Finding aid for the Karl Schneider papers, 1910-1962, bulk 1925-1945 850129
Michael Baker.
Special Collections
1998
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
Business Number: (310) 440-7390
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections
Title: Karl Schneider papers
Creator: Wolff, Ursula
Creator: Wind, Edgar, 1900-1971
Creator: Schneider, Karl, 1892-1945
Creator: Scheel, Ernst, 1903-1986
Creator: Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
Creator: Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969
Identifier/Call Number: 850129
Physical Description: 45 Linear Feet(59 boxes, 10 flat file folders)
Date (inclusive): 1910-1962 (bulk 1925-1945)
Date (bulk): 1925-1945
Abstract: German architect born in Mainz, Germany, who received his architectural training under Lussow and Kuehne (Dresden, 1911-1912),
Walter Gropius (Berlin, 1912-1914), and Peter Behrens (Berlin, 1915-1916). After immigrating to the United States in 1938,
he worked in Chicago for Sears, Roebuck and Company. The papers contain photographs, correspondence, original documents, glass
slides, and many original drawings. About half of the drawings are his designs for consumer products produced by his employer
Sears, Roebuck and Company.
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Language of Material: English.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Karl Schneider papers (c. 2000 items) contain photographs, correspondence, original documents, glass slides, and many
original drawings. Most of the photographic materials (c. 850 items) document Schneider's first career in Germany (1921-1938),
and the architectural achievements of his contemporaries. There are also a small number of official documents from both Weimar
and Nazi Germany (ca. 1911-1933). All of the original drawings and sketches (c. 1000 items) date from after Schneider's immigration
to the United States in 1938-39. About half of these are his designs for consumer products produced by his employer Sears,
Roebuck, and Company (1938-1945). The collection, therefore, offers an interesting glimpse into an artist/designer's collaboration
with commercial industry.
Arrangement note
The collection is organized into four series: Series I. Personal and Professional Papers; Series II. Sketches and Drawings;
Series III. Photographs and Slides; Series IV. Glass Negatives.
Biographical Historical Note
Karl Schneider was born in Mainz Germany in 1892. He trained as an architect under Lussow and Kühne (Dresden, 1911-1912),
Walter Gropius (Berlin, 1912-1914), and Peter Behrens (Berlin, 1915-1916). After serving in the military from 1917 to 1919,
Schneider established architectural firm in Hamburg, which he directed until 1933. His Villa Michaelsen, well-received by
critics when completed in 1923, brought him numerous private commissions for domestic architecture. In the later 1920s Schneider
joined a group of architects known as "Der Ring," whose stated goal was to reject past-enshrined forms and employ the latest
technology to solve contemporary building problems. This group included among its members Otto Bartning, Peter Behrens, Walter
Gropius, Erich Mendelsohn, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, among others. In 1926, Schneider's designs for the Großseidlung Jarrestadt-Barmbek,
a city-sponsored competition, won first prize and brought further financial and artistic rewards.
In 1933, the new Nazi government dismissed Karl Schneider from his professorship at the Landesschüle, despite the protest
of students who petitioned the Bürgermeister for reconsideration of the termination. Due to continued pressure by the Nazi
regime, Schneider left the Hamburg firm in 1933 and "Der Ring" was disbanded. In 1935, his wife, Emma Schneider, sought and
received a civil divorce on the grounds of adultery. In 1938, Karl left Germany with his second wife, the photographer Ursula
Wolff, and emigrated to the United States. Settling in Chicago, Schneider found work at Sears, Roebuck and Company where he
remained until his death in 1945.
At Sears, Roebuck and Company, Schneider was the head of the corporate design department, the first of its kind in America.
He was hired on the recommendations of Walter Gropius, Lewis Mumford, and Walter Curt Behrendt. Schneider contributed to the
progressive designs of Sears products, including "Craftsman" tools, mass-market furniture, home appliances, children's toys,
and Sears retail stores. By creating products in the streamlined modern style, Schneider shaped the evolution of corporate
architecture and retail product design in America. Through Schneider's work, Sears' stores may have introduced many Americans
to streamlined and, what came to be called, "International Style" designs.
In cooperation with the Chicago Housing Commission, Schneider participated in various urban planning projects. In fact, his
relationship with the city aided in securing his position during the war years, when a paranoid populace raised questions,
based on Schneider's nationality, concerning his loyalties. Beyond these endeavors, Schneider devoted his time to national
competitions, including the Smithsonian competition in 1939. Although not selected, his designs for the Smithsonian's Gallery
of American Art are illustrative of his technique, logic, style, and desire to shape the American architectural milieu.
Separated Material
Karl Schneider,
Bauten. Berlin-Leipzig-Wien: Friedrich Ernst Hübsch Verlag G.M.B.H., 1929. Moved to Getty Research Library, catalog number NA 1088 S36 B35 1929.
Related Material
Unpublished catalogue to the photographs, formerly in the collection of Emanuel Wolff, available in the repository.
Processing History
This collection was processed sporadically by several interns at the Getty Research Library, Special Collections Department.
In January of 1995 Vanessa Walker-Oakes began re-processing the collection, and finished the correspondence and part of the
photographic series by March. In July 1995, Michael Baker took over the processing and description of the collection. He completed
the finding aid in mid-October 1995.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1985.
Preferred Citation
Karl Schneider papers, ca. 1910-1962, bulk 1925-1945, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 850129.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa850129
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Toys
Design drawings -- 20th century
Inventories
Photographic prints
Architecture, Domestic -- United States
Photographs, Original
Postcards
Architecture -- United States -- 20th century
Architecture -- Germany -- 20th centory
Art museums
Furniture design
Household appliances
International style (Architecture) -- United States
Stores, Retail
Tools -- Drawings
Architects -- Archives
Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Schneider, Karl, 1892-1945
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
Brunelleschi, Filippo, 1377-1446
Personal and Professional Papers, Series I.
ca. 1911-1962
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents note
The personal papers contain documents pertaining to Schneider's career, including German exhibitions and publications, and
materials relating to his relationship with the Third Reich. Documents from his American phase include references, and immigration
and licensing papers. There are, however, no personal letters and very few letters in Schneider's hand.
Documents concerning Schneider's personal life include his immigration documents (Militärpak, 1917-1919, Discharge, Reisepass,
Visa, Birth Certificate) and documentation of his divorce (1935).
Schneider's professional life in America is chronicled by a small amount of correspondence, his 1944 contract with Liebl and
Schlossman, and recommendations written on his behalf by Walter Gropius, Lewis Mumford, Walter Curt Behrendt, and others,
to Sears, Roebuck and Company Also present are several eulogies in remembrance of Dr. Schneider.
Included are c. 250 photocopied pp. of articles and drawings pertaining to the early career of Schneider sent from the Karl-Schneider-Archiv
Hamburg to augment the collection.
Correspondence, publications, and documents, Series I.A.
1911-1962
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents note
Documents from Germany record Schneider's professional affiliations, including contracts with the Kunstgewerbeschüle, Hamburg,
his suspension from his position in 1933, his students' petitions for reinstatement, and the termination of his employment
by the state. The files contain information about Schneider's publications and an inventory of Schneider's library.
box 1, folder 1
Inventories of Karl Schneider's work,
1921-1933
"Ausgeführte Bauten"
Scope and Contents note
2 copies, 4 pp. total, typed. Lists buildings (with dates) alphabetically.
"Projekte"
Scope and Contents note
3 pp. typed. Lists projects (with dates) alphabetically.
"Wettbwerbe," 2 pp. typed. Lists competitions entered and their dates alphabetically.
