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Finding Aid for the papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134

Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino The finding aid for this collection was made possible by a Getty Foundation Archival Arrangement & Description Grant. Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum Arts Building Room 1434 University of California Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130 805-893-2724 [email protected] 2010

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 1 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Title: Albert Frey papers Identifier/Call Number: 0000134 Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum Language of Material: English Physical Description: 28.0 Linear feet(15 record storage boxes, 3 flat file drawers, and 3 models) Date (inclusive): circa 1924-circa 1993 Location note: Boxes 1-15/ADC - regular 3 Flat File Drawers/ADC - flat files 3 Models/Mosher - models (models were constructed for the UCSB Art Museum Exhibit Albert Frey: Modern Architect) Aluminaire house Minimal house Frey House creator: Chambers, Robson C., 1919-1999 creator: Clark, John Porter creator: Frey, Albert, 1903-1998 Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Custodial History note Gift of Albert Frey, 1989. Additional material gifted by Doug Henry, 2001. Preferred Citation note Albert Frey papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara. Biographical/Historical note Albert Frey was born in Zurich, Switzerland on October 18, 1903. Frey received his formal architectural training at the Institute of Technology in Winterthur, Switzerland. During his education at the Institute of Technology, Frey apprenticed for two years under the architect A. J. Arter in Zurich. Graduating in 1924, Frey traveled around Europe and settled by 1925 in where he worked for Jean-Jules Eggericx and Raphael Verwilghen. Leaving Eggericx and Verwilghen in 1927, Frey moved to France where he worked as a draftsman for and . In 1930, Frey’s visa application was approved and he relocated to New York. Shortly after arriving in New York, Frey found work with A. Lawrence Kocher with whom he worked until 1935. Kocher and Frey completed four buildings and co-authored many articles on urban planning, the modern aesthetic, and technology for Architectural Record during their partnership. By 1935, Frey had relocated to Palm Springs and began working with architect . The two formed a partnership, which lasted twenty years. At the beginning of their partnership Clark and Frey operated under the name Van Pelt and Lind Architects, since neither Clark nor Frey was licensed at the time. By 1943, Clark and Frey had become licensed and were able to obtain public commissions which included schools, hospitals and a library. In 1952, Robson C. Chambers who had been an employee with the firm since 1946 was made a partner, and the firm was renamed Clark, Frey and Chambers. During his 63 years in Palm Springs, Frey’s most notable projects include: the house, the Guthrie house, the Clark & Frey Office building, the Aerial Tramway and Gas Station, Palm Springs City Hall, the Desert Hospital, the North Shore Yacht Club, Villa Hermosa, Frey House I and II. Frey continued to design buildings into the late 1980s. Albert Frey died on November 14, 1998, at the age of 95. Scope and Content Note The Albert Frey papers span 28 linear feet and date from circa 1924 to 1993. The collection primarily contains material concerning architectural projects Frey undertook in American between the years 1930 to 1982, in the form of architectural drawings and reprographic copies, black-and-white photographs, negatives, slides, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. The collection also includes Frey’s personal architectural reference books and color travel photographs, three-dimensional building samples from the Frey House II, his professional awards, and research notes. Related Archival Materials note David Gebhard papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara. Robson Chambers papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara. Albert Frey Archive, Palm Spings Art Museum. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, A. Lawrence Kocher Collection. Subjects and Indexing Terms Frey, Albert, 1903-1998 -- Archives

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 2 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architects -- California Architectural drawings Architectural firms -- California Architectural photographs Architecture -- California -- 20th century Architecture -- California -- Palm Springs Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- California Correspondence Modern movement (Architecture) -- California Negatives Photographic prints Reprographic copies Sketches

Personal Papers I. 1903-1992 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 1.58 Linear feet Scope and Contents note This series contains the personal papers of Albert Frey, and includes biographic information, correspondence, personal travel documented in sketches and color slides, and a portrait.

