Finding aid for the Erich and Luise Mendelsohn papers, 1894-1992 880406
Scott Wolf
Special Collections
1998
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Title: Erich and Luise Mendelsohn papers
Creator:
Meier, Günter
Creator:
Maas, Rosa, 1858-1941
Creator:
Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953
Creator:
Mendelsohn, Luise, 1894-1980
Creator:
Mendelsohn, Esther
Creator:
Eckardt, Wolf von, 1918-1995
Creator:
Hahn, Marianne
Creator:
Hunter, Richard M.
Creator:
Beyer, Oskar, 1882-
Creator:
Trocmé family
Creator:
Wijdeveld, H. Th., 1885-1987
Creator:
Zevi, Bruno, 1918-2000
Creator:
Velde, Henry van de, 1863-1957
Creator:
Posener, Julius
Creator:
Roggero, Mario Federico
Creator:
Whittick, Arnold, 1898-1986
Creator:
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
Creator:
Ponti, Gio, 1891-1979
Creator:
Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983
Identifier/Call Number: 880406
Physical Description:
22 Linear Feet
(43 boxes, 2 flat file folders)
Date (inclusive): 1894-1992
Abstract: The archive, from the estate of Luise Mendelsohn, comprises the personal correspondence and documents of the Mendelsohn family.
Includes transcripts or originals of correspondence between Erich and Luise Mendelsohn (1910-1953) reflecting Erich Mendelsohn's
architectural, aesthetic, and political development. Other papers concern Erich's architectural legacy and include manuscripts
of Luise's unpublished autobiography and biographical notes on her husband, photographs of family life and architectural projects,
microfilm copies of typescripts and drawings, audiotapes of lectures, and five drawings by Erich's students.
Physical Location: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the
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Language of Material: Collection material is in German and English.
Related Materials
The bulk of the Erich Mendelsohn papers is held by the Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Erich and Luise Mendelsohn Papers include personal family correspondence, photographs, and documents from the estate of
Luise Mendelsohn, spanning the period from her early correspondence with Erich Mendelsohn in 1910 until her death in 1980.
Materials include letters and manuscripts by Luise Mendelsohn, her personal diaries, autobiography and correspondence with
scholars concerning exhibitions and publications on her late husband. Her personal correspondence with Erich Mendelsohn provides
rare insights into his architectural projects and his views on modern art. The papers of Luise Mendelsohn demonstrate how
she managed her late husband's architectural estate and maintained a broad correspondence with leading architectural historians.
This material also documents her contribution to architecture, in particular her support for a national museum dedicated to
modern architecture - a notion she credited to her husband.
Individuals represented in the Mendelsohn Papers include: Felix Ben Ari, Oskar Beyer, Ralph Beyer, William Bruck, Wolf von
Eckardt, Walter Gropius, Marianne Hahn, Hugo Häring, Armin Hermann, Richard Hunter, Erich (Eric) Mendelsohn, Luise Mendelsohn,
Maria Luise Esther Mendelsohn, Lewis Mumford, Dione Neutra, Victoria Ocampo, Ariel Parkinson, Thomas S. Politis, Giovanni
Ponti, Julius Posener, Nikolaus Posener, Mario Federico Roggero, Hans Scharoun, Hans Schiller, Joost Schmidt, Salmann Schocken,
Henry van de Velde, Arthur Voyce, H. Th. Wijdeveld, Arnold Wittick, Bruno Zevi.
Selected correspondence between Erich and Luise Mendelsohn has been digitized and contributed to the digital Erich Mendelsohn
Archive, organized and hosted by the Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin:
http://ema.smb.museum/en/home .
Arrangement note
The Erich and Luise Mendelsohn Papers are organized in 11 series. Series I. Correspondence and manuscripts, Erich and Luise
Mendelsohn, 1910-1953; Series II. Family correspondence and documents, 1903-1992; Series III. Manuscripts, lectures, and publications
by Erich Mendelsohn, 1919-1955; Series IV. Collected documentation, articles, and publications about Erich Mendelsohn, 1924-1992;
Series V. Correspondence and printed material related to exhibitions on Erich Mendelsohn, 1942-1980; Series VI. Luise Mendelsohn
correspondence, 1924-1980, bulk 1953; Series VII. Luise Mendelsohn travel diaries, biography of Erich Mendelsohn and autobiography,
1934-1980; Series VIII. Disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive, 1966-1987; Series IX. Family and architectural photographs,
1894-1988; Series X. Audio and video recordings, microfilm and slides, 1952-1980; Series XI. Architectural drawings and exhibition
poster, 1950, 1978.
Biographical/Historical Note
1887: Erich Mendelsohn is born on March 21st in the East Prussian town of Allenstein (now Olsztyn, Poland).
1907-1909: Begins his studies in national economics at the University of Munich; in 1909 transfers to the Technical University
in Berlin to begin his study of architecture, which he continues in Munich.
1910: Meets his future wife, Luise (Luise) Maas (born 1894), a young cellist.
1911-1914: Passes his final examination in architecture; designs costumes, stage sets, and window displays; begins his relationship
with the Expressionist artists Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Paul Klee, and Hugo Ball, and the astrophysicist Erwin Freundlich.
Marries Luise (Maas) Mendelsohn.
1915-1918: Volunteers for the Engineering Corps, serves at the Russian Front. Executes his first sketches for the Einstein
Tower. Birth of only child, Esther, on May 4, 1916.
1918-1922: Transferred to the Western Front in 1918. Returns to Berlin and opens his architectural firm; mounts his first
public exhibition "Architecture in Steel and Concrete," Paul Cassirer Gallery, Berlin, and executes his "Dune Architecture"
series and the Einstein Tower, Potsdam.
1923-1925: Lectures in Amsterdam, makes first trip to Palestine, the United States and Russia, and co-founds the Modern architecture
group, the "Ring."
1926-1929: Executes a series of major department stores, designs for competitions, and the Metal Workers' Union Administration
Building, Berlin.
1930-1932: Travels to Greece, Spain, England, and France. Executes the Columbus House, Berlin and becomes a member of the
Prussian Academy of Arts.
1933-1935: Leaves Germany for Holland, establishes "European Mediterranean Academy," forms a partnership with Serge Chermayeff
in England, and executes the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, England, and Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
1936-1940: Executes several projects in Jerusalem, becomes a British citizen and volunteers for the British army.
1941-1945: Immigrates to the United States, lectures extensively, eventually settles in San Francisco and begins work on his
book, "Architecture in a Changing World, or a Philosophy of Architecture," and exhibits his work at the Museum of Modern Art,
New York.
1946-1948: Becomes a US citizen, executes several commissions, and is appointed lecturer in the Department of Architecture
at the University of California, Berkeley.
1949-1953: Executes architectural commissions in the US and dies in San Francisco on September 15, 1953.
1952: Publication of
Il contributo di Mendelsohn alla evoluzione dell'architettura moderna, by Mario Federico Roggero (Milan, 1952).
1954: Retrospective exhibition, "The Palestine Period in Erich Mendelsohn's Work," Milan Triennale.
1956: Publication of
Eric Mendelsohn, by Arnold Whittick (2nd ed., London, 1956; 1st ed. published 1940).
