PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF THE PIERRE KOENIG PAPERS AND DRAWINGS, 1925-2007
Finding aid prepared by Ann Harrison
Descriptive Summary
Title: Pierre Koenig papers and drawings
Date (inclusive): 1925-2007
Number: 2006.M.30
Creator/Collector:
Koenig, Pierre, 1925-2004
Physical Description:
195.7 linear feet
(126 boxes, 274 flatfile folders, 8 rolls)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: The archive of Los Angeles architect Pierre Koenig, consisting of drawings, photographs, documents, writings and client correspondence,
and three models. The archive is an important resource for the study of Southern California Modernism, as well as for the
study of pre-fabrication in housing in the United States.
Language: Collection material is in
English
Biographical/Historical Note
Pierre Koenig was born in San Francisco on October 17, 1925. Even as a boy, Koenig displayed a nascent interest in architecture
and Modernism. In 1939, the family moved to San Gabriel, a Los Angeles suburb, and here, among a new group of friends who
also wanted to be architects, Koenig's earlier interest crystallized. Yet World War II loomed, and at age 17 Koenig enlisted
in the United States Army Advanced Special Training Program, which offered a compressed 4-year college degree in 2 years.
However, in 1943 the program was abruptly ended and after only one semester of study at the University of Utah, School of
Engineering, Koenig was sent to basic training. From 1943-1946, Koenig served on the front lines in France and Germany as
a flash ranging observer, spotting enemy fire and calculating their position, with the 292nd Field Artillery Observation Battalion.
After the war, Koenig returned to Los Angeles and applied to the University of Southern California (USC), School of Architecture.
Due the influx of returning GIs, there was a two-year waiting list for admission, and Koenig spent this time studying at Pasadena
City College until he was finally admitted to USC in 1948. At this time, USC was the leading architectural school in California,
and a hotbed of new ideas brought about by the aftermath of the war: ideas about how architecture should respond to social
issues, such as the population boom in Los Angeles and the need for low-cost housing, and ideas about how to apply the new
materials and industrialized techniques of the wartime economy, such as mass-production and pre-fabrication, to peacetime.
Although Koenig struggled somewhat within the strictures of a traditional academic framework, he certainly absorbed the new
ideas surrounding him, and they would continue to guide him throughout his career.
After receiving his B.Arch in 1952, Koenig worked both independently and for a number of other architectural practices. In
fact, Koenig had begun designing and building houses while still a student. When a USC studio instructor rejected his design
for a steel house, questioning the applicability of steel to residential architecture, Koenig decided to prove him wrong.
His response, Koenig House No. 1, designed and built by Koenig in 1950, was constructed at a cost lower than a traditional
wood frame structure and earned him the American Institute of Architects' "House and Home" Award of Merit. After graduation,
Koenig would design and build three more steel houses in rapid succession. During this period he also worked for other practices,
both to supplement his income and for the professional experience required before taking the California licensing exam. In
1950, the same year he built his first house, Koenig worked as a draftsman for Raphael Soriano, who shared his interest in
steel, doing the presentation renderings for Soriano's unnumbered Case Study House. Koenig subsequently worked for brief periods
for Candreva and Jarrett, Edward Fickett, Kistner, Wright and Wright, and finally in 1956 for Jones and Emmons, on the Eichler
X-100 steel model. Also in this period, Koenig began a short-lived furniture business, designing and building modern case
goods.
1957 was a watershed year for Pierre Koenig. He was licensed; he received his first invitation to participate in an international
exhibition, the São Paulo Biennial; and
Arts and Architecture magazine published his designs for a "Low-cost Production House" exemplifying his goal to produce "off-the-shelf" houses
as efficiently as automobiles. Most importantly though John Entenza invited him to participate in
Art and Architecture's Case Study House Program.
Case Study House # 21, immediately followed by Case Study House # 22, defined Koenig's style and brought him great attention.
With their steel construction, open-planning, and emphasis on the unity of nature and architecture, these two steel houses
exemplified the California aesthetic as being different from East Coast Modernism. Despite their conceptual similarities,
the two houses were quite different from one another. Case Study House # 22, which quickly came to be seen as the perfect
manifestation of modernity in Los Angeles and of life in post-war America in general, was a unique custom house, an exercise
in overcoming the engineering issues of a near vertical site. Case Study House #21, on the other hand, was meant to be a prototype
for affordable, mass-producible housing, an embodiment of Koenig's belief in architecture as a social study.
After this early recognition, Koenig went on to have a long and prolific career as an architect, designing and building over
forty-three steel and glass houses, including award-winning structures, such as Schwartz House and Koenig House No. 2, as
well as many residential additions and renovations and commercial buildings. Throughout his long years of architectural practice
Koenig never relinquished the principles that led him to design and build his first house. He retained a sense of mission,
never losing his commitment to the social agenda of Modernism. He truly believed that he could make people's lives better
through architecture.
In addition to his architectural practice, Koenig was passionate about teaching. In 1964, Koenig officially joined the faculty
of the USC School of Architecture as an assistant professor, having worked as an instructor there since 1961. He gained tenure
and promotion to Associate Professor in 1970 and then to Full Professor in 1997. Along with his teaching load, Koenig filled
a variety of administrative roles during his many years at USC including serving as Assistant Director of the Institute of
Building Research, and Director and Founder of both the Natural Forces Laboratory and the undergraduate Building Science Program.
Koenig's work has had a tremendous impact on contemporary architects worldwide. He was elected to the College of Fellows of
the American Institute of Architects in 1971 and named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in
2000. His work has received numerous awards and has been celebrated in over one thousand journal and periodical articles and
more than seventy books. Exhibits in cities around the world have featured his architecture. In 1989, a landmark exhibition,
Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses, held at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary
Art, included a full-scale walk-through model of Case Study House #22. Pierre Koenig remained active in both his architectural
practice and his teaching until shortly before his death in April 2004.
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers, with the exception of unreformatted computer files. Contact the repository for information
regarding access to the architectural models.
All videos have been reformatted, except for a few that were damaged or contained duplicate content. Digitized versions are
available online.
Connect to digitized video recordings. Access to video recordings is available on-site only.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Pierre Koenig papers and drawings, 1925-2007, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 2006.M.30
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 2006.
Processing History
Sheila Prospero rehoused the collection upon receipt in 2006. Alan Tomlinson processed the collection in 2008-2009. Ann Harrison
did further processing and created the series arrangement and finding aid in 2010.
Separated Materials
One book and several issues of a periodical were separated to the library.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Pierre Koenig papers and drawings contain the archive of this Los Angeles architect best-known for his work in steel and
participation in the Case Study House Program. Consisting of drawings, photographs and slides, documents, client correspondence,
and three models, the archive provides in-depth information about Koenig's 50-year career. The archive is an important resource
for the study of Southern California Modernism, as well as for the study of pre-fabrication in housing in the United States.
