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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Josef Van der Kar papers
Creator:
Van der Kar, Josef
Source:
Head, Jeffrey
Source:
Braseth, Tim
Source:
Malani, Lloyd
Identifier/Call Number: M2130
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): c. 1930s-2010s
Language of Material: English.
Materials include correspondence, photographs, articles, historic building reports, books, catalogs, and other printed material
related to Josef Van der Kar's life and work.
Josef Van der Kar (1906-2002) was a second-generation modernist architect. For ten years he taught architecture at Pennsylvania
State, 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.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
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
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifted to Stanford University by Tim Braseth, Jeffrey Head and Lloyd Malani in memory of Joseph and Peter Van der Kar.
Minimally processed.
[identification of item], Josef Van der Kar papers (M2130), Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architects
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Architecture -- California -- Los Angeles
Van der Kar, Josef