Materials relating to Pierre Koenig's individual buildings and projects comprise this
series. These materials fall into four broad categories: general documentation,
architectural drawings, photographic documentation, and press coverage and promotional
materials. The general documentation varies, but may include correspondence, notes and
calculations, small original drawings, schematics, receipts and invoices, permit
applications, copies of deed and title records, sub-contractor information and the
occassional press clipping. The architectural drawings include plans, elevations,
sections, details, and perspective drawings, both originals and reproductions. The
reproductions of drawings are in a variety of formats including diazotypes, photostats,
electrostatic prints and photographic prints. The photographic documentation ranges from
construction photographs to recent photographs recording the current state of a
structure. Press coverage and promotional materials include magazine and newspaper
articles, advertisements and promotional brochures featuring Koenig's work, real estate
listings, and publicity brochures for awards.
The dates presented below are project dates taken from Koenig's records, but the
documentation for each project may include earlier and later materials. The
documentation of some projects includes articles published long after the completion of
the project, and even after Koenig's death, attesting to the continuing legacy of his
work.
Arrangement
The projects are arranged in chronological order, with undated projects and
unidentified material at the end of the series.
Koenig House No. 1 (1950)
box
folder
1
1
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
1**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
1
2
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
1
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
21
1
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
80
1
Color photograph, slides, black-and-white negatives
Press coverage and promotional materials
box
folder
125
1-5
General
box
folder
151*
1
Oversize newspaper clippings
Lamel House (1953)
Drawings
flatfile
2**
Full-scale drawings
box
folder
61*
1-2
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
1
3
Small drawing of roof framing plan
box
folder
96
2
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
21
2
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
80
2
Color photographs, slides, transparency
Press coverage and promotional materials
box
folder
122
1-7
General
box
folder
151*
2
Oversize newspaper clippings
Squire House (1954)
See also 1987 South Addition and 2000 Schier Restoration and Addition.
box
folder
1
4
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
3**-4**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
62*
1
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
3
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
21
3
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
80
3
Slides, black-and-white negatives
box
folder
121
6
Press coverage and promotional materials
Scott House (1955)
box
folder
1
5
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
5**-6**
Full-scale drawings and presentation boards
box
folder
1
6
Reduced-scale reproductions
One perspective drawing is hand-colored.
box
folder
96
4
Negatives for reproductions
box
folder
80
4
Slides of drawings
box
folder
121
7
Press coverage and promotional materials
Burwash House (1957)
See also 1965 Whitehead Addition.
box
folder
1
7
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
7**-8**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
1
8
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
5
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
21
4
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
61*
2A
Oversize black-and-white photograph
box
folder
80
5
Color photographs, slides, transparencies, black and white
negatives
box
folder
127
1
Press coverage and promotional materials
flatfile
9**
Danzig remodel (1957)
Full-scale drawings.
Radio Station KYOR (1958)
box
folder
1
9
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
10**-12**
Full-scale drawings, reproductions and presentation board
box
folder
1
10
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
6
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
21
5
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
80
6
Slides, black-and-white negatives
box
folder
127
2
Press coverage and promotional materials
Venice projects (1957-1959)
box
folder
1A
14
Documentation
box
folder
151*
5
Oversize newspaper clipping
Bailey House, Case Study House # 21
(1958-1959)
See also 1998 Cracchiolo Restoration and 2001 LaFetra Maintenance.
box
folder
1
12-13A
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
17**-19**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
61*
3-4
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
1
14
Detail drawings of steel plan and various sections
1
14A
Photographs of drawings
box
folder
96
8
Negatives for reproductions
flatfile
249**
Oversize line negatives
Photography
box
folder
22
1
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
81
1
Color photographs, slides, transparencies
box
123-125
Press coverage and promotional materials
Stahl House, Case Study House # 22
(1960)
box
folder
1A
1-3
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
20**-22**, 22D**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Original drawings mounted for exhibitions
flatfile
22A**-22C**
MOCA At the End of the Century
exhibition
Four drawings removed from museum frames.
