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Residential Projects by Project Title
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The Residential Projects by Project Title subseries consist of 8,023 black-and-white photographs, color transparencies, black-and-white prints; and 7 presentation albums, 1938-1972 and undated, created by Maynard L. Parker, and documenting residential projects for which there is no identifiable client. Among the residences Parker photographed are those of entertainers Fanny Brice, Billie Burke, Eddie Cantor, Leo Carrillo, Hoagy Carmichael, Bing Crosby, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Dvorak, Joan Fontaine, Judy Garland, Betty Grable, Corinne Griffith, Bob Hope, Al Jolson, Hedy Lamarr, Merle Oberon, Ronald Reagan, and Barbara Stanwyck; directors Michael Curtiz, Alfred Hitchcock, Douglas Sirk, and Billy Wilder; developer Fritz Burns; writers Edgar Rice Burroughs and Louella Parsons; House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon; and businessmen Gordon Guiberson, Ernest A. Kaiser, and Hyatt Robert von Dehn. Parker also photographed model homes and housing developments, including La Veta Woods in Orange, CA; a Kaiser Community Homes development; Lakewood Plaza in Long Beach, CA; Marlow-Burns & Company developments; and Olivewood Housing Project in National City, CA.
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Residential Projects by Client
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The Residential Projects by Client subseries consist of 6,266 black-and-white photographs, color transparencies, black-and-white prints; and 1 presentation album, 1939-1971 and undated, created by Maynard L. Parker, and documenting residential projects undertaken for a variety of clients, including Barker Bros., Better Homes and Gardens, C. W. Stockwell Co., Cannell & Chaffin, Good Housekeeping, Greene & Hinkle, House & Garden, Neale Advertising Agencies, O.M. Scott & Sons, Rossmoor Corporation, Shuttercraft, Sunset, and W. & J. Sloane. See the Client Index for a complete list of all Parker's clients represented in the archive. Projects document exteriors, interiors, gardens, and landscaping of individual residences and housing developments.
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Non-residential Projects by Project Title
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The Non-residential Projects by Project Title subseries consist of 2,880 black-and-white photographs, color transparencies, black-and-white prints; and 4 presentation albums, circa 1935-1969 and undated, created by Maynard L. Parker, and documenting non-residential projects for which there is no identifiable client. Projects include commercial buildings (retail and office spaces), hotels, restaurants, military bases, furniture showrooms, decorator shows, hospitals, and schools, and various miscellaneous subjects such as portraits, street scenes, landscapes, and unidentified non-residential subjects. Commercial, office, and retail spaces include the Linda Vista Shopping Center in San Diego; interiors of a May Company department store; NBC Radio City in San Francisco; and a Western Air Lines ticket office in Hollywood. Hotels include the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills; Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley; Garden Grove Sanitarium in Garden Grove, CA; the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood; the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco; the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas; and the Statler Hotel in Los Angeles (now the Wilshire Grand). Military bases and installations include Camp Pendleton, CA; Roosevelt Base in San Pedro, CA; the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach, CA; and Wilmington Hall in Long Beach, CA. Schools include the all-girls school La Hacienda del Sol in Tucson.
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Non-residential Projects
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The non-residential projects consist of 7,605 black-and-white photographs, color transparencies, black-and-white prints; and 6 presentation albums, circa 1935-1970 and undated, created by Maynard L. Parker, and documenting non-residential projects. Subjects include commercial buildings (retail and office spaces), hotels, restaurants, military bases, furniture showrooms, wallpaper, and jewelry. Clients and projects include Albert Van Luit & Company; Ambassador College; Barker Bros.; C. W. Stockwell Co.; Cannell & Chaffin; Paul Flato; O. M. Scott & Sons; Pacific Desk Company; the Public Works Administration; Richard Whiteman Advertising; Southern California Gas Company; and W. & J. Sloane. Projects include the Linda Vista Shopping Center in San Diego; interiors of a May Company department store; NBC Radio City in San Francisco; a Western Air Lines ticket office in Hollywood; the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills; Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley; Garden Grove Sanitarium in Garden Grove, CA; the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas; Camp Pendleton, CA; Roosevelt Base in San Pedro, CA; the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach, CA; and Wilmington Hall in Long Beach, CA.
