Guide to the Morley Baer Photographs PC0083

University Archives staff

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

1999; December 2023

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

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specialcollections@stanford.edu

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Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Morley Baer photographs

Identifier/Call Number: PC0083

Physical Description: 3 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1954-1977

Language of Material: English .

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series. Series 1 Negatives is arranged by Baer's numbering system and each image is briefly described. Unless otherwise noted, the negatives are black and white and 8 x 10 in size. Series 2 Prints and Other Items is arranged alphabetically by title of the building, except for oversize mounted items which were housed together in box 5. Photo numbers are indicated in the listing but the image description is not repeated. The collection does not include prints for all the negatives.

Scope and Content

These photographs of Stanford University buildings were done by Baer for the architects or for the University. Buildings designed by Wurster, Bernardi and Emmons include the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 1954, and Stanford Medical Plaza, 1959. There are a large number of images of the married student housing complex (Escondido Village) designed by Campbell and Wong, 1963-64; and of the Jean and Paul Hanna house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1962. Other buildings include the Faculty Club, 1967; the Lou Henry Hoover Library, 1968; Maples Pavilion, 1969; Cummings Art Building, 1969; the fire and police facility, 1970; Children's Hospital, 1970; Stanford Law School, 1975; and the engineering school's Terman Hall, 1977.

Biography

Morley Baer, former head of the photography department of the San Francisco Art Institute, was a prize-winning photographer, well-known for his photographs of Victorian houses in San Francisco as well as images of California's farmlands and coastline. He was based in Monterey, moving there in 1946 after his service in the Navy during World War II. His published books of photography include Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians, The Wilder Shore, and Adobes in the Sun. He died November 9, 1995.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] Morley Baer Photographs (PC0083). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Provenance

Purchased

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Existence and Location of Copies

Select photographs from the collection have been digitized and are available online: http://purl.stanford.edu/km757dx8336

Black and White Negatives (8x10 unless noted otherwise) Series 1

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, (Baer 81281) circa 1954

Box 1

Exterior 81281-1

Box 1

Exterior 81281-2

Box 1

Exterior (with garden) 81281-3

Box 1

Exterior (with garden) 81281-4

Box 1

Exterior (with patio and garden) 81281-5

Box 1

Exterior (with patios) 81281-6

Box 1

Interior - office 81281-7

Box 1

Interior - office 81281-8

Box 1

Interior - office 81281-9

Box 1

Interior - office 81281-10

Box 1

Interior - office 81281-11

Box 1

Interior - typing pool/office 81281-12

Box 1

Interior - typing pool/office 81281-13

Box 1

Interior - library 81281-14

Box 1

Interior - library 81281-15

Box 1

Interior - dining room 81281-16

Box 1

Interior - lounge (5x7 neg) 81281-17

Box 1

Interior - conference room (5x7 neg) 81281-18

Box 1

Interior - typing pool/office (5x7 neg) 81281-19

Box 1

Interior - typing pool/office (5x7 neg) 81281-20

Box 1

Interior - small office (5x7 neg) 81281-21

Box 1

Interior - small office (5x7 neg) 81281-22

Box 1

Interior - lounge (5x7 neg) 81281-23

Box 1

Interior - lounge (5x7 neg) 81281-23A

Stanford Medical Plaza, (Baer 81475) February 1959

Box 1

Exterior, with cars in parking lot 81475-1

Box 1

Exterior 81475-2

Box 1

Exterior, with fountain 81475-3

Box 1

Exterior, with fountain (closer view) 81475-4

Box 1

Exterior, with fountain 81475-5

Box 1

Exterior, woman and child walking past terrace 81475-6

Box 1

Exterior, view of terrace 81475-7

Box 1

Exterior, view of terrace 81475-8

Box 1

Exterior, view of terrace 81475-9

Box 1

Exterior, view of garden 81475-10

Box 1

Exterior, entrance to an office 81475-11

Box 1

Exterior, entrance to A7, Dr. Ted Hopkins 81475-12

Box 1

Exterior, looking into office 81475-13

Box 1

Interior, waiting room 81475-14

Box 1

Interior, waiting room 81475-15

Box 1

Interior, waiting room 81475-16

Box 1

Interior, office 81475-17

Box 1

Interior, office 81475-18

Box 1

Interior, lab/office 81475-19

Box 1

Interior, office 81475-20

Box 1

Interior, lab/office 81475-21

Box 1

Interior, lab 81475-22

Box 1

Interior, exam room 81475-23

Box 1

Interior, xray machine 81475-24

Box 1

Exterior, fountain (2 ¼ negs, two frames x'd out) 81475-25 -28

Box 1

Exterior, entrance to B7 and three of details from terraces (2 ¼ negs) 81475-29 -32

