Finding aid for the Ennis House Foundation Records LSC.1882
Finding aid prepared by Kelly Besser, 2021.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2021 January 5.
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Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Ennis House Foundation records
Creator:
Ennis House Foundation
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1882
Physical Description:
16.5 Linear Feet
(30 boxes and 3 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1981-2009
Language of Material:
English
.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of board documents, financial records, correspondence, grant proposals, materials related to fundraising
activities and the earthquake renovation, publications, and photographs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architect-designed houses.
box 1
Attorney General Investigation, no.1
1990-1994
Physical Description: 1 boxes
box 33, folder 1
Correspondence from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton to the Office of the Attorney General.
1990
Scope and Content
Photocopies of correspondence from SMRH to the Office of the Attorney General requesting an investigation of the activities
of August O. "Gus" Brown relating to the Trust for Preservation of Cultural Heritage and a chronology of related events since
September 6, 1990.
box 1, folder 1
September 7, 1990
Scope and Content
Requests the Attorney General to investigate August O. "Gus" Brown.
box 1, folder 1
October 7, 1990
Scope and Content
Chronlology of events re the the activities of August O. "Gus" Brown and the Trust for Preservation of Cultural Heritage since
September 6, 1990
box 33, folder 2-10
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Exhibits Sent to the Office of the Attorney General.
1984-1990
Note
Box 2, folder 1 contains "TPCH -- Ennis Brown House Document List (September 7, 1990)" that provides detailed description
of many of the exhibits submitted by SMRH to the Office of the Attorney General located in box 1.
box 33, folder 2
SMRH Exhibits, no.1-9.
1984-1989
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of grants of deed, and newspaper articles and correspondence re fundraising activities at the Ennis house
and the proposal to sell artwork from the house to support restoration.
box 33, folder 2
SMRH Exhibits, no.10-15.
1980-1986
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of resolutions adopted by the TPCH Board, the lease and agreement for custodial care and occupancy for
the Ennis House, and Eric Lloyd Wright correspondence re the Trust's status as a California public benefit corporation.
box 33, folder 4
SMRH Exhibits, no.16-26.
1986-1989
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of various drafts of agreements for custodial care and bylaws for the TPCH, resignation letters from
board members, and tax forms for 1987 and 1988.
box 33, folder 5
SMRH Exhibits, no.27-38.
1984-1989
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of correspondence re grants for the Ennis house, a draft of a custodial agreement, a fact sheet outlining
the Trust's expenditures and estimated costs of restoration for the Ennis house, correspondence between Robert L. Sweeney
and Gus Brown re payment for research /authoring a brochure for the Ennis house and alleged improper use of grant funding
intended for restoration of the Ennis house.
box 33, folder 6
SMRH Exhibits, no.39-51.
1984-1990
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of TPCH balance sheets, meeting minutes, and correspondence re appointing an Executive Director, selling
artwork from the house to pay for restoration, and accounting methods of the TPCH.
box 33, folder 7
SMRH Exhibits, no.52-68.
1985-1990
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of correspondence re grants to restore the Ennis house, the potential sale of artwork from the house,
the donation of the house to UCLA, LACMA, or the Domino's Foundation, and the application for a zoning variance to allow commercial
activities at the Ennis house.
box 33, folder 8
SMRH Exhibits, no.69-83.
1988-1990
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of TPCH Board meeting minutes, correspondence re legal representation for the TPCH, grant proposals,
the executive search committee, draft job descriptions, and the zoning variance.
box 33, folder 9
SMRH Exhibits, no.84-96
1989-1990
Scope and Content
Photocopies of newspaper articles and correspondence re the the zoning application, the proposed restoration, a lawsuit against
the State Office of Historic Preservation, and Board meeting minutes.
box 33, folder 10
SMRH Exhibits, no.97-116
1988-1990
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of fundraising budget for 1988/1989, Board meeting minutes, building code violation form, correspondence
re the reorganization of the Board, and requests to review TPCH Board documents.
Note
Exhibit no.97 is missing.
box 32, folder 1-2
Attorney General Investigation, no.2
1990-1994
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence, depositions, magazine and newspaper articles re Augustus O. Brown's relationship with the Trust,
efforts to sell furnishings from the house, and misuse of Trust funds. Also, meeting minutes and lists of the Trust's directors.
box 32, folder 1
1990
Note
Box 2, folder 1 contains "TPCH -- Ennis Brown House Document List (September 7, 1990)" that provides detailed description
of many of the exhibits submitted by SMRH to the Office of the Attorney General located in box 1.
box 32, folder 3
Art Snyder
1989-1990
Scope and Content
Consists of corrsepondence and legal representation agreement re helping the Trust obtain a zoning variance to continue allowing
tours and hosting events.
box 32, folder 4
Erika Roque
2000-2001
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence and legal documents re the lawsuit alleging harassment and discrimination filed by Erika Roque
against the Trust and related parties.
box 32, folder 5
Franco Vecchio
1993-1998
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence and legal documents re the dispute between the Trust and Frank Vecchio over the licensing agreement
for marketing replicas of textile blocks used in the Ennis house.
box 32, folder 6
Brown/Dadds
1973-2005
Scope and Content
Consists of legal documents and correspondence re Augustus O. Brown and Joan Dadds marriage and divorce, disputes over the
Ennis house and liens on the property. Also, some photographs of Brown, Dadds and the house with holograph annotations by
Dadds.
box 32, folder 7
Levi Strauss
1998-1999
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence and legal documents re dispute over money for renting the Ennis house.
box 32, folder 8
Miscellaneous Correspondence
1988-2001
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence between the Trust and various law firms re disputes over representation and billing.
box 32, folder 9
SMRH Lawsuit
1991-1992
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence and documentation re the lawsuit between Augustus O. Brown and the Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &
Hampton law firm over misrepresentation.
box 1-3
TPCH Board Documents
1981-2005
Physical Description: 4 boxes
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content
Includes Minutes of the TPCH Board of Trustees Meetings, memoranda, lists of Board of Trustees and members, fundraising budgets,
and related correspondence.
