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Series 1: Kennard Design Group administrative records 1953-2000s

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIO MATERIALS: Audio materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email spec-coll@library.ucla.edu.

Scope and Contents

This series comprises administrative documents, awards, marketing documents, reports, legal and financial information, newspaper articles, and personal correspondence realted to the operations of KDG.
 

Subseries 1.1: General administrative records 1953-2000s

Scope and Contents

This subseries includes such items as professional photographs, listings of Board members for organizations that Kennard was a part of, examples of brochures, but also more critical administrative documents that contribute to an understanding of how Kennard ran his business, including documents outlining the dissolution of an earlier iteration of the KDG company.
box 1, folder 1

St. John's Legal 1970-1979

box 1, folder 2

St. John's Lutheran Church 1970-1973

box 1, folder 3

Synanon - Legal 1978

box 1, folder 4

Legal Folder - Third College 1970-1979

box 1, folder 5

Kennard and Silvers / Pollak Barsocchini Associates (KS/PBA) Legal File 1979

box 1, folder 6-7

More Oakland Residential Housing (MORH) Legal 1970-1979

box 1, folder 8

Simon Miller Legal 1971-1972

box 1, folder 9

Ronald W. Martin Legal 1970-1972

box 1, folder 10

St. John's Lutheran Church Legal 1976

box 1, folder 11

Wyle Laboratories Legal 1975

box 1, folder 12

Hunter's Point Site 1 - Litigation 1970-1979

box 1, folder 13

Crenshaw Legal File 1970-1979

box 1, folder 14

Roosevelt Jr. High Legal 1977

box 1, folder 15

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Legal 1978

box 2, folder 1

Legal File 1973

box 2, folder 2

Kennard Delahouise and Gault (Architecture and Planning)/ Gault-Plesset Corporation (KDG/GP) Sublease 1977-1978

box 2, folder 3

Sublease Info 1979

box 2, folder 4

Kennard Delahouise and Gault (Architecture and Planning) (KDG) Office Bank and Costs (Wilshire-Highland) 1976

box 2, folder 5

7700 Edgewater Dr - Rent 1974-1977

box 2, folder 6

Oakland - Lease 1974

box 2, folder 7

Wilshire Highland Construction 1976

box 2, folder 8

Burglary 1978-1979

box 2, folder 9

Manhattan Life - Inactive Policies, Correspondence, Invoices 1970-1980

box 2, folder 10

Automobile Insurance 1977

box 2, folder 11

Business Travel - AETNA Life Insurance Company (AETNA) 1972-1974

box 2, folder 12

Worker's Compensation - Inactive Policies, Correspondence, Invoices 1975-1979

box 3, folder 1

Umbrella Liability - Inactive policies, Correspondence, Invoices 1977-1980

box 3, folder 2

Kennard Silvers (KS) Dissolution 1974

box 3, folder 3

Kennard Delahouise and Gault (Architecture and Planning) (KDG) Corporate Movers - Robert A Kennard (RAK) - Jeffrey M. Gault (JMG), Buy/Sell Agreement 1977-1978

