A Guide to the
Greene and Greene Collection, 1775-2000
Greene and Greene Archives


The Gamble House
School of Architecture
University of Southern California






Contact Information:

Greene and Greene Archives, USC
The Huntington Library, Art Division
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108

Telephone: 626-405-2232
Fax: 626-796-6498
E-mail: greeneva@usc.edu

Processed by:
Ann Scheid, Archivist

Date completed: April 2003

Encoded by: Dayna Holz

Funding: Arrangement and description of this collection were funded by a grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Copyright 2003 University of Southern California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary
Collection Title:
Greene and Greene Collection, 1775-2000

Creators:
Charles Sumner Greene
Henry Mather Greene

Extent:
18 document boxes, 103 flat boxes, 40 flat file folders, 4 card file boxes

Repository:
Greene and Greene Archives, School of Architecture, University of Southern California. Housed at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California

Administrative Information
Access:
Collection is open for research by appointment.

Publication Rights:
Requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection must be made to the Archivist.

Preferred Citation:
Greene and Greene Collection, Greene and Greene Archives, University of Southern California, at the Huntington Library,

Access Points:

Architects—California.
Architecture—California.
Arts and crafts movement—California.
Architect-designed furniture.
Architecture, domestic.
Greene and Greene.
Greene, Charles Sumner, 1868-1957.
Greene, Henry Mather, 1870-1954.
Hulbert, Leroy.
Jourdan, Erven.
Parker, Harold, 1878-1930.
Parker, Maynard, 1900-1976.
Shulman, Julius, 1910- .
Stoller, Ezra, 1915- .
Weston, Cole, 1919-2003.

Biographies of Charles and Henry Greene

Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene were born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles on October 12, 1868, and his brother Henry on January 23, 1870. Their parents, Lelia Ariana Mather Greene, and Thomas Sumner Greene, were descended from old New England stock, as evidenced by the family names of Mather and Sumner. In 1874 the family moved to St. Louis, where Thomas Greene was employed as a bookkeeper and cashier. In 1879, however, the family returned to Cincinnati so that Thomas could attend medical school. Upon completion of his studies, the family moved back to St. Louis, where Dr. Greene established a practice. In 1884 the fifteen-year old Charles entered the Manual Training School of Washington University, with Henry following in 1885. The school stressed work with the hands as a way to train young people to enter the professions and industry.

After finishing at the Manual Training School in 1887, Charles was apprenticed to St. Louis architect, Alfred F. Rosenheim. When Henry finished school in 1888, the brothers left St. Louis together to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they enrolled in the two-year course offered for “Special Students.” The brothers lived together in rooms in Boston’s Back Bay. During this period, they were able to visit and get acquainted with many of their New England relatives, as evidenced by correspondence in the collection. Charles and Henry received their final certificates in architecture from MIT in 1891, although they had already begun apprenticeships with Boston firms in 1890. Charles worked in the offices of Andres, Jaques and Rantoul; Richard Clipston Sturgis; Herbert Langford Warren; and Winslow and Wetherell. Henry apprenticed with Chamberlin & Austin; Stickney and Austin; Edward Raymond Benton; and Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge

By 1892, however, their parents in St. Louis were suffering financial difficulties and health problems. They decided to leave for California, where they settled in Pasadena in the summer of 1892. In the summer of 1893, the brothers set out to join their parents, traveling west by way of Chicago, where they viewed the Columbian Exposition. In January 1894, they opened their firm, Greene and Greene, in Pasadena. Located in the foothills above Los Angeles, Pasadena was rapidly acquiring a reputation as a health resort and cultural center. Wealthy Easterners and Midwesterners were spending the winter months (January through April) at one of the large hotels, or increasingly, were building winter homes in the town. Around the turn of the century, a number of well-trained and accomplished architects established successful practices in Pasadena, making significant architectural contributions to the growing city.

