Donalnd L. Hardison Collection 2014-10

Finding aid prepared by Emily Vigor.

University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives

December 2015

230 Wurster Hall #1820

Berkeley, CA 94720-1820

designarchives@berkeley.edu

URL: http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives

Title: Donald L. Hardison Collection

creator: Hardison, Donald.

creator: Hardison and Komatsu Associates.

Identifier/Call Number: 2014-10

Physical Description: 43 Cubic Feet: 6 cartons, 3 document boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes, 62 tubes, 6 flat file folders; 43 cubic feet

Date (inclusive): 1936-2003

Abstract: The Donald L. Hardison Collection spans the years 1936-2003, and includes files created by Hardison and his firms. The collection is organized into four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, and Project Records that cover Hardison’s career including his education, professional interests and involvement with associations, and architectural practice.

Access Statement

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Curator.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Donald L. Hardison Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Biographical Note

Donald L. Hardison, (1916-2012)

Donald Leigh Hardison was born on March 23, 1916 in Fillmore, CA. Raised on a citrus ranch, he first expressed interest in becoming an architect at age 14 in a mechanical drawing class. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1938 with an AB in Architecture. Following graduation, he joined a union in order to work as a carpenter’s helper on the large Wyvernwood project in Los Angeles, designed by Witmer and Watson, Architects, who then offered him his first paying draftsman job in their offices. In 1940, he returned to the Bay Area, taking a position at Contractors, Pacific Air Bases, Alameda, checking plans prepared by Louis Kahn. He married Betty Hardison and they had two children, Steve and Jan. He served during World War II as a naval architect at Mare Island and Richmond’s Kaiser Shipyards, remaining with Kaiser through its C-4 contract at the end of 1945.

After leaving Kaiser, Hardison and two classmates (George Rhoda and Ted Moist) formed Hardison, Rhoda and Moist, Designers out of a small storefront office in Richmond, offering designs not requiring an architect’s license. Their work included a conceptual layout for the Richmond Art Center that was incorporated in the proposed Richmond Civic Center (designed by Timothy Pflueger); and Gordon’s Drive-In, which was published in the Architectural Record in 1946. Hardison received his license to practice architecture in 1948, after which he founded the firm Donald L. Hardison, Architect and invited his UC Berkeley classmate, S. Richard Komatsu, to assist on projects including the Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, and the firm’s first public work, the Contra Costa County Building in Richmond in 1950, which received recognitions for the design of its innovative courtrooms and aluminum-glass curtain walls. Komatsu and Harry Clausen joined the firm in 1950, creating Hardison & Associates. Projects of note include the Federal Public Housing Authority’s Bayo Vista (ca. 1950), a 250-unit low-rent family housing project in Rodeo; and the Richmond Housing Authority’s100-unit Hacienda (ca. 1955) senior housing in Richmond. Hardison founded Hardison & Komatsu Architects in 1960, which continues today as HKIT, Architects, in Oakland.

In 1950, Hardison’s firm was selected by the Richmond Housing Authority to design the city’s first post-war PHA public housing. A quarry site known as “Easter Hill” was selected, and Hardison invited Vernon DeMars to collaborate on the 300-unit project named Easter Hill Village. It received national recognition for its innovative design and variety of unit styles. Lawrence Halprin, the project's landscape architect, conceived its unique landscaping plan, utilizing boulders from the site. It was selected as “One of the Ten Buildings in America’s Future” in 1957 for the AIA’s Centennial Exhibit at the National Gallery, Washington, DC and as the subject of a book describing its social qualities by Clare Cooper Marcus, as well as receiving Special Commendation from the Public Housing Administration in 1964.

Hardison and DeMars collaborated again in 1957 when they were invited by the U.C. Regents to participate in a six-firm design competition for the Berkeley Student Center, to include buildings for the Student Union, Dining Commons, Eschelman Hall, and Zellerback Auditorium. Upon winning the competition, Hardison and DeMars with their respective partners, formed Hardison & Demars, Architects During the next 12 years, the teams designed and administered the projects, largely from Hardison’s office. The completed projects received the Progressive Architecture Design Award in 1958; the First Honor Award of the Community Facilities Administration in 1964; and the Certificate of Excellence, California Governor’s Award in 1966.

