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ARCHIVES

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHTS HANNA - HONEYCOMB HOUSE

introduction to microfilm series

This microfilm series records three separate but related

archival collections given to the stanford university

archives by paul r, and jean s, hanna:

1, Fifty-three (53) binder volumes of correspondence

with Frank Lloyd Wright and others, telegrams,

telephone notes, contracts, building specifications,

financial transactions, and other items, covering a

half-century from 1930 through 1981, Circa 6,000

pages of documents record the story of Mr, Wright's

designing of the project, the contruction of several

buildings - accomplished in five phases, the role

of stanford university, the public and architects'

interest in the project, an evaluation by the the

clients, and many related aspects,

2, 184 sketches and drawings (mostly blueprints) by

Frank Lloyd Wright, consultants, and the hann'as.

3, Five albums of photographs of the original site,

stages of construction, exterior and interior

shots, furniture and furnishings, over 500 photos

taken by professional architectural photographers

and by the clients.

This microfilm series is available from the Architectural

History Foundation or the HIT Press.

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These microfilms are copyright ©1981 by the Archi-

tectural History Foundation and the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology,

The letters, notes, drawings, and telegrams by Frank

Lloyd Wright and letters from the office of Frank Lloyd

Wright are copyright ©1981 by the Frank Lloyd Wright

Foundation,

All rights reserved,

Permission in writing to reproduce any part of these

microfilms must be obtained from the publishers, from

the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, or from Stanford

University.

A publication entitled Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House

the Clients7

Report by Paul R, and Jean S, Hanna is

available as background from the publishers: the

Architectural History Foundation/MIT Press,

1981—9 x 10~16opp.—125 black and white illus,,

12 PP, COLOR illus, --$25, 00

The publishers provide a special guide to accompany

these microfilms, this guide booklet contains:

(1) an index to the 53 binder volumes of documents,

(2) a list and brief description of 184 blueprints, and

(3) over 500 photographs,

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790227

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

HANNA-HONEYCOMB HOUSE

VOLUME 47

September, 1979

Through

October, 1979

Digitized by the Internet Archive

in 2012

http://archive.org/details/fllwhhh47unse

INFORMATIONStanford University Museum of Art

497-4177In Celebration of Paul Klee: Fifty Prints. September 25 ^CV^ÔNthrough November 4. 4 *-***- **'^Permanent Collection, including the B.G. Cantor Gallery

of Rodin Sculpture.

Docent Tours:

Sunday, 2:00 p.m. General.

Sunday, 2:00 p.m. Paul Klee.

Tuesday, 12:15 p.m. Lunch hour tour.

Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. Rodin Gallery.

Thursday, 12:15 p.m. Paul Klee.

Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Rodin Gallery.

Private tours may be arranged by calling 497-3469.

No reservations needed for individuals or small groups.

No admission charge. Open to the public.

Museum reopens September 25.

T.W. Stanford Art Gallery

497-2842

Daniel Mendelowitz: Retrospective Exhibition.

September 25 through November 18.

Docent Tours: Sunday, 2:00 p.m. Thursday, 12:15 p.m.

Tours for special groups may be arranged on request.

Museum and Gallery hours:

Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, 1 :00 to 4:45 p.m.

Closed through September 24. Reopens September 25.

Committee for Art Gallery Bookshop497-2269

Open during Gallery hours.

Committee for Art Office

497-2997 or 328-7149Stanford Museum (at the West Wing)

Monday through Friday, 9:30 to noon.

Docent and Educational Services Office

497-3469Stanford Museum (at the West Wing)

Monday through Friday, 9:00 to noon, 1 :00 to 4:00 p.

Tours of Hanna-Honeycomb House, designed by Frank

Lloyd Wright, Stanford campus, second and fourth

Thursdays. Reservations necessary. 497-3469.

Committee for Art Officers

Chairman: Mrs. Stewart H. Steere

Vice Chairmen: Mrs. Robert Halperin

Mr. Victor Zurcher

Recording Secretary: Mrs. Daniel O'Brien

Corresponding Secretary: Mrs. George R. Liddle

Treasurer: Mrs. Frank Balanis

September 1979

calendar

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U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDPermit No 28Palo AltoCalifornia

The Committee for Art at Stanford

Stanford University Museum of Art

Stanford, California 94305

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR

10 MondayExecutive Committee meeting. Seminar room.

12:15.

