Finding Aid for the Alfred Eichler papers, circa 1914-circa 1963 0000130

Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino

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.

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: Alfred Eichler papers

Identifier/Call Number: 0000130

Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 19.5 Linear feet (7 record storage boxes and 4 flat file folders)

Date (inclusive): circa 1914-circa 1963

Location note: Boxes 1-7/ADC - regular 4 Flat File Folders/ADC - flat files misc.

creator: Eichler, Alfred W., 1895-1977

Access

Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Custodial History note

Gift of Mr. Paul Werts, 2002.

Preferred Citation note

Alfred Eichler papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Biographical/Historical note

Alfred W. Eichler was born in Missouri on September 7, 1895, although he spent most of his childhood in San Francisco. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts Institute of Design in Paris, France. Out of school in 1924, Eichler partnered with architect Everett Radcliff Harman to form Harman and Eichler, Architects in Los Angeles, California. A year later, in 1925, Eichler began to work for the California Department of Public Works in the Division of Architecture. By 1949, he was promoted to a supervising architect. He retired in 1963. Alfred W. Eichler died on November 27, 1977, at the age of 82.

Scope and Content note

The Alfred Eichler papers span 19 linear feet and date from circa 1914 to circa 1963. The collection primarily consists of scrapbooks filled with black-and-white photographs and newspapers clippings regarding Eichler’s public works projects, but also includes negatives, correspondence, architectural journals such as The Architectural Review and Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, spiral bound notebooks and three-ring binders containing planning data and architectural standards, and small sketch books filled with watercolor paintings and pencil sketches. This collection also is composed of architectural drawings and reprographic copies for the Whittier State School, the Glacier National Park Fish Hatchery, the Bureau of Fisheries House and Water Tanks, and unidentified projects that resemble University buildings.

Related Archival Materials note

Department of Public Works. Division of Architecture Design Section Records, F3274, California State Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Eichler, Alfred W., 1895-1977

Architectural drawings

Negatives

Photographic prints

Reprographic copies

Sketches

Watercolor paintings

Personal Papers 1914-1969

Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet

Scope and Contents note

This series contains personal documents collected by Eichler such as personal correspondences, notes, financial documents, and sketches.

Personal Sketches 1914-1957

Box 3, Folder 51

U.S. Soldiers' Home Hospital 1919

Box 3, Folder 52

Eichler Renderings/Drawings Undated

Box 3, Folder 53

Palm Springs watercolors/sketches 1957

Box 5, Folder 1

Light fixture sketches Undated

Box 5, Folder 2

Little sketches Undated

Box 5, Folder 3

Misc. sketches Undated

Box 5, Folder 4

San Francisco sketches 1914-1916

Box 5, Folder 5

Tree sketches Undated

Box 5, Folder 6

Scrapbooks Undated

Scope and Contents note

7 scrapbooks

Box 5

Notebooks Undated

Scope and Contents note

3 notebooks

Box 5

Sketchbooks Undated

Scope and Contents note

15 sketchbooks

Box 6

Bound scrapbooks Undated

Scope and Contents note

11 scrapbooks

Personal 1956-1969

Box 3, Folder 49

Public Works retirement clippings Undated

Box 3, Folder 50

San Francisco Earthquake survivors luncheon 1956

Box 5

Calendar 1969

Box 7

Tools Undated

Personal Finance

Box 3, Folder 54

Personal finances/retirement 1960s

Personal Correspondence 1930-1963

Box 3, Folder 55

Jesse E. Stanton correspondences 1930s-1960s

Box 3, Folder 56

Misc. correspondences Undated

Box 3, Folder 57

OB "Johnson" correspondences Undated

Box 3, Folder 58

Retirement invitations 1963

Box 3, Folder 59

San Jose State Centennial 1957

Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet

Professional Papers 1899-1963

Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet

Scope and Contents note

This series contains professional documents including a variety of architecture/design related journals and books, newspaper and magazine clippings on design, reference material on other buildings, building data, and correspondence about various projects.

