Finding Aid for the Herbert M. Baruch Corporation Records, ca. 1920-1949
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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Herbert M. Baruch Corporation Records,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1920-1949
Collection number: 1512
Creator: Herbert M. Baruch Corporation
Extent: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)1 oversize box
Abstract: Collection consists of photographs relating to buildings and properties constructed by Herbert M. Baruch Corporation of Los
Angeles during the 1920s and 1940s.
Language:
English
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rosemary B. Baruch, care of Mr. Robert Triest, 1956.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Herbert M. Baruch Corporation Records (Collection 1512). Department of Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
History
The Herbert M. Baruch Corporation was a Los Angeles-area general construction contracting firm, active from the early 1920s
to the late 1940s.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of 8 x 10 inch photographs and promotional materials documenting buildings and properties constructed
by the Herbert M. Baruch Corporation of Los Angeles. Photographs showing completed buildings and in various stages of construction
include the Hollywood Bowl, Philharmonic Auditorium, Mayfair Hotel, Mira Hershey Hall at UCLA, and many local high schools
and junior high schools.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Project files, ca. 1920-1949 (boxes 1-5).
- Promotional materials, 1924-1939 (box 5).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Herbert M. Baruch Corporation--Archives.
Construction industry--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs.
Series I: Project files, ca. 1920-1949.
Physical Description: 4.5 boxes (2.25 linear ft.)
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of construction projects in progress. Arranged alphabetically by project title.
Box 1, Folder 1
Albertson Motor Co. Garage.
1926-1927.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 1, Folder 2
American Laundry Co. Building.
1925.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
1705 Hooper St. (at 17th St.) Los Angeles, CA. Architect: A. G. Bailey.
Box 1, Folder 3
Army Navy Store Building.
1925-1926.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Scope and Content Note
530 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA. Architects: Curlett & Beelman.
Box 1, Folder 4
Bankers Building.
1930.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Scope and Content Note
629 S. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA. Includes a brochure of the building showing illustrations and typical floorplates.
Box 1, Folder 5
Baruch Manufacturing Company.
no date.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Scope and Content Note
801 E. 51st St. Consulting engineer: Zana Witkin.
Box 1, Folder 6
Belvedere Gardens Market.
1937?.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
Architect: Morgan, Walls & Clements.
Box 1, Folder 7
Beverly Hills City Hall.
1932.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Scope and Content Note
455 N. Rexford Dr. Beverly Hills, CA. Architect: William J. Gage. Includes interior photographs.
Box 1, Folder 8
Beverly Vista School.
1927.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
200 South Elm Dr. Beverly Hills, CA. Engineer: Holmes & Narver, Inc.
Box 1, Folder 9
B'nai Brith Temple.
1928-1929.
Physical Description: 30 items.
Scope and Content Note
Wilshire Blvd. and Hobart, Los Angeles, CA. photographs. Architect: Edelman & Barnett, Architects, A. C. Zimmerman, Associate
Architect. Includes interior photographs.
Box 1, Folder 10
Brandes Residence.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
6838 Arbol Dr. Hollywood, CA.
Box 1, Folder 11
Luther Burbank Junior High School.
1947.
Physical Description: 7 items.
Scope and Content Note
3700 W. Jeffries Ave. Burbank, CA. Architect: March, Smith & Powell. Engineer: Hillman & Nowell. See box 6 for 2 oversize
photographs of this project.
Box 1, Folder 12
California Compressed Gas Co. factory.
no date.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
2317 E. 52 St. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Austin Co.
Box 1, Folder 13
Capital Co. Building.
1931.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
Hollywood Blvd. and Wilcox Ave. Hollywood, CA.
Box 1, Folder 14
Cedars of Lebanon (Jewish) Hospital.
1929-1930.
Physical Description: 37 items.
Scope and Content Note
4831 Fountain Ave. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Claud Beelman.
Box 1, Folder 15
Challenge Creamery Building.
1926.
