American oil tycoon and art collector Jean Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 15, 1892 to George Franklin
Getty (1855-1930) and Sarah Catherine McPherson Risher Getty. Around 1906 the Getty family moved to Los Angeles. Jean Paul,
called "Paul," attended a private military school before going on to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles
and the University of California, Berkeley. In 1911, Paul went to Oxford to study economics and political science, completing
his diploma in 1913. Afterwards he embarked on a year-long Grand Tour of Europe, which no doubt sparked his interest in
art and antiquities.
In 1914 Paul joined the family oil business and spent a year in the oil fields of Oklahoma. An astute investment in 160 acres
near Stone Bluff, Oklahoma led to Paul's announcement two years later that he had earned his first million dollars. He returned
to Los Angeles and took a break of more than a year before returning to the oil business. Paul then persuaded his father
to shift the focus of the family business to the Los Angeles basin. Paul continued to work for the family company in addition
to conducting oil drilling of his own, securing the family fortune by the time the stock market crashed in 1929. Upon his
death in 1930 George left controlling interest in the company to Sarah. In 1934 Paul forced Sarah out of control of the company
and gave her an annuity. His fortune grew as he acquired the controlling interest in several companies and became the head
of a vast organization with activities in oil exploration, transportation, production and marketing, as well as minerals,
manufacturing, real estate and agriculture. In the mid-1940s Getty bought the Saudi Arabian portion of the lease on the mineral
rights in the Neutral Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; his wealth dramatically increased when this site produced oil
in 1953.
Beginning in the early 1930s Getty lived in a house he built next to William Randolph Hearst's on the beach in Santa Monica.
During World War II he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma for four years to supervise wartime production of parts for Allied aircraft
at his Spartan Aircraft plant. In 1946 he purchased 64 acres in Malibu, California and renovated the existing hacienda,
known as the Ranch House, where he lived until 1951. When Getty departed the United States for Europe in 1951, he kept his
Malibu estate for the display of his art collection and for the possibility of his eventual return. Getty had been collecting
art since the 1930s. In 1938 he made his first major purchases: a group of furniture; a carpet that had belonged to Louis
XIV, often called "Ardabil Carpet"; and Rembrandt's
Marten Looten (he donated the Ardabil Carpet and the Rembrandt to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1954). His other interest was
antiquities, fueled by visits to the Vatican Museums that began in 1939. He took pride in being knowledgeable in the areas
in which he was collecting and in finding bargains. Getty continued to collect art throughout his lifetime, despite occasional
assertions that he was no longer in the market. By 1968 his art collection had begun to outgrow the Ranch House and he began
planning a new building on the property to properly house these works. He chose to pattern this new museum building after
a first-century Roman country house, based primarily on the plans of the ancient Villa dei Papiri near Herculaneum. This
museum, often called the Villa, opened to the public on January 16, 1974.
After leaving the United States Getty lived in hotel suites in Europe until 1960 when he moved to Sutton Place, a historic
72-room Tudor manor located 25 miles southwest of London. In 1957
Fortune magazine designated Getty as the world's wealthiest man, and he became the object of considerable public interest. For the
rest of his life, both the respectable press and the tabloids reported on his perceived eccentricities and his private life,
which included five marriages and divorces. J. Paul Getty died in England on June 6, 1976 without ever returning to California
or seeing his own museum. Much to everyone's surprise Getty left the bulk of his fortune to the museum with a mission to
promote "the diffusion of artistic and general knowledge."
The records in accession 1986.IA.11 are closed to all except the department that created them, the General Counsel, the director
of the originating program or division, or their designees until 2012.
The records in accession 1986.IA.12 are closed to all except the department that created them, the General Counsel, the director
of the originating program or division, or their designees until 2017.
The records in accession 1986.IA.13 and 2009.IA.45, subject to review for permanently closed information, are open to qualified
researchers. Requests for access will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
The following types of records are permanently closed: records containing personal information, records that compromise security
or operations, legal communications, legal work product, and records related to donors. The J. Paul Getty Trust reserves the
right to restrict access to any records held by the Institutional Archives.
[Cite the item and series (as appropriate)], Art and Real Estate Holding Companies Records, 1939, 1960-1982 and undated, J.