Box 1

Exterior ( 2 ¼ negs) 81475-33 -36

Box 1

Two entrance views, two images of ground treatment ( 2 ¼ negs) 81475-37 -40

Box 1

Exterior views ( 2 ¼ negs) 81475-41 -44

Box 1

Terrace fences, A6 and A8 offices ( 2 ¼ negs) 81475-45 -48

Box 3

Exterior, courtyard with fountain ( 2 ¼ negs) 81475-49/50

Box 3

Exterior( 2 ¼ negs) 81475-51/52

Box 3

Exterior, with parking lot ( 2 ¼ negs) 81475-53/54

Box 1

Exterior 81475-55

Box 1

Exterior, fountain (negative scratched) 81475-56

Box 1

Exterior 81475-57

Married Student Housing, model for, (Baer 81876) March 1962

Box 1

View of model 81876-1

Box 1

View of model 81876-2

Box 1

View of model 81876-3

Hanna House, (Baer 81960) September 1962

Box 1

Entrance 81960-1

Box 1

Entrance 81960-2

Box 1

Terrace 81960-3

Box 1

Master bedroom, cascading fountain, garden house 81960-4

Box 1

View from cascading fountain, looking down at library 81960-5

Box 1

Living room 81960-6

Box 1

Fireplace in living room 81960-7

Box 1

View from living room into dining room 81960-8

Box 1

Terrace outside dining room 81960-9

Box 1

Dining room, with view into living room and onto terrace 81960-10

Box 1

View from dining room into the kitchen and living room 81960-11

Box 1

Kitchen, with a view into the dining room 81960-12

Box 1

Kitchen, with view into the dining room blocked off 81960-13

Box 1

On terrace looking at master bedroom 81960-14

Box 1

On terrace next to master bedroom with view under tree 81960-15

Box 1

Master bedroom, with view on terrace 81960-16

Box 1

Master bathroom 81960-17

Box 1

Library 81960-18

Box 1

The working library 81960-19

Box 1

Map in the library 81960-20

Box 1

Typewriter in the library 81960-21

Box 1

Case with chess pieces 81960-22

Box 1

View of the garden house from behind the fountain 81960-23

Box 1

View of the garden house from next to the master bedroom 81960-24

Box 1

Closer view of the front of the garden house 81960-25

Box 1

Looking down on outdoor chess tables 81960-26

Box 1

View up the cascading waterfall to the fountain 81960-27

Box 1

View of the shop from garden terrace 81960-28

Box 1

Hobby shop interior 81960-29

Box 1

Hobby shop interior 81960-30

Box 1

Hobby shop interior 81960-31

Box 1

Exterior, terrace 81960-32

Box 1

Terrace and large oak tree 81960-33

Married Student Housing (Escondido Village), prelims, (Baer 82124) (all 2 ¼ x 3 ¼ negs) November 1963

Box 3

View of low-rise and high-rise buildings 82124-1

Box 3

View of low-rise and high-rise buildings, with parking lot 82124-2

Box 3

Grassy area between two low-rise buildings 82124-3

Box 3

Patios of low-rise buildings 82124-4

Box 3

Playground with buildings behind 82124-5

Box 3

Playground with buildings behind 82124-6

Box 3

High-rises 82124-7

Box 3

View of low-rise and high-rise buildings 82124-8

Box 3

Playground with high-rises in background 82124-9

Box 3

Rear of low-rise block, high-rise in background 82124-10

Married Student Housing (Escondido Village), (Baer 82138) (all 2 ¼ x 3 ¼ negs) December 1963

Box 3

View of low-rise buildings from high-rise 82138-1

Box 3

View of low-rise buildings from high-rise, balcony railing visible 82138-2

Box 3

View of low-rise buildings from high-rise, balconies visible to the right 82138-3

