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R. M. Schindler Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt709nf40k No online items Finding Aid for the R. M. (Rudolph M.) Schindler papers, 1904-1954 0000100 Finding aid prepared by Alexander Hauschild, Jennifer Whitlock, and 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 R. M. (Rudolph 0000100 1 M.) Schindler papers, 1904-1954 0000100 Title: R. M. Schindler papers Identifier/Call Number: 0000100 Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum Language of Material: English Physical Description: 175.0 Linear feet(58 boxes, 36 flat file drawers, 2 oversize*** drawing2) Date (bulk): Bulk, 1916-1953 Date (inclusive): 1904-1954 Location note: Boxes 1 - 52/ADC - regular 36 Flat Files Drawers/ADC - flat files James Howe Residence Drawing/ ADC - oversize*** top of range 12 Kallis House plan drawing in frame - oversize*** top of range 12 Frame from Kings Rd house rendering behind range 20 8 Furniture - Mosher Chair (1968.3) Light wood, brown upholster on seat (30 x 23 in) Buffet (1969.66) redwood was part of build-in units) Skolnik Chair (1998.90.1) plywood, pigment, fabric (28 x 16 x 20 in) Dinning Table with 2 leaves (1998.91.a-.d) wood top base covered in carpeting (59 3/8 x 41 5/8 x 27 in) Lamp reproduction (1998.92) nickel coated aluminum standing floor lamp (54 in) Box chair reproduction (1998.93) redwood, blue canvas (29 x 29 x 22 in) Children's Box Chair (1998.94) oak ( 21 x 15 x 14 1/2in) Unit Chair (1998.95) wood, metal, fabric (28 x 36 x 33 1/2 in) creator: Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953 -- Archives Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Custodial History note Gift of Mark Schindler, 1968. Additional materials gifted by Mrs. Wineld Park Blum in 1999 and Kathryn Smith and Randall Kennon, 2007. Preferred Citation R. M. Schindler papers, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara. Biographical/Historical note Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953) was born in Vienna, Austria. Schindler trained in Vienna at the Technische Hochschule, from which he graduated in 1911 and at the Akademie der bildenden Kunsteunder where he studied under Otto Wagner. He also came under the influence of Adolf Loos and his informal salons in Vienna. Schindler emigrated to the U.S. in 1914. He worked for the Chicago firm of Ottenheimer, Stern and Reichert. Between 1917-1921, he worked with Frank Lloyd Wright, first in Chicago and Taliesin, then in Los Angeles where he moved in 1920 to help supervise the Barnsdall Hollyhock house. In Los Angeles he set up his own architectural practice, working briefly with the engineer, Claude Chase (1921-1923), and as a partner with Richard Neutra in The Architecture Group for Industry and Commerce (AGIC) (1926-1927). In his lifetime he completed about 150 buildings, most of them in Los Angeles. His uncanny ability to design three-dimensional spaces (he called himself a “space architect”) sets him apart from most other modern architects. His house, which he designed and built on Kings Road in Los Angeles in 1921-1922, is considered by some historians to be the “first modern house.” Scope and Content note The R. M. Schindler papers contain the work of the Viennese-born American architect, Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953), primarily from his time in California. The papers comprise 175 linear feet (52 boxes, 37 flat file drawers) and include personal papers, correspondance and specifications, product literature and publications, manuscript writings, photographs and architectural drawings. Most of materials are in English, however there is some significant correspondence in German. The collection includes original photographs and negatives taken by Schindler of his buildings, travels, the work of other architects (especially Frank Lloyd Wright) and of his family and friends. His drawings and photographs by Schindler and others document most of his circa 450 architectural and design projects, including work by the Architectural Group for Industry and Commerce, a short-lived collaboration between Schindler, architect Richard Neutra, and the planner Carol Aronovici, active 1926-1927. The bulk of the Schindler collection was acquired in 1967 from Schindler's son. The archive is arranged in four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, and Project records. Related Archival Materials Designs by Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara (Collection 101) Finding Aid for the R. M. (Rudolph 0000100 2 M.) Schindler papers, 1904-1954 0000100 David