 1997-2004, undated |
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Also includes broader articles on architecture in films. |
| box |
folder |
| 48 |
6-8 |
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Papers, 1997-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 152* |
7 |
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Oversize clippings, 1999-2004 |
| box |
item |
| 111 |
V7 |
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Video of Columbo episode, undated
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Video of Columbo episode (digital version available on-site only):
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 49 |
3 |
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Print-outs from websites, 1999-2003 |
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Video and film, 1993-2003 |
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BBC Television: Wall to Wall episode, 1993-1994, undated
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| box |
folder |
| 49 |
4 |
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Papers, 1993-1994 |
| box |
item |
| 112 |
V9-V11 |
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Videos, undated |
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Wall to Wall (digital version available on-site only): 1993-1994
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V9 and V10 are duplicates and contain Episode 6: "Forging Ahead". V11 contains
Episode 1: "Back to Earth".
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4 Friends: How Designers Think they Work, 1995
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| box |
folder |
| 49 |
5 |
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Papers |
| box |
item |
| 112 |
V12 |
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Video |
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4 Friends: How Designers Think they Work (digital version available on-site
only): 1995
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| 112 |
V13-V14,
V16
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"Modernism" on HGTV, 1999 |
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"Modernism" on HGTV (digital version available on-site only): 1999
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V13 and V14 are duplicates. V16 contains the same content, plus the content from
V15.
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Mid Century Mania episode of House Beautiful on A & E, 1999
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| box |
folder |
| 49 |
6 |
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Papers |
| box |
item |
| 112 |
V15-V16 |
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Video |
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Mid Century Mania episode of House Beautiful on A & E (digital version
available on-site only): 1999
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V15 and V16 are duplicates. |
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Los Angeles - Sunshine or Noir?, 2000
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| box |
folder |
| 49 |
7 |
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Papers |
| box |
item |
| 113 |
V17 |
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Video |
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Los Angeles - Sunshine or Noir? (digital version available on-site only):
2000
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| box |
folder |
| 49 |
8 |
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The House that I Built on HGTV, 2000
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| 49 |
9 |
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Proposed documentary by Michael LaFetra, 2003 |
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Collaborations and colleagues, 1980-2003 |
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Materials relating to Koenig's collaborations with Entenza and Shulman, as well as
extensive documentation of Shulman's work.
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| box |
folder |
| 34 |
13 |
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Collaboration with John Entenza, 1961-1984 |
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Collaboration with Julius Shulman, 1960-2001, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 34 |
12 |
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Correspondence and papers, 1991-1999, undated |
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Documentation of Shulman's career |
| box |
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| 137-138 |
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Press coverage, exhibition ephemera, 1962-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 74* |
2-4 |
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Oversize materials, 1960-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 106 |
9 |
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Photographs, 1960, 1998, undated |
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Includes the Stahls and Hendrick van Keppel dressing Case Study House #22 for the
photo shoot.
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| box |
item |
| 111 |
V2-V3 |
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Videos, 2001, undated |
| 111 |
V2 |
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Shulman on Life and Times, undated
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Shulman on Life and Times (digital version available on-site only):
undated
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Video includes two episodes of Life and Times. |
| 111 |
V3 |
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Topshots: Photographie der Spitzenklasse, 2001
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| box |
folder |
| 34 |
12A |
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Papers |
| box |
item |
| 111 |
V3 |
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Video |
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Topshots: Photographie der Spitzenklasse (digital version available
on-site only): 2001
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Articles relating to colleagues, 1980-2003 |
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Articles relating to various architects, developers, designers and critics,
including Eames, Eichler, Ellwood, Hensman, Jones, Lautner, McCoy, Soriano, Straub,
and Wachsmann.
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| box |
folder |
| 49 |
13-23 |
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General, 1981-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 153* |
5 |
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Oversize, 1980-2003 |
| box |
folder |
| 47A |
1-5 |
Notes, 1953-1988, undated |
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Folder 5 includes notes on cabinetry design. |
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Miscellaneous, 1961-2002, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 42 |
6-8 |
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Papers, 1961-2002, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 78* |
2 |
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Oversize material, 1980-1994 |
| box |
folder |
| 107 |
3 |
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Photographs, undated |
| box |
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| 49A |
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Printer's blocks, undated |
| box |
item |
| 113 |
V18 |
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Curious Pictures/filmtecknarna sample video, 2002 |
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Curious Pictures/filmtecknarna sample video (digital version available on-site
only): 2002
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