Guide to the J. Paul Getty Ranch House Records, 1921, 1945-1960s, 1975-1976, 1980s, 1999-2007, and undated
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
Guide to the J. Paul Getty Ranch House Records, 1921, 1945-1960s, 1975-1976, 1980s, 1999-2007, and undated
Finding aid no. IA20021
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
Institutional Records and Archives
Contact Information:
- Getty Research Institute
- Institutional Records and Archives
- 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
- Los Angeles, California 90049-1688
- archives@getty.edu
Descriptive Summary
Creator:
Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976
Title: Ranch House records
Date (inclusive): 1921, 1945-1960s, 1975-1976, 1980s, 1999-2007, undated
Physical Description:
70.6 linear feet
(6 boxes, 1 binder, 15 flat files)
Abstract: Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal documents, brochures, clippings, architectural drawings, and
photographs, 1921, 1945-1960s, 1975-1976, 1980s, 1999-2007 and undated, that describe the history of, and planned and executed
alterations and additions to, J. Paul Getty's Ranch House in Malibu, California. Also included is some administrative material
relating to Ranch House personnel.
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general library access policy . See the Administrative Information section of this finding aid for access restrictions specific to the records described
below. Please note, some of the records may be stored off site; advanced notice is required for access to these materials.
Repository: The Getty Research Institute
Institutional Records and Archives
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California 90049-1688
Identifier/Call Number: IA20021
Language: English
Biography/Organization History
Administrative History
Located just off the Pacific Coast Highway about a mile north of Sunset Boulevard on 64-acres near Malibu, California, the
Ranch House became the site for the original J. Paul Getty Museum. Purchased by J. Paul Getty in 1945 from Claude I. Parker
for the sum of $250,000, the property was originally part of an early nineteenth century Spanish land grant. In the 1920s
Parker, a Los Angeles attorney, purchased a portion of the property from Perfecto Marquez, a descendent of one of the area's
original settlers. Parker constructed a house, the core of the extant Ranch House, and several outbuildings. Getty made additions
and major alterations to the Ranch House, including the addition of a second floor to the eastern portion, creating the house
that stands on the property today.
At the time Getty purchased the Malibu property, he already owned a house in Santa Monica, at 270 Ocean Front, and therefore
only occupied the Ranch House on weekends. In 1946, Getty commissioned the Los Angeles architect John Byers to design additions
to the Ranch House, primarily to house Getty's art collections, including a second floor at the eastern end, the Louis XV
Room, the Hallway Gallery, the Louis XVI Room, the Small Antiquities Room, and the Courtyard. In 1953 Mr. Getty established
the the J. Paul Getty Museum Trust and in 1954 opened the gallery spaces at the eastern end of the house to the public. In
1957, a new gallery wing along the west edge of the courtyard was added by the Los Angeles-based architectural firm Claud
Beelman & Associates to house Getty’s expanding collection of antiquities. The eastern end of the house continued to function
as the museum until 1974 (with about 6,000 square feet of exhibition space), when the Getty Villa was completed and opened
as the primary repository for Mr. Getty’s art collection.
With the Getty Villa acting as the new museum quarters, portions of the Ranch House were altered to accommodate museum administration
and conservation laboratories. Major modifications to the interior of the Ranch House, including the conversion of gallery
spaces to conservation, laboratory and office spaces. The construction of new buildings in the courtyard area were carried
out during the mid-1980s.
The Ranch House was the subject of a 2001 Historic American Buildings Survey report.
[Adapted from "Historic American Buildings Survey Documentation."]
Scope and Content of Collection
Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, contracts, permits, invoices, brochures, clippings, blueline prints,
blueprints, architectural drawings, and photographs, 1921, 1945-1960s, 1975-1976, 1980s, 1999-2007 and undated, that describe
J. Paul Getty's Ranch House in Malibu, California and the alterations made to it over time.
The history of the building is summarized in the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation, which provides background
information on the Ranch House, including its significance, history, architecture, a site description, maps, plans, and photographs.
