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titleMaynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material
repositoryThe Huntington Library
descriptionMaynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material consists of 57,892 black-and-white negatives, color transparencies, black-and-white prints, and color prints; 39 presentation albums; and 17 boxes of office records, 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 architect Cliff May and Parker's assistant, Charles Yerkes.

Background
Maynard L. Parker (1901-1976), known to friends and family as "Mike," was born and raised in Vermont. Parker worked in the Boston, Massachusetts region at a variety of jobs, including office boy, machinist, and gardener, before turning to photography as a profession. Parker traveled to California three times in the 1920s, finally settling in Los Angeles in 1929. He and his wife, Annie, lived in the Echo Park neighborhood, where Parker built a house at 2230 Lemoyne Street designed by a draftsman in architect Richard Neutra's office.

The New England saltbox-style house served as residence and studio, as well as the backdrop for many of Parker's published photographs. Parker's personal interests included home renovation, self-improvement, archery (he appeared as an extra in the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood), and building furniture. He was also, according to his daughter, a "frugal New Englander," health conscious, a consummate storyteller, an avid hiker, and a gardener [See photocopies of Maynard and Annie Parker's journals, and interview transcript with Ann Carawan and Diane Parker, February 14, 2008, in collection files].

Collection Number:
photCL MLP

Preferred Citation
photCL MLP, Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material.

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extent230 boxes, 159.38 linear feet
formatsPhotographs Prints Negatives Photograph Album Ephemera
accessAccess is granted to qualified researchers and by appointment. Publication Rights Copyright for the photography of Maynard L. Parker has been assigned to the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108. All requests for permission to publish photographs in any and all formats must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Photographs.
record sourcehttp://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=3970
finding aidIn repository and online at: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6k4034m6
acquisition informationGift of Ann Carawan, Elizabeth Buxton, and Diane Parker Carawan, 1995; Ann Carawan, 2000.
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titleRoland Terry architectural drawings, 1937-1991.
repositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries
descriptionThe collection contains records for over 400 projects (approximately 13,000 architectural drawings) Roland Terry and his partners completed over five decades. These architectural drawings document Terry's career as an architect and include several of his well-known projects, including residential projects and commercial projects such as the Canlis restaurants, the original flagship Nordstrom store, and Washington Park Towers. These drawings document the evolution of his style over his lifetime and the work of his firms, Terry and Moore, Roland Terry and Associates, and Terry and Egan. The collection also includes a number of projects completed by Terry's partners, Philip Moore and Robert Egan, and shows contributions made by Terry's associates, including John Mayeno and George Wallace.

Also included in this collection is an early project Roland Terry completed as a student at the University of Washington and in his early career with J. Lister Holmes as well as work done after his retirement in 1987.

Biographical Note
Roland Terry, 1917 - 2006, is acknowledged as one of the most important figures in Northwest Modernist architecture. His work helped define Northwest regionalism after the World War II, seeking functionality and the integration of natural materials and local elements in his work. Terry is notable for his building designs as well as his ability to integrate architecture with interior and landscape design. His career spanned five decades and, in 1991, his contributions to Northwest design were recognized with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle Medal.

Roland Terry grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. His mother, Florence Beach Terry, was widowed when Roland was two. Terry often spent the summers on vacation in Seattle, where his mother was friends with Mark Tobey and was immersed in the Seattle art scene. In 1935, Terry entered the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington and studied under architecture professor Lionel Pries and interior designer Hope Foote.

J. Lister Holmes , 1940-1941

During his summers as an architecture student at the University of Washington, Terry worked for Seattle architect J. Lister Holmes. Following his graduation from the School of Architecture in 1940, Terry worked for J. Lister Holmes. After one year, Terry received the Langley Scholarship from the American Institute of Architects in 1941. He left that year for San Francisco to start an extended trip to South America with the intention of studying the modern buildings of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, designed by Le Corbusier and his followers. After returning to the United States in May 1942, Terry joined the military, spending time in Hawaii, the western Pacific, and New Mexico.

Tucker, Shields and Terry , 1946-1951

Terry's first professional firm, Tucker, Shields and Terry was founded in 1946 after Roland Terry left the military. Terry formed the partnership with two of his colleagues from the University of Washington, Bert A. Tucker (1910-1983) and Robert M. Shields (b. 1917). They built their own office in 1946-47 (destroyed) and designed custom houses. In 1949, they worked with Wimberly and Cook, Architects, Honolulu, to build the Canlis Charcoal Broiler in Seattle. In 1949, Terry took a leave from his practice to study art in Europe; he returned to Seattle in 1951, but left the partnership shortly after his return. The partnershipat continued without Terry as Tucker and Shields.

