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, 1940-1979 Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Manuscripts Division Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ © 2011 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 1325 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph Archives Date (inclusive): 1940-1979 Collection number: 1325 Creator: Mittler, Elliot Extent: 62 boxes (31.0 linear ft.) 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. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary 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. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Elliot Mittler, 1982, 1983. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph Archives (Collection Number 1325). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Biography 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. 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, 1325 2 Todd A. Watts, and Dick Wittington. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Mittler, Elliot. Welton Becket and Associates. Architectural photography. Architecture--Photographs. Architectural Firms--California--Los Angeles. Genres and Forms of Material Photographs. Box 1, Folder 1 A.C Nielsen Company 1971-1973 Photographer: Orlando R. Cabanban Scope and Content Note Photographs- 17, Renderings- 1, Floor Plans- 4, Site Plans- 1. Box 1, Folder 2 Abbey Rents. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1955 Photographer: Douglas M. Simmonds Scope and Content Note Photographs- 3. Box 1, Folder 3 Academy of Health Sciences. Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. 1973 Scope and Content Note Photographs- 2, Site Plans- 1. Box 1, Folder 4 Aerospace Education Center, Air Force Academy. Colorado Springs, Colo. ca. 1974 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 5 Aetna Life Building. San Francisco, Calif. 1969 Photographer: Rondal Partridge, Balthazar Korab Scope and Content 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 Photographer: Glen Allison Scope and Content Note Photographs- 8. Box 1, Folder 7 A.G. Hill Mesa Development. Colorado Springs, Colo. ca. 1955 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 8 Air Vietnam Hotel, Air Terminal Complex. Saigon, South Vietnam. 1967 Apr 17 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. 1325 3 Container List Box 1, Folder 9 Airport-Marina Hotel. Westchester, Calif. 1958-1963 Photographer: Dean Vannice Scope and Content Note Photographs- 10, Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 10 Airresearch. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1955 Photographer: Herbert Bruce Cross Scope and Content Note Photographs- 1. Box 1, Folder 11 Anaconda Wire & Cable Company. Los Angeles, Calif. 1955 Photographer: Herbert Bruce Cross Scope and Content Note Photographs- 17. Box 1, Folder 12 Antigua Intercontinental Hotel. Antigua, West Indies ca. 1970 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 13 Airways Hotel ca. 1970 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 14 Allstate Savings Building. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1970 Photographer: Richard Karl Koch, Marvin Rand Scope and Content Note Photographs- 9, Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 15 American Airlines Building. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1955 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 2. Box 1, Folder 16 American League Park (proposed) ca. 1975 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 17 American Potash & Chemical Corporation ca. 1957 Photographer: Dick Whittington Scope and Content Note Photographs- 2, Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 18 Apartments. Marina del Rey, Calif. ca. 1972 Photographer: Richard K. Koch Scope and Content Note Photographs- 3. Box 1, Folder 19 Ardmore Development Company (office buildings) ca. 1970 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 2. 1325 4 Container List Box 1, Folder 20 Argonne National Laboratory, Administrative Facilities. Argonne, Ill. 1963-1964 Photographer: Argonne National Laboratory Scope and Content Note Photographs- 13, Renderings- 2. Box 1, Folder 21 Arlington Development. Arlington, Mass. ca. 1975 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 22 Auckland Intercontinental Hotel. Auckland, New Zealand. 1967-1968 Photographer: Barry McKay Scope and Content Note Photographs- 8, Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 23 Automobile Club. Century City, Los Angeles, Calif. 1964 Scope and Content Note Photographs- 7, Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 24 Avco Financial Center. Newport Beach, Calif. 1971 Photographer: Marvin Rand Associates, Studio One Scope and Content 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 Photographer: Vanguard Scope and Content 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 Photographer: Paulson of U.S. Navy Scope and Content Note Photographs- 1. Box 1, Folder 27 Bachelor's Officer's Headquarters. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 1966 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 28 Baghdad Hilton Hotel. Baghdad, Iraq. 1965 Photographer: Herbert Bruce Cross Scope and Content Note Photographs- 6, Renderings- 5. Box