The Pierre Koenig archive documents an extremely important chapter in post-war American domestic architecture: the development
of post-and-beam structures that could be constructed for a reasonable price. Before the war, European architects, such as
Walter Gropius, Konrad Wachsmann, and J.J.P. Oud, had sought to mass-produce housing from standardized, pre-fabricated components.
Koenig's work can be seen to a certain extent as a continuation of this quest. Following the Second World War, many well-known
architects, such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Buckminster Fuller, Raphael Soriano, and Jean Prouvé, addressed the enormous
need for good, but inexpensive housing. Yet Koenig's work differed significantly from theirs. This is largely due to how deeply
his work is rooted in the architecture of Southern California. Koenig formed his style by melding the aesthetics of Charles
and Henry Greene's and Rudolf Schindler's Asian-inspired, wood-frame residences, which incorporated indoor and outdoor living
through modular planning; the pre-fabricated modular components advanced in Frank Lloyd Wright's textile concrete block homes
built in the early 1920s and Richard J. Neutra's unprecedented domestic use of steel frame construction in the Lovell Health
House of 1929. It is also due to his commitment to steel as a material. Koenig stands out from his contemporaries for his
use of steel not only for the structural skeletons of his houses, but for their walls and roofs as well. John Entenza's
Arts and Architecture magazine brought the idea of steel residential construction to the mainstream through the Case Study House Program of 1945
to 1963, which promoted modern, indoor-outdoor California living through innovative steel-frame design and construction. Although,
Koenig was one of the youngest architects included in the Case Study House Program, the editors of
Arts and Architecture considered Koenig's Case Study House #21 (the Bailey Residence, 1959) the program's quintessential example of an affordable,
modest-sized, single-family home.
Records and drawings relating to Pierre Koenig's architectural projects form Series I, the core of the archive. With over
2,000 original and reproduction drawings, the archive is very complete. More than eighty executed and unexecuted building
projects, including all of Koenig's major houses, such as Case Study Houses #21 and #22, the Johnson House in Carmel Valley,
CA (1962), the Iwata House in Monterey Park, CA (1963), the Gantert House in Los Angeles (1983), and the Schwartz House in
Santa Monica (1996), are represented in the archive. A particularly interesting project is the Chemehuevi Indian Reservation
Planning Program, sponsored by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Koenig and his USC students
designed pre-fabricated steel homes for the reservation located near Havasu Lake in San Bernardino County, California, but
the project was never built.
The two subsequent series record other aspects of Koenig's professional life. Series II is comprised of Koenig's teaching
materials and documentation of his administrative role at the University of Southern California, School of Architecture. Koenig
took his teaching very seriously. He was very conscious of the fact that he was training the next generation of architects
and proud of the fact that he had supervised over 100 student research projects investigating the interaction of structures
and the natural environment. Series III is comprised of all the other materials, aside from the individual project files,
relating to Koenig's role as an architect, such as his office files and reference files. Also included here is a dossier of
Koenig's work. Koenig was very active in interpreting and publicizing his work, and he also maintained documentation of others
citing his work in a variety of media from clippings to exhibitions to videos.
Series IV is comprised of Pierre Koenig's personal papers. His college class projects trace Koenig's emerging development
as an architect and the extensive documentation of his early military service helps place his personal development. The final
series of the archive, compiled after Koenig's death in 2004, documents the continuing legacy of his life and work.
Arrangement
Arranged in five series:
.Series I. Project records, 1950-2004;
Series II. Faculty papers, 1961-2004;
Series III.Other professional papers, 1945-2004;
Series IV. Personal papers, 1925-2004;
Series V. In memoriam, 2004-2007
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Topics
Architect-designed houses--California
Architects--California--Los Angeles
Architecture, Modern--20th century--California, Southern
Architecture--California--Los Angeles
Modern movement (Architecture)--California
Subjects - Places
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--20th century
Genres and Forms of Material
Architectural drawings--20th century
Architectural drawings--United States--20th century
Architectural models
CD-ROMs
Floppy disks
Gelatin silver prints--United States--20th century
Photographic prints--California--20th century
Slides (photographs)--20th century
Video recordings
Container List
Series I.
Project records,
1950-2004
Physical Description:
147.9 linear feet
(63 boxes, 267 flatfile folders, 7 rolls)
Scope and Content Note
Materials relating to Pierre Koenig's individual buildings and projects comprise this series. Most projects include general
documentation, architectural drawings and photographs. The general documentation varies, but may include correspondence, notes
and calculations, small original drawings, schematics, receipts and invoices, press clippings, permit applications, copies
of deed and title records, and sub-contractor information. The architectural drawings include plans, elevations, sections,
details, and perspective drawings, both originals and reproductions. The reproductions of drawings are in a variety of formats
including diazotypes, photostats, electrostatic prints and photographic prints. The photographic documentation ranges from
construction photographs to recent photographs recording the current state of a structure. The dates presented here are project
dates, taken from Koenig's records, but the documentation for each project includes earlier and later materials.
Arrangement note
The projects are arranged in chronological order, with undated projects and unidentified material at the end of the series.
Box 1, 21, 80, 96
Koenig House No. 1 (1950)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 1**.
Box 1, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 1**.
Flatfile 1**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 1, Folder 2
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 1
Negatives for reproductions
Box 21, Folder 1
Black-and-white photographs
Box 80, Folder 1
Color photograph, slides, black-and-white negatives
Box 1, 21, 80, 96
Lamel House (1953)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Box 61* and Flatfile 2**.
Box 1, 61*, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 2**.
Box 61*, Folder 1-2
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 1, Folder 3
Small drawing of roof framing plan
Box 96, Folder 2
Negatives for reproductions
Box 21, Folder 2
Black-and-white photographs
Box 80, Folder 2
Color photographs, slides, transparency
Box 1, 21, 80, 96
Squire House (1954)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Box 62* and Flatfiles 3**-4**. See also 1987 South Addition and 2000 Schier Restoration and Addition.
Box 62*, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 3**-4**.
Flatfile 3**-4**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 62*, Folder 1
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 3
Negatives for reproductions
Box 21, Folder 3
Black-and-white photographs
Box 80, Folder 3
Slides, black-and-white negatives
Box 1, 80, 96
Scott House (1955)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 5**-6**.
Box 1, 80, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 5**-6**.
Flatfile 5**-6**
Full-scale drawings and presentation boards
Box 1, Folder 6
Reduced-scale reproductions
Scope and Content Note
One perspective drawing is hand-colored.
Box 96, Folder 4
Negatives for reproductions
Box 1, 21, 61*, 80, 96
Burwash House (1957)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 7**-8**. See also 1965 Whitehead Addition.
Box 1, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 7**-8**.
Flatfile 7**-8**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 1, Folder 8
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 5
Negatives for reproductions
Box 21, Folder 4
Black-and-white photographs
Box 61*, Folder 2A
Oversize black-and-white photograph
Box 80, Folder 5
Color photographs, slides, transparencies, black and white negatives
Flatfile 9**
Danzig remodel (1957)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Box 1, 21, 80, 96
Radio Station KYOR (1958)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 10**-12**.