Terry and Moore , 1952-1962

Terry and Moore was founded in late 1952 when Roland Terry partnered with Philip A. Moore (1903-1972). The firm created a number of residences including houses for John Hauberg, Jr. and William K. Blethen. In addition to designing these two houses, Terry was also responsible for designing the gardens of the house, custom furnishings, and architectural features that would accommodate collected antiques and art objects. Additional residences include the country house for John Hauberg on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and the Lawrence B. Culter residence in Vancouver, British Columbia. restaurateur Walter Clark hired Terry and Moore to design several restaurants in the Seattle area, including Clark's New Crabapple in Bellevue, Clark's Red Carpet, the Lakewood Terrace Dining Room in Tacoma, and the Dublin House Restaurant. These projects were well-regarded as Terry and Moore established themselves as architects of non-residential interiors.

Roland Terry and Associates , 1960-1974

Roland Terry began practicing as Roland Terry and Associates in 1960. The firm's designs include residences such as the Paul Roland Smith house; the Philip A. Stewart residences; the high-rise condominium on Lake Washington, Washington Park Towers; and a number of joint ventures. Terry continued working for restaurateur Peter Canlis to design restaurants in Honolulu, the Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon, and at the Fairmont in San Francisco.

Terry and Egan , 1974-1987

Roland Terry partnered with his longtime associate Robert H. Egan (b. 1922) to form Terry and Egan in 1974. The firm's designs shifted incerasingly towards the interiors of large scale commercial buildings and included the interior of the Halekulani Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii; and the interior of the Union Bank of California Center in Seattle, Washington. The partnership was dissolved in 1987, and Terry continued to work independently on a small number of residential projects, including his own home, after the partnership ended.



Related Material
Related material in the University of Washington collections includes the Department of Architecture student drawings collection (PHColl 740), which includes several examples of his assignments while he was a student at the University of Washington, 1935-1940; and the Robert Shields architectural drawings collection (PHColl 921), which includes projects completed by the firm Tucker, Shields, and Terry, 1946-1951.

PH Collection No.: 743
Location: M400-M428
HA1, HA14, HA27, HA40, HA53, HA66, HA79, HA92

extentApproximately 13,000 items
formatsArchitectural Drawings
accessRestrictions might exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details.
record sourcehttp://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=TerryRolandPHColl743.xml#a1
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titleMark Tobey papers, [ca. 1920]-1977.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionBiographical material; correspondence; financial records; Baha'i material; music; writings; art works; printed material; and photographs.

Biographical material includes diaries with sporadic entries, undated and 1958-1959; address books; membership cards, and honorary titles.

Correspondents include Stephen Andrus, Dore Ashton, Arthur G. Barnett, John and Betty Bowen, Adelyn Breeskin, Cliffa Carson (niece), Thomas A. Chew, Lillian Clark, Paul Cummings, Arthur Dahl, Shoghi B. Effendi, Dorothy Elmhirst, Claire Falkenstein, Lyonel Feininger, Janet Flanner, John Ford,Miriam Gabo, Colin Graham, Pehr Hallsten, Pamela Harkins, Nina Harwood, John and Anne Hauberg, Kay Hillman, Joseph Hirshhorn, David Hofman, Carl Holty, Herbert Hoover, Leroy and Silvia Ioas, Berthe P. and Claire Jacobson, Nina Kandinsky, Helen Kendall, Carolyn Kizer, Katherine Kuh,Rene Lauby, Bernard Leach, Gerald Lieberman, Andre Masson, Marjory Masten, George Mathieu,

N. Richard Miller, Joan Miro, Axel Mondell, Alfred Neumeyer, Ben Nicholson, Vincent Price, Mark Ritter, Diego Rivera, Nancy W. Ross, John Russell, Henry Seldis, Charles Seliger, Otto Seligman, Art Smith, James Speyer, Michel Tapie, Miriam Terry, Roland Terry, Juliet Thompson, Kenneth Tyler, Charmion Von Wiegand, Heloise Wardall, Ulfert Wilke, and Marian Willard of the Willard Gallery.

