http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf2t1nb0w3 No online items Finding Aid for the Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph Archives LSC.1325 Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last updated 2020 July 31. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections Finding Aid for the Elliot Mittler LSC.1325 1 collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph A... Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates photograph archives Creator: Mittler, Elliot Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1325 Physical Description: 31 Linear Feet(62 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1940-1979 Abstract: Welton Davis Becket (1902- ) was a Los Angeles based architect with Becket, Wurdeman, and Plummer (later renamed Welton Becket and Associates) - one of the largest firms in Los Angeles with building credits throughout the world. He also served as the Master Planner and Supervising Architect for UCLA from 1949 to 1969. After Becket's death, the firm continued under the same name, directed by his nephew, MacDonald Becket. Around 1985, the firm was acquired by Ellerbe Incorporated to become Ellerbe Becket. The collection consists of photographs related to the work of the Welton Becket & Associates architectural firm. Most of the photographs represent projects in and around the Los Angeles area and include examples of both residential and commercial buildings with interior and exterior views. Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Language of Material: English . Conditions Governing Access Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Use Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Photographs by Julius Shulman may not be copied. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates photograph archives (Collection Number 1325). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of Elliot Mittler, 1982, 1983. Processing Information Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices. Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 2470243 Biographical / Historical Welton Davis Becket was born in Seattle, Washington, on August 8, 1902; BA, Architecture, University of Washington, (1927), with one year of graduate study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau, France, (1928); partnered with Walter Wurdeman and Charles Plummer under the name Becket, Wurdeman, and Plummer in 1933; following Plummer's death in 1939 and Wurdeman's death in 1949, Becket continued the firm as Welton Becket and Associates, serving as President (1949-68) and Chairman of the Board (1968) until his death in 1969; served as Master Planner and Supervising Architect, UCLA, 1949-69; Becket's philosophy of total design, embracing all requirements demanded of architectural design, became integral to the firm; the firm's designs are not identified with a particular style, but are individual to each client; the firm was one of the largest firms in Los Angeles with building credits throughout the world, including: Pan Pacific Auditorium (with Wurdeman, 1934), Beverly Hilton Hotel (1955), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Music Center (1964), Gulf Life Tower, Florida (1967), Xerox Square, New York (1968), several Bullock's Department Stores in California (1951-77), and various UCLA campus structures (1958-70); after Becket's death, the firm continued under the same name, directed by his nephew, MacDonald Becket; around 1985, the firm was acquired by Ellerbe Incorporated to become Ellerbe Becket. Finding Aid for the Elliot Mittler LSC.1325 2 collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph A... Scope and Content Collection consists of photographs related to the work of the Welton Becket & Associates architectural firm. Most of the photographs represent projects in and around the Los Angeles area. Includes examples of both residential and commercial buildings with interior and exterior views. Architectural photographers whose works are represented in this collection are: Glen Allison, Orlando R. Cabanban, Fred S. Carr, Louis Checkman, Robert C. Cleveland, Gerbert Bruce Cross, Fred Daly, Philip Fein, Eddie Hoff, Richard K. Koch, Balthazar Korab, Nathaniel Lieberman, Joseph W. Moliter, Rondal Partridge, Marvin Rand, Gerald Ratto, Otto Rothschild, Ben Schnall, Gordon H. Schneck, Julius Shulman, Douglas Simmonds, Delmar Watson, Todd A. Watts, and Dick Wittington. Boxes 46-62 are not included in the finding aid because they contain duplicate photographs described in boxes 1-36. Subjects and Indexing Terms Photographs. Architectural photographs. Architectural firms -- California -- Los Angeles. Architectural photography. Welton Becket and Associates. Mittler, Elliot box 1, folder 1 A.C Nielsen Company 1971-1973 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 17, Renderings- 1, Floor Plans- 4, Site Plans- 1. box 1, folder 2 Abbey Rents. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1955 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 3. box 1, folder 3 Academy of Health Sciences. Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. 1973 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 2, Site Plans- 1. box 1, folder 4 Aerospace Education Center, Air Force Academy. Colorado Springs, Colo. ca. 1974 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 5 Aetna Life Building. San Francisco, Calif. 1969 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 17, Floor Plans- 4, Sections- 1, Site Plans- 1, Negatives- 1. box 1, folder 6 AGFA- Gevart Building, Century Park Plaza. Century City, Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1972 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 8. box 1, folder 7 A.G. Hill Mesa Development. Colorado Springs, Colo. ca. 1955 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 8 Air Vietnam Hotel, Air Terminal Complex. Saigon, South Vietnam. 1967 Apr 17 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 1. Finding Aid for the Elliot Mittler LSC.1325 3 collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph A... box 1, folder 9 Airport-Marina Hotel. Westchester, Calif. 1958-1963 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 10, Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 10 Airresearch. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1955 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 1. box 1, folder 11 Anaconda Wire & Cable Company. Los Angeles, Calif. 1955 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 17. box 1, folder 12 Antigua Intercontinental Hotel. Antigua, West Indies ca. 1970 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 13 Airways Hotel ca. 1970 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 14 Allstate Savings Building. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1970 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 9, Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 15 American Airlines Building. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1955 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 2. box 1, folder 16 American League Park (proposed) ca. 1975 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 17 American Potash & Chemical Corporation ca. 1957 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 2, Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 18 Apartments. Marina del Rey, Calif. ca. 1972 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 3. box 1, folder 19 Ardmore Development Company (office buildings) ca. 1970 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 2. box 1, folder 20 Argonne National Laboratory, Administrative Facilities. Argonne, Ill. 1963-1964 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 13, Renderings- 2. box 1, folder 21 Arlington Development. Arlington, Mass. ca. 1975 Scope and Contents note Renderings- 1. Finding Aid for the Elliot Mittler LSC.1325 4 collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph A... box 1, folder 22 Auckland Intercontinental Hotel. Auckland, New Zealand. 1967-1968 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 8, Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 23 Automobile Club. Century City, Los Angeles, Calif. 1964 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 7, Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 24 Avco Financial Center. Newport Beach, Calif. 1971 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 23, Renderings- 1, Floor Plans- 1, Site Plans- 1, Sections- 1. box 1, folder 25 Bal Harbour Shops. Miami Beach, Fla. ca. 1955 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 4, Renderings- 1. box 1, folder 26 Bachelor Enlisted Men's Quarters, Naval Air Station. Corpus Christi, Texas. (opening day) 1973 Jun 5 Scope and Contents note Photographs- 1. box 1, folder 27 Bachelor's Officer's Headquarters.