1960: International traveling exhibition, "100 Sketches," Venice Biennale, and publication of
Eric Mendelsohn, by Wolf von Eckardt (New York, 1960).
1967: Publication of
Eric Mendelsohn: letters of an architect, Oskar Beyer, ed., with introduction by Nikolaus Pevsner (London, 1967).
1968: International traveling exhibition organized by the Verein Deutsches Bauzentrum, and Akademie der Künste.
1969: Exhibition, "The Drawing of Eric Mendelsohn," University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA.
1970: Publication of
Erich Mendelsohn: opera completa, by Bruno Zevi (Milan, 1970) with biographical notes by Luise Mendelsohn.
1975: Sale of the Erich Mendelsohn collection of drawings and manuscripts to the Kunstbibliothek, Berlin.
1980: Death of Luise Mendelsohn, San Francisco, CA.
Processing History
The Erich and Luise Mendelsohn papers (880406) comprise materials from the Luise Mendelsohn papers (880398) and the Erich
Mendelsohn papers (880406), together with five smaller acquisitions. The archive was processed and described by Scott Wolf
in December, 1996. In September 2009 item counts were added to the container list for boxes 3-6. In 2010-2011 selected correspondence
was cataloged by Isabella Zuralski and Alexis Adkins as part of a collaborative digitization project with the Kunstbibliothek,
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The digital Erich Mendelsohn Archive is available on the Kunstbibliothek website:
http://ema.smb.museum/en/home .
Acquisition Information
Acquired in several acquisitions in 1988 from the estate of Luise Mendelsohn.
Preferred Citation
Erich and Luise Mendelsohn papers, 1894-1992, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 880406.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa880406
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Publication Rights
Existence and Location of Copies
Selected correspondence between Erich and Luise Mendelsohn was digitized in 2011 and contributed to the digital Erich Mendelsohn
Archive, organized and hosted by the Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin:
http://ema.smb.museum/en/home .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiocassettes
Diaries
Photographic prints
Architectural criticism
Expressionism (Art)
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Architecture, Modern -- Exhibitions
Neo-impressionism (Art)
Futurism (Art)
Videocassettes
Watercolors
Photographs, Original
Sketchbooks
Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Soviet Union -- Description and travel
United States -- Description and travel
Asia -- Description and travel
Europe -- Description and travel
Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953
Mendelsohn, Luise, 1894-1980
Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944
Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
Velde, Henry van de, 1863-1957
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969
Worringer, Wilhelm, 1881-1965
Wagner, Otto, 1841-1918
Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970
Oud, J. J. P. (Jacobus Johannes Pieter), 1890-1963
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969
Poelzig, Hans, 1869-1936
Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
Correspondence and manuscripts, Erich and Luise Mendelsohn, Series I.
1910-1953
Selected Erich and Luise Mendelsohn correspondence: 1910-1953
Physical Description:
6 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Series I contains personal correspondence between Erich and Luise Mendelsohn, covering the years 1910-1953, with assorted
manuscripts and notes by Erich Mendelsohn, letters to Esther Mendelsohn and Erich's students and colleagues, and letters from
Marianne Hahn, H. Th. Wijdeveld, Lewis Mumford, and Victoria Ocampo. The correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Letters from Erich Mendelsohn are all typed copies, many of which have been published in
Briefe eines Architekten (Munich: Prestel, 1961). The letters from Luise are handwritten. They write about their personal life, impressions of political
events, family concerns, travel experiences, and topics in art and architecture. Erich Mendelsohn discusses the work of other
modern artists and architects, most notably Feininger, Gropius, Kandinsky, Le Corbusier, El Lissitzky, Neutra, Oud, Picasso,
Poelzig, Mies van der Rohe, Van de Velde, Otto Wagner, Worringer, and Wright. He also reflects on the historical development
of modern architecture and weighs the importance of such movements as Neo-Impressionism, Expressionism, and Futurism. Mendelsohn's
letters also give detailed descriptions of his architectural commissions from conception to realization, as well as descriptions
and evaluations of buildings and cities he encountered during his travels through Europe, the Soviet Union, the Middle East,
and America. Among the letters are enclosures such as programs, pressed flowers and photographs, as well as assorted documents.
box 1
Letters, Erich Mendelsohn to Luise Mendelsohn,
1910-1930
box 1, folder 1
Typed transcriptions,
1910
box 1, folder 2
Typed transcriptions,
1911
box 1, folder 3
Typed transcriptions,
1912-1913
box 1, folder 4
Typed transcriptions,
1914-1915
box 1, folder 5
Typed transcriptions,
1916-1917
box 1, folder 6
Typed transcriptions,
1917
box 1, folder 7
Typed transcriptions, with 1 autograph letter,
1918
box 1, folder 8
Typed transcriptions,
1918-1919
box 1, folder 9
Typed transcriptions,
1920-1923
box 1, folder 10
Typed transcriptions,
1924-1925
box 1, folder 11
Typed transcriptions, with 1 autograph letter,
1926-1928
box 1, folder 12
Typed transcriptions,
1929-1930
box 2
Letters, Erich Mendelsohn to Luise Mendelsohn,
1931-1953
box 2, folder 1
Typed transcriptions,
1931-1933
box 2, folder 2
Typed transcriptions,
1934-1936
box 2, folder 3
Typed transcriptions,
1937-1938
box 2, folder 4
Typed transcriptions,
1939-1945
box 2, folder 5
Typed transcriptions,
1946-1950
box 2, folder 6
Typed transcriptions,
1951-1953
box 2, folder 7
Typed excerpts from Erich Mendelsohn's letters to Luise,
1910-1915
box 2, folder 8
Typed excerpts from Erich Mendelsohn's letters to Luise,
1916-1922
box 2, folder 9
Typed excerpts from Erich Mendelsohn's letters to Luise,
1913-1936
box 2, folder 10
Typed excerpts from Erich Mendelsohn's letters to Luise,
1920-1936
box 2, folder 11
Typed excerpts from Erich Mendelsohn's letters to Luise,
1938-1950
box 2, folder 12
Autograph research notes, Luise Mendelsohn,
undated
box 3
Assorted correspondence, Erich Mendelsohn, 1917-1953
Container Summary: 54 letters, handwritten notes
box 3, folder 1
Correspondence (photocopied), Erich Mendelsohn,
1907-1925
Container Summary: 22 letters
box 3, folder 2
Letters (autograph), Erich Mendelsohn to Maria Luise Esther Mendelsohn,
1931-1941
Container Summary: 12 letters
box 3, folder 3
Letters from Marianne Hahn, H. Th. Wijdeveld, and Lewis Mumford,
1933-1949
Container Summary: 4 letters
box 3, folder 4
Letters (typescript and autograph), Erich Mendelsohn to Salmann Schocken, Thomas S. Politis and Clara (?),
1936-1953
Container Summary: 11 letters
box 3, folder 5
Letter (autograph) Erich Mendelsohn, to his assistants William Bruck, Stalick, and Schiller,
1941
Container Summary: 1 letter
Scope and Contents note
Concerning his retrospective exhibit at Museum of Modern Art, New York (MOMA), his university lectures, life in the U.S.,
the war, concentration camps, and professional opportunities in architecture.