The renovation and administration records contain information about work undertaken in the 1950s to expand gallery space by
the Los Angeles architectural firm of Claud Beelman & Associates; the financial administration of the project was handled
by Norris Bramlett. The records describe preparations for a proposed visit by Getty to the Ranch in the 1960s through copies
of correspondence between Getty, Norris Bramlett, and Eileen Vogler, a long-time Getty employee. In March 1973, the Trustees
passed a resolution requesting that Getty authorize construction of an access road to the Museum, and the records contain
information about the costs and planning of this project. In the late 1970s the Trustees explored the possibility of expanding
the Ranch House for more gallery space. Gruen Associates was retained to advise the Trustees, and their report, related correspondence,
and a geological investigation is included in the records. Also included in the records are two inventories of the collections
conducted in the late 1970s (the purpose of these inventories is unknown); and letters from Stephen Garrett, Museum Director,
to the Ranch House staff discussing their transfer to museum staff. The records also include architectural drawings, a large
portion of which relate to the renovation of the property by the architect John Byers, begun in 1946, for both residential
and art gallery spaces in the house. The photographs included in the records depict the Ranch House before, during, and after
renovation.
Organization
These records are organized in four series:
Series I. Historic American Buildings Survey documentation, 1999, 2001; Series II. Renovation and administration records, 1954-1982; Series III. Architectural drawings, 1921, 1945-1951, 1975-1976 and undated; Series IV. Photographs, circa 1950s-1960s, 1980s, 1999-2007.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Topics
Architecture--California--Los Angeles
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles, 1940-1950
Museum buildings--California
Ranch houses
Genres and Forms of Material
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Blueline prints
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Brochures
Clippings (information artifacts)
Contracts
Correspondence
Invoices
Memorandums
Permits
Photographs
Reports
Contributors
Bramlett, Norris
Claud Beelman & Associates
Fredericksen, Burton B.
Garrett, Stephen, 1922-
Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976
Gruen Associates
John Byers, Architect
Vogler, Eileen
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
The records described in accessions 1986.IA.19, 1986.IA.20, 1986.IA.27, 1986.IA.39, 2003.IA.10, 2004.IA.13, and 2010.IA.04
are available for use by qualified researchers.
The records in accessionThe records in accession 1986.IA.50, subject to review for permanently closed information, are open
to qualified researchers. Requests for access will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
The following types of records are permanently closed: records containing personal information, records that compromise security
or operations, legal communications, legal work product, and records related to donors. The J. Paul Getty Trust reserves the
right to restrict access to any records held by the Institutional Archives.
Restrictions on Use
Preferred Citation
[Cite the item and series (as appropriate)], J. Paul Getty Ranch House Records, 1921, 1945-1960s, 1975-1976, 1999-2007 and
undated. Institutional Archives, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Finding aid no. IA20021.
Acquisition Information
The records in this finding aid originated in accession nos. 1986.IA.01 boxes 46, 67, 86, 129 and 138 (transferred to the
Institutional Archives by the J. Paul Getty Museum); 1986.IA.19 (transferred to the Institutional Archives by the J. Paul
Getty Museum); 1986.IA.20 (transferred to the Institutional Archives by the J. Paul Getty Trust); 1986.IA.27 (transferred
to the Institutional Archives by Don Hull, Department of Photography, J. Paul Getty Museum); 1986.IA.39; 2003.IA.10; 2004.IA.13
(transferred to the Institutional Archives by Barbara Whitney, J. Paul Getty Museum); and 2010.IA.10 (transferred to the Institutional
Archivies by the Getty Research Institute, Villa Librarian, Barbara Furbush).
Please note that the material in accession 1986.IA.01 has been assigned a new accession number, 1986.IA.50, for purposes of
providing better administrative control.
Processing History
A preliminary inventory was conducted by Institutional Archives part-time staff prior to 2003. In 2005, Sue Luftschein rehoused
the records and created this finding aid based, in part, on the original inventory. In 2010 Cyndi Shein added records and
revised the finding aid accordingly.
