Wallace Neff Collection archNeff
Suzanne Oatey
The Huntington Library
September 2021
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
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reference@huntington.org
Note
Finding aid last updated by Mari Khasmanyan, March 2024.
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Wallace Neff collection
Creator:
Neff, Wallace,
1895-1982
Identifier/Call Number: archNeff
Physical Description:
918.70 Linear Feet
(54 boxes and 164 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1910-2008
Date (bulk): 1923-1967
Abstract: This collection contains the
professional papers and architectural drawings of Los Angeles architect Wallace Neff
(1895-1982), best known for designing elegant Spanish Colonial-revival homes for famous
clients in Southern California in the 1920s and 1930s. In a career spanning over 50 years,
Neff designed many notable residential and institutional buildings, and innovated a
low-cost, concrete housing design he called the Airform.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Wallace Neff collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Wallace Neff Jr., July 2006, and 2008.
- 17 journals (boxes 29-32), gift of Diane L. Kanner, June 2005.
- Box 26, purchased from Hansen Photography, 2009.
- Box 13, Rolls 7c-7h, gift of Ann B. Munger, Nora Berwick, and Maria Witte, 2014.
- Box 12, Roll 89, gift of Stephen Goddard, 2016.
Custodial History
The Wallace Neff collection was initially deposited at the Huntington Library in 1987 and
1989. The formal gift of the collection was made in 2006, with a few additional materials
received in 2008.
Biographical / Historical
Wallace Neff (1895-1982) was a Los Angeles architect who designed many residential and
institutional buildings of note in Southern California from 1919 to 1975.
Edwin Wallace Neff was born in 1895 on McNally Ranch in La Mirada, California, to Edwin
Dorland Neff and Nannie McNally Neff. His maternal grandfather, Andrew McNally, cofounder of
Rand McNally & Company, owned hundreds of acres of land in La Mirada, purchased in 1893.
Around 1904, Neff's parents moved the family to Altadena, California, where McNally also
owned several acres. In 1909, the Neff family moved to Europe, where Neff attended boarding
school in Switzerland, traveled, and studied painting and drawing in Munich. At the outbreak
of World War I, the family returned to California and Neff was admitted as an architecture
student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which he attended from 1915 to 1917.
In 1918, Neff took a job at Fulton Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, California, where he
learned details of concrete construction. He designed his first house in 1919, a Craftsman
cottage for his mother in Santa Barbara. He opened an architecture office in Pasadena in
1922, and quickly gained notoriety for two designs for glassware magnate Edward Drummond
Libbey in Ojai, California: Stables for Libbey's estate (1923), and the Ojai Valley Country
Club (1923-1924). Neff soon had many movie industry clients, the most famous being Douglas
Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, who hired Neff to do an extensive remodel of their Beverly
Hills home, Pickfair, starting in 1926. In 1941, Neff created and patented a mass-produced
and inexpensive house design he called the Airform (also known as a bubble house or balloon
house). The idea never really took off in the United States, but was successful
internationally, particularly in Africa. In 1956, Neff was awarded a Fellowship in the
American Institute of Architects for excellence in design. He received seven Honor Awards
from the institute during his career.
Neff married Louise Up de Graff in 1923, and they had three children: Phyllis (born 1925),
Wallace (born 1930), and Arthur (born 1932). The Neffs lived in houses he designed in
Altadena (1923), and then San Marino, California (1928). Around 1933 he moved his offices to
Hollywood, where he worked and often lived until his retirement in 1975. Toward the end of
his life, with his health in decline, he lived for a few years in the Airform house he had
designed for his brother Andrew in South Pasadena, 1946. Neff died in Pasadena in 1982.
A Biographical Note for donor Wallace Neff Jr. appears in Series 5: Wallace Neff Jr.
Papers.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers and architectural drawings of Los Angeles architect
Wallace Neff, whose career spanned 56 years, from 1919 to 1975. The collection is divided
into five series: Personal papers, Professional papers, Project records, Wallace Neff Jr.
papers, and Additional donations.
The materials include over 100 sets of drawings and plans, Neff's project files, writings
and correspondence, job lists, daily journals, sketches and renderings, and photographs. The
majority of Neff's work was residential architecture in Southern California, but the
collection also contains materials on many types of institutional buildings and other
structures Neff designed. Most projects are in California, with some material on projects in
Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. The Airform project files discuss
building in Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, and other countries.
Residences represented include those for Edward L. and Estelle Carrie Doheny, Douglas
Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Amelita Galli-Curci, Fredric March, Frances Marion and Fred
Thomson, Groucho Marx, and King Vidor. Other projects include the Edward L. Doheny Memorial
Library; Manresa Jesuit Retreat House; Ojai Valley Country Club; Saint Elizabeth Church; and
buildings for Loyola Marymount University and Pomona College. There are many records on
Neff's Airform buildings: contracts, drawings, patents, licenses, correspondence, and
photographs.
The collection also includes the research files of Neff's son, Wallace Neff Jr.
(1930-2013), related to his father's career and works. Neff Jr. compiled this material while
working on his 1986 book "Wallace Neff, Architect of California's Golden Age" (text by Alson
Clark). Neff Jr.'s files contain many photographs, notes and articles on Neff buildings, as
well as Neff family history, and transcripts of talks he gave on his father. In addition,
Neff Jr. commissioned contemporary renderings of his father's buildings, which were painted
approximately 1991 to 2007 and are part of this collection.
The Additional Donations series contains drawings received from other sources after the
primary donation in 2006.
Processing Information
In the 1990s, the Conservation Department encased many of the drawings in mylar; these are
now stored in flat folders. In 2002, Erin Chase processed and housed the architectural
drawings and created the initial inventory. In 2013, the Conservation Dept. de-framed and
foldered the contemporary renderings commissioned by Wallace Neff Jr. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey
completed processing the collection and created a finding aid.
Arrangement
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Series 1. Personal papers, 1912-1972
- Subseries 1. Student years and early drawings, 1912-approximately 1922
- Subseries 2. Cuba sketchbook, correspondence, and other material, 1924-1972
- Subseries 3. Journals, 1935-1963
-
Series 2. Professional papers, 1924-1975
- Subseries 1. Correspondence, 1925-1973
- Subseries 2. Draftsmen, approximately 1953-1969
- Subseries 3. Awards/Writings, 1924-1975
- Subseries 4. Reference material, 1926-1968
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Series 3. Project records, 1920s-1979
- Subseries 1. Job lists, 1920s-1975
- Subseries 2. Project files, 1933-1974
- Subseries 3. Airforms, 1934-1979
- Subseries 4. Drawings, 1923-1975
- Subseries 5. Oversize photographs, approximately 1924-1960
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Series 4. Wallace Neff Jr. papers, approximately
1910-2008
- Subseries 1. Biographical: Neff and family, approximately 1912-2008
- Subseries 2. Research files and photographs of Neff buildings, 1920s-2005?
- Subseries 3. Negatives/Transparencies, approximately 1910-2005?
- Subseries 4. Contemporary renderings of Neff buildings, approximately 1991-2007
-
Series 5. Additional donations, 1925-2008
Related Materials
Related materials in the Huntington Library:
Existence and Location of Copies
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Boxes 51-53: Photographic negatives and color transparencies housed in cold storage;
extended retrieval and delivery time required.
Appraisal
In consultation with the Assistant Curator of Architecture, approximately 40 linear feet of
personal materials belonging to Wallace Neff Jr. were disposed of during processing:
personal checks, receipts, slide projecting equipment, duplicative clippings, and several
oversize collages on boards made up of reproductions of material already in the collection.
Six contemporary published books belonging to Neff Jr. were duplicates of books already in
the Huntington Library's general collection and were deaccessioned.
Bibliography
Sources consulted:
- Clark, Alson, and Wallace Neff Jr.
Wallace Neff, Architect of California's
Golden Age.
Santa Barbara, Calif: Capra Press, 1986.
- Kanner, Diane.
Wallace Neff and the Grand Houses of the Golden State.
New York: Monacelli Press, 2005.
-
Wallace Neff, 1895-1982: The Romance of Regional Architecture. San
Marino, Calif: Huntington Library, 1989, in conjunction with exhibition at Virginia
Steele Scott Gallery, Huntington Library, May 6-September 4, 1989.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Business records
Clippings (information artifacts)
Drawings
Journals (accounts)
Sketchbooks
Notebooks
Photographs
Negatives (photographs)
Transparencies
Paintings
Watercolors (paintings)
Architects -- California -- Archives
Architecture -- California -- 20th century
Architecture, Domestic -- California -- Los Angeles
Churches -- Design and construction
College buildings -- Design and construction
Concrete houses
Housing -- Africa
Housing -- Mexico
Low-income housing
Mansions -- California
Religious facilities -- Design and construction
Beverly Hills (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Ojai (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Palm Springs (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Pasadena (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Neff, Wallace, 1895-1982 --
Archives
Neff, Wallace,
1930-
Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial
Library
Loyola Marymount University -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) --
Buildings, structures, etc.
Doheny, Estelle,
1875-1958
Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939 -- Homes and
haunts
Galli-Curci, Amelita, 1882-1963 -- Homes and
haunts
Libbey, Edward Drummond,
1854-1925 -- Homes and haunts
Marx Brothers -- Homes and haunts
Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 -- Homes and
haunts
Vidor, King, 1894-1982 -- Homes and
haunts
Personal papers Series 1
1912-1972
Physical Description: 7.5 Linear
Feet(7 boxes)
Scope and Contents
This series contains letters, photographs, inventions, and drawings from Neff's student
years in Europe and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There is also a
sketchbook from a trip Neff took to Cuba in 1924. Of particular note in this series are
Neff's personal journals, containing his appointments, contacts, and notes, 1935 to
1963. For biographical background and photographs of Neff, see Series 4. Wallace Neff
Jr. Papers: Biographical, Neff and family.
Arrangement
Organized in three subseries:
- Subseries 1. Student years and early drawings, 1912-approximately 1922
- Subseries 2. Cuba sketchbook, correspondence, and other material,
1924-1972
- Subseries 3. Journals, 1935-1963
Arranged chronologically within subseries.
Student years and early drawings Subseries 1
1912-approximately 1922
Box 22, Folder 1
Letters, Swiss driver's license, photographs
approximately 1912-1916
Scope and Contents
Includes various letters to and from Wallace Neff, in French, German, and English;
a postcard; calling cards; photographs.
Box 22, Folder 2
Sketchbook
1913-1919
Scope and Contents
Bound booklet with sketches of buildings, primarily in Europe.
Box 22, Folder 6
Drawings and sketches
1914-approximately 1922
Scope and Contents
Contains 28 original drawings by Neff, in pencil or ink on paper, of buildings and
architectural details. Locations are in Europe, Boston, San Francisco, and
unidentified. The majority date to when Neff was a student, 1914 to 1916.
Box 25, Folder 8
Sketches mounted on an oversize board
1914-1915
Scope and Contents
Three pencil sketches: Groyeres [sic], 1914; San Fernando Mission, 1915; a rustic
house.
Box 22, Folder 4
Student inventions
1914, 1916
Box 22, Folder 5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology yearbook with Neff
drawings
1918
Scope and Contents
Included in folder is a list of courses Neff took at M.I.T.
Cuba sketchbook, correspondence, and other material Subseries 2
1924-1972
Box 22, Folder 3
Cuba sketchbook
1924 December
Scope and Contents
Titled "Cuba Sketches," this book contains sketches of architectural details in
Cuba, with notes and photographs of buildings. Two snapshots of Wallace and Louise
Neff in Cuba.
Box 27, Folder 1
Personal correspondence
1954-1972
Box 27, Folder 1A
Financial statements
1926-1966
Box 27, Folder 2
Address/phone books
before 1982
Journals Subseries 3
1935-1963
Physical Description: 80
Volumes (4 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Wallace Neff's personal journals or daybooks (80 volumes), containing appointments,
names, phone numbers, addresses, budget calculations, sketches and design notes,
personal reminders, etc. At the back of most journals are tabulations on money spent.
Most journals cover 3 to 4 months.
Box 29
Journals
1935 September-1943 August
Box 30
Journals
1943 August-1949 September
Box 31
Journals
1949 September-1954
Professional papers Series 2
1924-1975
Physical Description: 2.5 Linear
Feet(4 boxes and 1 oversize
folder)
Scope and Contents
These are materials produced by Neff or compiled by him, related to his architecture
career. They include correspondence, files on draftsmen, awards, magazines and booklets
kept by Neff, and two articles written by Neff, with illustrations. There are also files
related to Neff's 1964 book: "Architecture of Southern California; A Selection of
Photographs, Plans, and Scale Details from the Work of Wallace Neff" (Chicago: Rand
McNally, 1964).
Arrangement
Organized in four subseries:
- Subseries 1. Correspondence, 1925-1973
- Subseries 2. Draftsmen, approximately 1953-1969
- Subseries 3. Awards/Writings, 1924-1975
- Subseries 4. Reference material, 1926-1968
Arranged chronologically within subseries.
Correspondence Subseries 1
1925-1973
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains what Neff called "general correspondence," as well as
magazine subscriptions, and copies of letters of recommendation he wrote for others.
Neff kept a carbon copy of his outgoing letters, which he filed in the same folders
with letters received. For correspondence regarding specific projects, see Series 3.
Project records: Project files.
Box 28, Folder 6
Correspondence
1951-1964
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Garrett Van Pelt.
Box 28, Folder 7
Correspondence
1965-1973
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: John C. Elliott, Nathaniel Owings, Robert Stanton, Jules
Stein, Joseph Watterson. Copy of letter from Spiro Agnew to Arthur Neff.