box 3, folder 6
Letters (autograph and typescript) Erich Mendelsohn to his assistant William Bruck,
1944-1947
Container Summary: 3 letters
box 3, folder 7
Letter (transcribed typescript) from Victoria Ocampo to Erich Mendelsohn (Berlin) with editorial corrections by Mendelsohn,
undated
Container Summary: 1 letter
box 3, folder 8
Autograph notes, Erich Mendelsohn for a retrospective exhibition (1914-1940),
undated
box 4
Letters, Luise Mendelsohn to Erich Mendelsohn,
1910-1917
Container Summary: 567 letters, 2 envelopes, 17 enclosures
box 4, folder 1
Autograph letters,
1910
Container Summary: 8 letters
box 4, folder 2
Autograph letters,
1911
Container Summary: 40 letters, 1 enclosure
box 4, folder 3
Autograph letters,
1912
Container Summary: 40 letters, 3 enclosures
box 4, folder 4
Autograph letters,
1913
Container Summary: 47 letters, 1 enclusure
box 4, folder 5
Autograph letters,
1914
Container Summary: 45 letters, 1 enclosure
box 4, folder 6
Autograph letters,
1914
Container Summary: 58 letters, 1 enclosure
box 4, folder 7
Autograph letters,
1915
Container Summary: 86 letters, 3 enclosures
box 4, folder 8
Autograph letters,
1916
Container Summary: 10 letters
box 4, folder 9
Autograph letters, with 2 letters from Luise's secretary Maria Anruf,
1917
Container Summary: 115 letters, 4 enclosures
box 4, folder 10
Autograph letters, with 1 letter from Luise's mother, Frau Maas,
1917
Container Summary: 83 letters, 3 enclosures
box 4, folder 11
Autograph letters,
1917
Container Summary: 35 letters
box 5
Letters, Luise and Esther Mendelsohn to Erich Mendelsohn,
1918-1929
Container Summary: 445 letters, 1 envelope, 13 enclosures
box 5, folder 1
Autograph letters,
1918
Container Summary: 110 letters, 3 enclosures
box 5, folder 2
Autograph letters,
1918
Container Summary: 86 letters, 1 envelope, 4 enclosures
box 5, folder 3
Autograph letters,
1919
Container Summary: 9 letters
box 5, folder 4
Autograph letters,
1920
Container Summary: 43 letters, 1 enclosure
box 5, folder 5
Autograph letters,
1921
Container Summary: 2 letters
box 5, folder 6
Autograph letters,
1922
Container Summary: 54 letters, 1 enclosure
box 5, folder 7
Autograph letters,
1923
Container Summary: 13 letters, 1 enclosure
box 5, folder 8
Autograph letters,
1924
Container Summary: 31 letters, 1 enclosure
box 5, folder 9
Autograph letters,
1925
Container Summary: 39 letters, 2 enclosures
box 5, folder 10
Autograph letters, with 1 autograph note from Erich Mendelsohn,
1926
Container Summary: 16 letters
box 5, folder 11
Autograph letters,
1927
Container Summary: 20 letters
box 5, folder 12
Autograph letters,
1928
Container Summary: 9 letters
box 5, folder 13
Autograph letters,
1929
Container Summary: 13 letters
box 6
Letters, Lousie and Esther Mendelsohn to Erich Mendelsohn,
1930-1953
Container Summary: 260 letters, 1 envelope, 9 enclosures
box 6, folder 1
Autograph letters,
1930-1932
Container Summary: 25 letters, 1 enclosure
box 6, folder 2
Autograph letters, with 1 typescript letter from Aline to Luise Mendelsohn,
1933
Container Summary: 32 letters, 1 enclosure
box 6, folder 3
Autograph letters,
1934-1935
Container Summary: 26 letters
box 6, folder 4
Autograph letters,
1936-1937
Container Summary: 25 letters, 1 envelope, 1 enclosure
box 6, folder 5
Autograph letters,
1938-1939
Container Summary: 29 letters, 1 enclosure
box 6, folder 6
Autograph and typescript letters, with 1 letter from Luise to Gurry,
1941-1945
Container Summary: 38 letters
box 6, folder 7
Autograph letters,
1946-1948
Container Summary: 27 letters
box 6, folder 8
Autograph letters,
1949-1950
Container Summary: 25 letters, 4 enclosures
box 6, folder 9
Autograph letters,
1951-1953
Container Summary: 33 letters, 1 enclosure
Family correspondence and documents, Series II.
1903-1992
Physical Description:
2 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Series II contains personal correspondence, principally between Luise and various family members in Germany, Israel, and the
United States, arranged chronologically. The most prominent correspondents include Rosa Maas and Esther Mendelsohn. This series
also includes family documents such as the honors and certificates of David Mendelsohn, family passports and immigration papers,
Luise Mendelsohn's water color sketch books, accounting records, and the wills and testaments of various relatives.
box 7
Assorted family correspondence and documents,
1903-1953
box 7, folder 1
Personal family documents and honors, David Mendelsohn,
1903-1931
box 7, folder 2
Personal family correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn and Rosa Maas,
1923-1934
box 7, folder 3
Personal family papers and documents,
1932-1953
box 7, folder 4
Family letters, Erich and Lousie to Esther Mendelsohn,
1933
box 7, folder 5
Personal family documents, British passports and visas,
1935-1937
box 7, folder 6
Personal family correspondence, Esther Mendelsohn and Rosa Maas,
1935-1955
box 7, folder 7
Personal family documents, U.S. immigration and naturalization papers,
1946
box 7, folder 8
Personal family documents, Luise Mendelsohn,
1950-1951
box 8
Assorted family correspondence and documents,
1953-1992
box 8, folder 1
Obituaries for Erich Mendelsohn and related printed materials,
1953
box 8, folder 2
Letters of condolence for death of Erich Mendelsohn,
1953
box 8, folder 3
Personal family correspondence, Esther Mendelsohn,
1958-1959
box 8, folder 4
Correspondence and water colors, Esther Mendelsohn,
1961-1962
box 8, folder 5
Correspondence and water colors, Esther Mendelsohn,
1961-1962
box 8, folder 6
Correspondence and documents, inheritance from Marianne Hahn estate,
1961-1971
box 8, folder 7
Personal family correspondence, Lilly Mendelsohn;,
1968-1969
box 8, folder 8
Correspondence, receipts, and bills to Luise Mendelsohn from the Cosmopolitan Club, New York,
1969
box 8, folder 9
Correspondence, documents, and will and testament Eva Mendelsohn estate,
1974-1980
box 8, folder 10
Correspondence, documents, and will and testament, Hede Vasen Estate,
1977-1980
box 8, folder 11
Correspondence and loan documents, Luise Mendelsohn, California Savings and Loan Company,
1978-1979
box 8, folder 12
Esther Mendelsohn lecture on Erich Mendelsohn,
1987
box 8, folder 13
Typescript correspondence, Hanna Bruck and Esther Mendelsohn,
1992
Manuscripts, lectures, and publications by Erich Mendelsohn, Series III.