Box 3

Playground and oak tree 82138-4

Box 3

Low-rise buildings with parked cars, oak tree on right edge of image 82138-5

Box 3

Interior of low-rise building (living/dining area) 82138-6

Box 3

Entrances to several low-rise units 82138-7

Married Student Housing (Escondido Village), (Baer 82155) March 1964

Box 2

High-rises and parking lot 82155-1

Box 2

High-rises and parking lot 82155-2

Box 2

Low-rise unit with high-rise in background, man and two children walking on path 82155-3

Box 2

Playground with parents and children 82155-4

Box 2

Low-rise units with parked cars 82155-5

Box 2

Low-rise units with parked cars, large oak tree in front 82155-6

Box 2

Playground [negative has red tape on it] 82155-7

Box 2

Low-rise units and high-rise units with lawns 82155-8

Box 2

Low-rise units with lawns 82155-9

Box 2

Low-rise units and high-rise units with lawns (closer view than no. 8) 82155-10

Box 2

High-rise with outside seating area in front 82155-11

Box 2

High-rise, vertical format 82155-12

Box 2

Low-rise unit 58B with high-rise in background, people sitting on grass 82155-13

Box 2

Elevated view of high-rise and low-rise units 82155-14

Box 2

Elevated view of playground and low-rise units, Stanford Avenue in background 82155-15

Box 2

Elevated view of low-rise units looking toward main campus, Hoover Tower visible 82155-16

Box 2

Elevated view of low-rise units looking toward faculty housing and the hills 82155-17

Box 2

Elevated view of low-rise units looking toward faculty housing and the hills (closer focus) 82155-18

Box 2

Elevated view of playground looking toward campus, Hoover Tower visible 82155-19

Box 2

Side of unit 76J with large oak tree 82155-20

Box 2

View of low-rise units with parked cars 82155-21

Box 2

Entrances to units 90E and F 82155-22

Box 2

Entrances to units 60A, B, C, high-rise in background 82155-23

Box 2

Entrances to units 60A, B, with more of building to the left 82155-24

Box 2

Entrance to unit 59A 82155-25

Box 2

Entrances to units 93A, C, and D 82155-26

Box 2

Entrances to units 56C and D 82155-27

Box 2

View of low-rise units with playground 82155-28

Box 2

Side wall of low-rise units with three children 82155-29

Box 2

Interior, possibly waiting are in high-rise unit 82155-30

Box 2

Interior, living room in high-rise 82155-31

Box 2

Interior, same living room showing kitchen area 82155-32

Box 2

Interior, high-rise showing balcony 82155-33

Box 2

Interior, bedroom in high-rise 82155-34

Box 2

Interior, living/dining area in low-rise unit 82155-35

Faculty Club, (Baer 82831) October 1967

Box 3

Aerial view of front entrance (2 ¼ negs) 82831-1A-D

Box 2

Entrance 82831-2

Box 2

Exterior, rear of building 82831-3

Box 2

Exterior, rear of building 82831-4

Box 2

Entrance to rear courtyard 82831-5

Box 2

Rear courtyard 82831-6

Box 2

Rear courtyard 82831-7

Box 2

Exterior staircase from second level 82831-8

Box 2

Exterior staircase from ground level 82831-9

Box 2

Interior, dining room 82831-10

Box 2

Interior, dining room [marked "Do not use in set"] 82831-10X

Box 2

View of plaque and freestanding fireplace [upper left corner of neg broken off] 82831-11