box
63*
Other mounted drawings
box
folder
61*
5-6
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
1A
4
Photographs of drawings
box
folder
96
9
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
22
2
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
82
1
Color photographs, slides, transparencies
box
118*
Model
box
folder
1A
5
Ephemera
Press coverage and promotional materials
box
130-133
General
box
folder
151*
9
Oversize newspaper clippings
Metcalf House (1960)
box
folder
1
11
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
13**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
62*
2-3
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
1
11A
Detail reproductions
1
11B
Photographs of drawings
box
folder
96
7
Negatives for reproductions
Photography of model
box
folder
21
6
Black-and-white photographs of model
box
folder
80
7
Slides of drawings and model
box
folder
127
3
Press coverage and promotional materials
flatfile
14**
Dowden House (1960)
Full-scale drawings and reproductions.
Seidel House (1960)
box
folder
1A
6-8
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
23**-24**
Full-scale sketches, drawings and reproductions
box
box
62*
5-6
Reduced-scale reproductions
flatfile
24A**-24B**
Drawings for residential and commercial projects for Seidel Investment
Co./Venice Development Co.
Photography
Includes Rollé additions.
box
folder
23
1
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
62*
6A
Oversize black-and-white photographs
box
82-83
Color photographs, slides, transparencies, black-and-white
negatives
box
folder
126
1-6
Press coverage and promotional materials
flatfile
25**
Whittlesey House (1960)
Full-scale drawings.
Philbrick Addition (1960)
box
folder
1A
9
Documentation
flatfile
25**
Full-scale drawing
Seidel Beach House (1961)
box
folder
1A
12
Documentation
Also includes reduced-scale reproductions of the plan.
flatfile
29**-30**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Photography
box
folder
23
3
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
84
2
Slides
box
folder
127
4
Press coverage and promotional materials
flatfile
25**
Plaut Vacation House (1961)
Full-scale drawing and reproduction.
flatfile
31**
Stover Apartments (1961)
Full-scale drawings.
St. Jean Prefab Tract (1961-1962)
Drawings
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
flatfile
32**
Miscellaneous drawings, including preliminary sketches and
studies
flatfile
33**
Set of drawings numbered from 1 to 8
flatfile
34**
Set of blueprints numbered from 1 to 4, and 6 to 13; blueprint marked E
1
flatfile
35**
Miscellaneous diazotypes
box
folder
2
1
Small-scale drawings and sketches
box
folder
84
4
Slides
box
folder
127
5
Press coverage and promotional materials
Dzur Guest House (1962)
flatfile
15**-16**
Full-scale sketches, drawings and reproductions
box
folder
62*
4
Reduced-scale reproductions
Johnson House (1962)
See also 1989 Riebe Addition.
Drawings
flatfile
37**
Full-scale drawing and reproductions
box
folder
2
2
Reduced-scale reproductions
Photography
Includes Riebe addition.
box
folder
23
5
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
84
5
Black-and-white polaroids, color transparencies
box
folder
85
1
Color photographs, color slides
box
folder
128
6
Press coverage and promotional materials
Papernow Remodel (1962)
box
folder
2
8
Documentation
flatfile
41**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Bethlehem Steel Company Pavilion
(1962)
box
folder
2
4-6
Documentation
Includes images used in exhibition and accompanying text.
Drawings
flatfile
39**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
2
7
Small-scale sketches and drawings, and reproductions
Photography
box
folder
25
1
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
86
2
Color photographs, slides, negatives
box
folder
127
8
Press coverage and promotional materials
Iwata House (1963)
box
folder
2
9
Documentation
Drawings
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
flatfile
42**-43**
Preliminary studies, drawings and annotated reproductions
flatfile
44**
Miscellaneous diazotype copies, some annotated.
flatfile
45**
Presentation board with perspective drawing
flatfile
46**
Plans and perspective drawings
box
folder
2
10
Reduced-scale reproductions
flatfile
46A**
Reproductions of perspective drawings
box
folder
96
11
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
25
2
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
86
3
Color photographs, slides, transparency
box
folder
127
6
Press coverage and promotional materials
Mosque (1963)
box
folder
2
11
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
47**
Presentation boards
box
folder
61*
8
Sketch and reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
86
4
Slides of drawings
box
folder
96
12
Negatives for reproductions
box
folder
127
7
Press coverage and promotional materials
Oberman House (1963)
box
folder
2
3
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
38**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
61*
7
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
10
Negatives for reproductions
flatfile
249**
Oversize line negatives
Photography
box
folder
24
1
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
86
1
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Press coverage and promotional materials
box
folder
128
1-4
General
box
folder
151*
3
Oversize newspaper clipping
flatfile
40**
De Winter House (1963)
Full-scale drawings and reproduction.