Note
The folder for 1997 was empty.
box 3-4
TPCH Board Documents (Bound)
1980-1990
Scope and Content
Consists of Minutes of the TPCH Board of Trustees Meetings, memoranda, lists of Board of Trustees and members, fundraising
budgets, and related correspondence.
box 3, folder 2
July 26, 1980-November 19, 1985
box 3, folder 3
January 8, 1986-October 6, 1987
box 3, folder 4
December 28,1987-December 11, 1989
box 4, folder 1
September 2, 1989-December 9, 1990
box 4
TPCH Contracts/Agreements
1980-1998
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of drafts, amendments, and copies of lease agreements allowing August O. "Gus" Brown to stay in the Ennis
house, and original copies signed by Brown and the TPCH Secretary.
box 4, folder 3
1986-1990
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies and a signed original copy of the November 19, 1986 "Amended Agreement for Custodial Care" for the Ennis
House, a condensed copy (dated 1990), and a photocopy of the "Covenant, Conditions and Restrictions to the conveyance and
transfer of ownership.."
box 4, folder 4
1992-1998
Scope and Content
Includes signed originals and photocopies of the "Amended and Restated Agreement for Custodial Care of the Ennis House, and
a photocopy of AIA Document B151-1997, "Abbreviated Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect".
box 4, folder 5
1999
Scope and Content
Includes copies of employment Agreements between the TPCH and Augustus O. Brown and Janet S. Tani, and the "Agreement By &
Between Trust and Freinds".
TPCH Corporate Documents
1980-1989
box 4, folder 6-7
1980-1989
Scope and Content
Includes photocopies of TPCH Articles of Incorporation, related correspondence, federal/state documentation, and TPCH By-laws.
box 5-6
TPCH Correspondence
1971-2005
Scope and Content
Arranged chronologically.
box 5, folder 1
1971-1984
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re interview and tour requests, donating the house and setting up the trust, the Trust's tax exempt
status, and invitations to join the Board.
box 5, folder 3
1987-1988
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re the Trust's tax exempt status, Augustus O. Brown's involvement with the Trust, neighbor complaints,
Board member resignations, the search for an Executive Director, attempts to donate the house to other organizations, and
disputes over fees for services.
box 5, folder 4-5
1989
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re neighbor complaints, zoning ordinance issues, attempts to sell artwork, donating the house to
another organization, and staff and Board member appointments/resignations.
box 5, folder 6
1990
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re neighbor complaints, zoning ordinance issues, the Executive Director search, donating the house
to another organization, and staff and Board member appointments/resignations.
box 5, folder 7
1991
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re setting up a Trust for a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Indiana, zoning ordinance issues, Board
member appointments/resignations, and an Ennis House New Year card.
box 5, folder 8
1992-1994
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re zoning ordinance issues, Board member appointments/resignations, maintenance issues, the SMRH
lawsuit, soliciting goups/organizations/companies to rent the house for events, and the 1994 earthquake.
box 6, folder 1
1995-1996
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re the 1994 earthquake, FEMA funding for restoration, and zoning ordinance issues.
box 6, folder 2
1997-1998
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re the 1994 earthquake, FEMA funding for restoration, restoration estimates, zoning ordinance issues,
and Board member resignations.
box 6, folder 3
1999-2000
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re the 1994 earthquake, FEMA funding for restoration, matching grants, employment applications,
disability claims, staff and Board member resignations.
box 6, folder 4
2001-2003
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re the 1994 earthquake, FEMA funding for restoration, fundraising, grant applications, and Board
member resignations.
box 6, folder 5
2004
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re the 1994 earthquake, FEMA funding for restoration, fundraising, grant applications, employee
issues, and Board meeting minutes.
box 6, folder 6-7
2005
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence re the 1994 earthquake, "11 Most Endangered" nomination, donating/selling the house, hosting a
charette at the house, FEMA funding for restoration, and fundraising.
box 7-8
TPCH Earthquake Documents
1994-2005
Scope and Content
Includes damage survey reports, estimates for repairs, contracts for repair services and related correspondence.
box 7, folder 1-2
1994
Scope and Content
Includes photographs and negatives (35 mm.) that document some of the earthquake damage.
box 7, folder 3-6
1995
Scope and Content
Box 7, folder 5 includes a report drafted for the TPCH: "Description of earthquake damage; Recommended repair alternatives;
Proposed hazard mitigation works", prepared by John Ash Group Architects, Wheeler & Gray, and Jeff Chusid (dated August 17,
1995).
box 8, folder 2
1996 March
Scope and Content
Includes FEMA Damage survey report.
box 8, folder 4
1996 July
Scope and Content
Includes the Project manual for earthquake repairs, assembled by John Ash Group Architects (dated July 30, 1996).