Biographical Information 1903-1983

Box 1, Folder 1 Resume 1903-1983

Correspondence 1978

Box 1, Folder 2 "Natural History" 1978

Travel 1930-1974

Box 1, Folder 3 United States Map, Frey's Travel Route 1932-1934 Box 9, Folder 301 Air Force Academy, Colorado photographs 1969 Box 9, Amalfi-Paestum photographs n.d. Folder 302-303 Box 9, Folder 304 Arizona, Chelley-Oraibi photographs 1969 Box 9, Folder 305 Arizona-New Mexico, Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest, Gallup photographs 1969 Box 9, Folder 306 Arizona-Utah: Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, Zion Canyon photographs 1969 Box 9, Folder 307 Borrego Springs photographs 1973 Box 9, Folder 308 Bremen to New York, Paris and New York photographs 1930-1933 Box 9, Folder 309 California, Nevada, Arizona, F.L. Wright, Taliesin West photographs 1934-1941 Box 9, Camogli-Tarquinia photographs 1962 Folder 310-311 Box 9, Folder 312 Expo 67 photographs n.d. Box 9, Folder 313 Garda-Verona photographs 1962 Box 9, Folder 314 German Pavilion photographs 1967 Box 9, Folder 315 Gornergrat, Zermatt, Switzerland photographs 1973 Box 9, Folder 316 Grand Canyon photographs 1967 Box 9, Folder 317 Grand Canyon, Arizona/ High Sierras photographs 1941 Box 9, Folder 318 Grand Canyon North Rim photographs 1969

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 3 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Personal Papers I.1903-1992 Travel 1930-1974

Box 9, Folder 319 Guggenheim Museum photographs 1962 Box 9, Folder 320 Habitat photographs 1967 Box 9, Hawaii photographs 1951 Folder 321-322 Box 9, Honeymoon Trip: France, Switzerland, Italy photographs 1938 Folder 323-324 Box 9, Folder 325 Hurricane- Arizona/Utah photographs 1969 Box 9, Folder 326 La Jolla, Scottsdale photographs 1971 Box 9, Folder 327 Lake Powell photographs 1967 Box 9, Folder 328 Lake Tahoe, Owens Valley, Virginia City photographs 1971 Box 9, Folder 329 Le Corbusier photographs 1962 Box 9, Folder 330 Los Angeles to San Francisco photographs n.d. Box 9, Folder 331 Mesa Verde, Colorado photographs 1969 Box 9, Folder 332 Monument Valley photographs 1967 Box 9, Folder 333 New York photographs 1962 Box 9, New York photographs 1930-1933 Folder 334-336 Box 9, Folder 337 photographs 1937-1939 Box 9, Folder 338 New York and East Coast photographs 1932 Box 9, Ostia-Capri photographs 1968 Folder 339-340 Box 9, Folder 341 Palm Canyon Area- Andreas, Murray, etc. at House photographs 1971 Box 9, Folder 342 Palm Springs photographs 1965 Box 9, Folder 343 Palm Springs to New York and New York to Palm Springs photographs 1937-1939 Box 9, Folder 344 Palm Springs and Environs, trip to Hoover Dam photographs 1934-1937 Box 9, Folder 345 Palm Springs Environs photographs n.d. Box 9, Folder 346 Pueblos, New Mexico photographs 1969 Box 10, Rainbow Bridge photographs 1967 Folder 347 Box 10, Riviera photographs n.d. Folder 348-349 Box 10, Ronchamp, France photographs 1955 Folder 350 Box 10, San Jacinto Tram to Hidden Lake photographs 1972 Folder 351 Box 10, Schonreid, Zurich, etc. Switzerland photographs 1973 Folder 352 Box 10, Sedona photographs 1967 Folder 353 Box 10, Sirmione photographs 1962 Folder 354 Box 10, Architecture: Los Angeles, Pomona, Fresno photographs Folder 355 1965-1974 Box 10, Southern California Architecture photographs 1965 Folder 356 Box 10, Switzerland photographs 1962-1973 Folder 357-358 Box 10, Switzerland, Milano Triennale, Paris, Le Corbusier and Anore Lurcat photographs Folder 359-360 1933 Box 10, Unidentified Travel photographs 1966 Folder 361-362 Box 10, United States Pavilion photographs 1967 Folder 363 Box 10, Venice photographs 1962 Folder 364

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 4 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Personal Papers I.1903-1992 Travel 1930-1974

Box 14 Travel sketches Venice and unidentified 1925 and undated Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet Scope and Contents note Two pencil sketches of Venice, both on tracing paper, mounted on boards. Signed and dated on the reverse, and a folder of photocopies of sketches.

Box 10, West Coast to New York Trip photographs 1932 Folder 365-366 Box 10, West Coast: San Francisco to San Diego photographs 1932 Folder 367-368 Box 10, Wyoming: Yellowstone Park, Jackson Hole photographs 1969 Folder 369 Box 10, Yosemite photographs 1965 Folder 370

Photographs 1930-1932

Box 10, Portraits of Frey and friends, colleagues 1930-circa 1960 Folder 371 Scope and Contents note 8 photographs 2 duplicates), 3 negatives, including image of Frey with Le Corbusier, , Pierre Jeanneret, and others and a view of drafting room (from same time period, when Frey was in Europe); Frey arriving in New York City, 1930; Frey and Lawrence Kocher, 1932; portrait of Frey at his house in Palm Springs (Don Buckner, photographer) and portrait of Frey in front of Frey house 1, Palm Springs (Julius Shulman, photographer).