Box 1, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 10**-12**.
Flatfile 10**-12**
Full-scale drawings, reproductions and presentation board
Box 1, Folder 10
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 6
Negatives for reproductions
Box 21, Folder 5
Black-and-white photographs
Box 80, Folder 6
Slides, black-and-white negatives
Box 1, 22, 81, 96
Bailey House, Case Study House # 21 (1958-1959)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Box 61* and Flatfiles 17**-19**, 249**. See also 1998 Cracchiolo Restoration and 2001 LaFetra Maintenance.
Box 1, 61*, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 17**-19**, 249**.
Flatfile 17**-19**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 61*, Folder 3-4
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 1, Folder 14
Detail drawings of steel plan and various sections
Box 96, Folder 8
Negatives for reproductions
Box 22, Folder 1
Black-and-white photographs
Box 81, Folder 1
Color photographs, slides, transparencies
Box 1A, 22, 82, 96
Stahl House, Case Study House # 22 (1960)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Boxes 61*, 63*, 118* and Flatfiles 20**-22D**.
Box 1A, 61*, 63*, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 20**-22D**.
Flatfile 20**-22**, 22D**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 63*
Original drawings mounted for exhibitions
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 22A**-22C**.
Flatfile 22A**-22C**
MOCA 100 years of Architecture exhibition
Scope and Content Note
Four drawings removed from museum frames.
Box 61*, Folder 5-6
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 9
Negatives for reproductions
Box 22, Folder 2
Black-and-white photographs
Box 82, Folder 1
Color photographs, slides, transparencies
Box 1, 21, 80, 96
Metcalf House (1960)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Box 62* and Flatfile 13**.
Box 1, 62*, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 13**.
Flatfile 13**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 62*, Folder 2-3
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 7
Negatives for reproductions
Box 21, Folder 6
Black-and-white photographs of model
Box 80, Folder 7
Slides of drawings and model
Flatfile 14**
Dowden House (1960)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings and reproductions.
Box 1A, 23, 82-83
Seidel House (1960)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Box 62* and Flatfiles 23**-24B**. See also 1983 and 1995 Rollé Additions. Includes materials relating to several other
small jobs done for clients of Tom Seidel in the late 1950s/early 1960s.
Box 62*
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 23**-24B**.
Flatfile 23**-24**
Full-scale sketches, drawings and reproductions
Box 62*, Box 5-6
Reduced-scale reproductions
Flatfile 24A**-24B**
Drawings for residential and commercial projects for Seidel Investment Co./Venice Development Co.
Box 23, 62*, 82-83
Photography
Scope and Content Note
Includes Rollé additions.
Box 23, Folder 1
Black-and-white photographs
Box 62*, Folder 6A
Oversize black-and-white photographs
Box 82-83
Color photographs, slides, transparencies, black-and-white negatives
Flatfile 25**
Whittlesey House (1960)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Box 1A
Philbrick Addition (1960)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 25**.
Box 1A, 23, 84
Seidel Beach House (1961)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 29**-30**.
Box 1A, Folder 12
Documentation
Scope and Content Note
Also includes reduced-scale reproductions of the plan.
Flatfile 29**-30**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 23, Folder 3
Black-and-white photographs
Flatfile 25**
Plaut Vacation House (1961)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawing and reproduction.
Flatfile 31**
Stover Apartments (1961)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Box 2, 84
St. Jean Prefab Tract (1961-1962)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 32**-35**.
Box 2
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 32**-35**.
Flatfile 32**-35**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 32**
Miscellaneous drawings, including preliminary sketches and studies
Flatfile 33**
Set of drawings numbered from 1 to 8
Flatfile 34**
Set of blueprints numbered from 1 to 4, and 6 to 13; blueprint marked E 1
Box 2, Folder 1
Small-scale drawings and sketches
Box 62*
Dzur Guest House (1962)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 15**-16**.
Flatfile 15**-16**
Full-scale sketches, drawings and reproductions
Box 62*, Folder 4
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 2, 23, 83, 84
Johnson House (1962)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 37**. See also 1989 Riebe Addition.
Box 2
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 37**.
Flatfile 37**
Full-scale drawing and reproductions
Box 2, Folder 2
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 23, 84, 85
Photography
Scope and Content Note
Includes Riebe addition.
Box 23, Folder 5
Black-and-white photographs
Box 84, Folder 5
Black-and-white polaroids, color transparencies
Box 85, Folder 1
Color photographs, color slides
Box 2
Papernow Remodel (1962)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 41**.
Flatfile 41**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 2, 25, 86
Bethlehem Steel Company Pavilion (1962)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 39**.
Box 2, Folder 4-6
Documentation
Scope and Content Note
Includes images used in exhibition and accompanying text.
Box 2
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 39**.
Flatfile 39**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 2, Folder 7
Small-scale sketches and drawings, and reproductions
Box 25, Folder 1
Black-and-white photographs
Box 86, Folder 2
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Box 2, 25, 86, 96
Iwata House (1963)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 42**-46A**.
Box 2, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 42**-46A**.
Flatfile 42**-46**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 42**-43**
Preliminary studies, drawings and annotated reproductions
Flatfile 44**
Miscellaneous diazotype copies, some annotated.
Flatfile 45**
Presentation board with perspective drawing
Flatfile 46**
Plans and perspective drawings
Box 2, Folder 10
Reduced-scale reproductions
Flatfile 46A**
Reproductions of perspective drawings
Box 96, Folder 11
Negatives for reproductions
Box 25, Folder 2
Black-and-white photographs
Box 86, Folder 3
Color photographs, slides, transparency
Box 2, 61*, 86, 96
Mosque (1963)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 47**.
Box 61*, 86, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 47**.
Box 61*, Folder 8
Sketch and reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 12
Negatives for reproductions
Box 2, 24, 86, 96
Oberman House (1963)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Box 61* and Flatfiles 38**, 249**.
Box 61*, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 38** and 249**.
Flatfile 38**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 61*, Folder 7
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 10
Negatives for reproductions
Box 24, Folder 1
Black-and-white photographs
Box 86, Folder 1
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Flatfile 40**
De Winter House (1963)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings and reproduction.
Box 25, 62*, 87, 96
Beagles House (1963)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 48**.
Box 62*, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 48**.
Flatfile 48**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 62*, Folder 7
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 13
Negatives for reproductions
Box 25, Folder 3
Black-and-white photographs
Box 1A, 23, 84
Willheim House (1963)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 36**.
Box 1A
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 36**.
Flatfile 36**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 1A, Folder 14
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 23, Folder 4
Black-and-white photographs
Box 84, Folder 3
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Box 1A, 23, 84
Beidleman House, schemes 1 and 2 (1960-1963)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 26**-28** and Rolls 1**-2**.
Box 1A
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 26**-28** and Rolls 1**-2**.