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Non-residential Projects by Client
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The Non-residential Projects by Client subseries consists of 4,725 black-and-white photographs, color transparencies, black-and-white prints;, and 2 presentation albums, 1937-1970 and undated, created by Maynard L. Parker, and documenting non-residential projects such as schools, commercial buildings (retail and office spaces), hotels, military bases, furniture showrooms, wallpaper, and jewelry, and created for clients including Albert Van Luit & Company; Ambassador College; Barker Bros.; C. W. Stockwell Co.; Cannell & Chaffin; Carleton Products; Devereux Products Company; Paul Flato; J. W. Robinson's; O. M. Scott & Sons; Pacific Desk Company; the Public Works Administration; Richard Whiteman Advertising; Southern California Gas Company; United States Gypsum Company; and W. & J. Sloane. See Client Index for a complete list of Parker's clients represented in the archive.
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Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material
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Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material consists of 58,093 black-and-white negatives, color transparencies, black-and-white prints, and color prints; 39 presentation albums (spiral bound and mounted books of photographs created for clients); and 17 boxes of office records, dated 1930-1974. Created primarily by Maynard Parker, the archive documents the residential and non-residential work of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, artists, builders, real estate developers, and clients associated with these fields, foremost among them the magazine House Beautiful. Also included in the collection are photographs taken by other individuals, such as architects Frank L. Anderson and Cliff May, and photographers André Kertész, Fred R. Dapprich, and Parker's assistant, Charles E. Yerkes. Parker's documentation of the work of architects and interior designers is extensive, and provides a comprehensive overview of the projects of many nationally-recognized figures as well as many lesser known firms and individuals, especially those working in and around California, Arizona, and Texas. See Architect/Designer/Builder Index for a complete list of individuals and firms represented in the archive. Parker's commissions for House Beautiful are well documented in the archive. Included is a comprehensive overview of the work of architects, landscape architects, and interior designers covered by, and promoted in, the magazine. Also included are examples of party and holiday decorations, decorative accessories, and housewares in domestic settings. Parker's non-residential work for the magazine documents home and garden exhibitions, hotels, and furniture in showrooms. Primary among these projects is the extensive documentation of the Arts of Daily Living Exhibition held at the 1954 Los Angeles County Fair. Parker also extensively documented House Beautiful's annual Pace Setter House series, residential work for a number of the magazine's editors and contributing staff, and residences across the country and in Mexico. Parker's projects created outside the scope of his House Beautiful commissions document both residential and non-residential work created for specific clients. See Client Index for a complete list of names and project numbers. Many projects do not have readily identifiable clients. These include the homes of many entertainers, movie directors, businessmen, writers and journalists, as well as model homes and housing developments including La Veta Woods in Orange, CA; a Kaiser Community Homes development; Lakewood Plaza in Long Beach, CA; Marlow-Burns & Company developments; and Olivewood Housing Project in National City, CA; as well as commercial buildings (retail and office spaces), hotels, restaurants, military bases, furniture showrooms, wallpaper, and jewelry. Geographically, Parker's photography covers much of the continental United States, Hawaii, and parts of Mexico and Canada. It is especially strong in depictions of residential and non-residential projects in California (specifically the greater Los Angeles area), Arizona (especially Phoenix and Tucson), and Texas, but also includes projects in at least 28 other states. Parker's office records consist of correspondence, notes, tear sheets, printed ephemera, logs, date books, and financial records created and received by Parker, Charles E. Yerkes, his photographic assistant, and Annie Parker, his wife and office assistant. These records describe the day-to-day business operations of Parker's photographic studio. The correspondence, primarily business in nature, consists of requests for commissions, instructions to Parker from clients, and other information about assignments. One significant aspect of these records is a folder of letters addressed to Parker from House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon, dated 1942-1944, which details their business relationship and working methods.
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