Series I.
Historic American Buildings Survey documentation,
1999, 2001, undated
Physical Description:
0.4 linear feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of a report and black and white photographs and negatives, 1999, 2001, and undated, of the Historic American
Buildings Survey (HABS) conducted for the J. Paul Getty Ranch House by PCR Services Corporation, Santa Monica, California.
The report provides a HABS number, and physical description, significance, historical information, architectural information,
site description, a bibliography, project information, maps and plans, and an index to the photographs of the Ranch House.
Also included are photocopies of half of the photographs.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in the order found within the original accession.
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 1
Historic American Buildings Survey Documentation report,
September 2001
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 4-6
[40 black and white photographs with captions],
September 2001
Physical Description:
[3 files]
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 7-8
[40 original negatives],
September 2001
Physical Description:
[2 files]
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 2
Index to photographs,
September 2001
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 3
Photocopies of images,
September 2001
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 9
[Negatives and contact sheets],
November 1999
Physical Description:
[3 sheets of negatives; 2 copies of each contact sheet.]
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 10
[21 color photographs],
undated
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 11
[28 black and white negatives],
September 2001
Note
[Not used in the report.]
Box 2003.IA.10-1, Folder 12-14
[28 black and white photographs],
September 2001
Note
[3 sets; one with captions on white paper, one with captions on brown paper, one with no captions. Not used in the report.]
Series II.
Renovation and administration records,
1954-1982
Physical Description:
5.4 linear feet
(3 boxes, 1 flat file)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, contracts, permits, invoices, brochures, and clippings, 1954-1982,
pertaining to J. Paul Getty's Ranch House in Malibu, California. The records describe additions and alterations to the Ranch
House, and administrative matters pertaining to its maintenance and upkeep.
The records contain information about work undertaken to expand gallery space by the Los Angeles architectural firm of Claud
Beelman & Associates, and P.J. Walker Company Builders, in the 1950s; the financial administration of the project was handled
by Norris Bramlett. The records describe preparations for a proposed visit by Getty to the Ranch in the 1960s through copies
of correspondence between Getty, Norris Bramlett, and Eileen Vogler, interior designer. In March 1973, the Trustees passed
a resolution requesting that Getty authorize construction of an access road to the Museum, along Los Liones Road. The records
contain detailed information about the costs and planning of this project. In the late 1970s the Trustees explored the possibility
of expanding the Ranch House for more gallery space. Gruen Associates was retained to advise the Trustees; their report, related
correspondence, and a geological investigation conducted by LeRoy Crandall & Associates is included in the records. The records
also contain two inventories of the collections conducted in the late 1970s (the purpose of these inventories is unknown);
and letters from Stephen Garrett, Museum Director, to the Ranch House staff discussing their transfer to museum staff.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by subject/project.
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 3
Clippings re: museum, letters re: Collector's Choice,
1954-1956
Claud Beelman and Associates addition:
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 1
Miscellaneous permits and licenses,
1954, 1957, 1964
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 2
Correspondence, invoices, notes re: interior furnishings, smoke detections,
1954, 1957-1958
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 4-5
Contract with Walker Co.,
1957-1958
Physical Description:
[2 files]
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 6
Building addition, museum wing,
1957
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 7-8
Specifications for alterations and additions,
April 16, 1957
Physical Description:
[2 files]
J. Paul Getty's possible return:
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 9
Correspondence re: Ranch House repairs and furnishings,
1966-1969
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 10
Brochures, price lists for furnishings,
circa 1969
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 11-13
Invoices/expenses for J. Paul Getty's possible return to Ranch House,
1969-1970
Physical Description:
[3 files]
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 14
To do lists, letters, tallies re: purchases for J. Paul Getty's possible return,
1969-1970
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 15
Lists of items received,
1970
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 16
Purchases and prices,
1970
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 17
Miscellaneous notes, letters re: furnishings,
1970
Los Liones Road (north access):
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 18
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 19
Grading permit surety bond,
1973
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 20
Letters re: geologic inspection,
1973
Box 1986.IA.50-1, Folder 21
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 1
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 2
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 3
Trustee request re: road,
1973
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 4
Correspondence, permits, reports,
1972-1973
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 5
Correspondence, permits, reports,
1969-1972
Note
[Vicinity map, easement map, and Golden Land Investment Corp. map rehoused into Flat file 4.]