24 MondayBoard of Governors Meeting. Museum. Noon.

25 TuesdayReception. Daniel Mendelowitz: Retrospective

Exhibition. Art Gallery, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Lunch hour tour. General. Museum. 12:15 p.m.

27 Thursday• ARTBUS tour. Embarcadero Center area. Leave

Stanford Shopping Center 9:30 a.m. Reservations

required.

EVENTS TO ANTICIPATE

October

2 TuesdayArt Plus* Lecture. Unknown Beings and Other

Realities: The Figure in Modern European Sculpture,

1918-1945. Professor Albert Elsen, Department of

Art, Stanford University. AA-CABt. 8:15 p.m.

9 TuesdayArt Plus* Lecture. Other Realities: Abstraction and

Modern European Sculpture, 1918-1945. Professor

Albert Elsen, Department of Art, Stanford University.

AA-CABt. 8:15 p.m.

16 TuesdayArt Plus* Lecture. Modern Monuments and the

Response to War and Fascism in European Sculpture,

1918-1945. Professor Albert Elsen, Department of

Art, Stanford University. AA-CABt. 8:15 p.m.

20 Saturday

Tour to visit Saga Headquarters and the Harry W.Anderson home. Reservations required.

Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building.

EXHIBITION NEWS

In Celebration of Paul Klee: Fifty Prints

Museum. September 25 through November 4.

Honoring the centenary of Paul Klee's birth, the exhibition

includes virtually all of the prints by this master of visual

wit. A fully illustrated catalogue, made possible by a grant

from the National Endowment for the Arts, accompanies

the exhibition.

Daniel Mendelowitz: Retrospective Exhibition

Art Gallery. September 25 through November 18.

A selection of watercolors and drawings of local and far-

away landscapes from every phase of this California artist's

long and distinguished career. The exhibition of works by

Daniel Mendelowitz, Professor of Art at Stanford for

many years, honors the artist and also celebrates the 25th

anniversary of the founding of the Committee for Art at

Stanford.

ACQUISITION

Stanford University Museum of Artand The Committee for Art

request the honour of your presenceat a reception

for the opening of

Daniel Mendelowitz: Retrospective Exhibition

Tuesday, September 25, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Art Gallery

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ART PLUS*

Ottavio Maria Leoni

Portrait of Angela Calzettara

This drawing was purchased this spring with funds given by theCommittee for Art at Stanford.

The Fall Lecture Series will consist of three lectures byProfessor Albert Elsen about Modern European Sculpture,

1918-1945: Unknown Beings and Other Realities.

A tour with Professor Elsen of the exhibition by the samename at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will fol-

low the lectures. The works of Brancusi, Arp, Lipchitz,

Giacometti, Picasso, Gonzalez, Hepworth, Moore, Gabo,Pevsner, and others are in the exhibition.

<%r TREASURE MARKETTreasure Market is only six months away. Call Liz Wat-

kins, 322-5942 for pickup, or leave your donations in the

office.

GALLERY BOOKSHOPThe Bookshop will reopen September 25. As a farewell to

the Tutankhamun exhibitions, the Bookshop is featuring an

interesting assortment of items, including posters, postcards

and notes, T-shirts, tote bags, jewelry, and books. For the

serious student. The Egyptian Revival, by Richard G.

Carrott, is recommended. For the exhibition in San Fran-

cisco, the Treasures of Tutankhamun is available. For the

fall tour to England the recommended book, The NewAnatomy of Britain, by Anthony Sampson, is now in stock

priced at $6.95.

Committee for Art members receive a 10% discount on

most items; weekend parking on campus is unrestricted.

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September 4, 1979

Professor Damle StillmanDepartment of Art HistoryUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE 19711

Dear Professor Stillman:

I have enjoyed your article on church architecture in the May 1979issue of the Journal of the SAH . We seek your knowledge on a

question of geometric form.

Our home, Hanna-Honeycomb , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built onthe Stanford University campus, is the "first residence ever to

be designed with the hexagonal module floor plan." This quote is

from Wright himself.

