Bill Schmidt Collection of Frank Lloyd Wright Printed Material, 1883-1987
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt067nf09f No online items Finding aid to the Bill Schmidt collection of Frank Lloyd Wright printed material, 1883-1987 Finding aid prepared by J. Gibbs. Finding aid to the Bill Schmidt 850689 1 collection of Frank Lloyd Wright printed material, 1883-1987 ... Descriptive Summary Title: Bill Schmidt collection of Frank Lloyd Wright printed material Date (inclusive): 1883-1987 Number: 850689 Creator/Collector: Schmidt, Bill (Walter) Physical Description: 15.0 linear feet(45 boxes) Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688 (310) 440-7390 Abstract: Postcards, photographs, museum catalogs, and other printed ephemera assembled by Schmidt show many of Wright's most famous buildings and note the relationship of his work to that of other architects. The bulk of the collection comprises journals and other printed materials describing Wright, his work, or his ideas; some of the printed ephemera is published by the Taliesin Fellowship. All but two of the publications are listed in R. L. Sweeney's Frank Lloyd Wright: An Annotated Bibliography and are arranged by Sweeney number. The collection also includes copies of letters, plans, and some manuscript material. Request Materials: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy . Language: Collection material is in English Biographical/Historical Note Bill Schmidt (also known as Walter Schmidt), was a collector of Frank Lloyd Wright bibliographic and archival material. Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Publication Rights Contact Library Rights and Reproductions . Preferred Citation Bill Schmidt collection of Frank Lloyd Wright printed material, ca 1883-1987, Research Library, The Getty Research Insititute, Accession no. 850689. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa850689 Acquisition Information The Getty acquired this collection in 1985. Processing History J. Gibbs processed the collection and wrote the finding aid in 2000. Scope and Content of Collection The collection contains postcards, printed ephemera and single issues of journals containing information about Frank Lloyd Wright and his designs. Most of the items are single issues of architectural or home design magazines, and all but two of the publications are listed in R. L. Sweeney's Frank Lloyd Wright: an annotated bibliography. The publications are arranged by Sweeney number. Included in the collection are publications and printed ephemera from the Taliesan Fellowship (ca. 1930s-1970s), and a fine printed booklet of Harwell Hamilton Harris's Architecture as art, 1969. Other printed ephemera, including postcards, relate to Wright buildings, such as Unity Church, the Larkin building, the Imperial Hotel (Teikoku Hoteru), or to conferences, exhibitions, other events or publications. A few of the images in the collection refer to Wright's influence on graphic and architectural design, and his sources. One file of papers (ca. 70 items) contains plans, correspondence, photographs and manuscript material (most photocopies) from Louis Penfield about the Penfield houses (#1 and #2) designed by Wright in 1952. A notebook holds ca. 15 photocopied letters from Wright to various people; a few letters are from associates of Wright, and one is from Louis Sullivan (1909?) about the drawings for the Bradley house. Arrangement note Finding aid to the Bill Schmidt 850689 2 collection of Frank Lloyd Wright printed material, 1883-1987 ... The collection is arranged in two series: Series I. Postcards, photographs and ephemera, 1883-1987; Series II. Publications about F. L. Wright, 1900-1981 Subjects - Names Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Wright, Lloyd, 1890-1978 Subjects - Corporate Bodies Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (Milwaukee, Wis.) Hollyhock House (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) Larkin Building (Buffalo, N.Y.) Paul R. Hanna House (Stanford, Calif.) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Taliesin Fellowship Teikoku Hoteru Unitarian Universalist Church in Oak Park (Oak Park, Ill.) Wayfarers Chapel (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) Subjects - Topics Architects Architects--United States Architecture Architecture, Modern Architecture, Modern--20th century Architecture--Periodicals Architecture--United States Architecture--United States--20th century Photographic prints--United States--20th century Postcards--United States--20th century Usonian houses Usonian houses--California--Stanford Usonian houses--Unites States Genres and Forms of Material Ephemera Ephemera--20th century Photographic prints Photographs, Original Postcards Contributors Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Hanna, Jean Shuman Hanna, Paul Robert, 1902- Harris, Harwell