Paul Getty. Institutional Archives, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Finding aid no. IA20011.
The records in this collection originated in accessions: 1986.IA.11; 1986.IA.12; 1986.IA.13; and 2009.IA.45.
A preliminary inventory was created by Institutional Archives part-time staff prior to 2004; in 2005 Sue Luftschein rehoused
the materials and created this finding aid based, in part, on the preliminary inventory; and in 2009 Cyndi Shein added materials
found during the Legacy Records Appraisal Project and revised the finding aid accordingly.
J. Paul Getty Family Papers, circa 1880s-1989 and undated. Institutional Records and Archives, Getty Research Institute, Finding
aid no. IA20009.
Financial records, 1953-1981, J. Paul Getty Museum. Institutional Records and Archives, Getty Research Institute, Finding
aid no. IA20022.
J. Paul Getty Diaries, 1938-1946, 1948-1976. Institutional Records and Archives, Getty Research Institute, Finding aid no.
IA40009.
Records consist of agenda, minutes, memoranda, correspondence, ledgers, reports, legal documents, contracts, inventories,
invoices, bills of sale, tax returns, financial documents, check receipts and cancelled checks, stock certificates, bank statements,
inventories, maps, and photographs concerning J. Paul Getty and his art and real estate holding companies (Art Properties,
Inc.; Fine Arts Corporation; Gaiola Corporation), 1939, 1960-1982 and undated. The records provide a complete legal and financial
view of the activities of these holding companies during the last two decades of Getty's life and the years immediately after
his death.
Art Properties, Inc. was formed in the United States in 1960 in an effort to establish legal ownership of Getty's art collection
by an entity outside of England. Art Properties was liquidated in 1971 and its assets were used to create two new companies,
Fine Arts Corporation (to control art objects) and Gaiola Corporation (to control the Italian real estate Getty began purchasing
in 1966). Why Art Properties was liquidated is not made clear by the records, and the exact relationship between Fine Arts
Corporation and Gaiola Corporation is also not explained in the records; although some of Getty's collection was housed in
the Italian properties, they were legally owned by Fine Arts Corporation.
The records of Art Properties Inc. document meetings of the stockholders, and the incorporation and dissolution of Art Properties,
Inc.; inventories and valuations of Art Properties' holdings during the 1960s and 1970s; and information about financial activities
and tax reporting.
The records of Fine Arts Corporation document shareholder meetings and the liquidation of the corporation. The art object
records describe the removal of objects from Sutton Place (Getty's English estate) and La Posta Vecchia (one of Getty's Italian
properties) either for transfer to the J. Paul Getty Museum or for sale. The financial records consist of tax returns, documents
concerning stock and bank accounts, and correspondence. The insurance records describe coverage for the assets (art objects)
of the corporation.
The Gaiola Corporation records describe the purchase and sale of the Italian properties, their condition, and the day-to-day
legal, administrative and financial activities of the corporation.
These records are organized in three series:
Series I. Art Properties, Inc., 1939, 1960-1977, undated;
Series II. Fine Arts Corporation, 1969-1982;
Series III. Gaiola Corporation and Italian properties, 1966-1980, undated.
Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976
Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976
Art Properties, Inc.
Fine Arts Corporation (J. Paul Getty)
Series I.
Art Properties, Inc.,
1939, 1960-1977, undated
Physical Description:
3.3 Linear Feet
(7 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of agenda, minutes, memoranda, correspondence, legal documents, inventories, invoices, ledger sheets, bills
of sale, tax returns, financial documents, check receipts and cancelled checks, and bank statements, of Art Properties, Inc.,
1939, 1960-1977, and undated. The records document meetings of the stockholders, specifically activities surrounding the purchase
and transfer of works of art, and the incorporation and dissolution of Art Properties, Inc.; inventories of Art Properties'
holdings during the 1960s and 1970s, valuations and appraisals of the holdings, and information about the shipping of works
of art; and information about purchasing and other financial activities, financial and tax reporting, and the issuance of
stock. Subseries I.D., Vital records and seals, contains the company's official embossing seal and vital records, which are
original, signed versions of some of the duplicate documents found in subseries I.A., I.B., and I.C.
Organization
Subseries I.A.