box 3, folder 4

KDG Corporate Movers - RAK, RJD, JMG Buy/Sell Agreement 1976-1977

box 3, folder 5

KDG Corporate - Delahousie Stock Sale 1977-1978

box 3, folder 6

KDG Corporate Movers - RAK, RJD, JMG Partnership 1974-1978

box 3, folder 7

KDG Corporate Movers - Gualt Stock Sale/Downs Purchase 1979-1981

box 3, folder 8

KDG Corporation - Delahousie Release or Stock Pledge 1977-1979

box 3, folder 9

KDG Corporate Movers - Kennard/Silvers Partnership 1973-1974

box 3, folder 10

Insurance Information 1978

box 4, folder 1

KDG Corporate Affairs - Arms Inc. 1970-1979

box 4, folder 2

KDG Financial Statements 1973-1977

box 4, folder 3

Financial Statements 1970-1979

box 4, folder 4

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1975-1977

box 4, folder 5

Audit For 1975 (Conducted in 1978) 1978

box 4, folder 6

KDG Financial Reports 1982-1991

box 4, folder 7

KDG Financial Reports 1957-1981

box 4, folder 8

Kennard and Silver's AWA 1970-1973 1970-1973

box 4, folder 9

KDG Partnership Return 1975 1975-1978

box 4, folder 10

KDG Partnership Return 1974 1974

box 4, folder 11

Kennard and Silver's Partnership Return 1970, 1971, 1972 1970-1972

box 4, folder 12

KDG - Al Whittle Associates (AWA) returns 1974-1978 1974-1978

box 5, folder 1

Dissolution Agreement - Kennard and Silvers 1974

box 5, folder 2

Partnership Agreements 1966-1973

box 59, folder 3

Buy-Sell Agreements 1980s

box 5, folder 3

Buy/Sell Agreements 1985

box 5, folder 4

Publicity and News Re: The Firm 1976

box 5, folder 5

Agency for International Development - Zimbabwe Mission 1975-1982

box 5, folder 6

Zimbabwe Business Journals 1980

box 5, folder 7

Zimbabwe Transportation - News Clippings 1980-1982

box 5, folder 8

Zimbabwe Housing/Planning- News Clippings 1982

box 5, folder 9

Zimbabwe News Clippings - Hotel 1982

box 5, folder 10

Zimbabwe - Zanu Headquarters 1982

box 6, folder 1

Architecture and Firm Selection Comments 1966-1969

box 6, folder 2

KDG Newsline - Spring 1984 1984

box 6, folder 3

Kennard Agenda 1993

box 6, folder 4

Funeral Arrangements - Robert Kennard 1995

box 6, folder 5

Personal Robert Kennard Documents 1987-1999

box 6, folder 6

KDG Folders with Information undated

box 6, folder 7

Business Development 1989-1992

box 6, folder 8

Business Legislative Files 1989

box 6, folder 9

American Institute of Architects - Agenda - 1992 Meeting 1992

box 6, folder 10

Architecture License - Virginia 1975

box 6, folder 11

National Council of Architectural Registration Board Certificate 1977

box 6, folder 12

California Architecture License 1985

box 6, folder 13

Act to Regulate Practice of Architecture 1982

box 6, folder 14

California Renewal License 1983

box 6, folder 15

Commonwealth of Virginia Architecture License Title 54 1982

box 6, folder 16

Professional events 1990s

box 7, folder 1

State of California - Architecture License 1953

box 7, folder 2

District of Columbia Architecture License 1972

box 7, folder 3

Virginia Board of Architecture Application 1975

box 7, folder 4

Board of Architectural Examiners Documents 1975-1982

box 7, folder 5

Acknowledgement of Receipt of Handicap 1981

box 7, folder 6

Robert Kennard Reinstatement Charge 1974

box 7, folder 7

Cultural Affairs Commission Documents 1994

box 7, folder 8

California Council, American Institute of Architects - Membership - Related Notes 1982

box 7, folder 9

LA - A/A - Forum '81 1981

box 7, folder 10

University of Southern California (USC) Dean's Advisory Board and Dean Collection 1991

box 7, folder 11

Support to Transafrica 1993

box 7, folder 12

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity 1984-1996

box 8, folder 1

Fraternity of the Music Center Support 1978-1984

box 8, folder 2

Nomination for "Rebuild LA" Committee 1992

box 8, folder 3-5

KDG personal photographs circa 1970s-2000s

box 9, folder 1

Appointment Books 1974-1993

box 14, folder 1

Inner City Cultural Center New Board Members 1993

box 14, folder 2

A History and Directory of the College of Fellows 1993

box 14, folder 3

Central City Federal Biographies undated

box 14, folder 4

Robert Kennard Photographs (Professional) 1984-1992

box 14, folder 5

Kennard Design Group (KDG) Brochures and Letterhead undated

box 14, folder 6

Kennard Design Group (KDG) Personal circa 1990s-2000s

box 14, folder 7

Kennard Design Group (KDG) Personal 1987

box 62

"Toward a Quality City" Inglewood, CA: Community Review Program report 1972

box 63

"Grand Avenue" book 1980

box 62

Plan and Profile Drawings of Rail Transit Alternatives report 1993

box 60

Boxed slides 1993-1996

Scope and Contents

This box contains color slides documenting the MTA transit-based housing symposium (Willow Street site); National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) tribute; UC Irvine; Robert Kennard Memorial Tribute.
box 60

Audiocassettes undated

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIO MATERIALS: Audio materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email spec-coll@library.ucla.edu.

Scope and Contents

This box contains 3 audiocassettes with the following labels: "Blue Martini," "Hadi Bedrakhan," "KDG Slide Presentation."
 

Subseries 1.2: Awards 1974-2000

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains awards and award submissions to a variety of different architectural competitions, in addition to exhibits in international or national architectural exhibitions.
box 26, folder 1

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Awards Feedback 1977

box 26, folder 2

Kennard Design Group (KDG) Architectural Educational Certificate 1981

box 26, folder 3

Architecture D'Aujourd HUI Exhibit 1974

box 26, folder 4

7th Biennial HUD Award For Design Excellence Submission 1976

box 26, folder 5

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Council Publicity Clipping 1978

box 26, folder 6

Robert Kennard Bio For Awards 1985

box 26, folder 7-8

Robert Kennard Awards 1989-1990s

box 26, folder 9

AIA - LA '84 Olympic Architects 1984-1985

box 26, folder 10

Outstanding Engineering Merit Award 1988

box 26, folder 11

AIA Honor Award Submission 2000

 

Subseries 1.3: Press and marketing 1980-1999

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists primarily of newspaper and magazine clippings covering the 40th anniversary of KDG, Robert Kennard's death, and press coverage of various projects. Also included are clippings pertaining to Zimbabwe in the early 1980s, likely collected in relation to the Zanu (PF) Headquarters proposed project, and a small amount of marketing materials.
box 11, folder 1