Professional Papers II. 1932-1988 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 0.42 Linear feet Scope and Contents note This series contains materials pertaining to Albert Frey's professional career, to include correspondence, writings, associations and committees, awards received, research notes, and reference files.

Correspondence 1934-1988 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet

Box 1, Folder 4 Benedict, Harry (Holden and Johnson Architects) 1986-1987 Box 1, Folder 5 Benton, Tim 1976-1980 Box 1, Folder 6 Boyd, F. Gillar 1987 Box 1, Folder 7 City of Palm Springs, Historic Site Preservation Board 1984-1988 Box 1, Folder 8 Clark, John P. (Williams, Clark and Williams Architects) 1986 Box 1, Folder 9 Kihlstedt, Folke T. 1980 Box 1, Folder 10 Kocher, Sandra (re: Le Corbusier) 1968-1980 Box 1, Folder 11 Lanmon, Lorraine (re: William Lescaze) 1974 Box 1, Folder 12 Le Corbusier 1934-1937 Box 1, Folder 13 Lichtenstein, Susanne 1986 Box 1, Folder 14 Long, Rebecca 1986 Box 1, Folder 15 National Museum of American History 1983-1984 Box 1, Folder 16 Pommer, Richard (re: Chrystie-Forsyth project) 1973-1974 Box 1, Folder 17 Princeton University, John Vincent Boyer 1983 Box 1, Folder 18 Schools, Miscellaneous 1951-1953 Box 1, Folder 19 Schottli, Heinz 1986

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 5 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Professional Papers II.1932-1988 Correspondence 1934-1988

Box 1, Folder 20 Stiverson, Cynthia "Architecture and the Decorative Arts" 1988 Box 1, Folder 21 Wilson, David 1975 Box 1, Folder 22 Wilson, Richard Guy (re: "Machine Age America" exhibition) 1983-1984 Box 1, Folder 23 Wodehouse, Lawrence 1984-1986 Box 1, Folder 24 Wolfe, James (re: James D. Kornwolf) 1984

Writings 1939-1958

Box 1, Folder 25 "Some Thoughts on Esthetic Research" AIA Journal 1958 Box 1, Folder 26 "Albert Frey on Hawaii" Bulletin 1951 Box 10, "In Search of Living Architecture" 1939 Folder 372-376, Box 1, Folder 27 Box 1, Folder 28 Script for Narration by A. Frey, Houses 1 and 2 1991

Associations and Committees 1944-1986

Box 1, Folder 29 American Institute of Architects: Architectural Graphic Standards 1985 Box 1, Folder 30 American Institute of Architects: Desert Chapter 1985-1986 Box 1, Folder 31 American Institute of Architects: Fellowship 1957 Box 1, Folder 32 American Institute of Architects: Inland California Chapter 1966-1969 Box 1, Folder 33 American Institute of Architects: Membership and Foundation Contributions 1966-1979 Box 1, Folder 34 "AIA New Fellows" American Institute of Architects Journal 1957 Box 1, Folder 35 American Institute of Architects: Southern California Chapter 1944-1979 Box 1, Folder 36 Palm Springs Historical Society 1986

Awards 1968

Box 1, Folder 37 American Association of Nurserymen 1968

Research Notes n.d.

Box 1, Folder 38 American Architecture n.d. Box 1, Folder 39 European and World Architecture n.d.

Reference Files 1932-1938

Box 1, Folder 40 Shelter 1932 Box 1, Folder 41 Solar Projection from 10 Foot Pole, Palm Springs 1935-1936 Box 1, Folder 42 Terragni, Guiseppe, Villa Near Milan, italy 1938 Box 1, Folder 43 United States Department of Agriculture, Farm House Plans 1934 Box 1, Folder 44 Village Green Heritage Center Brochure n.d. Office Records III. 1931-1993 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 2.33 Linear feet Scope and Contents note This series contains materials that Frey used within his architectural practice, to include financial records, public relations materials, film and audio, books, and clippings.