Minutes, agenda, and legal records,
1960-1971
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of agenda, minutes, correspondence, memoranda, legal documents (certificates of incorporation, reduction and
amendment), inventories, invoices, and ledger sheets, of Art Properties Inc., J. Paul Getty's first art holding company, 1960-1971
and undated. The minutes detail the activities of the Board, including election of officers, approval of bills of sale, transfer
of art objects to Italy, selection of auditors, and discussions of insurance and financial statements; and the incorporation
and dissolution of Art Properties, Inc., in 1960 and 1970, respectively. Original signed versions of some of these documents
can be found in Subseries I.D. Vital records and seals.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in general chronological order.
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 1
Art Properties Inc. agendas,
1967
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 2-7
Art Properties Inc. stockholders meeting minutes and related documents,
1960-1970
Physical Description: [6 files]
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 8
Corporate data,
1967-1970
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 9
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 10
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 11
Art Properties Inc. liquidation,
1969-1970
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 12-14
Reorganization [Art Properties Inc.–Fine Arts Corporation–Gaiola],
1968-1970, undated
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 15-16
Liquidization and reorganization,
1970-1971
Physical Description: [2 files]
Subseries I.B.
Art object records,
1939-1971
Physical Description:
0.9 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, letters, memoranda, invoices, bills of sale, inventories, and ledgers, documenting the
holdings and activities of Art Properties, Inc., J. Paul Getty's first art holding company, 1939, 1961-1970. Included in the
records is correspondence with a few art dealers regarding the offering and purchase of works of art; inventories and valuations
of holdings at Sutton Place and in Italy, some with dispositions (e.g., transferred to Fine Arts Corporation); information
about the shipping of purchased art objects to England and Italy; and bills of sale for newly purchased art objects and art
objects transferred to Art Properties by Getty. The records also contain a ledger listing all Getty's art objects held at
Sutton Place, in addition to photocopies of the ledger, created at an unknown time. Original signed versions of some of the
documents in this subseries can be found in Subseries I.D. Vital records and seals.
See also Subseries I.C. Financial records.
For more information on the 1970 appraisal conducted by Christie's, see also Series II.A., Appraisal records, Financial records,
1953-1981, J. Paul Getty Museum. Institutional Archives, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Finding aid no. IA20022.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in general subject order.
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 17
Agnew and Sons Ltd.,
1961-1968
box 1986.IA.11-01, folder 18
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 1
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 2
Major More-Molyneaux,
1961, 1971
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 3
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 4-5
"Appraisal of Art Objects" by Spencer Samuels and Company, Ltd.,
1967
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 6
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 7-8
Correspondence and inventory, Sutton Place,
1964-1967
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 9
Sutton Place inventory,
1966
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 10-13
Art Properties Inc. art objects (UK and Italy) as of 12/31/69,
1939-1970
Physical Description: [4 files]
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 14
Art Properties Inc. inventory, Christie's,
May 1970
Copies of ledger,
1960-1970:
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 15
Ledger: prints and engravings, statuary and ceramics, room trimmings, miscellaneous,
1960-1970
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 16
Ledger: tapestries, rugs, sofas and chairs,
1960-1967
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 18-19
Ledger: tables and cabinets,
1960-1970
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-02 , folder 20
Ledger: silver table, glass and china, oil paintings,
1960-1970
Physical Description: [1 of 2]
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 1
Ledger: silver table, glass and china, oil paintings,
1960-1970
Physical Description: [2 of 2]
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 2-3
Art objects shipped to England and Rome and items returned,
1960-1969
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 4-7
Art Properties Inc. bills of sale and related correspondence and documents,
1960-1970
Physical Description: [4 files]
Subseries I.C.
Financial records,
1960-1977
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, invoices, tax returns, financial documents, check receipts and cancelled checks,
and bank statements of Art Properties Inc., 1960-1977 and undated. The records describe the financial transactions of Art
Properties, including the purchase and sale of art objects, the payment of taxes, the issuance of stock, and payments for
services rendered. Original signed versions of some of these documents can be found in Subseries I.D. Vital records and seals.
See also Subseries I.B. Art object records.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in general subject order.