box 8, folder 5
1996 August-December
Scope and Content
Includes "Geotechnical engineering investigation/Proposed replacement of existing retaining wall/Ennis-Brown house" prepared
by Consulting Geotechnical Engineers (July 1, 1996, revised September 6, 1996).
box 9, folder 1-4
1997
Scope and Content
Includes bid summaries for various restoration projects compiled by Swinerton Management & Consulting; architectural plans
for landscaping and brick replacement created by the John Ash Group; correspondence with FEMA and the California Governor's
Office of Emergency Services; and FEMA Damge survey report data sheets.
box 10, folder 1-6
1998
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence with FEMA, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, and various government officials
re proposed modifications to the restoration plan; annotated FEMA Damge survey report data sheets; Preliminary environmental
review.
box 11, folder 1-7
1999
Scope and Content
Includes surveys, reports, meeting minutesn and correspondence with FEMA, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services,
and various government officials re proposed modifications to the restoration plan, appeal of restoration funding amount,
and acceptance of the Public Assistance Grant Acceleration Program settlement offer for the Ennis house.
box 12, folder 1-2
2000
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence with FEMA and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services re modifying the restoration
schedule, disputes with the Ash group architectural firm over preliminary plans and payment, land survey, and FEMA grant report,
DSR summary.
box 12, folder 1
2001
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence with FEMA and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Service re time extension of the restoration
schedule and audit. Also, cost estimate of structural engineering report for retaining walls.
box 12, folder 4-7
2002
Scope and Content
Includes ledger pages and miscellanous reports re the restoration, calls for bids to design a preservation program for the
Ennis house, correspondence with FEMA and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services re modifying the restoration
schedule, shoring sketches.
box 13, folder 1-2
2003
Scope and Content
Includes Board meeting minutes, "Description of Design Development Phase, 18 January 2003" by the Eric Lloyd Wright & Wiehle
Carr Associated Architects, FEMA reimbursement requests, and progress reports.
box 13, folder 3
2004
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence with FEMA and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services re requests for reimbursement,
revised budget estimates and emergency shoring plan for the house.
box 13, folder 4-8
TPCH Earthquake Invoices
1995-2004
Scope and Content
Arranged in alphabetical order.
box 13, folder 4-5
Eric Lloyd Wright & Wiehle Carr
box 13, folder 6
Jerry Kovacs & Associates, Inc.
1996-1999
box 13, folder 8
Miscellaneous Contractors
1996-2004
box 14, folder 1-3
TPCH Earthquake/SBA Loan
1994-1996
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence, applications and contracts re the TPCH filing for a U.S. Small Business Administration Economic Injury
Disaster Loan.
box 14, folder 4-5
TPCH Earthquake Wiehle/Carr Dispute
2004-2005
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence, contracts and financial records re the dispute between the TPCH and Wiehle-Carr Associated Architects
over the initial contract and payment for additional services provided by Wiehle-Carr.
box 14, folder 6-11
TPCH Events/Visitors
1979-2007
box 14, folder 6
Corporate/Group
1983-2007
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence, contracts and invitations for events at the Ennis house.
box 14, folder 10
Visitor Correspondence
1979-2007
box 14, folder 10
Private/Special
1980-2007
Scope and Content
Consists of invitations to private events to the Ennis House, contracts, rental information, and related financial records.
box 14, folder 11
Visitor Logs/Records
1988-1999
box 15, folder 1-3
TPCH Executive Director Search
1989
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 15, folder 4-19
TPCH Filming/Photo Shoot
1991-1997 and n.d.
box 15, folder 5
Visitor Chronologies
1993-1999
Scope and Content
Consists of multiple drafts of chronologies for film, television, photography shoots and celebrity visits. Also, visitor and
special events logs.
box 15, folder 6-19
Production Records
1981-2003
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence, contracts, invoices, and some scripts.
Note
Folder for Shisedo/Thurman photo shoot empty.
box 15, folder 6
Diane Keaton Documentary
1994
box 15, folder 8
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1998
box 15, folder 10
Gypsyland Photo Shoot
1999
box 15, folder 11
House on Haunted Hill
1992-1993
box 15, folder 12
Miscellaneous Filming
1984-2003
box 15, folder 13
Miscellaneous Photo Shoots
2000-2003
box 15, folder 14
Phillip Morris Photo Shoot
1997
box 15, folder 17
S Club 7 Miscellansoue
2001
box 15, folder 4
Filming/Photo Shoot History
1991-1997 and n.d
Scope and Content
Consists of movie stills (prints and photocopies) and correspondence re movies filmed at the Ennis House. Also, 3 envelopes
of unidentified production photos.
box 16, folder 1-3
TPCH Financial Documents
1981-2005
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content
Includes financial statements, annual reports and related correspondence.
box 16-18, folder unknown container
TPCH Financial Statements/Journals
1997 July-2005 June
box 18, folder 2
Freeman House
1980-1998
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence, deeds, announcements, press releases and photocopied news articles re the TPCH taking ownership
of the Wright designed Freeman house in the Hollywood hills, earthquake-related restoration needs, and the transfer of ownership
to USC.
box 18, folder 3
Grant Summaries
1998-2001
Scope and Content
Consists of tables showing grants applied for/received/progress, and a brief listing of foundations that award grants and
their requirements.
box 18, folder 4
Miscellaneous Grant Applications
1983-2004
box 18, folder 5
National Trust for Historic Preservation
1988
Scope and Content
Consists of a copy of a loan application form and correspondence re a loan to reconstruct a retaining wall and forecourt.
box 18, folder 6
National Endowment for the Arts
1985-1996
Scope and Content
Consists of grant application forms, budgets, project reports, and related correspondence re funding for a feasibility study
for the restoration of the Ennis Brown house, and the production of multi-media documentation of the restoration.
box 18, folder 7
Office of Historic Preservation/Dept. of Parks and Recreation
1988-1989
Scope and Content
Consists of the grant application and letter of rejection from the Office of Historic Preservation. The grant application
includes Ennis house publications, bid estimates, and reproductions of photographs of the Ennis house.
box 19, folder 1-4
1996-2001
Scope and Content
Consists of applications for funding and correspondence with numerous foundations and corporations re restoration projects.