In the 1890s Greene and Greene received varied commissions, ranging from small cottages to substantial dwellings such as the Swan house (1898-99) and an office building in downtown Pasadena, the Kinney-Kendall block (1896). Charles and Henry also became active in Pasadena social life, performing in musical events and joining other young people for outings in the local mountains and along the Arroyo Seco. In 1899, Henry married Emeline Augusta Dart of Rock Island, Illinois. Henry and Emeline settled down in Pasadena, where they soon became parents of a son, Henry Dart Greene. In 1901, Charles married Alice Gordon White, a young, well-to-do Englishwoman, who had lived for a time in Virginia before coming to California with her widowed father and three sisters. Alice’s father, George, had died in 1896 leaving his daughters a substantial inheritance. This enabled Charles and Alice to spend their honeymoon in Europe, traveling through Italy, France and Britain, where Alice had many relatives. Upon their return to the United States, the couple traveled west by way of Buffalo where they visited the Pan-American International Exposition.

Upon their return Charles and Alice purchased property on Arroyo View Drive in Pasadena, where they began building their house in 1902, the year that their first child, Nathaniel Patrickson Greene was born. With the help of his mother-in-law, Charlotte Whitridge, Henry was able to build a house on Bellefontaine Street in 1904, which accommodated his wife and family of four children, as well as his mother-in-law in separate quarters.

A number of commissions had come to the firm in the meantime, and the practice began to expand, stimulated by the growth of Pasadena and the Los Angeles region, where the population more than tripled in the first decade of the twentieth century. This decade saw the full-blown development of the firm’s distinctive California Craftsman residential architecture, inspired by the theories of the Arts and Crafts movement, as well as the New England houses seen during their Boston years, Charles’ encounter with European and English architecture, and his fascination with Asian art and design. During this period, the brothers created their most famous and distinctive works, houses for Robert R. Blacker, Mary Cole, James Culbertson, Freeman Ford, David Gamble, Theodore Irwin, Charles Pratt, Henry Robinson, William Thorsen, and Adelaide Tichenor. Most of these were located in Pasadena. For many of these commissions Charles also designed light fixtures and furniture. At the end of the decade, in 1909, Charles and Alice made a second trip to England, taking their family (by now consisting of four of the eventual five children) with them. During Charles’ absence, Henry supervised the completion of several commissions and designed two of his own, for Margaret Spinks and for Dr. S. S. Crow.

Although the firm received a number of substantial commissions in 1911, a mansion for Mortimer Fleishhacker in Woodside, an elementary school in Pasadena and a large house for Cordelia Culbertson and her sisters in Pasadena’s Oak Knoll district, the practice did not thrive in subsequent years as it had before. A further blow was Charles’ departure for Carmel in 1916, where he largely abandoned architecture for the life of an artist and writer. Henry remained in Pasadena, and although commissions were fewer, he continued to work, most notably designing houses for Charles Witbeck (Santa Monica) Thomas Gould (Ventura), Walter Richardson (Porterville), and a group of rustic cottages in Altadena for Walter Valentine. Charles, despite having forsworn architecture, took on a commission in 1918 from D. L. James that was to occupy him for several years. This stone building, perched on a bluff overlooking the sea, was in many ways to be the realization for Charles of his dream house. In the ensuing years, Charles also built a house and studio in Carmel for himself and his family. Other commissions included collaboration with Henry on additional work for Mrs. Prentiss, who had purchased the Cordelia Culbertson house, and designing the gardens and other work for the Fleishhacker estate, as well as other smaller jobs.

As time passed, the work of Greene and Greene sank into obscurity. It was largely forgotten for three decades, until after World War II, when prominent writers, editors, and architectural historians, such as Jean Murray Bangs, James Marston Fitch, Elizabeth Gordon, Clay Lancaster, and Lloyd Morgan Yost brought renewed attention to the work of Charles and Henry Greene. Both brothers lived long enough to enjoy some of the fruits of this recognition. In 1948, the brothers were honored by the American Institute of Architects, Southern California Chapter, and in 1952 by the national AIA. Henry died in Pasadena on October 2, 1954. Charles died in Carmel on June 11, 1957.