Flatfile 26**-28**
Full-scale sketches, drawings and reproductions
Box 1A, Folder 11
Small drawing and reduced-scale reproductions
Roll 1**
Plan of roof decking steel support and details of roof deck and glass frames
Box 23, Folder 2
Black-and-white photographs
Flatfile 49**
Herrington House (1963)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Flatfile 50**
Franklyn Cabana (1964)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Flatfile 51**
Whitehead Addition to Burwash House (1965)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Flatfile 52**
Alteration to Sarkisian Building (1965)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale reproductions of drawings.
Box 2
Henbest House (1963-1965)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 65**-67**.
Flatfile 65**-67**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 2, 25, 87, 96
Electronic Enclosures Incorporated Factory and Showroom (1966)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 53**-55**.
Box 2, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 53**-55**.
Flatfile 53**-55**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 2, Folder 13
Reduced scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 14
Negatives for reproductions
Box 25, Folder 4
Black-and-white photographs
Flatfile 57**-58**
Bosley House (1968)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale preliminary studies and drawings.
Flatfile 56**
Koenig House Addition (1968)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings and reproductions.
Flatfile 59**
Colwes House (1968)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Box 2
Rozet House (1969)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 60**.
Flatfile 60**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 2, 61*, 87, 96
Franklyn Medical Building (1970)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 72**.
Box 61*, 87, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 72**.
Flatfile 72**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 61*, Folder 9
Small drawing and reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 16
Negatives for reproductions
Flatfile 222**
Cypress TV Station (1971)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings and reproductions.
Flatfile 68**
Korzeniowski House and Apartment (1971)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Flatfile 69**
Scharff House Retaining Wall (1971)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Flatfile 70**
Heller House (1972)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale sketches, drawings and reproductions.
Box 2, 87, 96
West House (1972)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 61**-64**.
Box 2, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 61**-64**.
Flatfile 61**-63**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Scope and Content Note
Flatfile 61** includes a sun analysis chart.
Box 2, Folder 16
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 15
Negatives for reproductions
Box 87, Folder 3
Color photographs and slides
Box 2
Dye House (1972)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 71**.
Box 2
Whittemore House (1973)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 73**-75**.
Flatfile 73**-75**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Scope and Content Note
Includes diazotype copies, originally labeled, Approved Plan and Heating.
Flatfile 76**
Nemo Remodel (1975)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawing.
Box 2, Folder 21
Koenig House Addition (1975)
Flatfile 76**
Peterson Remodel (1976)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawing.
Flatfile 76**
Grebe Addition (1976)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings and reproductions. Also includes undated drawing for Grebe Auto Service building.
Box 5, 89, 96
Franklyn Dinner Club (1976)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 101**-104**.
Box 5, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 101**-104**.
Flatfile 101**-104**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 101**-102**
Sketches, drawings and reproductions
Box 5, Folder 2
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 18
Negatives for reproductions
Box 89, Folder 2
Color photographs, slides
Box 3-4, 25A, 88, 111
Chemehuevi Housing Project (1972-1980)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Boxes 64*-71*, Flatfiles 77**-96A** and Rolls 5**-6**.
Box 64*-68*
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 77**-96A** and Rolls 5**-6**.
Flatfile 77**-96A**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 86**-88**
Reproductions of drawings
Flatfile 89**-90**
Trailer park facilities
Scope and Content Note
Includes hand-colored perspective drawing.
Flatfile 91**
Tribal Council House/Community Facility
Scope and Content Note
Includes some 3rd Year material.
Flatfile 96**-96A**
Miscellaneous drawings and reproductions
Box 67*, Folder 1-3
Small sketches and drawings and reduced-scale reproductions
Scope and Content Note
Folder 2 includes hand-colored perspective drawing of Council House.
Box 68*
Negatives for reproductions
Box 25A, Folder 1-6
Black-and-white photographs
Box 67*, Folder 5
Oversize photographs of map
Box 88, Folder 1
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Box 69*-70*
Paste-ups for pamphlet/report(?), "The Chemehuevi Future"
Box 71*
Metal printing plates for Chemehuevi Project materials
Box 111, Item V1
A Gathering in the Desert: a Film for the Chemehuevi
A Gathering in the Desert: A Film for the Chemehuevi (digital version available on-site only)
Box 5, 26, 89, 96
Burton Pole House (1978-1979)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 97**-99** and Roll 3**.
Box 5, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 97**-99** and Roll 3**.
Flatfile 97**-99**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 5, Folder 1
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 17
Negatives for reproductions
Box 26, Folder 1
Black and white photographs
Box 89, Folder 1
Color photographs, slides
Flatfile 100**
Holland House (1979)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawing.
Box 5-6
Bayer House (1980-1983)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 105**-108**.
Box 5-6
Documentation
Scope and Content Note
Also includes copies of deeds, agreements, etc. relating to original property, as well as geotechnical reports, financial
and legal documents.
Flatfile 106**-108**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Scope and Content Note
Includes diazotype prints of miscellaneous drawings of original house on the site, not by Koenig.
Box 6, 26, 89, 96, 119*
Gantert House (1982-1983)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 109**-119A**, 249**. See also 2003 Rose Remodel.
Box 6, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 109**-119A** and 249**.
Flatfile 109**-119A**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 118**-119A**
Presentation drawings and reproductions
Box 6, Folder 9
Small drawings and reproductions
Box 96, Folder 19
Negatives for reproductions
Box 26, Folder 2
Black-and-white photographs
Box 89, Folder 3
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Box 7
1st Rollé Addition to Seidel House (1983)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 120**-123**.
Box 7, Folder 1-6
Documentation
Scope and Content Note
Includes engineering reports and small drawings
Flatfile 121**-122**
Reproductions, some annotated
Flatfile 123**
Diazotype copies of erection drawings, and of sheets of definitions and designations
Box 7, 62*, 89
Stuermer House (1984)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 124**-130**.
Box 62*
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 124**-130**.
Flatfile 124**-130**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 124**
Perspective drawings, one hand-colored
Box 62*, Folder 8
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 8-9, 26, 62*, 90-91, 96
Koenig House No. 2 (1985)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 131**-137A**. See also Series IV. Personal papers Box 58 for receipts relating to the furnishing and maintenance
of Koenig House No. 2.
Box 8-9
Documentation
Scope and Content Note
Includes some small drawings.
Box 9, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 131**-137A**.
Flatfile 131**-137A**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 131**-132**
Set of finished drawings, with one sheet of sketches and calculations
Flatfile 133**-134**
Set of annotated diazotype reproductions, labeled "Office Work Set"
Flatfile 135**
Partial set of reproductions
Flatfile 136**
Electrical system drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 137**
Perspective drawings, 1 on board
Box 9, Folder 6
Small drawings and reproductions
Box 96, Folder 20
Negatives for reproductions
Box 26, Folder 3
Black-and-white photography
Box 62*, Folder 10
Oversize black-and-white photograph
Box 90-91
Color photographs, slides, transparencies, negatives
Flatfile 138**
Wayne Addition (1985)
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawing.