Beagles House (1963)
Drawings
flatfile
48**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
62*
7
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
13
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
25
3
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
87
1
Slides, negatives
box
folder
151*
4
Oversize newspaper clipping
Willheim House (1963)
box
folder
1A
13
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
36**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
1A
14
Reduced-scale reproductions
Photography
box
folder
23
4
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
84
3
Color photographs, slides, negatives
box
folder
129
8
Publicity and press coverage
Beidleman House, schemes 1 and 2
(1960-1963)
box
folder
1A
5
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
26**-28**
Full-scale sketches, drawings and reproductions
box
folder
1A
11
Small drawing and reduced-scale reproductions
Oversize drawings
roll
1**
Plan of roof decking steel support and details of roof deck and glass
frames
roll
2**
Plans of stairway
Photographs of model
box
folder
23
2
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
84
1
Slides
flatfile
49**
Herrington House (1963)
Full-scale drawings.
flatfile
50**
Franklyn Cabana (1964)
Full-scale drawings.
flatfile
51**
Whitehead Addition to Burwash House
(1965)
Full-scale drawings.
flatfile
52**
Alteration to Sarkisian Building
(1965)
Full-scale reproductions of drawings.
Henbest House (1963-1965)
flatfile
65**-67**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
2
17
Details
Electronic Enclosures Incorporated Factory and
Showroom (1966)
box
folder
2
12
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
53**-55**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
2
13
Reduced scale reproductions
box
folder
96
14
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
25
4
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
87
2
Slides, negatives
flatfile
57**-58**
Bosley House (1968)
Full-scale preliminary studies and drawings.
flatfile
56**
Koenig House Addition (1968)
Full-scale drawings and reproductions.
flatfile
59**
Colwes House (1968)
Full-scale drawings.
Rozet House (1969)
flatfile
60**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
2
14
Details
Franklyn Medical Building (1970)
box
folder
2
21
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
72**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
box
folder
61*
9
Small drawing and reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
87
4
Slides of drawings
box
folder
96
16
Negatives for reproductions
flatfile
222**
Cypress TV Station (1971)
Full-scale drawings and reproductions.
flatfile
68**
Korzeniowski House and Apartment
(1971)
Full-scale drawings.
flatfile
69**
Scharff House Retaining Wall (1971)
Full-scale drawings.
flatfile
70**
Heller House (1972)
Full-scale sketches, drawings and reproductions.
West House (1972)
box
folder
2
15
Documentation
Drawings
flatfile
61**-63**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 61** includes a sun analysis chart.
flatfile
64**
Presentation boards
box
folder
2
16
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
15
Negatives for reproductions
box
folder
87
3
Color photographs and slides
box
folder
129
7
Press coverage and promotional materials
Dye House (1972)
box
folder
2
18
Documentation
flatfile
71**
Full-scale drawings
Whittemore House (1973)
box
folder
2
20
Documentation
flatfile
73**-75**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Includes diazotype copies, originally labeled, Approved Plan and Heating.
flatfile
76**
Nemo Remodel (1975)
Full-scale drawing.
box
folder
2
21
Koenig House Addition (1975)
flatfile
76**
Peterson Remodel (1976)
Full-scale drawing.
76**
Grebe Addition (1976)
Full-scale drawings and reproductions. Also includes undated drawing for Grebe Auto
Service building.
