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Archives related to: Baumfeld, Rudolf L., -1988
| title | Rudolf L. Baumfeld Papers, 1940-1989 |
| repository | University of California, Los Angeles |
| description | Rudolf Lothar Franz Israel Baumfeld (1903-1988) worked with his friend and fellow architect Victor Gruen in New York and Los Angeles. Baumfeld was the principal designer for Victor Gruen and Associates (founded, 1951). He designed several projects in Europe and the U.S., including Costa Mesa's South Coast Plaza and the Tishman 615 Building in downtown Los Angeles. The collection consists of drawings, sketches, blueprints, photographs, personal materials and ephemera related to Rudolf L. Baumfeld's architectural career with Victor Gruen and Associates. Biography Rudolf Lothar Franz Israel Baumfeld was born in 1903; he was a native of Vienna, Austria who worked with his friend and fellow architect Victor Gruen in New York and Los Angeles, where Baumfeld was principal designer for Victor Gruen and Associates (founded, 1951); he designed several projects in Europe and the U.S., including Costa Mesa's South Coast Plaza and the Tishman 615 Building in downtown Los Angeles; he died in 1988. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Rudolf L. Baumfeld Papers (Collection 1694). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Location: SRLF Non-Circ Request at UCLA YRL Special Collections |
| extent | 1 linear ft. |
| formats | Drawings Sketchbooks Photographs Personal Papers Ephemera |
| access | COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access. |
| record source | http://catalog.library.ucla.edu/ |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid available; inquire at Dept. of Special Collections reference desk. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:45 |
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| title | Victor Gruen papers, 1886-1991 (bulk 1960-1980). |
| repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Designer, architect, and urban planner. Personal and business correspondence, project files, speeches, writings, biographical material, and scrapbooks documenting Gruen's career in architectural design, city planning, and environmental counseling, with special emphasis on architectural and land use projects undertaken from 1960 to 1980 by his firms, Gruen Associates, headquartered in New York, New York, and Los Angeles, California, and Victor Gruen International, centered in Vienna, Austria. |
| extent | 123.6 linear feet. |
| formats | Microfilm Personal Papers Business Papers Correspondence Subject Files |
| access | The papers of Victor Gruen are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. |
| record link | http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001017 |
| record source | http://lccn.loc.gov/mm92081474 |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | The papers of Victor Gruen, designer, architect, and urban planner, were donated to the Library of Congress by his widow, Kemija Salihefendic-Abazz Gruen, in 1980, 1983, and 1992. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:46 |
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| title | Jacques Callot [exhibition records]: a selection of prints from the Collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald. |
| repository | National Gallery of Canada |
| description | TEXTUAL RECORDS one (1) exhibition file folder; one (1) clippings file folder; one (1) archival copy of the exhibition catalogue entitled Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collection of Rudolf L. Baumbeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald. [Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1963] 48 p., ill. Note(s): Exhibition organized to mark the donation of Rudolf L. Baumfeld's collection of Callot prints to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C./ Shown at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 12,-Mar. 14, 1965. |
| extent | 1.3 cm of textual records |
| formats | Exhibition Files Clippings Printed Materials |
| access | National Gallery of Canada records are subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. Researchers must make an appointment with the Archivist in order to consult these records. = Il est possible de consulter les dossiers du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada selon les dispositions de la Loi sur l'Accès à l'information et de la Loi sur la Protection des renseignements personnels. Les chercheurs intéressés doivent prendre rendez-vous avec l'archiviste du Musée. |
| record source | http://bibcat.gallery.ca/search |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:46 |
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