Box 9
Klawans Addition (1986)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 139**.
Flatfile 139**
Preliminary studies, drawings and reproductions
Box 9, 96
Lawrence House Addition (1986)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 140**-143**.
Flatfile 140**-141**
Set of drawings and reproductions for original house by architectural firm of Robert Kennard, 1964
Flatfile 142**-143**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions for addition
Box 96, Folder 20A
Negatives for reproductions
Box 9, Folder 9
Van der Linde Addition (1986)
Flatfile 144**-146**
South Addition to Squire House (1987)
Flatfile 144**-145**
Drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 146**
Set of diazotypes for alterations and additions to 5323 Palm Drive for Dan Rancourt (Not by Koenig?)
Roll 4**
Set of diazotypes of plans and elevations of an addition by Pugh Petersen Associates
Box 10
Mosher Remodel (1988)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 147**.
Flatfile 147**
Full-scale plans and drawings
Box 10, 92
Riebe Addition to Johnson House (1989)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 148**-152**.
Box 10
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 148**-152**.
Flatfile 148**-152**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 148**
Set of original drawings for Johnson House, 1962, one sheet marked "Riebe"
Flatfile 149**
Preliminary sketches and studies
Flatfile 151**-152**
Reproductions, some annotated
Box 10, Folder 12
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 92, Folder 1
Color photographs
Scope and Content Note
Includes accompanying correspondence.
Box 11
2nd Rollé Addition to Seidel House (1994)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 153**-157**.
Box 11, Folder 1-14
Documentation
Scope and Content Note
Includes some small drawings.
Flatfile 153**-157**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 154**
Set of 10 numbered drawings
Flatfile 155**-157**
Reproductions, some annotated
Box 12-15, 27, 62*, 120*
Schwartz House (1994-1996)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Boxes 92-93, 96, and Flatfiles 158**-185**.
Box 12-15
Documentation
Scope and Content Note
Includes some small drawings.
Box 62*, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 158**-185**.
Flatfile 158**-185**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 158**-159**
Sketches and preliminary studies
Flatfile 160**-161**
Sets of drawings, one complete and one partial, numbered 1-14, P1, L and site survey
Flatfile 162**-163**
Set of reproductions, labeled "Architect's Office Copy"
Flatfile 164**-166**
Sets of annotated reproductions, two complete and one partial, numbered 1-11, S1-S5
Flatfile 167**-169**
Incomplete sets of reproductions, some annotated
Flatfile 170**
Drawing and reproductions of sheet 2X, labeled "Alternate"
Flatfile 171**
Drawing and reproductions of sheet 10, spiral staircase
Flatfile 172**-174**
Drawings and reproductions of sheets S1-S5, some annotated
Flatfile 175**-179**
Erection reproductions, some annotated
Scope and Content Note
Set in FF175** includes landscape plan; set in FF179** labeled "Shop Drawings."
Flatfile 180**
Landscaping plan and geologic study reproductions
Flatfile 181**-184**
Miscellaneous reproductions
Box 62*, Folder 9
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 21
Negatives for reproductions
Box 27, 92-93
Photography
Scope and Content Note
Includes 1996 Addition.
Box 27, Folder 1
Black-and-white photographs
Box 92-93
Color photographs, slides, transparencies, negatives
Box 15
Addition to Schwartz House (1996)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 186**-187**.
Box 15, Folder 11
Documentation
Scope and Content Note
Includes some small drawings.
Flatfile 186**-187**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 16, 94, 96
Laguna Project (1998)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 188**.
Box 16, 94, 96
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 188**.
Flatfile 188**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 16, Folder 2
Reduced scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 22
Negatives for reproductions
Box 94, Folder 1
Slides and transparencies of drawings
Box 16, 94
Cracchiolo Restoration of Case Study House # 21(1998)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 189**.
Box 16
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 189**.
Flatfile 189**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Box 16, Folder 7
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 16, 94
Sands Apartment Remodel (1998)
Box 94, Folder 2A
Color photographs of original apartment
Box 16, Folder 11
Scharlin/Klosowicz Apartment Remodel (1999)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 189A**.
Flatfile 189A**
Copies of plans by 1100 Architect
Box 16, Folder 13
Schier Restoration and Addition to Squire House (2000)
Box 17, 94
Ressner Modular Addition (2001)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 190**-194**.
Box 17
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 190**-194**.
Flatfile 190**-194**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 190**-191**
Sets of drawings and annotated reproductions for addition over garage.
Flatfile 192**-193**
Set of drawings and reproductions for addition on house.
Flatfile 194**
Set of annotated reproductions, labeled, "Office Copy"
Box 17, Folder 7
Small drawings and reduced-scale reproductions
Box 94, Folder 3
Color photographs, slides, transparencies, negatives
Box 18, Folder 11A
LaFetra Maintenance of Case Study House # 21 (2001)
Box 18
Koppany Pool House (2002)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 195**-201**.
Box 18
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 195**-201**.
Flatfile 195**-201**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 195**-196**
Blueprints for existing house on site, by James H. Garrott
Flatfile 197**-198**
Sets of drawings and reproductions, numbered from 1 to 9
Flatfile 199**-200**
Sets of structural drawings by consulting engineers Ficcadenti and Waggoner
Flatfile 201**
Reproductions of "Waterproofing Plan" and other miscellaneous plans
Box 18, Folder 10
Small sketches and reduced-scale reproductions
Box 18, 94
LaFetra House (2003-2004)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 202**-211**.
Box 18
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 202**-211**.
Flatfile 202**-211**
Full-scale print-outs and reproductions
Flatfile 202**
Set of diazotypes of plans of existing house on site
Flatfile 203**
As-built survey of existing house on site, with Koenig's notes on dimensions; aerial photographs of location
Flatfile 204**
Preliminary plans, 2001-2002
Flatfile 205**-208**
Topographical survey of site and various sets of plans, 2003, many sheets annotated
Flatfile 209**
Preliminary versions of some of plans for submission to City of Malibu Planning Department
Flatfile 210**
Complete set of plans submitted to City of Malibu Planning Department, September 2003
Flatfile 211**
Plans dated March 2004, labeled "Revised for Comparison"
Box 18, Folder 13
Reduced-scale reproductions
Box 19, 95
Tarassoly and Mehran House (2003-2004)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 212**-220**.
Box 19
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 212**-220**.
Flatfile 212**-220**
Full-scale drawings, print-outs
Flatfile 212**
Set of drawings numbered from 1 to 11, 2001
Flatfile 213**
Set of drawings 1 - 11, with overlay sketch on sheet 5, 2002; landscaping plans.
