Finding Aid for the University High School architectural drawings, 1923-1984
Processed by Simon Elliott, 2004; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: University High School architectural drawings
Date (inclusive): 1923-1984
Collection number: 443
Creator:
University High School
Extent:
31 oversize folders and 1 oversize box.
Abstract: The collection is comprised of blueprints and blueline prints of most of the original building on the University High School
campus located at 11800 Texas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025, as well as most of the various additions and replacement buildings
that have been constructed through 1984.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of University High School, 2004.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], University High School architectural drawings (Collection Number 443). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
History
The school is located at 11800 Texas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025. It was known as Sawtelle High School while it was under
construction, but was named Warren G. Harding High School when it opened in 1924. In 1929 it was renamed University High
School. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The original Administration building, completed in 1924,
was designed by the firm Russell & Alpaugh, and still stands today. It once featured an octagonal tower and a portico, but
these features were toppled by the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. The original auditorium was demolished after the 1971 Sylmar
earthquake.
Scope and Content
The collection is comprised of blueprints and blueline prints of most of the original building on campus, as well as most
of the various additions and replacement buildings that have been constructed through 1984.
Organization and Arrangement
Drawings are arranged by building and project.
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 High School.
Container List
Folder 1
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Additional facilities.
1975
Folder 2
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase I. Additional facilities. Theater and cafeteria
1973
Folder 4
New class room building
1956
Folder 5
Emergency housing units
1949
Folder 6
Fire damage repairs to Room AA-1620
1983
Folder 6
Plot plans
1964, with revisions to 1975, & no date
Folder 7
Music Building
1930 with 1931 revisions
Folder 9
1- and 2-storey portable buildings
no date
Folder 9
2 standard 1-unit classroom bungalows
1939
Folder 10
Planting plans for arboretum, athletic field and campus by Mark Daniels
no date
Folder 11
Rehabilitation of Boys' Gymnasium
1936
Folder 11
Construction of Girls' Gymnasium
1936
Folder 12
[Administration Building] - Sawtelle High School
1923 & no date
Folder 13
Alterations to Domestic Science and Shop Building
1957
Folder 14
New Boys Shower and Locker Building
1960
Folder 15
Bleachers - Warren G. Harding High School
1926
Folder 15
Agricultural Buildings - Warren G. Harding High School
1925
Folder 15
Electrical Plan - Warren G. Harding High School
1925
Folder 15
Grading - Warren G. Harding High School
1925
Folder 16
Auditorium (Folder 1 of 4)
1962
Folder 17
Auditorium (Folder 2 of 4)
1930 with 1931 revisions
Folder 18
Auditorium (Folder 3 of 4)
1930 with 1931 revisions
Folder 19
Auditorium (Folder 4 of 4)
1930 with 1931 revisions
Folder 20
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase I. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture (Folder
1 of 2)
1973
Folder 21
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase I. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture (Folder
2 of 2)
1973
Folder 22
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture. Sheets
1-45. (Folder 1 of 8)
1975
Folder 23
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture. Sheets
46-91. (Folder 2 of 8)
1975
Folder 24
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture. Sheets
92-111. (Folder 3 of 8)
1975
Folder 25
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture. Sheets
112-143. (Folder 4 of 8)
1975
Folder 26
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture. Sheets
154-187. (Folder 5 of 8)
1975
Folder 27
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture. Sheets
1-44. Copy 2. (Folder 6 of 8)
1975
Folder 28
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture. Sheets
46-91. Copy 2. (Folder 7 of 8)
1975
Folder 29
Replacement of pre-1933 facilities - Phase II. Boys' Gymnasium / Performing Arts & Cafeteria / Shop / Agriculture. Sheets
92-127 & 131-134. Copy 2. (Folder 8 of 8)
1975
Folder 30
Alterations to main building for new counseling offices
1956
Folder 30
Standard wood bleachers
1935
Folder 30
Science rooms and laboratories
1947
Folder 30
New public address system
ca. 1970s
Folder 30
Kitchen equipment details
1958
Folder 30
Teepee Junction layout
ca. 1965
Folder 30
Drainage improvements
1984
Folder 30
Proposed library drawn by students
1947
Folder 31
Proposed addition to Administration Building
ca. 1930s
Folder 31
Proposed faculty lounge
no date
Folder 31
Plot plans
no date, 1964, 1972, 1959 & 1974
Folder 31
Food and snack shop plan
1974
Folder 31
Proposed shot put area
1967
Folder 31
Attendance office proposed alterations and partitions
1947
Folder 31
Girls' gymnasium and surrounding areas
1960
Folder 31
Hall trophy case plan
1960 & no date
Folder 32
Fragments of plans
various dates
Folder 32
Profiles for Barrington and Texas Avenues (rolled)
1924 - 1927
Folder 32
High school design criteria
1947