During the 1960s, Hardison was approached by The Richmond Redevelopment Agency to help design homes to replace the thousands of war-housing units demolished on the south side of the city. Barrett Construction Company was selected as the developer, and Hardison again invited Vernon DeMars to collaborate on the project. The resulting joint venture, identified as Donald L. Hardison and Vernon DeMars, Architects, created hundreds of single-family houses, row-houses, duplexes and triplexes. Plaza Homes and Potrero Homes were well received by the community and buyers, with Plaza Homes receiving the AIA/Sunset Special Award in 1969 and House & Home First Honor Award in 1970.

Throughout his career, Hardison was active in the American Institute of Architects at the national and regional level, serving as president of the East Bay Chapter in 1954 and was elected a Fellow in the College of Fellows by the national AIA in 1966. He received the AIA California Council Distinguished Service Award in 1984 and the AIA California Council Achievement Award in 2001. After retiring in 1987, he worked to restore the SS Red Oak Victory ship in Richmond, for which he received a City of Richmond, Community Service Award in 1990. He died on September 17, 2012 at the age of 96.

Firm History • Hardison, Rhoda & Moist, Designers o Ted Moist and George Rhoda o 1945-1945 • Hardison & Moist, Designers o 1946-1947 • Donald L. Hardison, Architect o Ted Moist still on staff o 1948-1952 • Donald L. Hardison & Associates, Architects o Associates: S. Richard Komatsu (1952); Harry B. Clausen (1953) o 1952-1956 • Hardison, Clausen & Komatsu, Architects o 1956-1960 • Hardison & Komatsu, Architects o Richmond office (1960-1970) o San Francisco office (1980-1990)

Sources: Donald Hardison obituary, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 October 2012. Retrieved from: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=160304851

Donald L. Hardison collection.

System of Arrangement

This collection is organized into four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, and Project Records. Within each series, original order has been maintained when evident. Order has been imposed by the archivist in cases where original order was not apparent.

Scope and Contents

The Donald L. Hardison Collection spans the years 1936-2003, and includes files created by Hardison and his firms. The collection is organized into four series and covers his career including his education, professional interests and involvement with associations, and architectural practice. Hardison is known for designing churches, multi-family housing, and water treatment plants throughout the Bay Area, though many of the projects in this collection are focused within Richmond, CA.

The Personal Papers series consists of biographical information, correspondence, photographs, and a scrapbook that includes clippings on projects completed over the course of Hardison’s career. Professional Papers contain correspondence, information on associations and committees, research notes and reference files, which include topics relating to the planning needs of the Bay Area and the development of multi-family housing projects. The Office Records series include administrative files, correspondence, firm brochures, photographs, and news clippings.

Project Records containing drawings, photographs, and files comprise the majority of the collection. This series contains more than 60 tubes of rolled drawings for projects ranging from single-family homes to large institutional buildings. Well-documented projects include Easter Hill Village (1950-1954), UC Berkeley’s Student Union (1958-1961) and Zellerbach Hall (1962), in collaboration with Vernon DeMars.

Vernon DeMars Collection, (2005-13), UC Berkeley: Environmental Design Archives

Project Index

The following is a list of architectural projects from the Donald L. Hardison Collection. For more complete information about collection contencts for each project download the complete Project Index in an Excel spreadsheet format by going to Donald L. Hardison Collection page . For instructions on interpreting the Project Index, see The Guide to the Project Index.