Financial Records 1933-1964 Physical Description: 0.08 Linear feet

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 6 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Office Records III.1931-1993 Financial Records 1933-1964

Box 1, Certificates of Payment 1945-1964 Folder 45-46 Box 1, Folder 47 Cost Estimates, Riverside County Building Program 1957 Box 1, Footage and Job Costs 1933-1964 Folder 48-49

Public Relations 1941-1993 Physical Description: 1.42 Linear feet

Box 1, Folder 50 Adler, F. (re: Premiere Apartment Hotel) 1965 Box 10, "Albert Frey, Architect" by Josepha Rosa n.d. Folder 377 Box 1, Folder 51 "Architecture California" 1986-1987 Box 10, Office Employee Descriptions n.d. Folder 378 Box 1, Folder 52 Palm Springs City Hall 1957 Box 1, Folder 53 "Palm Springs Life" 1979 Box 1, Folder 54 San Gorgonio Pass Memorial Hospital 1947

Film, video and audio 1941-1993 Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet

Box 12 Albert Frey undated Scope and Contents note 1 VHS copy

Box 12 Albert Frey Exhibition, P.S. Desert Museum Jan 3, 1993 and Jean Farrar and Culver Nichols 1993 Scope and Contents note Original VHS

Box 12 Albert Frey House, Paseo el Mirador and Albert Frey New House, Palisades Dr. 1941-1953, 1964 Scope and Contents note Original 8mm film, 3 VHS copies, betacam copy.

Box 12 Albert Frey Panel 1992 Scope and Contents note Original 2 standard audio cassettes

Box 12 Alpha Beta Markets, North Shore Beach and Yacht Club 1958-1960 Scope and Contents note Original 8mm film, 3 VHS copies, betacam copy

Box 12 Frey and Chambers Buildings undated Scope and Contents note Original 8mm film, 3 VHS copies, betacam copy

Box 12 John Clark/Albert Frey, Interviewer: Nan Tynberg, Palm Springs Public Library Local History Project 1986 Scope and Contents note Original VHS

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 7 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Office Records III.1931-1993 Film, video and audio 1941-1993

Box 12 Palm Springs Parade at City Hall and Premiere Apartments 1956-1957 Scope and Contents note Original 8mm film, 3 VHS copies, betacam copy

Videos V. undated Language of Material: English Physical Description: 0.46 Linear feet

Box 13 Albert Frey House, Paseo el Mirador (1914-53; and Frey New House, Palisades Dr. (1964): 1 VHS and DVD use copies undated Box 13 Albert Frey I, 1 Hi 8 viedo cassstte August 22, 1992 Box 13 Albert Frey I, Steady Cam, 1 Hi 8 video cassette circa 1992 Box 13 Albert Frey II, Steady Cam, 1 Hi 8 video cassette circa 1992 Box 13 Albert Frey Exhibition, Palm Springs Museum, Jean Farrar and Culver Nichols, 1 VHS January 3, 1993 Box 13 Albert Frey Museum show and Tram Gas Station circa 1993 Box 13 Copy of Interview with A. Frey, Doug Henry, 1 VHS undated Box 13 Alluminaire House, NYIT on Long Island, 1 Hi 8 video cassette undated

Books 1953-1957 Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet

Box 4 Aluminum in Volume I by John Peter 1956 Box 4 Camini d'Oggi by Roberto Aloi 1957 Box 4 Das Haus des Architekten/Architects' Homes/ La Maison de l'Architecte by Robert Winkler 1955 Box 4 World's Contemporary Architecture Volume 4, edited by Yuichi Ino and Shinji Koike 1953

Clippings 1931-1987 Physical Description: 0.83 Linear feet

Box 1, Folder 55, Aluminaire Residence 1931-1987 Box 5, Folder 174 Box 1, Folder 57 "Architecture Old and New", Creative Art, April 1933 Box 1, Folder 58 "Bel Vista", Architect and Engineer, April 1951 Box 1, Folder 56 Clark House: [incomplete], The Architectural Forum, September 1942 Box 1, Folder 76 "Hillside Living", Palm Springs Life, January 1967 Box 1, Folder 77 "House in California", Domus, September 1946 Box 2, Folder 83 "Make Mine Metal", Palm Springs Life, March 1979 Architecture and Design Projects IV. circa 1939-circa 1986 Language of Material: English

Alpha-Beta Food Market commercial building Beaumont Ave. and 14th St. (Beaumont, Calif.) 1962

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 83 Box 6, Folder 179 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Project Files Folder 88-90

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 8 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Alpha-Beta Food Market commercial building Foothill Blvd. and Mountain Ave. (Claremont, Calif.) 1962...