Also found are: notes taken while studying French; financial, legal and medical records; material relating to Baha'i, including credential for Tobey for the Baha'i World Congress, 1963, class notes, photographs, prayer books, and printed material; music, including sheet music by Tobey, recital program, and music by Harold Budd, John Sundsten,and Debussey; writings and poetry by Tobey and Dahl; writings on Tobey;

a transcript of an interview of Tobey conducted by William Seitz; sketches and sketchbooks by Tobey and by others, including Bernard Leach; printed material on Tobey, including reproductions of work, exhibition catalogs and announcements, magazine articles, and clippings; and printed material on others, including Hallsten, Leach, Seliger, Feininger, Abraham Walkowitz, Alberto Burri, and Jules Pascin.

Also included are photographs of: Tobey, Tobey with family and friends, exhibition installations, works of art, an album containing photos, sketches and notes, ca. 1920-1950, an album of photos of Tobey's Seattle studio taken after his death by Kenneth Tomlinson, 1976, and miscellaneous photographs.

Bio / His Notes:
Painter; Abstract Expressionist. Also worked as fashion illustrator, portrait painter. Born in Wisconsin, December 11, 1892. Died 1976.

Worked in Chicago, Seattle, Basel, Switzerland; New York, N.Y., Dartington Hall, Devonshire, England, and Paris. Convert to Baha'i religion.
extent11 microfilm reels. reels 3200-3210
formatsCorrespondence Financial Records Works of Art Writings Photographs
accessPatrons must use microfilm copy.
record sourcehttp://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition informationLent for microfilming 1984 by the Seattle Art Museum. Location of Original: Originals in: Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington.
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titleMark Tobey Papers, circa 1850-1985
repositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries
descriptionAccession No. 3593-001
Mark Tobey papers, 1945-1977
.56 cubic foot
Biographical features, correspondence, gallery notices, exhibition catalogs, clippings, photographs.
Photographs are 8" x 10" black & white copies; all are of his work, except two.

Accession No. 3593-002
Mark Tobey papers, circa 1923-1976
10.00 cubic feet
Scope and Content
Correspondence, writings, diaries, music, gallery notices, photographs, clippings, ephemera

Accession No. 3593-003
Mark Tobey papers, 1931-1975
14.69 cubic feet
Scope and Content
Correspondence, art works by Tobey and others, exhibition catalogs and posters, photographs and negatives, writings, phonodisc, memorabilia.
Art works from Tobey estate are those considered not exhibit quality by the Seattle Art Museum. Many are untitled and unidentified. Art works by unidentified artists are listed by dimensions only. Measurements are approximate, in inches, and for the most part are outer dimensions.
Negatives of photographs were for use of the Foster White Gallery in its exhibition of Jan 1990. Each negative has been placed with the original photograph.
Restrictions on Access
Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.

Accession No. 3593-004
Mark Tobey papers, 1944-1985
.28 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Exhibition catalogs, gallery notices.
All the catalogs and notices are regarding Mark Tobey. They were given to Marshall Hatch by the Willard Gallery in New York City, which sold Tobey's work from about 1943 until the gallery closed in 1986.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hatch, 2/11/1988.

Accession No. 3593-006
Mark Tobey Papers papers, circa 1850-1978
2.00 cubic feet
Scope and Content
Photographs; 1850s-1978, many have no date.
Includes several hundred photographs of Tobey, others, Tobey family members, and Tobey art works. See inventory.
Restrictions on Access
Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Tobey Estate, 11/19/1988.

Accession No. 3593-008
Mark Tobey painting, 1935
.33 cubic foot (1 oversize package)
Scope and Content
Painting by Mark Tobey, "Untitled (Landscape)".
Painting is tempera on paper, mounted on board; dimensions are 7.25" x 18.5".
Restrictions on Access
Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Seattle Art Museum, 3/23/1993.

Accession No. 3593-009
Mark Tobey recordings
1 phonograph record; 1 sound cassette
Scope and Content
Phonograph recording and audiocassette dub of it, of music composed by Mark Tobey.
Note: the phondisc label has misspelled words in the titles; contents should read "Aubade", "Memories are Hunting Horns", and "Hommage a Windsor Utley". The flautist for all three selections was Windsor Utley.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users. Access to archival recordings: Due to the fragility of archival tape recordings, potential users may be required to arrange for transfer to digital format before the material can be accessed. Please contact Special Collections for further information.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by John Gibbs, 2/23/1994.

Accession No. 3593-010
Mark Tobey musical compositions, 1952-1957
.21 cubic foot (2 volumes: 80 pages)
Scope and Content
Musical compositions consisting of piano sketches and composition exercises.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Arthur Barnett, 3/31/1994.

Accession No. 3593-011
Mark Tobey design, before 1977
.03 cubic foot (1 folder)
Scope and Content
Linoleum block designed for the Washington State Theatre; n.d.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by W.U. Libraries, 6/11/1996.

