Visual Materials

Various projects

Description: Contains negatives removed from film project records including The Garden of Allah, Gone With the Wind, and How Green Was My Valley (Folders 2-4); and from project records for Banning, Bishop, California Institute of Technology, Council, Cukor, Doud, Emery, Galli-Curci, Gates, Griffith, Huntington, Jefferson, Parley A. Johnson, Johnston, Niven, Stewart, Valentine, Vroman's Bookstore, and Warner (Folders 5-20). Also includes negatives for topical projects: millstones, pavements and pebble design, rock, seats and benches, stonework and walls, and trees and tree moving (Folders 21-26). Folder 25 contains negatives of renderings by Harrison Clarke, including for some projects; and Folders 28-38 contain negatives from James Yoch's exhibition, book, and research files, many depicting Yoch and Council's work on various projects, chiefly Warner.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1869, 1906-2013.
Call number: archYoch

Film projects, residential projects A-H

Visual Materials

Includes James Yoch's research files concerning the films The Garden of Allah, Gone with the Wind, The Good Earth, How Green Was My Valley, and Romeo and Juliet. Also includes his research files concerning Yoch and Council's projects for Arzner; Banning; Bishop; Bixby; Bovey; Bryner/Doerr; Bundy; California Institute of Technology; Casa Abrego Club/Abrego Adobe; Charnley; Colby; W. H. Council; Cukor; Davenport; Davis/Call; Doud; Emery/Von Platen; Fudger (Los Angeles and Beverly Hills); Galli-Curci; Gates; Gillespie Place; Gladwin; Goodell; Griffith; Hague; Haldeman; Hambleton; Heard; and Hoffman.

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Topical and other project files

Visual Materials

Contains 145 photographs, one postcard, and six photocopies of drawings, chiefly gelatin silver prints and snapshots documenting topical aspects of projects (Folders 1-14); also includes photographs that may be related to research or to projects or that are from unidentified projects (Folders 15 and 16). Topics depicted include European sources (Folder 1, undated); fences and gate (Folder 2, undated); incinerators and barbecues (Folder 3, 1938); light modulator (Folder 4, undated); millstones (Folder 5, 1937, undated); pavements and pebble design (Folder 6, 1937-1962, undated); pools and fountains (Folder 7, 1932, undated); pots and ornament (Folder 8, 1930, 1941, undated); rock, natural effects (Folder 9, undated); seats and benches (Folder 10, 1930-1953, undated); Spanish patios and tropical glades (Folder 11, 192?, undated); stonework and walls (Folder 12, 1932-1938, 1958, undated); tiles (Folder 13, undated); and trees and tree moving (Folder 14, approximately 1931, undated). Folder 15 contains eight undated photographs depicting Gillespie Place (Montecito, California); Alice Park Garden; and the Santa Inés Mission. Folder 16 contains photographs depicting various views of landscape design at unidentified residences, including 12 gelatin silver prints and 7 later prints by photographer William Aplin (undated) and two gelatin silver prints by photographer Sally Tearse (1929, undated). The later prints by Aplin and photographs of the Alice Park Garden were originally found in a folder labeled "Yoch designs."

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Projects and subjects Abrego - Johnston

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Projects and subjects depicted in Box 55A include Arden, Arzner, Asche/Hambleton, Bishop, Bixby, Bovey, and Bryner/Doerr. Those in Box 55B continue with Bryner/Doerr and also include Bundy, California Institute of Technology, and Casa Alvarado. Slides in Box 55C include Charnley, Clarke, Colby, Council garden, Crocker/von Platen/Emery, and Cukor. Slides in Box 55D include Cukor, Davenport, Davis/Call, Doud, Episcopal Church, Erdman, Eschman, Florence Yoch Exhibition, Feely/Linda Vista, Flora, and Fry. Slides in Box 55E include Fudger I, Fudger II, Galli-Curci, The Garden of Allah, Gates (C. W.), Gillespie, Gladwin, The Good Earth, Goodell, Griffith, Hague, Haines-Foster, Haldeman, and Hambleton. Slides in Box 55F include Hart, Heard, Hodges, Hoffman, Honeyman, Hotchkis, How Green Was My Valley, Huntington, Jefferson, Jackson, A. Parley Johnson, Reginald Johnson, and Johnston.

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Murphy residence, Los Angeles, Calif

Visual Materials

Contains six snapshots depicting garden features and pebble pavements; two of the photographs have some penciled-on drawing on their surfaces.

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Office Account Book

Visual Materials

Contains 3-ring binder with detailed information about projects, materials, and other matters pertinent to Yoch and Council's business; entries are dated from 1925-1941. The book, which includes client, materials, and features indexes, is arranged alphabetically by client last name or by material/feature name. In addition to itemized information about projects including costs, plant lists, and materials, the book contains instructions, specifications, and other pertinent information. Examples include a recipe labeled Bleaching Teak, specifications for features such as plant boxes built for various clients, and an overview of building laws (all filed under B). Also included are lists of clients for whom Yoch and Council performed particular jobs, such as designing pebble pavements and more.

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D-H, Various

Visual Materials

Contains photographs and drawings featured in the exhibition "Personal Edens". Projects depicted include: Davis, garden detail and magnolia walk (Items 1 and 2); Doerr, photographs of garden terrace (Items 3 and 4); Erdman, photographs of garden, including with Yoch and Council (Items 5-7); Gladwin, drawing, teakwood half barrel for azalea (Item 8); Griffith, two renderings by Harrison Clarke (Items 9 and 10); and Honeyman, drawing of pebble pattern by Yoch (Item 11). Photographers include George Waters and Sally Tearse. Item 2 may have been shown in the exhibition.

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