We are completing the manuscript for a volume entitled A Clients '

Report on Frank Lloyd Wright to be published in 1980. In this

manuscript we quote Mr. Wright on the use of the 120 degree angle.

In your Journal article you refer to several gednietric patternsused in church architecture. While you do not treat the hexagon,you have shown in Figure 23 (Tyringham Chapel) a good example of

that geometry used inside an exterior triangle.

Have you knowledge of other early uses of the 120 degree angle in

churchy or any other building category?

We wish to give credit to Mr. Wright if his use of the hexagon wasthe "first," but will qualify his statement if we find examples in

which an entire floor plan was laid out in 120 degree angles.

May we have permission to use your Figure 23 in our forthcomingbook?

Sincerely,

Paul R. HannaSenior Research Fellow

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(203) 436-0550 790230

September 4, 1979

Dean Cesar PelliSchool of ArchitectureYale UniversityNew Haven, CT 06520

Dear Dean Pelli:

I would appreciate it if your secretarywould mail me the current address andphone number of your former Dean,Charles Moore. Thank you.

Sincerely,


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790231September 5, 1979

Bill Lane's office of Sunset Magazine telephoned at 11:35 a.m.

It is <J^right for Mr. Hanna to credit Sunset Magazine on the

photographs used in the book.

790232

September 5, 1979'

Dr. Vitaliano Bernardino139 Sampaguita StreetValle Verde (Phase II)

Pasig, Metro ManilaPhilippines

Dear Compadre

:

I have a favor to ask of you. Could you go to the archives of theManila Daily "i*ews and get the issue for December 6, 1967. Under"Readers' Forum" for that day appear several letters on the"Closing of Old Imperial Hotel" in Tokyo. I would like to havea xerox copy of that feature in which appear letters by ElizabethHird and others. Let me have the cost of such so I can repay you.

I enclose a partial tear sheet of these letters.

We have not communicated for a long time. We have catalogued andshelved the excellent archives you sent us. We ere eager to receiveadditional material of your own and of the office of the Secretaryof Education. What are the prospects?

Jean and I are very busy writing and consulting. We are sure youand Comadre are likewise going at your usual top speed. Let us

hear from you, Compadre.

Cordially,


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Airmail

790233

September 5, 1979

Mr. Harold Snyder2000 East CentralMiami, OK 74354

Dear Mr. Snyder:

On December 2, 1969, we sent you, at your request, informationconcerning Frank Llpyd Wright and his interest in music and poetry,We understood you wished this information for research andpublication (see copy enclosed)

.

We would like to know where and when you published yourresearch. We would like to make reference to your articleor book in a volume we are publishing on Wright.

Sincerely,

Paul R. HannaSanior Research Fellow

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790234September 5, 1979

Bill Lane's office of Sunset Magazine telephoned at 11:35 a.m.

It is aîgtvt for Mr. Hanna to credit Sunset Magazine on the

photographs used in the book.

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790235

September 5, 1979

Paul R. HannaSenior Research FellowHoover Institution

on V/ar, Revolution and PeaceStanford, California 9^*305

Dear Mr. Hanna:

I'm afraid we can't help you locate a photography of the

Imperial Hotel urn which appears on page ^8 of the December1968 issue of the Journal. It is not in our files andno one remains from the '6b staff. The photo is creditedto you. Could someone, by chance, have returned it to you?

Sincerely,

Nora R. RichterAssociate Editor

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ONE LOMBARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA 94111 TELEPHONE: (415) 392-7880

790236

CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION

Dear Dr. Hanna:

We have looked through our files and cannot find the photographyou seek. Unfortunately, due to the move of offices last year,many of our records have been displaced, and we have no accuraterecord of the photographer. We think there is a possibilitythat it might have been Morley Baer, and have tried to reachhim at his home in Camel for the last two weeks with no success,

Since I know you are anxious to resolve the availability ofthe photograph, I suggest you try to contact Morley at hisaddress:

Morley BaerGarrapata CreekP.O. Box 2228Monterey, California 93940(408) 624-3530

If the photograph is not his, I'm afraid it is one of thosethings that is lost in the mists (or files) of time. I'm sorryto bring disappointing news, but I know that you have many fine

photographs of the house, and I look forward to the publicationof your book. Please advise me when a cover photo and pricedata are available as I think it is something we might want to

mention in the "Redwood In the News" section of our publication,Redwood News, which circulates to 35,000 architects, nationwide.