"Rollenverzeichnis Ausgeführte Bauten"
1933
Scope and Contents note
3 pp. typed, dated by hand "1.6.33". List of works, each assigned a number.
box 1, folder 2
Inventory of Karl Schneider photograph collection,
undated
Scope and Contents note
12 pp. typed.
Letterhead stationery
Scope and Contents note
1 p., Business card, envelope flap, all printed. From Moorweidenstraße and Spaldingstraße addresses.
box 1, folder 3
Inventory of Karl Schneider's private library on Moorweidenstraße
Scope and Contents note
14 pp. typed, handwritten annotations.
box 1, folder 4
10. Ausstellung der Hamburgischen Sezession/Sonderausstellung Karl Schneider,
1931
Inventory of Karl Schneider works on exhibit
Scope and Contents note
18 pp. typed.
Inventory of exhibition
Scope and Contents note
9 pp. typed.
"Die Sonderausstellung Karl Schneider"
Scope and Contents note
Newspaper clipping, 1 p. review of the exhibition.
Inventory of Karl Schneider works on exhibition
Scope and Contents note
15 pp. handwritten.
Envelope with small geometrically-shaped pieces of paper, labelled Möbel
Scope and Contents note
Perhaps used for layout.
Note: Exhibition catalogue available in Box 1 folder 17; another copy in the Getty Research Library.
box 1, folder 5
Landkunstschule,
1930-1933
Contract, 1930
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed both sides. A five year employment contract between the Hamburg Art School and Karl Schneider.
Contract,
1938
Scope and Contents note
, 1 p. photocopy of verso of original above. Copy dated 1938 and likely used for immigration and naturalization purposes in
the U.S.
Notice of Suspension,
21 April 1933
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. From the Landesschulebehörde, relieving Karl Schneider of his duties until further notice.
Notice of Suspension, translation to English,
11 June 1938
Petition of the Bürgermeister by Karl Schneider's Students,
18 May 1933
Scope and Contents note
2 pp. typed copy. Letter requesting explanation of Karl Schneider's recent suspension.
Petition by Karl Schneider's Student's of Sen. Witt,
31 May 1933
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed copy. Requesting a response to their first petition of 18 May.
Notice of Termination of Employment, 31 May 1933
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. From the Landesschulebehörde, dismissing Karl Schneider permanently.
Notice of Termination of Employment, translation to English,
11 June 1938
Announcement of Divorce and Legal Findings of Fault,
1935
Scope and Contents note
4 pp. typed plus 4 pp. photocopy. Document announcing government finalization of divorce and assignment of blame in the case
of Emma Schneider vs. Karl Schneider.
Announcement of Divorce and Legal Findings of Fault, translation to English,
27 May 1938
Scope and Contents note
Page 2, only.
Militärpak,
ca. 1917-1919
Scope and Contents note
20 pp. booklet, handwritten notes by Karl Schneider and commanding officers?. Official record of military service.
Certificate of Discharge,
1919
Scope and Contents note
1 p. printed and handwritten. Discharging Karl Schneider from active military duty.
Deutsches Reich Reisepass, issued
20 July 1936
Scope and Contents note
With handwritten annotations.
Application for Naturalization (U.S.A)
Scope and Contents note
2 pp. (4 sides) printed and handwritten. Filled out in Karl Schneider's name.
Exit Visa,
14 January 1938
Scope and Contents note
1 p. original and 1 p. photocopy. From the local military office, permitting Karl Schneider to leave Germany.
Darmstadt,
11 August 1911
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. According Karl Schneider the favors of #89, 6a, of German Military Law.
Darmstadt letter, translation to English
11 June 1938
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed copy.
Karl Schneider Birth Certificate,
issued 24 June 1920
Scope and Contents note
1 p. photocopy
box 1, folder 8
Correspondence - References for Karl Schneider
Prof. Walter Gropius,
May 1938
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed copy. To A.J. Snow, Esq., Sears, Roebuck and Company, endorsing Karl Schneider's work.
Lewis Mumford,
20 May 1938
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed carbon copy. "Memorandum on Karl Schneider," recommending his work.
Oscar Rosenthal, Chairman, Illinois Housing Board,
27 May 1938
Scope and Contents note
Endorsing Karl Schneider's work in public housing.
Walter Behrendt, Technical Director, Buffalo City Planning Association,
21 March 1938
Scope and Contents note
Recommending Karl Schneider as an asset to the development of American city architecture.
Karl Schneider Bio/Resume,
ca. 1940
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed.
box 1, folder 9
Professional Correspondence, Sears, Roebuck and Company,
1941-1944
Karl Schneider Memo, "Projects for Future Development,"
18 September 1941
Scope and Contents note
3 pp. (2 drafts) typed on Karl Schneider, Dept. 609 letterhead.
L.J. James, "Post War [Store] Planning,"
29 November 1944
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Recommending Karl Schneider's building designs.
box 1, folder 10
Professional Correspondence, Loebl and Schlossman,
1945
Jerrold Loebl,
4 May 1945
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. To Karl Schneider, recapitulating the terms of their upcoming association, scheduled to begin 15 May 1945 and
to end 1 January 1945.
Norman J. Schlossman,
21 December 1945
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. To Ursula Wolff Schneider regarding payments due for Karl Schneider work.
box 1, folder 11
American Architectural Licensing,
1945
Certificate of Architectural Registration #3036,
15 January 1945
Scope and Contents note
1 p. printed. Karl Schneider's registration.
Renewal Certificate,
1945
Scope and Contents note
3 x 5" card, printed. Karl Schneider's architectural license renewal.
American Institute of Architects Membership Certificate,
15 August 1945
Scope and Contents note
1 p. printed. Karl Schneider's proof of membership in the AIA.
To "Ursula Wolff", Schweiz,
19 May 1935
Scope and Contents note
Postcard with handwritten letter.
Postcard,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Handwritten annotation: "Where Uncle Ernst Pfeffer lived."
box 1, folder 13
Correspondence - Posthumous Eulogies and Remembrances
Kurt Kluth, "Errinerung an Dr. Schneider,"
10 Sept 1955
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Recalling Karl Schneider at the Hamburg Art School and his dismissal.
Max Brauer to Dr. Carl Stumme,
25 August 1955
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Brauer, Überbürgermeister in Hamburg in the early 1930's, recalls the official particulars of Karl Schneider's
time at the Hamburg Art School.
Gustav Oelsner to Dr. Carl Stumme,
26 November 1955
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Oelsner wishes to view Karl Schneider's American work, mentions W.C. Behrendt (author of a letter in folder 8).
Certificate for Marianne Fruehauf,
2 August 1962
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Verification of good name, from West German Consulate. Relationship to Karl Schneider unknown.
box 1, folder 14
Professional File - Furniture Catalogs
Marshall Field's Furniture Catalog
"A Primer of Period Furniture," published by Mersman Brothers Corp
Easiwork Furniture Elements (efe)
Kentwood Furniture, Grand Rapids, MI
box 1, folder 15
Professional File - City Planning
"Rebuilding Old Buffalo," Buffalo City Planning Association
Scope and Contents note
4 p. printed pamphlet.
"Buffalo's Waterfront Today - and Tomorrow?" Buffalo City Planning Association,
1939
Scope and Contents note
11 p. printed pamphlet.
Land Purchase vs Lease Comparison for two Chicago lots,
undated
Scope and Contents note
1 p. photocopy.
Inventory of published photographs and reviews of Karl Schneider's work, ca. 1928
Scope and Contents note
5 pp. typed.