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 8
Correspondence, ledgers re: foreign investments changes and regulations,
1965-1968
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 9-10
Art Properties Inc. financial statements and related correspondence,
1970-1971
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 11
Arthur Andersen and Co.,
1969-1971
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 12
Art Properties Inc. audit,
1967-1970
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 13-15
Financial statements,
1960-1970
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 16
IRS employee identification number,
1968
box 1986.IA.11-03, folder 17-18
Taxes,
1960-1971
Physical Description: [1-2 of 6 files]
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 1-4
Taxes,
1960-1971
Physical Description: [3-6 of 6 files]
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 5
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 6
Stock schedule,
1966-1968
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 7-8
Correspondence and documents re: stock,
1960-1971
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 9-10
Insurance,
1960-1977
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 11
Bank signatories and bank data,
1960-1970
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 12
Manufacturers Hanover Trust,
1966-1967
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 13-14
Art Properties Inc./Wilmington Trust Co. cancelled checks and receipts,
1960-1966
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 15-16
Wilmington Trust Co.,
1960-1971
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-04, folder 17-18
Capital account,
undated, 1967-1970
Physical Description: [1-2 of 3 files]
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 1
Capital account, voided,
1967-1969
Physical Description: [3 of 3 files]
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 2-3
Income account,
1970-1971
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 4-9
Invoices and related correspondence,
1960-1971
Physical Description: [6 files]
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 10
Abbott and Gerson, Ltd. check receipts,
1966-1968
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 11
Norris Bramlett check receipts,
1961, 1969
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 12
Brealey, John M. check receipts,
1965-1967
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 13
Collector of Internal Revenue check receipts,
1960, 1964
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 14
The Corporation Trust Co. check receipts,
1961-1970
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 15
The Corporate Press, Inc.check receipts,
1961-1970
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 16
Getty Oil Company check receipts,
1960-1970
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 17
Duveen Brothers, Inc. check receipts,
1961-1962
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 18
J. Paul Getty check receipts,
1961, 1969
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 19
Professor Julius Held check receipts,
1962
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 20
Johnson and Higgins,
1961-1970
box 1986.IA.11-05, folder 21
Miscellaneous correspondence,
1960-1970
Subseries I.D.
Vital records and seals,
1960-1971
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
This accession comprises six bound volumes containing the vital records of J. Paul Getty's company, Art Properties Inc., and
two embossing seals (metal instruments) used to imprint paper documents with the company's official seal. The records in
this subseries are generally signed originals; duplicate copies of many of these records exist in Subseries I.A, I.B., and
I.C. above.
The three black clothbound volumes comprise one stock ledger and two books of blank and cancelled stock certificates. The
three red clothbound volumes titled "Art Properties, Inc." primarily contain original, signed documents, including articles
of incorporation; bylaws; annual stockholders' meeting minutes; board of directors' meeting minutes and associated documents;
signed officers' oaths; officer election information; and information on works of art, such as packing and freight details,
copies of bills of sale, and canceled checks. Volume III. also includes an inventory and valuation of the art objects in
the Great Hall at Sutton Place (Getty's British residence); a schedule and valuation of the art objects held by Art Properties
Inc. at the time of its liquidation; and other documentation related to the official liquidation and dissolution of the company.
Arrangement
The volumes in this subseries are arranged by topic and then chronologically. The entries in the stock ledger and the certificates
in the stock books are in straight chronological order. The general vital records are in reverse chronological order within
each volume. The embossing seals are housed in a small box within the larger box of bound volumes.
box 2009.IA.45-01
Volume I. Art Properties, Inc. vital records,
1960-1965
box 2009.IA.45-01
Volume II. Art Properties, Inc. vital records,
1965-1969
box 2009.IA.45-01
Volume III. Art Properties, Inc. vital records,
1970-1971
box 2009.IA.45-01
Volume IV. Art Properties, Inc. stock and transfer ledger,
1960-1970
box 2009.IA.45-01
Volume V. Art Properties, Inc. stock certificates,
1960-1969
box 2009.IA.45-01
Volume VI. Art Properties, Inc. stock certificates,
1960-1970
box 2009.IA.45-01
Corporate seal,
circa 1960s
Series II.