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 6
Feasibility study, ranch (Gruen), correspondence,
1978-1979
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 7
Gruen Associates proposal letter,
1978
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 8
Gruen feasibility study,
1979
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 9
Preliminary geologic investigation report,
1979
Note
[Aerial photograph, topographic maps, and geologic maps rehoused into Box 3.]
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 10
Feasibility study, Ranch—clipping re: Santa Monica Mountains,
June 1979
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 11
Victor Gruen death announcement,
1980
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 12
Inventory re: ranch,
September 15, 1976
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 13
Inventory of art object, furniture, furnishings,
May 14, 1979
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 14
Letters, memos re: Ranch House staff,
1979, undated
Box 1986.IA.50-2, Folder 15
Ranch House furniture gifts—letters, memos,
1982
Series III.
Architectural drawings,
1921, 1945-1951, 1975-1976, undated
Physical Description:
63.8 linear feet
(15 flat files)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of blueprints, blueline prints, and architectural drawings, 1921, 1945-1951, 1975-1976 and undated, from various
J. Paul Getty Ranch House renovation and alteration projects. A large portion of this material relates to the renovation of
the property by the architect John Byers of Santa Monica, begun in 1946, for both residential and art gallery spaces in the
house, and a 1950 art gallery renovation. In some cases the purpose, or jobs, for which drawings were created is unknown.
Arrangement
These records are generally arranged by job and chronologically, and when undated, in the order found within the original
accession.
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Topographic map of 27.325 acres in Canada Sentimento, Rancho Boca de Santa Monica for Claude Parker. Surveyed November 1921.
Wilkie Woodward Engineer,"
November 1921
Physical Description:
[2 copies.]
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery. Donald R. Warren Engineer, floor plans and sections,"
September 7, 1945
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery. Donald R. Warren Engineer, sections,"
September 7, 1945
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery. Donald R. Warren Engineer, hip beam framing,"
September 7, 1945
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery for J. Paul Getty. Roosevelt Blvd. John Byers, Architect. 1st floor plan,"
October 10, 1945
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery for J. Paul Getty. Roosevelt Blvd. John Byers, Architect. 2nd floor plan,"
October 10, 1945
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery for J. Paul Getty. Roosevelt Blvd. John Byers, Architect. front elevation,"
October 10, 1945
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery for J. Paul Getty. Roosevelt Blvd. John Byers, Architect. rear elevation,"
October 10, 1945
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery for J. Paul Getty. Roosevelt Blvd. John Byers, Architect. interior sections,"
October 10, 1945
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Art Gallery for J. Paul Getty. Roosevelt Blvd. John Byers, Architect,"
October 10, 1945
Physical Description:
[Sections looking to front, rear and sides.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-5
"Getty 1st Floor, John Byers, architect,"
April 10, 1946
Physical Description:
[Photocopies of Ranch House Blueprints.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-5
"Getty 2nd Floor, John Byers, architect,"
April 10, 1946
Physical Description:
[Photocopies of Ranch House Blueprints.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-1
"Getty Job – interior elevations. John Byers, Architect,"
May 22, 1946
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-4
“Cem. Frame at Bronze Door – Getty Job. John Byers, Architect,”
undated
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-4
[Unspecified blueprint],
undated
Physical Description:
["46" on verso. Wall elevation.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-4
“Mrs. Getty’s Bedroom. John Byers Architect”,
undated
Physical Description:
["48" on verso.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-4
“Section at Stairs. John Byers, Architect,”
May 22, 1946
Physical Description:
["42" on verso.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-4
“Footing and Slab Detail – Getty Job. John Byers, Architect,”
undated
Physical Description:
["44 on verso.]