1919-1955
Physical Description:
1 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Series III contains typed versions or photocopies of published articles and monographs, including,
Amerika (Berlin: R. Mosse, 1926),
Palestine and the world of tomorrow (Jerusalem, 1940), and
Three lectures on architecture (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1944). Other items include copies of Erich Mendelsohn's lectures "The Problem
of a New Architecture" (1919), "My Own Contribution to the Development of Contemporary Architecture" (1948), "The Three Dimensions
of Architecture - Their Symbolic Significance" (n.d.) and his eulogy to Hugo Vasen of 1932. Series also includes copies of
correspondence and manuscripts by Walter Gropius, Hans Scharoun and Hugo Häring (1946-1953).
box 9
Manuscripts, lectures, and publications,
1919-1955
box 9, folder 1
Typed transcript, Erich Mendelsohn, lecture, "The Problem of a New Architecture,"
1919
box 9, folder 2
Collected articles and exhibition announcements,
1920-1968
box 9, folder 3
Typescript (copy), Erich Mendelsohn,
Amerika
ca. 1926
box 9, folder 4
Exhibition catalogues and publishers' brochures,
1925-1968
box 9, folder 5
Typescript (copy), Erich Mendelsohn's eulogy for Hugo Vasen,
1932
box 9, folder 6
Brochures and typescripts, Deutsche Siedlungsausstellung,
1934
box 9, folder 7
Typescript (copy), Erich Mendelsohn,
Palestine and the World of Tomorrow,
1940
box 9, folder 8
Monograph, Erich Mendelsohn,
Three lectures on architecture
1945
Scope and Contents note
Signed and dedicated to Joe and Germaine Thompson;, 1945
box 9, folder 9
Transcript letter, Walter Gropius to Joost Schmidt,
1946
box 9, folder 10
Typescript lecture (copy), "My Own Contribution to the Development of Contemporary Architecture," Erich Mendelsohn,
1948
box 9, folder 11
Typescript (copy), Hans Scharoun, "Volksschule Darmstadt"
1951
box 9, folder 12
Typescript (copy), Hugo Häring, "Vom Geheimnis der Gestalt"
1953
box 9, folder 13
Typescript lecture, Erich Mendelsohn, "The Three Dimensions of Architecture --Their Symbolic Significance," U.C. Berkeley,
undated
box 43*, folder 1
Monograph,
Eric Mendelsohn, 1887-1953, ed. Luise Mendelsohn, No. 481,
1955
Collected documentation, articles, and publications about Erich Mendelsohn, Series IV.
1924-1992
Physical Description:
7 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Series IV contains correspondence between the Mendelsohns and scholars engaged in researching Erich Mendelsohn's work. These
include Arnold Whittick, Mario Federico Roggero, Oskar Beyer, Wolf von Eckardt, and Bruno Zevi. Material include reviews,
translations, preliminary manuscripts, and offprints of monograph publications.
box 10
Publications and clippings,
1924-1992
box 10, folder 1
Newspaper and magazine articles,
1924-1992
box 10, folder 2
Photocopied articles on Erich Mendelsohn exhibitions,
1932-1992
box 10, folder 3
Exhibition brochures, correspondence and related press reports, Erich Mendelsohn exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York,
1941-1942
box 10, folder 4
Photocopied articles on Erich Mendelsohn exhibitions,
1960-1992
box 10, folder 5
Offprints, advertisements, and exhibition invitations related to Erich Mendelsohn,
1960-1969
box 10, folder 6
Exhibition poster, catalogues, and offprints related to Erich Mendelsohn,
1960-1988
box 10, folder 7
Offprints, catalogues, and invitations related to Erich Mendelsohn,
1964-1986
box 11
Printed matter, manuscripts, and correspondence with Arnold Whittick,
1935-1980
box 11, folder 1
Correspondence with Arnold Whittick,
1935-1954
box 11, folder 2
Printed reviews and clippings, Arnold Whittick,
1940-1960
box 11, folder 3
Correspondence with Arnold Whittick,
1955-1958
box 11, folder 4-6
Typescript manuscript by Arnold Whittick,
Eric Mendelsohn,
ca. 1956
Scope and Contents note
Parts I and II.
box 11, folder 7
Correspondence, Arnold Whittick,
1959-1967
box 11, folder 8
Correspondence, Arnold Whittick,
1968-1980
box 12
Correspondence with Mario Federico Roggero, and his manuscripts,
1948-1962
box 12, folder 1
Correspondence Erich Mendelsohn and Mario Federico Roggero,
1948
box 12, folder 2
Correspondence Erich Mendelsohn and Mario Federico Roggero,
1949-1950
box 12, folder 3
Correspondence Erich Mendelsohn and Mario Federico Roggero,
1951
box 12, folder 4
Manuscripts, translations and correspondence, Erich Mendelsohn for Mario Federico Roggero's book,
Il contributo di Mendelsohn alla evoluzione dell'architettura moderna,
1951-1953
box 12, folder 5
Manuscripts (autograph), Mario Federico Roggero,
1951-1953
box 12, folder 6
Manuscripts (typescripts), Mario Federico Roggero; 1951-1953
box 12, folder 7
Translations (autograph), Mario Federico Roggero,
1951-1953
box 12, folder 8
Translations (autograph), Mario Federico Roggero,
1951-1953
box 12, folder 9
Manuscripts, Mario Federico Roggero,
1951-1953
box 12, folder 10
Correspondence Erich Mendelsohn and Mario Federico Roggero,
1952
box 12, folder 11
Correspondence and; criticism, Erich Mendelsohn, Mario Federico Roggero, et al.,
1953
box 12, folder 12
Correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn and Mario Federico Roggero,
1953-1954
box 12, folder 13
Correspondence regarding copyright,
1955-1962
box 12, folder 14
Cover designs for Mario Federico Roggero,
Il contributo di Mendelsohn alla evoluzione dell'architettura moderna,
undated
box 13
Correspondence and printed material regarding Mendelsohn's architecture,
1948-1990
box 13, folder 1
Newspaper clippings and printed documentation, Haddassah Hospital, Mt. Scopus,
1948-1976
box 13, folder 2
Correspondence, Lousie Mendelsohn, demolition of the Kabarett der Komiker,
1962-1963
box 13, folder 3
Correspondence and lecture, Haddassah Hospital, Mt. Scopus,
1962-1976
box 13, folder 4
Publicatoion, Park Synagogue, Cleveland, Ohio,
1966-1967
box 13, folder 5
Correspondence, Park Synagogue, Cleveland, Ohio,
1966-1967
box 13, folder 6
Newspaper clippings and printed documentation, Haddassah Hospital, Mt. Scopus,
1967-1979
box 13, folder 7
Correspondence and (5) b&w photographs, Bexhill Pavilion,
1971-1979
box 13, folder 8
Correspondence and printed materials, Open University Press and BBC, Einstein Tower, and Bexhill Pavilion,
1974-1975
box 13, folder 9
Newspaper clippings and printed documentation, Haddassah Hospital, Mt. Scopus,
1975-1976
box 13, folder 10
Correspondence and clippings, Universum Theater renovation, Berlin,
1975-1980
box 13, folder 11
Correspondence, photographs and printed materials, Haus der Metallarbeiter (IG Metalbund),
1979-1980
box 13, folder 12
Correspondence and collected material, Erich Mendelsohn, furniture design,
1986-1990
box 14
Correspondence,
Letters of an architect,
1953-1975
box 14, folder 1
Correspondence, Oskar Beyer,
1953-1955
box 14, folder 2
Publisher's correspondence,
Letters of an architect,
1954-1966
box 14, folder 3
Correspondence, Oskar Beyer,
1956-1959
box 14, folder 4
Correspondence, Oskar Beyer,
1960-1969
box 14, folder 5
Manuscript, Oskar Beyer,
Eric Mendelsohn Mensch und Form,
1961
box 14, folder 6
Reviews and articles,
Letters of an architect,
1961-1969