Alpha-Beta Food Market commercial building Foothill Blvd. and Mountain Ave. (Claremont, Calif.) 1962

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 84 Box 6, Folder 180 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Project Files Folder 92-94

Alpha-Beta Food Market commercial building 81-731 Avenue 46, (Indio, Calif.) 1961

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 14 Box 2, Folder 95 Project Files

Alpha-Beta Food Market commercial building Ramon Rd. and Sunrise Wy. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1960

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 15 Box 6, Folder 181 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Folder 96 Project Files

Alpha-Beta Food Market commercial building McFadden Ave. and Sullivan St. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1962

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 85-86 Box 2, Project Files Folder 97-99

Aluminaire House 144 Round Swamp Rd. (Syosset, Long Island, NY) 1930-1931

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 16 Box 6, Photographs and Negatives Folder 182-183

American National Red Cross chapter building 8880 Magnolia Ave., (Riverside, Calif.) 1960

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 47 Box 6, Folder 184 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Project Files Folder 100-101

Armstrong, Frank H. house remodeling 1150 Paseo El Mirador (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1964-1965

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 17

Banning Public Library 21 W. Nicolet St. (Banning, Calif.) 1954-1955

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 9 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Banning Public Library 21 W. Nicolet St. (Banning, Calif.) 1954-1955

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 18 Box 6, Folder 185 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Project Files Folder 102-103

Banning Union High School additions (Banning, Calif.)

Box 6, Folder 186 Photographs and Negatives

Benoist, Louis A. house (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1951

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 19 Box 6, Folder 187 Photographs and Negatives

Boyd, Phillip house barbeque

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 20

Brandstein Study house

Box 6, Folder 188 Photographs and Negatives

Brennan, Frank M. house (Jackson Hole, Wyo.) 1966-1971

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 21 Box 6, Folder 189 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Project Files Folder 104-106

Brennan, Frank M. house Smoke Tree Ranch (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1966

Box 6, Folder 190 Photographs and Negatives

Cahuilla Elementary School 833 E. Mesquite Ave. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1945-1947; 1955

Box 1, Folder 59 Articles and Clippings Box 6, Folder 191 Photographs and Negatives

Cathedral City Elementary School Van Fleet St. and Second St. (Cathedral City, Calif.) 1947; 1951; 1965

Box 6, Folder 192 Photographs and Negatives

Cielo Vista School 650 Paseo Dorotea (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1955

Box 6, Folder 193 Photographs and Negatives

Clark and Frey office building 879 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1947

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 10 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Clark and Frey office building 879 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1947

Box 1, Articles and Clippings Folder 60-61 Box 6, Folder 194 Photographs and Negatives

College of the Desert, Coachella Valley Junior College Communications System (Riverside, Calif.) 1963

Box 2, Project Files Folder 107-113

Concrete Parking Tower 1927

Box 6, Folder 195 Photographs and Negatives

Cortissoz, A. house Sahara Rd. (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 23

Cravens, Malcolm house (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 24

Cree, Raymond house Hermosa Pl. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1945

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 25

Cree, Raymond house 66-389 E. Highway III (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1952-1957

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 26 Box 5, Folder 175, Articles and Clippings Box 1, Folder 62 Box 6, Folder 196 Photographs and Negatives

Darien Guild Hall Community Art Center (Darien, Conn.) 1930

Box 6, Folder 197 Photographs and Negatives

Dellside Dairy 1939

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 27

Desert Bank 68-435 E. Palm Canyon Dr. (Cathedral City, Calif.) 1948

Box 6, Folder 198 Photographs and Negatives

Desert Hospital District, General Hospital Building 530 Tahquitz Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1951

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 11 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Desert Hospital District, General Hospital Building 530 Tahquitz Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1951

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 28 Box 1, Folder 63 Articles and Clippings Box 6, Folder 199 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Folder 114 Project Files

Desert Hot Springs School

Box 6, Folder 200 Photographs and Negatives

Desert Museum Tahquitz Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1957

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 29 Box 6, Folder 201 Photographs and Negatives

Dollard Office Building 687 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1947

Box 6, Folder 202 Photographs and Negatives

Embury, Phil and Sandra house (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 30

Essex Elementary School addition (Needles, Calif.) 1949

Box 6, Folder 203 Photographs and Negatives

Factory of Steel and Glass 1927

Box 6, Folder 204 Photographs and Negatives

Farwell house 2124 E. Balboa Blvd. (Balboa, Calif.) 1936

Box 6, Folder 205 Photographs and Negatives

Fire House Station (Palm Springs, Calif.) circa 1950

Box 6, Folder 206 Photographs and Negatives

Fire Station No. 1 277 Indian Ave. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1955

Box 6, Folder 207 Photographs and Negatives

Fischer, J.O. house addition (originally James) 375 Vista Chino (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1965

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 31 Box 2, Folder 124 Project Files

Frey (for Parents) Furniture (Zurich, SWZ) 1925

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 12 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Frey (for Parents) Furniture (Zurich, SWZ) 1925