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Getty job theatre proscenium,"
July 13, 1946
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Getty job roof plan, John Byers, Architect,"
July 18, 1946
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-3
“Bay plan – Mrs. Getty BR [bedroom]. John Byers, Architect,”
July 23, 1946
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-3
“Getty Job, Schedule Exterior Opening,”
August 1, 1946
Note
[Possibly John Byers.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-3
“Getty Job – Marble Stairs and Iron Handrails. John Byers, Architect,”
August 14, 1946
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-3
[Drawing on vellum],
undated
Note
[Possibly John Byers. Depicts a small cabinet.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-3
"[Untitled], John Byers,"
1946
Note
[Ranch House ground floor plan.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-3
[Unlabeled],
1946
Physical Description:
[With pencil notations, similar handwriting to John Byers drawings. Possibly a wall elevation.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-3
[Unlabeled],
undated
Physical Description:
[With pencil notations (small), similar handwriting to John Byers drawings. Unidentified room floor plan.]
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-1
"Residence for Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Getty and family, Second floor plan, John Byers, Architect,"
August 6, 1946
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-1
"Getty Job – window elevations. John Byers, Architect,"
August 29, 1946
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-2
“Getty Job. John Byers, architect,”
August 29, 1946
Note
[Window specifications.]
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Getty job. Cellar plan, John Byers, Architect,"
October 11, 1946
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-1
“Residence Shutters. Getty Job. John Byers, architect,”
December 2, 1946
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Getty 1st floor. John Byers, Architect,"
1946
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Getty 2nd floor. John Byers, Architect,"
1946
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Alternate plan, Second fl. Bath, Getty job,"
undated
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Mr. Paul Getty, California, Plan of the Art Gallery. 2nd floor for building, cornice and alterations,"
undated
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-1
“Kalamein Bronze Doors – Getty”,
circa 1946
Note
[Probably John Byers.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-1
“Door and Window details, Owner’s Bedroom, Getty Job. John Byers, architect,”
circa 1946
Physical Description:
[2 blueprints.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-2
“Bear Pit and Wolf Run – sheet 1 of 1. John Byers, architect. Parker, Zehnder and Associates, construction engineers,”
September 3, 1946
Physical Description:
[2 copies.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-2
“Bear Pit and Wolf Run – Plot Plan – sheet 2 of 2. Parker, Zehnder and Associates,”
September 18, 1946
Physical Description:
[2 copies.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.20-8C
“Getty At Bronze Door,”
undated
Flatfile 1986.IA.20-8C
“Tablet at Art Gallery – Getty Job – Roosevelt Highway” John Byers, architect,
March 26, 1947
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-5
“Getty Terrace. John E. Mackel, Structural Engineer,”
May 1947
Starling Watson renovations:
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Plan, Elevation and Sections Retaining Walls. Living Room Terrace for Mr. Paul Getty Residence, Starling Watson,"
June 3, 1947
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-5
“Dressing Room – Mrs. Getty's – 17900 Roosevelt Highway. The office of Starling Watson,”
October 16, 1947
Physical Description:
[2 prints. Profiles of molds; elevation plan and details.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-5
“Getty Estate Court and Walls. Macco Corporation, Parker Zehnder and Assoc. Engineers,”
March 31, 1948
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-5
“J. Paul Getty – Detail of Proposed Cove Lighting. Wendel Western, Inc.,”
April 29, 1948
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-5
“J. Paul Getty – Detail of Proposed Cove Lighting. Wendel Western, Inc.,”
April 29, 1948
Physical Description:
[With pencil annotations.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-5
“Details for fountain illumination. Wendell Western, Inc.,”
May 1948
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-7
“Art Gallery Mr. Paul Getty – Room Louis XVI – 2nd Floor,”
1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-7
“Monsieur Getty Art Gallery,"
circa 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-8
“Art Gallery Mr. Paul Getty 1st Floor,”
October 20, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-8
“Art Gallery Mr. Paul Getty, First Floor – Return of String Board on Landing,”
