Inventory of the Michael Goodman Collection, 1920-1970
Madeleine Hamlin
Environmental Design Archives
College of Environmental Design
230 Wurster Hall #1820
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-1820
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Email: designarchives@berkeley.edu
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Inventory of the Michael Goodman Collection, 1920-1970
Collection number: 2007-8
Environmental Design Archives
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Processed by:
- Madeleine Hamlin
- Date Completed:
- October 2008
- Encoded by:
- Devan McGirr
- Funding:
- Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by gifts to the Environmental Design Endowment.
© 2010 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Michael Goodman collection
Dates: 1920-1970
Collection number: 19XX-3
Creator:
Goodman, Michael, 1903-1991
Collector:
Environmental Design Archives
Collection Size:
10 boxes, 1 flat file drawer
Repository:
Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design.
University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley, California
Physical location: Environmental Design Archives
University of California
Berkeley, California, 94720-1820
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Michael Goodman Collection, 2007-8, Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design.
University of California, Berkeley.
Biographical Note
Michael Arthur Goodman was born on January 6, 1903 in Vilna, Lithuania. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, he traveled
from Eastern Russia to San Francisco, California, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1927. Beginning in 1925, his professional
life revolved primarily around architectural and interior design. He joined the Department of Architecture faculty at UC Berkeley
in 1927 where he taught until his retirement in 1971.
During his career, Goodman completed many projects on the Berkeley and other UC campuses. At Berkeley, these projects included
alterations to the Faculty Club and Hearst Memorial Mining Building; the electron microscope installation, the Bio-Organic
Chemistry Laboratory design and construction, the Brick Muller Room addition in Memorial Stadium, and the Farm Bureau Building
alterations for the University Extension Division. Although Goodman proposed a major alteration and rehabilitation plan for
the Life Sciences Building in 1957, the University withdrew the plans from their building program. This decision on the part
of the University was largely regretted when, thirty-four years later, the project was reopened and in need of new plans,
a credit to Goodman's original foresight and work. In addition to the Berkeley campus, Goodman oversaw various projects on
the Davis campus, including the Radiobiology Laboratory, an expansion of the Clinic Building, and the Cruess Hall Unit 2 for
Food Technology.
Off-campus, Goodman had a productive career designing such buildings as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Woolen Process
Laboratory in Albany, CA, the East Bay Municipal Utilities Distract branch office in Berkeley, and countless other such facilities.
Additionally, he was responsible for the interior decoration and/or overall design of many Bay Area homes.
As a UC Berkeley faculty member, Goodman was extremely active in campus life serving for many years on the Committee for Public
Ceremonies. He was also a dedicated member of the Berkeley Planning Commission, acting as negotiator between the university
and the city. In this position, Goodman was called upon to temper the city's fears that university expansion would never cease
following the release of its large-scale building plans. Goodman was also a member of many other groups and councils, including
the Commonwealth Club of California.
Over the course of his career, Goodman received many professional honors and awards. He received the San Francisco Art Association
Gold Medal in 1925, followed by the American Graphic Artists Society Award in 1930. Both were given on the basis of his design
work. In 1945 he was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Finally, he received the Berkeley Citation in
1970 for outstanding service to the University of California. Following a long illness, Goodman died at home at the age of
88 on April 12, 1991.
Note
Sources: DeMars, Vernon A, Sanford S. El-berg, Henry Lager, and Errol W. Mauchlan. Michael Arthur Goodman Obituary.
1993, University of California: In Memoriam. Retrieved October 2008 from the University of California History Digital Archives,
Link
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection, which encompasses the years 1920-1970, consists of records, drawings, and photographs relating to Michael
Goodman's architectural and teaching careers. The collection is organized into five series: Personal Papers, Professional
Papers, Faculty Papers, Office Records, and Project Records. It contains records of projects completed throughout the Bay
Area, including interior design, commercial design, and large and small alterations, as well as project studies, such as the
Pioneer Housing Study. The collection also contains records of Goodman's plans for the University of California, predominantly
for buildings or building alterations at the Berkeley campus. It also includes records relating to a limited number of project
on the Davis campus. Additionally, this collection holds records of Goodman's work as a Professor at the UC Berkeley School
of Architecture.
"Personal Papers" contains Goodman's C.V. as well as various items of interest such as a published sketch he created as a
student of Wheeler Hall. "Professional Papers" includes Goodman's work with the Office of Civilian Defense, and correspondence
with the Higher Education Organization and his study on Berkeley public health. "Faculty Papers" largely consists of course
development plans and photos of student work from various courses, while "Office Records" houses various correspondence and
reference materials.
The largest series, Project Records, consists of Goodman's major commercial, residential, religious, and educational projects
around the Bay Area (primarily in Berkeley) and on the UC campuses. It also contains proposed plans and housing studies.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
University of California, Berkeley. School of Architecture.
University of California, Berkeley -- Planning.
Architects--California.
Architecture--California.
Architecture -- Study and teaching -- California -- Berkeley.
Campus planning -- California -- Berkeley.
Genres and Forms of Material
Architectural records.
Architectural drawings.
