Thomas S. Hines interviews regarding Richard J. Neutra, 1972-1980

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Summary

Creators:
Shulman, Julius, Soriano, Raphael, 1904-1988, Cousins, Norman, Ain, Gregory, 1908-1988, Hines, Thomas S., Neutra, Dione, Davidson, Julius Ralph, 1889-, Neutra, Raymond, J., Serulnic, Dorothy, Lovell, Philip, Neutra, Frida, Harris, Harwell Hamilton, 1903-1990, Eisner, Simon, Fybel, Regula Niedermann, Davidson, Greta, Blanton, John, Neutra, Dion, Fischer, Benno, Marsh, Fordyce, Koschin, Agnes, and Alexander, Robert
Abstract:
A collection of sound recordings of interviews conducted by architectural historian Thomas S. Hines between 1972 and 1980 in preparation for his book and exhibition about Richard J. Neutra, published in 1982. Interviewees include Neutra's family, friends, business associates, clients, and Los Angeles architects.
Extent:
1.7 Linear Feet (44 audio cassettes)
Language:
Collection material is in English.
Preferred citation:

Thomas S. Hines interviews regarding Richard J. Neutra, 1972-1980, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, 2010.M.58.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2010m58

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 44 audio cassettes of interviews conducted by Thomas S. Hines from 1972 to 1980 in preparation for his book and exhibition on Richard J. Neutra in 1982. Series I contains interviews with Neutra's friends and family members, including Norman Cousins, Dione Neutra, and Raymond J. Neutra. Series II is comprised of interviews with Richard J. Neutra's business associates, clients, and Los Angeles architects. Interviewees include Gregory Ain, Philip Lovell, and Raphael Soriano. In one recording with Harwell Hamilton Harris, Shelly Kappe conducts the interview with Thomas Hines.

The audio cassettes have been digitized and are available online. Click here to connect to the digital audio files.

Biographical / historical:

Architectural historian Thomas S. Hines received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1971. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has taught cultural and architectural history in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design and the History Department. He has published numerous articles and is the author of several books, including Architecture of the Sun: Los Angeles Modernism, 1900-1970, Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture, and Irving Gill and the Architecture of Reform: a Study in Modernist Architectural Culture.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Thomas S. Hines in 2010.
Processing information:

Initial processing by Vladimira Stefura. Further processing and cataloging by Annette Doss in 2010. The arrangement was devised by Beth Guynn. The audiotapes were digitized by Chace Audio in June 2010.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in two series: Series I. Family and friends, 1972-1980; Series II. Business associates and clients, 1973-1978. The files are arranged alphabetically by interviewee and then chronologically.

Physical location:
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Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Audio visual materials have been reformatted. Open for use by qualified researchers.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Thomas S. Hines interviews regarding Richard J. Neutra, 1972-1980, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, 2010.M.58.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2010m58

Location of this collection:
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688, US
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(310) 440-7390
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