Marketing - 40th Anniversary 1997

box 11, folder 2

Marketing - Life and Style 1996

box 11, folder 3

Los Angeles Magazine - Like Father, Like Daughters 1980-1989

box 58, folder 5

Roybal Institute for Gerontology Project : Marketing & Press Clippings 1990s

box 59, folder 1

Hollywood Bowl - Press Clippings 1990s

box 58, folder 3-4

77th Street Police Press Clippings 1995

box 11, folder 4

Figueroa Court Apartment Projects (Marketing from Design Cost Data Magazine) 1999

box 11, folder 5

Valley Senior Housing Marketing - Grapevine 1997

box 11, folder 6-7

King/Drew Medical Center Projects (Clippings and Magazines) 1990-1999

box 11, folder 8

LA Central Library Press Clippings 1990-1999

box 12, folder 1

USC Scholarship - Press Clippings 1995

box 12, folder 2

Fame Projects - Press Clippings 1990-1999

box 12, folder 3

Film Transitions - Press Clippings 1990-1999

box 12, folder 4

Robert Kennard Obituary - Heritage Magazine 1995

box 12, folder 5

Robert Kennard Obituary - Update Magazine 1995

box 12, folder 6

USC Memorial Scholarship Mention of Robert Kennard 1995

box 12, folder 7

Robert Kennard in Memoriam - LA Architect 1995

box 12, folder 8

In Memoriam - "Info-Mania" Publication 1995

box 12, folder 9

Robert Kennard Death - Greater LA African-American Chamber of Commerce Newsletter 1995

box 12, folder 10

Robert Kennard Death - Architect Newsletter 1995

box 12, folder 11

Robert Kennard Death - Wave Newspapers 1995

box 59, folder 2

Robert Kennard Death - Napolitano Communications or Construction Link 1995

box 12, folder 12

Angeles Magazine - Article with Robert Kennard and Daughter 1991

box 12, folder 13

KDG - Newsline Newspapers 1984-1985

box 12, folder 14

Zimbabwe - Political/Social/Historical News Clippings 1983

box 12, folder 15

Zimbabwe - Zanu HQs and Political 1982

box 12, folder 16

Zimbabwe - Misc. News Clippings 1982

box 12, folder 17

Zimbabwe - Architecture News Clippings 1982

box 12, folder 18

Zimbabwe - Civil Engineers - Building/Construction News Clippings 1982

box 12, folder 19

Zimbabwe - News Clippings - Economic Issues/Business 1983

box 12, folder 20

Zimbabwe - News Clippings - Energy 1982

box 12, folder 21

Zimbabwe - News Clippings - Health Clinics/Hospitals 1982

 

Subseries 1.4: Correspondence 1954-1995

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains correspondence from both individuals and organizations from and to Robert Kennard. Included is correspondence about Robert Kennard's passing and a note from Mayor Tom Bradley.
box 15, folder 1

Zimbabwe Correspondence 1982-1985

box 15, folder 2

Assorted Personal Correspondences 1990s

box 15, folder 3-4

Robert Kennard Death - Personal Correspondences 1995

box 15, folder 5

American Institute of Architects Correspondences 1993

box 15, folder 6

Correspondences - References for Fellow Architects in their License 1980s-1990s

box 15, folder 7

Correspondences Against Budget Items (Removal of Board of Architectural Examiners) 1979

box 15, folder 8

Joe Sam Correspondence 1995

box 15, folder 9

Los Angeles Conservancy Membership 1993

box 15, folder 10

AIA Chapter Nominations 1988-1992

box 15, folder 11

Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors Minutes 1992

box 15, folder 12

California Council AIA - Minority & Women Business Enterprise Legislation Letter 1993

box 15, folder 13

AIA California Council Awards - Feedback 1993

box 15, folder 14

Asbestos - Related Liability 1986

box 15, folder 15

National AIA Letter Re-South Africa Trip 1984

box 15, folder 16

Senate Bill (SB) 1336 Letters 1983

box 15, folder 17

Registered Architects Surveys (AIA) 1954-1969

box 15, folder 18

American Institute of Architects Letters - Membership Related 1983

box 15, folder 19

AIA - Political Involvement 1977-1980

box 15, folder 20

AIA Bylaws/Ethical Principles 1977-1980

box 15, folder 21

National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB) nominations 1977

box 15, folder 22

California Office of Minority Business Enterprise 1976

box 15, folder 23

AIA Documents (Bylaws, Dues) 1976

box 15, folder 24

AIA Letters 1994

box 15, folder 25

Advisory Review Panel Correspondence 1992

box 15, folder 26

Correspondence - Re: Robert Alexander Death - LA Architect 1992

box 15, folder 27

LA County Board of Supervisors, Architectural Eval Board - Seraphim Lamb Recommendations and Representation 1990

box 16, folder 1

UCLA Grad School of Arch & Urban Planning Splitting - Letter to GSAUP Board 1994

box 16, folder 2

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Donations - Foundation 1993-1994

box 16, folder 3

John W. Murray Commissioner 1992

box 16, folder 4

Correspondence with Robert P. Madison and Representation 1992

box 16, folder 5

Ebonics Support Group Correspondence and Events 1985-1989

box 16, folder 6

Cal Poly Shadow Program Thanks undated

box 16, folder 7

Congratulations on the KDG Formation 1974

 

Series 2: Kennard Design Group projects 1957-2015

Scope and Contents

This series makes up the bulk of the collection and includes project documentation for work that KDG has completed over the years. Subseries 2.6 includes the photoslides that KDG had created for their projects.

Arrangement

Material has been arranged chronologically by project job. Projects are arranged into subseries geographically per the location of the project site.
 