Adachi Florist ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1956 ; commercial ) [Sl]
Amoroso Building ( Pleasant Hill , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
Ballena Village Remodel ( Alameda , CA ; 1985 ; commercial ) [Ms]
Bank of America: Hilltop Shopping Center ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) Collaborator: ; Photographer: Hollingsworth, Bob [Ph]
Barret Construction Company, Richmond Redevelopment Areas: Exhibit Project, 21st St & Virginia ( Richmond , CA ; 1955-56 ; planning ) [Ms]
Barret Construction Company, Richmond Redevelopment Areas: Pilot Project 1-B ( Richmond , CA ; 1955-58 ; planning ) [Ms]
Barret Construction Company, Richmond Redevelopment Areas: Pilot Project 1-B, "The Plaza" ( Richmond , CA ; 1955-58 ; planning ) [Ms]
Barret Construction Company, Richmond Redevelopment Areas: Potrero Project 1-C ( Richmond , CA ; 1969 ; planning ) [Ms]
Barrett Construction Company, Richmond Redevelopment Areas ( Richmond , CA ; 1949-1974 ; planning ) [Ms, Sl]
Barrett Construction Company: Crescent Park ( Richmond , CA ; 1965 ; recreational ) [Sl]
Barrett Construction Company: San Lorenzo Park Project ( Santa Cruz , CA ; 1964 ; recreational ) [Ms, Ph, Sl]
Barrett Construction Company: Villa Nueva ( Santa Cruz , CA ; 1963 ; residential - multi ) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
Barrett Homes, Inc.: Cutting Hall Shopping Center ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
Barrett Homes, Inc.: Parkview V/Eastshore Park ( Richmond , CA ; 1965 ; residential - multi ) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
Barrett Homes, Inc.: Parkview II - Eastshore Park ( Richmond , CA ; 1961-1963 ; residential - multi ) [Dr]
Bergen, Edward ( Orinda , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Ph, Sl]
Berkeley Country Club, additions ( Contra Costa County , CA ; 1942 ; recreational ) Collaborator: WH Ratcliff, Jr. (architect) [Dr]
Berkeley Marina Landing ( Berkeley , CA ; 1965-1967 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Davis & Morreau (civil & structural engineers) [Dr]
Berkeley Unified School District: Additions to the West Campus, Berkeley High School and Swim Center ( Berkeley , CA ; 1964-1965 ; educational ) [Dr]
Brode, Dr. William & Charlotte ( El Cerrito , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Dr, Ph]
Brown, Warren, Jr. ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1961 ; residential ) [Ms]
Burbank Junior High School ( Burbank , CA ; 1963 ; educational ) [Dr]
Busher Apartments ( n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Ph]
Butler Fair Buildings ( Boonville , CA ; 1950 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Paul Snyder (contractor) [Ph, Sl]
Chevron USA, Inc.: Richmond Refinery Cafeteria/Technical Center ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ph]
Christian & Missionary Alliance Church (CMA) ( Oakland , CA ; 1947 ; religious ) Collaborator: Charles McCall (architect) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
Church of Christ, Congregational ( Sebastopol , CA ; 1959 ; religious ) [Ph, Sl]
Church of Christ, Richmond ( Richmond , CA ; 1952 ; religious ) Collaborator: Carl Overaa & Co. (general contractor) [Ph, Sl]
Church of the Redeemer, Presbyterian ( Richmond , CA ; 1952 ; religious ) [Sl]
City and County of San Francisco: Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Expansion ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [Dr, Ph]
Colorado Park ( Palo Alto , CA ; n.d. ; recreational ) [Ph, Sl]
Competition: California Polytechnic State University, Performing Arts Center ( San Luis Obispo , CA ; 1990 ; educational ) [Ms]
Concord: Upper Clayton Valley General Plan ( Concord , CA ; 1966 ; planning ) [Sl]
Contra Costa County Building ( Richmond , CA ; 1959-1963, 1994 ; governmental ) [Ms, Ph, Sl]
Contra Costa County Water District: Ralph D. Bollman Water Treatment Plant ( Concord , CA ; 1968 ; governmental ) [Ms, Ph, Sl]
Contra Costa County: court house ( Richmond , CA ; 1954 ; governmental ) [Ms]
Contra Costa Junior College District: Diablo Valley College, P.E. Group, Men's Locker Building, Folding Bleachers for Gymnasium Building; Women's Locker Room; West Campus Admin Building ( Contra Costa , CA ; 1955-1962 ; educational ) [Ms, Dr]
Cordelia Pumping Station ( Fairfield , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [Ph]
Cross, Laurance L., Rev., remodeled offices ( Berkeley , CA ; 1959 ; religious ) [Ph, Sl]
Design: bowling alley ( n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