Bauten, moved to Getty Research Library, NA 1088 S36 B35
10. Ausstellung der Hamburgischen Sezession/Sonderausstellung Karl Schneider,
1931
Scope and Contents note
Catalogue, 42 pp. printed.
box 1, folder 19
Publications Correspondence - Requests for Photographs
C.J. Kavanaugh,
25 May 1933
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Requests photos of Karl Schneider's work for publication by the British Steelwork Association.
Norbert Ebel, International Press - Photo Service, London,
10 June 1933
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Requests photos of Karl Schneider's work for publication.
F.R.S. Yorke, The Architectural Press,
30 June 1933
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Requests photos for his book,
The Modern Villa.
Norbert Ebel,
4 July 1933
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Reiterates earlier request.
Raymond McGrath,
30 November 1933
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Requests photos for book,
Das Zeitgenössischen Haus.
Dexter Morand,
20 October 1934
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Requests photographs.
Donald Pilcher,
16 January 1936
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Requests photographs.
Royal Institute of British Architects,
29 September 1934
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. Request photos for an exhibition of architectural photos.
[Note: The catalogue for this exhibition, "International Architecture 1924-1934," is available in the Getty Research Library,
#85-B10900.]
Karl Schneider,
27 January 1936
Scope and Contents note
1 p. typed. To Donald Pilcher, enclosing 9 photographs (not included).
Raymond McGrath,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Announcing deadline.
Inventory of published photos of Karl Schneider's work,
undated
Scope and Contents note
1 p. handwritten.
box 1, folder 20
Karl Schneider,
Bauten,
1970
Scope and Contents note
2 copies.
box 1, folder 21
Publications and Clippings of Bauhaus Contemporaries
Bauhaus Dessau postcards,
Scope and Contents note
18 cards, photocopies.
Originals in Special Collections Accession no. 850514B.
Bau und Wohnung
Scope and Contents note
8 pp. printed pamphlet.
Emil Fahrenkamp
Scope and Contents note
4 pp. pamphlet.
"A Bauhaus Heritage: A New World of Design,"
Daily News,
18 March 1967
Scope and Contents note
1 p. photocopy.
Photocopies from the Karl Schneider-Archiv-Hamburg, Series I.B.
1925-1937
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents note
Subseries contains copies of articles about Schneider and copies of Schneider's drawings for various designs. The designs
are accompanied by an inventory.
box 1, folder 22
Photocopies of Literature about Karl Schneider,
1925-1937
Prof. Ebehard Plli
Scope and Contents note
1p. photocopy. Letter to the Getty Center enclosing a collection of articles and photocopies of drawings, plans, etc... for
the Getty's Schneider Collection.
Inventory of articles sent by the Karl-Schneider-Archiv, Hamburg
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy.
H. de Fries, "Einführung," "Architekt Karl Schneider, Hamburg,"
Junge Baukunst in Deutschland, Berlin 1926, S. 5-10/S. 93-110.
"Das Flage Dach,"
Bauwelt (Heft 8/1926), S. 162-168.
"Eigenheime mit drei bis sieben Zimmern,"
Bauwelt (Heft 25/1927), S. 5-8.
"Der Hamburgischen Wettbewerb,"
Bauwelt (Heft 7/1928), S. 137-146.
"Der Wettbewerb der Reichsbauforschung,"
Bauwelt (Heft 7/1929), S. 138-142
"Veröffentlichung der Architektenvereinigung 'Der Ring'. Der Neue Bau. Karl Schneider,"
Bauwelt (Heft 9/1929), S. 1-8.
"Wettbewerbe: Kunstausstellungsgebaude in Hamburg,"
Bauwelt (Heft 4/1930), S. 123.
"Ein Ferien- und Wochenendhaus,"
Bau-Rundschau (No. 10/1928), S. 201.
"Bauten von Architekt Karl Schneider, Hamburg,"
Bau-Rundschau (no. 23/1928), S. 471-479.
"Großwohnungsbauten. Architekt: Karl Schneider, Hamburg,"
Der Neubau (Heft 5/ Marz 1929), S. 85-88.
" Hamburger Großwohnungsbauten, Architekt: Karl Schneider, Hamburg,"
Der Neubau (Heft 23 1929), S. 453-458.
"Landhäuser des Architekten Karl Schneider, Hamburg,"
Deutsche Bauzeitung (71) November 1937, S. 250-254.
box 1, folder 23
Photocopies of Literature about Karl Schneider, 1925-1937
"Neue Arbeiten des Architekten Schneider--Hamburg,"
Die Form (Heft 24/1929), S. 650-655.
"Häuser Römer, Eber, Spörhase und Wohnblock in Eidelstedt von Karl Schneider," Moderne Bauformen (Heft 9/ September 1928),
S. 370-372.
"Haus Schneider und Haus Müller-Drenkberg von Karl Schneider," Moderne Bauformen (Heft 5/Mai 1929), S. 178-179.
"Neue Hamburg-Altonaer Großwohnbauten," Moderne Bauformen (Heft 12/Dezember 1929), S. 489-500.
"Eine Kunstausstellung von Karl Schneider, Hamburg," Moderne Bauformen (Heft 2/Februar 1931), S. 80-84, 106, 107.
"Karl Schneider, Röntgenröhrenfabrik," Moderne Bauformen (Heft 10/Oktober 1932), S. 490-499.
"Tankstelle Standard an der Rothenbaumchaussee und Tankstelle Kuhmühle in Hamburg von Karl Schneider," Moderne Bauformen (Heft
4/April 1934), S. 4, 195, 196.
Der Messehaus-Wettbewerb in Hamburg, Bauwelt-Verlag Berlin 1925.
"Wettbewerb Südermarkt and Bahnhofszufuhrstraße in Flensburg," Bau-Wettbewerbe (Heft 5/1926), S. 1-32.
"Wettbewerb Krankenhausanstalten in Elberfeld," Bau-Wettbewerbe (1930), S. 1-33.
box 1, folder 24
"Karl Schneider, 1892-1945," Bauwelt (Heft 25),
July 1988
Scope and Contents note
Photocopies of Literature about Karl Schneider,
box 1, folder 25
Photocopies of drawings by Karl Schneider,
1921-1933
Inventory of drawings represented in photocopy collection received from the Karl-Schneider-Archiv, Hamburg.
210 pp. photocopies from the Karl-Schneider-Archiv Hamburg
Scope and Contents note
Representing 26 buildings from Karl Schneider's Hamburg period (In the order of the above inventory).
Sketches and Drawings, Series II.
1938-1945
Container Summary: ca. 1,000 sheets
Scope and Contents note
Sketches and drawings by Karl Schneider representing his work in America. Included are drawings for the art historian Edgar
Wind, who hired Schneider to reconstruct Michelangelo's tomb of Julius II in the Medici Chapel. Most of the drawings concern
Sears, Roebuck and Company projects such as "Craftsman" tools, toys, household wares, appliances, furniture, domestic and
commercial interiors, store fronts, and "the ideal Sears store." Drawings are in pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, chalk,
and wash.
Drawings are organized in two subseries by size.
Sketches and Drawings, 9 x 13 or smaller, Series II.A.
1937-1945
Container Summary: ca. 450 sheets
Scope and Contents note
Drawings of architecture, household objects, and furniture. Many were designed for Sear, Roebuck and Company. Some drawings
relate to the Julius II Tomb reconstruction project for Edgar Wind. A few drawings are from a Smithsonian Design Competition.
There are many cross references between small and oversize sketches, small and oversize photographs, and glass negatives.
These cross references are listed after the heading to which they pertain.
box 2, folder 1
Wettbewerb Banhoft Saloniki,
1937
Scope and Contents note
(See also box 23*)
Drawing of train station,
1937
Scope and Contents note
Labelled in English, "Saloniki - Railroad Station - 1937."
box 2, folder 2
Sears Store Designs and Plans,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 3*, 4*, 14*, 15*, 37, 45*, flatfilefolders 1-9**.