Subseries 2.1: Los Angeles County 1957-2003

Scope and Contents

This subseries collects all of the projects that KDG completed and proposed in Los Angeles County, and includes site plans, photographs, transparencies, and negatives. KDG constructed many Los Angeles sites including the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Headquarters, Carson City Hall and Community Center and many fire stations, churches, high schools, and university buildings across the county.
box 17, folder 1

Tamarind Apartment (53) 1957

box 17, folder 2

Zeiger Residence (66) 1957

box 17, folder 3

Tung-Yen (T.Y.) Lin Engineering Site Plans and Pictures (72) 1958

box 17, folder 4

Eisler Ardmore Apartments (88) 1958

box 17, folder 5

Zeiger Residences (117) 1959

box 17, folder 6

Kennard's Residence - Hollywood Hills (126) 1960

box 17, folder 7

First Unitarian Church (133) 1960

box 17, folder 8

Von Mel (152) 1961

box 17, folder 9

Eisler Ardmore Kingsley Apartment (163) 1961

box 17, folder 10

Culver City Unified School District (170) 1961

box 17, folder 11

Temple Akiba (188) 1962

box 18, folder 1

Hardyman Residence (205) 1963

box 18, folder 2

Congregation Emanuel (240) 1965

box 18, folder 3

Temple Solael (247) 1965

box 18, folder 4

Goodman Jewelers (251) 1965

box 18, folder 5

Lady Markell (252) 1965

box 18, folder 6

Hyde Park School (258) 1966

box 18, folder 7

Watts Happening Cultural Center (278) 1967

box 18, folder 8

Hyde Park Boulevard School (292) 1968

box 18, folder 9

102nd Street School (294) 1968

box 19, folder 1

Fire Station #33 (301) 1968

box 19, folder 2-3, box 62

Central City Community Mental Health Center (302) 1968

box 19, folder 5

Bank of America Watts (305) 1969

box 19, folder 6

Lockheed, Engineering Research & Consulting (Inc.) (ERC) (309) 1969

box 20, folder 1

St. Mark's Lutheran Church (316) 1969

box 20, folder 2

Hoover Elderly Housing Tumast Foundation (TUMAST) (317) 1969

box 20, folder 3

St. John's Lutheran Church (324) 1969

box 58, folder 1

Watts Illustrative Plans : Watts Urban Redevelopment Project No. 1 1970

box 59, folder 4

Watts Urban Redevelopment Project No. 1 1970

box 20, folder 4

Crenshaw Probation Building (338) 1970

box 20, folder 5-6

Greater Richmond Community Development Center (350) 1971

box 20, folder 7

H Street Urban Renewal (357) 1971

box 21, folder 1-3

Los Angeles High School (362) 1972

box 21, folder 4-5

Carson City Hall (384) 1973

box 21, folder 6

Scott United Methodist Church (403) 1973

box 22, folder 1

Northwest Recreation Center Publicity (405) 1973

box 22, folder 2

Northwest Recreation Center (405) 1973

box 22, folder 3

Golden State Mutual Life (406) 1973

box 22, folder 4

Environmental Impact Report: Pasadena (407) 1973

box 22, folder 5

Southern California Rapid Transit District: Environmental Analysis and System Recommendations 1973

box 22, folder 6

Downtown Santa Ana Development Plan (416) 1974

box 22, folder 7

Long Beach AIP Award Story (435) 1975

box 22, folder 8

Rockwell International (438) 1975

box 23, folder 1

Carson Community Center (443) 1976

box 23, folder 2

Carson History (443) 1976

box 23, folder 3

Bank of America (454) 1976

box 23, folder 4-6

LA Community College District - Mission College Feasibility Study (467) 1977

box 25, folder 1

LA Community College District Land Use Feasibility Study Presentation to the Board (467) 1977

box 25, folder 2

LA Mission College: Educational Program and Facilities Plan (467) 1977

box 25, folder 3

Permanent Campus for LA Mission College: Report to Board of Trustees (467) 1977

box 25, folder 4

Wilshire Corridor - Urban Design Study (475) 1977

box 25, folder 5

Hidden Trails (505) 1978

box 58, folder 2

Site Feasibility Study & Master Plan : Mission College, Los Angeles 1978

box 25, folder 6-7

Van Nuys State Office Building (507) 1979

box 25, folder 8

Bunker Hill Competition (526) 1980

box 25, folder 9

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Master Plan (534) 1980

box 25, folder 10

Charles R. Drew Postgrad Medical School, Long Range Development Plan (535) 1980

box 27, folder 1

Drew Postgraduate Medical School - Financial Analysis of Land Acquisition Program (535) 1980

box 27, folder 2

Charles R. Drew Postgrad Medical School Program Brochures (536.1) 1980

box 27, folder 3

Department of Water and Power (DWP) Water Filtration Plant (541) 1980

box 27, folder 4

Parkview Plaza (551) 1981

box 27, folder 5

Weingart Urban Center (552) 1981

box 27, folder 6

Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) - Weingart Urban, Los Angeles (552) 1981

box 27, folder 7

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Heliport and Parking Structures 1, 3, and 4 (557) 1981