Design: Broadway Square ( Richmond , CA ; 1967 ; commercial ) [Ms]
Design: Federal Building / Concourse Terrace ( n.d. ; governmental ) [Dr]
Design: Griff's BBQ ( n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
Design: Marin City ( n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Ph, Sl]
Design: Medical dental building ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; medical ) [Dr]
Design: State of California, Department of Motor Vehicles ( n.d. ; governmental ) [Dr]
Design: Sunset Chapel ( n.d. ; religious ) [Dr]
Donald L. Hardison, Architect, office ( n.d. ; commercial ) [Sl]
Downtown Businessmen's Association: Macdonald Avenue upgrade ( Richmond , CA ; 1945 ; commercial ) [Ms]
Dyke, Bill and Marie ( Napa , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Ph]
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD): Maloney Pump Plant ( El Sobrante , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [Ph]
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD): Sobrante Filter Plant ( El Sobrante , CA ; 1962 ; governmental ) [Ph, Sl]
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD): Walnut Creek Filter Plant ( Walnut Creek , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [Ph]
East Bluff Housing ( Pinole , CA ; 1970 ; residential-multi ) [Ms, Ph]
Ebsco/Collins: Wildwood Townhouses ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1971 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Royston, Hanamoto, Beck & Abbey (Landscape Architects) [Ms, Ph, Sl]
Federal Public Housing Authority: Bayo Vista Project ( Rodeo , CA ; 1943 ; residential-multi/governmental ) Collaborator: Herbert Emmerich (commissioner) [Dr, Ph]
Firehouse, City of Richmond ( Richmond , CA ; 1959 ; governmental ) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl]
First Church of Christ, Scientist: heating controls ( Richmond , CA ; 1953 ; religious ) [Ms, Ph]
First Presbyterian Church ( Richmond , CA ; 1949 ; religious ) Collaborator: Sanford, Percy (general contractor) [Ph, Sl]
First Presbyterian Church ( San Rafael , CA ; n.d. ; religious ) [Ph, Sl]
First Presbyterian Church ( Walnut Creek , CA ; n.d. ; religious ) [Ph]
Florin Reservoir and Pumping Station ( Fairfield , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [Ph, Sl]
Francis of Assisi Community ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Ph]
Fraser, L. H., MS & Rutledge, C. E., DDS: 2500 Bissell Building ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; medical ) [Sl]
Giordano, J.A. ( Hillsborough , CA ; 1964, 1965, 1968 ; residential ) [Dr]
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (G.G.B.T.S.) ( Mill Valley , CA ; n.d. ; religious ) Collaborator: John Carl Warnecke (architect) [Dr]
Gordon Lemon, : Gordon's Drive-in ( Richmond , CA ; 1945 ; commercial ) [Ms, Ph]
Greater Richmond Community Development Corporation: Richmond Mercantile Center ( Richmond , CA ; 1970 ; commercial ) [Ph]
Hardison, Don & Betty ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1956 ; residential ) [Ms, Sl]
Hardison, Leigh & Myrtle ( Fillmore , CA ; 1960 ; residential ) [Dr]
Harrington, Harold L., MD & Ford Keppen, MD ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; medical ) [Sl]
Harris, Ken ( , 1958 ; residential ) [Dr]
Homestead Park ( Sunnyvale , CA ; n.d. ; planning ) [Ph]
Hurley, M., Spidell, H. & Hardison, D.: 160 Broadway Building ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ms, Dr]
John Brooks Motor's ( n.d. ; commercial ) [Dr]
Lukes, Eugene & Eileen ( El Cerrito , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) Collaborator: Halprin, Lawrence (Landscape Arch) [Sl]
Marina Associates: South Shore Marina Development ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; planning ) [Ms]
Martin Buick, showrooms ( Richmond , CA ; 1979-1980 ; commercial ) [Dr]
Mechanics Bank 22nd Street Branch, remodel ( Richmond , CA ; 1984 ; commercial ) [Sl]
Mechanics Bank: San Pablo Branch ( CA ; 1961 ; commercial ) [Ph]
Milkwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District: Jones Island Wastewater Treatement Plant, maintenance building ( Milwaukee , WI ; n.d. ; governmental ) [Ms, Dr]
Mill's cabin ( n.d. ; residential ) [Ph]
Mira Vista Congregational Church: additions and alterations ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1959 ; religious ) Collaborator: Lundberg, Carl (general contractor) [Dr, Sl]
Mira Vista Country Club, additions and alterations ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1954 ; recreational ) [Dr]