box 14, folder 7
Typescript manuscript,
Letters of an architect,
1961
box 14, folder 8
Publisher's advertisements, reviews and clippings,
Letters of an architect,
1961-1963
box 14, folder 9
Correspondence Ralph Beyer,
1962-1965
box 14, folder 10
Correspondence, contracts and related materials,
Letters of an architect,
1961-1965
box 14, folder 11
Clippings, photographs, and offprints, Ralph Beyer,
1962-1975
box 14, folder 12
Typescript biographical notes and published articles on Erich Mendelsohn by Oskar Beyer,
1963-1969
box 14, folder 13
Correspondence, Annemarie Beyer, 1964-1975
box 14, folder 14
Manuscripts,
Letters of an architect
1967
box 15
Correspondence with Bruno Zevi and Wolf von Eckardt, 1956-1980
box 15, folder 1
Correspondence and manuscripts, Bruno Zevi,
Eric Mendelsohn,
1956-1959
box 15, folder 2
Lists of illustrations, Bruno Zevi,
1959-1964
box 15, folder 3
Correspondence, Bruno Zevi,
Eric Mendelsohn,
1961-1962
box 15, folder 4
Correspondence, Bruno Zevi,
Eric Mendelsohn,
1962-1967
box 15, folder 5
Correspondence, Bruno Zevi and Etas-Kompass Publishers,
1965-1972
box 15, folder 6
Correspondence, Bruno Zevi,
1968-1972
box 15, folder 7
Typescripts, translation, Bruno Zevi,
Eric Mendelsohn: opera completa,
1970-1972
box 15, folder 8
Correspondence, Bruno Zevi,
1973-1980
box 15, folder 9
Collected articles, lecture manuscripts, and clippings, Bruno Zevi,
1957-1979
box 15, folder 10
Correspondence, Wolf von Eckardt;
Eric Mendelsohn,
1959-1969
box 15, folder 11
Autograph manuscripts, lists of illustrations and reviews, Wolf von Eckardt,
ca. 1960
box 15, folder 12
Typescript manuscripts, Wolf von Eckardt,
1960
box 16
Correspondence, documents, printed materials,
Letters of an architect,
1966-1979
box 16, folder 1
Monograph and offprint, Oskar Beyer, "Was ist Kunst-Dienst?" and "Oskar Beyer zum Gedanken," ,
1943 1966
box 16, folder 2
Correspondence and contracts,
Letters of an architect,
1966-1988
box 16, folder 3
Correspondence, Ralph Beyer,
1966-1968
box 16, folder 4
Offprint,
Letters of an architect,
1967
box 16, folder 5
Photocopy, typescript manuscript, Oskar Beyer, Erich Mendelsohn, Part I,
1969
box 16, folder 6
Photocopy, typescript manuscript, Oskar Beyer, Erich Mendelsohn, Part II,
1969
box 16, folder 7
Photocopy, typescript manuscript, Oskar Beyer, Erich Mendelsohn, Part III,
1969
box 16, folder 8
Correspondence, Ralph Beyer,
1969-1970
box 16, folder 9
Correspondence, Ralph Beyer,
1971-1972
box 16, folder 10
Correspondence, Ralph Beyer,
1973-1975
box 16, folder 11
Correspondence, Ralph Beyer,
1976-1980
box 16, folder 12
Correspondence and manuscripts, Ralph Beyer,
1979
box 16, folder 13
Autograph manuscripts and notes,
Letters of an architect,
undated
Correspondence and printed material related to exhibitions on Erich Mendelsohn, Series V.
1942-1980
Physical Description:
4 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Series V includes correspondence between the Mendelsohns and a series of scholars engaged in the exhibitions of Erich Mendelsohn's
work, for example Julius Posener, Nikolaus Pevsner, and Günter Meier, as well as several museum curators in the U.S., Germany,
and Israel.
box 17
Assorted correspondence regarding exhibitions and publications,
1942-1980
box 17, folder 1
Correspondence, Julius Posener,
1942-1973
box 17, folder 2
Correspondence, Daniel N. Fischel (Dodge Books),
1956-1962
box 17, folder 3
Correspondence Nikolaus Pevsner; 1966-1973
box 17, folder 4
Correspondence, William Alex (Replikon Editions),
1964-1966
box 17, folder 5
Correspondence, Günter Meier,
1966-1973
box 17, folder 6
Typescript biographical notes, manuscripts, and offprint for Julius Posener, exhibition catalogue, Erich Mendelsohn (Berlin),
1968
box 17, folder 7
Newspaper and magazine clippings, Julius Posener,
1968-1978
box 17, folder 8
Correspondence, Julius Posener; 1974-1980
box 17, folder 9
Typescript manuscript, Julius Posener,
undated
box 17, folder 10
Typescript translation, Erich Mendelsohn,
America,
1976-1977
box 17, folder 11
Photocopy, Erich Mendelsohn;
Amerika,
undated
box 17, folder 12
Correspondence, Ita Heize,
1979-1980
box 18
Correspondence, architectural exhibitions,
1953-1980
box 18, folder 1
Obituaries and correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn, 1953-1960
box 18, folder 2
Exhibition correspondence, Erich Mendelsohn, 100 sketches,
1959-1960
box 18, folder 3
Exhibition documentation and ephemera, Erich Mendelsohn, 100 sketches,
1959-1965
box 18, folder 4
Exhibition correspondence, Erich Mendelsohn, 100 sketches,
1961
box 18, folder 5
Exhibition correspondence, Erich Mendelsohn, 100 sketches,
1962-1965
box 18, folder 6
Catalogues and announcements, Israel exhibition,
1954-1979
box 18, folder 7
Newspaper clippings, Israel exhibition,
1954-1979
box 18, folder 8
Exhibition correspondence, the Museum of Modern Art,
1957-1980
box 18, folder 9
8 b&w photographs, Israel exhibition,
1963
box 19
Correspondence, architectural exhibitions,
1958-1978
box 19, folder 1
Exhibition correspondence, Berlin Exhibition
Akademie der Künste,
1958-1961
box 19, folder 2
Exhibition photographs and slides, Berlin Exhibition,
Akademie der Künste,
1960
box 19, folder 3
Exhibition correspondence, Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Hagen and Henry-van-de-Velde-Gesellschaft,
1961
box 19, folder 4
Exhibition correspondence, Berlin Exhibition,
Akademie der Künste,
1962-1965
box 19, folder 5
Exhibition correspondence, Erwin Gottschalk, Darmstadt (Bau-Muster-Haus),
1964-1968
box 19, folder 6
Exhibition ephemera and related materials, Berlin Exhibition,
Akademie der Künste,
1964-1969
box 19, folder 7
Lecture transcripts, offprints, and inventories, Berlin Exhibition,
Akademie der Künste,
1965-1966
box 19, folder 8
Exhibition correspondence, Berlin Exhibition,
Akademie der Künste,
1966-1967
box 19, folder 9
Exhibition correspondence, Berlin Exhibition,
Akademie der Künste,
1967-1969
box 19, folder 10
Exhibition correspondence, Erwin Gottschalk, Darmstadt (Bau-Muster-Haus),
1969-1970
box 19, folder 11
Exhibition correspondence, Erwin Gottschalk, Darmstadt (Bau-Muster-Haus),
1971-1978
box 20
Correspondence, architectural exhibitions,
1958-1978
box 20, folder 1
Correspondence, Jewish Museum, New York,
1963
box 20, folder 2
Typescript article and interview, Susan King, Berkeley Museum of Art,
1968
box 20, folder 3
Correspondence and photographs, Berkeley exhibition,
1968-1969
box 20, folder 4
Newspaper reviews & ephemera, Berkeley exhibition,
1969
box 20, folder 5
Newspaper clippings, photographs, & ephemera, AIA exhibition, Washington, D.C.,
1973
box 20, folder 6
Correspondence and ephemera, Spaced Gallery of Architecture, New York,
1977-1980
box 20, folder 7
Exhibition correspondence miscellaneous,
1961-1970
box 20, folder 8
Exhibition correspondence miscellaneous,
1971-1976
box 20, folder 9
Exhibition correspondence miscellaneous,
1977-1980
box 20, folder 10
Exhibition correspondence, miscellaneous autograph notes and ephemera,
undated
box 20, folder 11
Newspaper clippings, Erich Mendelsohn exhibitions, miscellaneous,
1958-1968
Luise Mendelsohn correspondence, , Series VI.