Arranged alphabetically by foundation or corporation.
box 19-20
Getty Trust Grant Program
1988-2001
Scope and Content
Includes grant applications and related correspnondence re a project preparation and survey grant, conservation planning,
stabilization projects, rehabilitation and structural work, and a Preserve L.A. grant.
box 20-21
Historical Documents
1925-2006
box 20, folder 2-5
Craftsmen
1928-1987
Scope and Content
Consists of biographical information, publications, photocopies of articles and advertisements, and correspondence re the
craftsmen involved in the construction and maintenance of the Ennis Brown house.
box 20, folder 6
Construction/Design Records
1925-2006
Scope and Content
Consists of descriptions of important features of the Ennis-Brown house, contracts and invoices from contractors that worked
on the house, fragments of mosaic tile from the fireplace, and City of LA Department of Building and Safety notice of the
house being unsafe to occupy.
box 20, folder 7
Historical Accounts
1990 and n.d.
Scope and Content
Consists of articles re visitors and occupants of the Ennis-Brown house.
box 20, folder 8
Historical Correspondence
1978-1998
Scope and Content
Consists of original and photocopied correspondence from non-profits, governmental organizations, architects, and legal firms
re the Ennis-Brown house.
box 20, folder 9
Historic Designations
1993-1999
box 20, folder 10
Monographs
1988
Scope and Content
Two copies (one original edition and one proof copy) of "The Ennis-Bronw House (TPCH/NEA, February 1988). Proof copy lacks
embossed tile cover.
box 20, folder 11
White House
1999-2000
Scope and Content
Consists of photographs of Christmas trees at the White House, "Save America's Treasures" pamphlet, and a signed note from
Hillary Rodham Clinton.
box 20, folder 12
National Trust 11 Most Endangered
2005
box 20, folder 13
World Monuments Watch
2004-2006
Scope and Content
Consists of "Icon" (Summer 2005), World Monuments Watch 100 Most Endangered Sites (2004) and photocopied excerpt re the Ennis-Brown
house.
box 20, folder 14
Cal State Northridge Publications
1999-2000
Scope and Content
Consists of a spiral bound book created by the Interior Design class (FES 211, Fall 1999) and clippings from the CSUN magazine
and newspaper re a class project to re-design the interiors of the Ennis-Brown house.
box 20, folder 15
Miscellaneous
1980 and n.d.
Scope and Content
Consists of real estate listing cards, a brief description of the house, and a photocopy of a grant deed.
box 21, folder 1-4
Owners
1981-2006
Scope and Content
Consists of the chain of title and biographical information for some owners of the Ennis-Brown house (Charles and Mable Ennis,
John B. Nesbitt, and Augustus O. Brown).
box 21, folder 5
Interior Design/ISIS Furniture Design Competition
1992-1993
box 21, folder 6
Organizational Materials
2002
Scope and Content
Consists of one organizational structural analysis diagram.
box 21, folder 7
Promotional Materials
1984-2007
Scope and Content
Consists of pamphlets, press releases, statements by prominent individuals and organizations in support of the house, CD-ROM
of NPR interview (August 2006)and miscellaneous documents re fundraising activities.
box 21, folder 8
Tour Information
1996-2003
Scope and Content
Constists of volunteer docent training and orientation manuals, docent lists, handouts, and translations of tour information
for visitors.
box 21, folder 9
Certificates
n.d.
Scope and Content
2 certificates of appreciation for volunteers, signed by Eric Lloyd Wright.
box 21, folder 10
Wright Now Newsletters
1990-1991, 1995, 1997
Scope and Content
v.1:no.1(1990),v.2:no.1(1991),Winter 1995 and Winter 1997.
box 21, folder 11-12
TPCH IRS Investigation
1980-2002
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence with the IRS and legal firms, transcripts of interviews and meetings with Augustus O. Brown and
the IRS re audits of the TPCH, the Trust's 501(c) tax exempt status, and the custodial agreement between the TPCH and Augustus
O. Brown. Arranged chronologically.
box 21, folder 13
TPCH Janet Tani Documents
2000-2003
Scope and Content
Consists of TPCH meeting minutes, copies of settlement agreements, and correspondence from legal firms, the TPCH and Janet
Tani re legal disputes over Augustus O. Brown's estate, compensation, and the custodial agreement between the Trust and Augustus
O. Brown and Janet Tani.
box 21-22
Rehab Work Prior to the Northridge Earthquake
1978
Scope and Content
Consists of an application for an Office of Historic Preservation grant to rehabilitate the retaining wall and pre-cast blocks
and related correspondence.
box 21, folder 14-15
Historic Preservation Grant-In-Aid
1978-1983
Scope and Content
Consists of an application for an Office of Historic Preservation grant to rehabilitate the retaining wall and pre-cast blocks,
related correspondence, copies of estimates from contractors and contracts.
box 22, folder 1-2
Master Plan/Feasibility Study
1983-1988
Scope and Content
Consists of estimates, construction details, procedures, geologic maps, structural reports, and the final feasibility report
by Eric Lloyd Wright (August 1988).
box 26, folder 2
Los Angeles Times "Art of the Architect."
