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Guide to Robert A. German Collection MSS-2005-04-09
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Series I: Project Files, 1972-2005, bulk 1990-2003

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content of Collection

Series I contains textual and visual documents used in the preliminary design, design development, construction documentation, bidding, negotiation, and construction administration of architectural projects. The contents include invoices, architecture services outlines, design sketches, product recommendations (appliances, heating systems, décor, etc.), structural calculations, floor plans, correspondences, energy reports, construction details, client call sheet and agreement forms, community development guidelines, zoning information, contract work records, photographs, and transmittals.

Arrangement

Series I is arranged by architectural type, then by project title.
 

Box 1, Folder 1: Commercial – Carolyn Bean Publishing (Petaluma, CA), 1990-1991

 

Box 1, Folder 2: Commercial – Horizon Center (San Jose, CA), 1993

 

Box 1, Folder 3-4: Commercial – Hunting Gate Investments (Menlo Park, CA), circa 1994-1996

 

Box 1, Folder 5-13: Commercial – Korean Presbyterian Church (Santa Clara, CA), circa 1996-2002

 

Box 1, Folder 14: Commercial – Lowen, Robert, M.D. (Mountain View, CA), 1997-1998

 

Box 1, Folder 15: Commercial – Menkes, Andrew (Mountain View, CA), 1996-1999

 

Box 2, Folder 1-4: Commercial – Menkes, Andrew (Mountain View, CA), 1996-1999

 

Box 2, Folder 5: Commercial – Microsource Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA), circa 1986

 

Box 2, Folder 6-9: Commercial – Nightrider/Hunting Gate (Mountain View, CA), 1995-1996

 

Box 2, Folder 10: Commercial – Quinn (Fremont, CA), 2000

 

Box 2, Folder 11: Commercial – Randy Street Parking Structure (Petaluma, CA), 1991

 

Box 2, Folder 12-16: Commercial – Red Cross Facility (San Jose, CA), 1991-1993

 

Box 3, Folder 1: Commercial – Save Smart (Mountain View, CA), 1996-1997

 

Box 3, Folder 2: Commercial – Silicon Valley Eye Physicians (Sunnyvale, CA), 1997-1999

 

Box 3, Folder 3: Commercial – Singh, Romy, D.D.S. (Sunnyvale, CA), 1997-1998

 

Box 3, Folder 4: Commercial – Stanford Telecom (Sunnyvale, CA), 1993

 

Box 3, Folder 5-8: Commercial – Tegal Corporation (Petaluma, CA), 1986-1987

 

Box 3, Folder 9: Commercial – Tolfa Corporation (Mountain View, CA), 1995

 

Box 3, Folder 10-11: Commercial – Vanier/Reynolds & Reynolds (Livermore, CA), 1997

 

Box 3, Folder 12: Miscellaneous Projects, circa 1996-2003

 

Box 3, Folder 13: Residential – Armbrust, Chris (Boulder Creek, CA), 1993

 

Box 3, Folder 14: Residential – Arnold (Benninger), Christine (Woodside, CA), 2000-2001

 

Box 3, Folder 15: Residential – Beers, Dan (Mountain View, CA), 2000-2001

 

Box 3, Folder 16-18: Residential – Benninger, Christine (Woodside, CA), circa 2001-2003

 

Box 4, Folder 1-4: Residential – Benninger, Christine (Woodside, CA), circa 2001-2003

 

Box 4, Folder 5: Residential – Chan, Patrick (Palo Alto, CA), 1995-1996

 

Box 4, Folder 6: Residential – Chin, Norman (Palo Alto, CA), 2001

 

Box 4, Folder 7: Residential – DeBenedetti, Jay (Atherton, CA), 1997-1998

 

Box 4, Folder 8: Residential – English, Robert, & Zara, Anna (Menlo Park, CA), 1998-2001

 

Box 4, Folder 9: Residential – Essy, Eddie (Walnut Creek, CA), 1994-1995

 

Box 4, Folder 10: Residential – Germinario, Franko (Hillsborough, CA), 1977, 1997-1998

 

Box 4, Folder 11-13: Residential – Groff, John (San Carlos, CA), 1996-1997

 

Box 4, Folder 14-15: Residential – Hart, Nick (Los Altos, CA), 1999-2005

 

Box 5, Folder 1: Residential – Hickey, Jerry (Palo Alto, CA), 1980-1996

 

Box 5, Folder 2-3: Residential – Holmes, Pat (Penngrove, CA), 1996-1999

 

Box 5, Folder 4-6: Residential – Holoyda, Olaf (Belmont, CA), 2003-2004

 

Box 5, Folder 7: Residential – Hott, David (Redwood City, CA), 1999-2001

 

Box 5, Folder 8: Residential – Ju, David (Foster City, CA), 1992-1999

 