1924-1980 bulk 1953
Physical Description:
6 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Series VI is arranged in two groupings: one general and one arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Both sections are further
arranged chronologically. While these letters date from 1924 to 1980, the bulk of the correspondence dates to after 1953 and
documents Luise Mendelsohn's efforts to foster support for modern art and philanthropic institutions. Correspondents include
Felix Ben Ari, Jan Despo (The Cultural Center, Athens), Marianne Hahn, Dr. Armin Hermann (Stuttgart), Richard Hunter (architect),
Ernest L. Levinger, Lewis Mumford, Dione Neutra, Ariel Parkinson, Gio Ponti, Hans Scharoun, the Trocmé family, Arthur Voyce,
Henry van de Velde, the Weizmann Institute, H. Th. Wijdeveld, National Museum of Building Arts, (Washington), and the Museo
Internazionale di Architettura Moderna.
box 21
Luise Mendelsohn correspondence (arranged chronologically)
1924-1971
box 21, folder 1
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1924-1964
box 21, folder 2
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1965
box 21, folder 3
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1965-1966
box 21, folder 4
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1967
box 21, folder 5
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1968
box 21, folder 6
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1968
box 21, folder 7
Typescript & autograph correspondence,
1969
box 21, folder 8
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1969
box 21, folder 9
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1970
box 21, folder 10
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1970
folder 11
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1971
box 22
Personal correspondence Luise Mendelsohn (arranged chronologically)
1972-1980
box 22, folder 1
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1972
box 22, folder 2
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1973
box 22, folder 3
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1974
box 22, folder 4
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1975
box 22, folder 5
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1976
box 22, folder 6
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1977
box 22, folder 7
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1978
box 22, folder 8
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1978
box 22, folder 9
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1979
box 22, folder 10
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1979
box 22, folder 11
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
1980
box 22, folder 12
Typescript and autograph correspondence,
undated
box 43*, folder 2
1 b&w photograph, birthday greeting to Luise Mendelsohn,
1978 May 19
box 23
Personal correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn (arranged by correspondent, A-S)
1951-1979
box 23, folder 1
Felix Ben Ari, correspondence,
1972-1973
box 23, folder 2
Marianne Hahn, photographs, correspondence, bank records and newspaper clippings,
1951-1953
box 23, folder 3
Dr. Armin Hermann, Stuttgart, correspondence and printed ephemera,
1972-1973
box 23, folder 4
Richard Hunter (architect) correspondence and architectural drawings,
1972-1974
box 23, folder 5
Richard Hunter (architect) correspondence,
1975-1976
box 23, folder 6
Richard and Frances Hunter, correspondence,
undated
box 23, folder 7
Ernest L. Levinger, correspondence and printed articles,
1974-1975
box 23, folder 8
Lewis Mumford, correspondence
1953-1980
box 23, folder 9
Dione Neutra, correspondence and printed articles,
1957-1978
box 23, folder 10
Ariel Parkinson, correspondence and related materials,
1963-1980
box 23, folder 11
Ariel Parkinson, printed Ephemera,
1963-1980
box 23, folder 12
Ariel Parkinson, personal photographs and color sketches,
1963-1980
box 23, folder 13
Giovanni Ponti, correspondence, 1961-1969
box 23, folder 14
Giovanni Ponti, correspondence,
1970-1971
box 23, folder 15
Giovanni Ponti, correspondence,
1972-1979
box 23, folder 16
Hans Scharoun, correspondence,
1965
box 23, folder 17
Hans Schiller, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and related materials,
1954-1979
box 23, folder 18
Axel Springer Verlag, correspondence, contracts and autograph notes,
1978
box 24
Personal correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn (arranged by correspondent, T-Z)
1924-1980
box 24, folder 1
Letters and personal photographs from the Trocmé family,
1954-1976
box 24, folder 2
Letters and personal photographs from the Trocmé family,
1977-1978
box 24, folder 3
Letters and personal photographs from the Trocmé family,
1979-1980
box 24, folder 4
Letters and personal photographs from the Trocmé family,
undated
box 24, folder 5
Hede Vasen, correspondence,
1933-1946
box 24, folder 6
Henry van de Velde, copied correspondence,
1923-1957
box 24, folder 7
Henry van de Velde, transcribed correspondence and manuscripts,
1924-1946
box 24, folder 8
Henry van de Velde, transcribed correspondence,
1946-1953
box 24, folder 9
Henry van de Velde, correspondence,
1953-1962
box 24, folder 10
Correspondence with and concerning Henry van de Velde,
1962-1972
box 24, folder 11
Announcements, serial and printed material related to Henry van de Velde,
1961-1962
box 24, folder 12
Watercolors and sketches by Nele van de Velde,
undated
box 24, folder 13
Nele van de Velde, autograph correspondence,
1956-1957
box 24, folder 14
Weizmann Institute of Science, printed materials and correspondence,
1976-1980
box 24, folder 15
Printed materials, invitations and newspaper clippings concerning H. Th. Wijdeveld,
1965-1979
box 24, folder 16
H. Th. Wijdeveld, correspondence and related printed material,
1968-1980
box 24, folder 17
Arthur Voyce, correspondence and related printed material,
1970-1971
box 25
National Museum of the Building Arts, [national museum of architecture]
1949-1980
box 25, folder 1
Collected catalogues and brochures, international museums of modern art,
1949-1972
box 25, folder 2
Correspondence, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1955-1958
box 25, folder 3
Clippings and printed ephemera, international museums of modern art,
1955-1973
box 25, folder 4
Organizational papers and clippings, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1957-1959
box 25, folder 5
Correspondence, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1959-1973
box 25, folder 6
Correspondence with Jan Despo et al, The Cultural Center, Athens,
1961-1963
box 25, folder 7
Correspondence and printed documents, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1975-1977
box 25, folder 8
Correspondence and printed documents, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1977
box 25, folder 9
Printed material, the Committee for a National Museum of the Building Arts;,
1975-1979
box 25, folder 10
Correspondence and printed documents, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1978
box 25, folder 11
Correspondence and printed documents, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1978-1979
box 25, folder 12
Correspondence and printed documents, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1980
box 25, folder 13
Correspondence and printed documents, National Museum of the Building Arts,
1980
box 25, folder 14
Lecture manuscript, Luise Mendelsohn,
n.d.
