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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf7d5nb4js No online items Finding aid for the Richard and Dion Neutra Papers LSC.1179 Finding aid by Kenneth Homsley and UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last updated 2021 August 18. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections Finding aid for the Richard and LSC.1179 1 Dion Neutra Papers LSC.1179 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: Richard and Dion Neutra papers Creator: Neutra, Dion Creator: Neutra, Richard Joseph Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1179 Physical Description: 3191.4 Linear Feet(661 boxes, 895 oversize boxes, and 379 oversize folders) Date (inclusive): 1925-1970 Abstract: Richard Josef Neutra (1892-1970) was born in Vienna. He was the city architect for Luckenwalde, then worked as a draftsman-collaborator with Erich Mendelsohn in Berlin before immigrating to the United States in 1923. He worked with Frank Lloyd Wright (1924) before settling in Los Angeles. His most productive years were during 1930s and 1940s. In the 1960s, Richard J Neutra worked in partnership with his son Dion. The collection consists of correspondence both personal and professional belonging to Richard J Neutra as well as his wife Dione Neutra, travel records and sketches, publications, drawings, blueprints, oversized rolled plans, audio recordings, and photographs. Portions of the collection stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Language of Material: Materials are in English, German, French, and Spanish. Conditions Governing Access Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance through our electronic paging system using the request button located on this page. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed audiovisual materials. For information about the access status of the material that you are looking for, refer to the Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the series and file levels. All requests to access processed audiovisual materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Use Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. Commercial use may require additional rights that must be determined and obtained by the researcher. All requests for copyright permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Richard and Dion Neutra papers (LSC 1179). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of Richard Neutra, 1954. Gift of Dione Neutra, 1976-86. Gift of Dion Neutra, 1981-97. Gift of Raymond Neutra, 1994. Processing Information Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices. Processed by Kenneth Homsley and UCLA Library Special Collections staff. Processing of the Richard and Dion Neutra papers was funded by a grant from the Getty Research Institute. Correspondence in Series 4, Subseries 4.6 was processed by Yana Demeshko in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), 2020. Finding aid updated by Kelly Besser, 2021. General UCLA Catalog Record ID: 2470343 Biographical / Historical Richard Josef Neutra was born in 1892 in Vienna. He immigrated to the United States in 1923 to work with the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Neutra's wife Dione Neutra (1901 – 1990) and their eldest son Frank immigrated in 1924. During the fall of 1924, Frank Lloyd Wright invited Richard Neutra to his Taliesin Estate located in Spring Green, WI where Wright resided Finding aid for the Richard and LSC.1179 2 Dion Neutra Papers LSC.1179 and worked. Neutra subsequently moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1925. His most productive years were during the 1930s and 1940s. During his last decade, Richard Neutra worked in partnership with his son Dion (1926 – 2019), who worked on numerous projects in the Neutra and Neutra and Alexander offices. Dione Neutra was involved with her husband's career and served as his executive assistant and publicist. Richard Neutra published several books, including Wie baut Amerika? (1927) and Survival Through Design (1954). He died in 1970. Scope and Contents Collection consists of travel sketches, papers, drawings, rolled plans, blueprints, audio recordings, photographs, speeches, research notes, and publications related to the career of architect Richard Joseph Neutra. Includes office files containing correspondence, client files, manuscripts, architectural models, clippings, magazines, and photographs generated by Neutra and his architectural firm. Also includes awards and honors received by Neutra. The earliest pieces in the collection, pencil drawings of Baroque interiors from Neutra's student trip through Italy in 1913, reveal his developing skills as a delineator of architectural space. The collection also includes records related to Richard J Neutra Institute, papers of his wife, Dione Neutra, as well as records of Richard J Neutra's partnership with Robert Alexander. Arrangement This collection has been arranged in the following series: Series 1: Personal Papers, 1909-1971 Subseries 1.1: Biographical Information, 1910-1971 Subseries 1.2: Correspondence, 1943-1970 Subseries 1.3: Photographs, undated Subseries 1.4: Travel Records, 1925-1970, undated Subseries 1.5: Travel Sketches, 1909-1970 Series 2: Professional Papers, 1904-1977, 1987 Subseries 2.1: Associations and Committees, 1939-1970, undated Subseries 2.2: Awards and Honors, 1955-1970 Subseries 2.3: Correspondence, 1945-1970, undated Subseries 2.4: Presentations Series Subseries 2.5: Recordings, 1955-1970 Subseries 2.6: Reference Files, 1904-1977, 1987 Subseries 2.7: Research Material, 1945-1970, undated Subseries 2.8: Writings, 1926-1970, undated Series 3: Office Records, 1910-1980 Subseries 3.1: Administrative Records, 1927-1980, undated Subseries 3.2: Construction Reference Files, 1946-1967, undated Subseries 3.3: Correspondence, 1910-1977 Subseries 3.4: Financial Records, 1968-1976 Subseries 3.5: Presentation Materials, 1931-1967, undated Subseries 3.6: Product Literature/Vendor and Contractor Correspondence, 1950-1959, undated Subseries 3.7: Prospects, 1941-1971 Subseries 3.8: Public Relations Material, 1930-1971 Subseries 3.9: Scrapbooks and Clippings, 1928-1976, undated Subseries 3.10: VDL Research House, 1950-1969 Subseries 3.11: Visual Material, undated Series 4: Project Records, 1915-1975 Subseries 4.1: Client Files, 1915-1975 Subseries 4.2: Drawings, 1920-1959, undated Subseries 4.3: Models, undated Subseries 4.4: Oversized Rolled Plans, 1946-1949, 1966, undated Subseries 4.5: Photographs, 1966-1969, undated Subseries 4.6: Correspondence Series 5: Richard J. Neutra Institute Records Subseries 5.1: Administrative Records Subseries 5.2: Correspondence Series 6: Dione Neutra Papers, 1924-1971 Subseries 6.1: Correspondence, 1930-1971, undated Subseries 6.2: Office Records, 1936-1957 Subseries 6.3: Personal Records, undated Subseries 6.4: Travel Correspondence, 1924-1967 Subseries 6.5: Writings, 1932-1968 Series 7: Neutra and Alexander Office records, 1942-1968 Subseries 7.1: Administrative Records, 1942-1956, undated Subseries 7.2: Correspondence, 1947-1968, undated Subseries 7.3: Models, undated Subseries 7.4: Prospects, 1951-1957, undated Existence and Location of Copies Selected digitized images from this collection are available electronically via the UCLA Digital Library. Related Materials To tell the truth [oral history transcript] / Dione Neutra, interviewee. UCLA Oral History Department interview, 1978. Available at the UCLA Library Special Collections. Subjects and Indexing Terms Architectural drawings (visual works). Photographs. Blueprints. Architecture, Domestic -- California, Southern Architecture -- California -- 20th century Architects -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives Richard and Dion Neutra, Architects and Associates Neutra, Richard Joseph Finding aid for the Richard and LSC.1179 3 Dion Neutra Papers LSC.1179 Richard and Dion Neutra, Architects and Associates -- Archives Personal Papers 1909-1971 Scope and Contents note Personal papers are records created outside of Neutra's professional work, and document activities such as hobbies, family life, friendships, and travel experiences. These records also include some items that may document Richard Neutra's career, such as correspondence and