Professional Journals 1923-1963

Box 1, Folder 1

The American Architect and the Architectural Review 1924

Box 1, Folder 2

Time-Saver Standards: A Desk Manual of Architectural Practice 1936

Box 1, Folder 3

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin November 1955

Box 1, Folder 4

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin December 1955

Box 1, Folder 5

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin February 1956

Box 1, Folder 6

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin March 1956

Box 1, Folder 7

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin July 1956

Box 1, Folder 8

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin August 1956

Box 1, Folder 9

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin September 1956

Box 1, Folder 10

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin October 1956

Box 1, Folder 11

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin November 1956

Box 1, Folder 12

American Institute of Architects Southern California Chapter Bulletin December 1956

Box 1, Folder 13

American Institute of Architects Journal 1957

Box 1, Folder 14

American Institute of Architects Journal March 1958

Box 1, Folder 15

American Institute of Architects Journal June 1958

Box 1, Folder 16

American Institute of Architects Convention 1959

Box 1, Folder 17

American Institute of Architects Document Undated

Scope and Contents note

AIA Document No. 3-L

Box 1, Folder 18

American Institute of Architects File Undated

Scope and Contents note

AIA File No. 19-B

Box 1, Folder 19

American Institute of Architects File Undated

Scope and Contents note

AIA File 19-E-5

Box 1, Folder 20

American Institute of Architects File Undated

Scope and Contents note

AIA File No. 15-C

Box 1, Folder 21

American Institute of Architects Bulletin XXII 1962

Scope and Contents note

AIA No. 39-b

Box 1, Folder 22

American Institute of Architects Bulletin XXIII 1963

Scope and Contents note

AIA No. 39-B

Box 1, Folder 23

American Institute of Architects File 1963

Scope and Contents note

AIA File No. 39-B

Box 1, Folder 24

American Institute of Architects Northern California Chapter Bulletin 1960

Box 1, Folder 25

American Institute of Steel Construction Digest 1947

Box 1, Folder 26

American Institute of Steel Construction Journal: Specification for the Design, Fabrication & Erection of Structural Steel Buildings, and Commentary 1961

Box 1, Folder 27

American Institute of Steel Construction Journal: Specification for the Design, Fabrication & Erection of Structural Steel Buildings, and Commentary 1963

Box 1, Folder 28

American Institute of Steel Construction: Save with Steel in Multi-Story Buildings 1960

Box 1, Folder 29

The Architect and Engineer 1924

Box 1, Folder 30

The Architect and Engineer 1932

Box 1, Folder 31

The Architect and Engineer 1941

Box 1, Folder 32

The Architect and Engineer 1955

Box 1, Folder 33

The Building Review: Sketches in Spain 1923

Box 1, Folder 34

Division of Architecture Biennial Report Part IV 1926

Box 1, Folder 35

Division of Architecture Fourth Biennial Report 1928

Box 1, Folder 36

Division of Architecture Fifth Biennial Report 1930

Box 1, Folder 37

Divsion of Architecture Sixth Biennial Report 1932

Box 1, Folder 38

Edwin Bates Morris Pamphlets Undated

Box 1, Folder 39

The Federal Architect: Washington Completed 1937

Box 1, Folder 40

National Sculpture Review 1953

Box 1, Folder 41

National Sculpture Review 1962

Box 1, Folder 42

New York State Historical Association: New York History 1956

Box 1, Folder 43

Northern California Architecture 1835-1895 by Joseph A. Baird Jr. Undated

Box 1, Folder 44

Old Sacramento: A Report on Its Significance to the City, State and Nation, With Recommendations for the Preservation and Use of Its Principal Historical Structures and Sites 1958

Box 1, Folder 45

Old Sacramento: A Report on Its Significance to the City, State and Nation, With Recommendations for the Preservation and Use of Its Principal Historical Structures and Sites 1960