box 27, folder 8

Los Angeles International Airport Parking Structure P3 P4 (557) 1981

box 27, folder 9

Skid Row Development Corporation (Div. Corp) (561) 1981

box 27, folder 10

Skid Row Redevelopment Corporation (561.1) 1981

box 27, folder 11

La Brea Place (564) 1982

box 28, folder 1

Southern California Rapid Transit District: Basis for Design (565) 1982

box 28, folder 2

Southern California Rapid Transit District (SC RTD) Division 5 (565) 1982

box 28, folder 3

Metro Rail Project: Contract Unit Descriptions (574) 1983

box 28, folder 4-6

Boelter Hall (582) 1983-1984

box 28, folder 7, box 29, folder 1

UCLA Retrofit School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) - Engineering Unit IV (582) 1984

box 29, folder 2-5

UCLA Retrofit Boelter Hall (582) 1984

box 30, folder 1

Engineering I, UCLA (582) 1984

box 30, folder 2

Margaret Wright Ed Building, George Washington Prep High School (586) 1985

box 30, folder 4

George Washington High School (586.1) 1985

box 30, folder 3

George Washington High School Reconstruction Part 2 (586) 1985

box 31, folder 1

Long Beach Railroad (590) 1985

box 31, folder 2

Cal State Pomona Music Building (591) 1985

box 31, folder 3-4

Police 77th Street (597) 1986

box 31, folder 5

UCLA Student Activities Center undated

box 32, folder 1

Central Library Renovations (600) 1986

box 32, folder 2

Summit Ridge Park (602) 1986

box 32, folder 3, box 59, folder 5

Department of Airports - Maintenance Office - Purchasing Warehouse (609) 1987

box 32, folder 4

Silverlake Recreational Center 1988

box 32, folder 5-6

Jefferson Senior High School (625) 1988

box 32, folder 7, box 10, folder 1

King/Drew County Trauma Center (637) 1989

box 10, folder 2-3

Martin Luther King (MLK) Pediatrics Child Care Center (637) 1989

box 10, folder 4

Roybal Gerontology (644) 1990

box 10, folder 5

Van Nuys General Mail Facility (651) 1990

box 13, folder 1

Cal State University Los Angeles (CSULA) Bio-Science Lab (656) 1990

box 13, folder 2

Fire Station No. 16 1990

box 13, folder 3

Van Dorn District of Columbia (D.C.) Metro Station (662) 1991

box 13, folder 4

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) Office (665) 1992

box 13, folder 5

University Club California State University Los Angeles (CSULA) (685) 1993

box 13, folder 6

Cox Housing (686) 1993

box 13, folder 7-8

Hollywood Bowl Renovation (689) 1994

box 13, folder 9

Baldwin Hills Recreation Center (690) 1994

box 35, folder 1-3

Union Station Baggage Handling Facility 1992

box 33, folder 1

Chaiken Residence 704 (Alaska) 1994

box 33, folder 2

Drew University Master Plan (Los Angeles) 1995

box 33, folder 3

Castaic Sports (Los Angeles) undated

box 33, folder 4

Sherman Oaks Branch Library (Los Angeles) 2003

box 34, folder 1

Photograph Catalog 1979-1983

box 34, folder 2

KDG Offices 60s-70s 1960s-1970s

box 34, folder 3

Tamarind Apartments 1957

box 34, folder 4

Zeiger Residence 1957

box 34, folder 5

Ty Lin Office 1958

box 34, folder 6

Hidden Trails 1959

box 34, folder 7

Kennard Residence 1960

box 34, folder 8

First Unitarian Church - Hugh Handyman Center (CTR) 1960

box 34, folder 9

Kingsley Apartments 1961

box 34, folder 10

Wilco Plumbing Co. 1961

box 34, folder 11

Culver City Unified School District 1961

box 34, folder 12

Fenmore Residence 1961

box 34, folder 13

Fulton Apartments 1962

box 34, folder 14

Temple Akiba (Includes Older Synagogue) 1962

box 34, folder 15

Mardyman Residence 1963

box 34, folder 16

Wil-Den Productions (Nancy Wilson's House) 1964

box 34, folder 17

Congregation Emanuel 1965

box 34, folder 18

Temple Soleal 1966

box 34, folder 19

Hyde Park School 1966

box 36, folder 1

Elderly Housing - Southside, LA 1983

box 36, folder 2

Watts Enterprises Plant undated

box 36, folder 3

Various Los Angeles Schools Projects Correspondences 1960s-1970s

box 36, folder 4

Correspondences from Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Re:In-School Visits 1981

box 36, folder 5

Transit-Based Housing Symposium: Case studies of 3 Metro stations 1993

box 36, folder 6

LA Eastside Corridor : Alternative Analysis/Environmental Impact Statement 1993

box 36, folder 7

LA City Artmobile 1967

box 36, folder 8

Metro Red Line Main Yard and Shop Facility undated

box 36, folder 9

Wilshire/Normandie Station undated

box 48, folder 1-3

First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Education Center (677) 1992

box 48, folder 4-5

New FAME Education Center Cecil L. Murray (677) 1992

box 48, folder 6

FAME Education Center (677) 1992

 

Subseries 2.2: Non-Los Angeles County Southern California 1970-1988

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains KDG projects that were completed outside of Los Angeles, but are still in Southern California including those in Riverside County and the surrounding areas.
box 37, folder 1-2