Dept. 730 Memopad, leaves with sketches (7)
Color sketches of Sears designs (2)
Monochrome sketches of Sears designs,
Scope and Contents note
Including floorplans (28), aerial perspectives (14), storefronts (6), and misc (10).
box 2, folder 3
Sears Products Designs, Furniture, ca.
1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 5*, 6*, 16*, 45*
Monochrome sketch of automobile (1)
Sketches of various designs for chairs (11)
Sketches of various designs for desks (8)
Sketches of cabinets, shelves, etc. (6)
box 2, folder 4
Sears Products Designs, Furniture,
ca. 1938-1945
Living room furniture (8)
Various items, including coat rack, bar, etc.. (12)
box 2, folder 5
Sears Products Designs, Tea Kettles,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 6*, 17*.
Monochrome sketches of designs for tea kettles (17)
Color sketches of designs for tea kettles (29)
box 2, folder 6
Sears Products Designs, Appliances,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 6*, 7*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 45*.
Color sketches of faucets (3)
Monochrome sketches of Mercury Waterwitch (4)
Various appliances, including silverware, sweeper (7)
box 2, folder 7
Sears Products Designs, Tools,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 8*, 20*, 21*, 45*, flatfile** folder 8.
Color sketches of "Drill Press Dunlap," 1941 (3)
Color sketches of hammers (2)
Color sketches of wrenches (2)
box 2, folder 8
Study for a Revolving Movie Camera, "Franklin Eight" for the Franklin Firm,
Oct 1941
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 8*, 22*.
Plans with written descriptions (4)
Sketch of a crest engraved "Franklin 8" (1)
box 2, folder 9
Advertisements of Karl Schneider's products,
ca. 1940-1941
Scope and Contents note
See also box 9*.
"The Kitchen of Tomorrow"
box 2, folder 10
Prints of Karl Schneider-designed products for Sears, Roebuck and Company,
1941-1942
Top of the Range Glass Ware,
1941
Scope and Contents note
Includes one of each percolator, tea kettle, drip coffee maker, skillet, casserole, double broiler, and sauce pan.
Wood K.D. Kitchen Cabinet Ensemble (5)
1941
Wood Turning Lathe (4)
1941
Lawn Chaise Lounge (2)
1942
box 2, folder 11
Commercial Architecture Designs and Plans,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 9*, 10*, 23*, 25*.
Color sketches, perspective views (8)
Monochrome sketches, including perspective views (17), floorplans (3), and misc. (4)
box 2, folder 12
Commercial architecture designs and plans,
ca. 1938-1945
Apartment Rechteck-Grundriß (3)
13 December 1942
Sports Stadium with clock (3)
Unidentified sketches of buildings/apartment complexes
box 2, folder 13
Smithsonian Competition Designs,
ca. 1939
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 11*, 24*.
Color sketches, plans and perspectives (26)
Monochrome sketches, plans and perspectives (14)
box 2, folder 14
House Designs,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 12*, 25*, 37.
House Morgan, Color aerial view (1)
1941
Various Houses: aerial & frontal perspectives, 2 color, 7 monochrome
Floor plans: 1 color, 42 monochrome
box 2, folder 15
House Design for Karl and Ursula Schneider,
ca. 1938-1945
Notes
Scope and Contents note
2 pp.
Pencil sketches, floorplans (3)
Sketches of a garden house, perspective and floorplan (2)
Scope and Contents note
Likely for Karl Schneider and Ursula Wolff-Schneider.
box 2, folder 16
Theater Designs,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 12*, 24*.
Color sketches, incl. aerial perspectives and floorplans (6)
Monochrome sketches, floorplans (6)
box 2, folder 17
Small Sketchbooks,
ca. 1938-1945
"Insulux Glass Blocks" note pad,
Jan 1941
Scope and Contents note
5 pp. with 6 drawings of commercial architecture, ink and pencil, and 2 pp. notes.
5 x 7 note pad
Scope and Contents note
Includes an ink sketch of a villa (Le Corbusier?) and 7 pp. floorplans, ink and colored pencil.
box 2, folder 18
Miscellaneous Sketches (subjects unidentified)
ca. 1938-1945
Monochrome sketches, 8.5 x 11 in. (8)
Color sketch, ca. 4 x 6 in. (1)
box 2, folder 19
Julius II Tomb Reconstruction Project for Prof. Edgar Wind,
ca. 1942-1944
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 13*, 26*, 27*, 37, 56, 59*.
18 pp. of drawings and notes, ink.
Photographic prints of Brunelleschi architecture (4)
Sketches and Drawings, oversize, Series II.B.
1938-1945
Container Summary: ca. 590 sheets
Scope and Contents note
Larger drawings, also of furniture, objects, and architecture. See cross references to Series II.A.
box 3*
Sears Store Designs and Plans,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 14*, 15*, 37, 45*, flatfile folders 1-10**.
box 3*, folder 1-7
Sketches of various designs, storefronts (36)
box 3*, folder 8
Sketches of various designs, aerial views (5)
box 4*
Sears Store Designs and Plans,
ca. 1938-1945
box 4*, folder 1-2
Sketches of various designs, aerial views (11)
box 4*, folder 3-9
Sketches of various designs, floorplans (43)
box 5*
Designs of Sears Products,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 16*, 45*.
Sketches of an automobile (2)
Sketches of cabinets, shelves, etc. (21)
Sketches of bedroom ensembles (2)
box 6*
Designs of Sears' Products,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 16*, 17*, 45*, flatfile** folder 10.
Living room ensembles (5)
Various furniture ensembles (4)
Lawn Chaise Lounges (4)
Dec 1941-Jan 1942
Swing Spout Sink Fixture (5)
Jan 1942
box 7*
Designs for Sears' Products,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 17*, 18*, 19*, 45*.
Powermaster Food Liquidizer (2)
Utility Pitcher,
24 Jan 1941
Drip Coffee Maker,
12 June 1942
Unpainted adjustable undersink cabinet,
May 1941
Sauce pans (4), 1 dated
26 Feb 1941
Kitchen heater and gas stove,
June 1941
box 8*
Designs for Sears' Products,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also box 2, 8*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 45*, flatfile** folder 10.
Craftsman Drill Presses (3)
1941
Craftsman Claw Hammer Heads,
Dec 1941
Wood Turning Lathes (3)
1941
Craftsman Torpedo Level,
July 1941
Oil Heaters Airo Flame (2)
1942
Marvel Exposure Meter,
ca. 1938-1942
Marvel Photo Enlarger,
ca. 1938-1942
box 8*, folder 6
Advertisements of Karl Schneider designed products,
ca. 1940-1941
Advertisements of furniture (2)
box 8*, folder 7-8
"Franklin Eight" for the Franklin Firm,
Oct 1944
"Franklin Eight" camera (9)
box 9*
Commercial Architecture Designs and Plans,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 23*, 25*.
box 9*, folder 1-4
Store designs for Ben Franklin Store (21)
box 9*, folder 5-6
Store designs for Federated Store (10)
box 9*, folder 8
Store designs for Home Crest Store(5)
box 10*
Commercial Architecture Designs and Plans,
ca. 1938-1945
box 10*, folder 1
Store designs for Home Crest (6)
box 10*, folder 2-3
Store designs for Jane Holly (8)
Miscellaneous store designs (4)
Hochhausensemble (5)
1944
Architectural Study IV, Auditorium,
1944
Miscellaneous commercial designs (5)
Miscellaneous commercial designs (5)
Miscellaneous commercial designs (4)
box 11*
Smithsonian Competition Designs,
ca. 1939
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 24*.