Box 6, Folder 223 Photographs and Negatives

Frey (for Parents) garage addition (Zurich, SWZ) 1925

Box 6, Folder 224 Photographs and Negatives

Frey, Albert house 1150 Paseo El Mirador (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1940-1941; 1953-1954

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 33-34 Box 1, Articles and Clippings Folder 64-74 Box 6, Photographs and Negatives Folder 208-217, Box 8, Folder 295 Box 2, Folder 115 Project Files

Frey, Albert house II, addition 686 Palisades Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1963-1964; 1970-1971

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 35 Box 5, Folder 176 Articles and Clippings Box 6, Photographs and Negatives Folder 218-222 Box 2, Folder 116 Project Files

Frey, Albert Exhibition Poster (Vaud, Lausanne, SWZ) 1995

Drawer 510, Drawings FlatFile 32

Fulton, C.K. "Villa Hermosa" apartment complex 155 Hermosa Pl. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1946-1947

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 36 Box 6, Folder 225 Photographs and Negatives

Furniture Competition 1928

Box 6, Folder 226 Photographs and Negatives

Gilmore, Donald S. house and guesthouse Smoke Tree Ranch (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1964

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 37 Box 6, Folder 227 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Folder 117 Project Files

Goldman, Alfred house 1150 Paseo El Mirador (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1972

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 13 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Goldman, Alfred house 1150 Paseo El Mirador (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1972

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 38

Gut-Frey house 41 Rebbergstrasse (Zurich, SWZ) 1933

Box 6, Folder 228, Photographs and Negatives Box 8, Folder 296

Guthrie house 666 Mel Ave. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1935

Box 6, Folder 229 Photographs and Negatives

Halberg house 723 E. Vereda Sur (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1936

Box 6, Folder 230 Photographs and Negatives

Hatton, R. house and guest house Wonder Palms Rd. (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) 1945

Box 1, Folder 75 Articles and Clippings Box 6, Folder 231 Photographs and Negatives

Hi-Desert Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center Joshua Lane (Yucca Valley, Calif.) 1965

Drawer 511, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 22

Hinton, Sam D. house (La Jolla, Calif.)

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 39

Hollingsworth, W.I. house 187 San Marco Way (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1963

Box 2, Project Files Folder 118-119

House of Prefabricated Walls and Floors 1934

Box 6, Folder 232 Photographs and Negatives

Housing for the Old Competition 1928

Box 6, Folder 233 Photographs and Negatives

In Search of a Living Architecture Book Illustrations

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 40

Inflatable Seating (New York, NY) 1931

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 14 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Inflatable Seating (New York, NY) 1931

Drawer 510, Drawings FlatFile 41 Box 6, Folder 234 Photographs and Negatives

James, Leland house 375 Vista Chino (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1955

Box 2, Folder 124 Project Files

Katherine Finchy Elementary School 777 E. Tachevah Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1948-1949

Box 6, Folder 235 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Folder 123 Project Files

Kellogg Studio 321 Vereda Sur (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1936

Box 6, Folder 236 Photographs and Negatives

Kocher, Alfred Lawrence Canvas Weekend House Meadow Glen Rd. (Northport, Long Island, NY) 1934

Box 1, Articles and Clippings Folder 78-79 Box 7, Photographs and Negatives Folder 237-238

Kocher-Samson office and apartment 766 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1934-1935

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 42 Box 5, Folder 177 Articles and Clippings Box 7, Photographs and Negatives Folder 239-240, Box 8, Folder 297

La Siesta Court hotel/resort 247 W. Stevens Rd. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1936

Box 7, Folder 241 Photographs and Negatives

Le Corbusier residence () (Poissy, FRA) 1929-1931

Box 7, Folder 242 Photographs and Negatives

Loewy, Raymond house 600 W. Panorama Rd. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1946-1947

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 43 Box 5, Folder 178, Articles and Clippings Box 1, Folder 80-82 Box 7, Photographs and Negatives Folder 243-244

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 15 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Lone Palm Glass Bungalows

Lone Palm Glass Bungalows

Box 7, Folder 245 Photographs and Negatives

Lyons, James A. house Smoke Tree Ranch (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1948

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 44 Box 7, Folder 246 Photographs and Negatives

Markham, F.S. house Smoke Tree Ranch (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1941

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 45 Box 7, Folder 247 Photographs and Negatives

Miller, Harold house Smoke Tree Ranch (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 46 Box 7, Folder 248 Photographs and Negatives

Mirrored Pavillion (Calif.) 1986

Box 7, Folder 249 Photographs and Negatives

Murray Peak-Dunn Road Desert Reserve 1971

Box 7, Folder 250 Photographs and Negatives

Needles Elementary School

Box 7, Folder 251 Photographs and Negatives

Nellie M. Coffman School multi-purpose and administration building 400 S. Cerritos (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1958