Franklyn Dinner Club (1976)
Drawings
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
flatfile
101**-102**
Sketches, drawings and reproductions
flatfile
103**-104**
Presentation boards
box
folder
5
2
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
18
Negatives for reproductions
box
folder
89
2
Color photographs, slides
Chemehuevi Housing Project (1972-1980)
Documentation
box
3-4
General
box
folder
67*
4
Oversize
box
folder
151*
7-8
Oversize newspaper clippings
Drawings
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
flatfile
77**-79B**
Site plans
flatfile
80**
Township maps and plans
Housing units
flatfile
81**
Preliminary studies
flatfile
82**-85**
Set of drawings
flatfile
86**-88**
Reproductions of drawings
flatfile
89**-90**
Trailer park facilities
Includes hand-colored perspective drawing.
flatfile
91**
Tribal Council House/Community Facility
Includes some 3rd Year material.
flatfile
92**
Shade structures
flatfile
93**-95**
USC 3rd Year Projects
flatfile
96**-96A**
Miscellaneous drawings and reproductions
box
64*-66*
Presentation boards
box
folder
67*
1-3
Small sketches and drawings and reduced-scale reproductions
Folder 2 includes hand-colored perspective drawing of Council House.
box
68*
Negatives for reproductions
Photography
box
folder
25A
1-6
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
67*
5
Oversize photographs of map
box
folder
88
1
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Publication materials
box
69*-70*
Paste-ups for pamphlet/report(?), "The Chemehuevi Future"
box
71*
Metal printing plates for Chemehuevi Project materials
box
folder
67*
6-8
Miscellaneous paste-ups
box
item
111
V1
A Gathering in the Desert: a Film for the
Chemehuevi
1 computer disc (CD-ROM) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Disc18 contains 28 files including
DXF, pict, Microsoft Word 97-2003, and miniCAD format types. DXF files were
converted to pdf for access using Brava! Desktop DX-P. The software used to create
the original DXF files is unknown. Microsoft Word 97-2003 files were converted to
pdf using Microsoft office 2013. Macintosh PICT Image, version 2 files were
converted to jpeg format using Irfan View.
LaFetra House (2003-2004)
box
folder
18
12
Documentation
Drawings
Full-scale print-outs and reproductions
flatfile
202**
Set of diazotypes of plans of existing house on site
flatfile
203**
As-built survey of existing house on site, with Koenig's notes on
dimensions; aerial photographs of location
flatfile
204**
Preliminary plans, 2001-2002
flatfile
205**-208**
Topographical survey of site and various sets of plans, 2003, many
sheets annotated
flatfile
209**
Preliminary versions of some of plans for submission to City of Malibu
Planning Department
flatfile
210**
Complete set of plans submitted to City of Malibu Planning Department,
September 2003
flatfile
211**
Plans dated March 2004, labeled "Revised for Comparison"
box
folder
18
13
Reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
94
4
Photography
Tarassoly and Mehran House (2003-2004)
box
folder
19
1-9
Documentation
Drawings
Full-scale drawings, print-outs
flatfile
212**
Set of drawings numbered from 1 to 11, 2001
flatfile
213**
Set of drawings 1 - 11, with overlay sketch on sheet 5, 2002;
landscaping plans.
flatfile
214**-217**
Preliminary sketches; miscellaneous plans
flatfile
218**
Miscellaneous plans, dated 2002, marked "Revise for Final
Submission"
flatfile
219**
Multiple diazotype copies of sheets 7 and 8
flatfile
220**
Geologic and geotechnical maps and sections
box
folder
19
10-15
Small drawings and reduced-scale reproductions
Photography of model
box
folder
19
16
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
95
1
Slides
Rose Remodel of Gantert House
(2003-2004)
box
folder
20
1-2
Documentation
flatfile
221**
Full-scale plans and drawings
box
folder
95
2
Color photographs
Drawings for undated projects, undated
flatfile
221A**
Branch Library
Presentation board.
flatfile
223**
Fujioka Rental Units
Full-scale drawing.
223**
Gray Addition
Full-scale drawings.
flatfile
224**
Manuel's Campo Turístico
Full-scale drawings and reproduction.
flatfile
225**
Markel's Auto Upholstery Shop
Addition
Preliminary studies and full-scale drawings.
flatfile
225A**
Paola Oldsmobile Showroom
Hand-colored presentation drawing.
Piano Factory
flatfile
225B**
Presentation boards
box
folder
96
24
Negatives for reproduction
flatfile
226**
Stern Addition
Full-scale drawing and reproduction.
