| Title: | Thomas S. Hines interviews regarding Richard J. Neutra |
| Dates: | 1972-1980 |
| Number: | 2010.M.58 |
| Creator/Collector: | Hines, Thomas S. |
| Extent: | 1.7 Linear Feet (44 audio cassettes) |
| Abstract: | A collection of sound recordings of interviews conducted by architectural historian Thomas S. Hines between 1972 and 1980 in preparation for his book and exhibition about Richard J. Neutra, published in 1982. Interviewees include Neutra's family, friends, business associates, clients, and Los Angeles architects. |
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| Language: | Collection material is in English |
| Repository: | The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles 90049-1688 reference@getty.edu URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref (310) 440-7390 |
| Author: | Annette Doss |
Architectural historian Thomas S. Hines received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1971. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has taught cultural and architectural history in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design and the History Department. He has published numerous articles and is the author of several books, including Architecture of the Sun: Los Angeles Modernism, 1900-1970, Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture, and Irving Gill and the Architecture of Reform: a Study in Modernist Architectural Culture.
This collection contains 44 audio cassettes of interviews conducted by Thomas S. Hines from 1972 to 1980 in preparation for his book and exhibition on Richard J. Neutra in 1982. Series I contains interviews with Neutra's friends and family members, including Norman Cousins, Dione Neutra, and Raymond J. Neutra. Series II is comprised of interviews with Richard J. Neutra's business associates, clients, and Los Angeles architects. Interviewees include Gregory Ain, Philip Lovell, and Raphael Soriano. In one recording with Harwell Hamilton Harris, Shelly Kappe conducts the interview with Thomas Hines.
The audio cassettes have been digitized and are available online to on-site readers and to Getty staff. Click here to connect to the digital audio files.
The collection is arranged in two series:
The files are arranged alphabetically by interviewee and then
chronologically.
Series I. Family and friends, 1972-1980 ;
Series II. Business associates and
clients, 1973-1978.
Audio visual materials have been reformatted. Open for use by qualified researchers.
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The audio cassettes were digitized in June 2010. Click here to connect to the digital audio files. Access is available only to on-site readers and to Getty staff.
Thomas S. Hines interviews regarding Richard J. Neutra, 1972-1980, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, 2010.M.58.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2010m58
Gift of Thomas S. Hines in 2010.
Initial processing by Vladimira Stefura. Further processing and cataloging by Annette Doss in 2010. The arrangement was devised by Beth Guynn. The audiotapes were digitized by Chace Audio in June 2010.
| Series I. Family and friends, 1972-1980 20 audiocassettes | |||||||||||
| In this series Thomas S. Hines interviews the family and friends of Richard J. Neutra. The audio cassettes have been digitized and are available online to on-site readers and to Getty staff. Click here to connect to the digital audio files. | |||||||||||
| Arrangement | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by interviewee and then chronologically. | |||||||||||
| box | item | ||||||||||
| 1 | C1 | Cousins, Norman, 1980 Mar 17 | |||||||||
| Norman Cousins was a friend of Neutra. | |||||||||||
| 1 | C2-C3 | Davidson, Greta and J.R., 1974 Jun 27 | |||||||||
| Greta and J.R. Davidson were friends of Neutra. | |||||||||||