Architectural photographs.
Project Index
The Project Index list is arranged alphabetically by Project/Client Name and contains information, where available, about
the location, date, project type, collaborators, photographers, and formats for each project in the collection.
Project/Client Name (location, date, project type) Collaborator (role), Photographer [Format - Ms=Manuscripts, Dr=Drawings,
Ph=Photographs]
- American Potato and Basic Vegetable (Blackfoot and King City, ID, CA; industrial) [Ph]
- Argiewiez, Arthur (Mill Valley, CA; residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Ascot Apartments [see Kimball, John and Mary] (Moraga, CA) [Dr]
- Banker, Franklin (Piedmont, CA; residential) [Ph]
- Blumberg, Frank (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Boynton, Ray (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Dr, Ph]
- California: Farm Bureau Federation Building (Berkeley, CA; commercial) [Dr, Ph]
- California Ink Company (Berkeley, CA; 1951; commercial) [Dr, Ph]
- Carter, Harold (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Ph]
- City Club (San Francisco, CA; recreational) [Ms]
- Clements, Traverse (Los Gatos, CA ; residential) [Ms, Ph]
- Clough, F. (Orinda, CA; residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Crandall, Helen (Oakland, CA; residential) [Ph]
- Creek Park Development (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Dr]
- Design: Residential development (Berkeley, CA; residential - multi) [Dr]
- East Bay Municipal Utilities District (Oakland, CA; governmental) [Dr, Ph]
- Easter Seal Society Building (Oakland, CA; humanitarian) [Dr]
- Edwards, Gerry (CA) [Dr]
- Fidelity Savings & Loan (Berkeley, CA; commercial) [Dr]
- Golden Gate International Exposition, Exhibit of Science (San Francisco, CA; 1938; recreational) [Dr, Ph]
- Graeser, James (Piedmont, CA; residential) Photographer: Esther Born [Dr, Ph]
- Hillel Foundation Building (Berkeley, CA; 1949; religious) [Dr, Ph]
- Jackson (residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Johnson, Karin (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Ph]
- Kimball, John S. and Mary S. (Moraga, CA; 1964; residential-multi) [Dr]
- Kimball, Stan: Northgate Mall (Berkeley, CA; 1964-1965; residential-multi; commercial) [Dr]
- Kimball, Stan: Tilden View Terrace (Berkeley, CA; residential-multi; commercial) [Dr]
- L.H. (Berkeley, CA; residential) Collaborator: Edward Maher [Ph]
- Lamda Chi Alpha (Berkeley, CA; fraternity) [Ph]
- Lemm, Beulah (Albany, CA; residential) [Ph]
- Loeb, Edward M. (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Mander, Dr. and Mrs. B. (Berkeley, CA; 1968; residential) [Dr]
- Matzger, E. (San Francisco, CA; residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Mills College (Oakland, CA; educational) [Ms]
- Moraga Country Club (Moraga, CA; recreational) [Dr]
- Multiple-dwelling structure: study (residential-multi; commercial) [Ms]
- Myers, Bertram (Piedmont, CA; residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Northgate Mall [see Kimball, Stan] (CA)
- Offord, H. (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Off-street Parking, Lakeshore Shopping District (Oakland, CA; commercial) [Dr, Ph]
- Olson, Ronald (Lafayette, CA; residential) Photographer: Norris Richardson [Dr, Ph]
- Pioneer Homes (Berkeley, CA; 1969-70; residential-multi; planning) [Ms, Dr]
- Design: Public Health Building (Berkeley, CA; 1955; governmental) [Dr]
- Psychiatric Offices, Mt. Zion Hospital (San Francisco, CA; medical) [Dr]
- San Mateo County Hall of Justice and Records (San Mateo, CA; governmental) [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- San Pablo Civic Development (San Pablo, CA; 1948; governmental) [Dr]
- Sanders, G.G. (CA; residential) [Ph]
- Shasta Canyon (Berkeley, CA; recreational) [Ph]
- Shattuck Ave. Redevelopment (Berkeley, CA; 1958; commercial) [Dr]
- Shattuck Avenue (Breck) (Berkeley, CA; 1966; commercial) [Dr]
- Shattuck Hotel Block Alterations (Berkeley, CA; commercial) [Dr]
- Design: small house studies [Dr]
- Smith, Charles (Lafayette, CA; residential) [Ph]
- Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals: Animal Shelter (Oakland, CA; medical) [Dr, Ph]
- South Berkeley Homes (Berkeley, CA; planning) [Dr]
- St. John's Episcopal Church (Marysville, CA; 1941; religious) Photographer: Mason Weymouth [Dr, Ph]
- Taylor, Edgar D. (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Ph]
- Temple Beth El (Berkeley, CA; religious) [Dr]
- Temple Emanuel Chapel (San Francisco, CA; religious) [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- Temple Sinai (religious) [Ph]
- Thatcher, Esther (Carmel, CA; residential) Photographer: Norris Richardson [Dr, Ph]
- Thompson, N. Allen (Stockton, CA; residential) [Dr]
- Tilden View Terrace [see Kimball, Stan] (CA)