SOURCES:
Edward R. Bosley, Greene and Greene. London: Phaidon Press, 2000.
Greene and Greene Archives
The Gamble House, University of Southern California
The Greene and Greene Archives

Critical to the establishment of the contemporary reputation of Greene and Greene was the generous gift of The Gamble House from David Gamble’s descendants to the University of Southern California and the City of Pasadena in 1966. Administered by the USC School of Architecture, the house, complete with the furniture and rugs designed for it, has become one of the leading museums of architecture and design in the country. In 1968 the Greene and Greene Library (now the Greene and Greene Archives) was established to bring together drawings, photographs, and other records of the Greenes’ work. The core of the initial collection was the gift by the Gambles of drawings and photographs of The Gamble House. Since then more than 400 donors have contributed to the collection, most importantly the families of Charles and Henry Greene, who have donated personal correspondence, family photographs, drawings and sketches, and numerous other materials. Besides the Greene and Gamble families, other clients and later owners of Greene and Greene buildings, have generously given drawings and other records. The Archives also contains a research collection on Greene and Greene, comprised of copies of original materials from other institutions, and secondary materials.

Additional collections in the Archives include the Gamble House Collection, which documents the history of the Gamble House as a museum; the Esther McCoy Collection, consisting of the library of architectural writer Esther McCoy; the Alfred and Arthur Heineman Collection of drawings and scrapbooks, and other smaller collections relating to architecture in Southern California. Now housed in the Scott Gallery building of the Huntington Library, the Greene and Greene Archives continues to accept gifts of relevant documents and other materials.


Scope and Content of the Greene and Greene Collection

The Greene and Greene Collection contains a wide variety of materials, from engineer James Sumner’s “Memo of the Timber wanted for the Steeple in Providence,” dated 1775, and a diary of a European grand tour in 1829 by an English ancestor of Charles Greene’s wife, Alice, to photographs of Greene and Greene works from the 1990s. The collection is organized into four series: I. Personal Papers, II. Office Records, III. Job (Project) Records (including furniture), and IV. Related Collections. In general the papers and records of both brothers have been kept together for the periods in which they were living together as students and young men, and for the period when they were partners in the firm of Greene and Greene. Within each series, the organization follows the separate lives and works of each brother from the dates at which they diverge.

Although the collection has been assembled from many different sources, each item has a unique accession number identifying the donor, so that the researcher can easily identify the source of every document.

Series I, Personal Papers, includes a large group of letters from their parents while the Greene brothers were living in Boston, as well as considerable correspondence from friends and relatives, usually addressed to both brothers. Following their marriages (1899, 1901), the personal lives of the brothers diverge. Charles’s personal papers continue with family letters, especially from his wife and children, as well as correspondence with banks, stockbrokers and others. A large group of notes and writings, including the typescript of a novel and an essay are also in this series. Henry’s personal papers contain correspondence, notes and records, most notably concerning his marriage and a trip to the East coast in 1912-1913. Family photographs of both families, as well as of ancestors and descendants, comprise the largest group in this series.

Both brothers kept scrapbooks and sketchbooks. The earliest of these, started in 1890, was a joint scrapbook containing collected images to serve as inspiration for their work. In addition to scrapbooks and sketchbooks, there are groups of loose drawings and photographs of architecture by Henry and Charles, as well as a small office library and the book collections of Charles (including an extensive periodicals collection) and of Henry. Postcards documenting Charles’ two trips to Europe are also in this series.

Series II, Office Records, has been assembled from various sources, since no coherent series of office records survives. Included here are scattered records of various types: letterheads, sample contracts, fee schedules, a letter copybook from 1902 and a few ledgers.

Series III, Job (Project) Records, has also been assembled from various sources, including clients and later owners, and only partially reflects the actual records from the Greenes’ architectural practice(s). Arranged alphabetically by the name of the client are specifications, client and contractor correspondence, contracts, invoices, architectural drawings, and renderings or presentation drawings. Within this series is a large group of photographs, organized by the name of the original client. Some are dated pre-1930, but most date from post-1945, after the rediscovery of the Greenes’ work. Some of these photographs are copy prints from other collections. At the end of this series is a small group of materials documenting the craftsmen who worked with the Greenes, especially Emil Lange.

