Michael Goodman Collection 2007.-8
Madeleine Hamlin
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by gifts to the Environmental Design Endowment
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
2008
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
designarchives@berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Michael Goodman collection
Identifier/Call Number: 2007.-8
Physical Description:
13 Linear Feet:
10 boxes, 1 flat file drawer
Date (inclusive): 1920-1970
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
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], Michael Goodman Collection, (2007-8),
Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Biographical / Historical
Michael Arthur Goodman was born on January 6, 1903 in Vilna, Lithuania. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, he traveled
from Eastern Russia to San Francisco, California, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1927. Beginning in 1925, his professional
life revolved primarily around architectural and interior design. He joined the Department of Architecture faculty at UC Berkeley
in 1927 where he taught until his retirement in 1971.
During his career, Goodman completed many projects on the Berkeley and other UC campuses. At Berkeley, these projects included
alterations to the Faculty Club and Hearst Memorial Mining Building; the electron microscope installation, the Bio-Organic
Chemistry Laboratory design and construction, the Brick Muller Room addition in Memorial Stadium, and the Farm Bureau Building
alterations for the University Extension Division. Although Goodman proposed a major alteration and rehabilitation plan for
the Life Sciences Building in 1957, the University withdrew the plans from their building program. This decision on the part
of the University was largely regretted when, thirty-four years later, the project was reopened and in need of new plans,
a credit to Goodman's original foresight and work. In addition to the Berkeley campus, Goodman oversaw various projects on
the Davis campus, including the Radiobiology Laboratory, an expansion of the Clinic Building, and the Cruess Hall Unit 2 for
Food Technology.
Off-campus, Goodman had a productive career designing such buildings as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Woolen Process
Laboratory in Albany, CA, the East Bay Municipal Utilities Distract branch office in Berkeley, and countless other such facilities.
Additionally, he was responsible for the interior decoration and/or overall design of many Bay Area homes.
As a UC Berkeley faculty member, Goodman was extremely active in campus life serving for many years on the Committee for Public
Ceremonies. He was also a dedicated member of the Berkeley Planning Commission, acting as negotiator between the university
and the city. In this position, Goodman was called upon to temper the city's fears that university expansion would never cease
following the release of its large-scale building plans. Goodman was also a member of many other groups and councils, including
the Commonwealth Club of California.
Over the course of his career, Goodman received many professional honors and awards. He received the San Francisco Art Association
Gold Medal in 1925, followed by the American Graphic Artists Society Award in 1930. Both were given on the basis of his design
work. In 1945 he was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Finally, he received the Berkeley Citation in
1970 for outstanding service to the University of California. Following a long illness, Goodman died at home at the age of
88 on April 12, 1991.
Sources: DeMars, Vernon A, Sanford S. Elberg, Henry Lagorio, and Errol W. Mauchlan, Michael Arthur Goodman Obituary. Berkeley:
University of California. In Memoriam. Retrieved October 2008 from the University of California Digital History Digital Archives,
http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=hb0h4n99rb&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00023&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=calisphere&query=Goodman
Scope and Contents
The collection, which encompasses the years 1920-1970, consists of records, drawings, and photographs relating to Michael
Goodman's architectural and teaching careers. The collection is organized into five series: Personal Papers, Professional
Papers, Faculty Papers, Office Records, and Project Records. It contains records of projects completed throughout the Bay
Area, including interior design, commercial design, and large and small alterations, as well as project studies, such as the
Pioneer Housing Study. The collection also contains records of Goodman's plans for the University of California, predominantly
for buildings or building alterations at the Berkeley campus. It also includes records relating to a limited number of project
on the Davis campus. Additionally, this collection holds records of Goodman's work as a Professor at the UC Berkeley School
of Architecture.
"Personal Papers" contains Goodman's C.V. as well as various items of interest such as a published sketch he created as a
student of Wheeler Hall. "Professional Papers" includes Goodman's work with the Office of Civilian Defense, and correspondence
with the Higher Education Organization and his study on Berkeley public health. "Faculty Papers" largely consists of course
development plans and photos of student work from various courses, while "Office Records" houses various correspondence and
reference materials.
The largest series, Project Records, consists of Goodman's major commercial, residential, religious, and educational projects
around the Bay Area (primarily in Berkeley) and on the UC campuses. It also contains proposed plans and housing studies.