Physical Description: 10 items.
Box 1, Folder 16
Chapman Park Market.
1927-1928.
Physical Description: 9 items.
Box 1, Folder 17
Chapman Store & Studio Building.
1925-1926.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Scope and Content Note
Sixth St. and Alexandria Ave. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 1, Folder 18
City Market of Los Angeles--Sun Produce Co.
1928.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 19
Coogan Garage.
no date.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 1, Folder 20
D. N. & E. Walter warehouse & office building.
1924-1925, 1929.
Physical Description: 5 items.
Scope and Content Note
8th St. and Wall St. Los Angeles, CA. Engineer: Russell & Ellison Construction. Addition 1929.
Box 1, Folder 21
De Luxe Laundry.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
140 W. Slauson, Los Angeles, CA. Architect: W. C. Pennell.
Box 1, Folder 22
Drayer Hanson building.
1925.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
730 E. Pico St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 1, Folder 23
Dwyer Equipment Co. garage and office building.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
3613 S. Main St. Los Angles, CA. Architect: H. Whiting.
Box 1, Folder 24
Edison Building (Temple Estate Co.).
1926-1927.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Scope and Content Note
Alhambra, CA. Architect: Walker & Eisen.
Box 1, Folder 25
El Segundo High School.
1927-1928.
Physical Description: 29 items.
Scope and Content Note
Architect: Rea & Garstang.
Box 2, Folder 1
Famous Players Lasky Corp. (Columbia Pictures) administration building.
1930.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 2, Folder 2
Famous Players Lasky Corp. (Columbia Pictures) camera vault building.
1926.
Physical Description: 13 items.
Box 2, Folder 3
Famous Players Lasky Corp. (Columbia Pictures) property building.
1926.
Physical Description: 13 items.
Box 2, Folder 4
First National Studios Stages.
1927.
Physical Description: 8 items.
Scope and Content Note
Burbank, CA. Construction photos only.
Box 2, Folder 5
Ford Motor Co. Los Angeles branch.
1936.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 2, Folder 6
Fox Wilshire Theatre.
1930.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Scope and Content Note
8440 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA. Architect: S. Charles Lee.
Box 2, Folder 7
Garfield Building (Sun Reality Co.).
1928-1929.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Scope and Content Note
8th St. and Hill St. Los Angeles, CA. Includes interior photographs. Architect: Claud Beelman.
Box 2, Folder 8
Garland Building.
1924.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
12th St. and Hill St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 2, Folder 9
George Washington Hotel (Sun Reality Co.).
1926.
Physical Description: 16 items.
Scope and Content Note
Construction photos only.
Box 2, Folder 10
Gotfredson Truck Corp. garage and show room.
1924.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
1239 E. 9th St. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Morgan- Walls & Clements.
Box 2, Folder 11
Grandview Substation Building.
1930.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Scope and Content Note
Grandview Ave. and San Fernando Rd. Glendale, CA.
Box 2, Folder 12
Grey Apartments.
1925.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
1314 W. 38th Place. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 2, Folder 13
Haldeman Store Building.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
Santa Monica Blvd. and Sweetzer Ave. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: E. L. Mayberry.
Box 2, Folder 14
Harris Newmark Building.
1925-1926.
Physical Description: 26 items.
Scope and Content Note
N. W. Corner of 9th St. and Los Angeles St. Los Angeles, CA. Architects: Curlett & Beelman.
Box 2, Folder 15
Mira Hershey Hall (UCLA).
1930.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Douglas Mclellan.
Box 2, Folder 16
Hollenbeck Junior High School.
no date.
Physical Description: 7 items.
Scope and Content Note
2510 E. 6Th St., Los Angeles, CA. Architect: A. F. Rosenheim.
Box 2, Folder 17
Hollywood Bowl.
1926.
Physical Description: 9 items.
Scope and Content Note
Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles, CA.
Box 2, Folder 18
Hollywood Plaza Hotel.