Series IV. Related Materials, includes records of clients and later owners, documenting the history of many buildings by Charles and Henry Greene, as well as copies of architectural drawings from other collections. Also included here are correspondence, diaries, financial records, and photographs from the family of Charles Greene’s wife, Alice Gordon White. This series includes the Margaret Meriwether Research Collection, which documents the work of Greene and Greene with an exhaustive bibliography and extensive card files organized by client, as well as secondary materials, such as copies of building permits, newspaper and magazine articles about the Greenes and their work, and client biographies and obituaries.
Series Description

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I: Personal Papers, 1889- 1960
[Boxes 1-6, 41-47; Flat Boxes 7-40, 48-69; Card File Boxes 70-71; Flat File Folders 38-40]

  1. Family Correspondence (Charles and Henry) 1889-1917 [Boxes 1-2]
Box 1 contains letters from their parents, Lelia Mather Greene and Thomas Sumner Greene from 1889 to 1893, when they joined their parents in Pasadena. Although the envelope is usually addressed to Charles, the salutation is most often to both sons. The last few folders in the box contain letters from Thomas Sumner Greene to Charles, dating from 1900-1917.

Organized alphabetically by the name of the correspondent, Box 2 contains correspondence from friends and family during the Boston years, again mostly addressed to Charles, but often including Henry. Social invitations give the flavor of the social life of the young men, while letters from cousins living nearby tell of family gatherings and family relations. The last few folders contain copies of examinations from MIT and ephemera from the Boston years and early Pasadena years.

  1. Family and Personal Correspondence (Charles) (1901-1960)
[Boxes 3-4]

Box 3 begins with correspondence and ephemera documenting Charles’ marriage to Alice Gordon White in 1901 and their honeymoon trip to Europe. Also included are scattered letters from Thomas Sumner Greene; from Alice’s sisters, Martha and Jane; from Henry Mather Greene, and from the children of Alice and Charles. There is also a series of letters from Alice and the children to Charles while he was on visits to Pasadena in 1918 and 1919. There is a small group of letters addressed to Alice Greene from friends and family (1901-1960), as well as a few to eldest son Nathaniel Patrickson Greene, and one to daughter Bettie Greene. Several of the letters in this family group concern disposition of Charles’ papers after his death.

At the end of Box 3 and continuing into Box 4 is a series of letters, announcements, and advertisements of a professional or business nature, organized alphabetically. These include communications with stockbrokers and banks, orders for books or subscriptions to periodicals, invoices from Hall Manufacturing Co. for furniture, pamphlets, guides, and other ephemera.

  1. Notes, Diaries, Writings (Charles) (1890-1950)
[Boxes 4-5]

At the end of Box 4 are three notebooks, two dating from the 1890s and one from the 1930s, and 2 diaries (appointment books) from the 1940s. Continuing in Box 5 are folders containing fragmentary writings and notes, both prose and verse, various scratchpads with notes and sketches, and the typescript of Charles’ novel Thais Thayer (c. 1916), as well as a typescript of an essay entitled “Symbolism” (1932).

  1. Personal Correspondence (Henry, includes his collection of family records) (1775-1952)
[Box 6]

Contains materials regarding marriage of Henry to Emeline Dart in 1899, scattered correspondence (1912-1954), and notes, records and ephemera documenting Henry’s trip to the East coast in 1912-1913. There is also a notebook, two personal account books (1899-1903 and 1911-1917), and award certificates from the AIA in 1948 and 1952. At the end of Box 6 are family materials of the Greenes, including the “Memo of the Timber wanted for the Steeple in Providence 1775” by Thomas Sumner, a typescript account of Thomas Sumner Greene’s experiences in the Civil War and records of the Greene family. Flat File Folder 38 contains Henry Greene’s drawings for the gravestone for his wife Emeline.