San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Facility (396/364) 1973

box 37, folder 3

Long Beach Poly High (370) 1972

box 37, folder 4

Third College University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Part 1 (378/379) 1972

box 37, folder 5

UCSD Third College (Part 2) 1972

box 37, folder 6

Placentia Main Post Office (397) 1973

box 38, folder 1

San Luis Obispo General Plan and Regulatory System - Phase 1 Draft Report (418) 1974

box 38, folder 2

San Luis Obispo Phase 2 Preliminary General Plan Report (418) 1974

box 38, folder 3

Bixby Ranch: Environmental Impact Report (442) 1976

box 38, folder 4

Valley View Property: Cost/Revenue and School Impact Analysis (442) 1976

box 38, folder 5

Los Alamitos Airbase (447) 1976

box 38, folder 6

Los Alamitos Housing Element (447) 1975

box 38, folder 7

Valley-South Waterman Community Development Plan No. 1 (453) 1976

box 38, folder 8

Valley-South Waterman Community Development Plan (453) 1976

box 39, folder 1

UC San Diego (462) 1976

box 39, folder 2

Dana Point Photos (477) 1977

box 39, folder 3

Dana Point Tract 10086, Parcel 3 (477) 1977

box 39, folder 4

Huntington Beach Racquet Club (478) 1977

box 39, folder 5

Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Medical Center (558) 1981

box 39, folder 6

Missile Crew Training Facility (585) 1984

box 39, folder 7

Poway Dodge (618) 1988

box 40, folder 1

Santa Ana Redevelopment undated

box 40, folder 2

University of California, Irvine (UCI) - Long Range Development Plan 1970

 

Subseries 2.3: Northern California 1968-2015

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains KDG projects that were completed or proposed in Northern California, including in San Francisco.
box 41, folder 2

Prince Hall Apartments (293) 1968

box 41, folder 3

More Oakland Residential Housing (MORH), West Oakland (307A) 1969

box 41, folder 4

Oak Center Neighborhood Center (320) 1969

box 42, folder 1

Taylor Memorial Housing (321) 1969

box 42, folder 2

Berkeley Way/Grove Apartments (346) 1971

box 42, folder 3

Hunter's Point - Top of the Hill (347) 1971

box 42, folder 4

Oak Center Towers Part 1 (358) 1971

box 42, folder 5

Oak Center Apartments Part 2 (358) 1971

box 42, folder 6

Compton Central Business Apartment (374) 1972

box 42, folder 7

Compton Rosecrans Development Project (375) 1972

box 43, folder 1

Oakland Middle School Publicity (385) 1973

box 43, folder 2

Marcus Foster School Demolition (385) 1973/2015

box 43, folder 3

Marcus Foster Middle School, Oakland 1973

box 43, folder 4

US Post Office, Oakland Airports Station Concept (434) 1975

box 43, folder 5

Aerojet Investments Limited: San Ramon Facility, Fostoria Way (440) 1975

box 43, folder 6

City of Pleasant Hill: Neighborhood Conservation Program Report 1: Survey and Analysis of Housing Needs (473) 1977

box 43, folder 7

Oakland Post Office undated

 

Subseries 2.4: Other US locations 1970s-1980s

Scope and Contents

While the majority of KDG's work was within Southern California, there were some projects that were done out-of-state which are documented within this subseries.
box 44, folder 1

14th Street Development - Redevelopment Land Agency - District of Columbia (388) 1973

box 44, folder 2

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama (390) 1973

box 44, folder 3

Braddock Road Station, Washington DC (399) 1973

box 44, folder 4

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Tracon, Long Island, NY (420) 1974

box 44, folder 5

FAA Tracon Draft Environmental Impact Statement (420) 1974

box 44, folder 6

FAA Tracon Air Traffic Control, NY (420) 1974

box 44, folder 7

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) - Atlanta, Georgia 1970s-1980s

 

Subseries 2.5: International 1970s-1983

Scope and Contents

KDG did a few projects in other countries and territories, including Mexico and Puerto Rico. Those projects are documented in this subseries.
box 45, folder 1

Surbana (429) 1974

box 45, folder 2

Project Overview: Golf de Vallarta (445)

box 45, folder 3

Golf de Vallarta (445) 1976

box 45, folder 4

Condessa Vallarta (488) 1977

box 45, folder 5

Club Residencial "Los Tules" (491) 1977

box 46, folder 1-3

Los Tules, Puerto Rico (470) 1977

box 47, folder 1

Cancun Nautico/Cancun Fonatur undated

box 47, folder 2

Preliminary Concept: Zanu (PF) Headquarters, Zimbabwe 1982

box 47, folder 3

Zanu Patriotic Front (ZPF) Headquarters 1983

box 47, folder 4

Cancun Nautico/Cancun Fornatur Part 1 undated

box 47, folder 5

Africa Documents 1960s-1970s

 

Subseries 2.6: Color slides, microfilm, and negatives 1960s-1995

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains slides, microfilm, and negatives that depict various KDG projects.
box 49, folder 1