November 11, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-9
“Art Gallery Mr. Paul Getty. Los Angeles, Calif. Face Pan Coupe,”
November 20, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-9
“Art Gallery Mr. Paul Getty. Los Angeles, Calif. Detail B Retour Du Limon Sur Le Palier. / Detail A. Coupe Sur Le Limon,”
November 20, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-7
“Art Gallery J. Paul Getty, Los Angeles California, Face Grande Tapisserie,”
November 21, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-7
“Art Gallery J. Paul Getty, Los Angeles California, Plan,”
November 21, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-7
“Art Gallery Monsieur Getty. Tapestry View,”
1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-7
“Art Gallery Monsieur Getty. Piece Louis XVI no. 2 2nd floor,”
1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-9
“Monsieur Getty Art Gallery. 1st Floor,”
circa 1950
Physical Description:
[4 torn pieces.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-6
“Mr. Paul Getty, Santa Monica, First Floor Room, Elevation Facing Stairs. Jensen Inc.,”
December 12, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-6
“Mr. Paul Getty, Santa Monica, First Floor Room, Entrance Elevation. Jensen Inc.,”
December 12, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-6
“Mr. Paul Getty, Santa Monica, First Floor Room, Elevation Facing Entrance. Jensen Inc.,”
December 12, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-9
“Art Gallery Mr. Paul Getty—Elevation C,”
December 13, 1950
Physical Description:
["43" on verso.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-9
“Art Gallery Monsieur Paul Getty. Los Angeles, Calif. Room - Louis XVI - 2nd Floor,”
December 27, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-8
“Monsieur Paul Getty, Louis XVI Room, First Floor,”
December 27, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-8
“Monsieur Paul Getty 2nd Floor. Depart Escalier,”
December 27, 1950
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-6
“Mr. Paul Getty, Santa Monica Art Gallery, 1st floor. Plans Showing the Modification of the Stripe around the flooring. Jensen
Inc., New York,”
February 28, 1951
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-9
“Art Gallery Mr. Paul Getty. Los Angeles, Calif. Room. Louis XVI. 2nd Floor,”
March 1, 1951
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-6
“Mr. Paul Getty – Details of tapestries, stretchers. Jensen Inc.,”
March 2, 1951
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Mr. Paul Getty, Santa Monica. 1st floor plan. Plan for Wendel Lighting,"
April 20, 1951
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"Mr. Paul Getty, Santa Monica. 2nd floor room. Plan for Wendel Lighting,"
April 23, 1951
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-6
“Mr. Paul Getty, 3rd Floor Room, Jensen, Inc.,”
April 24, 1951
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-6
“Mr. Paul Getty, 2nd Floor Room, Jensen, Inc.,”
April 25, 1951
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-6
“Mr. J. Paul Getty, 1st floor Room. Jensen Inc.,”
April 25, 1951
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-9
“Art Gallery Mr. Paul Getty. Los Angeles, Calif. Room. Louis XVI. 2nd Floor,”
1951
Physical Description:
[Dated in pencil.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-10
“J. Paul Getty Residence, Malibu California: Ground Floor Plan,”
March 5, 1975
Physical Description:
[9 copies.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-10
“J. Paul Getty Residence, Malibu California: Second Floor Plan,”
March 5, 1975
Physical Description:
[11 copies.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-10
“J. Paul Getty Residence, Malibu California: Ground Floor Plan,”
June 25, 1975
Physical Description:
[4 copies.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-10
“J. Paul Getty Residence, Malibu California: Second Floor Plan,”
June 25, 1975
Physical Description:
[4 copies.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-11
“Floor Plan of Guest House,”
April 25, 1975
Physical Description:
[2 copies.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-11
“Floor Plans of Employees’ Cottages,”
April 25, 1975
Physical Description:
[3 copies.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-11
“Suggested additions for servants’ quarters – ground floor plan,”
August 15, 1975
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-11
“Suggested additions for servants’ quarters – second floor plan,”
August 15, 1975
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-11
“J. Paul Getty Residence, Malibu California: First Floor Plan.” March 5, 1975, revised,
January 22, 1976
Flatfile 1986.IA.19-11
“J. Paul Getty Residence, Malibu California: Second Floor Plan.” March 5, 1975, revised,
January 22, 1976
Flatfile 1986.IA.19: 12
[Column design, cross sections],
undated
Flatfile 1986.IA.19: 12
[Column design, cross sections],
undated
Flatfile 1986.IA.19: 12
“Paul Getty Ranch, Santa Monica,”
undated
Physical Description:
[Pencil Drawing, with chalk.]