  1. Photographs (Charles) (1870-1957)
[Flat Boxes 7-15, Flat File Folder 39]

Contains Charles Greene family photographs , including children, parents, sisters of Alice Gordon White Greene, and members of Henry Greene’s family. Boxes 14 and 15 contain photos taken by Charles in Europe (1901) and England (1901, 1909). Flat File Folder 39 contains 2 panoramic photographs of attendees at the 1911 AIA meeting in San Francisco, and 3 prints of a photograph of attendees at the 1948 AIA dinner honoring the Greenes in Los Angeles.

  1. Photographs (Henry) (1870-1954)
[Flat Boxes 16-25, Flat File Folder 39]

Contains family photographs, including children, parents and members of Charles Greene’s family. Boxes 16-20 contain family photograph albums. Box 16 contains a family photo album given in 1884 to Lelia Mather Greene by her mother-in-law. The album in Box 20 contains photographs taken on outings in the mountains above Pasadena in the 1890s. See also Flat File Folder 39 (see I. E. above)


  1. Scrapbooks: (Greene and Greene, Charles, Henry) (1890-1910)
[Flat Boxes 26-29]

The earliest scrapbook, dated 1890, was kept by both Charles and Henry, and is a collection of images clipped from publications which served as inspiration for their work (Box 26). This was probably kept in the office of the firm. Also included in this scrapbook are sketches and drawings made by the brothers, some of which record their work on particular projects. Boxes 27 and 28 contain scrapbooks kept by Henry Greene, as well as various images taken from magazines, a Japanese book, an unidentified watercolor, and an unidentified ink drawing.. Box 29 contains images collected by Charles Greene, including a series of photographs of California missions.

  1. Creative Works: Sketchbooks, Art and Design Drawings, and Prints (Charles) (see also C above: Notes, Diaries, Writings)(1885-1940)
[Flat Boxes 30-38, Flat File Folder 38]

In Box 30 is a sketchbook kept by Charles during his 1909 trip to England. The remaining Boxes 31-37 contain small sketches, design drawings, block prints, watercolors, one photograph of a lane lined by California oak trees, and oil paintings. Subjects include landscapes, seascapes, and mission buildings. Flat File Folder 38 contains lettering design for E. D. Bruns.

  1. Creative Works: Sketchbooks, Art and Design Drawings (Henry) (1885-1940)
[Flat Boxes 38-39]

Box 38 contains Henry’s sketchbook from his years in Boston, and some loose sketches. Box 39 contains some small design drawings and a photograph of a table designed by Henry. Flat File Folder 38 contains drawings for the gravestone of Henry’s wife Emeline.

  1. Book Collection (Greene and Greene)
[Flat Box 40]

Three books from the office library of Greene and Greene.

  1. Book Collection (Charles)
[Boxes 41-47, Flat Boxes 48-50]

Charles Greene had a large collection of books that reflected his interests in art, architecture, furniture, pottery, landscape gardening, Asian art and culture, ancient history, and photography. Many of his books were donated to the University of California at Berkeley; about 70 of the finest books were sold at the California International Book Fair in 1993. The Greene and Greene Archives holds 10 boxes of books, including a few on Japanese and Indian art, as well as a collection of novels by Lafcadio Hearn.

  1. Book Collection (Henry)
[Boxes 51-52]

Box 52 contains a book on the history of the Mather family.

  1. Periodical Collection (Charles) (1884-1918)
[Flat Boxes 53-69]

Some issues contain original notes and bookmarks by Charles.
1. International Studio (1897-1912, broken series)(bound volumes, shelved)
2. The Journal of Indian Art and Industry (1884-1913, broken series)(Flat Boxes 53-61),
3. Keramic Studio (1895-1896, broken series) (Flat Boxes 62-63,);
4. The Kokka (1906-1912, broken series) (Flat Boxes 64-68).
5. Miscellaneous periodicals (1885-1918) (Flat Box 69)

  1. Postcards (Charles)
[Card File Boxes 70-71]

Most of the postcards in these 2 boxes document Charles’s European travels in 1901 and 1909.