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iractical" values of redwood and the grace of this splendid home is achieved, in large} measure^ by geHoupsa outfits qualify material for exterior

erior. For more than 25 years this house has demonstrated, in handsome fashion, the: long-range eimomy of building well with redwood. Other

;ting examples of redwood in residential use are illustrated in the brochureK,

'Redwood,Homes^»btainyour copy, write: Department C-24,

rnia Redwood Association; 576 Sacramento

790238

September 6, 1979

Miss Stephanie Cormier ByrnesAssistant LibrarianThe American Institute of Architects1735 New York Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20006

Dear Miss Byrnes:

Thank you for your letter of August 30 about your holdings of

Frank Lloyd Wright drawings given the Institute by Karl Kamrath.

What I specifically wish to know is whether or not that collectioncontains the blueprints of our Hanna-Honeycomb House designed byMr. Wright, starting with 1936 drawings and later ones for additionsdone in 1950, 1957, 1960, etc.

I suspect Karl did not send you these drawings. If not, would youwish to have a set?

Sincerely,


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Enclosure: Letter of August 30, 1979, from Miss Byrnes to Mr. Hanna

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MacKIE AND KAMRATH ARCHITECTS2 7 FERNDALE PLACE HOUSTON TEXAS 77006 713 529-2696FRED J MacKIE JR FAIAKARL F KAMRATH FAIA

PARTNERSLLOYD BORGET AIA

ELDRED M 8RUNSON JR AIAROSS BELLE GILLETTEVINCENT B HUGHES JR AIA

7 SEPTEMBER 1979

DR . PAUL R . HANN

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HOOVE R I NST I TUT I ONSTANFORD, CALIFORNIA 9^3^5

HELLO PAUL :

IN REPLY TO YOUR RECENT LETTER OF 27 AUGUST INQUIRING ABOUTANY PHOTOS I TOOK OF YOURPLACE DURING THE 1 9&6 PLAQUINGCEREMONIES, I WILL SHORTLY BE IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWINGALL MY F.LL.W. PHOTOS IN PREPARATION OF DONATING THE BESTONES TO THE NEW EAST WING OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY FOR THEIRPERMANENT COLLECTION FOR USE OF SMITHSONIAN SCHOLARS. THEYWILL MAKE DUPLICATES FOR MY PERSONAL USE.

WHATEVER I MAY HAVE OF THE H A N

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A~H ON E Y C OM B HOUSE WILL TURNUP DURING THIS EXERCISE AND I'LL BE MOST HAPPY TO HAVE DUP-LICATES MADE IF I CONSIDER THEM WORTHWHILE AND SEND THEM ONTO YOU. IF THERE ARE ANY YOU CAN USE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVEA MODEST CREDIT LINE AS PHOTOGRAPHER. YOU REALIZE ALL MYPHOTOS ARE 35 M ' M * SLIDES IN COLOR.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, GARDINA AND I COMPLETED A LITTLE ORGANICFARM HOUSE IN DIME BOX, TEXAS ABOUT 10^ MILES WEST OF HOUSTONWHERE WE SPEND MOST WEEKENDS. SHE USED TO OWN THE F.LL.W.ADELMAN HOUSE IN PHOENIX BUT SOLD IT ABOUT 1-1/2 YEARS AGO.

TO BOTH YOU AND JEAN,

MR ATH , F . A. I . A.

KKGS

790240

September 7, 1979

Mr. Bruce Brooks PfeifferTaliesinSpring Green, HI 53588

Dear Bruce:

I am enclosing a paper whose author or published source (ifany) 1 cannot identify.

I am asking if you can help us identify the author orpossible publication.

I found this manuscript slipped inside the covers of:

Frank Llovd Wright: Sechzig Jahre LebendigeArchitektur . Bin Bildericht Von Architekt WernerM. Moser, Zurich Verlag Buchdruckerei WinterthurAg., Winterthur. 1952.