- UC Berkeley Bio-dynamics Lab, (Berkeley, CA; educational) [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- UC Berkeley Doe Memorial Library additions and alterations (Berkeley, CA; educational) [Ms, Dr]
- UC Berkeley Freshman Reception, Hearst Gymnasium (Berkeley, CA; 1950; educational) [Ph]
- UC Berkeley Hearst Memorial Mining Building Improvement (Berkeley, CA; educational) [Dr, Ph]
- UC Berkeley Life Sciences Building (Berkeley, CA; educational) [Dr]
- UC Berkeley Naval R.O.T.C. Building (Berkeley, CA; educational) [Dr, Ph]
- UC Berkeley Terraced Parking (Berkeley, CA; educational) [Dr]
- UC Berkeley Virus Laboratory (Berkeley, CA; educational) [Ms, Ph]
- UC Davis Animal Lab Facilities (Davis, CA; educational) [Ms]
- UC Davis Atomic Energy Commission (Davis, CA; educational; governmental) [Dr]
- UC Davis: Creuss Hall and School Housing Report (Davis, CA; 1953; educational) [Ms, Dr]
- UC Davis: Cruess Hall (Davis, CA; educational) [Dr]
- UC Davis: Radiobiology Laboratory (Davis, CA; educational) [Dr]
- Uni Freedom Insurance Co. Building (CA; commercial) [Dr]
- U.S Dept. of Agriculture -- Woolen Lab (governmental) [Dr, Ph]
- U.S. General Services Administration Building, Public Buildings Service Office and Laboratory (Berkeley, CA; governmental) [Dr]
- Unidentified Synagogue, Full Scale Details for Decorations (religious) [Dr]
- Van Valin, Esther (Modesto, CA; residential) [Ph]
- Veterinary Hospital (Oakland, CA; health facility) [Ms, Dr, Ph]
- Walton, Fritz (Berkeley, CA; residential) [Ph]
- Waterfront Redevelopment (Albany, CA; planning) [Dr]
- Waterfront Redevelopment (Berkeley, CA; planning) [Dr]
- Waterfront Redevelopment (Emeryville, CA; planning) [Dr]
- Woodside Model House (Columbia Steel) (residential) [Dr, Ph]
- Zuckerman (Enterprise, UT; residential) Photographer: Mason Weymouth [Ms, Ph]
Series Description and Container List
I. Personal Papers
Series Scope and Content Summary
Contains Goodman's C.V, his sketch of Wheeler Hall, a photo from the 21 Club taken in 1967, and a woodblock Goodman created
that depicts an oil refinery.
A. Biographical Information
Box 1, Folder 1
21 Club Photo, Christmas Lunch Party, Shattuck Hotel
1967
Box 1, Folder 3
Sketch of Wheeler Hall
1920
Box 1, Folder 4
Oil Refinery Wood Block
n.d.
II. Professional Papers
1913-1933
Series Scope and Content Summary
Contains records of the UC Collaborative City Problem on Public Health, the Office of Civilian Defense, a clipping from an
engineering magazine that highlights Goodman's work, and correspondence with the Higher Education Organization.
Box 1, Folder 1
UC Collaborative City Problem: Public Health, Berkeley
1945
Box 1, Folder 2
Office of Civilian Defense
1953
Box 10, Folder 7
Palo Alto Airport: Aerial Photos
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 3
Engineering Magazine
1970
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence with Higher Education Organization
1960-1961
III. Faculty Papers
Series Scope and Content Summary
Contains course development materials, specifically the Chinatown redevelopment study, the Urban Living Project study, and
records relating to Architecture 102B, 103, and 269B.
Box 2, Folder 1
Chinatown Redevelopment Study
1944
Box 2, Folder 2
Architecture 269B Course Plan
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 3
Urban Living Project Study/Development of New Courses
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 4
Article clipping and Graduation Photos
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 5
Miscellaneous Students' Work
n.d.
Box 2, 10, Folder 6, 1
Architecture 102 B: Photos of Students' Problems
1956
Box 2, Folder 8
Architecture 103: Rapid Transit Station Study Problem
1960
Box 2, Folder 9
San Pablo Shopping Center: Student Plates
n.d.
IV. Office Records
Series Scope and Content Summary
Consists of correspondences with Harold Smith and the US Atomic Energy Commission, various public relations/publicity documents
including a mention in "Nuestra Arquitectura" magazine, and various reference materials, including tile samples and clippings
regarding color.
Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence with Harold Smith
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 2
Correspondence with US Atomic Energy Commission
1963
Box 2, Folder 3
Miscellaneous Public Relations
1948,
1957,
1968
Box 2, Folder 4
Nuestra Arquitectura Magazine
1947
Box 2, Folder 4a
Miscellaneous photographs
n.d.
Flat File 1
Cost Comparison of Projects
n.d.
Box 3-10, Flat Files
V. Project Records
1901-1927
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by project.
A. Project Files
Scope and Content Note
**See Project Index
B. Photographs
Scope and Content Note
**See Project Index
C. Drawings
Scope and Content Note
**See Project Index