Hamilton, 1903-1990 Penfield, Louis A., 1918-2002 Schmidt, Bill (Walter) Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 Taliesin Fellowship Finding aid to the Bill Schmidt 850689 3 collection of Frank Lloyd Wright printed material, 1883-1987 ... Series I.Postcards, photographs and ephemera, 1883-1987 Series I. Postcards, photographs and ephemera, 1883-1987 Physical Description: 4.5 boxes Scope and Content Note Images and descriptive materials about Wright buildings and some related buildings by other designers. Includes a few letters related to Wright designs. Box 1 Postcards, photographs, ephemera, ca. 1928-1984 Box 1 Portraits of F.L. Wright, 1984 Physical Description: 4 items Scope and Content Note 3 postcards, 1 gallery announcement. Box 1 F. L. W. studio residence Physical Description: 16 postcards Box 1 Winslow residence (1893) Physical Description: 1 postcard Box 1 Bradley residence (1900) Physical Description: 2 postcards Box 1 Abraham Lincoln Center, Chicago (1903) Physical Description: 3 postcards Scope and Content Note With view of workshop of Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Box 1 Unity Temple (1904) Physical Description: 4 items Box 1 Frederick C. Robie house (1906) Physical Description: 4 items Box 1 W. H. Pettit Mortuary Chapel (1906) Physical Description: 4 postcards Box 1 Geneva Inn (1911) Physical Description: 1 color photograph Box 1 Imperial Hotel (Tokyo, 1915) Physical Description: 25 items Scope and Content Note Known as Teikoku Hoteru. Box 1 Barnsdall, Hollyhock House (1917) Physical Description: 3 items Box 1 Ennis Brown House (1923) Physical Description: 1 postcard Box 1 Arizona, Biltmore Hotel & Cottages (1927) Physical Description: 15 postcards Box 2 Postcards, ephemera, ca. 1906-1983 Finding aid to the Bill Schmidt 850689 4 collection of Frank Lloyd Wright printed material, 1883-1987 ... Series I.Postcards, photographs and ephemera, 1883-1987 Box 2 `Fallingwater,' 1935 Physical Description: 22 postcards Scope and Content Note Edgar J. Kaufmann house, Fallingwater, PA (18 color, 2 b/w). Box 2 `Wingspread,' (1937) Physical Description: 4 color postcards Scope and Content Note Herbert F. Johnson house (see also Box 3). Box 2 J. C. Johnson Administration Building & Research Tower, (1936, 1944) Physical Description: 4 color postcards Box 2 Taliesin West (1937) Physical Description: 9 items Scope and Content Note 7 color & b/w postcards, 1 clipping with line drawing of complex, 1 b/w photo of "Shiprock" Paulson house ruins, Phoenix, 1970s. Box 2 Florida Southern College (1938-1954) Physical Description: 4 color postcards Box 2 Pope-Leighey residence (1939) Physical Description: 2 color postcards Box 2 Kansas City Community Christian Church (1940) Physical Description: (1 color postcard Box 2 Unitarian Church (1947) Physical Description: 2 color postcards Box 2 V. C. Morris Gift Shop (1948) Physical Description: 8 items Scope and Content Note 5 postcards (color & b/w), 3 small clippings: ads for store (See also greeting card in Box 3). Box 2 Price Company Tower (1952) Physical Description: 3 items Scope and Content Note 2 color postcards, 1 small clipping with image of tower. Box 2 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (1956) Physical Description: 1 color postcard Box 2 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1956) Physical Description: 2 b/w postcards Scope and Content Note See also Box 3 and Box 4 for ephemera. Finding aid to the Bill Schmidt 850689 5 collection of Frank Lloyd Wright printed material, 1883-1987 ... Series I.Postcards, photographs and ephemera, 1883-1987 Box 2 Marin County Administration Building & Hall of Justice (1957) Physical Description: 3 items Scope and Content Note 2 color postcards, 1 small clipping with image. Box 2 Gammage Memorial Auditorium (1959) Physical Description: 3 items Scope and Content Note 2 color postcards and 1 color postcard of similar theater building in San Jose, Calif. Box 2 Gas Station designed by F.L. Wright Physical Description: 1 color postcard Scope and Content Note Located in Cloquet, Minnesota. Box 2 Taliesin, Spring Green & Hillside Homeschool Physical Description: 11 postcards Scope and Content Note Color & b/w. Box 2 Printed announcements Physical Description: 3 items Scope and Content Note Announcements for F.L. Wright exhibits, book. Box 2 "Wright Blocks" Scope and Content Note Small printed label for toys designed by John Lloyd Wright. F.L. Wright's grave stone Physical Description: 1 color snapshot Scope and Content Note Located in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Box 2 Guggenheim interior Scope and Content Note Small clipping of a line drawing. Ad for bookstore Scope and Content Note With Wrightian border design. Box 2 FLW souvenir sheet, 1976 Scope and Content Note Includes postage stamp of Wright. Box 2 Graphic block design Scope