How this manuscript came to me, I know not. I wish to quotefrom it in our forthcoming book. Nine of the eleven chaptersare now in draft form.

Cordially,


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790241

September 7, 1979

Mr. Ben RaeburnHorizon Press156 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10010

Dear Mr. Raeburn:

I am enclosing a paper whose author or published source (ifany) I cannot identify.



Frank Llovd Wright: Sechzig Jahre LebendigeArchitektur . Ein Bildericht Von Architekt WernerM. Moser, Zurich Verlag Buchdruckerei WinterthurAg., Winterthur. 1952.


Cordially,


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790242

September 7, 1979

Mr. Curtis BesingerArchitect1647 Edgehill fload

Lawrence, KS 66044

Dear Curtis:

I am enclosing a paper whose author or published source (if

any) I cannot identify.


1 found this manuscript slipped inside the covers of:

Frank Llovd Wright: Sechzig Jahre LebendigeArchitektur . Ein Bildericht Von Architekt WernerM. Moser, Zurich Verlag Buchdruckerei WinterthurAg., Winterthur. 1952.


Cordially,

Paul fi. hannaSenior Research Fellow

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790243

September 7, 1979

Mr. Edgar Tafel14 East 11 StreetNew York, HI 10003

Dear Edgar:

1 am enclosing a paper whose author or published -source (ifany) I cannot identify.



Frank Llovd Wright: Sechzjg Jahre LebendigeArchitektur . Ein Bildericht Von Architekt WernerM. Moser, Zurich Verlag Buchdruckerei WinterthurAg., Winterthur. 1952.


Cordially,


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790244

September 7, 1979

Mr. Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.

535 ParK AvenueNew lorK, Nl 10021

Dear Edgar:

I am enclosing a paper whose author or published source (ifany) I cannot identify.



Frank Llovd Wright: Sechzig Jahre Lebendiqp.Architektur. tin Bildericht Von Architekt iwernerM. Moser, Zurich Verlag Euchdruckerei WinterthurAg.

f Winterthur. 1952.

how this manuscript came to me, I know not. 1 wish t-'-"îP'CHr ^

from it in our forthcoming book. Nine of the •" ' -rtof-A ^ °~

are now in draft form. 4

Cordially, , rftf1*

Paul R. hannaSenior Researci

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Dean's Office

10 September 1979

Mr. Paul R. Hanna

Senior Research Fellow

Hoover Institution

On War, Revolution and Peace

Stanford, Calif. 94305

Dear Mr. Hanna:

I am pleased to forward, as per your request, Mr. Moore's current

address:

Professor Charles W. Moore

School of Architecture and Urban Planning

University of California

Los Angeles, Calif. 90024

213-825-8959

Sincerely,

Gertraud A. Wood (Mrs.)

Secretary

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redwood _^.-::i5eEent .

You have been very helpful in supplyingrley Baer's address and telephone number.

I will certs: ry to contact him andappreciate your tryir.e to reach him yourselfover the last two weeks.

V7hen our book is published, we will let

you know so t"r. sr you can mention it in

"Redwood in the News."

Sincerely,

Paul R. HannaSenior Research Pellow

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790248

September 10, 1979

Miss Nora R. RichterAssociate EditorAIA JournalThe American Institute

of Architects1735 New York Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20006

Dear Miss Richter:

Thank you for trying to locate the photographof the Imperial Hotel urn which appeared onpage 48 of the December 1968 issue of theAIA Journal.

Although the photograph was credited to me,

I do not have a copy of it. I will retake thepicture to be used as one of the illustrationsin our forthcoming book, A Clients' Report on F.LL.W ,

Sincerely,


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790249

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

September 11, 1979

Mr. Paul R. HannaSenior Research FellowHoover Institution on War,

Revolution and Peace

Stanford, CA 94305

Dear Mr. Hanna:

You are quite correct: our FLW collection contains only the 1936 draw-

ings for your house, not for the later additions. We would be delighted

to have a set. I assume that the same copying restrictions apply to

these as to the Kamrath Set?

