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Thomas D. Church Collection, 1933-1977

1997-1

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Table of contents

Series Description

Boxes 1-11

I. Office Records, ca. 1942-1977

A. Prospects

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by geographical region.

Contains a few sketches and correspondence between Church and prospective clients.

B. Public Relations

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged by record type, alphabetically within.

Correspondence, photographs, and a small number of clippings related to the publication of Church's work, articles by Church, and articles about him.

C. Photographic Subject Files

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Consists primarily of photographs, with clippings and printed material also included. Images of landscape structures and details predominate.

D. Photographs

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Photographs of completed projects as well as portraits and photographic studies taken during foreign travel.

E. Exhibit Boards

Scope and Content Note

Mounted photographs and drawings of projects created for exhibitions and presentations.

F. Carolyn Caddes Files

Scope and Content Note

Photographs and correspondence files created by photographer Carolyn Caddes. The photographs include portraits of Church, photographs of his office, and some images of his completed projects.

Boxes 12-109, Tubes

II. Project Record, 1933-1977

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by client.

Contains correspondence, drawings, photographs, clippings and drawings. The majority of drawings are interfiled with the textual records. Over two hundred projects are included. Though the bulk of the records relate to residential commissions, Church's corporate and institutional projects are well-documented. These include the Caterpillar Company, Longwood Gardens, Stanford University, and University of California, Santa Cruz. Researchers should note that additional photographs are located in the first series, Office Records. Additional photographs and drawings can be found in the final series.

A. Files

B. Drawings

Digital Images

Blackwood (H.C.) Residence, Menlo Park, CA, 1949

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Bradley (John D.) Residence, Hillsborough, CA, 1939-1940

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Butcher (Preston) Residence, Menlo Park, CA, 1973-1975

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, 1953-1955, 1966-1967

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Dohrmann (Bruce) Residence, St. Helena, CA, 1963-1972

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Donnell (Dewey) Residence, Sonoma, CA, 1947-1954

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Halstead (Eminel) Residence, Atherton, CA, 1944-1974

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Goldsmith (Louis R.) Residence, Palo Alto, CA, 1967-1968

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Henderson (Wellington) Residence, Hillsborough, CA, 1958-1959

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Hunter, Jr. (Norman) Residence, Atherton, CA, 1960-1962

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Kirkham (Francis) Residence, San Francisco, CA, 1948

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Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, 1970-1975

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Lyon (Richards) Residence, Berkeley, CA, 1959

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Martin (Charles O.) Residence, Aptos, CA, 1947-1948

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Meyer (Ernest W. ) and Kuhn (Charles) Residence, Aptos, CA, 1948

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Mudd (Thomas) Residence, Woodside, CA, 1970-1972

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Raoul-Duval (Richard) Residence, Burlingame Hills, CA, 1938-1973

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Rheem (R.S.) Residence, Orinda, CA, 1936-1939

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Shuey (Charles S.) Residence, Claremont, CA, 1930

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Sperry (Leonard M.) Residence, Los Angeles, CA, 1952-1953

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Sullivan (Jerd) Residence, San Francisco, CA, 1935

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Tower (R. Lockwood) Residence, Montecito, CA, 1967

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Ross and Whipple Residences, Contra Costa County, CA, 1933

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University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1963-1971

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Varian Associates, Palo Alto, CA, 1956-1964

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United States Housing Authority (Valencia Gardens), San Francisco, CA, 1956-1964

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Wheeler (Mrs. Frederick) Residence, St. Helena, CA, 1946

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Phillips (Clarence A. ) Residence, Belvedere, CA, 1956

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McAllister (Decker) Residence, Hillsborough, CA, 1945-1948

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Exhibit Panels, ca. 1940

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Clark (G.D.) Residence, Atherton, CA, 1952-1955

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Gardiner (John) Residence, Kentfield, CA, 1962-1964

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Giffin (Michael) Residence, Fresno, CA, 1952-1953

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Russell (Leon B.) Residence, San Francisco, CA, 1949-1950

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Skewes-Cox (Martin V.) Residence, San Francisco, CA, 1957-1958

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Stanford University: Math Corner, Stanford, CA, 1962-1964

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Wolff (Mrs. George) Residence, San Francisco, CA, 1950-1951

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Wiley (Mrs. James) Residence, San Francisco, CA, 1964-1970

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Zelinsky (Mervin G.) Residence, Atherton, CA, 1947-1956

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Hiatt (R.S.) Residence, Modesto, CA, 1939-1940

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Flat Files

III. Display Boards, ca. 1939

Scope and Content Note

Contains thirteen multimedia boards illustrating projects completed with William Wurster and Gardner Dailey. These were assembled by Robert Royston for Church's store, Cargoes.

Boxes 110-114

IV. Additional Donations, ca. 1937, 1980s

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically within subseries.

Contains photographs and drawings of Church projects, donated separately. Photographs may be from the 1983 edition of "Gardens Are for People."

A. Photographs

B. Drawings

C. Rheem Residence Drawings

D. Shuey Residence Drawing

Series Description

I. Office Records, ca. 1942-1977

A. Prospects

B. Public Relations

C. Photographic Subject Files

D. Photographs

E. Exhibit Boards

F. Carolyn Caddes Files

II. Project Record, 1933-1977

A. Files

B. Drawings

Digital Images

III. Display Boards, ca. 1939

IV. Additional Donations, ca. 1937, 1980s

A. Photographs

B. Drawings

C. Rheem Residence Drawings

D. Shuey Residence Drawing