Box 7, Folder 252 Architectural Drawings

Nelson, Mary house (Indio, Calif.) 1945

Box 7, Folder 253 Photographs and Negatives

Newton, Harold R. house 698 W. Ramon Rd. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1967-1968

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 48 Box 2, Folder 120 Project Files

Newton, Harold R. house Palisades Dr. (Palm Springs Palisades, Calif.) 1966

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 49

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 16 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Nichols, Culver Bel Vista Houses (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1945

Nichols, Culver Bel Vista Houses (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1945

Drawer 510, FlatFile 53 Architectural Drawings Box 7, Folder 254 Photographs and Negatives

Nichols, Culver office buildings 891-899 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs , Calif.) 1945

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 50

Nichols, Culver store building (Palm Springs , Calif.) 1962-1963

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 68 Box 7, Folder 255 Photographs and Negatives

Nichols, Culver service station 2901 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.); also called Tramway Service Station 1963-1965

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 51 Box 7, Folder 256 Photographs and Negatives Box 3, Project Files Folder 156-161

Nichols, Culver Tramway Shopping Center N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1962-1964

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 52 Box 3, Folder 162 Project Files

Nichols, Culver store building 1200 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1968-1969

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 69 Box 2, Folder 121 Project Files

North Shore Beach Estates Yacht Club 99-155 Sea View Dr. (Salton Sea, Calif.) 1958-1959

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 55 Box 7, Photographs and Negatives Folder 259-260 Box 2, Folder 122; Project Files 125-126

North Shore Beach Estates Bungalows (Salton Sea, Calif.) 1959

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 54

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 17 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 North Shore Beach Estates Bungalows (Salton Sea, Calif.) 1959

Box 7, Folder 257 Photographs and Negatives

North Shore Beach Motel (Salton Sea, Calif.) 1959

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 56 Box 7, FlatFile 258 Photographs and Negatives Box 2, Project Files Folder 127-128

Paddock Pool Company office warehouse building 693 Ramon Rd. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1947

Box 7, Folder 261 Photographs and Negatives

Palm Canyon Mall (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1964

Box 7, Folder 262 Photographs and Negatives

Palm Canyon Ranch Development for John Green & Co. (Riverside, Calif.) 1963-1967

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 57 Box 7, Folder 263 Photographs and Negatives

Palm Springs Health Center (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1941

Box 7, Folder 272 Photographs and Negatives

Palm Springs Racquet Club and Bungalows 2743 N. Indian Canyon Way (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1945-1946

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 59 Box 2, Folder 85 Articles and Clippings Box 7, Folder 273 Photographs and Negatives

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Valley Station 1 Tramway Rd. (Palm Springs , Calif.) 1947-1962

Box 2, Folder 87 Articles and Clippings Box 7, Photographs and Negatives Box 264-286, Box 8, Folder 298 Box 3, Project Files Folder 129-133

Palm Springs City Hall 3200 E. Tahquitz McCallum Way (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1952-1957

Drawer 519, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 58 Box 2, Folder 84 Articles and Clippings

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 18 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Palm Springs City Hall 3200 E. Tahquitz McCallum Way (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1952-1957

Box 8, Folder 299, Photographs and Negatives Box 7, Folder 269-271

Palm Springs Central Business District (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1967

Box 3, Project Files Folder 134-143

Pelletier, Adrian house 73-297 Grapevine Rd. (Palm Desert, Calif.) 1951

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 60 Box 7, Folder 274 Photographs and Negatives

Perozzi, Vincent J. house 651 W. Via Escuela (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1983

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 61

Premiere Apartments 261 S. Belardo Rd. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1965

Drawer 510, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 62 Box 7, Folder 275 Photographs and Negatives Box 3, Folder 144 Project Files

Ralph-Barbarin house (Stamford, Conn.) 1932

Box 7, Folder 276 Photographs and Negatives

Recreational Building "Blue Lagoon" building 1940

Box 2, Folder 86 Articles and Clippings Box 7, Folder 277 Photographs and Negatives

Roller Rink S. Sunrise Way (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1940

Box 7, Folder 278 Photographs and Negatives

Russel, Douglas house 660 Palisades Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1982

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 63 Box 7, Folder 279 Photographs and Negatives

Ryan, Roy house Smoke Tree Ranch (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1976

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 64 Box 7, Folder 280 Photographs and Negatives

Saint Michael's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church 2775 Carlsbad Blvd. (Carlsbad, Calif.)