Gebhard papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara (Collection 136) Esther McCoy research papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California Santa Barbara (Collection 104) Esther McCoy papers, 1920-1989, bulk 1920-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Frank Lloyd Wright correspondence with R. M. Schindler, 1914-1929, bulk 1918-1922, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 960076. Historic American Building Survey records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara. Richard Neutra Papers, Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. Rights R. M. Schindler's copyrights transferred to the UC Regents by Mark Schindler. Other third-party rights not fully researched. Contact the repository for conditions governing use. Subjects and Indexing Terms Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970 Schindler, Mark Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953 Wright, Lloyd, 1890-1978 Architect-designed furniture -- United States -- 20th century Architects -- California Architectural drawings Architectural photographs Architecture -- California Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- California Los Angeles (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc. Modern movement (Architecture) -- California Negatives Prefabricated houses -- United States Reprographic copies Specifications Transparencies Personal Papers Series I. 1910-1959 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 2.0 Linear feet Scope and Contents Personal papers document Schindler’s some aspects of his life, outside of his career, including his immigration to the United States, personal relationships, and financial and legal matters unrelated to his work as an architect and designer. The series is arranged in six sub-series: Biographical Information, Correspondence, Photographs, Financial and Legal, Writing, and Memorial Exhibition. Biographical Information A. 1910-1950 Physical Description: 0.084 Linear feet Scope and Contents Biographical Information includes documents and general information about Schindler’s life including immigration visas and his resume. Finding Aid for the R. M. (Rudolph 0000100 3 M.) Schindler papers, 1904-1954 0000100 Personal Papers Series I.1910-1959 Biographical Information A.1910-1950 Box 1, Folder 1 Austrian Citizenship Papers 1910-1914 Box 1, Folder 2 Petition for Issuance of Immigration VISA (parents) 1938 Box 1, Folder 3 Professional References 1908-1930 Box 1, Folder 4 "R. M. Schindler Architect" 1921-1950 Scope and Contents note Handmade booklet/portfolio that includes information on his buildings and some of his writings. Mimeograph pages. 2 copies. Box 1, Folder 5 Staatsamt Für Unterricht (Austrian Interior Ministry, Department of Education) 1920 Box 1, Folder 6 United States Naturalization Papers 1914-1939 Box 1, Folder 7 Wagner, Otto 1913 Scope and Contents note Carbon copies of typed translations of Certificate of Graduation from the Imperial Acadmey of Fine Arts of Vienna. With signature lines for Otto Wagner, professor, and W. Mann, director, certifying that Schindler attended for three years the "Special School of Architecture" in Vienna, from 1910-11, 1912-13 inclusive. Also a postcard written by Wagner to Schindler, May 30 1914, and a handwritten English translation. Correspondence B. 1910-1957 Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet Scope and Contents Personal Correspondence is organized alphabetically by correspondent including a folder of unidentified correspondents and a folder of letters written by Schindler himself that were never sent. Personal Correspondence includes letters between Schindler and his family, friends and his divorce lawyer. Drawer 10, A. Quincy Jones Associates, Architects: Christmas Greeting, sent to Pauline FlatFile Folder 1a Schindler 1972 Scope and Contents note Large poster size drawing, signed by members of A. Quincy Jones staff and sent to Pauline Schindler at the Kings Road House (mailing tube de-accessioned). Box 1, Folder 8 Aronovici, Vladimir 1933 Box 1, Folder 9 Berry, C. L. 1926 Box 1, Folder 11 California Highway Patrol 1940 Box 1, Folder 10 Bojczuk, Franzi (Sister) 1933-1952 Box 1, Folder 10B Bruton, Esther undated Box 1, Folder 12 Cunningham, Imogen 1928 Box 1, Folder 13 Dalappoloff, A. 1925 Box 1, Folder 14 Eckhart-Praeceptor, Irene 1931-1950 Box 1, Folder 15 Freeman, Harriet 1951-1957 Box 1, Folder 16 Gibling, Sophie S. 1927-1929 Scope and Contents note Three letters to R. M. S. from Pauline's mother,
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