1924-1925.
Physical Description: 25 items.
Scope and Content Note
635 N. Vine St. (near Hollywood Blvd.) Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Walker & Eisen.
Box 2, Folder 19
Hollywood Serrano Building.
1925.
Physical Description: 6 items.
Scope and Content Note
S. E. Corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Serrano St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 2, Folder 20
Hollywood Vine Corporation Store Building.
1942.
Physical Description: 27 items.
Scope and Content Note
Small photographs: 6" x 3.5" and 4" x 2.5".
Box 2, Folder 21
Hollywood Western Building.
1928.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
Hollywood Blvd. and Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: S. Charles Lee.
Box 2, Folder 22
Jesberg Clinic Building.
1927.
Physical Description: 6 items.
Scope and Content Note
506 S. Lucas St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 1
Jewish Alliance Club House.
1927.
Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 3, Folder 2
Jewish Orphans Home.
1924-1925.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Scope and Content Note
Vista del Mar, The Palms.
Box 3, Folder 3
Kalb Apartments.
1929.
Physical Description: 8 items.
Scope and Content Note
458 S. Catalina St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 4
Lafayette Junior High School.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
Owner and architect: Board of Education.
Box 3, Folder 5
Liquid Carbonic Corp.
1930.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Scope and Content Note
2600 Pitt St, Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 6
Levi Warehouse & Garage.
1926.
Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 3, Folder 7
Lichtenberger Garage.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
S. W. Corner of 10th & Santee, Los Angeles, CA. Architect: A. C. Martin.
Box 3, Folder 8
Long Beach Professional Building.
1929.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
Long Beach, CA.
Box 3, Folder 9
Martin Office and Loft Building.
no date.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
814 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 10
Masonic Club Building.
1925.
Physical Description: 21 items.
Scope and Content Note
631 S. Grand St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 11
The May Company Garage.
1927.
Physical Description: 18 items.
Scope and Content Note
9th St. and Hill St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 12
The Mayfair Hotel (Sun Reality Co.).
1926-1927.
Physical Description: 15 items.
Scope and Content Note
1256 West Seventh St. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Curlett & Beelman.
Box 3, Folder 13
Melody Lane of Wilshire Stores.
no date.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Scope and Content Note
Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. Includes photograph of the interior. Architect: Wayne McAllister (?).
Box 3, Folder 14
Metcalf & Ryan Building.
1928-1929.
Physical Description: 9 items.
Scope and Content Note
112 W. 7th St. and Harlem Pl. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 15
Mortensen Store and Office Building.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
1558 N. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Walker & Eisen.
Box 3, Folder 16
Nucio Store and Loft Building.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
8th St. and Stanford Ave. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Noerenberg & Johnson.
Box 3, Folder 17
Paye Garage.
1925.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
1716 S. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 18
Pellissier Apartments.
1928.
Physical Description: 10 items.
Scope and Content Note
Ninth St. and Serrano St. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Kenneth MacDonald Jr. & Co.
Box 3, Folder 19
Pellissier Garage.
1928.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
808 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 3, Folder 20
Perfection Knitting Mills.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
Fedora St and W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: R. D. King.
Box 3, Folder 21
Philharmonic Auditorium modernization.
1938.
Physical Description: 7 items.
Scope and Content Note
427 W. 5th St. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Claud Beelman.
Box 3, Folder 22
Redondo Beach Comfort Station.
1925.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
Redondo Beach, CA.
Box 3, Folder 23
Republic Supply Co. office and warehouse.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
2122 E. 7th St. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: A. C. Martin.
Box 3, Folder 24
Robinson Garage.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
8th St. and Whittier, Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Norton & Wallis.
Box 3, Folder 25
Roger Young Village.
1946-1947.
Physical Description: 10 items.
Scope and Content Note
See box 6 for 2 oversize photographs of this project.
Box 4, Folder 1
Security Bank Building--Hollywood & La Brea Branch.
1926-
1927.