Flatfile 214**-217**
Preliminary sketches; miscellaneous plans
Flatfile 218**
Miscellaneous plans, dated 2002, marked "Revise for Final Submission"
Flatfile 219**
Multiple diazotype copies of sheets 7 and 8
Flatfile 220**
Geologic and geotechnical maps and sections
Box 19, Folder 10-15
Small drawings and reduced-scale reproductions
Box 19, Folder 16
Black-and-white photographs
Box 20, 95
Rose Remodel of Gantert House (2003-2004)
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 221**.
Flatfile 221**
Full-scale plans and drawings
Flatfile 221A**, 223**-226**
Drawings for undated projects,
undated
Flatfile 221A**
Branch Library
Scope and Content Note
Presentation board.
Flatfile 223**
Fujioka Rental Units
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawing.
Flatfile 223**
Gray Addition
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings.
Flatfile 224**
Manuel's Campo Turístico
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawings and reproduction.
Flatfile 225**
Markel's Auto Upholstery Shop Addition
Scope and Content Note
Preliminary studies and full-scale drawings.
Flatfile 225A**
Paola Oldsmobile Showroom
Scope and Content Note
Hand-colored presentation drawing.
Flatfile 225B**
Piano Factory
Scope and Content Note
Also in Box 96.
Box 96, Folder 24
Negatives for reproduction
Flatfile 226**
Stern Addition
Scope and Content Note
Full-scale drawing and reproduction.
Box 20, 95, 96
Unidentified projects,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 227**-239A** and Roll 7**.
Box 20
Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 227**-239** and Roll 7**.
Flatfile 227**-239**
Full-scale drawings and reproductions
Flatfile 227**-230**
Sketches and preliminary studies
Flatfile 231**-233**
Plans, sections, and elevations
Flatfile 238**
Steel frame diagram, on board
Flatfile 239**
Miscellaneous designs
Scope and Content Note
Includes drawings for furnace installation, fireplace, audio speaker components.
Box 20, Folder 6
Small drawings and reduced-scale reproductions
Box 96, Folder 23
Negatives for reproductions
Flatfile 239A**
Site panorama montage,
undated
Box 20A
Architectural detail drawings,
1958-2003, undated
Scope and Content Note
Reproductions of detail drawings for various projects, as well as a small number of original drawings.
Flatfile 240**-247**
Miscellaneous drawings,
1963-1995, undated
Flatfile 240**
Drawing and reproductions of technical components of Beem Bed,
undated
Flatfile 241**
Annotated diazotype copies of plans and section for a medical clinic in Hollywood, by Oscar Niemeyer,
1963
Flatfile 242**
Drawing for a doctor's office in Escondido, as well as diazotypes of plans and elevations by John Kammerman,
undated
Flatfile 243**
Diazotypes of garden designs for Randall Koenig House, by Holden Johnson Architects,
1987
Flatfile 244**
Copies of plans for skylight, by John Buell,
1994
Flatfile 245**
Copies of plans for Carlone House, Laguna Niguel, by Dennis Cherry and Assoc.,
1995
Flatfile 246*
Drawing and reproduction of camera lens angles,
undated
Flatfile 247**
Miscellaneous project drawings, not by Koenig
Box 20, 95, 114
Various photographic images,
1995-2001, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 248**.
Box 95, Folder 3
Slide compilation,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Numbered set of slides documenting selected Koenig structures.
Flatfile 248**
Oversize photographs,
undated
Box 20, 114
Photo compilation CDs,
1995-2001, undated
Box 114, Item D1-D7
Disks,
1995-2001, undated
Box 115-116
Various data disks,
undated
Series II.
Faculty papers,
1961-2004
Physical Description:
6.9 linear feet
(15 boxes, 1 flatfile folder)
Scope and Content Note
A variety of materials relating to both teaching and administration from Koenig's long tenure at the University of Southern
California comprise this series. Course materials including syllabi, handouts, notes, student projects and teaching images
form the major portion of the series.
Arrangement note
Arranged topically.
Box 28-30, 96-105, 114
Course materials,
1977-2004, undated
Box 28-29, 96-98
Arch 205: Building Science I,
1983-2001, undated
Box 28, Folder 1
Course outlines and various materials,
1983-1998, undated
Box 29, 96-98
Historic building analysis project,
1985-2001, undated
Box 29, Folder 1-23
Documentation and student assignments,
1985-2001, undated
Box 28, Folder 2
Arch 211: Building Materials and Processes,
1994-1998, undated
Box 28, 99
Arch 305: Building Science II,
1982-1990, undated
Box 99, Folder 5
Arch 405: Building Science III,
1989-1990
Box 28, Folder 4
Arch 411: Advanced Materials and Processes of Building Construction,
1997-1998
Box 28, 99
Arch 418: Designing with Natural Forces,
1992-1994, undated
Box 28, Folder 5
Handouts, projects and black-and-white photographs
Box 99, Folder 6
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Box 28, 114
Arch 499/404: History of Modern Architecture in Southern California,
1997-2004
Box 28, Folder 6-10
Course outlines and various materials,
1997-2004
Box 28, 114
Modern Architecture in Southern California image CD,
2000
Box 28, Folder 11
Disk and jewel case labeling materials
Box 30, Folder 1
Arch 499: Graphic Communication,
1977
Box 30, Folder 2
Colleagues' syllabi, some with Koenig listed as a guest lecturer,
1982-2000
Box 30, Folder 2A
Case Study House lectures,
1993-1997
Box 100-103
Lecture slide carousels
Scope and Content Note
Contents of 21 pre-loaded carousel trays for lectures on various topics, also includes occasional notes.
Box 104-105
Miscellaneous teaching slides
Box 30, Folder 3
Grant and funding materials,
1972-1998
Box 30, Folder 4
Staff position application letter,
circa 1961
Box 30, Folder 4A
Sabbatical applications,
1978-1996
Box 29-30
Administrative materials,
1967-2004, undated
Box 30, Folder 6
General faculty,
1993-2001
Box 29-30
School of Architecture,
1967-2004, undated
Box 30, Folder 7
Faculty retreats,
1998-1999
Box 29-30
Architectural Guild,
1986-2004, undated
Scope and Content Note
For event honoring Koenig in 1998 see below, Box 31, folder 1.
Box 29, Folder 24
Membership plaque,
undated
Box 30, Folder 10
Building Sciences Program,
1989-1998
Box 31, 111
Awards and honors,
1994-1998
Box 111, Item V6
Video of Architectural Guild dinner,
1998
Video of Architectural Guild dinner, 1998 (digital version available on-site only)
Box 31, Folder 2-3
Research projects,
1961-1992, undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials relating to various projects including an under-sea community, an outline for textbook, and sociological studies
with Walter Bailey.
Box 31, Folder 6-7
Ephemera,
1992-2004, undated
Flatfile 250**
Chart of Coordination of Educational Information,
undated
Box 31A, 72*
Miscellaneous,
1962-2002, undated
Box 31A, Folder 1-5
Papers,
1961-2002, undated
Box 31A, Folder 6
Sealed materials,
1995-2002, undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials sealed until 2062 because they contain student evaluations and social security numbers.
Series III.