Box 1, Folder 46

Pacific Architect and Builder Magazine 1960

Box 1, Folder 47

The Perspective - Division of Architecture News Letter 1959

Box 1, Folder 48

The Perspective - Division of Architecture News Letter January 1961

Box 1, Folder 49

The Perspective - Division of Architecture News Letter February 1961

Box 1, Folder 50

The Perspective - Division of Architecture News Letter August 1961

Box 1, Folder 51

The Perspective - Division of Architecture News Letter 1962

Box 1, Folder 52

California Highways and Public Works Journal Clippings Undated

Box 1, Folder 53

California Highways and Public Works Journal 1929

Box 1, Folder 54

California Highways and Public Works Journal March 1930

Box 1, Folder 55

California Highways and Public Works Journal September 1930

Box 1, Folder 56

California Highways and Public Works Journal October 1930

Box 1, Folder 57

California Highways and Public Works Journal 1934

Box 1, Folder 58

California Highways and Public Works Journal 1935

Box 1, Folder 59

California Highways and Public Works Journal 1936

Box 1, Folder 60

Recent Prison Construction 1950-1960 1960

Box 1, Folder 61

Society of Architectural Historians Journal March 1958

Box 1, Folder 62

Society of Architectural Historians Journal Summer 1958

Box 1, Folder 63

Society of Architectural Historians Journal Fall 1958

Box 1, Folder 64

Society of Architectural Historians Journal Winter 1958

Box 1, Folder 65

Society of Architectural Historians Journal March 1959

Box 1, Folder 66

Society of Architectural Historians Journal May 1959

Box 1, Folder 67

Society of Architectural Historians Journal March 1960

Box 1, Folder 68

Society of Architectural Historians Journal May 1960

Box 2, Folder 1

Society of Architectural Historians Journal 1960

Box 2, Folder 2

Society of Architectural Historians Journal October 1963

Box 2, Folder 3

Society of Architectural Historians Journal December 1963

Professional Books 1899-1961

Box 2, Folder 4

Architectural Data Handbook 1961

Box 2, Folder 5

Modern Perspective: A Treatise upon the Principles and Practice of Plane and Cylindrical Perspective 1900

Box 2, Folder 6

The Building Trades Handbook 1899

Box 2, Folder 7

A Treatise on Pastel Painting by F. Goupil Undated

Box 2, Folder 8

The Vertical Vanishing Point in Linear Perspective by Stanley Brampton Parker 1947

Box 2, Folder 9

Winsor & Newton; Books No.4 and No.43 on water colour painting, and catalogues Undated

Professional Clippings/Design 1924-1961

Box 2, Folder 10

American Standard Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to, and Usable by, the Physically Handicapped 1961