Boulevard Theatre (276) 1967

box 49, folder 2

Prince Hall Apartments (293) 1968

box 49, folder 3

102nd Street School (294) 1968

box 49, folder 4

Fire Station #33 (301) 1968

box 49, folder 5

Central City Community Mental Health Center (302) 1968

box 49, folder 6

Hunter's Point (304) 1969

box 49, folder 7

Bank of America - Watts (305) 1969

box 49, folder 8

MOHR Oakland Residential Housing Inc (307) 1969

box 49, folder 9

MOHR Oakland Residential Housing Inc (307B) 1969

box 49, folder 10

Neighborhood Center (310) 1969

box 49, folder 11

Watts Renewal Plan (311) 1969

box 49, folder 12

Vine City (312) 1969

box 49, folder 13

Hunter's Point Child Care Center (313) 1969

box 49, folder 14

Center for Civil Initiative Inc (315) 1969

box 49, folder 15

St Mark's Lutheran Church (316) 1969

box 50, folder 1

Hoover Elderly Housing 1969

box 50, folder 2

Taylor Memorial Housing 1969

box 50, folder 3

MORH (Acorn) Commercial Center 1969

box 50, folder 4

St James Lutheran Church 1969

box 50, folder 5

Inglewood Corp 1970

box 50, folder 6

332 Watts Meeting Company 1970

box 50, folder 7

Taylor Memorial Church 1970

box 50, folder 8

The Palisades - Lutheran Church 1970

box 50, folder 9

Barr Res, Hidden Trails 1971

box 50, folder 10

Greater Richmond Community Development Corp. 1971

box 50, folder 11

Marin City 1971

box 50, folder 12

Washington H Street Urban Renewal 1971

box 50, folder 13

West Oakland Apartments 1971

box 50, folder 14

Richmond Childcare Center 1971

box 50, folder 15

Los Angeles High School 1972

box 50, folder 16

United States Post Office 1972

box 50, folder 17

Long Beach Poly High NDP 1972

box 50, folder 18

Compton CBD 1972

box 50, folder 19

UCSD Third College 1972

box 50, folder 20

UCSD Third College 1972

box 51, folder 1

North Inglewood Planning Study (381) 1972

box 51, folder 2

Carson Civic Center (383) 1973

box 51, folder 3

Carson City Hall (384) 1973

box 51, folder 4

Oakland Middle School (385) 1973

box 51, folder 5

14th Street Corridor (388) 1973

box 51, folder 6

Kaiser Watts Learning Center (391) 1993

box 51, folder 7

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Braddock Road Station (399) 1973

box 51, folder 8

Scott United Methodist Church (403) 1973

box 51, folder 9

Northwest Recreation Center (405) 1973

box 51, folder 10

Golden State Mutual (406) 1973

box 51, folder 11

Pasadena Environmental Impact Study (EIR) Impact Study (407) 1973

box 51, folder 12

Cypress Housing Study - Wilsey and Ham (411) 1973

box 51, folder 13

Roosevelt Junior High School (414) 1973

box 52, folder 1

Santa Ana Redevelopment (Downtown) (416) 1974

box 52, folder 2

Santa Ana Downtown (416) 1974

box 52, folder 3

San Luis Obispo General Plan (418) 1974

box 52, folder 4

San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Clinic (428) 1974

box 52, folder 5

Managua, Nicaragua Part 1 (429) 1974

box 52, folder 6

Managua, Nicaragua Part 2 (429) 1974

box 52, folder 7

Managua, Nicaragua Part 3 (429) 1974

box 52, folder 8

United States post Office Airport Station (434) 1975

box 52, folder 9

Long Beach Housing (435) 1975

box 52, folder 10

Cancun (441) 1975

box 52, folder 11

Golf de Vallarta Land Analysis (445) 1975

box 52, folder 12

San Bernardino (453) 1976

box 53, folder 1

New York Tracon (FAA) (461) 1976

box 53, folder 2

UCSD Third College Phase 2 (462) 1976

box 53, folder 3

Mission College Feasibility Study (467) 1977

box 53, folder 4

Los Tules (470) 1977

box 53, folder 5

Wilshire Corridor (475) 1977

box 53, folder 6

Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) Wilshire Corridor (475) 1977

box 53, folder 7

Dana Environmental (477) 1977

box 53, folder 8

Huntington Beach Condominium (478) 1977

box 53, folder 9

Condessa Vallarta (488) 1977

box 54, folder 1

Dana Point Design Development (Model) (501) 1978

box 54, folder 2

Van Nuys State Office Building (507) 1979

box 54, folder 3

UCLA Memorial Activities Center Building D (524) 1979

box 54, folder 4

Fort MacArthur Comprehensive Plan (523) 1979

box 54, folder 5

Maguire Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Bunker Hill (526) 1980

box 54, folder 6

Carson Community Hall (527) 1980

box 54, folder 7

Drew School (534) 1980

box 55, folder 1

Drew School Medical Education (535) 1980

box 55, folder 2

Fort MacArthur Housing (543) 1980

box 55, folder 3

Long Beach Transit (546) 1980

box 55, folder 4

Social Biology Building (547) 1980

box 55, folder 5

Parkview Plaza (550) 1981

box 55, folder 6

LAX Parking Structure 3 and 4 (551) 1981

box 55, folder 7

Loma Linda VA Facility (558) 1981

box 55, folder 8

One La Brea Place (569) 1982

box 55, folder 9

Union Station Baggage Handling (574) 1983

box 55, folder 10

UCLA School of Engineering (582) 1984

box 55, folder 11

UCLA Boelter Hall Retrofit (582) 1984

box 55, folder 12

Missile Crew Training Facility (1984) 1984

box 55, folder 13

Washington Gym (586.3) 1985

box 55, folder 14

Long Beach Light Rail, Yards and Shops (590) 1985

box 55, folder 15-18

77th Street Police Station (597) 1986

box 55, folder 19

Silverlake Recreation Center (620) 1988

box 55, folder 20, box 56, folder 1

Jefferson New Senior High School (625) 1988

box 56, folder 2

King/Drew Trauma Addition (637) 1989

box 56, folder 3

United States Postal Service General Mail Facility, Vehicle Maintenance Facility (USPS) (GMF/VMF) (651) 1990