Other professional papers,
1945-2004
Physical Description:
31.9 linear feet
(33 boxes, 5 flatfile folders, 1 roll)
Scope and Content Note
The series is composed of materials relating to a broad range of Koenig's professional activities. Included here are his office
records and reference files, as well as documentation of his collaborations and service to the profession. Of particular interest
is the dossier assembled by Koenig documenting his work. It includes both Koenig's own presentation of his work and his collection
of materials by others citing his work.
Arrangement note
Arranged topically.
Box 32, Folder 1-6A
Curriculum vitae materials,
1953-2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes complete copies and production materials for 1995 "Illustrated Chronolog," extensive CVs for 1999 and 2002, a condensed
CV for 2002, as well as numerous pieces of CVs and brief biographical statements.
Box 32, Folder 7-8
Certifications, professional memberships, licences,
1957-2004
Box 35, Folder 12
Project and drawing lists,
undated
Box 33, 106
Awards and honors,
1959-2001
Box 33, Folder 11-20
Awards received,
1959-2001
Box 106, Folder 1-5
Photographs of awards ceremonies,
1996-2001
Box 34, Folder 1-8
Committees and other service to the profession,
1979-2002
Box 34, Folder 9
Continuing education,
1997-2002
Box 34, 106
Employment with other practices,
1950-2002, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes materials related to Koenig's employment with Soriano, Candreva and Jarrett, and Jones and Emmons, as well as correspondence
relating to a position with Neutra. Also includes material relating to furniture design business.
Box 34, 106, 111
Collaboration with Julius Shulman,
1960-2001, undated
Box 106, Folder 9
Photographs,
1960, 1998, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes the Stahls and Hendrick van Keppel dressing Case Study House #22 for the photo shoot.
Box 111, Item V2
Shulman on
Life and Times,
undated
Shulman on Life and Times, undated (digital version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
Video includes two episodes of Life and Times.
Box 111, Item V3
Topshots: Photographie der Spitzenklasse,
2001
Box 111, Item V3
Video
Topshots: Photographie der Spitzenklasse, 2001 (digital version available on-site only)
Box 34, Folder 13
Collaboration with John Entenza,
1961-1984
Box 35, Folder 1-11
Correspondence,
1960-2003, undated
Scope and Content Note
Koenig usually interfiled his correspondence with the project/topic to which it pertained, but this small portion remained
separate. This material, filed chronologically, includes large numbers of e-mail printouts and casual contacts/fan mail.
Box 36-43, 117
Office records,
1958-2004, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 251**-252**.
Box 36
Client files,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Index cards arranged alphabetically; also includes cards with various professional and personal notes.
Box 37, Folder 2
Business card file,
undated
Box 38-41
Notebooks/journals,
1958-2004
Scope and Content Note
Spiral bound notebooks with daily entries relating to various aspects of Koenig's professional as well as personal life. The
notebooks include phone logs, appointments, task lists, notes, calculations, and occasional sketches.
Box 42, Folder 1-2
Associates and employment inquiries,
1965-1966, 1991-2003
Box 42, Folder 3
Contractors and consultants,
1992-1999, undated
Box 43, Folder 1-6
Forms,
1957-2000, undated
Scope and Content Note
Blank standard business forms, such as contracts and various city permits.
Box 42, Folder 4
Furnishings purchased for clients,
1960-2000
Box 42, Folder 5
Miscellaneous financial documents,
1964-1985, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes statements from subcontractors to Koenig and Koenig billing statements to clients, some for small jobs otherwise
undocumented; unsuccessful project bids and incomplete contracts.
Box 117
Miscellaneous computer applications disks,
undated
Box 44-47, 73*-74*
Reference files,
1945-2003, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 251**-252** and Roll 8**.
Box 73*, Folder 1
Architecture and design,
1989-2003
Box 73*, Folder 2-7
Biographical,
1992-2002, undated
Scope and Content Note
Biographical data froms various sources on architects, landscape architects, designers, artists and clients, as well as composers,
musicians and others.
Box 44, Folder 5
Computers and software,
1980-1998
Box 44, Folder 1-4
Cost estimates,
1960-1992, undated
Scope and Content Note
Pamphlets and printed price lists from vendors, notes, industry publications.
Box 45-46
Engineering,
1945-2000, undated
Scope and Content Note
Primarily technical and trade publications and vendors, but also small number of engineering documents relating to specific
houses, including Beidleman, Dye, Whittemore, Stahl, Schwartz, and Metcalf.
Box 46, Folder 4-5
Landscaping,
1960-2000, undated
Flatfile 252**
Maps of California/Geological Survey quadrangles,
undated
Roll 8**
Geological map of Malibu Beach,
undated
Box 47, Folder 1-3
Vendor catalogs,
1968-1995, undated
Box 47, 74*
Various,
1963-1996, undated
Box 47, Folder 4-5
Articles and mailings,
1963-1995, undated
Box 74*, Folder 1
Newspaper clippings,
1980-1996
Box 47A, Folder 1-5
Notes,
1953-1988, undated
Scope and Content Note
Folder 5 includes notes on cabinetry design.
Box 48-50, 74*-78*, 106-107, 111-113
Dossier of Koenig's work,
1959-2004, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 253**-255**.
Box 48-48A, 106, 111
Koenig presenting his work,
1959-2002, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 253**.
Box 48-48A, 106, 111
Lectures and conference participation,
1959-2002, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 253**.
Box 48, Folder 1-18A
Correspondence, notes, ephemera,
1963-2002
Box 106, Folder 7
Photographs of Form Zero lecture,
1999
Flatfile 253**
Lecture and conference posters,
1985-1999, undated
Box 111, Item V4
SF MOMA
Pierre Koenig lecture at SF MOMA, 1990 (digital version available on-site only)
Box 111, Item V5
Cal Poly Pomona
Pierre Koenig lecture at Cal Poly Pomona, 1990 (digital version available on-site only)
Box 48A
Name plaque for Pacific Rim Architectural Conference,
1959
Box 48, Folder 19-20
Writings,
1963-1998, undated
Scope and Content Note
Manuscript and typescript texts, mostly short and incomplete, most appear to be talks or lectures, but also draft of one published
article.
Box 48, 106
House tours,
1990-2001, undated
Box 106, Folder 8
Color photographs,
undated
Box 48, 111
Documentation of location usage,
1997-2001, undated
Box 111, Item V7
Video of
Columbo episode,
undated
Video of Columbo episode, undated (digital version available on-site only)
Box 49-50, 74*-78*, 107, 111-113
Others citing Koenig's work,
1959-2004, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 254**-255**.
Box 49, 75*-78*, 107, 111
Exhibitions,
1963-2002
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfiles 254**-255*.
Box 49, 107, 111
Blueprints for Modern Living (1989-1990) at MOCA,
1985-1991, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 254**.