box 11*, folder 1-2
Designs for competition (10)
box 11*, folder 3
Designs for competition (3)
Floorplans for competition (2)
box 11*, folder 4
Floorplans for competition (4)
box 12*
House Designs, and Miscellaneous Sketches,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 25*, 37.
box 12*, folder 1
House Morgan, Mount Prospect, IL
1940
box 12*, folder 2
Miscellaneous house designs (3)
box 12*, folder 3
Miscellaneous floorplans (4)
box 12*, folder 5-6
Miscellaneous sketches (11)
box 13*
Julius II Tomb Reconstruction Project for Prof. Edgar Wind,
ca. 1942-1944
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2 (f. 19), 26*, 27*, 37, 59* and negatives box 56.
box 13*, folder 1-9
Sketches for Prof. Edgar Wind (48)
box 14*
Sears Store Designs,
ca. 1942-1945
Scope and Contents note
Sketches matted. See also boxes 2, 3*, 4*, 37, 45*, flatfile folders 1-9**.
box 14*, folder 1
Study for System "T" store,
ca. 1942-1945
box 14*, folder 2
Architectural study of a Standard Parking Lot Entrance,
ca. 1942-1945
box 14*, folder 3
Standard Sears Store,
ca. 1942-1945
box 14*, folder 4
Sears store in St. Paul, MN,
1943
box 14*, folder 5-6
Sears store in Portland, OR (2)
1944
box 14*, folder 7
Miscellaneous store design,
1944
box 14*, folder 8
Sears Standard Store in Chicago, IL,
16 March 1944
box 15*
Sears Store Designs, ,
ca. 1944-1945
Scope and Contents note
Sketches matted.
box 15*, folder 1
Sears Standard Store in Chicago, IL,
16 March 1944
box 15*, folder 2
Sears Standard Store in Chicago, IL, "Sidestreet",
16 March 1944
box 15*, folder 3
Sears Standard Store in Chicago, IL, "Cross Section",
16 March 1944
box 15*, folder 4-6
Floorplan for Sears Standard Store in Chicago, IL (3)
16 March 1944
box 15*, folder 7-8
Sears store in Salt Lake City, UT (2)
31 March 1944
box 15*, folder 9
Miscellaneous store design,
1945
box 16*
Products Designed for Sears,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
Sketches matted. See also boxes 2, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8*, 45*, flatfile folder 10**.
box 16*, folder 1
Chaise Lounge,
19 Dec 1941
box 16*, folder 2-4
Chaise Lounge (3)
Dec 1941-Jan 1942
box 16*, folder 5
Dark Room Cabinet,
May 1941
box 16*, folder 6
Wood K.D. Kitchen Cabinet Ensemble,
Nov 1941
box 17*
Products Designed for Sears,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches.
box 17*, folder 5
Whistling Tea Kettle,
26 Feb 1941
box 18*
Products Designed for Sears,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches.
box 19*
Products Designed for Sears,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches.
box 19*, folder 1-3
Swing Spout Sink Fixture (3)
Jan 1942
box 19*, folder 7-8
Marvel Photo Enlarger (2)
box 20*
Products Designed for Sears,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches.
box 20*, folder 2-4
Dunlap Drill Press (3)
March 1941
box 20*, folder 5-7
Pinking Shears (3)
Nov 1941
box 20*, folder 8
Craftsman Claw Hammer Heads,
Dec 1941
box 21*
Products Designed for Sears,
ca. 1938-1945
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches.
box 21*, folder 4-5
Wood Burning Lathe, (2)
April 1941
box 21*, folder 6-7
Marvel Exposure Meter (2)
box 22*
Sketches of Products,
1930-1944
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches.
box 22*, folder 1
Typenmöbel-Katalog,
1930-1931
box 22*, folder 2-3
Sears Toy Horse (2)
June 1942
box 22*, folder 6-7
"Franklin Eight" camera for the Franklin Firm (2)
Oct 1944
box 23*
Commercial Architecture,
ca. 1937-1945
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches. See also boxes 2, 9*, 10*.
box 23*, folder 1-2
Wettbewerb Bahnhof Saloniki (2)
1937
box 23*, folder 3-4
Ben Franklin store design (2)
ca. 1938-1945
box 23*, folder 5-6
Federated store design (2)
ca. 1938-1945
box 23*, folder 7
Home Crest store design,
ca. 1938-1945
box 23*, folder 8-9
Jane Holly store design (2)
ca. 1938-1945
box 24*
Smithsonian Competition Designs,
1939
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches. See also boxes 2, 11*, 24*.
box 24*, folder 1-8
Smithsonian Competition design (8)
1939
box 24*, folder 9
Smithsonian Competition floorplan,
1939
box 25*
House Morgan, Mount Prospect, IL
1940
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches. See also boxes 2, 12*.
box 25*, folder 1
House Morgan design,
1940
box 25*, folder 2
House Morgan floorplan,
1940
box 25*
Architectural Studies,
1944-1945
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches. See also boxes 2, 12*.
box 25*, folder 3
Architectural Study I,
1944
box 25*, folder 4
Architectural Study II,
1944
box 25*, folder 5
Architectural Study III,
1944
box 25*, folder 6
Architectural Study V,
1944
box 25*, folder 8
Study for high rise apartment buildings,
1944-1945
box 25*, folder 9
Study for a music theater,
1944-1945
box 26*
Julius II Tomb Reconstruction Project for Prof. Edgar Wind,
ca. 1942-1944
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches. See also boxes 2 (f. 19), 13*, 27*, 37, 59*.
box 27*
Julius II Tomb Reconstruction Project for Prof. Edgar Wind,
ca. 1942-1944
Scope and Contents note
Matted sketches.
box 59*
Julius II Tomb Reconstruction Project for Prof. Edgar Wind,
ca. 1942-1944
box 59*, folder 1-9
Sketches for reconstruction (11)
Drawings of Sears stores and appliance
oversize 1**
Sears store, matted drawing (1)
oversize 2**
Sears store, matted drawing (1)
oversize 3**
Sears store, matted drawing (1)
oversize 4**
Sears store, matted floorpans (1 mat)
oversize 5**
Sears store, drawings of floorplans (9)
oversize 6**
Sears store, floorplans (10)
oversize 7**
Sears store, floorplans (10)
oversize 8**
Sears store, blueprints of floorplans, sections, elevations (7)
oversize 9**
Sears store, mounted drawing (1)
oversize 10**
Drawing of Craftsman wrench
Photographs, Series III.
ca. 1910-1944
Container Summary: ca. 800 photographs
Scope and Contents note
Photographic prints document Schneider's architectural constructions in Germany, and include photographs of many unrealized
plans and models, some personal photographs, and a substantial number of photographs of work by Schneider's German, Austrian,
and American contemporaries, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Lewis Mumford, and Louis Sullivan. The photos were taken by Ernst
Scheel and Schneider's second wife, Ursula Wolff.
Photographs of Karl Schneider's architecture, Series III.A.
1910-1944
Physical Description: 10 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Note: There are many cross references between small and oversize sketches, small and oversize photographs, and glass negatives.
These cross references are listed after the heading to which they pertain.
box 28
Kirche mit Pfarrhaus und Schule,
1910
Wettbewerb Crematorium Pforzheim,
1911-1912
Umbau Haus Eber, Hamburg-Blankenese,
1921-1922
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*.
Gardens: exterior views, children
Scope and Contents note
28 35 mm. negatives.