Box 28, Folder 8
Magazine subscriptions
approximately 1947-1962
Box 28, Folder 9
Letters of recommendation
1925-1964
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters of recommendation written by Neff, usually for draftsmen and
architects he employed.
Box 28, Folder 10
Draftsmen Subseries 2
approximately 1953-1969
Scope and Contents
Neff's file on draftsmen (and some women), includes letters of introduction, resumes,
Neff's notes, and items on stenography and typing services. See also draftsmen's
timecards in Series 3. Project Records: Project files: Hahn, Louise G., residence.
Awards/Writings Subseries 3
1924-1975
Folder OV 1
Awards
1924-1975
Physical Description: Award certificates in oversize
flat folder.
Box 27, Folder 3
American Institute of Architects - Fellow correspondence
1954-1972
Box 27, Folder 4
American Institute of Architects - Endorsement of Georgius Young
Cannon
1966
Box 27, Folder 5
"Architecture of Southern California..." book - Contracts
1963-1965
Box 27, Folder 6
"Architecture of Southern California..." book - Correspondence
1963-1968
Box 27, Folder 7
"Architecture of Southern California..." book - Draft copy
1964
Box 27, Folder 8
Article drafts - "Biological Age in Art and Nature"
1966-1971
Box 27, Folder 9
"Biological Age in Art and Nature" - Bound draft
undated
Box 28, Folder 1
Article drafts - "Principles of Proportion"
1966
Box 28, Folder 2
Article illustrations (prints and clippings)
approximately 1966
Box 53, Folder 1
Article illustrations (copy negatives)
approximately 1966
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Photographic negatives housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time
required.
Box 28, Folder 3-4
Clippings file for writings
Reference material Subseries 4
1926-1968
Box 24, Volume 9
Architectural Digest, volume 6, no. 1
1926
Scope and Contents
Neff residences: A. K. Bourne (San Marino); A. E. Burr; John W. Baer; A. L.
Schoenborn (in advertisement).
Box 24, Volume 10
Architectural Digest, volume 9, no. 4
approximately 1935
Scope and Contents
Neff residences: A. K. Bourne (Glendora); Galli-Curci (Westwood); Robert F. Garner
Jr.; Robert E. Brigham (in advertisement).
Box 24, Volume 6
Architectural Digest, volume 23, no. 2
1966 Fall
Scope and Contents
Article on Pickfair interior design.
Box 24, Volume 7
California Arts and Architecture magazine
1941 October
Scope and Contents
Article on Mrs. M. R. Osburn residence, Los Angeles, designed by Neff.
Box 24, Volume 8
Life magazine
1941 December 1
Scope and Contents
"Balloon Houses for Defense Workers Bloom in Virginia," p. 34 (Neff Airform
project).
Box 24, Volume 1
Housing: A National Security Resource, conference report
1951 January 19-20
Scope and Contents
Booklet on conference and exhibition held at the School of Architecture and
Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Two pages on the "Neff House"
(Airform construction).
Box 24, Volume 2-4
Office of Civil Defense booklets
1965-1967
Scope and Contents
Three booklets produced for the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Civil
Defense: "School boards plan for civil defense" (August 1965); "Designing shelter in
new buildings: a manual for architects on the preliminary designing of shielding
from fallout gamma radiation..." (March 1967); "National Fallout Shelter Design
Competition, community center, awards, conducted by the American Institute of
Architects" (July 1967).
Box 24, Volume 5
Panelbilt Corporation booklet
1968
Scope and Contents
Construction photographs and architectural drawings for model house project in Nova
Scotia.
Project records Series 3
1920s-1979
Physical Description: 279 Linear
Feet(23 boxes and 76 oversize
folders)
Scope and Contents
This series contains Neff's job lists, project files, architectural drawings and
renderings, and a few photographs of buildings.
Arrangement
Organized in five subseries:
- Subseries 1. Job lists, 1920s-1975
- Subseries 2. Project files, 1933-1974
- Subseries 3. Airforms, 1934-1979
- Subseries 4. Drawings, 1923-1975
- Subseries 5. Oversize photographs, approximately 1924-1960
Project files and Drawings subseries are arranged alphabetically by project name. Other
subseries are arranged by subject or chronologically.
Job lists Subseries 1
1920s-1975
Box 33, Folder 1-4
Job indexes and partial lists of clients
Box 33, Volume 1
Binder of client names and projects
Physical Description: 1 looseleaf binder
Scope and Contents
Alphabetical index of clients and projects, handwritten by Wallace Neff. Includes
names of later owners of residences.
Project files Subseries 2
1933-1974
Scope and Contents
Neff's project files contain correspondence, contracts, invoices, notes, sketches,
builder's specifications, and sometimes blueprints. Not all of Neff's projects are
represented here; the majority are from the 1940s to 1974. There are no project files
from the 1920s, and only a few from the 1930s were received, which contain a sparse
amount of material. According to Neff's son Arthur, a fire in their house's garage
destroyed many of Neff's papers from the 1920s. (Source: Diane Kanner, "Wallace Neff
and the grand houses of the Golden State" (2005), p. 213.)
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by client or project name, retaining Neff's original
arrangement.
Box 40, Folder 1
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene, residence, Los Angeles, California
1967-69
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from Edward Huntsman-Trout (landscape architect).
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. C., residence (See: Doheny, Mrs. E.
L.)
Box 40, Folder 2
Babcock, Mrs. Charles H., residence, Los Angeles, California
1955-56
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of home elevator.
Box 40, Folder 3
Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. S. W., residence, San Marino, California
1955-56
Box 40, Folder 4-5
Bassett Street School, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
1956-1958
Scope and Contents
Elementary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Includes photograph
of rendering.
Box 40, Folder 6
Bechtel, Elizabeth Hay, residence, Montecito, California
1973-74
Biographical / Historical
Neff was Senior Consulting Architect on project. Richard Bliss Nelson was
architect.
Box 40, Folder 7
Bennett, Joan, residence, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California
1936-38
General
Sometimes called the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Markey.
Box 40, Folder 8
Bergin, Mr. and Mrs. T. M., residence
1950
Scope and Contents
Appears to be a remodeling project, possibly in Beverly Hills?
Box 40, Folder 9
Bing, Mrs. Anna, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1957-59
Box 40, Folder 10
Brigham, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1936
Box 40, Folder 11
Brooks, Harold C., residence, Beverly Hills, California
1962
Scope and Contents
Includes drawings and rough sketches. Neff labeled this folder "Brooks -
Hayden."
Box 40, Folder 12
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E., residence, Bel Air, California
1957-1959
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from Raymond Page, landscape architect, and five
photographs by Neff.
Box 40, Folder 13
Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1960-62
Scope and Contents
Includes structural engineer's drawings.
Box 40, Folder 14
Colefax, Peter, residence, Bel Air, California
1958-1959
Box 40, Folder 15
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. (Carrie Estelle Doheny) - No. 11 Chester Place
residence, Los Angeles, California
1951-1952
Box 40, Folder 16
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. (Carrie Estelle Doheny) - J. C. Anderson residence,
Beverly Hills, California
1951-1952
Biographical / Historical
Daysie M. Anderson (Mrs. J. C.) was the sister of Carrie Estelle Doheny.
Box 40, Folder 17
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. (Carrie Estelle Doheny) - St. Mary's Academy, Los
Angeles, California
1948-1949
Scope and Contents
Alteration work for the Convent of the Infant Prague, (St. Mary's Academy), 2421 S.
Figueroa Street. Includes technical drawings of elevator by Otis Elevator
Company.
Box 40, Folder 18
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. (Carrie Estelle Doheny) - various projects
1945-1950
Scope and Contents
Bulk of material is related to the House of Studies project, Washington D.C. Also
items on J. C. Anderson residence; Doheny Memorial Library; No. 7 Chester Place; St.
Vincent de Paul Church, in West Adams district; Citrus Avenue residence. Some
letters from architect Samuel Marvin Smith.
Box 40, Folder 19
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. (Carrie Estelle Doheny) - various projects
1951-1954
Scope and Contents
Includes No. 7 and No. 10 Chester Place; Doheny Memorial Library; Harewood Road;
23rd Street Apartments; House of Studies, Washington D.C.
Box 41, Folder 1
Eaton, Roy, residence, Santa Barbara, California
1961-1966
Box 41, Folder 2
Elliott, John C., residence, Maui, Hawaii
1967-1973
Scope and Contents
Includes 3 color photographs of house under construction, and Neff's personal diary
of his trip there in 1967.
Box 41, Folder 3
Factor, Mrs. Bella, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1952-1972
Box 41, Folder 4
Fletcher, Dr. and Mrs. Burton, residence, Bel Air, California
1962-1964
Box 41, Folder 5
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
1955-1959
Scope and Contents
Neff is Consulting Architect on project. Some items on mosaic design, chapel, and
mausoleum.
Box 41, Folder 6
Forthmann, Mrs. Nora - Church of the Precious Blood, Los Angeles,
California
1949-1956
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Millard Sheets (artist). Two photographs of sanctuary.
Box 41, Folder 7
Forthmann, Mrs. Nora, residence, Los Angeles, California
1965-1966
Box 41, Folder 8
Forthmann, Mrs. Nora, residences, Trancas Beach, Malibu,
California
1952-1953
Scope and Contents
Three beach houses built for Nora Forthmann, Miss Annie Forthmann and Madelaine
Boyer.
Box 41, Folder 9
Frawley, Patrick, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1970-1972
Box 41, Folder 10
Garner residence
1935?
Scope and Contents
Contains one sheet titled "Garner Job," with a list of contractors. Most likely the
Robert Garner Jr. residence, San Marino (1935).
Box 41, Folder 11
Gerry, Samuel B., residence, Beverly Hills, California
1958-1959
Box 41, Folder 12
Gilbert, Arthur, residence, Los Angeles, California
1961-1962
Box 41, Folder 13
Hahn, Mrs. Louise G., residence, Beverly Hills, California
1960
Scope and Contents
Includes Neff's draftsman's time cards, with names and wages.
Box 41, Folder 14
Hahn, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L., residence, Pasadena, California
1967-1969
Box 41, Folder 15
Haigh, Dr. and Mrs. John S., residence, San Marino, California
1955-1957
Box 41, Folder 16
Haldeman, Mr. and Mrs. H. F., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1939
Box 41, Folder 17
Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel, residence, Beverly Hills,
California
1953-1955
Box 41, Folder 18
Homy, Frank, residence, Los Angeles, California
1962
Box 41, Folder 19
Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. James W., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1956-1958
Scope and Contents
Location is called Wrightwood Estates; now part of Studio City in Los Angeles.
Box 41, Folder 20
Hummel, Peter, residence, Reno, Nevada
1963-1970
Box 41, Folder 21
Hutchins, Dr. and Mrs. Robert M., residence, Montecito,
California
1955-1959
Box 41, Folder 22
Imerman, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley W., residence, Beverly Hills,
California
1936
Box 41, Folder 23
Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Willard, residence, Beverly Hills,
California
1956-1957
Scope and Contents
Includes structural engineering drawings.
Box 42, Folder 1
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California - Chapel
1945-1948
Biographical / Historical
In 1973, Loyola University became Loyola Marymount University; it is located in the
Westchester area of Los Angeles.
Box 42, Folder 2
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California - Dining Room
1945-1946
Box 42, Folder 3
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California - Dormitories
1946-1949
Box 42, Folder 4
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California - Gymnasium
1946-1948
Box 42, Folder 5
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California - Law School
1945-1946
Box 42, Folder 6
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California - Science and Students Union
buildings
1945-1947
Box 42, Folder 7
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California - Fees and accounts
1945-1948
Box 42, Folder 8
Manresa Retreat House, Azusa, California
1952-1955
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of drawings.
Box 42, Folder 9
March, Fredric, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1933
Scope and Contents
Set of complete specifications for project.
Box 42, Folder 10
Marx, Groucho, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1956-1959, 1968-1969
Box 42, Folder 11
Marx, Gummo, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1953-1956
Box 42, Folder 12
Marx, Gummo, residence, Palm Desert, California
1965-1966
Box 42, Folder 13
Marx, Harpo, residence, Palm Springs, California
1956-1957
Box 42, Folder 14
Marx, Zeppo, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1955-1957
Box 42, Folder 15
Marx, Zeppo, residence, Palm Springs, California
1956
Scope and Contents
Includes survey and contour map of site.
Box 42, Folder 16
Miller, George, residence, Palm Springs, California
1956-1957
Box 42, Folder 17
Monastery of the Angels, Los Angeles, California
1945-1948
Biographical / Historical
This was a monastery for the Dominican Nuns of Perpetual Adoration at 1977 Carmen
Place, Los Angeles.
Neff, Andrew, residence (See Subseries 3. Airforms: Andrew Neff Airform
residence).
Box 43, Folder 1
O'Bryan, Louis W., residence, Arcadia, California
1939
Box 43, Folder 2
Page, James R., residence, Los Angeles, California
1949-1950
Box 43, Folder 3
Pickford, Mary, Pickfair residence, Beverly Hills, California
1936-1946?
Scope and Contents
Only one item on Pickfair: specifications for a garage, 1936. File also contains
four handwritten cards from Mary Pickford to Neff: one photographic postcard of Mary
Pickford and husband Buddy Rogers (1937), and three Christmas cards (1944-1946?)
with photographs of Mary, Buddy, and their two children.
Box 43, Folder 4
Pomona College, Claremont, California - Edmunds Union building
1950-1952
Box 43, Folder 5
Pomona College, Claremont, California - Gymnasium
1948-1949
Box 43, Folder 6
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Philip, residence, Bel Air, California
1962-1968
Box 43, Folder 7
Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar G., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1948-1949
Box 43, Folder 8
Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar G., residence, Palm Springs,
California
1952-1956
Box 43, Folder 9-10
Singleton, Dr. and Mrs. Henry E., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1969-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Thomas D. Church (landscape architect) and Edward
Huntsman-Trout (landscape architect). Also engineering drawings.
Box 43, Folder 11-12
Straus, Mr. and Mrs. Robert K., residence, Santa Barbara,
California
1968-1970
Scope and Contents
Includes structural engineering drawings and items from Jorge de Mattos
(architect).
Box 43, Folder 13
Vidor, King, residence gate house and stables, Los Angeles,
California
1937
Scope and Contents
One item - builder's contract.
Box 43, Folder 14
Wilson, Howard G., residence
1965-1967
Scope and Contents
Location unidentified. Includes structural engineering drawings.
Box 43, Folder 15
Woodward, John A., residence, Los Angeles, California
1956-1958
Box 43, Folder 16
Zanuck, Darryl, residence, Santa Monica, California
1937
Scope and Contents
One item - agreement between contractor and owner.
Airforms Subseries 3
1934-1979
Scope and Contents
Includes files and correspondence with Airform manufacturers, builders, and clients,
as well as patent and license files. Some drawings and photographs are attached to
letters in these files; they are noted in descriptions.
Arrangement
Files kept in Neff's original subject arrangement.
Biographical / Historical
In 1941, Neff invented the Airform or "Bubble house," a low-cost concrete, domed
house made by inflating a rubber-coated fabric balloon, then blowing concrete and
other insulation over a reinforcing mesh on the balloon. Once the concrete dried, the
form was deflated and removed through a door or window. Neff developed the idea to
address the housing crisis created by the Great Depression. Neff's Airform
construction did not really take off in the United States, but was licensed to use
internationally, including in Africa, Mexico, and Portugal.
Box 34, Folder 1-15
Airforms - Correspondence
1941-1956
Scope and Contents
Includes 5 photographs of Airforms being built in Portugal. Attached to letter from
Adolf K. N. Waterval, A.I.A., July 24, 1955 (Folder 10).
Box 35, Folder 1-6
Airforms - Correspondence
1957-1964
Box 35, Folder 8
Balfour, Guthrie and Co.
1949-1951
Box 35, Folder 9
Colonel L. B. Barrington
1948-1954
Box 35, Folder 10-11
William H. Campbell / W. G. Duncan
1944-1949
Box 35, Folder 12
Featherlike Pneumatic Products Co.
1945-1950
Box 35, Folder 13
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
1950-1957
Box 35, Folder 14
Hipp Brothers Grain Co.
1958
Box 35, Folder 15
Guy Martin / Duncan Lee
1946-1949
Box 35, Folder 16
Andrew Neff Airform residence
1946-1952
Box 36, Folder 2
Pacific Linen Supply Co. Airform building
1943-1944
Box 36, Folder 3
Pneumatic Coatings Co.
1945-1946
Box 36, Folder 4-5
Preload Corporation
1946-1949, 1954, 1958
Box 36, Folder 6-7
Manuel Reachi
1948-1955
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence with Reachi and associates in Mexico. Also includes 3
Airform working drawings and 7 small photographs of an Airform building (possibly a
school in Mexico City?).
Box 36, Folder 8
Airform patents - Copies and lists
1934-1958
Box 36, Folder 9
Airform patents - Applications and petitions
1941-1944
Scope and Contents
Contains renderings of various Airform structures.
Box 36, Folder 10
Airform patents and attorney fees
1941-1947
Box 36, Folder 13
Airform patents - Billner/Neff interference
1941-1943
Scope and Contents
Legal correspondence and documents regarding a patent interference case: Karl F.
Billner vs. Wallace Neff. Materials describe when Neff first thought of and
discussed his balloon construction idea, and other details of his invention.
Box 36, Folder 16
Airform patents - Lyon & Lyon patent lawyers
1944-1945
Box 37, Folder 9
Airform patents - Payments made
1949-1954
Scope and Contents
This file contains two ledgers of accounting and summaries in Neff's handwriting.
See Airform - Correspondence (Boxes 34-35) for other patent correspondence and
documents for 1953 to 1959.
Box 37, Folder 11
Airform patents
1960-1963
Box 37, Folder 12
Airform patents
1964-1969
Box 37, Folder 13-14
License agreements
1943-1964
Scope and Contents
Some agreements were filed with Airform - Correspondence (Boxes 34-35).
Box 38, Folder 1
Airform construction writings by Neff
approximately 1939-1958
Box 38, Folder 2
Technical data file
approximately 1943-1962
Box 38, Folder 3
Costs and estimates
approximately 1946-1952
Box 38, Folder 4-5
Pneumatic forms - Estimates
1958-1964
Scope and Contents
Some letters addressed to Neff's son Arthur L. Neff, when he was president of
Pneumatic International, Inc. at 5927 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles (Wallace Neff's
business address). Arthur L. Neff (1932-1994) was Neff's youngest son.
Box 38, Folder 6
Airform brochures
approximately 1942-1956
Box 38, Folder 7
Airform International Construction Corporation brochures
1953
Box 38, Folder 8-9
Thin Shell Concrete Construction (Airform) - Information
booklets
1965-1979
Scope and Contents
Typewritten booklets, approximately 40 pages, written by Wallace Neff. Title page
says "General Information, Instructions and Typical Specifications."
Box 38, Folder 10
Airforms - Drawings
approximately 1941-1959
Scope and Contents
Sketches, blueprints, tracing paper drawings, copies of drawings and renderings.
Additional drawings are attached to correspondence or other files in the Airforms
series.
Box 38, Folder 11
Airforms - Drawing, Concrete silo
1950
Scope and Contents
Copy of drawing and specifications by Airform Corporation.
Box 38, Folder 12
Airforms - Newspaper and magazine clippings
1941-1967
Box 39, Folder 1
Airforms - Photographs, Falls Church, Virginia
1941
Scope and Contents
Mostly construction images of first Airform houses built.
Box 39, Folder 2
Airforms - Photographs, Africa
approximately 1949-1950
Scope and Contents
Includes Neff in ceremony with King of Egypt, 1949.
Box 39, Folder 3
Airforms - Photographs, Mexico
approximately 1948-1950s
Scope and Contents
Neff appears in some photographs in Mexico City with associates. Includes a group
of snapshots taken by Neff of Airforms, people, beaches, housing, and aerial shots
from an airplane window.
Box 39, Folder 4
Airforms - Photographs, Portugal
1955-1957
Scope and Contents
A binder of 60 photographs of Airform construction in Portugal. The first page
begins with a copy of a letter from Jose de Lemos, and his photograph is at the
back.
Box 39, Folder 5
Airforms - Photographs, various
approximately 1940s-1960s
Scope and Contents
A variety of mostly professional photographs, some unidentified. Neff and other
people appear in some images. Some photographs by Maynard Parker.
Box 23, Volume 2
Airform scrapbook
1943-1961
Scope and Contents
Contains drawings, clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to Airform
construction. Includes two loose blueprint drawings (folded) of Airform elevations
and floor plans, 1960.
Drawings Subseries 4
1923-1975
Scope and Contents
This series contains architectural working drawings and renderings of buildings. The
drawings are rolled or in flat folders, and the number of surviving drawings for each
project varies. Renderings are in pencil, paint, or other media.
Box 1, Roll 1
Airform, Type "A" House
1942 December
Scope and Contents
4 drawings: Foundation and roof plan, floor plan, elevations, sections,
details.
Box 1, Roll 1a
Airform, Type "A" House: Two Bedroom House
undated
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: Foundation and floor plan, details.
Box 1, Roll 1b
Airform, Pneumatic Shelter
1951
Scope and Contents
4 drawings: Elevations, floor plans, sections.
Box 1, Roll 3
Airform: Balloon House: Type "E" House, Litchfield Park,
Arizona
1942
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: Floor plans, elevations, details. Case Construction Company,
contractors; Neff System.
Box 1, Roll 3a
Airform: Balloon House: Type "E-2" Concrete, Litchfield Park,
Arizona
1942
Scope and Contents
2 drawings: Floor and framing plans, elevations, sections details. For South West
Cotton Company.
Box 1, Roll 3b
Airform: Balloon House: Type "F" House, Litchfield Park,
Arizona
1941?
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: Floor plans, elevations. Case Construction Company, contractors; Neff
System.
Box 1, Roll 3c
Airform: Balloon House: Type "F" House, Litchfield Park,
Arizona
1941
Scope and Contents
2 drawings and 2 prints: Floor plans, elevations, sections, details. Case
Construction Company, contractors; Neff System copyright 1941 by Wallace Neff.
Box 1, Roll 3d
Airform: Falls Church, Virginia
1941?
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: Project details.
Box 4, Roll 25, 25a-b
Airform: Fairfax County House for Defense Homes Corporation
1941 and undated
Scope and Contents
19 drawings: Details of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company pneumatic Airform (7);
Type "E" house (9); Balloon House variations (3).
Folder OV 2A-B
Airform construction drawing, lettered in Spanish
approximately
late-1940s-1950s
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: Elevations and plans.
Folder OV 19
Airform Housing Construction: presentation board
approximately 1955
Scope and Contents
1 floor plan and 3 photographs mounted on board. Labeled "Wallace Neff, architect,
F.A.I.A., Pneumatic International Inc.," with Neff's office address, 5927 Franklin
Avenue, Hollywood.
Folder OV 26
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. C., residence, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles,
California (Job 204)
1926
Scope and Contents
10 oversize drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections,
details.
Folder OV 27
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. C., residence: Garage and servants' quarters (Job
204a)
1926
Scope and Contents
4 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 28
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. C., residence: Additions (Job 396)
1940, 1949
Scope and Contents
11 drawings: Additions made in 1940 and 1949.
Box 1, Roll 4
Bechtel, Elizabeth Hay, residence, Santa Barbara, California
1974
Scope and Contents
12 drawings: Preliminary drawings, plans, elevations. Names listed: Wallace Neff,
Architect, Los Angeles; Ernest Hochfeld, Associate Architect, Los Angeles; Richard
B. Nelson, Project Architect, Santa Barbara. (Location sometimes cited as Birnam
Woods, Montecito.)
Box 25, Folder 9
Bechtel, Elizabeth Hay, Guest house, Santa Barbara, California
1973
Scope and Contents
1 rendering.
Folder OV 3
Bechtel, Elizabeth Hay, Bath house, Santa Barbara, California
1973 April 23
Scope and Contents
1 drawing.
Folder OV 29
Beilenson, Lawrence, House no. 2, Gramercy Place, Hollywood, California
(Job 362)
1936
Scope and Contents
9 drawings: Plot plan, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections,
details.
Box 12, Roll 89
Benedict, A. R., residence, Pasadena, California (Job 166)
1925
Scope and Contents
7 drawings: Floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 30
Bourne, Arthur K., residence, Palm Springs, California (Job
327)
1933
Scope and Contents
15 drawings: Plot plan, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Drawings say "Desert Ranch House."
Box 25, Folder 5
Bourne, Arthur K., residence, Palm Springs, California
1933
Scope and Contents
1 watercolor rendering by Carl Oscar Borg.
Folder OV 31
Bourne, Arthur K., residence, San Marino, California (Job 144)
1924-1925
Scope and Contents
8 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections. Includes garage, auto
shed and lath house.
Folder OV 25
Bourne, Arthur K., residence, San Marino, California (Job 144)
1924 October 8
Scope and Contents
1 oversize drawing encased in mylar. Plot plan of property between Lombardy Road
and California Avenue.
Box 1, Roll 7
Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. H. J., residence, Trancas Beach, Malibu,
California
1952
Scope and Contents
15 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. One
of three houses built next to each other; see Forthmann, Nora and Annie for the
other two.
Separated Materials
See additional drawings of the Boyer/Forthmann residences in Series 5. Additional
donations, Box 13, Roll 7c-g.
Folder OV 32
Brigham, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E., residence, Los Angeles, California (Job
360)
1936
Scope and Contents
6 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 2, Roll 9
Brown, Clarence, residence (alterations to King Gillette house), Stokes
Canyon, Calabasas, California (Job 260A)
1937
Scope and Contents
2 drawings: Floor plan and details of renovations. A ranch house originally
designed by Neff for King C. Gillette in 1929. Gillette died in 1932 and in 1935,
film director Clarence Brown purchased the estate and hired Neff to do
renovations.
Box 2, Roll 10b
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E., residence, Bel Air, California
1958
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: Plan for wrought iron gate.
Box 21, Folder 6
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E., residence, Bel Air
approximately 1957
Scope and Contents
1 painted rendering on board. Signed in pencil by Neff.
Box 2, Roll 10, 10a
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E., residence, Newport Beach,
California
1975
Scope and Contents
12 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Location cited as "Irvine Ranch" (now Newport Beach).
Folder OV 4
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E., residence, Newport Beach
1975
Scope and Contents
1 copy of a rendering.
Folder OV 33
Bryant, Susanna Bixby, residence, Rancho Santa Ana, California (Job
236)
1927
Scope and Contents
7 drawings: Basement and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 33
Buffum, George, residence, Altadena, California (Job 121)
1923
Scope and Contents
7 photocopies of drawings: Floor plans, elevations, details. Copy negatives of same
are in cold storage: Box 53, folder 2. Originals not in collection.
Box 2, Roll 12, 12a
Burden, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley, (additions and alterations to Fredric March
house), Beverly Hills, California
approximately 1950
Scope and Contents
22 drawings: Plot and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. Renovations to
the Fredric March house, designed by Neff in 1934.
Folder OV 34
California Security Loan Corporation building, Pasadena, California (Job
179)
1925
Scope and Contents
11 drawings of a bank building: Basement and floor plans, elevations, sections,
details.
Box 3, Roll 14
Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1961
Scope and Contents
59 drawings: Plot, basement and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 22
Chaplin, Charles, and Paulette Goddard, proposed alterations to residence,
Beverly Hills, California
1939
Scope and Contents
1 drawing.
Box 3, Roll 15
Chudacoff, Mr. and Mrs. L. A., residence, Beverly Hills,
California
1951
Scope and Contents
15 drawings: Plot and floor plans, elevations, details.
Box 3, Roll 16
D'Dal, Mr. and Mrs. Allen, residence, Hidden Valley, California
undated
Scope and Contents
5 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 12, Roll 88
Delano, H. L., residence, Pasadena, California
1923
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of 6 drawings.
Folder OV 35, Folder OV 36
Doheny, Mrs. E. L.: Doheny Library, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo,
California (Job 393)
1939, 1958, 1961
Scope and Contents
20 drawings: Elevations, plans and preliminary drawings for proposed additions.
Box 3, Roll 17a
Doheny, Mrs. E. L.: Doheny Library
1939
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: South and west elevations.
Folder OV 37
Doheny, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.: Ferndale Ranch house (Job 270), Garage (Job
391)
1929, 1939
Scope and Contents
2 drawings: Plot plans, elevations of house (1929), and 1 drawing of garage
(1939).
Folder OV 186
Doheny, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.: Ferndale Ranch house
approximately 1929
Scope and Contents
1 large blue line rendering of the house, with a note on the drawing by Neff,
possibly addressed to the Dohenys.
Folder OV 37
Doheny, Mrs. E. L.: House of Studies, Catholic University of America,
Washington, D.C. (Job 394)
1940
Scope and Contents
6 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, details.
Folder OV 15
Doheny, Mrs. E. L.: Design for a Gilt Reliquary
1920s?
Scope and Contents
1 drawing of a decorative reliquary, commissioned by Mrs. Doheny for St. Vincent de
Paul Church, Los Angeles.
Folder OV 16
Doheny, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.: Suggestion for Mausoleum
undated
Scope and Contents
Pencil rendering.
Box 25, Folder 4
Doheny, Edward L., Jr., rendering of a residence never built
1928 or 1929
Scope and Contents
Watercolor rendering attributed to Carl Oscar Borg.
Folder OV 38
Duff, Mr. and Mrs. Warren, residence, Los Angeles, California (Job
401)
1940-1941
Scope and Contents
12 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. Three
drawings say "Merton job."
Box 4, Roll 22
Factor, Mrs. R. (Bella), Bathhouse, Beverly Hills, California
1953
Scope and Contents
6 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 4, Roll 22a
Factor, Mrs. R. (Bella), Additions to Bathhouse, Beverly Hills,
California
1967
Scope and Contents
5 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 39
Fairbanks, Douglas, residence project (not built), "Rancho Zorro," Rancho
Santa Fe, California (Job 310)
approximately 1934
Scope and Contents
3 drawings: Partial floor plan, details.
Folder OV 9
Fairbanks, Douglas, residence project (not built), "Rancho Zorro," Rancho
Santa Fe
1934
Scope and Contents
1 rendering.
Folder OV 39
Fairbanks, Douglas, Ranch Manager's House, "Rancho Zorro," Rancho Santa Fe,
California (Job 310a)
1931 November
Scope and Contents
6 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 4, Roll 26
Fletcher, Dr. and Mrs. Burton, residence, Bel Air, California
1962
Scope and Contents
11 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 1, Roll 7a, 7b
Forthmann, Mrs. Nora, and Miss Annie Forthmann, residences, Trancas Beach,
Malibu, California
1952
Scope and Contents
Drawings for two of three houses built next to each other. For the third house, see
Boyer residence.
Separated Materials
See additional drawings of the Boyer/Forthmann residences in Series 5. Additional
donations, Box 13, Roll 7c-g.
Folder OV 6
Frawley, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick, Gate and grille, Holmby Hills,
California
1969, 1972
Scope and Contents
3 drawings: Details and elevations of wrought iron gate and grille at front
door.
Box 4, Roll 27
Frawley, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick, revised new counter in lavatory
1972
Scope and Contents
3 drawings: Remodeling details. This house was the McNaughton House by architect
Gordon B. Kaufmann (now destroyed).
Box 5, Roll 28
Galli-Curci, Amelita, residence, Calle de Oro, La Jolla,
California
1962
Scope and Contents
2 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, specifications, details.
For Galli-Curci's houses in Westwood and Rancho Santa Fe, see: Samuels, Mr. and Mrs.
Homer.
Box 5, Roll 29
Gerry, Samuel B., residence, Beverly Hills, California
1958
Scope and Contents
15 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, specifications,
details.
Box 5, Roll 30
Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur, residence, Los Angeles,
California
1961-1962
Scope and Contents
13 drawings: Plot and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 40
Gillette, Mr. and Mrs. King, residence, Stokes Canyon, Calabasas,
California (Jobs 260, 267, 269)
1928-1929
Scope and Contents
17 drawings: Plot plan and map to property; basement and foundation; first and
second floor plans, structural details, elevations, millwork details, garage
building elevations and interiors, stables plans. See also Brown, Clarence (remodel
of same house).
Folder OV 42
Goetz, Mr. and Mrs. William, residence, Bel Air, California (Job
296)
1930
Scope and Contents
7 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 43
Goetz, Mr. and Mrs. William, residence, Bel Air, California: Alterations
and additions
1930-1939
Scope and Contents
14 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, alterations, details. Includes alterations
to nursery wing and amusement wing.
Box 5, Roll 32
Hahn, Mrs. Louise G., residence, Beverly Hills, California
1960
Scope and Contents
14 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 6, Roll 33
Haigh, Dr. and Mrs. John S., residence, San Marino, California
1947
Scope and Contents
29 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 6, Roll 34, 34a
Haigh, Dr. and Mrs. John S., residence, San Marino, California
1961
Scope and Contents
35 drawings: 1 presentation drawing; plot, foundation, basement and floor plans,
elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 44
Haldeman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F., residence, Los Angeles, California (Jobs
389, 405)
1939, 1941
Scope and Contents
14 drawings: Plot, foundation, floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 25, Folder 10
Haldeman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F., residence, Los Angeles
approximately 1939
Scope and Contents
1 painted rendering.
Box 6, Roll 35a
Haldeman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F., residence: "Alterations on Job 405 for
Charles Babcock"
1955
Scope and Contents
2 drawings, possibly for a later owner.
Folder OV 22
Harmon, Tom, residence
1970
Scope and Contents
1 rendering of a house renovation project. Location unidentified.
Folder OV 21
Harriman, W. Averell, Ski Lodge at Sun Valley, Idaho
1940
Scope and Contents
1 painted rendering by Carl Oscar Borg.
Box 6, Roll 36
Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. Sam, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1957
Scope and Contents
15 drawings: Plot, foundation, floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 6, Roll 36a
Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. Sam, residence: "Additions to Sam Hayden house for
Brooks"
undated
Scope and Contents
3 drawings, possibly for a later owner.
Box 21, Folder 6
Hirsch, Herman, residence, Beverly Hills, California
1938
Scope and Contents
2 renderings: a painting on board and an ink drawing. Both signed "C.H."
Box 7, Roll 37
Hornstein, Myrtle A., residence, Los Angeles, California (Job
27)
undated
Scope and Contents
10 drawings: Plot, foundation, floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Sometimes spelled Hornstine.
Box 21, Folder 4
Hotel Las Vegas, design for a project never built
undated
Scope and Contents
1 copy of a rendering. Identification provided by Wallace Neff Jr.; no writing on
drawing.
Box 7, Roll 38
Hummel, Mr. and Mrs. Peter, residence, Reno, Nevada
1962
Scope and Contents
19 drawings: Plot, foundation, floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 21, Folder 4
Hummel, Mr. and Mrs. Peter, residence, Reno
approximately 1962
Scope and Contents
1 color rendering of interior.
Folder OV 45
Jaffe, Samuel, residence, Beverly Hills, California (Job 371)
1937
Scope and Contents
10 drawings: Plot, foundation, floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 7, Roll 40
Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Willard, residence, Beverly Hills,
California
1956
Scope and Contents
13 drawings: Two presentation drawings; plot, foundation and floor plans,
elevations, sections, details.
Box 7, Roll 41
Kunin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry, residence, Los Angeles, California
1948
Scope and Contents
7 drawings: Floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 7, Roll 42
Kunin, Myron, residence, Bel Air, California (Job 38)
1950
Scope and Contents
8 drawings.
Folder OV 46
Libbey, Edward D., Stables, Ojai, California (Job 108)
1923
Scope and Contents
6 drawings: Foundation, floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 8, Roll 45
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California: Dormitory Building 1 and
Building 2
1946 March
Scope and Contents
26 drawings: Site, plot, foundation, and floor plan, elevations, sections, details.
Name later changed to Loyola Marymount University.
Folder OV 7
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California: Dormitory Chapel
Approximately 1946
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: Detail of sanctuary.
Box 8, Roll 44
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California: Gymnasium
1948 March
Scope and Contents
16 drawings: Site, plot, foundation, and floor plan, elevations, sections, details.
Location cited as "Playa del Rey."
Box 8, Roll 46
Loyola University, Los Angeles, California: Downtown College, Grand Avenue,
between 11th and 12th Streets (Job 452)
1945-1946
Scope and Contents
Sometimes this project is called Law School. 31 drawings: Plot, basement and floor
plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 8, Roll 47
Manresa Retreat House, Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, California
1956
Scope and Contents
17 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. Also
called Manresa Chapel.
Folder OV 8
Manresa Retreat House
1954 February 17
Scope and Contents
1 drawing of chapel interior, with elevations.
Folder OV 47
March, Fredric, residence, Beverly Hills, California (Job 331)
1933-1934
Scope and Contents
14 drawings: Plot and floor plans, elevations, sections, details; heating and air
conditioning plans; engineering drawing. See also Burden, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley:
renovation of same house.
Box 9, Roll 48a
March, Fredric, residence, Beverly Hills, California (Job 331)
undated
Scope and Contents
8 drawings: Details.
Folder OV 48, Folder OV 49
Markey, Mr. and Mrs. Gene (Joan Bennett) residence, Holmby Hills,
California (Job 366)
1936-1937; approximately
1940
Scope and Contents
30 drawings: Plot and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. Gene Markey was
the husband of actress Joan Bennett; they divorced in 1937. Two drawings are marked
"Additions for Mr. and Mrs. W. Wanger"; Bennett married Walter Wanger in 1940.
Box 9, Roll 51
Marx, Groucho, residence, Trousdale Estates, Beverly Hills,
California
1956
Scope and Contents
11 drawings: Plot, foundation, and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 9, Roll 50
Marx, Harpo, residence, Palm Springs, California
approximately 1956
Scope and Contents
12 drawings: Plot and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 50
Marx, Zeppo, residence, "Wonder Estates" subdivision, Palm Springs,
California
1955 December
Scope and Contents
5 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 50
Merton, Mrs. Ivy, Gazebo and garden wall, Pacific Palisades,
California
1941
Scope and Contents
1 drawing: Elevations and details.
Folder OV 51
Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. C. A., residence, Los Angeles, California (Job
241)
1927
Scope and Contents
12 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 52
Miller, George, residence, Bel Air, California (Job 379)
1937-1938
Scope and Contents
18 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 10, Roll 57
Miller, George, residence, Palm Springs, California
1956
Scope and Contents
11 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 53
Millikan, Mr. and Mrs. Clark B., residence, La Canada Flintridge,
California (Job 309)
1931, 1937
Scope and Contents
8 drawings: Plot, foundation, basement, and floor plans, elevations, sections,
details. 2 drawings dated 1937.
Box 10, Roll 58
Monastery of the Angels, Carmen Avenue and Carmen Place, Los Angeles,
California (Job 22)
1948
Scope and Contents
19 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. This
was a convent for Dominican Sisters.
Folder OV 54
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D., residence, Pasadena, California (Job
222)
1926-1927
Scope and Contents
9 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. Neff
designed this house for his parents.
Folder OV 55
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, own residence, Altadena, California
1923
Scope and Contents
5 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations.
Folder OV 56
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, own residence, San Marino, California (Job
253)
1928
Scope and Contents
9 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 10, Roll 62
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. William (Mina Braly), residence, San Marino,
California
1945-1946
Scope and Contents
26 drawings: Plot, foundation, and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Blueprints say Foss Building & Construction Company.
Folder OV 57
Neff-Ruppel Building, Pasadena, California (Job 255)
1928-1929
Scope and Contents
10 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details, revisions.
Neff's architectural offices, built with Frederick Ruppel, who also had his practice
there.
Box 21, Folder 4
Neil, William P., residence, rendering (copy)
undated
Folder OV 58
Niblo, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, residence, Beverly Hills, California (Job
215)
1926
Scope and Contents
8 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 25, Folder 1
Niblo, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, residence
1926?
Scope and Contents
1 loose design sketch by Neff.
Folder OV 59
Ojai Valley Country Club, Ojai, California
1923 June
Scope and Contents
9 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details, revisions.
Later called the Ojai Valley Inn.
Folder OV 60
Osborn, Mrs. M. R., residence, Los Angeles, California (Job
402)
1940
Scope and Contents
12 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. Also
spelled Osburn elsewhere in collection.
Folder OV 22
Osborn, Mrs. M. R., residence, Los Angeles
1940
Scope and Contents
1 rendering by Frank Jamison.
Box 21, Folder 4
Our Mother of Good Counsel Church
undated
Scope and Contents
1 copy of a rendering.
Folder OV 61
Pacific Linen Supply: Marking and Sorting Building, 901-907 E. 8th Street,
Los Angeles, California
1943 August
Scope and Contents
5 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 62
Pickfair, residence of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Beverly Hills,
California (Job 231)
1928-1941
Scope and Contents
17 drawings: Plot and floor plans, proposed changes, guest wing. Includes various
alterations over years.
Folder OV 63
Pickfair: Alterations (Job 231A)
1931-1932
Scope and Contents
2 drawings: Alterations at front entrance and basement.
Folder OV 63
Pickfair: Additions and alterations (Job 404)
1941
Scope and Contents
8 drawings: Floor plans, covered drive, elevations.
Folder OV 64
Pickfair: Garage building (Job 363)
1936
Scope and Contents
6 drawings: Garage plot plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 9
Pickford, Mary, mausoleum rendering
undated
Scope and Contents
Pencil rendering of a mausoleum that Neff designed at Pickford's request.
Box 3, Roll 21
Pomona College, Claremont, California: Edmunds Union Building
addition
1950
Scope and Contents
27 drawings: Plot, basement and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 65, Folder OV 66
Pomona College, Claremont, California: Gymnasium
1949-1950
Scope and Contents
26 drawings: Plot, location, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections,
details.
Folder OV 67
Pressman, Dr. and Mrs., residence, Holmby Hills, California: Alterations
and additions (Job 364, 364a)
1936-1937
Scope and Contents
17 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 2A-B
Reachi, Manuel, rendering of a residence never built, Ensenada,
Mexico
1954
Scope and Contents
Design includes a concrete Airform element.
Box 11, Roll 71
Reed, Mrs. Philip, residence, Bel Air, California
1968
Scope and Contents
14 drawings: Structural, preliminary schemes plan, floor plans, elevations,
sections, details. Drawings say Wallace Neff and Jorge de Mattos, architects.
Folder OV 68, Folder OV 69
Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul K., residence, San Marino, California (Job
284)
1929
Scope and Contents
14 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 70
Saint Elizabeth Church, Altadena, California (Job 180)
1925
Scope and Contents
12 drawings: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections. Drawings labeled
"Reverend W. E. Corr, pastor."
Folder OV 71
Samuels, Mr. and Mrs. Homer (Amelita Galli-Curci), Los Parideras, Rancho
Santa Fe, California (Job 29)
1948
Scope and Contents
11 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 10
Samuels, Mr. and Mrs. Homer, residence, Rancho Santa Fe
undated
Scope and Contents
1 rendering titled "Country Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Homer Samuels."
Folder OV 72, Folder OV 73
Samuels, Mr. and Mrs. Homer (Amelita Galli-Curci), residence, Westwood,
California (Job 355, 383, 383A)
1935-1941
Scope and Contents
25 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Includes alterations and additions dated 1938, 1941 (Jobs 383, 383A).
Folder OV 11
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. John, residence, Sun Valley, Idaho
1963
Scope and Contents
2 drawings.
Box 11, Roll 76
Singleton, Dr. and Mrs. Henry E., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1968
Scope and Contents
24 drawings: Plot, foundation, basement and floor plans, elevations, sections,
details.
Box 21, Folder 4
Singleton, Dr. and Mrs. Henry E., residence, Los Angeles
undated
Scope and Contents
1 copy of a rendering.
Folder OV 74
Snow Valley Sports Lodge, San Bernardino County, California (Job
392)
1939
Scope and Contents
10 drawings: Sketches, plot and floor plans, elevations, sections.
Folder OV 20
Snow Valley Sports Lodge
1939
Scope and Contents
1 painted rendering by Arthur Clough.
Folder OV 22
Straus, Robert K., residence, Santa Barbara, California
1969
Scope and Contents
1 rendering of living room.
Box 25, Folder 6
Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Robert, rendering of a residence never
built
approximately 1945
General
A print copy is in Box 21, folder 4.
Folder OV 75
Thorne, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H., residence, Pasadena, California (Job
257)
1928, 1934
Scope and Contents
10 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details. Built
1928, alterations in 1934.
Folder OV 24
Thorne, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.: Alterations to residence; full scale
details of library
1934 November 21
Scope and Contents
1 oversize drawing, encased in mylar.
Box 11, Roll 81
Tragerman, Dr. and Mrs. J. C., residence, Los Angeles, California (Job
33)
1949
Scope and Contents
13 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 76
Vidor, Mr. and Mrs. King, residence, Los Angeles, California (Job
238)
1927-1928
Scope and Contents
8 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 11, Roll 83
Wilson, [Howard G.?], residence
1967
Scope and Contents
10 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 12
Wilson, Howard G., residence
1968
Scope and Contents
2 sketches.
Folder OV 13
Winchell, Mr. and Mrs. Verne, rendering of a residence never
built
1973
General
A print copy is in Box 21, folder 4.
Box 12, Roll 87
Winters, H. L., residence, La Canada Flintridge, California (Job
178)
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of 10 drawings.
Box 12, Roll 84
Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. John A., residence, Los Angeles,
California
1956
Scope and Contents
10 drawings: Plot and foundation plans, elevations, sections, details.
Folder OV 14
Zanuck, Darryl, proposed ranch house, Beverly Hills, California
1941
Scope and Contents
1 painted rendering by Frank Jamison.
Folder OV 77
Zanuck, Darryl, Beach House, Santa Monica, California (Job 368)
1936
Scope and Contents
12 drawings: Plot, foundation and floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Unidentified Drawings
1920s?-1972
Folder OV 23
Drawing of interior titled "Elevation toward Bedroom"
1931 September 23
Scope and Contents
1 oversize drawing.
Box 25, Folder 3
Drawing of room with fireplace
Box 25, Folder 2
Floor plan of unidentified house with two covered porches (photostat
copy)
Box 25, Folder 7
Sketch of a courtyard with cart, signed by Neff
1920s?
Folder OV 17
Series of 10 studies and sketches of a house
Folder OV 5
Color rendering of an unidentified house
Box 25, Folder 11
Working drawings of a residence (Moran?)
Scope and Contents
11 drawings of floor plans, elevations, details. One drawing of interior details
has client name: Mr. and Mrs. Moran.
Folder OV 18
Renderings, miscellaneous
1972; undated
Scope and Contents
Renderings of unidentified residences and one apartment building or hotel. All
undated except one: signed by Neff, March 17, 1972.
Box 21, Folder 5
Renderings (copies), miscellaneous
1956; undated
Scope and Contents
Renderings of unidentified buildings: an Airform structure with spire and tower;
a one-story residence dated 1956, and four other unidentified residences.
Oversize photographs Subseries 5
approximately 1924-1960
Scope and Contents
Large photographic prints of Neff buildings, 16 x 20 inches and slightly smaller, in
color, and in black and white. They are mostly copies, with a few original photographs
by William M. Clarke, Padilla Studios, and Maynard Parker. There is one portrait of
Amelita Galli-Curci. The bulk of building photographs are in Series 4. Wallace Neff
Jr. Papers: Research files and photographs.
Box 14
Oversize photographs, various
Scope and Contents
Residences: Warren B. Duff, King Gillette, Amelita Galli-Curci (Rancho Santa Fe and
Westwood). Other: Doheny Library, House of Studies (Washington D.C.), and a signed
portrait of Galli-Curci in opera costume by Samuel Lumiere.
Box 15
Oversize photographs, residences
Scope and Contents
Residences: William Goetz, Myrtle Hornstein, George Miller, and Marion-Thomson.
Box 16
Oversize photographs, residences
Scope and Contents
Residences: Wallace Neff (own house, San Marino), Robert K. Straus, King Vidor
(1928 and 1936 houses), Sol Wurtzel.
Box 20
Oversize photographs, residences and Airforms
Scope and Contents
Residences: Joan Bennett, Berkeley Avenue (San Marino), Arthur K. Bourne (San
Marino), Ralph Chandler, Airform buildings under construction (4 images).
Box 21, Folder 1-3
Oversize photographs, residences and Manresa Chapel.
Scope and Contents
Residences: Robert Garner, Henry Haldeman, Stanley Imerman, Loyola University
Gymnasium, Harry Kunin, Fredric March, Clark B. Millikan, George Miller, Fred Niblo,
George O. Noble, Pickfair, Paul Richter, Mrs. Floyd Turner. Other: Manresa Chapel
(or Manresa Jesuit Retreat House).
Box 17
Matted photographs, residences
Scope and Contents
Primarily 8 x 10-inch prints in cardboard mats. Residences: 581 Berkeley Avenue
(San Marino), Arthur K. Bourne (San Marino), Wilbur Collins, H. L. Delano, Philip S.
Doane. Others: Doheny Library, Libbey Stables (photograph of a rendering).
Box 18
Matted photographs, residences and Neff-Ruppel building.
Scope and Contents
Primarily 8 x 10-inch prints in cardboard mats. Residences: Marion-Thomson, Clark
B. Millikan, Wallace Neff (own residence, San Marino). Other: Neff-Ruppel
building.
Box 19
Matted photographs, residences and Ojai Valley Country Club
Scope and Contents
Primarily 8 x 10-inch prints in cardboard mats. Residences: Fred Niblo, George O.
Noble, Robert K. Straus, Parker Toms, King Gillette ranch. Other: Ojai Valley
Country Club.
Wallace Neff Jr. papers Series 4
approximately 1910-2008
Physical Description: 628 Linear
Feet(17 boxes and 185 oversize
folders)
Scope and Contents
These files were compiled by Wallace Neff Jr. as he did research on his father's houses
and buildings for a book he published in 1986. Materials include photographs, Neff Jr.'s
notes on past and present owners, correspondence from homeowners, newspaper and magazine
articles, photocopies of floor plans and drawings, and miscellaneous printed material.
Most files contain the street address and notes as to whether the building still exists,
was torn down, or remodeled. Some photographs and clippings in these files were probably
originally part of Neff's own files, and were moved while Neff Jr. was working on his
book. These include photographs by Maynard Parker, Hiller Studios, and Padilla Studios,
dating from the 1920s to 1940s. There are also snapshots taken by Neff Jr. on site
visits and some images received from homeowners. Neff Jr. also occasionally hired
professionals to photograph houses or copy older photographs, usually photographer
Roland Lee, whose stamp is on some prints.
Biographical / Historical
Wallace Neff Jr. (1930-2013), known as "Wally," was born in Pasadena, the second of
three children of Louise Up de Graff Neff and Wallace Neff. He attended Claremont Men's
College and entered the army after graduation. He spent most of his life living in
Laguna Beach, California, where he worked as a realtor. He was passionate about ensuring
his father's architectural legacy and worked for decades researching and compiling his
book "Wallace Neff: Architect of California's Golden Age," published in 1986. He gave
many talks on his father at various local events, and donated his father's papers and
drawings to the Huntington Library in 2006, along with his own research files.
Arrangement
Organized in four subseries:
- Subseries 1. Biographical: Neff and family, approximately 1912-2008
- Subseries 2. Research files and photographs of Neff buildings, 1920s-2005?
- Subseries 3. Negatives/Transparencies, approximately 1910-2005?
- Subseries 4. Contemporary renderings of Neff buildings, approximately 1991-2007
Arranged alphabetically by project name except the biographical subseries, which is
arranged by subject and format.
Biographical: Neff and family Subseries 1
1912-2008
Box 48, Folder 1
Biographical sketches of Wallace Neff
Scope and Contents
Typed and printed biographies of Neff by Tim Gregory, Alson Clark, the office of
Moule & Polyzoides (architects), Gloria Renwick, and unidentified.
Box 48, Folder 2
Neff Jr.'s notes on his father and family history
Box 48, Folder 3
Neff Jr.'s talks and lectures on his father
1987-2003
Box 48, Folder 4-6
Neff and McNally family history
Scope and Contents
Clippings and obituary notices for Neff family members, and clippings on La Mirada
and Altadena homes of Andrew McNally. Three photographs of La Mirada Grammar School,
entrance to McNally Ranch, McNally olive oil plant.
Box 48, Folder 7-9
Photographs of Wallace Neff and family
Scope and Contents
Images of Neff as a child, a young man, and throughout his adult life. Also images
of Neff's parents and siblings, wife and children, other relatives, and associates.
Mostly copies of older photographs, with some color snapshots, approximately
1950s-1980s. A few original photographs, including "Wally" Jr. and sister Phyllis
Neff as children, 1934, at Orlando Road house, San Marino.
Box 20, Folder 1-3
Photographs of Wallace Neff
Scope and Contents
Three photographs: a young Neff on a sled, Switzerland, approximately 1910-1914;
portrait of Neff standing in front of Airform; headshot portrait of Neff, 1978.
Folder OV 23a
Panoramic photograph: "Employees, Fulton Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington,
Ca."
1918 April 17
Physical Description: In frame, 6 1/2 x 31
inches.
Scope and Contents
Group photograph of over 100 employees at site, including Wallace Neff, who worked
there at the beginning of his career. Credited to: "International Examiner Bldg. Los
Angeles."
Box 52, Folder 12-22
Negatives and transparencies of Neff and family
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Photographic negatives and transparencies housed in cold storage; extended
retrieval and delivery time required.
Scope and Contents
Contains images of Wallace Neff as a teenager and young man (1910s to 1920s), and
with his wife and children. Also color images of Neff family members in groups,
including Andrew Neff, Wallace Neff Jr., Arthur Neff, Louise Neff, Bill Neff, and
Neff's mother, Nannie McNally Neff. There are two copy negatives of late-19th
century images of Libby and McNally family groups.
Box 49, Folder 7-8
Neff Jr.'s book party
1987
Scope and Contents
Wallace Neff Jr. compiled and edited the book "Wallace Neff: Architect of
California's Golden Age" (published 1986), with text by Alson Clark. This file
contains Clark's book proposal, as well as a guest list and photographs of the book
publication party held at the Marion-Thomson estate (Wallace Neff, architect), on
January 18, 1987. Includes hundreds of thumbnail-size photographs of guests at the
party, and some larger photographs showing the house exterior.
Box 23, Volume 1
Scripps Hall, Altadena, California photograph album
1981
Scope and Contents
An album of color snapshots, 1981 of "Scripps Hall," a large 1904 Craftsman house
in Altadena, California by architect Charles W. Buchanan, built for William Armiger
Scripps. Album compiled by "the Frank Q. Browns, 1988." The Neff family lived in
Altadena beginning in 1904; their relationship to this house is unclear.
Box 48, Folder 10-12
Clippings
1924-2008
Scope and Contents
Newspaper stories about Neff, including obituaries published in 1982. Some articles
about Neff Jr. and his book, 1987.
Box 48, Folder 13
Condolence cards sent to Neff Jr. after Neff's death
1982
Box 48, Folder 14
Wallace Neff death certificate
8 June 1982
Research files and photographs of Neff buildings Subseries 2
1920s-2005?
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by client or project name.
Scope and Contents
Neff Jr.'s research files on his father's clients and projects, which he compiled
approximately 1970s to 2006. Files include Neff Jr.'s correspondence with homeowners,
clippings, background on homeowners, and many photographs of buildings, including some
taken by Neff Jr. on site visits. All locations are in California unless noted
otherwise.
Box 49, Folder 1-6
Lists and notes on Neff clients and projects
Scope and Contents
These folders contain Neff Jr.'s ongoing lists and notes on his father's clients,
houses, and owners. Lists contain street addresses and build dates. One copy of a
rendering for a proposed "Spanish Arcade" project of retail shops, for Pasadena,
California (Neff project?).
Box 50
Neff Jr.'s rolodex of Neff clients
Scope and Contents
Neff Jr.'s card file rolodex of his father's works, with client names, dates of
projects, addresses, and other information.
Box 44, Folder 3
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Box 44, Folder 4
Baer, John Willis, Montecito
Box 44, Folder 5
Baldwin, Mrs. Rowena Schneider
Box 44, Folder 6-7
Barlow, Dr. Walter Jarvis, Sierra Madre
Scope and Contents
Clippings in file say this residential villa was modelled after Villa dei Collazzi
in Florence, Italy. It later became a Catholic high school, Alverno Heights Academy.
Includes postcards and color snapshots, 2005.
Box 44, Folder 8
Bayer, Alfred, Beverly Hills
Box 44, Folder 9
Bechtel, Elizabeth Hay, Santa Barbara
Scope and Contents
Contains information on guest house (1973) and a larger, main house (1975).
Box 44, Folder 10
Beilenson, Laurence, Los Angeles
Box 44, Folder 11-12
Bennett, Joan, Holmby Hills
Box 44, Folder 13
Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C., Pasadena
Scope and Contents
Also known as the Busch residence. It was commissioned in 1927 by Lilly Anheuser
Busch as a wedding present for her granddaughter, Lilly, who married Sidney C.
Berg.
Box 44, Folder 14
Berkeley Avenue houses, San Marino
Scope and Contents
Speculative houses designed by Neff on Berkeley Avenue that were financed by the
Lincoln Mortgage Company.
Box 44, Folder 15
Bertolotti, Henry, San Marino
Box 44, Folder 17
Bourne, Arthur K., Glendora
Scope and Contents
Also known as the Singer Mansion, it was later the home of the Verona Fathers.
Box 44, Folder 18
Bourne, Arthur K., Palm Springs
Box 44, Folder 19-20
Bourne, Arthur K., San Marino
Box 44, Folder 21
Brigham, Robert E., Bel Air
Box 44, Folder 22
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E., Bel Air
Box 44, Folder 23
Browne, Jane Jordan, Newport Beach
Box 44, Folder 24
Bryant, Susanna Bixby, Rancho Santa Ana
Scope and Contents
Includes architectural drawings and blueprints (folded).
Box 44, Folder 26
Burden, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley, Beverly Hills
Box 44, Folder 27
Burdette, Clara, Pasadena
Scope and Contents
A residence now on the property of the Langham Hotel Pasadena.
Box 44, Folder 28
Burr, A. E., Beverly Hills
Box 44, Folder 29-30
Bush, Irving T., Lake Wales, Florida
Box 44, Folder 31
California Security Loan Corporation, Pasadena
Scope and Contents
Photographs only - exterior and interiors of a bank building.
Box 44, Folder 32
Chandler, Norman, Los Angeles
Box 44, Folder 33
Chandler, Ralph J., Los Angeles
Box 44, Folder 34
Chaplin, Charles, and Paulette Goddard, proposed house
Scope and Contents
Copies of sketch, 1939. Not built. Includes photographs of Wallace Neff and
Paulette Goddard.
Box 44, Folder 35
Colbert, Claudette, Holmby Hills
Scope and Contents
Neff's drawings refer to the clients as Dr. and Mrs. Pressman (Colbert's husband at
the time).
Box 44, Folder 36
Cole, Fred N., Beverly Hills
Box 44, Folder 37
Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur, Pasadena
Box 44, Folder 38-39
Culver, Mr. and Mrs. Harry, Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles
Box 44, Folder 41-42
Doane, Dr. Philip S., San Marino
Box 44, Folder 43
Dobbins, Horace, Pasadena
Scope and Contents
Proposed hillside development project. Copy of rendering, 1925; never built.
Box 45, Folder 1
Doheny, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. - Chester Place, Los Angeles
Scope and Contents
Primarily historical background on the Dohenys and their residential properties on
Chester Place.
Box 45, Folder 2-3
Doheny, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. - Ferndale Ranch, Santa Paula
Scope and Contents
Includes blueprint copy of rendering.
Box 45, Folder 4-5
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. - House of Studies at The Catholic University of
America, Washington, D.C.
Box 45, Folder 6-7
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. - Doheny Library, Camarillo
Scope and Contents
The Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library, established at St. John's Seminary in
1940 by Estelle Doheny, in memory of her late husband. File contains several
pamphlets, clippings and background on the Library. Includes photographs of Neff and
Mrs. Doheny during construction.
Box 45, Folder 8
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. - Repository for St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los
Angeles
Scope and Contents
Photograph of reliquary designed by Neff.
Box 45, Folder 9
Duff, Mr. and Mrs. Warren B., Brentwood
Box 45, Folder 10-11
Eaton, Roy, Santa Barbara
Box 45, Folder 12
Elliott, John C., Maui, Hawaii
Box 45, Folder 13
Fairbanks Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County
Scope and Contents
Clippings, historical background, notes, and correspondence from the 1980s
concerning the development of Fairbanks Ranch. Building was completed based on
Neff's original design for a residence for Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks.
Box 45, Folder 14
Fairbanks Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe: Manager's house
Scope and Contents
Includes copy of Neff's drawings, 1931. Built by Douglas Fairbanks as a home for
the manager of his ranch property.
Box 45, Folder 15
Fairbanks, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas (Mary Pickford), Santa Monica.
Scope and Contents
A beach house designed by Neff, and information on later additions. Contains copies
of building permits, 1925-1980.
Box 45, Folder 16
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., Pacific Palisades
Box 45, Folder 17
Fairbanks, Frederick Cole, San Marino
Box 45, Folder 18
Fenn, J. E., Beverly Hills
Box 45, Folder 19
Fertig, S. C., San Marino
Scope and Contents
Photographs only.
Box 45, Folder 21
Forthmann
Scope and Contents
Photographs only (1982) of large two-story brick residence and interiors. Possibly
Nora Forthmann residence, Los Angeles? File only said "Forthman" [sic].
Box 45, Folder 22
Frawley, Patrick, Holmby Hills
Scope and Contents
Front door ironwork only.
Box 45, Folder 23
Gadbois, Los Angeles
Scope and Contents
File had surname only, and contains one clipping.
Box 45, Folder 24-25
Galli-Curci, Amelita, La Jolla
Scope and Contents
Includes color photographs of Neff and Galli-Curci at house, 1962.
Box 45, Folder 26
Galli-Curci, Amelita, Palos Verdes
Scope and Contents
Notes on a project never built.
Box 45, Folder 27
Galli-Curci, Amelita, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County
Scope and Contents
Contains original floor plan drawing (folded).
Box 45, Folder 28
Galli-Curci, Amelita, Westwood
Box 45, Folder 29
Garner, Robert, San Marino
Box 45, Folder 30
Gartz, Kate Crane, Palos Verdes
Box 45, Folder 31
Gilbert, John, Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
File on renovations at house.
Box 45, Folder 32-33
Gillette, King, Calabasas
Scope and Contents
Includes original architectural renderings (folded).
Box 45, Folder 34
Goetz, Mr. and Mrs. William, Bel Air
Scope and Contents
Residence commissioned by Louis B. Mayer as a wedding present for his daughter,
Edith Mayer Goetz.
Box 45, Folder 35
Goetz, Mr. and Mrs. William, Santa Monica
Box 45, Folder 36
Gonda, Leslie, Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
One clipping only.
Box 45, Folder 37
Goss, Norman, Pasadena
Scope and Contents
Contains letter regarding a fireplace designed by Neff.
Box 45, Folder 38
Hahn, Louise (Mrs. Norman F.), Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
One photograph only.
Box 45, Folder 39
Haigh, John S., San Marino
Box 45, Folder 40
Haldeman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F., Holmby Hills
Scope and Contents
Includes photograph of Neff and Clara Haldeman at site, 1939.
Box 45, Folder 41
Hall, Dr. and Mrs. Raymond C., La Mesa
Scope and Contents
Includes copy of architectural drawing, 1937.
Box 45, Folder 42
Hall, Shirley, San Marino
Box 45, Folder 43
Harmon, Tom, Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
Includes copy of a rendering of a home. Not built.
Box 45, Folder 44
Harriman, W. Averell, proposed Ski Lodge at Sun Valley
Biographical / Historical
W. Averell Harriman was a former governor of New York and founder of Sun Valley,
Idaho.
Box 45, Folder 45
Hirsch, Herman, Beverly Hills
Box 45, Folder 46
Hoffman, Walter, Rancho Casitas, Ventura
Box 45, Folder 47
Honeymoon Cottages
Scope and Contents
Clippings and photographs regarding Neff's project to create small, pre-designed
houses (named "Honeymoon Cottages") that could be factory-made and delivered.
Contains copies of two letters to Neff, July 1934, from Seamans Realtors and Charles
H. Diggs, Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission and Building Bureau.
Box 45, Folder 48-49
Hornstein, Myrtle A., Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
Includes copy of architectural drawing.
Box 45, Folder 50
Hummel, Peter, Reno, Nevada
Scope and Contents
Photographs only, 2004.
Box 46, Folder 1
Hunter, Robert E., Pebble Beach
Biographical / Historical
Hunter was designer of Pebble Beach Golf Course.
Box 46, Folder 2
Imerman, Stanley, Beverly Hills
Box 46, Folder 3
Jaffe, Sam, Beverly Hills
Box 46, Folder 4
Johnson, Milbank, Pasadena
Box 46, Folder 7
Keith, Willard W., Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
One item: 1957 letter to Neff from William R. Anderson, general contractor, with an
accounting of costs.
Box 46, Folder 8
Kunin, Harry, Beverly Hills
Box 46, Folder 10
Libbey Stables, Ojai
Scope and Contents
Buildings commissioned by Edward Drummond Libbey.
Box 23, Volume 3
"Arbolada" reproduction booklet
1988
Scope and Contents
An oversize reproduction of a 1924 booklet about Edward Drummond Libbey and the
"Arbolada," a 500-acre area of Ojai, California. Includes images of Ojai Valley
Inn and Libbey Stables; 20 pages.
Box 46, Folder 11
Linnard, D. M., Pasadena
Biographical / Historical
Linnard was owner of the Huntington Hotel and commissioned Neff to build cottages
on the property.
Box 46, Folder 12-13
Loyola University, Los Angeles - Dormitories and Gymnasium
Box 46, Folder 14
MacConnell, John G., La Canada
Box 46, Folder 15
Manresa Retreat House Chapel, Azusa
Scope and Contents
Chapel designed for the Manresa Jesuit Retreat House.
Box 46, Folder 16-17
March, Fredric, Beverly Hills
Box 46, Folder 18-19
Marion-Thomson, Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
Residence built for screenwriter Frances Marion and her husband, film actor Fred
Thomson. See also Box 49, folder 8 for photographs of Neff Jr.'s book party at the
estate in 1987.
Box 46, Folder 20
Marx, Groucho, Beverly Hills
Box 46, Folder 21
Marx, Gummo, Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
One photograph only.