Thank you very much for your generosity.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Cormier ByrnesAssistant Librarian

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Date: 9/12/79

To: Paul R. Hanna

From: Maria Murray, Director

Awards Programs yj*.^//*""

We are trying to find the date for the

letter re: Frank Lloyd Wright which youaddressed to Mr. Canty.

Will let you know as soon as we havesomething .

The American Institute of Architects

1 735 New York Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

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Telephone (03) 4031581 -2

September 14, 1979

Mr. Paul R. HannaHoover InstitutionStanford UniversityCalif. 94305, U.S.A.

Dear Mr . Hanna

:

Please accept our excuse for the delay in replying you foryour letter dated August 20' 79.

We have researched which parts should be more distinct asyou have mentioned in your letter. To make the matter moreclear, we would appreciate you if you could send back theenclosed copies to us with your marking. We will check againand try to make it better.

We have also indicated on the copies which photograph has itscolor transparency.

Thanking you very much for your cooperation,

Sincerely Yours,

A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo Co., LtdNaoko Tanabe

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CURTIS BESINGER architect 7902^°1647 Edgehill Road * *-*J<C

Lawrence, Kansas66044

Paul R. HannaHoover InstitutionStanford, California 94305

Dear Paul:

I am sorry that I am unable to be of any help in identify-ing the author - or a published source ^4 the paper of whichyou sent me a copy. *j?

I went thru the Avery Index of Periodicals to check if itwas indexed there - wTinriio~lu ck

.

It would appear to be a paper that had been prepared by a

4C £rv*-c\^ ^MiêSL . student in a graduate^ level course - probably in architec-tural hi'story. I would guess at Stanford or Berkeley.

Do you have a 'guest book' for your house - and for theyear 1957, since it appears that the author of the papervisited you on December 27, 1957?

Who might have been teaching an architectural historycourse at Stanford in 1957?

I'm glad to hear that your book is progressing well.

I started writing an account of my Taliesin experience aboutfour or five years ago. I've continued working on it off andon - mostly during summer7 which I've spent in Aspen as aguest of friends. I have about completed a rough draft. Lastsummer I started reworking the earlier section, probably toavoid working on the last part which is rather difficult towrite since it must deal with my decision to leave Taliesin.

I assume that you may have seen Edgar Tafel's book, Apprenticeto Genius . I don't think that my book will be repetive ofEdgar's. Our time at Taliesin only overlapped about 2 years.And I do not intend to recapitulate Mr. Wright's career. I

intend to try to say 'what it was like to be an apprenticeto Mr. Wright" - it's a question that I am often asked - andfind it difficult to give a short, simple answer to.

Pers<Jhal regards ,s

Curtis BesingerSeptember 15, 1979

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENEWARK. DELAWARE

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COLLEGE OF ARTS ft SCIENCEDEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY318 OLD COLLEGEPHONE 302-738-8415

September 17, 1979

Professor Paul R. HannaSenior Research FellowHoover institution on War,

Revolution and PeaceStanford, CA 9^305

Dear Professor Hanna:

I was very interested in your letter of September A andthe question you posed about earlier uses of hexagonal plansthan Wright's for your house. The octagon, for example, hasbeen used continuously, but the hexagon is, I think, farrarer.

Two examples of which I thought were Soane's Castellod'Acqua for Wlmpole of the early 1790' s, which is a hexagon withuneven sides, and the redoubt employed by an obscure Frenchmen,Denis-Louis Detant, in his design for a palace in the 1762competition for the Concorso Clementino in Rome. Both areillustrated in the inarch, 1973, JSAH

fin my article on

British Architects and Italian Architectural Competitions.The Soane was actually executed, though it no longer survives.

Nine others are listed in the Index to Vols. I-XX ofthe JSAh

f ranging from a chapel at Pratolino of the SixteenthCentury to a railroad station, churches, and a house in Nineteenth-Century America. Both a house at Mineral Wells, Texas, and apatent for hexagonal buildings sound especially promislng(pp. 167-68 ) 9

though I have not had a chance to look them up.

I will, indeed, look forward to your book. Certainly, youmay have my permission to use Figure 23 from my article, but youshould probably write to Dr. C. M. Kauffmann, Keeper of Prints,Drawings, and Photographs, Victoria & Albert Museum, SouthKensington, London, SW7, as they own the original. You mightmention that I suggested you write, though I am sure there willbe no problem.