Box 2, Folder 11

Decay and Termite Damage in California Undated

Box 2, FlatFile 12

Drawing techniques Undated

Box 2, Folder 13

Earthquake data Undated

Box 2, Folder 14

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 1935

Box 2, Folder 15

Lettering Undated

Box 2, Folder 16

The Permanency of Color by F.W. Weber Undated

Box 2, Folder 17

Photography and color information Undated

Box 2, Folder 18

Sacramento Zoning Ordinance 1960

Box 2, Folder 19

Southwest Builder and Contractor 1938

Box 2, Folder 20

Street layout for Hollywood Knolls 1924

Box 2, Folder 21

A Survey of Hospitals by Addison Erdman 1942

Box 2, Folder 22

Misc. design clippings 1 Undated

Box 2, Folder 23

Misc. design clippings 2 Undated

Box 2, Folder 24

Misc. design clippings 3 Undated

Box 2, Folder 25

Misc. clippings Undated

Professional Reference 1946-1961

Box 2, Folder 26

Bridges Undated

Box 2, Folder 27

California State Capitol dome information Undated

Box 2, Folder 28

Coloma, California 1961

Box 2, Folder 29

Columbia, California 1950s

Box 2, Folder 30

Folsom Dam Undated

Box 2, Folder 31

Fresno State College - The Collegian 1946

Box 2, Folder 32

Morse building Undated

Box 2, Folder 33

Napa State Hospital 1961

Box 2, Folder 34

The Plans of the Capitol Building of 1860 by J.N. Bowman 1952

Box 2, Folder 35

San Francisco City Hall Undated

Box 2, Folder 36

United States Capitol Building dome 1961

Box 2, Folder 37

Wrought Metalwork by Bernard Heatherly Undated

Professional Correspondence 1948-1963

Box 3, Folder 1

Brief History of the Division of Architecture 1958

Box 3, Folder 2

Building data 1962

Box 3, Folder 3

Business cards Undated

Box 3, Folder 4

CA State Personnel Board - Architect positions job descriptions 1963

Box 3, Folder 5

Chapel correspondences and design 1950s

Box 3, Folder 6

San Juan Bautista Monument correspondences 1948

Bin 3, Folder 7, Box 3, Folder 7

Seminars in architectural history 1963

Box 3, Folder 8

Seminar syllabus 1963

Box 3, Folder 9

Smith River Station painting memo 1948

Box 3, Folder 10

State Division of Architecture 1956

Box 3, Folder 11

Stockton State Hospital opening invitation 1954

Projects 1919-1963

Physical Description: 4.0 Linear feet

Scope and Contents note

This series consists of a list of Eichler's projects and various information, such as correspondences, building data, and the like, on projects Eichler worked on.

Box 3, Folder 12

List of Eichler's jobs/projects 1963

Box 3, Folder 13

Agnews State Hospital 1959

Box 3, Folder 14

Berkeley - School for the Blind braille card Undated

Box 3, Folder 15

Berkeley - School for the Blind correspondences 1950

Box 3, Folder 16, Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

Berkeley - School for the Blind renderings/photos 1930

Box 3, Folder 17

Berkeley - School for the Deaf article Undated

Box 3, Folder 18

Berkeley - School for the Deaf Centennial 1960

Box 3, Folder 19

Berkeley - School for the Deaf correspondences 1950s

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1, Box 3, Folder 20

Berkeley - School for the Deaf renderings/photos Undated

Scope and Contents note

Flatfile contains details for school and boys' dorm rendering

Box 3, Folder 21

California Historical Landmark insignia design 1946

Box 3, Folder 22

California Maritime Academy drawing and postcard 1945

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

California National Guard 2nd Battery - San Jose undated

Box 3, Folder 23

California State Seal correspondences and photos 1960

Box 3, Folder 24

California State Flag - Senate Bill No. 1014 1953

Box 3, Folder 25

Chapel plans Undated

Box 3, Folder 26

Columbia, CA - Wells Fargo building Undated

Box 3, Folder 27

Employment Building - Los Angeles 1958

Box 3, Folder 28

Employment Building - Sacramento 1956

Box 3, Folder 29

Fairview State Hospital 1961

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

Fresno State College circa 1961

Scope and Contents note

1 rendering of untitled building and 1 prelimnary study of the music building

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

Ft. Yuma quarantine station sketch Undated

Drawer 550, FlatFile 3

Glacier National Park fish hatchery 1918

Scope and Contents note

2 plans of the fish hatchery and outbuilding

Box 3, Folder 30

Governor's Mansion correspondences and photos 1950s-1960s

Drawer 550, FlatFile 2

House for Water Tanks, Dept. of Commerce Bureau of Fisheries - Block Island, Rhode Island 1919