Proof sheet from above negatives
2 oversize photographs of exterior
Haus Michaelsen, Hamburg-Blankenese,
1921-1924
12 Sketches: view,
1921-1922
variante 1, charcoal,
1922
variante 2, charcoal (2)
1922
variante 3, charcoal (2)
1922
north façade, pencil,
1923
4 drawings: perspective, north-east (2)
1921-1922
perspective, entrance,
1921-1922
floorplan, entrance,
1921-1922
11 views: exterior from south-east (3)
1923
Wettbewerb Börsenhof Königsberg,
1922
Fassaden-Wettbewerb der Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung Berlin,
1924
Tischlerei Riehl, Hamburg-Osdorf,
1924-1925
Haus Schneider, Hamburg-Osdorf,
1924-1925
box 29
Wettbewerb Messe- und Ausstellungsgebäude Berlin,
1925
3 sketches: perspective (2)
Wettbewerb Reform-Realgymnasium, Hamburg-Poppenbüttel,
1925
Project Keramische Fabrik Meimerstorf, Hamburg-Wandsbek,
1925
Haus Bauer, Hamburg-Wohldorf,
1925-1928
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 46.
perspective from north-east (3)
perspective from south-west (2)
interior, including living and dining rooms (8)
Wettbewerb Südermarkt und Bahnhofszufuhrstraße Flensberg,
1926
Scope and Contents note
With R. Tüngel, Architect.
5 sketches: exteriors (3)
Wettbewerb Kleinwohnungsbau Jarrestraße, Hamburg-Winterhude,
1926
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 46.
4 drawings: exterior views
Modellserie,
ca. 1926-1930
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 46.
Schneider's studio, model - building in progress on Jarrestraße complex
Scope and Contents note
22 photographic prints.
Wettbewerb Verwaltungsgebäude Flughafen, Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel,
1926
5 drawings: aerial perspective (2)
box 30
Wettbewerb Mittelschule, Hamburg-Niendorf,
1926
2 perspective sketches: façade
Projekt Ausstellungsgelände und Sportforum Hamburg,
1926
perspective of large stadium (2)
Projekt Geschäftshaus Küchenschüler, Hamburg-Altstadt,
1926
Wohn- und Aterlierhaus Eber, Hamburg-Blankenese
1926-1927
Etagenwohnhaus mit Sparkasse, Hamburg-Eidelstedt,
1927
Wettbewerb Finanz- und Telegraphenamt Mainz,
1927
5 drawings: perspective views
Haus Spörhase, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld,
1927
Wettbewerb Verwaltunggebäude Wollkämmerei Bremen,
1927
Projeckt Tribune Trabrennbahn Farmsen, Hamburg-Farmsen,
1927
Wohnblöcke Burmeister, Hamburg-Winterhude,
1927-1928
1 interior view: staircase
Kino Emelka-Palast, Hamburg-Eimsbüttel,
1927-1928
2 wash sketches: interior
2 exterior views: Osterstraße façade
10 interior views, some with audience
box 31
Heidburg Wohnblöcke der G.D.W.G., Hamburg-Winterhude,
1927-1928
Wohnblock der Wohnhausgesellschaft Raum, Jarrestraße, Hamburg-Winterhude,
1927-1928
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 46.
Haus Römer, Hamburg-Othmarschen,
1927-1928
2 floor plans: ground floor, first floor
11 exterior views: from north, south, and east
Wettbewerb Klein- und Kleinstwohnungen Duhlsberg,
1927-1928
1 drawing: perspective view of complex
1 isometric view of an apartment
Wohnblock Habichtplatz/Habichtstraße, Hamburg-Barmbek,
1927-1928
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 46.
21 exterior views
Scope and Contents note
View from Habichstraße right wing; entrance with shop.
U-Bahnhof Hallerstraße, Hamburg-Rotherbaum,
1927-1928
box 32
Projekte u. Wettbewerb Kammerspiele, Hamburg-Rotherbaum,
1927-1930
Scope and Contents note
Schneider designed four entries for this competition, and a fifth in collaboration with Block and Hochfeld, Architects.
5 sketches: aerial view (3)
4 drawings: perspective views (3)
8. Austellung der Hamburgischen Sezession, Raumgestaltung, Möbel und Projekte, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg-Altstadt,
1928
12 interior views of the exhibition installations with furniture designed by Schneider
1 Wohnraum mit Sofa, Sitzgruppe mit Tisch und
Stühlen (Plastik: Karl Opferman)
1 Halle mit Sitzgruppe, Sofa, Sessel und Tisch (Tischlamp von Naum Slutzky)
1 Wohnraum mit Bibliothek u. Stahlrohrsessel (Tischlamp von Naum Slutzky)
9 Möbel von Karl Schneider, unidentified artworks
Wettbewerb Verwaltungsgebäude Provinzialversicherung Kiel,
1928
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*.
Haus Schneider, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld,
1928
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 46.
6 exterior views: from the north and south
14 interior views: staircase
box 33
Sommerrestaurant Trabrennbahn, Hamburg-Farmsen,
1928
Projeckt Reichsforschungsgesellschaft Berlin,
1928
Projekt WOBAG Typenhäuser, Hamburg-Poppenbüttel,
1928
2 models, "6-Zimmer-Haus"
Haus Müller-Drenkberg, Hamburg-Ohlstedt,
1928-1929
Wohnblock Hamburg-Barmbek Nord,
1928-1930
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 46.
Etagenwohnhäuser Bahrenfelder Marktplatz, Hamburg,
1928-1929
Röntgenröhrenfabrik C.H.F. Müller, Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel,
1928-1930
1 interior view: helical staircase
Israelistischer Friedhof,
1929
Haus Ridder, Hamburg-Blankenese,
1929
box 34
Projekt Ladenumbau Schuhaus Bata Berlin,
1929
Großwohn-Anlage Harburg D.W.G., Hamburg-Harburg,
1929-1930
Kunstausstellungsgebäude, Hamburg-Rotherbaum,
1929-1930
5 exterior views: façade (5)
4 plans of exhibition space's modular possibilities
Wettbewerb Telefonfabrik Fuld, Frankfurt/Main,
1929-1930
Wohnblock Erfurt D.W.G., Erfurt (with E. Sack)
1929-1930
Projekt Notprogramm Karl-Marx-Straße, Hamburg-Altona,
1930
Wettbewerb Justizgebäude Berlin,
1930
2 elevations, 1 with floorplan
Innenraumgestaltung Holthusen, Hamburg-Eppendorf,
1930
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 47.
2 drawings: isometric view
9 interior views: Living Room (Wohnzimmer)
Study (of Hermann Holthusen)
Tankstelle Dapolin, Hamburg-Harvesthude,
1930-1931
box 35
Typenmöbel,
1930-1931
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 47.
1 photocopy of Schneider furniture catalog page
47 photographs of Karl Schneider furniture
dining/living room sets (10)
beds and bedroom furnishings (8)
Wettbewerb Umgestaltung der Brückenköpfe Straßenbrücke, Mainz,
1931
2 photograph views (Mainz?)
10. Ausstellung der Hamburgischen Sezession, Sonderausstellung
Karl Schneider Architekt, Kunstvereinsgebäude, Hamburg-Rotherbaum,
1931
7 interior views of the exhibition installations of Karl Schneider's models, drawings, and plans
box 36
Haus Praesent, Hamburg-Winterhude,
1932
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 47.
15 interior views of Karl Schneider interior design, including staircases, bookcases, living room furnishings, etc.
Haus Bührmann, Hamburg-Othmarschen,
1932-1933
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives boxes 47, 55.
1 proof sheet: exterior views
Umbau Haus Möring, Hamburg-Blankenese,
1933-1934
Städtebaulicher Wettbewerb Schloßgebiet Kiel,
1936
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 47.
