Finding Aid for the Paul László papers, 1925-1975
0000150
Finding aid prepared by Melinda Gandara, Alex Hauschild, Emily Fukiage, Nicole Stout, Michael Wertheim, Jennifer Whitlock,
and Chris Marino
The finding aid for this collection was made possible by a Getty Foundation Archival Arrangement & Description Grant.
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
Title: Paul László papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0000150
Contributing Institution:
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
24.0 Linear feet
(7 record storage boxes, 5 flat file drawers, 1 model)
Date (inclusive): 1925-1975
creator:
Laszlo, Paul, 1900-1993 -- Archives
Access
Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.
Custodial History note
Gift of Paul László, 1974. Additional material gifted from Loma Griffifth in 1978 and 2003.
Preferred Citation note
Paul László papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa
Barbara.
Biographical/Historical note
Paul László, interior designer and architect, was born February 6, 1900 in Hungary. He attended the Staatliche Akademie der
Bilden den Kunste in Stuttgart, Germany where he studied architecture and design. László apprenticed with Fritz August Brueuhaus
in Cologne Germany before he opened his practice in Vienna in 1925, at the age of 24. In 1936, László moved to Los Angeles
where he quickly gained residential commissions. Throughout László’s career the majority of his work consisted of ultra-modern,
spacious residential homes for celebrities and the wealthy. He designed homes for Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor
and Barbara Hutton. László often designed all of the furniture and interiors for the structures he designed. As his career
progressed László focused more of his energy on interior design. Some of his more notable projects include: Bullock’s, Goldwater’s,
Robinson’s and Ohrhach’s department stores, a bomb shelter for Mr. John Daniel Hertz, and the Illing of California. Paul László
died on March 27, 1993, at the age of 93.
Scope and Content note
The Paul László papers span 24 linear feet and date from 1925 to 1975. The collection primarily consists of presentation boards
of commercial buildings (interior and exterior) and furniture designs. However, the collection also contains architectural
drawings and reprographic copies, correspondence, black-and-white photographs, and magazine and newspaper clippings arranged
by project.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Laszlo, Paul, 1900-1993
Architect-designed furniture -- United States -- 20th century
Architects -- California
Architectural drawings
Architecture -- California -- 20th century
Architecture -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th Century
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles
Correspondence
Furniture design
Modern movement (Architecture) -- California
Negatives
Photographic prints
Presentation drawings (proposals)
Reprographic copies
Sketches
Personal Papers Series I.
1947-1963
Physical Description:
0.04 Linear feet
Biographical Information A.
1947-1963
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet
Box 1, Folder 1
Biographical Narratives, Miscellaneous
1947-1963
Correspondence B.
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet
Box 1, Folder 2
Street, Mike, Christmas Card
1975
Professional Papers Series II.
1934-1965
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet
Awards A.
1965
Physical Description:
0.01 Linear feet
Box 3, Folder 69
Diploma, Industrial Designers Society of America
1965
Physical Description:
0.01 Linear feet
Reference Files B.
1934
Physical Description:
0.01 Linear feet
Box 1, Folder 3
Neue Raumkunst: Ein Wegweiser zum schonen Heim
1934
Physical Description:
0.01 Linear feet
Office Records Series III.
Administration A.
n.d.
Physical Description:
0.01 Linear feet
Public Relations B.
1936-1973
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
Box 1, Folder 5
"Architect Paul Laszlo: An European Interior Decorator" (The "Blue Book")
1936
Box 1, Folder 6
Baron's Restaurant, Scottsdale, AZ
1962-1963
Box 1, Folder 7
Cafe Continental Menu, Stardust, Las Vegas, NV
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 8-9
Halls Crown Center Stores
1964-1973
Box 1, Folder 10
"Herman Miller Collection"
1948
Box 1, Folder 30
House and Garden (Williams Residence, Beverly Hills)
1947
Box 1, Folder 11-12
Industrial Designer/Interior Decorator
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 13
"Paul Laszlo: Interiors/Exteriors" ("The Black Book")
1947
Presentation Materials C.
FlatFile 12
Arizona Country Club
1960
FlatFile 16
Blanke, Heinz and Ursel
1939
FlatFile 4
Brentwood Country Club
n.d.
FlatFile 21
Genis, Sam and Buddy
1954
FlatFile 18
Hallmark Cards Incorporated
1964-1973
FlatFile 20
Indian School Land Company Incorporated
1961
FlatFile 32
McCulloch Oil Corporation
1953
FlatFile 31
McCulloch, Robert P.
1972
FlatFile 24
Ohrbach's Department Store
1963-1965
FlatFile 25
Ohrbach's Department Store
1968
FlatFile 33
Robinson's Department Store
1966
FlatFile 43
Swanson's Bridal Salon
n.d.
FlatFile 44
United States Army
1942-1943
FlatFile 41
Walston and Company, Incorporated
n.d.
FlatFile 50
Unidentified Vending Machine
1946
Box 3, Folder 71
Baron's Restaurant
1961-1962
Physical Description:
0.01 Linear feet
FlatFile 52
Unidentified Commercial Office Building Interior
1950-1951
FlatFile 55
Unidentified "One Room House"
1936
FlatFile 56
Unidentified Miscellaneous Furniture
1925-1929, 1937, 1939-1942, 1949-1962, 1973-1974
FlatFile 56
Unidentified Coffee Table
1940, 1961
FlatFile 59
Unidentified Table
1941-1942
FlatFile 60
Unidentified Desks and Cabinets
1940
Clippings and Magazines D.
1928-1975
Physical Description:
0.33 Linear feet
Clippings a.
1940-1975
Physical Description:
0.08 Linear feet
Box 1, Folder 15
"Best Packaged Goods of 1968," Hollywood Reporter
1968
Box 1, Folder 16
Goldwaters Department Store
1970
Box 1, Folder 17
Halls Crown Center Stores
1973-1975
Box 1, Folder 19
Laszlo, Paul: House and Garden
1949
Magazines b.
1928-1959
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
Box 3, Folder 70
Das Schonste, October
1957
Box 1, Folder 20
Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, October
1930
Box 1, Folder 21
Harpers Bazaar, September
1953
Box 1, Folder 22
Innen-Dekoration, February
1928
Box 1, Folder 23
Innen-Dekoration, October
1930
Box 1, Folder 26
Terrasen und Plattenwge (Laszlo Residence, Beverly Hills)
1959
Project Records Series IV.
Files A.
1955-1957
Physical Description:
0.08 Linear feet
Note
see Project Index
Photographs B.
1925-1958
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear feet
Note
see Project Index