Box 5, Folder 9-10: Residential – Klein, Rick (Palo Alto, CA), 1994-1995

 

Box 5, Folder 11: Residential – Kopisch, Manfred (Menlo Park, CA), 2000-2001

 

Box 5, Folder 12-13: Residential – Loo, Anna (Saratoga, CA), 1988-2000

 

Box 5, Folder 14-15: Residential – Mantel, Charles (Montera, CA), 2001-2002

 

Box 6, Folder 1-2: Residential – Moos, Danny (Palo Alto, CA), 1972, 1990-2001

 

Box 6, Folder 3: Residential – Ottoes, Scott (Los Altos, CA), 1999

 

Box 6, Folder 4: Residential – Ronan, Greg (Palo Alto, CA), 1997-1998

 

Box 6, Folder 5: Residential – Roper, Preston (Los Altos, CA), 1995-2001

 

Box 6, Folder 6-10: Residential – Schmidt, Steve (Los Altos, CA), 1993-2000

 

Box 6, Folder 11: Residential – Typical Construction Details, circa 1991

 

Box 6, Folder 12-13: West, Blondin (Palo Alto, CA), 2002-2003

 

Box 6, Folder 14: Residential – Zicker, John (Menlo Park, CA), 1994-1995

 

Series II: Blueprints and Drawings, 1978-2002, bulk 1994-2002

Scope and Content of Collection

Series II includes 24”x36” architectural blueprints used for the planning of Robert German’s commercial and residential projects. It also contains furniture designs, industrial designs, and miscellaneous drawings that German had produced in courses at San Jose State University and local community colleges.

Arrangement

Series II is arranged by genre, then by project title.
 

Drawer 1, Folder 1: Commercial – Baxter/Eder (Mountain View, CA), circa 1994

 

Drawer 1, Folder 2: Commercial – Compumotor Corporation (Petaluma, CA), 1983

 

Drawer 1, Folder 3: Commercial – E.M. Systems (Fremont, CA), 1986

 

Drawer 1, Folder 4: Commercial – Hunting Gate Investments (Menlo Park, CA), 1994-1995

 

Drawer 1, Folder 5: Commercial – Hunting Gate Investments (Menlo Park, CA), 1995-1996

 

Drawer 1, Folder 6-10: Commercial – Korean Presbyterian Church (Santa Clara, CA), 1999-2002

 

Drawer 2, Folder 1: Commercial – Lowen, Robert, M.D. (Mountain View, CA), circa 1997

 

Drawer 2, Folder 2-3: Commercial – Menkes, Andrew, M.D. (Mountain View, CA), 1996-1998

 

Drawer 2, Folder 4: Commercial – Microsource Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA), 1986

 

Drawer 2, Folder 5: Commercial – Nightrider (Mountain View, CA), 1995-1996

 

Drawer 2, Folder 6: Commercial – Save Smart (Mountain View, CA), 1996-1997

 

Drawer 2, Folder 7: Commercial – Silicon Valley Eye Physicians (Sunnyvale, CA), 1997-1999

 

Drawer 2, Folder 8: Commercial – Singh, Romy, D.D.S. (Sunnyvale, CA), 1997-1998

 

Drawer 2, Folder 9: Commercial – Tolfa Corporation (Mountain View, CA), 1995

 

Drawer 2, Folder 10: Commercial – Vanier/Reynolds & Reynolds (Livermore, CA), 1986, 1997

 

Drawer 3, Folder 1: Residential – Baldwin, Patrick (Atherton, CA), 1988

 

Drawer 3, Folder 2: Residential – Beers, Dan & Peterson, Katie (Mountain View, CA), 2000-2002

 

Drawer 3, Folder 3-5: Residential – Benninger, Christine (Woodside City, CA), 2001-2002

 

Drawer 3, Folder 6: Residential – Chan, Patrick & Rosanna (Palo Alto, CA), 1995-1996

 

Drawer 4, Folder 1: Residential – DeBenedetti, Jay (Atherton, CA), 1991, 1997-1998

 

Drawer 4, Folder 2: Residential – English, Robert & Zara, Anna (Menlo Park, CA), 1998-2001

 

Drawer 4, Folder 3: Residential – Essy, Eddie (Walnut Creek, CA), 1994

 

Drawer 4, Folder 4: Residential – Garcia, Ron & Hott, David (Redwood City, CA), 2000-2001

 

Drawer 4, Folder 5: Residential – Germinario, Franko (Hillsborough, CA), 1998-1999

 

Drawer 4, Folder 6: Residential – Groff, John & Thatcher, Meg (San Carlos, CA), 1997

 

Drawer 4, Folder 7: Residential – Holmes, Patrick (Penngrove, CA), 1997-1998

 

Drawer 4, Folder 8: Residential – Holoyda, Olaf (Belmont, CA), 2003-2004

 