November 28, 1926
box 26, folder 2
Los Angeles Times "Art and Decoration."
December 26, 1926
box 26, folder 2
Architectural Record "In the Cause of Architecture: I. The Logic of the Plan."
January, 1928
box 26, folder 2
Los Angeles Evening Herald "Chas. W. Ennis, L.A. Merchant, Is Mourned."
December 18, 1928
box 26, folder 2
Hollywood Daily Citizen "Last Rites Tomorrow for Charles W. Ennis."
December 19, 1928
box 26, folder 2
Los Angeles Times "Final Auction."
June 23, 1933
box 26, folder 2
House Beautiful "The Eloquence of Materials" (Special Frank Lloyd Wright issue).
November, 1955
box 26, folder 2
Unknown "Houses For Sale."
ca. 1960s
box 26, folder 2
Los Angeles Times "One hand grenade."
February 27, 1966
box 26, folder 2
Los Angeles Times "Living in a Landmark Can Be a Terrifying Experience."
August 21, 1968
box 26, folder 2
Los Feliz Hills News "Architectural Monument Faces Problems of Today."
December 30, 1971
box 26, folder 2
Los Angeles Times "'The House on Haunted Hill': Architectural Shrines Are Expensive Homes."
September 4, 1972
box 26, folder 2
Los Feliz Hills News "Honor From City."
March 18, 1976
box 26, folder 2
Pictorial "Concrete Masonry/The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright." (National Concrete Masonry Association Bulletin).
April, 1976
box 26, folder 2
Architectural Digest "Historic Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright."
October, 1979
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "A First Peek Inside Wright House."
March 23, 1980
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "Inside Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Mayan temple.'"
June 22, 1980
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "L.A. Homes Mark Architect's Most Turbulent Period."
January 30, 1983
box 26, folder 3
Sunday Westside "House That Is Art Lives Through 'Trust' And Love." (2 copies)
July 17, 1983
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "Trust to Maintain Wright's Ennis House."
December 14, 1983
box 26, folder 3
(Santa Monica) Evening Outlook "Each Day A New Celebration for Party Planner."
October 25, 1984
box 26, folder 3
New York Times "Searching Out Wright's Imprint In Los Angeles." (2 copies)
December 2, 1984
box 26, folder 3
San Francisco Chronicle "When Busloads of Tourists Land On Your Front Stoop."
January 23, 1985
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "Homey Touch: Rival Entrepreneurs Seek Out Private Sites for Special Parties."
August 11, 1985
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "Neighbors Fight Trust Over Parties at Landmark Wright House."
September 19, 1985
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "Historic Houses Could Use Getty Trust's Help."
October 6, 1985
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "Retrospect - L.A."
October 20, 1985
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "No More Parties at Landmark Los Feliz House, City Orders."
October 24, 1985
box 26, folder 3
Los Angeles Times "Wright House Trust Appeals Party Ban."
November 7, 1985
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Business Journal "Owner Stymied In Bid For Funds to Restore Ennis-Brown House."
February 24, 1986
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "Whittier Boulevard: Palmy Days Ahead?"
April 20, 1986
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "Big Parties Called Off at Landmark House."
August 17, 1986
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "Getty Aid Needed for Landmarks."
April 26, 1987
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "Getty Trust to Make Landmark Grants."
April 18, 1988
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Business Journal "'Gus' Brown: No Ordinary Housekeeper."
August 15, 1988
box 26, folder 4
Los Feliz Observer "Living Next Door to a Monument." (2 copies)
September, 1988
box 26, folder 4
California "Living Wright."
November, 1988
box 26, folder 4
Premiere "Hollywood Hot Spots."
December, 1988
box 26, folder 4
Los Feliz Observer "Living Next Door to a Landmark."
March, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "Wronging a Wright? Ennis-Brown House Directors Would Sell Art to Fund Repairs."
May 4, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Business Journal "Editor's Notebook."
May 8, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "The Petrification of Preservation."
May 14, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Feliz Observer "Living in the Landmark Ennis-Brown House."
June, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Design Management "Preserving a Landmark."
July, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Wrightian "Ennis-Brown House."
July, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Business Journal "Neighbors Don't Want Brown to Do the Wright Thing."
August, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Independent "City Beat: Zoning Appeal."
August 16, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Herald Examiner "Wright House Parties Wrong, Board Decides."
August 23, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "Board Agrees Renting Wright House for Parties Is Wrong."
August 24, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Independent "The Wright House In the Wrong Place."
August 30, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "Struggle for Control Shakes Foundation of Historic Home."
October 28, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Business Journal "Wright Wronged."
October 30, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Business Journal "Gus Brown Fights For His House of Renown."
November 27, 1989
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Times "Wright's Popularity Soars 30 Years After Death."
August 19, 1990
box 26, folder 4
Los Angeles Business Journal "Frank Lloyd Wright House Slips Into Ruin As Complaints Mount."
September 10, 1990
box 26, folder 5
Los Angeles Times "Strict Limits Imposed on Filming at Historic House."