Physical Description: 5 items.
Scope and Content Note
Sycamore and Hollywood Blvd. Interior and exterior photographs.
Box 4, Folder 2
Security Bank Building--Melrose & Highland Branch.
1928.
Physical Description: 7 items.
Scope and Content Note
Citrus and Melrose Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Morgan, Walls & Clements.
Box 4, Folder 3
Security Trust & Saving Bank Building.
1925.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Scope and Content Note
10th St. & Bronson Ave. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 4, Folder 4
South California Telephone Co. Employee Club House.
1929.
Physical Description: 23 items.
Box 4, Folder 5
St. Clements Convent--Hollywood & La Brea Branch.
1927.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Scope and Content Note
Venice, CA.
Box 4, Folder 6
Sun Reality Building 1.
1927.
Physical Description: 12 items.
Scope and Content Note
Wilshire Blvd. and Oxford Ave. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 4, Folder 7
Sun Reality Building 2.
1927-1928.
Physical Description: 9 items.
Scope and Content Note
6th St. and Alvarado St. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 4, Folder 8
Thomson Building.
1926.
Physical Description: 5 items.
Scope and Content Note
Selma Ave. and Caheunga Blvd. Hollywood, CA.
Box 4, Folder 9
Thousand Gardens (Baldwin Hills).
1941.
Physical Description: 52 items.
Scope and Content Note
See box 6 for 7 oversize photographs of this project.
Box 4, Folder 10
Torrance (Soldiers) Memorial Hospital.
1924-1925.
Physical Description: 5 items.
Scope and Content Note
Torrance, CA.
Box 4, Folder 11
Transit Shed.
1949.
Physical Description: 14 items.
Box 4, Folder 12
Union Terminal Warehouse.
1924.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
48 E. Long Beach Blvd. Los Angeles, CA.
Box 4, Folder 13
U.S. Post Office, Huntington Park.
1925.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 4, Folder 14
Untitled projects.
ca. 1920-1949.
Physical Description: ca. 100 items.
Scope and Content Note
Untitled photographs, including envelopes of smaller photos.
Box 4, Folder 15
Van Nuys City Hall (Branch Municipal Building).
1932.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Scope and Content Note
Van Nuys, CA. Includes photograph, booklet from corner-stone laying ceremony and newspaper article.
Box 4, Folder 16
Van Nuys Junior High School.
1949?.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Scope and Content Note
5435 Vesper Ave. Sherman Oaks, CA.
Box 5, Folder 1
Veterans Administration and Hospital Complex (folder 1 of 2).
1933.
Physical Description: ca. 30 items.
Scope and Content Note
Fort Miley, San Francisco. One album.
Box 5, Folder 2
Veterans Administration and Hospital Complex (folder 2 of 2).
1933.
Physical Description: ca. 30 items.
Scope and Content Note
Fort Miley, San Francisco. One album.
Box 5, Folder 3
Wagner Cafeteria.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
835 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: John C. Austin.
Box 5, Folder 4
Western Auto Wash.
no date.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 5, Folder 5
Wetherby Kayser Shoe Co.
1925.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Scope and Content Note
See box 6 for 1 oversize photograph of this project.
Box 5, Folder 6
Willard Storage Battey Co. Pacific Coast Plant.
1926.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Series II: Promotional materials, 1924-1939.
Physical Description: .5 box (.25 linear ft.)
Scope and Content Note
Promotional materials for the firm, including scrapbooks and a photo album.
Box 5, Folder 7
Letters from owners and architects.
1924-1939.
Physical Description: 62 items.
Scope and Content Note
Letters expressing appreciation.
Box 5, Folder 8
Promotional booklet.
no date.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
Illustrated printed booklet on the achievements of the firm. See box 6 for an oversize promotional piece.
Box 5, Folder 9
Scrapbook album.
1924-1930.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbook of clippings and articles about major projects. See box 6 for an additional scrapbook, and an oversize photo album.