Accession No. 3593-012
Mark Tobey papers, 1956-1970
.21 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content
Correspondence between Mark Tobey and Dolores and Mark McColm, and rental contract for a house rented by Tobey at 5220 University Way in Seattle. Also includes clippings.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Marshall Hatch, 2/24/1986.

Accession No. 3593-013
Mark Tobey disc recordings , 1957
.04 cubic feet (3 disc recordings including 1 ten-inch sound disc, 33 1/3 rpm; 2 twelve-inch sound discs, 78 rpm)
Scope and Content
Phonograph records, including one 33 1/3 rpm disc containing three flute pieces composed by Mark Tobey, "Aubade", "Memories are Hunting Horns", and "Hommage a Windsor Utley", all played by John Wummer, flautist. Also present are two 78 rpm discs labelled "American Art Festival, sides 1,2,3,and 4, Mark Tobey and Lloyd Goodrich." Mark Tobey's autograph appears on the record labels of the American Art Festival discs. Only side 4 is dated; October 15, 1957.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Wesley Wehr, 4/25/1997.

Accession No. 3593-014
Mark Tobey papers, circa 1930-1939
.03 cubic feet (1 Vertical file)
Scope and Content
Drawings (one with music manuscript), exhibit catalogs. They date from the 1930's and several were previously owned by dancer Louise Soelberg, a friend of Tobey.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
May be copied and quoted.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Basil Langton, 3/30/2000.

Biographical Note
Mark Tobey was born in Wisconsin in 1890 and raised in Wisconsin and Indiana. His only formal art training was painting classes at the Art Institute of Chicago while he was in high school. Tobey's artistic career began in Chicago as an illustrator for fashion catalogs. After moving to Greenwich Village in 1911, he worked briefly as a fashion illustrator for McCalls magazine. During his early years in New York, Tobey also drew charcoal portraits and in the 1920s became known for his theater caricatures and drawings of vaudeville and burlesque figures. In 1918, Tobey accepted the Baha'i faith. He remained active in Baha'i circles throught the rest of his life. Baha'i exerted an important influence on Tobey's work, providing him with aesthetic as well as religious principles. In 1922 Tobey moved to Seattle and accepted a job teaching art classes at the Cornish School.

For the next 38 years, despite long absences in New York and Europe, he made Seattle his home. In Seattle, he was first exposed to the art of the Far East when, in 1923, he met Teng Kuei, a young Chinese artist who taught him Chinese brushwork. In 1930, Tobey moved to Dartington Hall, a progressive school of the arts in England where he taught until 1938. In 1934 Tobey visited China and Japan and spent a month in a Zen monastery. Scholars have seen a connection between Tobey's sojurn in the Orient and the evolution of his mature style. In 1934, the fledgling Seattle Art Museum presented a one man show of Tobey's works.

With the outbreak of war imminent in Europe, Tobey returned to Seattle in 1938 and worked on the WPA Federal Art Project. The 1940s were a productive time for Tobey in Seattle; in 1941 he began piano and music theory lessons.

Tobey lived in Paris from October 1954 to June 1955, and in 1960 he moved to Basel, Switzerland. Throught the 1960s and early 1970s Tobey continued to paint and achieve international recognition. Tobey died in 1976.

extent28.38 cubic feet
formatsCorrespondence Exhibition Files Exhibition Catalogs Clippings Photographs
accessSome materials are restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
record sourcehttp://www.lib.washington.edu/SpecialColl/findaids/docs/papersrecords/TobeyMark3593.xml
finding aidGuide in repository and online.
acquisition informationAccession No. 3593-001 - Received 1/1/1983. Accession No. 3593-002 - Donated by Seattle Art Museum, 3/27/1985. Accession No. 3593-004 - Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hatch, 2/11/1988. Accession No. 3593-006 - Donated by Tobey Estate, 11/19/1988. Accession No. 3593-008 - Donated by Seattle Art Museum, 3/23/1993. Accession No. 3593-009 - Donated by John Gibbs, 2/23/1994. Accession No. 3593-010 - Donated by Arthur Barnett, 3/31/1994. Accession No. 3593-011 - Donated by W.U. Libraries, 6/11/1996. Accession No. 3593-012 - Donated by Marshall Hatch, 2/24/1986. Accession No. 3593-013 - Donated by Wesley Wehr, 4/25/1997. Accession No. 3593-014 - Donated by Basil Langton, 3/30/2000.
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