Scope and Contents note

1 rendering and 2 plans for the water tank house

Box 3, Folder 31

Mendocino State Hospital 1935

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

Misc. college buildings Undated

Scope and Contents note

8 drawings

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

Misc. drawings Undated

Scope and Contents note

2 sketches of lettering details

Box 3, Folder 32

Mission San Francisco de Solano at Sonoma memo 1948

Box 3, Folder 33

Retirement Building - Sacramento 1961

Box 3, Folder 34

Restoration of the Benica State Capitol 1957

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

Robinson Ferry and N. Scotia bridges Undated

Scope and Contents note

1 sketch of details

Box 3, Folder 35

San Diego State Office Building renderings 1959

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

new San Diego State Teacher's College Undated

Scope and Contents note

7 drawings

Box 3, Folder 36

San Jose State Womens Physical Education Building renderings 1960

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

San Quentin State Prison Undated

Scope and Contents note

1 masterplan and 1 rendering

Box 3, Folder 37, Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

Santa Barbara State College Undated

Box 3, Folder 38, Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

State Building Annex 1958

Box 3, Folder 39, Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

State Capitol - Sacramento Undated

Box 3, Folder 40

State Compensation Insurance Fund Building 1958-1960

Box 3, Folder 41

State Education Building 1953

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1

State Hospital Camarillo 1932

Scope and Contents note

2 renderings

Box 3, Folder 42

State Office Building - San Francisco 1955-1961

Box 3, Folder 43

State Teachers College - San Francisco 1937

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1, Box 3, Folder 44

Tower Bridge/M Street Bridge 1934

Box 3, Folder 45

U.S. Marine Bio Lab Tower - Key West, FL 1919

Box 3, Folder 46

Veterans Affairs Headquarters Building 1957

Drawer 550, FlatFile 1, Box 3, Folder 47

Veterans Home - Yountville Undated

Scope and Contents note

Flatfile contains sketches of details

Box 3, Folder 48

Vincent Vaughn Residence - Beverly Hills Undated

Drawer 550, FlatFile 4

Whitter State College gymnasium 1934

Scope and Contents note

3 drawings of details from Whitter State College

Photographs 1930-1959

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet

Scope and Contents note

The photographs series features photographs ranging from buildings Eichler worked on to scenery in Palm Springs.

Box 3, Folder 60

Atascadero State Hospital 1950

Box 3, Folder 61

Deconstructed scrapbook misc. photos 1 Undated

Box 4, Folder 1

Deconstructed scrapbook misc. photos 2 Undated

Box 4, Folder 2

Folsom Prison 1949

Box 4, Folder 3

Ionic photos Undated

Box 4, Folder 4

Long Beach National Guard 1930s

Box 4, Folder 5

McCarthy Chapel Undated

Bin 4, Folder 6

Misc. "Californiana" photos Undated

Box 4, Folder 7

Misc. photos Undated

Box 4, Folder 8

Napa 1959

Box 4, Folder 9

Palm Springs Undated

Box 4, Folder 10

Photos of Eichler's sketches Undated

Box 4, Folder 11

Santa Cruz Undated

Box 4, Folder 12

Test Photos Undated

Box 7, Folder 1

Misc. slides Undated

Box 7, Folder 2

Veteran Affairs Building slides Undated

Box 7, Folder 3

Education Building slides Undated

Box 7, Folder 4

Fresno slides Undated

Box 7, Folder 5

Stockton slides Undated

Box 7, Folder 6

Employment Building slides Undated

Box 7, Folder 7

Palm Springs/So Cal slides Undated

Misc. Catalogues and Pamphlets 1924-1973

Scope and Contents note

This series features items collected by Eichler unrelated to his profession. This includes a number of magazines he subscribed to, pamphlets from events he attended, art gallery information, California related information, and a variety of articles.