Box 49, Folder 1-4
Correspondence, documentation, ephemera,
1985-1991
Box 107, Folder 1
Color photographs, slides, transparencies, negatives,
undated
Box 111, Item V8
Video:
The Case Study House Program 1945-1966,
1989
Scope and Content Note
Tape not playable. Not able to reformat.
Box 49, 75*-78*
Various exhibitions,
1963-2004, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 255**.
Box 75*-77*
Photographs mounted on foamcore,
undated
Box 49, Folder 14
Modern Steel House, Neil Jackson,
1995-1996
Box 49, Folder 15
Pierre Koenig, James Steele,
1994-1999
Box 107, Folder 2
Photographs of LACMA book signing,
2001
Box 49, Folder 16
Case Study Houses, Elizabeth Smith,
2001-2002
Box 49, Folder 16A
Proposal to Architectural History Foundation,
1993
Box 50, Folder 1-22
Magazine articles,
1959-2004
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence with writers and editors, as well as copies of articles. Folder 1 contains articles returned by Steve
McQueen with note.
Box 74*, Folder 2
Newspaper articles,
1996-2004
Box 49, Folder 17
Print-outs from websites referencing his work,
1999-2003
Box 49, 112, 113
Video and film,
1993-2003
Box 49, 112
BBC Television:
Wall to Wall episode,
1993-1994, undated
Box 112, Item V9-V11
Videos, undated
Wall to Wall, 1993-1994 (digital version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
V9 and V10 are duplicates and contain Episode 6: "Forging Ahead". V11 contains Episode 1: "Back to Earth".
Box 49, 112
4 Friends: How Designers Think they Work,
1995
Box 112, Item V12
Video
4 Friends: How Designers Think they Work, 1995 (digital version available on-site only)
Box 112, Item V13-V14, V16
"Modernism" on HGTV,
1999
"Modernism" on HGTV, 1999 (digital version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
V13 and V14 are duplicates. V16 contains the same content, plus the content from V15.
Box 49, 112
"Mid Century Mania" episode of
House Beautiful on A&E,
1999
Box 112, Item V15-V16
Video
"Mid Century Mania" episode of House Beautiful on A&E, 1999 (digital version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
V15 and V16 are duplicates.
Box 49, 113
Los Angeles - Sunshine or Noir?,
2000
Box 113, Item V17
Video
Los Angeles - Sunshine or Noir?, 2000 (digital version available on-site only)
Box 49, Folder 22
The House that I Built on HGTV,
2000
Box 49, Folder 23
Proposed documentary by Michael LaFetra,
2003
Box 42, 49A, 78*, 107, 113
Miscellaneous,
1961-2002, undated
Box 42, Folder 6-8
Papers,
1961-2002, undated
Box 78*, Folder 2
Oversize material,
1980-1994
Box 49A
Printer's blocks,
undated
Box 113, Item V18
Curious Pictures/filmtecknarna sample video,
2002
Curious Pictures/filmtecknarna sample video, 2002 (digital version available on-site only)
Series IV.
Personal papers,
1925-2004
Physical Description:
7.1 linear feet
(13 boxes, 1 flat file folder)
Scope and Content Note
Five main groups of material comprise Pierre Koenig's personal papers. These include papers relating to his education, his
military service in World War II, his hobbies and interests, family photographs, and finally his general personal papers.
The material covers the breadth of Koenig's life ranging from college class projects, to the video Koenig produced about his
WWII service, to his fishing license, to household receipts.
Arrangement note
Arranged topically.
Box 51-53, 79*
Education,
1943-2003
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 256**.
Box 51, Folder 1
Alhambra City High School yearbook,
1943
Box 51, Folder 2-9
College class projects,
1947-1951, undated
Box 51, Folder 2-9
Papers and binders,
1947-1951, undated
Box 79*, Folder 1-2
Oversize drawings,
1948-1949, undated
Box 52-53
Class notes,
1947-1957, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes later commercial engineering syllabus and notes.
Box 53, 79*
Pasadena City College alumni event,
2000
Box 53, 79*
University of Southern California,
1952-1992, undated
Box 53, Folder 4
Alumni events,
1964-1992, undated
Box 53, Folder 5
Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity,
1948-2003
Box 54-55, 78*, 108, 113
Military service,
1944-2003
Box 54, 108, 113
292 at War,
1997-1999, undated
Box 113, Item V19-V22
Video,
1997
292 at War, 1997 (digital version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
Items V19-V22 are duplicates. V20 has been reformatted.
Box 54, Folder 3
General documentation,
circa 1997
Box 108, Folder 1
Slides and negatives,
undated
Box 55, Folder 1-5
Battalion reunions,
1995-1999
Box 55, Folder 6-7
Newsletter and battalion insignia,
1995-1996
Box 78*, Folder 3
Map of Germany showing route of the 292nd,
undated
Box 56, 57, 79*, 108
Hobbies and interests,
1942-2003
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 256**.
Box 56, 108
Music,
1983-2002, undated
Box 56, 108
Chamber Music in Historic Sites,
1991-1992
Box 56, Folder 2-8
Catalogs and receipts,
1983-2002, undated
Box 57, 108
Railroads and model trains,
1973-1999, undated
Box 57, Folder 4
Papers and receipts,
1973-1999
Box 108, Folder 4
Color photograph, slides,
1990-1993, undated
Box 57, 108
Planes,
1942-1983
Scope and Content Note
Also in Flatfile 256**.
Box 57, Folder 5
Honorary flight captain certificate,
1974
Flatfile 256**
Drawings of planes,
1942-1943
Box 108, Folder 5
Slides of Northrup air show,
1983
Box 57, Folder 6
Photograph of Porsche,
1999
Box 57, 108
Tortoises and turtles,
1982-1997, undated
Box 108, Folder 6
Color photographs, slides,
1982-1993, undated
Box 108, Folder 7
Running,
1982-1992, undated
Box 79*, Folder 4
Miscellaneous drawings,
undated
Box 79*, Folder 6
Clippings on various topics,
1975-1994, undated
Box 59, 109
Family photographs,
circa 1942-2004
Scope and Content Note
Includes early family photographs and portraits, pets, travel, later family photographs and portraits.
Box 59
Black-and-white photographs
Box 109
Color photographs, slides, negatives
Box 57, 58
General personal papers,
1925-2003, undated
Box 57, Folder 8
Documents,
1925-2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes passports, driver's licenses, birth certificate, vaccination records, insurance documents, membership cards.
Box 58
Receipts,
1977-2003
Scope and Content Note
Includes receipts relating to the furnishing and maintenance of Koenig House No. 2.
Box 57, Folder 9-10
Miscellaneous material,
1966-1998, undated
Series V.
In memoriam,
2004-2007
Physical Description:
1.9 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
This series is comprised of material collected by Pierre Koenig's widow, Gloria, documenting the memorials marking Koenig's
death and the continuing legacy of his work.
Arrangement note
Arranged topically.
Box 50, 74*
Publications citing his work,
2005-2007
Box 74*, Folder 2
Newspaper articles,
2005-2007