Unidentified projects, undated
box
folder
20
3-6
Documentation
Drawings
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
flatfile
227**-230**
Sketches and preliminary studies
flatfile
231**-233**
Plans, sections, and elevations
flatfile
234**-234A**
Site plans
flatfile
235**-237**
Perspective drawings
flatfile
238**
Steel frame diagram, on board
flatfile
239**
Miscellaneous designs
Includes drawings for furnace installation, fireplace, audio speaker
components.
box
folder
20
6
Small drawings and reduced-scale reproductions
box
folder
96
23
Negatives for reproductions
roll
5**
Oversize site plan
box
folder
95
5
Photography
flatfile
239A**
Site panorama montage, undated
box
20A
Architectural detail drawings, 1958-2003, undated
Reproductions of detail drawings for various projects, as well as a small number of
original drawings.
Miscellaneous drawings, 1963-1995, undated
flatfile
240**
Drawing and reproductions of technical components of Beem Bed, undated
flatfile
241**
Annotated diazotype copies of plans and section for a medical clinic in
Hollywood, by Oscar Niemeyer, 1963
flatfile
242**
Drawing for a doctor's office in Escondido, as well as diazotypes of plans
and elevations by John Kammerman, undated
flatfile
243**
Diazotypes of garden designs for Randall Koenig House, by Holden Johnson
Architects, 1987
flatfile
244**
Copies of plans for skylight, by John Buell, 1994
flatfile
245**
Copies of plans for Carlone House, Laguna Niguel, by Dennis Cherry and
Assoc., 1995
flatfile
246*
Drawing and reproduction of camera lens angles, undated
flatfile
247**
Miscellaneous project drawings, not by Koenig
Various photographic images, 1995-2001, undated
box
folder
95
3
Slide compilation, undated
Numbered set of slides documenting selected Koenig structures.
A variety of materials relating to both teaching and administration from Koenig's long
tenure at the University of Southern California comprise this series. Course materials
including syllabi, handouts, notes, student projects and teaching images form the major
portion of the series.
Arrangement
Arranged topically.
Course materials, 1977-2004, undated
Arch 205: Building Science I, 1983-2001, undated
box
folder
28
1
Course outlines and various materials, 1983-1998, undated
Historic building analysis project, 1985-2001, undated
box
folder
29
1-23
Documentation and student assignments, 1985-2001, undated
box
97-98
Slides, undated
box
folder
96
25
Negatives, undated
box
folder
28
2
Arch 211: Building Materials and Processes, 1994-1998, undated
Arch 305: Building Science II, 1982-1990, undated
box
folder
28
3
Handouts, projects
box
folder
99
1-4
Slides
99
5
Arch 405: Building Science III, 1989-1990
box
folder
28
4
Arch 411: Advanced Materials and Processes of Building
Construction, 1997-1998
Arch 418: Designing with Natural Forces, 1992-1994, undated
box
folder
28
5
Handouts, projects and black-and-white photographs
box
folder
99
6
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Arch 499/404: History of Modern Architecture in Southern
California, 1997-2004
box
folder
28
6-10
Course outlines and various materials, 1997-2004
Modern Architecture in Southern California image CD, 2000
box
item
114
D8-D14
Disks
box
folder
28
11
Disk and jewel case labeling materials
box
folder
30
1
Arch 499: Graphic Communication, 1977
30
2
Colleagues' syllabi, some with Koenig listed as a guest
lecturer, 1982-2000
30
2A
Case Study House lectures, 1989-1997
Teaching images, undated
box
100-103
Lecture slide carousels
Contents of 21 pre-loaded carousel trays for lectures on various topics, also
includes occasional notes.
box
104-105
Miscellaneous teaching slides
box
folder
105
12-15
Photographs
box
folder
30
3
Grant and funding materials, 1972-1998
30
4
Staff position application letter, circa 1961
30
4A
Sabbatical applications, 1978-1996
30
5-5B
Review forms, 1964-2003
Administrative materials, 1967-2004, undated
box
folder
30
6
General faculty, 1993-2001
School of Architecture, 1967-2004, undated
box
folder
135
1-8
Brochures and ephemera, 1978-2004
box
folder
72*
3
Course offering posters, 1994-1999
box
folder
30
7
Faculty retreats, 1998-1999
Architectural Guild, 1986-2004, undated
For event honoring Koenig in 1998 see below, Box 31, folder 1A.