Fine Arts Corporation,
1969-1982
Physical Description:
3.6 Linear Feet
(9 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of minutes, agenda, legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, invoices, cancelled checks and
check receipts, ledgers, tax returns, reports, and inventories, relating to the activities of Fine Arts Corporation, 1969-1982.
The minutes and agendas document shareholder meetings of the Corporation; the legal documents record the liquidation of the
Corporation. The records related to art objects document the removal of objects from Sutton Place (Getty's English estate)
and Posta Vecchia (one of Getty's Italian properties) either for transfer to the J. Paul Getty Museum or for sale. The financial
records detail financial activities of the Corporation through tax returns, documents concerning stock and bank accounts,
and correspondence. The insurance records describe coverage for the assets (art objects) of the Corporation, issued by Lloyd's
of London and Willis, Faber and Dumas.
Organization
Subseries II.A.
Minutes, legal documents, and seal
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of minutes and agendas from shareholders meetings, letters, bills of sale, the certificate of incorporation,
bylaws and other legal documents of the Fine Arts Corporation, 1970-1981. The minutes record the election of officers, discussions
of the Corporation's financial status, and the purchase of works of art. Also included are records documenting the liquidation
of the Corporation in 1980; and information about a lawsuit filed by Elizabeth Briant in which the Corporation was named as
a plaintiff.
See also Series IIC. Financial records.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in general chronological and subject order.
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 1-2
Bylaws, stock certificate, certificate of incorporation, minutes of incorporators,
March, 1970
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 3-4
Shareholder and Board of Directors meeting minutes,
1970-1974
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 5-6
Shareholder and Board of Directors meeting minutes,
July 1970-1975
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 7-8
Shareholder and Board of Directors meeting minutes,
1975-1979
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 9-10
Shareholder and Board of Directors meeting minutes,
1976-1979
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 11
Agenda, Director's meeting,
circa 1977
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 12
Minutes, Director's of FAC meeting,
October 30, 1979
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 13
Letters re: reason for creating FAC (tax and legal info),
1971
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 14
Certificate of incorporation,
1970-1971
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 15
Statement of ownership,
1977-1978
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 16
Liquidation correspondence and documents,
1980-1981
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 17
Elizabeth Briant filming contract,
1972-1973
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 18-19
Elizabeth Briant lawsuit,
1978
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-01, folder 20
box 1986.IA.38-01
Corporate seal,
circa 1960s
Subseries II.B.
Art object records,
1950-1979
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, inventories, reports, and loan agreement forms relating to the valuation of art objects
owned by the Fine Arts Corporation, 1950, 1966, 1970-1979, located at Sutton Place, J. Paul Getty's estate in England, and
in Italy, at Posta Vecchia. Some of the records concern the removal of art objects from these locations for transfer to the
Museum, or for sale at Christie's in New York.
See also Series IIA. Minutes and legal documents, and Series IIC. Financial records.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in the original order of accession.
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 1-2
Inventory and appraisal of art objects at Sutton Place,
1977
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 3
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 4
Art objects, Sutton Place,
1977
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 5-7
Art objects, Italy and Sutton Place,
1976-1979
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 8
Inventory and correspondence related to removal of art objects in Italy,
1975-1977
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 9-11
Art objects, Sutton Place, shipped to museum,
1970-1975
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 12
Loan agreement forms,
1975-1977
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 13
Art object schedules, England and Italy,
1970
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 14-18
Art objects shipped from UK to NY for sale,
1977-1978
Physical Description: [5 files]
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 19
Sale, art objects,
1977-1978
box 1986.IA.12-02, folder 20
Dividends in kind (silverware),
1950, 1966, 1977-1978
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 1-2
Notices of relocating art objects,
1971-1979
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 3
Getty Oil purchase of Sutton Place art objects,
1977
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 4-5
Correspondence re: art objects, Italy,
1977-1979
Physical Description: [2 files]
Subseries II.C.
Financial records,
1968-1982
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
(6 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, ledgers, legal documents, financial documents (including check receipts, cancelled checks,
invoices, tax returns), and reports, regarding the financial activities of the Fine Arts Corporation, 1968-1982. The records
describe the the Corporation's financial situation during this period in the form of financial statements and tax returns;
document taxes in the United States and tax environments in England through tax returns, correspondence, and official documents;
describe the issuing and transfer of stock in the Corporation; describe in part the liquidation of the Corporation; and record
the day-to-day financial actvities as overseen by Norris Bramlett.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in general subject groupings.
