http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6k4034m6 Online items available Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein and Jessica Gambling. The Huntington LibraryMay 2009 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108 Phone: 626-405-2180 Email:
[email protected] photCL MLP 1 Overview of the Collection Repository: The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108 Phone: 626-405-2180 Email:
[email protected] Creator: Parker, Maynard L., 1900-1976. Title: Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material. Dates: 1930-1974 Dates: bulk 1940s-1960s Quantity: 231 boxes, 150.01 linear feet Abstract: Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material consists of 58,093 black-and-white negatives, color transparencies, black-and-white prints, and color prints; 39 presentation albums; and 17 boxes of office records, 1930-1974. Created primarily by Maynard Parker, the archive documents the residential and non-residential work of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, artists, builders, real estate developers, and clients associated with these fields, foremost among them the magazine House Beautiful. Also included in the collection are photographs taken by other individuals, such as architect Cliff May and Parker's assistant, Charles Yerkes. Note Visit the Huntington Digital Library Maynard L. Parker Database (http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15150coll5) for the most current images and information related to the Maynard L. Parker archive. Identification: photCL MLP Language of Material: English Biographical Note Maynard L. Parker (1900-1976), known sometimes as "Mike," was born and raised in Vermont. Parker worked in New England at a variety of jobs, including office boy, machinist, and gardener, before turning to photography as a profession.