Flatfile 1986.IA.19: 12
[Sketch for wall design],
undated
Physical Description:
["47" on verso. In pencil.]
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
[Annotated 1st floor plan],
undated
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
[Annotated second floor plan],
undated
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
"J. Paul Getty Residence Ground floor plan,"
March 5, 1975
Physical Description:
[Photocopy.]
Flatfile 2004.IA.13-2
[Rear (?) elevation],
undated
Physical Description:
[2 copies.]
Photographs and miscellaneous file, Series IV.
circa 1950s-1960s, 1980s, 1999-2007, undated
Physical Description:
1.0 linear foot
(3 boxes and 1 binder)
Arrangement
These records are arranged by accession.
Scope and Contents note
Records consist of 6 black and white photographs and 45 color photographs, mid-1980s and undated, of the J. Paul Getty Ranch
House. The photographs depict the house before, during, and after the renovations of gallery space to office, and conservation
and laboratory space; these renovations were carried out after the opening of the Villa rendered the gallery spaces unnecessary.
Mixed materials 1986.IA.27-1
[6 black and white photographs of the Ranch House before renovation],
undated
General note
[The photographs depict Ranch House interiors, primarily office spaces.]
Mixed materials 1986.IA.39-1, Folder 1
[10 5" x 8" inch photographs of the Ranch House during renovation, taken by Mitchell Hearns Bishop],
circa 1980s
Mixed materials 1986.IA.39-1, Folder 2
[35 8" x 10" inch photographs of the Ranch House during renovation, taken by Mitchell Hearns Bishop],
circa 1980s
Physical Description:
[1 of 2]
Mixed materials 1986.IA.39-1, Folder 3
[35 8" x 10" inch photographs of the Ranch House during renovation, taken by Mitchell Hearns Bishop],
circa 1980s
Physical Description:
[2 of 2]
Mixed materials 2010.IA.04-01
Fredericksen: "Original Ranch House, Grounds, and Museum,"
circa 1960s
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
(1 binder)
Scope and Contents note
These photographs have been attributed to Burton Fredricksen. Contains 116 color prints and 2 black-and-white prints of the
original Ranch House, galleries, grounds, and animals as well as corresponding photographic slides. Prints are approximately
5 x 7 inches each.
Mixed materials 2010.IA.04-02
Photos of Ranch house maintained by Villa librarian,
circa 1950s
Physical Description:
(1 folder)
Scope and Contents note
Contains photographs of the Ranch House, grounds, and galleries maintained by Villa librarian Barbara Furbush. Contains 14
black-and-white prints, 3 color prints (approximately 8 x 10 each) and 1 hand-tinted print. Also contains a partial inventory
of the photographs, an email related to the photographs, and 4 photographic negatives.
Mixed materials 2010.IA.04-02
Ranch House subject file maintained by Villa librarian,
1960s-2007
Physical Description:
(1 folder)
Scope and Contents note
File contains photocopies of various sources of information on Mr. Getty and the Ranch House such as newspaper clippings,
photographs, publications, and lists of archival resources found at non-Getty repositories. This material was collected and
maintained by Barbara Furbush, Villa librarian.
