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Esther McCoy papers, 1876-1990, bulk, 1938-1989

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Series 5: Projects , circa 1953-1988
(Boxes 24-26, 47, FC 53-56; 2.5 linear feet)

This series contains McCoy's files on architecture-related projects. Included are records of her participation on juries; applications for grants; work for the Society of Architectural Historians and the Historic American Buildings Survey; and her various projects at the UCLA, School of Architecture and Urban Planning. Also found are files documenting her work on preservation projects, most notably the Dodge House Preservation Campaign.
The series is arranged as 8 subseries:
5.1: Dodge House Preservation Campaign, circa 1953-1983
5.2: Grants, 1956-1985
5.3: Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), 1960-1980
5.4: Juries, 1957-1982
5.5: L. A. Art Index, circa 1980
5.6: Preservation Projects, 1965-1980
5.7: Society of Architectural Historians (SAH), 1959-1982
5.8: UCLA, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1961-1988
5.1: Dodge House Preservation Campaign, circa 1953-1983
DescriptionContainer
Clippings, circa 1963-1970
24
40
Committee Documents, 1963-1970
24
41
Correspondence, 1963-1970
24
42-43
Motion Picture Film, "Dodge House 1916"
Correspondence, 1965-1983
24
44
Motion picture film, "Dodge House 1916", 1965
1 film reel
duplicate projection print
16 mm
1 videocassette (digital betacam)
duplicate
1 videodisc (dvd)
duplicate
2 film reels
original A + B roll
16 mm
1 sound track film reel
original fullcoat soundtrack
16 mm
24
45
Financial Records, 1965
24
46-47
Photographs for Film, circa 1953-1965
(photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand not scanned)
24
48-51
Scripts, 1965
24
52-53
Floor Plans, circa 1950s-1960s
24
54
Notes and Writings, circa 1965-1970
24
55-56
Printed Material, circa 1965-1968
24
57
1 Reel Motion Picture Film from Box 24, folder 45
(See also Box 24, Folder 45)
FC 53
5.2: Grants, 1956-1985
DescriptionContainer
American Institute of Architects, Brunner Scholarship, 1956-1957
24
58
American Institute of Architects, Rehmann Scholarship, 1956-1958
24
59
Ford Foundation Fellowship, 1964
24
60
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1960
24
61
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1979-1980
24
62
Huntington Hartford Foundation Fellowship, 1963-1965
24
63
MacDowell Colony, 1976-1985
24
64
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1978-1979
24
65
Support Material for Unidentified Grants, circa 1960s
24
66
5.3: Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), 1960-1980
DescriptionContainer
Correspondence, 1963-1976
24
67-68
Miscellaneous Records, 1961, 1968-1970
25
1-2
Notes, 1960-1970
25
3-4
Outline and Notes for HABS Book, circa 1973
25
5
Survey Documents
Barnsdall Park, 1965-1975
25
6
Bradbury Building, 1968-1969
25
7
Bullock's Wilshire, 1968-1969
25
8
Dodge House, 1963-1969
25
9
Ennis House, 1969-1970
25
10
Horatio West Court, 1968-1976
25
11
Los Angeles Central Library, 1968-1970
25
12
Lovell Beach House, 1968-1973
25
13
Miltimore House, 1969-1970
25
14
Pueblo Ribera Court, 1968
25
15
Richfield Building, circa 1968-1969
25
16-17
Samuel Freeman House, 1969-1970
25
18
Schindler House, 1969-1980
25
19-21
Sowden House, 1968-1970
25
22
Storer House, circa 1969
25
23
U. S. Customs House, circa 1972-1973
25
24
Veterans Administration Center, circa 1963-1968
25
25
5.4: Juries, 1957-1982
DescriptionContainer
American Institute of Architects Comprehensive Architectural Competition (Photographs), 1957
25
26
American Institute of Architects Honor Awards, 1967
25
27
American Institute of Architects Awards Program, Southern California Chapter, 1975
25
28
American Institute of Architects Awards Program, San Diego Chapter, 1976
25
29
American Institute of Architects Awards Program, Southern California Chapter (Photographs), 1977
25
30
Unidentified Design Competition, 1981
25
31
Beverly Hills Civic Center Design Competition, 1982
25
32-33
5.5: L. A. Art Index, circa 1980
DescriptionContainer
Correspondence, 1980
25
34
"L. A. Art Index," A-B, circa 1980
25
35
"L. A. Art Index," C-G (stops at Gh-), circa 1980
25
36
"Master File," A-D, circa 1980
25
37
"Master File," E-K, circa 1980
25
38
"Master File," L-R, circa 1980
25
39
"Master File," S-Z, circa 1980
25
40
Draft Files, circa 1980
25
41
5.6: Preservation Projects, 1965-1980
DescriptionContainer
Baker Residence Addition, La Jolla, California, 1978
25
42
Derby House, Glendale, California, 1978
25
43
Egyptian Village Café, Glendale, California, 1979-1980
25
44
George H. Scripps Building, La Jolla, California, circa 1977-1980
25
45
Laurelwood Apartments, Los Angeles, California, 1980
25
46
St. Paul's Cathedral, Los Angeles, California, 1980
25
47
Miscellaneous Preservation Documents, 1965-1976
25
48
5.7: Society of Architectural Historians (SAH), 1959-1982
DescriptionContainer
Annual Meeting Presentation, "The Growth of Cubism in the Work of R. M. Schindler,", 1965
25
49
Annual Meeting Presentation, "Charles Rennie Mackintosh,", 1971
25
50
Annual Meeting Presentation, "J. R. Davidson Houses: 1937-1946,", 1977
25
51-52
Correspondence, 1959-1982
26
1-2
England Meeting and Tour Records, 1970, 1973
26
3
Organizational Records, circa 1961-1977
26
4-5
Tour Itineraries, circa 1965-1972
26
6
5.8: UCLA, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1961-1988
DescriptionContainer
Correspondence, 1965-1988
26
7-9
Employment Records, 1967-1969
26
10
Library Committee Reports, 1965-1967
26
11
Miscellaneous Notes, circa 1966-1969
26
12
Richard Neutra Archives
Correspondence, 1961, 1976-1972
26
13
Financial Material, circa 1966-1969
26
14
Inventories and Notes, circa 1966-1970
26
15-16
"List of Items and Description on Microfilm,", circa 1970
26
17
"Register of the Neutra Collection,", circa 1960s
26
18
Slide Library, Inventory and Notes, circa 1966-1969
26
19-20
Slide Library, Plan for Organization, 1967
26
21
Slide Library, Reports, 1966-1969
26
22
Teaching Materials, 1966-1970, 1974
26
23-26

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