Box 2

Lounge with freestanding fireplace 82831-12

Box 2

Bar 82831-13

Box 2

Sitting room with fireplace (in wall) 82831-14

Box 2

Exterior corner showing roof, brick pillars, landscaping 82831-15

Box 2

Close-up of ceiling timbers (could be either interior or exterior) 82831-16

Lou Henry Hoover Library, (Baer 82917) April 1968

Box 2

Exterior 82917-1

Box 2

Exterior with Hoover Tower in background 82917-2

Box 2

Exterior, angled view of windows 82917-3

Box 2

Interior, reading room 82917-4

Maples Pavilion, (Baer 83046) February 1969

Box 3

Aerial view (2 ¼ neg) 83046-1

Box 2

Exterior, corner view 83046-3

Box 2

Exterior, doors to sections 6-7-8 83046-4

Box 2

Exterior, landscaping at C6 doors 83046-5

Box 2

Interior, view from top of end zone seating 83046-6

Box 3

View of playing floor from section 9 upper level (2 negs, 2 ¼ size) 83046-7

Box 3

View of loge seating and sections 9, 10, 11 (2 negs, 2 ¼ size) 83046-8

Box 3

View of corner from playing floor, looking up (2 negs, 2 ¼ size) 83046-9

Box 2

Exterior, rear view [scratch neg] 83046-10

Box 2

Exterior, front view 83046-11

Box 2

Exterior, south gate 83046-12

Box 2

Exterior, rear view 83046-13

Cummings Art Building, (Baer 83055) March 1969

Box 2

Exterior, from the Quad 83055-1

Box 2

Exterior, from the Quad with Hoover Tower in background 83055-2

Box 2

Front entrance with oak tree 83055-3

Box 2

Front entrance from sunken steps 83055-4

Box 2

Entrance to auditorium with palm tree and Hoover Tower 83055-5

Fire/Police Facility, (Baer 83203) circa 1970

Box 2

Exterior, front view 83203-1

Box 2

Exterior, front view 83203-1X

Box 2

Exterior, front view 83203-2

Box 2

Front view from side (vicinity of corner of Serra & Campus) 83203-4

Box 2

Exterior, view of single story wing 83203-5

Box 2

Interior, counter and waiting area 83203-6

Box 2

View of fire trucks in garage 83203-7

Box 2

Inside garage, view of antique and current fire trucks [upper left corner of neg clipped off] 83203-8