Morgan, Meredith, Jr. & Paulson, Stanley A.: Optometrists & Tenant Offices ( Richmond , CA ; 1950 ; commercial ) [Ms, Ph]
Nagan, Harold ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1985 ; residential ) [Ms]
Nations Giant Hamburgers Headquarters Building ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1966 ; commercial ) [Ms, Ph]
Nations Giant Hamburgers: 6060 Central Ave ( El Cerrito , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ms]
Nations Giant Hamburgers: Orinda ( Orinda , CA ; n.d. ; commercial ) [Ms]
Newhall Land and Farming Company: California State Colleges and Universities, Site Study ( Contra Costa , CA ; n.d. ; educational ) [Ms, Sl]
North Berkeley Senior Center ( Berkeley , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Photographer: Hollingsworth, Bob [Ph]
Northminster Presbyterian Church ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1957-1958 ; religious ) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl]
Novato Memorial Park ( Marin , CA ; 1960 ; funerary ) [Sl]
Owens, Leo & Brown, Warren, Jr., Publishers: Richmond Independent Off. ( Richmond , CA ; 1948 ; commercial ) [Sl]
Pacific Gas & Electric, office ( Vallejo , CA ; 1070 ; commercial ) [Ph]
Park Sunset Apartments ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Ph]
Petaluma Properties, Inc.: Petaluma Inn ( Petaluma , CA ; 1958-1960 ; commercial ) [Dr, Sl]
Pharmacy ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; medical ) [Sl]
Plate, R.H. ( n.d. ; commercial ) [Ph]
Power/Harvey office building ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1984 ; commercial ) [Ms]
Presentation Church ( San Rafael , CA ; n.d. ; religious ) Photographer: Brown, Byron [Ph]
Richmond Art Center ( Richmond , CA ; 1945 ; cultural ) [Dr]
Richmond Housing Authority, planning ( Richmond , CA ; 1958 ; governmental ) [Ms]
Richmond Housing Authority, Administration Offices ( Richmond , CA ; 1957 ; governmental ) [Ms]
Richmond Housing Authority: Easter Hill Village ( Richmond , CA ; 1950-1954 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: DeMars, Vernon (arch.); Halprin, Lawrence (landscape arch.); Meyers, Theo G. (general contractor) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl]
Richmond Housing Authority: Land use site study ( Richmond , CA ; 1953 ; planning ) [Dr]
Richmond Housing Authority: The Hacienda, senior housing ( Richmond , CA ; ca. 1955 ; residential-multi ) [Ms]
Richmond Martinez Title Company ( Richmond , CA ; 1952 ; commercial ) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
Richmond Memorial Youth Center, fire damage repair and remodel ( Richmond , CA ; 1973 ; recreational ) Collaborator: George P. Simonds (architect) [Dr]
Richmond Memorial Youth Center, YMCA & YWCA ( Richmond , CA ; 1949 ; recreational [Ms, Ph, Sl]
Richmond Museum of History: Remodel/Additions to 1909 Carnegie Library ( Richmond , CA ; 1978 ; cultural ) Collaborator: Robert E. Branz (project engineer) [Ms, Dr]
Richmond School District: Balboa Elementary School ( Richmond , CA ; 1951-1954 ; educational ) [Dr, Sl]
Richmond School District: Fairmont School ( El Cerrito , CA ; 1957 ; educational ) [Dr, Sl]
Richmond School District: Ford & Alvorado schools-Portables ( Richmond , CA ; 1954 ; educational ) [Dr]
Richmond School District: Grant Elementary School ( Richmond , CA ; 1955 ; educational ) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl]
Richmond School District: Grant Elementary School ( Richmond , CA ; 1953-56 ; educational ) [Dr, Ph]
Richmond School District: Nystrom School, Teacher Room Addition ( Richmond , CA ; 1953 ; educational ) [Ph, Sl]
Richmond School District: Peres School-Reconstruction and All Purpose Rm. ( Richmond , CA ; 1953-1958 ; educational ) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl]
Richmond School District: portable classroom building ( Richmond , CA ; 1953 ; educational ) [Dr]
Richmond Unified School District: Downer Junior High School ( Richmond , CA ; 1954 ; educational ) [Ph, Sl]
Richmond Unified School District: Juan Crespi Junior High School ( Richmond , CA ; 1964 ; educational ) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
Richmond Unified School District: Richmond High School ( Richmond , CA ; 1968 ; educational ) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
Safeway Stores, Inc: Burlingame Store No. 512 new ( Burlingame , CA ; 1955 ; commercial ) [Sl]
Safeway Stores, Inc: Salinas Store No. 496, new ( Salinas , CA ; 1955 ; commercial ) [Sl]
Safeway Stores, Inc: Stockton Store, No. 523, new ( Stockton , CA ; 1955 ; commercial ) [Sl]