March 9, 1991
box 26, folder 5
Los Angeles Independent "Neighbors Say Wright House Run the Wrong Way."
April 3, 1991
box 26, folder 5
Los Angeles Independent "Behind the Scenes at the Ennis-Brown House."
April 10, 1991
box 26, folder 5
Los Angeles Independent "State Investigates Alleged Wrongdoing at Wright House."
April 17, 1991
box 26, folder 5
Daily Variety "Right to Wright Site Testing Location Limits."
April 26, 1991
box 26, folder 5
The Hollywood Reporter "Filming to Resume at Brown House."
May 6, 1991
box 26, folder 5
Los Angeles Times "Taking a Spin Around the Concrete Block."
May 12, 1991
box 26, folder 5
Interior Design "Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture Design Competition."
March, 1993
box 26, folder 5
Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly "Ennis-Brown House."
Fall, 1994
box 26, folder 5
Scary Dreams 5 "I Visited the House on Haunted Hill."
ca. 1995-1996
box 26, folder 6
Los Angeles Times "A Rain of Terror Falls on a City of Neglected Roofs."
February 2, 1996
box 26, folder 6
Los Angeles Daily News "Tours Capture Wright Way of Thinking."
July 14, 1996
box 26, folder 6
Whisper "A Jewel In Los Feliz."
ca. September, 1997
box 26, folder 6
Los Angeles Times "Saving Wright's Legacy Before It Crumbles Away."
September 21, 1997
box 26, folder 6
Los Angeles Times "Wright's Temple In the Hills."
December 25, 1997
box 26, folder 6
Mus?e "Legacies of Frank Lloyd Wright: The Ennis-Brown House." (2 copies)
1998
box 26, folder 6
New York Times "When It's Time For Filming, A House Can Be a Star."
February 3, 1998
box 26, folder 6
New York Magazine "The Worlds of Los Angeles: Dream Design."
November 8, 1998
box 26, folder 6
FLW Building Conservancy Bulletin "At the Properties: Ennis-Brown House."
Fall, 1999
box 26, folder 6
Northridge "Sharing the Beauty: The Ennis-Brown House."
Spring, 2000
box 26, folder 7
The Exposition (Art Deco Society) "A Wright Fit."
April, 2003
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Times "Ennis Brown home on endangered list."
September 27, 2003
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Times "A Monumental Fixer."
December 28, 2003
box 26, folder 7
Bridge for Design "Concrete Culture: The Ennis-Brown House."
Spring, 2004
box 26, folder 7
In Circle Entr?e "Playing House."
Spring, 2004
box 26, folder 7
Old California Gazette "The Ennis Brown House."
March, 2004
box 26, folder 7
LA Architect "Record Keepers."
July/August, 2004
box 26, folder 7
LA Architect "Backpage." (Carol Bishop photography)
July/August, 2004
box 26, folder 7
Casa Vogue "A Masterpiece of Architecture and Movie."
October, 2004
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Times "The Heights of Hollywood Lore."
October 28, 2004
box 26, folder 7
The Exposition (Art Deco Society) "Endangered Wright: Save the Ennis-Brown House."
January, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Times "Warning: Hills Can Slide, Even on the Sunniest of Days."
March 1, 2005
box 26, folder 7
New York Times "Falling Because of Water."
April 24, 2005
box 26, folder 7
FLW Quarterly "The L.A. Textile Block Houses."
Summer, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Times "Trust Includes Ennis-Brown Home."
June 3, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Conservancy News "Ennis-Brown House Named One of America's 11 Most Endangered Places."
July/August, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Times "Hubris On The Hill."
July 3, 2005
box 26, folder 7
New York Times "Three Groups Join in Effort to Save Wright's Ennis House."
August 4, 2005
box 26, folder 7
New York Times "Fixer-Uppers That Need Love and Concrete."
August 14, 2005
box 26, folder 7
FLW Building Conservancy Bulletin "Wright in Hollywood: Frank Lloyd Wright and His Los Angeles Progeny, 1917-1941."
Fall, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Alaska Airlines "On the Wright Path."
September, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Via "Frank Lloyd Wright in the West: Ennis-Brown House."
September/October, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Times "History: The New Cause Celeb."
September 29, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Marie Claire Maison "Le Tr?sor Architectural de Frank Lloyd Wright."
October, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Orange County Register "National Treasures: Trust Lists North America's 11 Most Endangered Places."
October 2, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Preservation "Ennis, Anyone?"
November/December, 2005
box 26, folder 7
Los Angeles Times "Preservation Is Still In the Picture."
November 17, 2005
box 26, folder 7
FLW Building Conservancy Bulletin "Anatomy of a Conference: Conservancy Meets in LA."
Winter, 2005/2006
box 26, folder 8
The Exposition (Art Deco Society) "Preservation Update: Ennis House."
Spring, 2006
box 26, folder 8
FLW Building Conservancy Bulletin "Ennis House Saved!!"
Spring, 2006
box 26, folder 8
Los Feliz Observer "Yours, Mine and Ours."
Spring, 2006
box 26, folder 8
Los Feliz Ledger "Ennis House Scheduled for $6.5 Million Renovation."
April, 2006
box 26, folder 8
Wright Angles "Restoring the Wright Sites: Properties Around the U.S. Take Shape."
May/June/July, 2006
box 26, folder 8
Architectural Digest (Russian edition) Thomas A. Heinz text translation.