box 26
Correspondence and related papers regarding a modern museum of architecture,
1954-1979
box 26, folder 1-3
Correspondence and related papers, Museum of Modern Architecture,
1954-1964
box 26, folder 4-7
Correspondence, Museo Internazionale di Architettura Moderna,
1956-1965
box 26, folder 8-9
Correspondence and related papers, Museum of Modern Architecture,
1964-1969
box 26, folder 10-12
Printed documentation, The Floating Museum,
1975-1979
box 43*, folder 3
Architectural plans for a Museum of Modern Architecture and Museo Internazionale di Architettura Moderna,
undated
Luise Mendelsohn travel diaries, biography of Erich Mendelsohn, and autobiography, Series VII.
1934-1980
Physical Description:
9 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Luise Mendelsohn travel diaries and papers relating to her autobiography are arranged chronologically. Luise Mendelsohn's
personal accounts and correspondence concern her various trips through Europe and Asia (1934-1968). Her collected notes, manuscripts,
and correspondence with publishers relate to her biography
Eric Mendelsohn and her unpublished autobiography "My Life in A Changing World" (ca. 1974-1980).
box 27
Lousie Mendelsohn personal travel diaries,
1934-1968
box 27, folder 5
Travel diary, correspondence, and ephemera, Japan,
1962-1963
box 27, folder 6
Travel diary and correspondence, Greece,
1962-1963
box 27, folder 7
Travel diary and correspondence, Israel and Greece,
1963
box 27, folder 8
Diary and correspondence, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Iran,
1963
box 27, folder 9
Diary and correspondence, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Iran,
1964
box 27, folder 10
Diary and correspondence and sketches, Israel and Greece,
1964
box 27, folder 11
Diary and correspondence, Cavaliève, Basel, and London,
1964
box 27, folder 12
Diary and correspondence, Europe,
1968
box 27, folder 13
Typescript travel account, "Von Malaga nach Granada,"
undated
box 28
Luise Mendelsohn autobiography, assorted papers,
1934-1980
box 28, folder 1
Newspaper and magazine clippings, Mendelsohn family,
1934-1967
box 28, folder 2
Autograph notes, personal family photographs,
1935-1967
box 28, folder 3
Newspaper clippings, assorted topics,
1957-1975
box 28, folder 4
Collected brochures and posters,
1959
box 28, folder 5
Family correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
1961-1963
box 28, folder 6
Correspondence concerning copyright, Luise Mendelsohn,
1968-1979
box 28, folder 7
Correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
1969-1980
box 28, folder 8
Correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn autobiography, Evelyn Gendel, Simon and Schuster,
1969-1980
box 28, folder 9
Administrative correspondence, Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
1971-1976
box 28, folder 10
Outline, Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
1974
box 28, folder 11
Correspondence, Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada,
1979-1980
box 28, folder 12
Magazine clippings,
undated
box 28, folder 13
Address lists, Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
undated
box 28, folder 14
Autograph manuscripts, Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
undated
box 29
Collected articles on modern architecture,
1957-1980
box 29, folder 1
Photographs and postcards,
1957-1979
box 29, folder 2
Printed brochures and serials,
1958-1979
box 29, folder 3
Collected articles and newspaper clippings, Constantinos Doxiadis,
1960-1968
box 29, folder 4-7
Magazine clippings,
1960-1979
box 29, folder 8
Correspondence, articles, photographs, Watts Towers, Los Angeles,
1963-1972
box 29, folder 9
Brochures, pamphlets, and printed material,
1966-1979
box 29, folder 10
Clippings and photocopied articles, Henry Kissinger,
1971-1976
box 29, folder 11
Newspaper and magazine clippings, Paolo Soleri and Arconsanti,
1971-1980
box 29, folder 12
Photographs, Aeroport de Paris,
undated
box 30
Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
ca. 1974-1976
folder 1
Typescript, "My Life in a Changing World,"
undated
box 30, folder 2
Typescript (photocopied), "My Life in a Changing World,"
undated
box 30, folder 3
Typescript, "My Life in a Changing World," (I),
undated
box 30, folder 4
Typescript, "My Life in a Changing World," (II),
undated
box 30, folder 5
Typescript, "My Life in a Changing World," (III),
undated
box 31
Luise Mendelsohn autobiography (with biographical notes on Erich Mendelsohn)
ca. 1974-1976
box 31, folder 1
Typescripts, "Biographical notes: Eric Mendelsohn," (I),
1974-1976
box 31, folder 2
Typescripts, "Biographical notes: Eric Mendelsohn," (II),
1974-1976
box 31, folder 3
Typescripts, "Biographical notes: Eric Mendelsohn," (III),
1974-1976
box 31, folder 4
Illustrations and captions for autobiography,
1974-1976
box 31, folder 5-8
Typescripts, autobiography,
1974-1976
box 31, folder 9
Autograph biographical notes, correspondence and clippings,
1974-1976
box 31, folder 10
Autograph biographical notes, resume and typescript conclusion for autobiography,
1974-1976
box 31, folder 11
Autograph biographical notes,
1974-1976
box 32
Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
ca. 1974-1976
box 32, folder 1
Typescript, autobiography (I),
1974-1976
box 32, folder 2
Typescript, autobiography (II),
1974-1976
box 32, folder 3
Typescript, autobiography, ed. Sheila Lalwani (I),
1974-1976
box 32, folder 4
Typescript, autobiography, ed. Sheila Lalwani (II),
1974-1976
box 32, folder 5
Typescript, autobiography, ed. Sheila Lalwani (III),
1974-1976
box 32, folder 6
Correspondence, Sheila Lalwani,
1976-1978
box 33
Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
ca. 1974-1976
box 33, folder 1-2
Typescript, autobiography (1894-1933),
1974-1976
box 33, folder 3-4
Typescript, autobiography (1933-1941),
1974-1976
box 33, folder 5-6
Typescript, autobiography (1941-1963),
1974-1976
box 33, folder 7-8
Typescript, autobiography (1963-),
1974-1976
box 33, folder 9
Typescript, autobiography (pp.497-960),
1974-1976
box 33, folder 10
Typescript, autobiography (pp.549-753),
1974-1976
box 33, folder 11
Typescript, autobiography (pp.754-960), 1974-1976
box 33, folder 12
Illustrations, autobiography (1894-1933),
1974-1976
box 34
Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
ca. 1979
box 34, folder 1
Typescript, résumé, autobiography (I)
box 34, folder 2
Typescript, autobiography (II)
box 34, folder 3
Typescript, autobiography (III)
box 34, folder 4
Typescript, autobiography (IV)
box 34, folder 5
Typescript, autobiography (V)
box 35
Luise Mendelsohn autobiography,
ca. 1979
Disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive, Series VIII.
