Finding Aid for the Lawrence C. Test papers, 1891-1981 0000183
Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino and Jocelyne Lopez
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: Lawrence C. Test papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0000183
Contributing Institution:
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.5 Linear feet
(1 oversize box and 1 flat file drawer)
Date (inclusive): circa 1930-circa 1980
creator:
Test, Lawrence C., 1891-1981
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Gift of Lawrence Test, 1980.
Lawrence C. Test papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Lawrence C. Test was a Pasadena based architect. Born in 1891, Test apprenticed under Reginald Johnson. He was a member of
the American Institute of Architects from 1930-1935 and from 1945 to 1953. Test’s more notable projects include: the Hernly
House (1949) and the Dickinson House (1941). Lawrence Test died in 1981.
The Lawrence C. Test papers span 4.5 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to circa 1980. The collection contains architectural
drawings and reproductions, presentation boards, a poster, and newspaper clippings from
The Los Angeles Times.. The architectural drawings are primarily of residences and residential remodels in the Southern California area, most in
Pasadena.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Test, Lawrence C., 1891-1981
Architectural drawings
Presentation drawings (proposals)
Reprographic copies
FlatFile 13
FlatFile 1
FlatFile 2
FlatFile 3
FlatFile 4
FlatFile 5
FlatFile 6
FlatFile 7
FlatFile 8
FlatFile 9
McClaren, John House 2049 South Pacific street (Oceanside, Calif.): house 1957-1971
8 original drawings: 5 rough sketches, 1 structural section, 1 roof plan and detail of a china display case. 8 additional
original drawings by John Bancroft, the original architect of home. Plot plan, elevations, section, foundation, chiminey details,
heating room details, bedroom elevations, and exterior perspective.
FlatFile 10
FlatFile 11
Rose, Holt House 135 Sierra View (Pasadena, Calif.): remodel 1976
FlatFile 12
FlatFile 14
FlatFile 15
FlatFile 16
FlatFile 17
FlatFile 18
FlatFile 19
Oversize-box 1, Folder 11
Oversize-box 1, Folder 7
Oversize-box 1, Folder 8
Oversize-box 1, Folder 10, Oversize-box 1, Folder 9
Oversize-box 1, Folder 12
Oversize-box 1, Folder 13
Oversize-box 1, Folder 14
Oversize-box 1, Folder 15
Oversize-box 1, Folder 16
Oversize-box 1, Folder 18