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.
Arrangement
Arranged topically.
Career documentation, 1950-2002, undated
box
folder
32
1-6A
Curriculum vitae materials, 1953-2002
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.
box
folder
34
9
Continuing education, 1997-2002
34
1-8
Service to the profession, 1977-2002
Also includes committee work and donations of drawings and other materials.
Employment with other practices, 1950-2002, undated
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.
box
folder
34
10-11
Papers
box
folder
106
6
Slides
Awards and honors, 1957-2002
box
33-33A
General, 1957-2002
Includes competition submissions, correspondence, awards received and press
coverage.
box
folder
154*
1-3
Oversize award certificates, 2000-2001
box
155*-156*
Medals, 1971-2000
box
150A
Maybeck Award, 1996
box
folder
106
1-5
Photographs of awards ceremonies, 1996-2001
Office files, 1957-2004, undated
box
36
Client files, undated
Index cards arranged alphabetically; also includes cards with various professional
and personal notes.
box
folder
37
1
Rolodex file, undated
37
2
Business card file, undated
box
38-41
Notebooks/journals, 1958-2004
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.
box
folder
41
5
Address book, undated
41
6
Calendars, 1969-1981
box
folder
32
9
Business cards, undated
32
7-8
Certifications, professional memberships, licences, 1957-2004
box
folder
35
12
Project and drawing lists, undated
box
folder
42
1-2
Associates and employment inquiries, 1965-1966, 1991-2003
42
3
Contractors and consultants, 1992-1999, undated
box
folder
43
1-6
Forms, 1957-2000, undated
Blank standard business forms, such as contracts and various city permits.
Includes statements from subcontractors to Koenig and Koenig billing statements to
clients, some for small jobs otherwise undocumented; unsuccessful project bids and
incomplete contracts.
Biographical data from various sources on architects, landscape architects,
designers, artists and clients, as well as composers, musicians and others.
box
folder
44
5
Computers and software, 1980-1998
44
1-4
Cost estimates, 1960-1992, undated
Pamphlets and printed price lists from vendors, notes, industry publications.
flatfile
251**
Drafting aids, 1949-1963
box
45-46
Engineering, 1945-2000, undated
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.
box
folder
46
4-5
Landscaping, 1960-2000, undated
flatfile
252**
Maps of California/Geological Survey quadrangles, undated
roll
6**
Geological map of Malibu Beach, undated
box
folder
47
1-3
Vendor catalogs, 1968-1995, undated
Various, 1963-1996, undated
box
folder
47
4-5
Articles and mailings, 1963-1995, undated
box
folder
74*
1
Newspaper clippings, 1980-1996
box
folder
35
1-11
Correspondence, 1953-2003, undated
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.
box
folder
48
1-3
Writings, 1956-1998, undated
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.
48
4-5
Website, 1997-2002
Documentation relating to Koenig's creation of a website for his work.
Exhibitions, conference participation and lectures, 1959-2007, undated
Also includes house tours.
Blueprints for Modern Living exhibition
(1989-1990) at MOCA, 1985-1991, undated
Dossier of works citing Koenig, 1959-2004, undated
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.
Articles relating to various architects, developers, designers and critics,
including Eames, Eichler, Ellwood, Hensman, Jones, Lautner, McCoy, Soriano, Straub,
and Wachsmann.
Five main groups of material comprise Pierre Koenig's personal papers. These include
papers relating to his education, his military service in World War II, his hobbies and
interests, family photographs, and finally his general personal papers. The material
covers the breadth of Koenig's life ranging from college class projects, to the video
Koenig produced about his WWII service, to his fishing license, to household
receipts.
Arrangement
Arranged topically.
Education, 1943-2003, undated
box
folder
51
1
Alhambra City High School yearbook, 1943
College class projects, 1947-1951, undated
box
folder
51
2-9
Papers and binders, 1947-1951, undated
box
folder
79*
1-2
Oversize drawings, 1948-1949, undated
box
52-53
Class notes, 1947-1957, undated
Includes later commercial engineering syllabus and notes.
Pasadena City College alumni event, 2000
box
folder
53
3
Announcement
box
folder
79*
3
Poster
University of Southern California, 1952-1992, undated