Drawer 5, Folder 1: Residential – Klein, Rick (Palo Alto, CA), 1994-1995

 

Drawer 5, Folder 2: Residential – Mantel, Charles & Cunningham, Susan (Montera, CA), 2001-2002

 

Drawer 5, Folder 3: Residential – Ottoes, Scott & Suzuki, Irene (Los Altos, CA), 1999

 

Drawer 5, Folder 4: Residential – Posadas, Rob & Loo, Anna (Saratoga, CA), 1999-2000

 

Drawer 5, Folder 5: Residential – Ronan, Greg & Anne (Palo Alto, CA), 1997

 

Drawer 5, Folder 6: Residential – Roper, Preston & Katherine (Los Altos, CA), 2000-2001

 

Drawer 5, Folder 7: Residential – Schmidt, Steve & Lisa (Los Altos, CA), 1994

 

Drawer 6, Folder 1-2: Residential – West, Blondin & Katharine (Palo Alto, CA), 2002-2003

 

Drawer 6, Folder 3: Residential – Zicker, John (Menlo Park, CA), 1995

 

Drawer 6, Folder 4: Blueprints – Environmental Studies 116 Course, 1978

 

Drawer 6, Folder 5: Blueprints - Miscellaneous, circa 1978-1980

 

Drawer 6, Folder 6: Blueprints - Miscellaneous, circa 1989-2000

 

Drawer 6, Folder 7: Drawings – INTD 340 Furniture Design Course, 1991

 

Drawer 6, Folder 8: Drawings - Industrial Designs and Misc., 1979-1980

 

Series III: Professional Records, circa 1981-2004

Scope and Content of Collection

Series III contains professional principles, organizational procedures, policies, guidelines, templates, forms, and other documents essential to the administration of Pyramid Design Group.

Arrangement

Series III is arranged by document type.
 

Box 7, Folder 1: Architecture Business Guidelines, 1991-2000

 

Box 7, Folder 2: Forms and Templates, undated

 

Box 7, Folder 3: Business License Renewal Forms, 1991-2004

 

Box 7, Folder 4: Office Binder - Drawings, Schedules, Keys, Legends, undated

 

Box 7, Folder 5: Office Production Standards, 1990

 

Box 7, Folder 6: Pictorial Aid Binder for Client Needs, undated

 

Box 7, Folder 7: Preliminary Design Contracts, Agreements, Bid Proposals, Instructions, Fees, undated

 

Box 7, Folder 8: Professional Principles and Procedures, 1981-1996

 

Box 7, Folder 9: Project Costs and Notes, undated

 

Box 7, Folder 10: Promotional Folders, Service Descriptions, undated

 

Box 7, Folder 11: Business Cards, Letterheads, Logos, circa 1996

 

Box 7, Folder 12: Cost Breakdown Sample, undated

 

Box 7, Folder 13: To-Do Lists, circa 2003-2004

 

Series IV: Academic and Personal Papers, 1975-2005, bulk 1990-1991

Scope and Content of Collection

Series IV includes coursework, notes, planners, photographs, certificates, resumes, references, and various biographical materials relevant to German’s academic career and personal life.

Arrangement

Box 8 of Series IV is arranged by document type. Box 9 is arranged chronologically.
 

Box 8, Folder 1: Awards and Recognitions, 1998-2001

 

Box 8, Folder 2: Binder – Industrial Design Course at Canada College, 1990

 

Box 8, Folder 3: Binder – Kitchen Design Course at Canada College, 1991

 

Box 8, Folder 4: Binder – Lighting Course at Canada College, 1991

 

Box 8, Folder 5: Binder – Kitchen Design Product Catalog, 1991

 

Box 8, Folder 6: Binder – Structural Technology Seminar, undated

 

Box 8, Folder 7: Biographies, Resumes, References, circa 1990, 2005

 

Box 8, Folder 8: Coursework – Real Estate Principles at Foothill College, 1995

 

Box 8, Folder 9: Obituaries and Memorial Program, 2004

 

Box 8, Folder 10: Personal Organizers, 1991, 1994

 

Box 8, Folder 11: Photographs - Frank Lloyd Wright Studio, undated

 

Box 8, Folder 12: Photographs - Mendocino Furniture Exhibition, 1990

 

Box 8, Folder 13: Photographs - Personal, undated

 

Box 8, Folder 14: Portfolio I, undated

 

Box 8, Folder 15: Portfolio – Commercial, undated

 

Box 8, Folder 16: Portfolio – Residential, undated

 

Box 8, Folder 17: SJSU Academic History, 1975-1979

 

Box 9, Folder 1: Diploma – San Jose State University, 1982

 

Box 9, Folder 2: Certificate – California State Board of Architectural Examiners, 1988

 

Box 9, Folder 3: Certificate – American Institute of Architects, 1991