Hoag (Paul Sterling) papers, circa 1950-circa 1985

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Summary

Title:
Paul Sterling Hoag papers
Dates:
circa 1950-circa 1985
Creators:
Davidson, Julius Ralph, 1889-1977, Hoag, Paul Sterling, 1913-2002, Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, and Stacy-Judd, Robert, 1884-1975
Extent:
23.0 Linear feet (2 record storage boxes and 7 flat file drawers)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Paul Sterling Hoag papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The Paul Sterling Hoag papers span 23 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to circa 1985. About 200 architectural commissions designed by Hoag are documented with drawings and some photography. The collection contains black-and-white and color interior and exterior photographs of Hoag’s buildings mounted on boards with descriptions on the versos, clippings from the Los Angeles Times Home magazine regarding Hoag’s work, a letter from Esther McCoy to Paul Hoag, and architectural drawings and reprographic copies of residential buildings and some commercial and public buildings primarily in the Los Angeles area.

Hoag's notable works include his own house; buildings for the Happy Valley Schools (associated with the Krishnamurti Foundation), the Krotona Institute, and a house for the ceramicist Beatrice Wood, all in Ojai; alterations and additions to the former Thomas Mann house by Julius R. Davidson for Mr. Lappen; and alterations to the Schindler-designed Richard Lechner house for Mr. Dyer.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by client, in one series.

Biographical / historical:

Paul Sterling Hoag was born in Spokane, Washington in 1913. He graduated from Stanford with a degree in architecture in 1934. Between 1945-1946, Hoag worked as a draftsman for Richard Neutra. From 1946 to 1948, he worked for architect Paul Robinson Hunter.

In 1949 Hoag began his own independent architectural practice. The majority of Hoag’s work took the form of commissioned residences in the Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, West Bel-Air, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Beverly Hills, and Hollywood areas of Los Angeles. He also designed houses and schools in Ojai. Several of his commissions were for additions to buildings originally designed by Julius R. Davidson and R. M. Schindler.

During his career Hoag was a prolific writer on architecture, contributing on a regular basis to journals and newspapers. Paul Sterling Hoag died in 2003, at the age of 89 in Bellevue, Washington.

Custodial history:

Gift of Paul Hoag, 1991.

Physical location:
Boxes 1-2/ADC - regular 7 Flat File Drawers/ADC - flat files
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2016-12-23T10:00-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

Paul Sterling Hoag papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
Contact:
(805) 893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
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