II. Office Records, ca. 1890-1952 [Box 72]

  1. Professional Correspondence, Business Records , ca. 1890-1952
[Box 72; Flat File Folder 39]

Comprises items from the firm Greene and Greene and from both Charles and Henry working independently. Contains blank letterheads, sample contracts, fee schedules, a letter copy book from 1902, a letter from Peter Hall from 1909, some trade advertisements and catalogues, and scattered ledgers kept by Henry Greene. Some of the records document collaborative work occurring after the dissolution of the firm Greene and Greene. Flat File Folder 39 contains Charles’ diploma from the Manual Training School (1887), Charles’ and Henry’s architecture licenses (1901) and an AIA award certificate (1952).

III. Job (Project) Records, ca. 1894-1954
[Boxes 73-74; Flat File Folders 1-37]

Arranged alphabetically by name of client.

  1. Greene and Greene Job Files
[Boxes 73-74]

Compiled from gifts from the families of Charles and Henry Greene, as well as from gifts from the families of the clients. Some of the materials could have been part of the job files of the architects’ offices (specifications; correspondence with the client, contractors, and others; invoices for labor, materials, furniture pieces, etc.); others document the buildings (and furniture) from the files of the clients. Personal materials from clients and later owners, such as family photographs and memorabilia, are located in Related Collections. Clients’ and Later Owners’ Records (see IV. A. below).

Box Folder Client

73 1 Bean, Jacob
  1. Blacker, Annie
    1. Blacker, Robert
  2. Bush, Belle Barlow
  3. Cole, Mary
    1. Culbertson, James
    2. Fleishhacker, Mortimer
  4. Flynn, Martha
    1. Gamble, David

    74 1-5 Garfield, Lucretia
    1. Hawks, Frank
    2. Libby, Arthur
    3. Ker, James
    4. Ladd, William
    5. Poole, John
    6. Pratt, Charles
      1. Prentiss, Elisabeth
    15-17 Thorsen, William
    18-19 Witbeck, Charles

    1. Architectural Drawings
    [Flat File Folders 1-37]

    Contains drawings donated by the families of Charles and Henry Greene, by the families of the clients and by the families of later owners. See also presentation drawings for Darling, Robinson, Tichenor in Box 120 below.

    Folder Client

    1 Blacker, Annie
    2-3 Blacker, Robert R.
    1. Culbertson, Cordelia (also Prentiss, Elisabeth)
    2. Fleishhacker, Mortimer (Woodside)
      1. Ford, Freeman
    8-14 Gamble, David
    15-21 Gould, Thomas
    22 James, Daniel
    23-24 Libby, Arthur
    25- 27 Pratt, Charles
    28-30 Richardson, Walter
    31-33 Saunders, Mrs. James
    34 Thorsen, William
    35-36 Whitridge, Charlotte
    37 Witbeck, Charles

    1. Photographs
    [Flat Boxes 75-116, Flat File Folder 40]
    Contains photographs of buildings and furniture drawn from various sources, including the families of the Greenes and of the clients, from later owners, and other donors. These photographs date from the time of construction through the present. Included are photographs by well-known photographers, such as Harold Parker, Maynard Parker, Marvin Rand, Julius Shulman, and Ezra Stoller, as well as early photos by Gamble son, Sidney, and a professional photographer hired by the Greenes, Leroy Hulbert (a tinted photograph by Hulbert of the Camp house is in Box 114 below). There are also informal snapshots as well as copy prints from other collections, and a few photographs of the builders and craftsmen, (including Emil Lange, Box 115) who worked on some of the projects. A database allows searching by project name, photographer, type of print, etc.

    Flat Box Client

    1. Bandini, Barker, Blacker R, Bentz J, Bentz N
    2. Bolton (Bush), Breiner, Brown
    3. Camp, Carmel War Memorial, Cole, Crow (Crocker)
    78-80 Culbertson C (also Prentiss)
    81 Culbertson J (see also Flat File Folder 40 below), Earl, Flavin
    82 Fleishhacker, Ford
    83-99 Gamble
    100 Garfield, Gould, Greene C (Carmel, Pasadena), Greene H (see Whitridge in Box 109 below)
    101 Greene J, Halsted, Howard
    102 Irwin, James
    103 Kew, Letteau, Libby, Longfellow School, Longley, McReynolds, Moore, Oaklawn
    1. Pasadena Ice Co, Pitcairn, Pomona Valley Ice Co, Porter, Pratt
    2. Rasey, Reeve, Richardson, Roberts, Robinson
    3. Sanborn, Shelter for View Lovers, Smith, Spaulding, Spinks, Swan
    4. Thorsen (see also Box 116 below)
    5. Thum, Tichenor, Van Rossem, Walker
    6. Westmoreland Place, White K, White sisters, Whitridge (Greene, H), Willet, Witbeck

