Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Josef Van der Kar papers
- Dates:
- c. 1930s-2010s
- Creators:
- Van der Kar, Josef, Head, Jeffrey, Braseth, Tim, and Malani, Lloyd
- Extent:
- 1.4 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 flat box, and 1 map folder)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Josef Van der Kar papers (M2130), Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Materials include correspondence, photographs, articles, historic building reports, blueprints, books, catalogs, and other printed material related to Josef Van der Kar's life and work.
- Biographical / historical:
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Josef Van der Kar (1906-2002) was a second-generation modernist architect. For ten years he taught architecture at Pennsylvania State for ten year, but prior to that he had lived in Los Angeles, and he returned to Los Angeles upon his retirement. Though most of his work was in the Los Angeles area, Van der Kar's work can also be found in New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, and more.
- Acquisition information:
- Gifted to Stanford University by Tim Braseth, Jeffrey Head and Lloyd Malani in memory of Joseph and Peter Van der Kar. Accessions 2016-118 and 2024-251.
- Processing information:
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Minimally processed.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-21 11:19:03 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Josef Van der Kar papers (M2130), Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022