San Pablo School District: El Portal Elementary School ( Berkeley , CA ; 1952 ; educational ) Collaborator: Schmidt & Hardman (architects) [Dr]
San Pablo School District: Lake and Verde Schools, portable classroom buildings ( San Pablo , CA ; 1958 ; educational ) [Dr, Sl]
Sarbacker, Alfred ( El Cerrito , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Dr]
Sausalito School District: Bayside Elementary School ( Sausalito , CA ; n.d. ; educational ) [Ph]
Schultz, Cletus, DDS Dental Offices ( Richmond , CA ; 1953 ; medical ) [Sl]
Shimizu-Yamamoto Medical Office ( 1954 ; Medical ) [Sl]
Smith, W., DDS: Orthodontia Addition ( Richmond , CA ; 1956 ; medical ) [Pj]
Snyder ( 1949 ; residential ) [Sl]
Sonoma State College: Residence Halls and Dining Facilities ( Rohnert Park , CA ; 1970 ; educational ) [Dr, Ph]
South Berkeley Senior Center ( Berkeley , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Photographer: Hollingsworth, Bob [Ph]
South Lake Tower ( Oakland , CA ; n.d. ; residential - multi ) [Ph]
Spidell, Dr. Haydon & Ruth ( Richmond , CA ; 1951 ; residential ) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
Spurr, B.L.: John Brooks Lincoln-Mercury Agency ( 1946 ; commercial ) [Dr]
St. Johns Presbyterian Church ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; religious ) [Dr]
Tomales Presbyterian Church, Rehab & Restoration ( Tomales , CA ; 1959 ; religious ) [Sl]
Turlock Irrigation District Admin. Building ( Turlock , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [Ms, Ph, Sl]
Turlock Irrigation District, Adjust Walls to Filter Plant ( 1959 ; industrial ) [Ph]
Two Rock Presbyterian Church ( Bodega Highway , CA ; 1952 ; religious ) [Ph, Sl]
Two Rock Presbyterian Church, additions ( Bodega Highway , CA ; 1960 ; religious ) [Sl]
Unidentified Project: Apartment Exterior ( n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
University of California Alumni Association: Camp Blue, Lair of the Bear ( Pinecrest , CA ; 1958 ; educational ) [Sl]
University of California, Berkeley: Eshelman Hall ( Berkeley , CA ; 1964-1965 ; educational ) [Ms, Dr
University of California, Berkeley: Parking Structure and Tennis Courts ( Berkeley , CA ; 1956 ; educational ) [Dr]
University of California, Berkeley: Student Center Site Development & Landscaping ( Berkeley , CA ; 1960 ; educational ) Collaborator: Halprin, L. (landscape arch.) [Dr, Ph]
University of California, Berkeley: Student Center, Union & Cafeteria Buildings ( Berkeley , CA ; 1958-1961 ; educational ) Collaborator: DeMars, V. (arch.) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl]
University of California, Berkeley: Zellerbach Aud. & Little Theater ( Berkeley , CA ; 1962 ; educational ) [Ms, Ph]
Unknown projects ( n.d. ) [Ms, Dr]
Uptown Bowl ( Richmond , CA ; 1952 ; commercial ) [Ph, Sl]
Villa & Sons: Villa & Sons Apartments at State Line, Lake Tahoe ( Lake Tahoe , CA ; 1960 ; residential-multi ) [Sl]
Vincentian Villa Rehabilitation ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Ms, Ph]
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church: Christian Education, addition ( Walnut Creek , CA ; n.d. ; religious ) [Sl]
Waterman Treatment Plant ( Fairfield , CA ; n.d. ; governmental ) [Ph, Sl]
Westminster Presbyterian Church ( Tiburon , CA ; 1960 ; religious ) [Dr, Sl]
Wilmar School District: Wilson Elementary School ( Petaluma , CA ; 1957 ; educational ) [Ph]
Wilson ( El Cerrito , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Ph]
Wilson & Kratzer Mortuary ( Richmond , CA ; 1956 ; funerary ) Collaborator: Tandy, Dair (general contractor) [Sl]
Wilson & Kratzer Mortuary: Chapel of the Mission Bells ( San Pablo , CA ; 1949 ; funerary ) Collaborator: Tandy, Dair (general contractor) [Dr, Ph, Sl]
Wilson & Kratzer Mortuary: San Pablo Mortuary ( Richmond , CA ; 1946 ; funerary ) [Ms]
Wilson & Kratzer, Mausoleum at Rolling Hills Cemetery ( Richmond , CA ; n.d. ; funerary ) [Ms, Dr, Sl]

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Architects -- California.

Architectural drawings.

Architectural firms--California.

Architectural photographs.

Architectural records

Architecture -- University of California, Berkeley.

Architecture--Domestic--California--San Francisco Bay Area.

Architecture -- California.

Richmond Housing Authority: Easter Hill Village

University of California, Berkeley: Eshelman Hall

University of California, Berkeley: Student Center

University of California, Berkeley: Zellerback Auditorium

Clippings.

Hardison, Donald.

Hardison and Komatsu Associates.

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