Box 1, Folder 1
21 Club Photo, Christmas Lunch Party, Shattuck Hotel
1967
Box 1, Folder 3
Sketch of Wheeler Hall
1920
Box 1, Folder 1
UC Collaborative City Problem: Public Health, Berkeley
1945
Box 1, Folder 2
Office of Civilian Defense
1953
Box 10, Folder 7
Palo Alto Airport: Aerial Photos
Box 1, Folder 3
Engineering Magazine
1970
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondance with Higher Education Organization
1960-1961
Box 2, Folder 1
Chinatown Redevelopment Study
1944
Box 2, Folder 2
Architecture 269B Course Plan
Box 2, Folder 3
Urban Living Project Study/Development of New Courses
Box 2, Folder 4
Article clipping and Graduation Photos
Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence with Harold Smith
Box 2, Folder 2
Correspondence with US Atomic Energy Commission
1963
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 1
Cost Comparison of Projects
Box 2, Folder 3
Miscellaneous Public Relations
1948-1968
Box 2, Folder 4
Nuestra Arquitectura Magazine
Box 2, Folder 4a
Miscellaneous photographs
American Potato and Basic Vegetable Blackfoot and King City ID, CA
Argiewiez, Arthur Mill Valley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Box 3, Folder 2
Ascot Apartments [see Kimball, John & Mary] Moraga CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 2
Banker, Franklin Piedmont CA
Blumberg, Frank Berkeley CA
California: Farm Bureau Federation Building Berkeley CA
California Ink Company Berkeley CA
Carter, Harold Berkeley CA
City Club San Francisco CA
Clements, Traverse Los Gatos CA
Crandall, Helen Oakland CA
Creek Park Development Berkeley CA
Design: Residential development Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 2
East Bay Municipal Utilities District Oakland CA
Easter Seal Society Building Oakland CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 3, Box 4, Folder 15
Fidelity Savings & Loan Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 3, Box 4, Folder 17
Golden Gate International Expostion, Exhibit of Science San Francisco CA
Graeser, James Piedmont CA
Hillel Foundation Building Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 4
Johnson, Karin Berkeley CA
Kimball, John S. & Mary S. Moraga CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 5
Kimball, Stan: Northgate Mall Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 5, Box 5, Folder 33
Kimball, Stan: Tilden View Terrace Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 5
Lamda Chi Alpha Berkeley CA
Loeb, Edward M. Berkeley CA
Mander, Dr. & Mrs. B. Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 6
Matzger, E. San Francisco CA
Creator: Church, Thomas Dolliver, 1902-1978
Moraga Country Club Moraga CA
Multiple-dwelling structure: study
Myers, Bertram Piedmont CA
Northgate Mall [see Kimball, Stan] CA
Off-street Parking, Lakeshore Shopping District Oakland CA
Olson, Ronald Lafayette CA
Pioneer Homes Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 7
Design: Public Health Building Berkeley CA
Psychiatric Offices, Mt. Zion Hospital San Francisco CA
San Mateo County Hall of Justice and Records San Mateo CA
Box 6, Folder 44, Box 7, Folder 45-46
San Pablo Civic Development San Pablo CA
Shasta Canyon Berkeley CA
Shattuck Ave. Redevelopment Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 8, Box 7, Folder 50
Shattuck Avenue (Breck) Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 8
Shattuck Hotel Block Alterations Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 8
Design: small house studies
Smith, Charles Lafayette CA
Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals: Animal Shelter Oakland CA
South Berkeley Homes Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 9, Box 7, Folder 55
St. John's Episcopal Church Marysville CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 10
Taylor, Edgar D. Berkeley CA
Temple Beth El Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 11, Box 7, Folder 58
Temple Emanuel Chapel San Francisco CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 12
Thatcher, Esther Carmel CA
Thompson, N. Allen Stockton CA
Tilden View Terrace [see Kimball, Stan] CA
UC Berkeley Bio-dynamics Lab, Berkeley CA
UC Berkeley Doe Memorial Library additions and alterations Berkeley CA
UC Berkeley Freshman Reception, Hearst Gymnasium Berkeley CA
UC Berkeley Hearst Memorial Mining Building Improvement Berkeley CA
UC Berkeley Life Sciences Building Berkeley CA
UC Berkeley Naval R.O.T.C. Building Berkeley CA
UC Berkeley Terraced Parking Berkeley CA
UC Berkeley Virus Laboratory Berkeley CA
UC Davis Animal Lab Facilities Davis CA
UC Davis Atomic Energy Commission Davis CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 13A, Box 8, Folder 72
UC Davis: Creuss Hall & School Housing Report Davis CA
UC Davis: Cruess Hall Davis CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 13
UC Davis: Radiobiology Laboratory Davis CA
Uni Freedom Insurance Co. Building CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 14, Box 8, Folder 74
U.S Dept. of Agriculture -Woolen Lab
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 14, Box 9, Folder 75
U.S. General Services Administration Building, Public Buildings Service Office and Laboratory Berkeley CA
Unidentified Synagogue, Full Scale Details for Decorations
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 16
Van Valin, Esther Modesto CA
Veterinary Hospital Oakland CA
Walton, Fritz Berkeley CA
Waterfront Redevelopment Albany CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 17, Box 9, Folder 79
Waterfront Redevelopment Berkeley CA
Waterfront Redevelopment Emeryville CA
flat-file-drawer R 21.2, Flat-File 17, Box 9, Folder 81
Woodside Model House (Columbia Steel)