    Oversize
    1. Garfield, Greene C (Pasadena), Pasadena Ice Co, Richardson
    2. Bentz J, Blacker R, Gamble, Oaklawn, Robinson, Van Rossem
    3. Blacker R (by Hulbert), Gamble (by Rand)
    4. Thorsen (by Hulbert)

    Flat File Folder 40 contains a tinted photograph of the James Culbertson house by photographer Harold Parker.

    1. Presentation Drawings and Oversize Photograph
    [Flat Box 114]

    A watercolor of the Tichenor house, a design for a lamp for the Robinson house, a tinted photograph of the Camp house (see III. C. above) and 2 ink wash drawings of the Darling house.

    1. Craftsmen
    [Flat Boxes 115-116]

    Contains photographs and other items relating to craftsmen who worked on Greene and Greene buildings. Box 115 contains photographs, correspondence and memorabilia documenting the life of Emil Lange. Box 116 contains material on Peter Hall, Gottlob Karl Lapple, and Henry Frank Simpson, as well as a photograph of some of the workmen on the Thorsen house.


    IV. Related Materials

    1. Clients’ and Later Owners’ Records
    [Boxes 117-119, Flat Boxes 120-121 and 124-126, Card File Boxes 122-123]

    Organized by the name of the original client, these files contain family photographs, personal memorabilia, family histories and obituaries, property records, and business records. Family photographs and memorabilia from the David Gamble family comprise the greatest portion of this subseries. Boxes 117-118 contain files and records, Box 119 contains Gamble family books, Flat Boxes 120-121 contain photograph albums by Sidney Gamble (including early photographs of the Gamble House). Box 122 contains lantern slides from the Gamble family; Box 123 contains glass plate negatives from the Gamble family. Flat Boxes 124-126 contain scrapbooks and an office copybook, documents from the Pasadena Ice Co.

    1. Miscellaneous Drawing Files
    [Flat File Folders- cataloguing not complete]

    Organized by the name of the original client, these files contain copy prints and photostats of drawings donated by later owners, measured drawings by students, HABS drawings, and drawings showing modern restorations and alterations.

    1. Reproductions of Greene and Greene Drawings in the Environmental Design Archives at the University of California at Berkeley

    Contains 19 reels of microfilm and 7 document boxes of laminated copies of drawings, measuring 10” x 15” each.

    1. Correspondence, Diaries and Financial Documents from the White and Storey Families (1829-ca. 1900) [1 Box]

    These papers from the family of Charles Greene concern the family of his wife, Alice Gordon White Greene and her father George Storey White. They document his land purchases and business activities in Virginia, and include several letters from his wife Jane. Also included are two volumes of a journal beginning 1829 and entitled “T. White’s Travelling Companion through France, Switzerland, Italy.”

    1. Margaret Meriwether Research Collection

    Contains an exhaustive bibliography documenting the works of Greene and Greene; copies of photographs and correspondence from other collections; an authoritative chronological list of jobs compiled from public records and newspaper citations; copies of newspaper and magazine articles from the 1890s to the present; and a card file with extensive notes documenting all Greene and Greene buildings and projects. Compiled by Gamble House docent and Greene and Greene enthusiast Margaret Meriwether, this collection is the place to begin for any serious examination of the Greenes’ work.

    1. Robert Duemling Slide Collection
    A collection of 18 slides of Greene and Greene buildings, photographed in 1952 by Robert Duemling, a student of Henry Russell Hitchcock at Yale.