4 photocopies of sketches
Wettbewerb Sparkassen- und Verwaltungsgebäude München,
1936
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 55.
5 elevations
Scope and Contents note
3 of which are not photoprints, but rather printed pages from a small book or pamphlet.
Wettbewerb Geschäftshaus Opel Wiesbaden,
1936
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 47.
4 drawings: perspective studies (2)
2 photocopies of drawings
Bau Schmann,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Identified on verso.
2 exterior views: under construction
4 negatives: exterior under construction
Wettbewerb Reichsautobahn-Einfart, Hamburg-Horn,
1936
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 55.
Unidentified German Works,
undated
2 sketches: for Typenhäuser competitions?
4 drawings: exteriors of professional or commercial buildings
1 exterior view of a "Wohnblock"
1 photograph of Karl Schneider, Professor Lachmann, and other students
box 37
Haus Morgan, Mount Prospect, IL,
1940
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 12*, 25*, 44*.
2 sheets of negatives: exterior
Studien zur Rekonstruktion die Medici-Kapelle und das Grabmal Julius II. im Auftrag von Prof. Edgar Wind, Chicago, IL
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 13*, 26*, 27*, 59*, negatives box 56.
4 3x3 negatives: Medici drawings
31 5x7 negatives: drawings, sketches, and plans
67 photoprints from the negatives: sketches
photographs of Julius II tomb, Italy
photographs of Medici Chapel, Italy
Innenraumgestaltung Wohnung Prof. Edgar Wind, Chicago, IL,
1942-1944
Model for "Sears Standard Store,"
Oct 1944
Scope and Contents note
See also boxes 2, 3*, 4*, 45*.
11 different photographic views (with inscriptions on the back of two)
Karl Schneider design for Sears, Mexico City, built
1946
2 pages of negatives: under construction
11 photoprints: under construction
Personal photographs, Series III.B.
ca. 1928
Physical Description: 1 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Photographs of Schneider and his family and friends. Two albums hold travel photographs from trips to Vienna and Dalmatia.
box 38
Personal photographs,
ca. 1928
Scope and Contents note
Hamburg? See also negatives box 55.
40 35mm negatives: Karl Schneider, Emma Schneider, children, and friends
1 5x7 negative: portrait of Karl Schneider
2 large portraits of Karl Schneider
6 small photoprints: portraits of Karl Schneider
5 3x5 photoprints: Schneider with friends
3 photoprints of Karl Schneider as a boy c
1 postcard, "Der Deutschen Werkbund Ausstellung CÖLN 1914"
Travel Album - Dalmatia,
1928
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives boxes 48, 49. 45 photoprints: architectural sights, primarily churches and other public buildings.
Travel Album - Wein,
1928
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives boxes 49, 55. 58 photoprints: architectural sights, incl. Karlskirche, apartment complexes, and
public buildings.
Photographs of architecture by other architects, Series III.C.
ca. 1929-1938
Physical Description: 4 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Photographs collected by Karl Schneider of work by European and American architects.
box 39
Filippo Brunelleschi
Scope and Contents note
See also box 43*, negatives box 57. 16 photoprints, including views of Duomo, L'Ospedale, sculptural details, and floorplans
(See also Box 2 folder 10 and Box 43, Edgar Wind project, for more Brunelleschi photographs).
12 photoprints, including skyscrapers, panoramas, bridges, and commercial architecture
Hermann Distel and A. Grunitz, Krankenhaus Bethanien
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*.
Friedmann, Eppendorferlandstraße Wohnhaus
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 50.
10 photoprints: exterior and stairway
Foger, Hamburg Stadttheatre
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 50.
3 photoprints: entrance hall
Architect Unknown, Haus Hübner
Hinsch and Daimling, Schadesweg Wohnblock
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 50.
Holabird and Root (in assoc. with Rebori, Wentworth, Dewey, and McCormick) LeSalle-Wacker Building, Chicago, IL,
1929-1930
Fritz Höger, Hamburger Freudenblatt Building, Hamburg
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 50.
4 photoprints: detail of stonework
box 40
Friedrich Kallmorgen, Haus Sierksdorf
1 proof sheet: exterior and interior
1 sheet negatives: same views
Friedrich Kallmorgen, Nielsen & Bartenwerfer Fabrik
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 50.
Friedrich Kallmorgen, Models
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 58.
Ernst Langloh, Haus Braben
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 50.
9 photoprints: exterior, interior, staircase, terrace
Ernst Langloh, Mittelschule Niendorf
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives boxes 51 & 52.
61 photoprints: exterior, interior, stairs, halls, classrooms, auditorium, grounds
Ernst Langloh, Haus Teheran
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 52.
Ernst Langloh, other works
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 53.
3 photoprints: Haus GroßeHeidestraße
3 photoprints: Nebel Und Sander Wäscherei
1 photoprint: Eckerdt's Bazaar
1 photoprint: Jarrestraße Brücke
H.E. August Meyer, Bau Wisternsweg
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 53.
Musée de Cluny, Collection Hebraïque
2 negatives: architectural designs by M. Hoffmann
Ostermeier, Fuhlsbüttlerstraße Wohnhaus
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 53.
box 41
Ernst Schmarje, Haus Siebert
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 53)
Ernst Schmarje, Haus Meiendorfe
Ernst Schmarje, House Designs
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*.
11 photoprints of house design models
Fritz Schumacher, Gerichtsvollziehergebäude
Scope and Contents note
See also box 44*, negatives box 53.
Fritz Schumacher, Pavilion
1 photoprint: exterior, built
Fritz Schumacher, other works
3 Stühle im Kunstgewerbemuseum
Werner Stephan
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 53).
3 Stühle im Kunstgewerbemusuem
Strohmeyer, Hamburger Heim
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 54.
10 photoprints: exterior, kitchen, dining room
Strohmeyer, Begling-Stift Kampe Stift
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 54.
Title changed from "Strohmeyer, Begling-Stift * Kampe Stift" in 2023 due to encoding issues.
10 photoprints (exterior of Begling-Stift, kitchen, living room
1 photoprint: façade of Kampe Stift
Strohmeyer, Haus Sander
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives box 54.
9 photoprints: façade, entrance, kitchen, view of a complex of homes
Strohmeyer, Haus Hermann (See also negatives box 54)
1 sheet negatives: exterior
Louis Sullivan, Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co Building, Chicago, IL
box 42
Frank Lloyd Wright, Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL
Frank Lloyd Wright, Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak Park, IL
Frank Lloyd Wright, Johnson and Son, Administration Bldg, Racine, WI
32 photoprints: exterior, construction, architectural details
Frank Lloyd Wright, Geneva Inn, Lake Geneva, WI (demolished 1970)
18 35mm negatives: exterior views
1 proof sheet: from above negatives
5 photoprints labelled F--- Ilford: exterior
1 photoprint: Erculosis Sanatorium, exterior
8 photoprints: misc. including a bank, school, Rathaus interior, restaurant
Oversize Photographs, Series III.D.
ca. 1921-1945
Physical Description: 3 box(es)ca. 132 photographs
Scope and Contents note
Photographs of Italian architecture (for the Julius II Tomb reconstruction project), of Schneider's architectural designs,
furniture and object designs, and his personal photographs from his travels, which include images of buildings by other architects.
box 43*
Photo Album of Italian Architecture
Scope and Contents note
See also negatives boxes 57, 58. 44 photos of various Italian sites, incl. architecture by Brunelleschi and various artifacts.
box 44*
Photographs of Karl Schneider Architecture,
1921-1940
2 Umbau Haus Eber, Hamburg-Blankenese,
1921-1922
1 Haus Bauer, Hamburg-Wohldorf,
1925-1928
1 Modellserie (Jarrestraße, 1926?)
ca. 1926-1930
2 Wettbewerb Verwaltungsgebäude Provinzialversicherung Kiel,
1928
2 Innenraumgestaltang Holthusen, Hamburg-Eppendorf,
1930
3 Haus Praesent, Hamburg-Winterhude,
1932
1 Haus Bührmann, Hamburg-Othmarschen,
1932-1933
1 Wettbewerb Geschäftshaus Opel Wiesbaden,
1936
3 House Morgan, Mount Prospect, IL
1940
Personal Photographs,
1928
2 Travel Album - Wien, Ebert-Hof,
1928
Photographs of architecture by other architects
1 Hermann Distel & A. Grunitz, Krankenhaus Bethanien
1 Friedrich Kallmorgen, Model
1 Ernst Langloh, Mittelschule Niendorf, façade
1 Ostermeier, Fuhlsbüttlerstraße Wohnhaus, exterior view
2 Haus Siebert, exterior view
1 Various house design, exterior view of model
1 Fritz Schumacher, Gerichtsvollziegergebäude, façde
box 45*
Photographs of Sears Stores, ca.