Box 2

Firemen's lockers 83203-9

Box 2

Communication Center with man at console 83203-10

Box 2

Interior, dining hall 83203-11

Box 2

Interior, sleeping area 83203-12

Box 2

Exterior, side view 83203-13

Box 2

Fire tower behind station, men at work 83203-14

Box 2

Fire tower behind station 83203-14A

Box 2

Police garage 83203-15

Children's Hospital, (Baer 83232) May 1970

Box 2

Entrance (possibly outpatient) 83232-1

Box 2

Exterior, framed by tree 83232-2

Box 2

Entrance 83232-3

Box 2

Courtyards 83232-4

Box 2

Courtyards (vertical format) 83232-5

Law School, (Baer 83916) October 1975

Box 2

Exterior, front 83916-1

Box 2

Exterior, front 83916-1A

Box 2

Exterior, front 83916-2

Box 2

Exterior, sculpture at front entrance 83916-3

Box 2

Exterior, sculpture at front entrance (different angle than number 3) 83916-4

Box 2

Exterior, view down arcade 83916-5

Box 2

Exterior, Arther E. Cooley Courtyard 83916-6

Box 2

Exterior, close-up of Arther E. Cooley Courtyard sign 83916-7

Box 2

Exterior, Kresge Auditorium 83916-8

Box 2

Exterior, Kresge Auditorium (different angle than number 8) 83916-9

Box 2

Exterior, view down arcade from Kresge Auditorium 83916-10

Box 2

Exterior, side view 83916-11

Box 2

Exterior, side view (different angle) 83916-12

Box 2

Exterior, view down arcade 83916-13

Box 2

Exterior, garden courtyard 83916-14

Box 2

Exterior, garden courtyard (different angle) 83916-15

Box 2

Interior, library 83916-16

Box 2

Interior, lecture hall 83916-17

Box 2

Exterior, close-up of "School of Law" on wall, with bicycles 83916-18

Box 2

Exterior, Kresge Auditorium doors 83916-19

Box 2

Interior, skylight 83916-20

Engineering School, Terman building, (Baer 84033) September 1977

Box 2

Exterior 84033-1

Box 2

Exterior, with pond (6 sec. F16) 84033-2

Box 2

Exterior (4 sec. F11) 84033-3

Box 2

Exterior, with pond (6 sec. F11) 84033-4

Box 2

Exterior, with pond (8 sec. F11) 84033-5

Box 2

Exterior, reflection in pond (8 sec. F11) 84033-6

Box 2

View from second floor walkway (4 sec. F11) 84033-7

Box 2

Exterior, with pond (6 sec. F11) 84033-8

Box 2

Exterior, end view with staircases (4 sec. F 11) 84033-9

Box 2

Exterior, other end view with staircases (9 sec. F 8) 84033-10

Box 2

Exterior 84033-11

Prints and Other Items Series 2

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences circa 1954

Box 4, folder 1

Prints, 8 by 10: 81281-1 through 81281-5

Box 4, folder 2

Prints, 8 by 10: 81281-6 through 81281-10

Box 4, folder 3

Prints, 8 by 10: 81281-11 through 81281-15

Box 4, folder 4

Prints, 8 by 10: 81281-16 through 81281-20

Box 4, folder 5

Prints, 8 by 10: 81281-21 through 81281-23 and 23A

Box 4, folder 6

Prints, 4 by 6: 81281-1 through 81281-5

Box 4, folder 7

Prints, 4 by 6: 81281-6 through 81281-10

Box 4, folder 8

Prints, 4 by 6: 81281-11 through 81281-14

Box 4, folder 9

Prints, 4 by 6: 81281-15, 16, 18

Box 4, folder 10

Prints, 4 by 6: 81281-19 through 81281-23

Box 4, folder 11

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-1 and 81281-3

Box 4, folder 12

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-5

Box 4, folder 13

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-6

Box 4, folder 14

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-8

Box 4, folder 15

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-9

Box 4, folder 16

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-10 and 81281-11

Box 4, folder 17

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-12 through 81281-16

Box 4, folder 18

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-19 and 81281-20

Box 4, folder 19

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-21

Box 4, folder 20

Duplicate copies, 8 by 10: 81281-22 and 81281-23

Box 4, folder 21

Clipping on Center (use of image #81281-2), Sept. 26, 1954

Engineering School (Terman Hall) September 1977

Box 4, folder 22

Print, 8 by 10: 84033-11

Hanna House (color transparencies copyrighted) 1962 1978

Box 4, folder 23

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-1 through 81960-3

Box 4, folder 24

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-4 through 81960-7

Box 4, folder 25

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-8 through 81960-11

Box 4, folder 26

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-12 through 81960-15

Box 4, folder 27

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-16 through 81960-18

Box 4, folder 28

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-19 through 81960-22

Box 4, folder 29

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-23 through 81960-27

Box 4, folder 30

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-28 through 81960-31

Box 4, folder 31

Prints, 8 by 10: 81960-32 and 81960-33

Box 4, folder 32

Color transparencies I, 8 by 10 (library fireplace - 5 images with slight differences in the fire)

Box 4, folder 33

Color transparencies II, 8 by 10 (living room fireplace - 5 images with slight differences in the fire)

Box 4, folder 34

Color transparencies III, 8 by 10 (dining room - 3)

Box 4, folder 35

Color transparencies IV, 8 by 10 (kitchen - 2 copies; display of chess pieces - 2 copies)

Box 4, folder 36

Color transparencies V, 8 by 10 (garden house and terrace - 2 copies; fountain - 2 copies)

Law School October 1975

Box 4, folder 36

Prints, 8 by 10: 83916-1, 83916-1A, 83916-3, 83916-14

Box 4, folder 37

Prints, 8 by 10: 83916-16, 83916-17, 83916-19, 83916-20

Maples Pavilion February 1969

Box 4, folder 38

Prints, 8 by 10: 83046-1, 83046-7, 83046-8, 83046-9

Married Student Housing (Escondido Village)

Box 4, folder 39

Color transparencies, 8 by 10: woman and children at playground (4 slightly different images)

Stanford Medical Plaza February 1959

Box 4, folder 40

Prints, 8 by 10: 81475-1 through 81475-4

Box 4, folder 41

Prints, 8 by 10: 81475-6 through 81475-8 and 81475-12

Box 4, folder 42

Prints, 8 by 10: 81475-14, 81475-15, 81475-17

Box 4, folder 43

Print, 4 by 4.5: 81475-51

Miscellaneous Items

Box 4, folder 41

Original negative sleeves marked by Baer with information or instructions (82831-7, 82831-10X, 84033-1, 84033-4, 84033-6 through 84033-10)

Mounted Prints

Box 5

Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences (81281-4 and -10)

Box 5

Hanna House (81960-1)

Box 5

Stanford Law School (83916-1, -10, -14 and -19)

Box 5

Portfolio: Crown Quadrangle Stanford Law School Dedicated September 25, 1975, containing seven mounted prints (83916-1, -1A, -3, -12, -13, -14, -16)