Box 4, Folder 13

100 Years West of 100 Degrees 1955

Box 4, Folder 14

1972 Festival of the Arts - Manchester, Vermont 1972

Box 4, Folder 15

Americana Undated

Box 4, Folder 16

The American Artist and Water Reclamation 1973

Box 4, Folder 17

Argonaut first page 1962

Box 4, Folder 18

Atlantis March 1961

Box 4, Folder 19

Atlantis February 1961

Box 4, Folder 20

California Arts Commission - "Horizons" catalogue Undated

Box 4, Folder 21

California: The Golden State by Frank M. Jordan Undated

Box 4, Folder 22

California Historical Landmarks Undated

Box 4, Folder 23

Colorful California Names ~ Their History and Meaning Undated

Box 4, Folder 24

The California News 1958

Scope and Contents note

Vol. 73, No.8

Box 4, Folder 25

California State Library Prints Room 12th Exhibition catalogue 1959

Box 4, Folder 26

Californiana Undated

Box 4, Folder 27

Conversations with Arthur Brown Jr. 1957

Box 4, Folder 28

Crocker Art Gallery catalogue 1973

Box 4, Folder 29

Crocker Art Gallery Report 1971-1973

Box 4, Folder 30

Elections 1964 by Edwin Roberts Jr. 1964

Box 4, Folder 31

Gettysburg pamphlet 1962

Box 4, Folder 32

Golden Notes 1956

Box 4, Folder 33

Golden Notes 1957

Box 4, Folder 34

Golden Notes January 1959

Box 4, Folder 35

Golden Notes April 1959

Box 4, Folder 36

Golden Notes July 1959

Box 4, Folder 37

Golden Notes October 1959

Box 4, Folder 38

Golden Notes April 1960

Box 4, Folder 39

Golden Notes July 1960

Box 4, Folder 40

Golden Notes 1961

Box 4, Folder 41

Golden Notes 1962

Box 4, Folder 42

Golden Notes January 1963

Box 4, Folder 43

Golden Notes April 1963

Box 4, Folder 44

Golden Notes 1964

Box 4, Folder 45

Golden Notes October 1969

Box 4, Folder 46

Golden Notes July 1969

Box 4, Folder 47

Golden Notes January 1970

Box 4, Folder 48

Golden Notes July 1970

Box 4, Folder 49

Golden Notes Spring Tour Undated

Box 4, Folder 50

Golden Nuggets Undated

Box 4, Folder 51

Guide to Washington Architecture 1791-1957 1957

Box 4, Folder 52

Historical Caravan - California Centennials Comission Undated

Box 4, Folder 53

Hollywood Knights of Columbus 1924

Box 4, Folder 54

Kingsley Art Club Catalogue 1958

Box 4, Folder 55

Los Angeles Library Guide 1928

Box 4, Folder 56

Misc. General Undated

Box 4, Folder 57

Motorland 1962

Box 4, Folder 58

Northern California Arts 8th Annual Open Exhibition 1961

Box 4, Folder 59

National Review 1969

Box 4, Folder 60

National California Arts Annual - Sacramento Bee 1957

Box 4, Folder 61

National California Arts 10th Annual Crocker Exhibit 1953

Box 4, Folder 62

Ocean Map - Nat Geo 1943

Box 4, Folder 63

Paintings by Alfred Eichler - Creative Arts League Catalogue Undated

Box 4, Folder 64

Petersburg Battlefields 1961

Box 4, Folder 65

Pony Express 1958-1969

Box 4, Folder 66

Rivers of California 1962

Box 4, Folder 67

Robert Bechtle Exhibit - Crocker Art Gallery 1973

Box 4, Folder 68

Sacramento Bee 1960

Box 4, Folder 69

Sacramento Bee 1963

Box 4, Folder 70

Planning a New Home - Sacramento Bee 1937

Box 4, Folder 71

Sacramento Historical Society pamphlets Undated

Box 4, Folder 72

Sacramento Magazine 1970

Box 4, Folder 73

Sacramento misc. Undated

Box 4, Folder 74

San Francisco misc. 1960

Box 4, Folder 75

Sidewalk History Sacramento 1958

Box 4, Folder 76

State Parks Map California Undated

Box 4, Folder 77

Wall Street Journal 1965

Box 4, Folder 78

Yosemite misc. Undated

Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet