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Hardison, Donald L. Collection
2014-10  
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SERIES I. PERSONAL PAPERS 1936-1938, 1960-1969, 1998-2003, n.d.

Physical Description: 6.5 Cubic Feet: Carton 1, Oversize box 8, Document box 9, Tubes 1-2, Flat Files 1-2

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

Includes biographical information, correspondence with friends, photographs, a scrapbook with clippings on completed projects and firm news, and drawings from Hardison’s courses at UC Berkeley.
 

A. Biographical Information

Carton 1, folder 1

Richmond Museum Association, profile by Mary Tomcoe

Carton 1, Folder 2

Resumes and Biography 1998-2001

Carton 1, folder 3

Oral Histories, notes and correspondence 2003

 

B. Correspondence

Carton 1, folder 4

Personal 1964-1969

 

C. Photographs

Carton 1, folder 5

Hearts and Scholars Dance at Cal Club 1960

Box 8, Folder 146-147

Travel slides n.d.

Box 9, Folder 6

D. Scrapbook n.d.

 

E. Student Work

Flat-File 1

High school n.d.

Flat-File 2, Tube 1-3

UC Berkeley 1936-1938

 

SERIES II. PROFESSIONAL PAPERS 1939-2001

Physical Description: 4 Cubic Feet: Carton 1-2, oversize box 8, document box 9-10

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

Letters of recommendation from Kaiser Shipyards and correspondence about the Charles McCall partnership; articles written by Hardison; committee paperwork outlining Hardison’s involvement with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the California Council, American Institute of Architects (CCAIA); awards for Easter Hill Village and the University of California, Berkeley, as well as personal career awards; research conducted on the redevelopment of Richmond housing and UC Berkeley’s long range development plan; and reference files on multi-family housing projects and Richmond planning brochures.
 

A. Correspondence

Carton 1, folder 1

Kaiser Shipyards, letters of employment and recommendation 1942-1945

Carton 1, folder 2

Charles McCall, partnership 1946-1948

Carton 1, folder 3

Letters of recommendation 1952-1953

 

B. Writings

Carton 1, folder 4

Articles 1975, 1984

 

C. Associations and Committees

Carton 1, Folder 5

California School of Architects 1952-1953

 

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Carton 1, Folder 6

AIA Committee Papers 1953-1978

Carton 1, Folder 7

AIA Committee Papers 1959-1965

Carton 1, Folder 8

AIA College of Fellows election 1966

Carton 1, Folder 9

AIA Fellowship, clippings and photos 1966-1970

Box 8, Folder 140

AIA East Bay 50th Anniversary Celebration, slides 1977

 

California Council, American Institute of Architects (CCAIA)

Carton 1, Folder 10-12

CCAIA School Stock Plan 1954-1960

Carton 1, Folder 13-14

CCAIA Correspondence 1958-1959, 1988-2003

Carton 1, Folder 15

CCAIA Conference Committee 1966

Carton 1, Folder 16

CCAIA Housing Committee 1968-1971

Carton 1, Folder 17

Guild for Religious Architecture 1955-1977

Carton 1, Folder 18

Symposium on Energy Economies in Building Design, speakers text 1957

Carton 1, Folder 19

Commonwealth Club of California 1964-1984

Carton 1, Folder 20

San Francisco Bay Area Council 1968-1973

Carton 1, Folder 21

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce 1970-1972

Carton 1, Folder 22

State of California: Commission of Housing and Community Developtment 1970-1974

Carton 1, Folder 23

Bart Art Council 1974-1977

Carton 1, Folder 24

Merchants Exchange Club 1976

Carton 1, folder 25

Hastings Fellowship 1981

 

D. Awards

carton 1, Folder 26

Honors and Recognitions 1998-2001

carton 1, Folder 27

Richmond Housing Authority: Easter Hill Village, pulic housing authority, Honor Awards for Design Excellence 1964

carton 1, Folder 28

University of California, Berkeley: Student Untion and Dining Facilities 1964

carton 1, Folder 29

Universtiy of California, Berkeley: submittal for AIA 25 year award 1994

Box 9, Folder 30

Awards and Certificates 1949-2011

 

E. Research Notes

Carton 2, Folder 31

City of Richmond: Plantec Homes, permanent portables 1952

Carton 2, Folder 32

University of California, Berkeley: long range development plan 1956

Carton 2, Folder 33

Downtown Richmond Development 1959

box 10, Folder 34

Redevelopment Agency County of Marin: Manzanita ca. 1960

carton 2, Folder 35

Forts Mason, Miley and Fuston: a report by the San Francisco Department of City Planning 1968

carton 2, Folder 36

San Francisco Bay Area Council: Regional Planning Needs of the San Francisco Bay Area n.d.

 

F. Reference Files

Carton 2, Folder 37

Low-Rent Suburban Apartments 1939

Carton 2, Folder 38-39

Richmond planning brochures 1945-1969

Carton 2, Folder 40

The Standard Oiler, article on Richmond 1951

Box 10, Folder 41

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.: East Shore Tidelands of San Francisco Bay, Development Proposal 1963

Box 10, Folder 42

Federal Housing Administration: Intensity of Development and Livability of Mulit-family Housing Projects 1963

Carton 2, Folder 43

Off the Board / Into the Ground: Techniques of Planting 1968

Carton 2, Folder 44

The California Tomorrow Plan 1972

Carton 2, Folder 45

University of California, Berkeley - research on cement structures n.d.

 

SERIES III. OFFICE RECORDS 1953-2002

Physical Description: 3 Cubic Feet: Carton 2-3, oversize box 8, flat file 3
Physical Description: ** See Project Index

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically and alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

Records include stationary and firm paperwork for several of Hardison’s firms; correspondence with business partners; and promotional brochures, photos and news clippings for several firms and completed projects.
 

A. Administrative

Carton 2, Folder 1

Haridison, Rhoda & Moist, stationary and clipping ca. 1940

Carton 2, Folder 2

Hardison & Associates, office paperwork 1953-1964

Carton 2, Folder 3, Flat-File 3

HIT Firm Holiday cards ca. 1970

Carton 2, Folder 4

HKIT Stationary ca. 1980

Carton 2, Folder 5-6

HKIT Firm Paperwork ca. 1980, 1996-2002

Carton 2, Folder 7

HKIT Consulting Services 1985-1987

Carton 2, Folder 8

HKIT office layout n.d.

Carton 2, Folder 9-10

Hardison & Komatsu, Architects - stationary, title blocks, business cards n.d.

 

B. Correspondence

Carton 2, Folder 11

Business correspondence 1969-1971

 

C. Public Relations

Physical Description: ** See Project Index
carton 2, Folder 12

Donald L. Hardison, Architect, firm brochure 1956

carton 2, Folder 13

Donald Hardison + Associates, Architects, firm brochure 1959

carton 2, Folder 14-15

Hardison & Komatsu, firm brochure 1977

carton 2, Folder 16

Hardison, Komatsu, Ivelich and Tucker, firm brochure ca. 1979

carton 2, Folder 17

Hardison & Komatsu/Walz and MacLeod Architects/Berkeley Consultants, Inc., brochure n.d.

 

D. Photographs

Physical Description: ** See Project Index
Carton 3, Folder 27

Hardison + Komatsu, snapshots 1972, 1979

Carton 3, Folder 28

Vernon DeMars and Donald L. Hardiscon + Associates, photographs n.d.

Box 8, Folder 139

Hardison & Komatsu, Architects, slides ca. 1974

Carton 3, Folder 29, 58-59

Unknown photographs n.d.

 

E. Clippings

Physical Description: ** See Project Index
Carton 3, Folder 60

Clippings on Hardison 1966-1971

 

SERIES IV. PROJECT RECORDS 1942-1990, n.d.

Physical Description: 41 Cubic Feet: Carton 3-6, oversize box 7-9, document box 9-10, 62 tubes, flat files 4-6
Physical Description: ** See Project Index

Arrangement

Arrangement alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

Project Records include project files, photographs, slides, and drawings documenting more than150 projects.
 

A. Files

 

B. Photographs

 

C. Drawings