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 19 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Saint Michael's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church 2775 Carlsbad Blvd. (Carlsbad, Calif.)

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 65 Box 7, Folder 281 Photographs and Negatives Box 3, Folder 145 Project Files

San Gorgonio Pass Memorial Hospital 660 N. Highland Springs Ave. (Banning, Calif.) 1947-1951

Box 8, Folder 300, Photographs and Negatives Box 7, Folder 282-284

San Jacinto Hotel 726 N. Indian Ave. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1935

Box 7, Folder 285 Photographs and Negatives

Schiff, Sidney house and racquet club addition 2743 N. Indian Canyon Way (La Quinta, Calif.) 1968

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 66 Box 7, Folder 286 Photographs and Negatives

Seeburg Building 1087-91 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1946

Box 7, Folder 287 Photographs and Negatives

Shell Oil Service Station 861 N. Palm Canyon Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) Also called Nichols Service Station, Enco Station, and, later, Tramway Service Station 1963-1965

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 67 Box 7, Folder 288 Photographs and Negatives Box 3, Folder 146 Project Files

Sillano, Frank house Desert Hot Springs (Highlands, Calif.) 1963

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 70 Box 3, Project Files Folder 147-148

Steinmeyer, Hugo A. house 318 Pablo Dr. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1963

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 71 Box 3, Project Files Folder 149-150

Swiss Pavillion, New York Worlds Fair Pavillion (New York, NY) 1939

Box 3, Folder 151 Project Files

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 20 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Thompson, Edwin apartment/hotel (as built) Belardo Rd. and Baristo Rd. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1957

Thompson, Edwin apartment/hotel (as built) Belardo Rd. and Baristo Rd. (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1957

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 72-73 Box 3, Folder 152 Project Files

Thornton, Henry C. house Smoke Tree Ranch (Palm Springs , Calif.) 1964

Box 3, Project Files Folder 153-154

Tobin, Phillip house (Port Angeles, Wash.) 1949

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 74 Box 3, Folder 155 Project Files

Unidentified "Blocks" Project (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1966-1967

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 78

Unidentified Sidewalk Plans and Patterns (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1966-1967

Drawer 509, Drawings FlatFile 75

Unidentified Travel Sketches (Venice, ITL) 1925

Drawer 509, Drawings FlatFile 76

Unidentified Two-Children Family House (Zurich, SWZ) 1928

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 77

Unidentified School

Box 7, Folder 289 Photographs and Negatives

United States Post Office and Federal Services building 1st and Murphy St. (Blythe, Calif.)

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 79 Box 7, Folder 290 Photographs and Negatives Box 3, Project Files Folder 163-173

University of California, Riverside Social Science and Humanities Building (Riverside, Calif.) 1950

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 21 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Architecture and Design Projects IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 University of California, Riverside Social Science and Humanities Building (Riverside, Calif.) 1950

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 80 Box 7, Folder 291 Photographs and Negatives

Vista Colorado Elementary School Washington St. and Bailey St. (Needles, Calif.) 1949

Box 7, Folder 292 Photographs and Negatives

Wells, Cady house 1948

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 81

Wells, Cheney house Smoke Tree Ranch (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1941

Drawer 509, Architectural Drawings FlatFile 82 Box 7, Folder 293 Photographs and Negatives

Wooley-Kramer house 856 Paseo El Mirador (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1945

Box 7, Folder 294 Photographs and Negatives

Building Material Samples, Frey House 2 D. n.d. Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet

Box 11 Acoustic Ceiling n.d. Box 11 Black Out Curtains n.d. Box 11 Exterior Wall Siding n.d. Box 11 Extruded Anodized Aluminum Frames n.d. Box 11 Chip of Exterior (Non-Slip) Concrete n.d. Box 11 Glass Fiber Plastic n.d. Box 11 Concrete n.d. Box 11 Philippine Mahogany for Door Jambs and Cabinets n.d. Box 11 Philippine Mahogany Plywood for Wall Paneling n.d. Box 11 Privacy Curtains n.d. Box 11 Self-Tapping Stainless Steel Screw and Neoprene Washer n.d. Box 11 Sun Burned "1000s of Years" Grey Granite n.d. Box 11 Washable Unbleached Cotton Fabric n.d. Scope and Contents note This series contains architecture and design projects by Albert Frey. The series comprises architectural drawings (sketches, original plans, and reprographic copies), project files, photographs and negatives, and articles and clippings, which document various architectural projects, all organized by client name. There is also a subseries that contains samples of various building materials.

Box 14

Albert Frey House, Paseo el Mirador (1914-53; and Frey New House, Palisades Dr. (1964): VHS and DVD use copy undated

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 22 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134