August, 2006
box 26, folder 8
Los Angeles Conservancy News "Stabilization and Restoration of Wright's Ennis House Now Underway."
September/October, 2006
box 26, folder 8
Los Angeles "House on Haunted Hill."
November, 2006
box 26, folder 8
Los Feliz Observer "Ennis House: Rebirth of a National Treasure."
Spring, 2007
box 26, folder 8
Los Angeles Conservancy News "Preservation Issues in the News: Ennis House."
May/June, 2007
box 26, folder 8
Sunset "Diane Keaton."
June, 2007
box 26, folder 8
Real Estate Construction & Review "Ennis House Restoration."
2008
box 26, folder 8
Los Feliz Ledger "Part of Ennis House Renovation Complete."
January, 2008
box 26, folder 8
Los Angeles Conservancy News "Los Angeles Conservancy 27th Annual Preservation Awards."
May/June, 2008
box 26, folder 8
Form "Legacy of Decay: The Fight to Save Wright's Crumbling Concrete Houses."
July/August, 2008
box 26, folder 8
Elle Decoration (UK edition) "Iconic House #2: Ennis House."
July, 2008
box 26, folder 8
Los Feliz Observer "A New Chapter for Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House."
Fall, 2008
box 26, folder 8
New Angeles Monthly "Frank Lloyd Wright in Los Feliz."
December, 2008
box 26, folder 8
Los Angeles Times "Their All-Time Favorite Houses."
December 27, 2008
box 26, folder 8
FLW Building Conservancy Bulletin "Wright Spirit Awards Further Mission To Save Wright Properties."
Winter, 2009
box 26, folder 8
Los Angeles Times "L.A. In a Starring Role."
February 1, 2009
box 26, folder 8
Los Angeles Times "Wright Home Goes on Block."
June 19, 2009
box 26, folder 8
Pasadena Outlook "Wright $15M Dream House on Market."
September 10, 2009
box 26, folder 8
Los Angeles Times "Big Names on the Block."
September 27, 2009
box 22, folder 3-4
TPCH Save America's Treasures/Millenium Collection
1998-2003
Scope and Content
Consists of promotional materials, newspaper clippings, grant application, press releases and related correspondence re Save
America's Treasures/The Millenium Program and the designation of the Ennis-Brown house as an Official Project of Save America's
Treasures in 2000. Also, photographs of a bronze[?] sculpture of the Ennis house and correspondence from the U.S. Dept. of
the Interior informing the TPCH was not selected for funding in 2003.
box 22, folder 5-8
TPCH Tax Documents
1980-2004
box 22, folder 5
Attorney General
1989-2004
box 22, folder 8
State Welfare Exemption
1980-1994
box 23-24
TPCH/EBF Tax Returns
1981-2004
box 24, folder 7
Exhibition Loans
2005-2008
box 24, folder 8
Fundraising - Adopt-a-Brick
2005-2006
Scope and Content
Consists of promotional pamphlets and handouts, a copy of the complementary CD-ROM given to donors, and computer disks (3.5)
entitled "Adopt a block file cabinet letters" and "Historic resources grp.".
box 24, folder 9
Fundraising - Block Sponsorship
n.d.
Scope and Content
Consists of undated correspondence and handouts re the Adopt-a Block program.
box 24, folder 11
Sales/Customers
1981-2008
box 24, folder 12
TPCH Title Policies/Documents
1968-1994
box 24-25
TPCH Trademark Documents
1996-2002
box 24, folder 13-14
Trademark Application Documents
1996-2000
box 24, folder 15-16
Trademark/Royalty Dispute - FLW Foundation
1997-2002
Scope and Content
Draft copies of agreements between the TPCH and the Frank Lloyd Wrigh Foundation to reproduce architectural elements of the
Ennis-Brown house for sale and related correspondence, and correspondence re disputes with a supplier of Ennis-Brown house
motif objects, and disputes with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation over royalties.
box 25, folder 1
Trademark violations alleged by TPCH
1989-1999 and n.d.
box 25-26
TPCH Zoning Documents
1985-1998
Scope and Content
Correspondence and official city notices re disputes between the TPCH and neighbors over commercial activity/non-residential
uses of the Ennis-Brown house.
box 27-28
Videocasettes
1983-1994 and n.d.
box 27
1983-1984 and n.d.
Scope and Content
"Kings of Infinite Space" 1983 (BBC documentary, Sony KCA60 U-Matic and unidentified videocassette), "PM Magazine" edisode,
1983 (Fuji KCA U-Matic), "LA Today" episodes, January 13, 1984 and May 24, 1984(UCA 30 U-Matic), and "AFI Detour Students/Carl
Colpaert" n.d.(Sony Dynamicron 500).
box 28
1994 and n.d.
Scope and Content
"Building Sites, USA" 1994 (2 copies, Sony KCA-30XBR UMatic and unidentified videocassette), "Tribute" July 1994 (unidentified
videocassette), "LA Tour dub" n.d.(Scotch UCA 20S U-Matic S), unidentified videocassette (Fuji KCS-20 U-Matic S).
box 29-31
Photographs
1900-2009 and n.d.
box 29, folder 1
Historical Advertising & Location Photography
1980-2009
box 29, folder 1
Unknown. Location Enterprises, Inc. advertisement. "Our Houses Help Create Oscar Winning Films."
ca. 1980
box 29, folder 1
Leon Max. Leon Max postcard advertising cruise collection (with larger-format mounted print of same).
ca. early 1980s
box 29, folder 1
Unknown. Believed to be Leon Max advertising.
ca. 1980s
box 29, folder 1
Vogue Bullock's advertisement (with correspondence).