1942-1945
4 Savannah, GA Store,
12 April 1944
6 Dayton, OH Store, floorplan
2 Photos of Sketches dated 5 April 1944
6 Photos of Sketches dated 12 April 1944
7 Various views of Sears stores
1 Photo of Sketch Signed Emory Wilcox
Photographs of Products Designed by Karl Schneider,
ca. 1930-1945
1 Typemöbel von Professor Karl Schneider,
1930-1931
3 Standardized Photos of low priced furniture,
14 Oct 1938
1 Pinking Shears,
17 Nov. 1941
1 Dish Cabinet,
26 Nov 1941
2 Horse Baby Walker,
5 June 1942
Negatives, Series IV.
ca. 1921-1945
Container Summary: ca. 700 negatives
Scope and Contents note
Schneider's collection of photoprints (series III) were taken primarily from the glass negatives in this series. Although
many of the photographs do not have a corresponding negative (the ones with companion negatives are noted in the finding aid),
most of the negatives have a matching photograph.
Negatives of Karl Schneider architecture, Series IV.A.
1925-1936
Physical Description: 2 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Photographs of buildings designed by Schneider, as well as images of models and drawings of architectural designs.
box 46
Haus Bauer, Hamburg-Wohldorf,
1925-1928
1 exterior view with pool
2 interior (dining room and study)
Wettbewerb Kleinwohnungsbau Jarrestraße, Hamburg-Winterhude,
1926
Modellserie (Jarrestraße Projekt, 1926?),
ca. 1926-1930
11 Schneider's studio, model - building in progress on Jarrestraße complex
Wohnblock der Wohnausgesellschaft Raum, Jarrestraße, Hamburg-Winterhude,
1927-1928
3 exterior Jarrestraße Projekt
Wohnblock Habichtplatz/Habichstraße, Hamburg-Barbek,
1927-1928
6 exterior views, angle from Habichtstraße
Haus Schneider, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld,
1928
3 interior views: study (1)
Wohnblock Hamburg-Barmbek Nord,
1928-1930
box 47
Innenraumgestaltung Holthusen, Hamburg-Eppendorf,
1930
6 interior views: living room, study, chair
1 negative of a Karl Schneider designed chair
Haus Praesent, Hamburg-Winterhude,
1932
11 interior views: staircases, bookcases, living room furnishings, etc.
Haus Bührmann, Hamburg-Blankenese,
1932-1933
Städtebaulicher Wettbewerb Schloßgebeit Kiel,
1936
Wettbewerb Geschäftshaus Opel Wiesbaden,
1936
7 drawings: exterior designs, floor plans, elevations
Negatives of personal photographs, Series IV.B.
ca. 1928
Physical Description: 2 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Photographs from Schneider's travels, some images of buildings and designs.
box 48
Travel Album - Dalmatia,
1928
11 Sibenik: cathedrales (6), streets, Bosnians, etc.
5 Trogir: domes, loggia, market
12 Ragusa: various architecture, including domes, Kirche, Zollhaus, etc.
5 Sarajewo: Various architecture, including Bedore, Kaiser, Turkisches Gymnasium
box 49
Travel Album - Dalmatia,
1928
4 Kos_ula: Altes Stadtum, Kirche San Marco
Travel Album - Wein, 1928
Scope and Contents note
36 negatives, total.
Wiedener-Gürtec, Innenhof (3)
Hof-Gilbertgasse, Arch. Frank & Wlach (2)
Hof-Mitteldorferstr., Arch. Holzmeister (2)
Architecture by other architects, Series IV.C.
ca. 1925-1945
Physical Description: 5 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Negatives relate to photographs in Series III.C. Images of buildings designed by European architects, and the Smithsonian
Gallery of Art competition.
box 50
Friedmann, Eppendorferlandstraße Wohnhaus
7 negatives: exterior and staircase
Foger, Hamburg Stadttheatre
Hinsch and Daimling, Schadesweg Wohnblock
Fritz Höger, Hamburger Freudenblatt Building, hamburg
Kallmorgen, Nielsen & Bartenwerfer Fabrik
Ernst Langloh, Haus Braben
14 negatives: windows, staircase, exterior, interior
box 51
Ernst Langloh, Mittelschule Niendorf
Scope and Contents note
42 interior: hallways, windows, staircases, bibliothek, coat rack, doorways, etc.
box 52
Ernst Langloh, Mittelschule Niendorf
Scope and Contents note
26 exterior: walls, doorways, rooftops, general grounds, bike stand, etc.
Ernst Langloh, Haus Teheran
7 exterior: walkway, back porch, fence
box 53
Ernst Langloh, other works
4 Nebel und Sander Wäscherei
H.E. August-Meyer, Bau Wisternsweg
5 interior: dining area, bar
Ostermeier, Fuhlsbüttlerstraße Wohnhaus
Ernst Schmarje, Haus Seibert
3 interior: dining area, living room
Fritz Schumacher, Gerichtsvollziehergebäude
4 Wohnung Buchenau: interior views
2 Stühle im Kunstgewerbemuseum
box 54
Strohmeyer, Hamburger Heim
Strohmeyer, Begling-Stift & Kampe Stift
Smithsonian Gallery of Art Competition,
1939
Unidentified Complex: exterior
Negatives, 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 or smaller, Series IV.D.
ca. 1928-1944
Physical Description: 105 negatives
Scope and Contents note
Small size photographic negatives of various topics. Images of Karl Schneider, of places he traveled, architecture by others,
and relating to the Julius II Tomb Reconstruction Project for Prof. Edgar Wind.
box 55
Personal Photographs,
ca. 1928
3 Portraits of Karl Schneider
Travel Album - Wien,
1928
9 Belvedere: various exterior views
7 Gastien, Michael Kirche (1)
1928
1 Oesterreichischen Verkehusbüro
Wettbewerb Sparkassen,
1936
Wettbewerb Reichsautobahn,
1936
box 56
Stuidien zur Rekonstruktion die Medice-Kapelle und das Grabmal Julius II. im Auftrag von Prof. Edgar Wind,
1942-1944
8 Studies of figures drawn by other artists
6 Negatives of Medici Chapel and Julius II tomb
box 57
Study of Various Italian Architecture,
ca. 1942
23 Negatives of architecture completed by various Architects
22 Negatives of Filippo Brunelleschi Architecture
box 58
Study of Italian Architecture,
ca. 1942
10 Plans of architectural sites
1 Italian plate, large coin
Architect Kallmorgen, Models
4 Negatives of same model
1 Negative of unidentified house
8 Negatives of a model of a house
