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Finding Aid for the papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134

Finding aid prepared by Melinda Gandara, Alex Hauschild, Jennifer Whitlock, Caitlyn Ehisen, Michael Wertheim, 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 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 creator: Chambers, Robson C., 1919-1999 creator: Frey, Albert, 1903-1998 creator: John , Porter Clark 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. Subjects and Indexing Terms Frey, Albert, 1903-1998 -- Archives Architects -- California Architectural drawings Architectural firms -- California

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 2 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 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. 1903-1983 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 1.58 Linear feet

Biographical Information A. 1903-1983

Box 1, Folder 1 Resume 1903-1983

Correspondence B. 1978

Box 1, Folder 2 "Natural History" 1978

Travel C. 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 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

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 3 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Personal Papers I.1903-1983 Travel C.1930-1974

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 Box 14 Sketches of Venice 1925 Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet(2 sketches) Scope and Contents note Two pencil sketches, both on tracing paper, mounted on boards. Signed and dated on the reverse.

Box 10, West Coast to New York Trip photographs 1932 Folder 365-366

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 4 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Personal Papers I.1903-1983 Travel C.1930-1974

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 D. 1930-1932

Box 10, Frey, Albert Portrait 1930-1932 Folder 371 Professional Papers II. 1932-1988 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 0.42 Linear feet

Correspondence A. 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 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 B. 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 C. 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

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 5 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Professional Papers II.1932-1988 Associations and Committees C.1944-1986

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 D. 1968

Box 1, Folder 37 American Association of Nurserymen 1968

Research Notes E. n.d.

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

Reference Files F. 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

Financial Records A. 1933-1964 Physical Description: 0.08 Linear feet

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 B. 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 and Audio b. 1941-1993 Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 6 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Office Records III.1931-1993 Film and Audio b.1941-1993

Box 12 Albert Frey n.d. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note 1 VHS copy

Box 12 Albert Frey Exhibition, P.S. Desert Museum Jan 3, 1993 and Jean Farrar and Culver Nichols 1993 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note Original VHS

Box 12 Albert Frey House, Paseo el Mirador and Albert Frey New House, Palisades Dr. 1941-1953, 1964 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note original 8mm film, 3 VHS copies, betacam copy

Box 12 Albert Frey Panel 1992 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note Original 2 standard audio cassettes

Box 12 Alpha Beta Markets, North Shore Beach and Yacht Club 1958-1960 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note original 8mm film, 3 VHS copies, betacam copy

Box 12 Frey and Chambers Buildings n.d. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements 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 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note Original VHS

Box 12 Palm Springs Parade at City Hall and Premiere Apartments 1956-1957 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note original 8mm film, 3 VHS copies, betacam copy

Books a. 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 D. 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 59 Cahuilla Elementary School: Architectural Record, January 1953

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 7 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Office Records III.1931-1993 Clippings D.1931-1987

Box 1, Clark and Frey Office: Progressive Architecture, October 1950 Folder 60-61 Box 1, Folder 56 Clark House: [incomplete], The Architectural Forum, September 1942 Box 1, Folder 62 Cree Residence 1956-1958 Box 5, Folder 175 Cree Residence: Holiday, August 1957 Box 1, Folder 63 Desert Hospital: Domus, July/August 1952 Box 1, Folder 64 Frey Residence #1: Architectural Forum, August 1950 Box 1, Folder 65 Frey Residence #1: [cover] Artistic Homes, vol. XXV, No. 4 n.d. Box 1, Folder 66 Frey Residence #1: Arts and Architecture, July 1945 Box 1, Folder 67 Frey Residence #1: House and Garden, January 1948 Box 1, Folder 68 Frey Residence #1: House and Garden, August 1950 Box 1, Folder 69 Frey Residence #1: International Asbestos-Cement Review, July 1956 Box 1, Folder 70 Frey Residence #1: Journal of the American Institute of Architects, November 1951 Box 1, Folder 71 Frey Residence #1: Nuestra Arquitectura, January 1952 Box 1, Folder 72 Frey Residence #1: Palm Springs Villager, May 1958 Box 1, Folder 73 Frey Residence #1: Progressive Architecture, July 1948 Box 1, Folder 74 Frey Residence #1: Werk, June 1946 Box 5, Folder 176 Frey Residence #2: Los Angeles Times Home, October 3, 1965 Box 1, Folder 75 Hatton Residence: Progressive Architecture, December 1949 Box 1, Folder 76 "Hillside Living", Palm Springs Life, January 1967 Box 1, Folder 77 "House in California", Domus, September 1946 Box 1, Folder 78 Kocher Residence: Art In America in Modern Times 1934 Box 1, Folder 78 Kocher Residence: "Long Island Modern" exhibition catalog 1987 Box 1, Folder 79 Kocher Residence: Hound & Horn, January/March 1932 Box 5, Folder 177 Kocher-Samson: The Architectural Review, March 1937 Box 1, Folder 80 Loewy Residence: House and Garden, May 1947 Box 5, Folder 178 Loewy Residence: Life, March 24, 1947 Box 1, Folder 81 Loewy Residence: The Villager, March 1947 Box 2, Folder 82 Loewy Residence: Werk, June 1952 Box 2, Folder 83 "Make Mine Metal", Palm Springs Life, March 1979 Box 2, Folder 84 Palm Springs City Hall: Construction Metal Corp. [AIA File no. 17-A] 1959 Box 2, Folder 84 Palm Springs City Hall: Pacific Architect and Builder, February 1959 Box 2, Folder 85 Palm Springs Racquet Club: Architect and Engineer, June 1951 Box 2, Folder 86 Recreational Building 1940 Box 2, Folder 87 Tramway Aerial Station: Products 1964 Project Records IV. circa 1939-circa 1986 Language of Material: English

Files A. 1939-1979 Physical Description: 2.0 Linear feet Note see Project Index

Photographs B. 1925-1986 Physical Description: 1.83 Linear feet Note see Project Index

Drawings C. Note see Project Index

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 8 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134 Project Records IV.circa 1939-circa 1986 Drawings C.

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. Card-file-box 13 Additional Donations V. 1992 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 0.46 Linear feet Scope and Content note Video footage of Albert Frey.

Finding Aid for the Albert Frey 0000134 9 papers, circa 1924-1993 0000134