Box 46, Folder 22
Marx, Harpo, Rancho Mirage
Box 46, Folder 23
Mayer, Louis B., Santa Monica
Box 46, Folder 24
McGilvray, Walter, Beverly Hills
Box 46, Folder 25
Merritt, Hulett, Pasadena
Box 46, Folder 27
Miller, George, Palm Springs
Box 46, Folder 28-29
Millikan, Clark B. and Helen Staats Millikan, Pasadena
Box 46, Folder 30
Monastery of the Angels, Hollywood
Box 46, Folder 31
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D., Pasadena
Box 46, Folder 32
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D., Santa Barbara
Scope and Contents
Neff designed this house for his parents in 1919.
Box 46, Folder 33
Neff, Wallace, own residence, Altadena
Box 46, Folder 34
Neff, Wallace, own residence, San Marino
Box 46, Folder 35
Neff-Ruppel Building, Pasadena
Scope and Contents
Designed by Neff for his architectural offices in 1924. Built with Frederick
Ruppel, an engineer. Includes copy of original architectural drawing.
Box 46, Folder 36
Neil, William P.
Scope and Contents
Copies of sketch only. Not built?
Box 46, Folder 37-38
Niblo, Fred, Beverly Hills
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Dr. Jules Stein and Doris Stein, later owners.
Box 46, Folder 39
Noble, George, Pasadena
Scope and Contents
Also contains material on longtime owners Mr. and Mrs. J. Hartley Taylor.
Box 46, Folder 40
O'Bryan, Louis, Arcadia
Scope and Contents
Photographs only.
Box 46, Folder 41
Ohrmund, Mrs. Grace E., Pasadena
Box 46, Folder 42
Ojai Valley Inn, Ojai
Scope and Contents
Called the Ojai Valley Country Club when Neff designed it in 1924.
Box 46, Folder 43
Osburn, Mrs. M. R., Los Angeles
Box 46, Folder 44
Page, James R., Los Angeles
Scope and Contents
Very little information in file. A remodel.
Box 46, Folder 45
Pasadena Lawn Bowling Club building, Pasadena
Box 46, Folder 46
Petitfils, Mr. and Mrs. E. L., Los Angeles
Box 47, Folder 1-4
Pickfair, residence of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford
Scope and Contents
Four folders of material, with two folders of photographs. Includes letters to Neff
Jr., articles, copies of floor plans and elevations, brochures, and many
photographs, taken approximately 1920s to 1980s. Includes letters from Mary Pickford
to Neff Jr., 1966 and 1977.
Box 47, Folder 5
Pickford, Mrs. Charlotte Smith, Beverly Hills
Biographical / Historical
Built by Mary Pickford for her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Smith Pickford.
Box 47, Folder 6
Plumb, Mr. and Mrs. George, Piedmont
Box 47, Folder 7
Pomona College Gymnasium, Claremont
Box 47, Folder 9
Post, Carroll, San Marino
Box 47, Folder 10
Rand, Richard, Beverly Hills
Box 47, Folder 11
Reachi, Manuel
Scope and Contents
Copies of rendering of a proposed Airform-style house in Mexico. Not built.
Box 47, Folder 13
Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, Cheviot Hills
Box 47, Folder 14
Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, Palm Springs
Box 47, Folder 15
Richter, Paul, San Marino
Box 47, Folder 16
Rush, Mr. and Mrs. Frank, South Pasadena
Box 47, Folder 17
Sanders
Scope and Contents
Photographs of an ironwork driveway gate. File had surname only.
Box 47, Folder 18
Schipa, Tito, Beverly Hills
Box 47, Folder 19
Schultz, Henry, San Marino
Box 47, Folder 20
Singleton, Henry, Holmby Hills
Box 47, Folder 21
Skinner, Mrs. James, San Marino
Box 47, Folder 22
Snow Valley Sports Lodge, Lake Arrowhead
Scope and Contents
Copy of rendering of a proposed ski lodge commissioned by film producer Joseph M.
Schenck.
Box 47, Folder 23
St. Elizabeth Church, Altadena
Box 47, Folder 24
Stone, Dr. Willard J., Pasadena
Box 47, Folder 25
Stowell, Henriette, Pasadena
Scope and Contents
Includes information about Albert Einstein and his stay in this house in 1931 when
he was a visiting professor at Caltech.
Box 47, Folder 26
Straus, Robert K., Santa Barbara
Box 47, Folder 27
Stribling, Mrs. F. P., Pasadena
Box 47, Folder 28
Thorne, Charles H., Pasadena
Box 47, Folder 30
Torrence, Bertha, Pasadena
Box 47, Folder 31
Tragerman, John, Los Angeles
Box 47, Folder 32
Turner, Mrs. Floyd (Bertha Doerr Turner), San Marino
Box 47, Folder 33
Up de Graff, Thaddeus L., Altadena
Biographical / Historical
Thaddeus Libby Up de Graff (1894-1967), was the brother of Louise Up de Graff Neff
(Wallace Neff's mother).
Box 47, Folder 34
Vavra, Stephen S., Bel Air
Scope and Contents
Clipping only.
Box 47, Folder 35-36
Vidor, King, Beverly Hills (1928)
Box 47, Folder 37
Vidor, King, Beverly Hills (1937)
Box 47, Folder 38
Visscher, E. W., Pasadena
Box 47, Folder 39
Walker, Mrs. M. L. H., Pasadena
Box 47, Folder 40
Wilson, Howard G., Los Angeles
Box 47, Folder 41
Winchell, Verne
Scope and Contents
Copies of renderings only. Not built.
Box 47, Folder 43
Yardley, George and Dorothy, Brentwood
Box 47, Folder 44
Young, Mary Scarborough, Portland, Oregon
Box 47, Folder 45
Young, Walter S., Pasadena
Box 47, Folder 46
Zanuck, Darryl, Santa Monica
Box 47, Folder 47
Zanuck, Darryl, proposed house
Scope and Contents
Proposed ranch house. Not built. Copies of rendering and photographs of Mr. and
Mrs. Zanuck at site.
Negatives and transparencies Subseries 3
approximately 1910-2005?
Scope and Contents
These files contain negatives and transparencies of Neff's houses and other
buildings, and some people. The majority are copy negatives that Neff Jr. had made of
older photographs. There are some original negatives of houses by Neff Jr. or other
photographers, taken on site visits, approximately 1980s. A few files contain original
negatives by Wallace Neff, taken during projects. Almost all of the images are
undated; dates have been noted if known.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Photographic negatives and transparencies housed in cold storage; extended retrieval
and delivery time required.
Box 51, Folder 1-3
Airforms
Scope and Contents
Includes many 2 1/4 x 2 1/4-inch original negatives taken by Wallace Neff, of
Airforms, people, and aerial views in Mexico, approximately 1940s-1950s. Some images
of Airforms under construction. See also Subseries 3. Negatives/Transparencies:
Reachi, Manuel, for additional Airform images.
Box 51, Folder 4
Allen, Eugene, residence
Scope and Contents
Color negatives.
Box 51, Folder 5
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. C., residence
Scope and Contents
Copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 6-7
Baer, John Willis, residence
Scope and Contents
Includes 35mm negatives by Neff Jr., approximately 1980s?
Box 51, Folder 8
Bailey (Berkeley Avenue), residence
Scope and Contents
Color negatives, undated.
Box 51, Folder 9
Baldwin, Mrs. Rowena Schneider, residence
Scope and Contents
35mm negatives, undated.
Box 51, Folder 10
Bechtel, Elizabeth Hay, residence
Scope and Contents
Includes 35mm images by Neff Jr., approximately 1980s?
Box 51, Folder 11
Bennett, Joan, residence
Scope and Contents
Three 2 1/4 x 3 1/2-inch original negatives of Neff, Bennett and builder Warmington
at site, approximately 1936, and exteriors of house. Also many copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 12
Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C., residence
Scope and Contents
Color transparency; copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 13
Bertolotti, Henry, residence
Scope and Contents
One image of exterior, in color and black-and-white, undated.
Box 51, Folder 14
Bourne, Arthur K., Palm Springs residence
Scope and Contents
Original and copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 15
Bourne, Arthur K., San Marino residence
Scope and Contents
Copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 16
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E., Bel Air residence
Scope and Contents
Some original negatives, approximately 1957.
Box 51, Folder 17
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis E., Newport Beach [and Los Angeles?]
residences
Box 51, Folder 18
Bryant, Susanna Bixby, residence
Scope and Contents
Copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 19
Bush, Irving T., residence
Scope and Contents
35mm negatives and copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 20
Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur, residence
Box 51, Folder 21
Culver, Mr. and Mrs. Harry, residence
Box 51, Folder 22
Delano, H. L., residence
Scope and Contents
Includes 35mm images of house by Neff Jr., approximately 1980s?
Box 51, Folder 23
Doane, Dr. Philip S., residence
Scope and Contents
Includes 4 x 5-inch color transparencies by William A. Brissette, 1994. Also copy
negatives of older images.
Box 51, Folder 24
Doheny, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. - Chester Place residence
Scope and Contents
One color stereo slide in cardboard holder of exterior of house, approximately
1940s-1950s.
Box 51, Folder 25
Doheny, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. - Ferndale Ranch
Scope and Contents
A set of negatives of an album given to Wallace Neff by Mr. and Mrs. Doheny, 1929,
at the completion of their house. A note from Neff Jr. says he had these negatives
made before he gave the original album to Monsignor Weber of the San Fernando
Mission in 1994.
Box 51, Folder 26
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. - Doheny Library
Scope and Contents
A few original negatives, approximately 1939?, and many copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 27
Doheny, Mrs. E. L. - House of Studies at The Catholic University of
America, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Contents
One negative of Mrs. Doheny at site approximately 1939, and many copy
negatives.
Box 51, Folder 28
Dumbolton, Carl?, residence
Scope and Contents
Exterior view of a Spanish-style house.
Box 51, Folder 29
Eaton, Roy, residence
Scope and Contents
Many original color transparencies, undated, and copy negatives. Over 50
images.
Box 51, Folder 30
Elliott, John C., residence
Scope and Contents
One original color transparency of Elliott and Neff looking at drawings at site,
approximately 1967. Also copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 31-32
Fairbanks, Frederick Cole, residence
Scope and Contents
Includes a set of negatives of the Fairbanks' personal photo album of the house,
loaned to Neff Jr. for copying, according to note in file. Also 35mm images by Neff
Jr., taken approximately 1980s.
Box 51, Folder 33
Forest Lawn
Scope and Contents
Negative of a rendering of a large, modern building. No other information.
Box 51, Folder 34
Galli-Curci, Amelita, La Jolla residence
Scope and Contents
Includes two original color transparencies, 1962, of house exterior and interior.
Also one 4 x 5-inch color transparency by Maynard Parker.
Box 51, Folder 35
Galli-Curci, Amelita, Westwood residence
Scope and Contents
One original negative portrait of Galli-Curci and Neff, approximately 1936. Also
copy negatives, and 35mm negatives by Neff Jr., approximately 1980s.
Box 51, Folder 36
Garner, Robert, residence
Scope and Contents
One negative of exterior.
Box 51, Folder 37
Gartz, Kate Crane, residence
Box 51, Folder 38
Goetz, Mr. and Mrs. William, residence
Scope and Contents
Some original negatives, undated.
Box 51, Folder 39
Haigh, John S., residence
Scope and Contents
35mm negatives.
Box 51, Folder 40
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley, residence
Box 51, Folder 41
Hunter, Robert E., residence
Scope and Contents
Some color transparencies, approximately 1980s?
Box 51, Folder 42
Hutchins, Dr. and Mrs. Robert M., residence
Scope and Contents
One original negative of an unidentified piece of furniture. No other information
with item.
Box 51, Folder 43
Imerman, Stanley, residence
Scope and Contents
35mm negatives, undated.
Box 51, Folder 44
Johnson, Milbank, residence
Scope and Contents
35mm negatives, undated.
Box 51, Folder 45
Keating, J. B., residence
Scope and Contents
38 color negatives by William A. Brissette, approximately mid-1990s.
Box 51, Folder 46
Kunin, Harry, residence
Scope and Contents
Envelope said "Harry Kunin, Brooklawn." Color negatives.
Box 51, Folder 47
Libbey Stables
Scope and Contents
Includes negative of Neff's design for a hotel in Ojai, not built.
Box 51, Folder 48
Linnard, D. M., residence
Scope and Contents
35mm negatives, approximately 1980s?
Box 51, Folder 49
Manresa Retreat House Chapel, Azusa
Scope and Contents
Includes original negative of an exhibit board of photographs of the chapel, made
for A.I.A. exhibit., approximately 1954. Also original stereo slide (color) of
interior of chapel, 1980?
Box 51, Folder 50
March, Fredric, residence
Scope and Contents
Color transparencies, undated.
Box 51, Folder 51-52
Marion-Thomson residence
Scope and Contents
Built for Frances Marion and Fred Thomson. Includes original color transparencies,
approximately 1980s.
Box 51, Folder 53
Marx, Gummo, Beverly Hills residence
Scope and Contents
One color stereo slide in cardboard holder of exterior of house, approximately
1956.
Box 51, Folder 54
Marx, Harpo, Rancho Mirage residence
Scope and Contents
Includes original color transparency of Mr. and Mrs. Marx at site, approximately
1956. Also copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 55
Miller, George, residence
Scope and Contents
Copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 56
Millikan, Clark B. and Helen Staats Millikan, residence
Scope and Contents
Color transparencies, undated.
Box 51, Folder 57
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D., Pasadena residence
Scope and Contents
Copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 58
Neff, Wallace, own residence, Orlando Road, San Marino
Scope and Contents
Color and black-and-white copy negatives and transparencies.