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 6
Financial statements,
1971-1975
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 7
Financial statements,
1972-1980
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 8-10
Financial statements,
1971-1980
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 11-15
Legal and financial information,
1979-1982
Physical Description: [5 files]
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 16
box 1986.IA.12-03, folder 17
Investments,
1978-1980
Physical Description: [1 of 2]
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 1
Investments,
1978-1980
Physical Description: [2 of 2]
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 2
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 3
Information re: sale of art objects to Museum,
1970
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 4
Sale of art objects, UK and Italy,
1976-1979
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 5
Zuccaro, Lady Weston, sale to Getty Oil,
1977
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 6
Memos re: panel restoration,
1975
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 7-9
Memos, documents re: transfer of stock,
1980
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 10-12
Taxes and financial statements,
1968-1979
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 13-14
Tax returns,
1980
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 15-16
Taxes,
1970-1980
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-04, folder 17
Tax return worksheets,
1977
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 1
Bank of America information,
1980
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 2-5
Bank of America account,
1970-1977
Physical Description: [4 files]
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 6
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 7-8
Fine Arts (capital), Bank of America account,
1970-1976
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 9
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 10
Request for invoice, Araldo,
1980
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 11
Norris Bramlett expenses,
1977-1980
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 12
Miscellaneous financial documents,
1971-1973
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 13
Miscellaneous letters and financial documents,
1970-1974
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 14
Fine Arts Corp. capital account miscellaneous,
1971-1976
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 15
Brugger Fine Arts and Transfer Co., Inc.,
1975-1976
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 16
Bruno Tartaglia,
1978-1979
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 17
W.J. Byrnes and Co.,
1973-1978
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 18
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 19
CT Corp. System,
1970-1980
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 20
J. Paul Getty,
1971-1976, 1980
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 21-22
Getty Oil Company,
1970-1978
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 23
Johnson and Higgins,
1970-1979
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 24
box 1986.IA.12-05, folder 25
Lillian Malashko,
1976-1979
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 1
Minnehoma Corp.,
1977-1979
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 2
Miscellaneous check receipts,
1975-1980
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 3
Musick, Peeler and Garrett,
1977-1980
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 4
Secretary of State (CA taxes),
1971-1979
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 5
Randco Enterprises, Inc.,
1975-1976
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 6
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 7
T. Rogers and Co.,
1972, 1976
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 8
Secretary of State (DE taxes),
1980
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 9
Eileen M. Vogler,
1977-1979
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 10
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 11
Frank Whitworth,
1970-1980
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 12
Gaiola Corporation,
1977-1978
box 1986.IA.12-07
Fine Arts Corporation ledger: cancelled checks, financial information/ledgers, receipts,
1970-1976
box 1986.IA.12-08
Fine Arts Corporation ledger: cancelled checks, financial information/ledgers, receipts,
1977-Jul 1980
Subseries II.D.
Insurance,
1970-1982
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence and insurance policies for the Fine Arts Corporation, 1970-1982. The records detail objects
covered by the various policies issued by Lloyd's of London and Willis, Faber and Dumas, as well as those removed from the
policies (through sales).
Arrangement
These records are arranged in general subject order.
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 13-15
Correspondence and insurance policy,
1970-1977
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 16
Fine Arts insurance policy, Willis, Faber and Dumas,
1976
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 17
Fine Arts policy, floater, Willis, Faber and Dumas,
1977
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 18
Fine Arts floater and policies, Lloyd's,
1973-1974
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 19
Fine Arts floater and policies, Lloyd's (copy),
1973-1974
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 20-22
Correspondence and invoices re: fine arts floater,
1973-1978
Physical Description: [3 of 3]
box 1986.IA.12-06, folder 23
Fine Arts floater, Lloyd's,
1979-1982
Series III.