box 56, folder 4

Fame 24000 Western Avenue (655) 1990

box 56, folder 5

Allen House Parking (Fame) (655/655.2) 1990

box 56, folder 6

California State University Los Angeles Science Labs (656) 1990

box 56, folder 7

Lynwood Service Center (669) 1985

box 56, folder 8

California State University Los Angeles University Club (685) 1985

box 56, folder 9

Hollywood Bowl (689) 1993

box 56, folder 10

Baldwin Hills Recreation Center (690) 1994

box 56, folder 11

Drew University - New Master Plan (706) 1995

box 57, folder 1

Kulka's Residence (74) 1959

box 57, folder 2

California Museum of Science & Industry Peer Review 1993

box 57, folder 3

LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit- Based Housing Symposium Outline & Agenda 1993

box 57, folder 4

Charles R. Drew Post-Graduate Medical School Campus Master Plan 1980

box 57, folder 5

Willowbrook School District (119) undated

box 57, folder 6

Sommers' Residence undated

box 57, folder 7

Hidden Trails Lodge (105) 1959

box 57, folder 8

Telecomputer Corporation (124) 1961

box 57, folder 9

Martin Luther King / Drew Medical Center Transparencies (637) 1989

box 64, box 65, box 66

Microfilm 1960s-1980s

Scope and Contents

Box 64 contains 6 reels: Temple Emanuel; Emergency Operation Center (463); UCLA Memorial Activities Center (524); UCSD (462); Liberty Square Parking Garage (610); Poway (618).
Box 65 contains 5 reels: Hyde Park School (258); Dance remodeling; UCSD academic unit 1 (379); Veterans Administration 60 Bed Nursing Home (558) (2 reels).
Box 66 contains 17 reels: St. Mark's Lutheran Church (316); Hunter's Point Child Care Center Site I (304) (2 reels); Harbor Dental (333); Temple Beth David (306); Central City Community Mental Health Center (270); Carson City Hall North Wing (528); Northwest Recreation Center (405); Crenshaw Probation (338); San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Clinic (364); St. John's Lutheran Church (324); UCLA Kerckhoff Hall (476); ERC Building (503); Oak Center Towers (358); Placentia, Main Post Office (367); Golden State Mutual (406); UCLA Campus Storehouse (439).
box 61

Negatives 1962-1978

Scope and Contents

This box contains negatives of drawings attached to cards for the following projects:
Temple Akiba (188); Los Angeles High School (LAUSD) (362); Third College (379); Carson City Hall (384); Bank of America (454); UCSD Third College Phase 2 (462); Carson Computer Facility (463); Carson North Basement (471); ERC (503).
box 18, folder 10

Plans - negatives Undated

 

Series 3: Architectural plans and drawings 1959-1995

Conditions Governing Access

Unprocessed series. This material is unavailable for access. Please see LSC's Access to Unprocessed Collections Policy  for more information about levels of discovery and access of special collections materials and registering interest in unprocessed collections.

Scope and Contents

This series contains 125 sets of rolled architectural drawings for KDG projects, and 7 boxes of drawings for Kennard's personal residence.

Other Finding Aids

A digital copy of the architectural drawings inventory is available via this link: Link to Kennard architectural drawings inventory 
 

Series 4: Increasing diversity in architecture 1976-1994

Scope and Contents

This series comprises documents that outline Robert Kennard's commitment to increasing diversity in the field of architecture. It includes membership lists to organizations like the NAACP and the National Organization of Minority Architects.
box 24, folder 1

Black History Exhibit 1978 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 1978

box 24, folder 2

African Union of Architects Congress and Special General Assembly 1982

box 24, folder 3

Compton Executive Interns Program 1976

box 24, folder 4

Cal Poly (Pomona and SLO) Minority Support Program 1984-1985

box 24, folder 5

Diversity in Architecture Class, Ball State University 1994

box 24, folder 6

American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows Task Force on African Americans into the Profession, Draft Report 1990

box 24, folder 7

AIA Architectural Biography Submission - Robert Kennard 1992

box 24, folder 8

AIA Different Urban Agenda 1993

box 24, folder 9

National Institute for Architectural Education 1991

box 24, folder 10

AIA Workshops re: Black/White Joint Ventures 1976

box 24, folder 11

Howard University - Listing of African American AIA Fellows 1992

box 24, folder 12

National Organization of Minority Architects - Various Notes 1974-1984

box 24, folder 13

Summer Intensive Orientation Program - Cal Poly Pomona 1984-1987

box 24, folder 14

National Organization of Minority Architects - Membership, Constitution, Bylaws 1975-1976

box 24, folder 15

AIA Draft Reports 1990

box 24, folder 16

List of African American Architects 1990

box 24, folder 17

Los Angeles National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Membership 1975-1985

box 62

African American Architects in Current Practice, Princeton Architectural Press 1992