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U-W (Rolls 149-161)

Description: See Series II, Subseries A: Writings and Related Research, Paul Williams drawings, for information about the drawings in Box 114, Rolls 159-160; and Series II, Subseries F: Posters and Drawings, for information about Frank Lloyd Wright drawings, Box 114, Roll 161.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1964-2009.
Call number: archWeil
Creator: Weil, Martin Eli(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Martin E. Weil, February 2010.; Gift of Peter and June Weil, June 2014.
Associated people: Kelley, H. Roy (1892- ,); Kelly, Arthur Rolland, (1878-1959,); Kwan, Raymond, (1894-1980,); Weil, Martin Eli, (1867-1959,)

Martin Eli Weil Thesis drawings (Rolls 162-169)

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See Series I: Personal Papers, Student Work, for information about these drawings.

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Articles and research materials

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Comprises chiefly newspaper articles Weil wrote as a regular columnist for the Larchmont Chronicle (Folders 4-51). Also contains lists of newspaper and magazine articles he published and notes regarding possible topics for columns (Folders 1-3); articles for other publications including the Los Angeles Independent (Folders 52-53) and the West Adams Heritage Association Newsletter (Folders 54-56B); proceedings from the symposium, "America's Heritage: Historic Structures and their Internal Environments" (Pomona, California, 1990), with Weil's contribution, "Investigation and Documentation of the Historic Interior" (Folder 57); a typescript for an article about Sumner Hunt (Folder 66) and notes and research files on various topics (Folders 61-72). Notably, Folder 65 contains a typescript, correspondence, and notes concerning Weil's thoughts on Hollywood, including a typescript, "Consideration of Hollywood, California, as a Historic Area" (1977). Additionally, reprographic copies of architectural drawings by Paul Williams located in Box 114, Rolls 159-160 may be related to the report by Williams included in Box 125, Folder 72, regarding specifications for the residence and garage of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hallett.

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Residence A

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See also Folder OV 1 (Series II, Subseries Posters and Drawings) for a photographic reproduction of a poster showing Frank Lloyd Wright's drawings for a millwork schedule for Residence A, 1924.

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Series IV. Project Records

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This series forms the bulk of the collection and comprises project files, which may include contracts, specifications, correspondence, drawings, photographs, invoices, research materials, and information about particular rooms or features in a given job; and materials separated from these files by Weil, including photographs, chiefly snapshots of work in progress; rolled drawings; objects, comprising mostly materials fragments and paint samples; and audiovisual and electronic media. For details about the individual projects including box and folder numbers for papers, drawings, photographs, and other materials; clients and collaborators; addresses and neighborhoods; project dates; scope of Weil's work; titles of reports authored or co-authored by Weil; original architects and historic designations; awards; titles and dimensions of rolled drawings; and other information, please see the Project Index.

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Drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright for exhibition

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Six reprographic copies of original drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright from roll originally labeled "'60 Years of Living Architecture' - Exhibition Pavilion for L.A., Frank Lloyd Wright."

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Paul Williams drawings, W. D. Hallett residence (undated copies)

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Rolls contain reprographic copies of 6 original drawings by Paul Williams of the W. D. Hallett residence, Hollywood, California, approximately 1930, and 4 drawings by Weil. See also research material on Paul Williams in Box 125, Folder 72.

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U-W (Rolls 149-161)

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