Gaiola Corporation and Italian properties,
1966-1980, undated
Physical Description:
5.4 Linear Feet
(9 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, invoices, financial statements, investment records, check receipts, tax returns,
bank statements, stock certificates, ledger sheets, legal documents, certificate of incorporation, certificate of dissolution,
meeting minutes, maps, photographs, and clippings relating to Gaiola Corporation, 1966-1980 and undated. Gaiola was formed
to manage the purchase, sale and maintenance of J. Paul Getty's two Italian properties, and the records describe the purchase
and sale of the properties, their condition, and the day-to-day legal, administrative and financial activities of Gaiola.
Organization
Subseries III.A.
Minutes, legal documents, and seal
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of board of directors and shareholders meeting minutes, certificate of incorporation, and certificate of dissolution,
1970-1980, of Gaiola Corporation. The meeting minutes describe the formation of the corporation, the election of officers,
and the distribution of stock.
See also Series IIIB. Financial records.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in general chronological order.
box 1986.IA.13-1, folder loose in box
Binder/book with liquidation documents and board of directors meeting minutes,
1976-1977, 1979
box 1986.IA.13-1, folder 1-2
Gaiola minutes,
1970-1977
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.13-1, folder 3-5
Certificate of incorporation, minutes, bylaws,
1970-1975
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.13-1, folder 6
box 1986.IA.13-1, folder 7
Gaiola dissolution papers,
1979-1980
box 1986.IA.38-01
Corporate seal,
circa 1960s
Subseries III.B.
Financial records,
1966-1980
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(8 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, invoices, financial statements, investment records, check receipts, tax returns,
bank statements, stock certificates, ledger sheets, legal documents, meeting minutes, maps, photographs, and clippings, 1966-1980,
of the Gaiola Corporation. The records describe the purchase, sale and rental of J. Paul Getty's properties in Italy, La Posta
Vecchia (Palo) and Gaiola (Naples); Gaiola's financial status during the period of its incorporation; the sale of Magioralfra
stock (Magioralfra was the Italian corporation that sold the Gaiola property to J. Paul Getty); taxes paid, profit and loss,
and information on the valuation of the Italian properties; the condition of those properties, and the day-to-day financial
activities of Gaiola.
Organization
Series III.B.1.
Purchase and sale records,
1966-1979
Physical Description:
2.22 Linear Feet
4 boxes and 1 flat file
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, financial statements, invoices, legal documents, maps, photographs, and clippings related
to the purchase and sale of Gaiola's Italian properties, 1966-1979. J. Paul Getty, through Gaiola, purchased and rented two
properties in Italy, La Posta Vecchia (Palo) and Gaiola (Naples). The Posta Vecchia property consisted of two parcels, one
purchased outright by Getty, the other rented. The records describe the purchase, sale and rental of these properties.
Arrangement
These records are generally arranged by property.
box 1986.IA.13-1, folder 8-11
"Castello" at Palo (rented),
1966-1973
Physical Description: [4 files]
General note
[La Posta Vecchia rented property map rehoused into Flat File 9.]
box 1986.IA.13-1, folder 12
Italian property (new acquisition) (1,000 sq. metre land strip from Prince Ladislao Odescalchi),
1973
General note
[La Posta Vecchia purchased property map rehoused into Flat File 9.]
box 1986.IA.13-1, folder 13
Insurance, Posta Vecchia,
1966-1967, 1977
box 1986.IA.13-2 , folder 1-6
Posta Vecchia (purchased),
1966-1977, 1979
Physical Description: [6 files]
box 1986.IA.13-2 , folder 7
Posta Vecchia restoration notes,
undated
box 1986.IA.13-2 , folder 8-15
Italian property, Societe Magioralfra, Villa Gaiola (Naples),
1967-1976
Physical Description: [8 files]
box 1986.IA.13-2 , folder 16-17
Stephen Garrett's reports on Gaiola to J. Paul Getty,
1968-1973
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.13-7, folder loose in box
Photographs of Gaiola by Stephen Garrett,
undated
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 1
Sale of Italian property,
1977-1978
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 2-6
Sale, Magioralfra,
1977-1979
Physical Description: [5 files]
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 7
Series III.B.2.
Investments and financial statements,
1968-1979
Physical Description:
0.32 Linear Feet
1 box
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of financial statements, correspondence, and investment records, 1968-1979, of Gaiola Corporation. The records
describe Gaiola's financial status during the period of its incorporation, including investment details, money transfers,
and internal auditing.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by record type.