1966-1987
Physical Description:
1 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Series VIII includes correspondence, inventories, personal accounting records, and agreements concerning the sale of Erich
Mendelsohn's architectural collection to the Kunstbibliothek, Berlin, and the contribution of his sketchbooks to the University
of California, Berkeley.
box 36
Correspondence,
1966-1987
box 36, folder 1
Correspondence, disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive and personal investments, Luise Mendelsohn,
1966-1969
box 36, folder 2
Bernard Rosenthal research notes, correspondence, and bills concerning the sale of the Erich Mendelsohn collection to the
Kunstbibliothek, Berlin,
1967-1976
box 36, folder 3-4
Typescript bibliographies, archive inventories, notes,
1968-1969
box 36, folder 5
Correspondence, disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive and personal investments, Luise Mendelsohn,
1968-1971
box 36, folder 6
Typescript bibliographies and archive listings,
1969
box 36, folder 7
Lists and partial inventories, Erich Mendelsohn archive,
1969-1977
box 36, folder 8
Correspondence, disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive,
1969-1972
box 36, folder 9
Photocopies and clippings from Erich Mendelsohn archive,
1969-1979
box 36, folder 10
Typescript copy of Lotte Schiller, Catalog of sketches,
1970
box 36, folder 11
Correspondence, disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive,
1970-1980
box 36, folder 12
Documentation and correspondence, Goya and Mullican donations to the University of California Museum, Berkeley,
1970-1980
box 36, folder 13
Donation to the Bach Society library, Carmel, CA,
1971-1972
box 36, folder 14
Correspondence, disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive,
1971-1975
box 36, folder 15
Correspondence, disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive,
1973-1977
box 36, folder 16
Financial documentation, disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive,
1975
folder 17
Newspaper clippings, disposal of the Erich Mendelsohn archive,
1975-1977
box 36, folder 18
Collected periodicals, Erich Mendelsohn,
1975-1978
box 36, folder 19
Correspondence, Felix Rosenthal and Kunstbibliothek, Berlin,
1975-1980
box 36, folder 20
Dealer's correspondence and administrative papers concerning the acquisition of seven Mendelsohn architectural models,
1987
box 36, folder 21
Graham Foundation, accounting records,
undated
box 36, folder 22
Autograph notes, Erich Mendelsohn archive,
undated
Family and architectural photographs, Series IX.
1894-1988
Physical Description:
5 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Series IX contains approximately 688 b&w photographs, assorted color prints and slides, and four family photo albums all documenting
Mendelsohn family members and various architectural projects by Erich Mendelsohn in Germany, Israel, and England. Each grouping
is arranged chronologically.
box 37
Family photographs,
1894-1953
Scope and Contents note
243 b&w photographs, 1 b&w negative, and 1 color photograph.
box 38
Family photographs,
1917-1919
Scope and Contents note
152 b&w photographs.
box 39
Family photographs,
1920-1980
Scope and Contents note
71 b&w and color photographs, 2 color slides.
box 40
Family photographs,
1930-1941
box 40, folder 1
Mendelsohn family photo album,
1927-1930
box 40, folder 2
Mendelsohn family photo album,
1928-1929
box 40, folder 3
Mendelsohn family photo album,
1930-1931
box 40, folder 4
3 b&w photographs of Erich, Luise and Esther Mendelsohn,
ca. 1941
box 40, folder 5
Mendelsohn family photo album,
1947
box 41
Erich Mendelsohn architectural projects,
1926-1988
Scope and Contents note
222 b&w photographs, 39 b&w negatives, and 15 color photographs.
Audio and video recordings, microfilm and slides, Series X.
1952-1980
Physical Description:
1 box(es)
Scope and Contents note
Audio and video tape recordings document Erich Mendelsohn lectures "Two Alternatives for the Future of Architecture," his
address to young architects at the University of Oklahoma (1953), the 50th anniversary celebration of the I.G. Metal, Workers
Union House, Berlin, and one video tape recording of the Erich Mendelsohn exhibition "Memories and Visions" (1977). This series
also includes slide and microfilm copies of Erich Mendelsohn lectures, sketches and models in the Kunstbibliothek (Berlin)
and University Museum, Berkeley.
Items are arranged chronologically within each medium: 14 slides, 6 sound cassettes and 1 sound tape reel, 1 VHS videocassette,
7 reels 35mm microfilm. Audiovisual items have been numbered by the repository, C1-C6, R1, V1, M1-7. Online access to
digitized audio and video recordings is available to on-site readers and Getty staff.
14 color photographic slides of Erich Mendelsohn models in the Kunstbibliothek, Berlin collection,
1988
C1: Erich Mendelsohn lecture, "Frank Lloyd Wright," lectures 1 and 2, University of Oklahoma,
1952 May 2
Scope and Contents note
1 sound cassette : analog. Original.
C2-C3: Erich Mendelsohn lecture, "Two Alternatives for the Future of Architecture," University of California, Berkeley (recorded
by Hans Schiller),
1953 Apr 2
Scope and Contents note
2 sound cassettes : analog. Original.
C4-C5: Erich Mendelsohn lecture to young architects, University of Oklahoma,
1953 Mar 4-5
Scope and Contents note
2 sound cassettes : analog. Original.
Lecture about Mendelsohn's design, "50 Year Celebration of the I.G. Metal, Workers Union House, Berlin,"
1980 Aug 17
Scope and Contents note
R1: 1 sound tape reel (BASF): analog. Original.
C6: 1 sound cassette : analog copy (distorted).
V1: Erich Mendelsohn exhibition "Memories and Visions,"
1977 Mar 22
Scope and Contents note
1 videocassette (VHS). Original.
M1: Erich Mendelsohn, typescript, "Three lectures on architecture," (Berkeley),
1944
M2: Erich Mendelsohn sketches in the Kunstbibliothek, Berlin,
1957 Jun 2
M3: Sketches selected for the Biennale, prepared in London for the exhibition catalogue of the R.I.B.A.,
1961
M4: Catalogue of Erich Mendelsohn sketches, Kunstbibliothek, Berlin,
undated
M5: Typescript correspondence concerning the Museum of Architecture project,
undated
M6: Erich Mendelsohn sketches of buildings for Palestine (I), prepared by the Library, University of California, Berkeley,
undated
M7: Erich Mendelsohn sketches of buildings for Palestine (II), prepared by the Library, University of California, Berkeley,
undated
Architectural drawings and exhibition poster, , Series XI.
1950 1978
Physical Description:
6 items
Scope and Contents note
Series XI contains five drawings by Erich Mendelsohn's students for the Presidio Redevelopment Project, San Francisco (1950)
and one poster for the exhibition "Gezeichnete Architektur," Hamburger Kunsthalle (1978).
oversize 1**
5 student drawings and photographs, W. M. Wendersohn, F. Rosenthal and D. Schlesinger, detailed plans, sections and perspectives
for the Helidrome, Presidio Redevelopment Project, San Francisco,
1950
oversize 2**
Exhibition poster for the exhibition, "Gezeichnete Architektur," Hamburger Kunsthalle;,
1978