| Fybel, Regula Niedermann (Thorston), 1974 | |||||||||||
| Regula Niedermann Fybel was the office manager for, and sister-in-law of, Neutra. | |||||||||||
| box | item | ||||||||||
| 1 | C4 | 1974 May 16 | |||||||||
| 1 | C5-C6 | 1974 May 30 | |||||||||
| 1 | C7-C8 | 1974 Jun 27 | |||||||||
| 1 | C9 | 1974 Jul 24 | |||||||||
| Neutra, Dion, 1978 | |||||||||||
| Interview with Neutra's son, Dion Neutra. | |||||||||||
| box | item | ||||||||||
| 1 | C10-C11 | 1978 Dec 12 | |||||||||
| 1 | C12-C13 | 1978 Dec 20 | |||||||||
| Neutra, Dione, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Interview with Neutra's wife, Dione Neutra. | |||||||||||
| box | item | ||||||||||
| 1 | C14 | 1972 Feb 20 | |||||||||
| 1 | C15 | 1980 Feb 29 | |||||||||
| box | item | ||||||||||
| 2 | C16-C17 | 1980 May 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | C18 | Neutra, Frida and Agnes Koschin, 1978 Dec 5 | |||||||||
| Frida Neutra was the sister-in-law of Richard J. Neutra. Agnes Koschin was the wife of Sergei Koschin, an associate of Neutra. | |||||||||||
| 2 | C19-C20 | Neutra, Raymond J., 1978 Feb 16 | |||||||||
| Interview with Raymond J. Neutra, Neutra's son. | |||||||||||
| Series II. Business associates and clients, 1973-1978 24 audiocassettes | |||||||||||
| This series contains interviews with business associates and clients of Richard J. Neutra. One interview with Harwell H. Harris was conducted by Thomas S. Hines and Shelly Kappe at the Kappe Residence. The audio cassettes have been digitized and are available online to on-site readers and to Getty staff. Click here to connect to the digital audio files. | |||||||||||
| Arrangement | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by interviewee and then chronologically. | |||||||||||
| box | item | ||||||||||
| 2 | C21-C23 | Ain, Gregory, 1977 Apr 25 | |||||||||
| Gregory Ain was an architect and associate of Neutra. Interview conducted by Shelly Kappe. | |||||||||||
| 2 | C24-C25 | Ain, Gregory, Harwell H. Harris and Thornton Abell, 1976 Sep 15 | |||||||||
| Gregory Ain, Harwell H. Harris, and Thornton Abell (also known as Thorton M. Abell) and Raphael Soriano participated in a panel discussion, moderated by Shelly Kappe, at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC) as part of its Design Forum Public Lecture series. | |||||||||||
| Ain, Harris & Soriano were initially students of Neutra, who then became important L.A. architects. | |||||||||||
| 2 | C26-C27 | Alexander, Robert, 1978 Dec 11 | |||||||||
| Interview with Neutra's business partner, Robert Alexander. | |||||||||||
| 2 | C28-C31 | Blanton, John, 1978 Dec 1 | |||||||||
| Interview with Neutra's associate, John Blanton. | |||||||||||
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| 3 | C32 | Eisner, Simon, 1976 Nov 4 | |||||||||
| Simon Eisner was a site planner. | |||||||||||
| 3 | C33-C34 | Fischer, Benno, 1978 Dec 5 | |||||||||
| Interview with Benno Fischer, Neutra's business associate. | |||||||||||
| 3 | C35-C37 | Harris, Harwell H., 1976 Sep 16 | |||||||||
| Thomas Hines and Shelly Kappe conducted this interview with Harwell H. Harris, an architect and associate of Neutra, at the Kappe Residence. | |||||||||||
| 3 | C38 | Lovell, Philip, 1973 Feb 16 | |||||||||
| Philip Lovell was a client of Neutra. | |||||||||||
| 3 | C39 | Marsh, Fordyce "Red," 1978 Dec 12 | |||||||||
| Fordyce "Red" March was a contractor who worked with Neutra. | |||||||||||
| 3 | C40-C41 | Serulnic, Dorothy, 1978 Dec 8 | |||||||||
| Dorothy Serulnic was Neutra's office manager. | |||||||||||
| 3 | C42-C43 | Shulman, Julius, 1976 Oct 11 | |||||||||
| Julius Shulman was an architectural photographer. | |||||||||||
| 3 | C44 | Soriano, Raphael, 1977 Jun 21 | |||||||||
| Raphael Soriano was an architect, associate, and friend of Neutra. | |||||||||||