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 8
Gaiola investments,
1978-1979
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 9-16
Financial,
1968-1979
Physical Description: [8 files]
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 17
Financial statements,
1971-1975
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 18-19
Financial statements,
1973-1979
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 20
Gaiola financial miscellaneous,
1970, 1976-1977
Series III.B.3.
Stock records,
1967-1978
Physical Description:
0.12 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, stock certificates, ledger sheets, legal documents, and meeting minutes, 1967-1978 and
undated, of Gaiola Corporation. The records describe the sale of Magioralfra stock; Magioralfra was the Italian corporation
that sold the Gaiola property to J. Paul Getty. The stock was purchased by Art Properties, Inc., which in turn sold it to
J. Paul and Gordon Getty.
See also Series IIIA. Minutes and legal documents.
Arrangement
These records are arranged primarily in the original order in which they were accessioned.
box 1986.IA.13-3, folder 21
Sale of Magioralfra stock,
1977-1978
box 1986.IA.13-4, folder 1-4
Magioralfra S.r.l. stock,
1966-1978
Physical Description: [4 files]
box 1986.IA.13-4, folder 5
Stock and transfer ledger,
undated
box 1986.IA.13-4, folder 6
Stock certificate ledger,
undated
Series III.B.4.
Tax records,
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, tax returns, tax forms, and legal documents, 1968-1980, of Gaiola Corporation. The records
detail taxes paid, profit and loss, and information on the valuation of the Italian properties for tax purposes.
Arrangement
These records are arranged generally in the original order of accession.
box 1986.IA.13-4, folder 7-8
Taxes and financial information,
1975-1979
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.13-4, folder 9
box 1986.IA.13-4, folder 10-18
Taxes,
1967-1980
Physical Description: [9 files]
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 1-4
Magioralfra–form 959,
1968-1974, 1978
Physical Description: [4 files]
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 5
Franchise tax board data,
1980
Series III.B.5.
Bank information and expense records,
Physical Description:
0.95 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of letters, bank statements, ledger sheets, check receipts, and copies of stock certificates and investment
reports, 1970-1980, of Gaiola Corporation. The records provide additional information on the dissolution of Gaiola, as well
information in the form of check receipts on the day-to-day financial activities of the Corporation. The records also include
information about payments made to Zsa Zsa Gabor as reimbursement for her expenses in regard to a trip she made to London
for a charity event. It is not clear why these documents were included in the records of Gaiola.
See also Series IIIB. Minutes and legal documents.
Arrangement
These records are arranged generally in original accession order.
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 6
Bank of America closeout,
1980
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 7
Bank of America account no. 03623-05188,
1970-1980
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 8-11
Union Bank safe deposit box,
1971-1977
Physical Description: [4 files]
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 12-13
Norris Bramlett check receipts,
1970-1979
Physical Description: [2 files]
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 14
Frank Whitworth check receipts,
1970-1979
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 15-17
Miscellaneous check receipts,
1972-1979
Physical Description: [3 files]
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 18
Non-banking forms CM, CQ-1, CQ-2, FC-3, FC-4,
1979
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 19
Getty oil check receipts,
1970-1978
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 20
Voided check receipts,
1971-1977
box 1986.IA.13-5, folder 21
Zsa Zsa Gabor (Eva),
1972
box 1986.IA.13-6
Ledger with check receipts, cancelled check, and balance information,
1970-1979
Subseries III.C.
Photographs,
1970-1980
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(1 box and 1 flat file)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of undated photographs of the houses at, and an undated map of, Gaiola, the island off the coast of Naples
purchased by J. Paul Getty through the Gaiola Corporation. The black and white photographs illustrate the condition of the
house; many are number coded to correspond to the floor plan of the house. Others have typed notations (in Italian) describing
the view. The color photographs were originally found in the financial information records, but moved to this subseries because
they did not seem to correspond to the records in which they were originally found. They depict various views of the Gaiola
property.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in no apparent order.
box 1986.IA.13-8, folder loose in box
Photographs,
undated
General note
[Plan of house with key to photographs rehoused into Flat File 1.]
box 1986.IA.13-09, folder Flat file 1
Plan of Gaiola house,
undated