March, 1980
box 29, folder 1
Entertainment Weekly "Face to Watch: Judith Ivey."
September 11, 1992
box 29, folder 1
J&R Catalog (whole copy; with photocopy).
Autumn-Winter, 1992
box 29, folder 1
Bloomingdale's "Metropolitan View," Bloomingdale's catalog.
Fall, 1997
box 29, folder 1
Los Angeles "The Wright Look."
October, 1997
box 29, folder 1
Vogue "Evening Orientation."
October, 1997
box 29, folder 1
Los Angeles Times "Don't Fret for the Guitar."
September 13, 1998
box 29, folder 1
Premiere "Where's Johnny?"
December, 1999
box 29, folder 1
Los Angeles Times Magazine "Dangerous Beauty" (whole issue; with additional copy of article).
August 18, 2002
box 29, folder 1
West Los Angeles Living Noritz America advertisement (with accompanying photo shoot contract).
January/February, 2004
box 29, folder 1
West Los Angeles Living Noritz America advertisement (see above).
Spring, 2004
box 29, folder 1
Western Interiors "Fall Fabrics."
September/October, 2006
box 29, folder 1
L'Uomo Vogue "The Super Man. Kobe Bryant."
October, 2009
box 29, folder 2-3
Photographic Negatives, Transparencies and Slides
1988-1994 and n.d.
box 29, folder 2
Charles Ennis Gravesite
n.d.
Scope and Content
Slides taken at Ennis family gravesite in Crown Point, Indiana.
box 29, folder 2
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
n.d.
Scope and Content
Negatives of construction drawings from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives at Taliesin West.
box 29, folder 2
Home damaged wall #2, 4/88
1988
Scope and Content
Handwritten notation by Gus Brown. 35mm negatives.
box 29, folder 2
Earthquake damage, 1/94
1994
Scope and Content
Handwritten notation by Gus Brown. 35mm negatives.
box 29, folder 2
Pieter Estersohn
n.d.
Scope and Content
Some corresponding prints in archive.
box 29, folder 2
LeNoir Photography
n.d.
Scope and Content
Aerial photographs.
box 29, folder 2
Tim Street-Porter
n.d.
Scope and Content
Corresponding prints in archive.
box 29, folder 2
Philip Thompson Photography
Scope and Content
Taken for ISID Furniture Competition.
box 29, folder 3
Mick Viet
Scope and Content
Negatives only; no corresponding prints in archive.
box 29, folder 3
Scot Zimmerman
Scope and Content
Corresponding prints in archive.
box 29, folder 3
Unidentified Negatives
n.d.
Scope and Content
Various undated and/or unidentified negatives.
box 29, folder 3
Ennis House 35mm contact sheets
n.d.
Scope and Content
May have been taken by Robert Leary during restoration, ca. 2000s.
box 29, folder 3
Westinghouse 3/90 contact print
1990 March
Scope and Content
Handwritten notation by Gus Brown.
box 29, folder 3
Paris Photo Lab contact print, unidentified
n.d.
box 30, folder 1-2
Miscellaneous Historical Photographs, Prints and Illustrations
1997-2007 and n.d.
box 30, folder 1
Miscellaneous Photographs.
Scope and Contents note
Various small-format prints. Most are unattributed.
box 30, folder 1
Pool Construction.
Scope and Contents note
Date unknown, possibly during 2006-2007 restoration.
box 30, folder 1
Construction Photographs.
Scope and Contents note
ca. 2006-2007. Taken by Robert Leary during restoration.
box 30, folder 1
Reproduction Block Molds.
Scope and Contents note
ca. 1997. Source unknown.
box 30, folder 1
Note cards, Postcards & Prototypes.
Scope and Contents note
Various note cards and postcards.
box 30, folder 1
Architectural Drawings. Undated. Source unknown.
box 30, folder 2
Events & Gatherings.
Scope and Contents note
Cookout, Awards Luncheon, Community Cleanup Days.
box 30, folder 2
Publishing Submissions.
Scope and Contents note
Photographs submitted for various publications.
box 30, folder 2
Grant Hildebrand.
Scope and Contents note
Architectural illustration mounted on board.
box 30, folder 2
Carolin Schuten.
Scope and Contents note
Oversize print depicting doorway leading to kitchen and pantry.
box 30, folder 2
Timothy White.
Scope and Contents note
Oversize (palladium?) print of Gus Brown. Date unknown.
box 30, folder 2
Unidentified.
Scope and Contents note
Oversize print of dining room. Date unknown.
box 30, folder 3
Historical Construction Photographs and Drawings
n.d.
General note
Arranged in chronological order of construction.
box 30, folder 3
Presentation Drawings
1920-1929
General note
Copyright The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
box 30, folder 3
Original Construction Drawings
1920-1929
box 30, folder 3
As-Built Construction Drawings
1980-1989
box 30, folder 3
Construction Photographs
1920-1929
General note
Arranged approximately chronologically.
box 31, folder 1-2
Professional Photographs
n.d.
General note
Arranged alphabetically by photographer.
box 31, folder 2
Unknown Professional (unidentified).
box 31, folder 3
Assorted Interior and Exterior Photographs
1900-2006
General note
Arranged chronologically by decade.