Box 51, Folder 59
Neff-Ruppel Building, Pasadena
Scope and Contents
28 color 35mm negatives by Neff Jr., approximately 1980s?
Box 51, Folder 60
Niblo, Fred, residence
Scope and Contents
Copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 61
O'Bryan, Louis, residence
Scope and Contents
One exterior transparency, color.
Box 51, Folder 62
Pickfair, residence of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford
Scope and Contents
A few 35mm color images of exterior, approximately 1980s?, and copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 63
Post, Carroll, San Marino residence
Scope and Contents
Color negatives, undated.
Box 51, Folder 64
Reachi, Manuel (Airform)
Scope and Contents
Original negatives by Wallace Neff, approximately 1954. Portraits of Reachi, and
Airform buildings, Mexico.
Box 51, Folder 65
Richter, Paul, residence
Scope and Contents
Color negatives, undated.
Box 51, Folder 66
Sanders (gate)
Scope and Contents
Image of an ironwork driveway gate. Same as image in Neff Jr.'s research file.
Box 51, Folder 67
Schipa, Tito, residence
Scope and Contents
35mm negatives by Neff Jr., approximately 1980s?
Box 51, Folder 68
Singleton, Henry, residence
Scope and Contents
Many color transparencies, undated, and copy negatives.
Box 51, Folder 69
St. Elizabeth Church, Altadena
Scope and Contents
Color transparencies, undated.
Box 51, Folder 70
Straus, Robert K., residence
Scope and Contents
Color transparencies and negatives, undated.
Box 52, Folder 1
Thorne, Charles H., residence
Scope and Contents
Some color negatives.
Box 52, Folder 2
Toms, Parker, residence
Scope and Contents
One image of exterior, in color and black-and-white.
Box 52, Folder 3
Torrence, Bertha, residence
Scope and Contents
One image of exterior, in color.
Box 52, Folder 4
Tragerman, John, residence
Scope and Contents
One image of exterior.
Box 52, Folder 5
Turner, Mrs. Floyd P. (Bertha Doerr Turner), residence
Scope and Contents
One image of exterior, 1980s?
Box 52, Folder 6
Vidor, King, Beverly Hills residence (1928)
Scope and Contents
35mm color negatives by Neff Jr., approximately 1980s?
Box 52, Folder 7
Wilson, Howard G., residence
Scope and Contents
Copy negatives.
Box 52, Folder 8
Wurtzel, Sol, residence
Scope and Contents
35mm color negatives by Neff Jr., 1982; copy negatives; possibly some original
negatives.
Box 52, Folder 9-10
Young, Mary Scarborough, residence
Scope and Contents
Many color transparencies (some dated 1991) and negatives, undated.
Box 52, Folder 11
Zanuck, Darryl, Santa Monica residence
Scope and Contents
One color transparency of exterior, 1980s?, and one copy negative.
Contemporary renderings of Neff buildings Subseries 4
approximately 1991 - 2007
Scope and Contents
Wallace Neff Jr. commissioned these contemporary painted renderings of his father's
buildings as visualizations of the original designs. The majority are watercolor
paintings made between approximately 1991 and 2007, depicting the front view of
buildings. Identified artists are: Jim Burns of Pasadena; Robert de Rosa; Frank
Germain of San Clemente; Howard Huizing of Orange; Norman Kennedy; Frank Loudin of
Eastsound, Washington; David Smith of Laguna Beach. The artist is unidentified for
five paintings. All locations are in California unless otherwise noted.
Existence and Location of Copies
See 8 x 10-inch print reference copies of most paintings in Series 4. Wallace Neff
Jr. papers: Research files and photographs (Boxes 44-47). Prints are in the folder for
that client or project name.
Processing Information
The paintings were de-framed and foldered by the Conservation Department in 2013.
Some paintings had mounted, engraved title plates; 37 of these were retained and are
in Box 54.
Folder OV 150
Airform house with two domes: Painting by unidentified artist
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 162
Anderson, J. C., residence, 1927: Painting by Frank Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 170
Baer, John Willis, residence, 1924: Painting by Frank Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 109
Barlow, Dr. and Mrs. Walker Jarvis, residence, 1924: Painting by David
Smith
2007
Folder OV 115
Beilenson, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence, residence, 1936: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 144
Bennett, Joan, residence, 1938: Painting by Frank Loudin
2003
Folder OV 123
Berg, Sidney L., residence, 1927: Painting by David Smith
2004
Folder OV 156
Berg, Sidney L., residence, 1927: Painting by Jim Burns
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 155
Bertolotti, Mr. Henry, residence, 1932: Painting by unidentified
artist
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 161
Bourne, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur K., Palm Springs residence, 1932: Painting by
unidentified artist
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 167
Bourne, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur K., San Marino residence, 1925: Painting by
Frank Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 142
Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Francis, residence, 1957: Painting by David
Smith
1995
Folder OV 110
Bryant, Susanna Bixby, residence, 1927: Painting by unidentified
artist
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 147
Burdette, Clara, residence, 1928: Painting by Robert De Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 122
Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Irving T., residence, 1924: Painting by David
Smith
1993
Scope and Contents
House in Lake Wales, Florida.
Folder OV 127
Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Irving T., lake view from residence, 1924: Painting by
David Smith
1997
Scope and Contents
House in Lake Wales, Florida.
Folder OV 169
Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Norman, residence, 1932: Painting by Howard
Huizing
1993
Folder OV 160
Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, residence, 1960: Painting by Robert De
Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 124
Chaplin, Charles, and Paulette Goddard, proposed residence remodel, 1938:
Painting by Robert De Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 133
Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Fred N., residence, 1939: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 129
Collins, Wilbur, residence, 1928: Painting by Robert De Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 177
Culver, Mr. and Mrs. Harry, residence, 1928: Painting by Howard
Huizing
1994
Folder OV 111
Doane, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schuyler, residence, 1924: Painting by David
Smith
1993
Folder OV 116
Doane, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schuyler, rear of 1924 residence: Painting by
David Smith
2005
Folder OV 103
Doheny, Mr. and Mrs. Edward L., Ferndale Ranch residence, 1929: Painting by
Howard Huizing
1994
Folder OV 148, Folder OV 151
Doheny Memorial House of Studies, Catholic University of America, 1940:
Paintings by David Smith
1996, 1997
Scope and Contents
Two paintings of building in Washington D.C.: one depicting Neff's original color
concept in white, and one depicting it as built, in red brick.
Folder OV 184
Doheny Memorial Library, Camarillo, 1939: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 158
Duff, Mr. and Mrs. Warren B., residence, 1940: Painting by Robert De
Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 137
Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy, residence, 1962: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 119
Elliott, John C., residence, 1967: Painting by Howard Huizing
2005
Folder OV 104
Fairbanks, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Cole, residence, 1925: Painting by David
Smith
2001
Folder OV 153
Fairbanks, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Cole, residence, 1925: Painting by Jim
Burns
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 114
Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. John C., residence, 1926: Painting by David
Smith
2002
Folder OV 154
Galli-Curci, Amelita, Westwood residence, 1936: Painting by Frank
Loudin
1994
Folder OV 174
Galli-Curci, Amelita, Rancho Santa Fe residence, 1947: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 117
Garland, Judy, Bel Air residence, 1938: Painting by Robert De
Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Scope and Contents
An inkjet printed copy is also in folder with original artwork.
Folder OV 146
Garner, Robert F., Jr., residence, 1935: Painting by Howard
Huizing
1994
Folder OV 179
Garner, Robert F., Jr., residence, 1935: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 101
Gillette, Mr. and Mrs. King C., residence, 1929: Painting by Howard
Huizing
2002
Folder OV 157
Gillette, Mr. and Mrs. King C., residence, 1929: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 181
Goetz, Mr. William, Bel Air residence, 1931: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 165
Haldeman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F., residence, 1938: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 183
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley H., residence, 1925: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 185
Hoffman, Walter H., residence, 1923: two Paintings by Howard
Huizing
2006, 2007
Folder OV 135
Hummel, Peter, residence, 1962: Painting by Howard Huizing
2005
Scope and Contents
House in Reno, Nevada.
Folder OV 108
Imerman, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley, residence, 1936: Painting by David
Smith
1994
Folder OV 171
Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. Milbank, residence, 1924: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 172
Keating, J. B., residence, 1931: Painting by Frank Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 136
Linnard, D. M., residence, 1925: Painting by Robert De Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 102
March, Mr. and Mrs. Fredric, residence, 1934: Painting by Frank
Loudin
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 168
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. George, residence, Palm Springs, 1956: Painting by
Howard Huizing
1995
Folder OV 112
Millikan, Dr. and Mrs. Clark B., residence, 1931: Paintings by David
Smith
1993
Folder OV 138
Millikan, Dr. and Mrs. Clark B., residence, 1931: Painting by David
Smith
1995
Folder OV 182
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D., residence, 1927: Painting by Howard
Huizing
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 164
Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, San Marino residence, 1929: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 159
Neff-Ruppel Building, 1929: Painting by Frank Loudin
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 105
Niblo, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, residence, 1927: Painting by Frank
Loudin
1992
Folder OV 132
Noble, Mr. and Mrs. George O., residence, 1927: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 139
Ohrmund, Mrs. Grace E., residence, 1925: Painting by Robert De
Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 107
Ojai Valley Country Club, 1923: Painting by unidentified artist
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 149
Pickford, Mrs. Charlotte, residence, 1926: Painting by David
Smith
1994
Folder OV 180
Plumb, Mr. and Mrs. George, residence, 1928: Painting by Howard
Huizing
1997
Folder OV 143
Post, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, residence, 1929: Painting by Howard
Huizing
2000
Folder OV 176
Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, residence, 1956: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 113
Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul R., residence, 1929: Painting by Frank
Loudin
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 125
Rush, Mr. and Mrs. Frank, residence, 1923: Painting by Robert De
Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 134
Saint Elizabeth Church, Altadena, 1927: Painting by Robert De
Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 175
Schipa, Tito, residence, 1926: Painting by Frank Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 126
Singleton, Dr. and Mrs. Henry, residence, 1970: Painting by Frank
Loudin
2005
Folder OV 141
Skinner, Mrs. James, residence, 1929: Painting by Robert De
Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 140
Stowell, Henriette B., residence, 1924: Painting by Robert De
Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 130
Straus, Mr. and Mrs. Robert K., residence, 1969: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 145
Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, residence, 1924: Painting by Frank
Loudin
1991
Folder OV 128
Toms, Parker, residence, 1924: Painting by Robert De Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 173
Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd P., residence, 1928: Painting by Frank
Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 106
Vidor, Mr. and Mrs. King, residence, 1928: Painting by David
Smith
1994
Folder OV 120
Vidor, Mr. and Mrs. King, residence, 1928: Painting by David
Smith
1994
Folder OV 152
Vidor, Mr. and Mrs. King, residence, 1937: Painting by David
Smith
1992
Folder OV 166
Walker, Mrs. M. L. H., residence, 1924: Painting by unidentified
artist
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 121
Winchell, Mr. and Mrs. Vern H., proposed residence, 1965: Painting by David
Smith
1994
Folder OV 163
Wurtzel, Mr. and Mrs. Sol M., residence, 1932: Painting by David
Smith
1994
Folder OV 118
Zanuck, Mr. and Mrs. Darryl, proposed Los Angeles residence, 1941: Painting
by Howard Huizing
1997
Folder OV 178
Zanuck, Mr. and Mrs. Darryl, Santa Monica residence, 1937: Painting by
Frank Germain
approximately 1991-2007
Folder OV 131
Unidentified two-story house with prominent driveway gate: Painting by
Robert De Rosa
approximately 1991-2007
Box 54
Engraved title plates
Scope and Contents
Title plates for 37 of the contemporary renderings, which had been mounted on the
frames.
Additional donations Series 5
1925-2008
Physical Description: 1.7 Linear
Feet(3 boxes)
Scope and Contents
These materials were acquired between 2009 and 2016 from other sources after the main
collection was received.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date received.
Box 26
Portfolio: Wallace Neff, Architect of California's Golden Age, by Wallace
Neff Jr. and Robert Hansen
2008
Scope and Contents
A portfolio of approximately 50 loose pages of printed photographs and text related
to Wallace Neff's life and works. Note: this is not a copy of Wallace Neff Jr.'s 1986
book of the same title; the content is completely different. Includes reproductions of
some of the contemporary renderings of Neff houses. Publication information reads:
Copyright Wallace Neff Jr.; book design by Robert Hansen. Center Gallery Editions,
printed in San Juan Capistrano, California, by Robert Hansen.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Hansen Photography, January 2009.
Box 13, Roll 7c-7g
Boyer and Forthmann residences, Trancas Beach, Malibu, California -
Drawings
1952
Scope and Contents
44 drawings in 5 rolls: Foundation and floor plans, elevations, details. Project for
3 houses on Broad Beach Road for Madelaine Forthmann Boyer, Mrs. Nora Forthmann, and
Miss Annie Forthmann.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ann B. Munger, Nora Berwick, and Maria Witte, December 2014.
Box 13, Roll 7h
Forthmann, Nora, residence, 435 South Lafayette Park Road, Los Angeles,
California - Drawings
1927
Scope and Contents
4 drawings: Elevations of front and side of house, library, living room. Drawings
don't have names or dates; identification is from donor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ann B. Munger, Nora Berwick, and Maria Witte, December 2014.
Box 12, Roll 89
Benedict, A. R., residence, Pasadena, California (Job 166) -
Drawings
1925
Scope and Contents
7 drawings: Floor plans, elevations, sections, details.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stephen Goddard, June 2016.