With all best wishes.

Sincerely,

Damle StlllmanProfessor

790254

September 19, 1979

Mr. and Mrs. Amos Smith"Plumpton Hall"Bury and Rochdale Old RoadBamfordHeywood, LancashireENGLAND

Dear Margaret and Amos:

Jean and I speak of you so often. We hope you are both well.

We have sent our publisher 8 of our 11 chapters of the book onWright. We would like to include pictures of a few sets you havefrom our former collection. Do you have the photos you were goingto make of our former sets? If so, what are the possibilities thatwe could have your permission to include a print or two, giving youcredit, of course.

How is your book on chess collecting progressing? So large a projectwill take much time.

I am enclosing correspondence that may interest you. Sounds like agood collection.

Jean joins me in greeting both of you.

Cordially,


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cc: / Mr. Frank Brady

Airmail

OFFICE OFMacKIE and KAMRATH aia

ARCHITECTS '90255

1^ SEPTEMBER 1^79

cMS. MARIA MURRAY, DIRECTORAWARDS PROGRAMAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS1 735 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W.WASHINGTON, D. C. 2CC06

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IN REPLY TO YOUR INQUIRY OF 12 SEPTEMBER 1^79# REGARDINGTHE DATE OF TnE A. I. A. LETTER WRITTEN TO DR. PAUL HANNAREGARDING ?M| PLAQUE SENT TO HIM FOR INSTALLATION ON H|SHOUSE, THE NEAREST DATE I CAN ARRIVE AT IS 1 9^5 • ' HAVESEARCHED THROUGH ALL MY FILES ON THE F.LL.W. MEMORIALCOMMITTEE OF WHICH I WAS CHAIRMAN AND ASSUME THE DATEMUST HAVE BEEN 1 ^6^ AS MORRIS KETCHUM, JR., OUR A. I. A.PRESIDENT IN \J&j-b() t SIGNED THE LETTER ALONG WITHORIN BULLOCK, JR. AND ME.

THIS ORIGINAL LETTER WAS WRITTEN IN MY OFFICE AND COPIESSENT TO EACH OF 17 RECIPIENTS OF THE PLAQUES. WHY I DIDNOT DATE THE LETTER, I CANNOT SAY, EXCEPT I HAD TO SEND ALLLETTERS ON TO WASHINGTON FOR KETCHUMS AND BULLOCK*S SIGNA-TURES.

I*M SEND I NGIN STANFORD

A COPY OF THIS TO DR.FOR HIS INFORMATION.

HANNA AT THE HOOVER INSTITUTE

KARL KAMRATH, F.A.I. A.

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September 20, 1979

790256

Professor John F. KienitzDepartment of Landscape ArchitectureSchool of Natural ResourcesCollege of Agricultural and Life SciencesThe University of Wisconsin25 Agricultural HallMadison, WI 53706

Dear John:

I am enclosing a xerox of a letter from you dated August 10, 1973.

In this letter you indicate you were going to send me prints of

pictures you took of our Hanna-Honeycomb House. I hope your photosturned out well and that I may have some prints of the best ones.

We are about to publish our book on Mr. Wright. Is one of yourprints appropriate for the book, and could we have permission to

use, with credit, of course?

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Decatur House1600 H Street, N.W. • Washington, D.C. 20006

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Mr. Paul R. HannaSenior Research FellowHoover Institution on War,

Revolution & PeaceStanford, California 94305

September 21, 1979

Dear Mr. Hanna:

Your charter membership in the Historic House Associationthis first year is deeply appreciated. You have the satisfactionof knowing you are playing a vital leadership role -- a key rolein preserving the rich architectural history of America. I thankyou for guarding a precious heritage that would otherwise belost.

Preservation of historic homes is hard work! But fun andexhilaration of a job well done are the rewards for the homeowner. You will be pleased to know that during our first year,1,000 dedicated people like you have joined together to make thisHistoric House movement a reality. Such a strong response isencouraging for your future. As our membership grows, asso-ciation services to you and progressive changes in legislationwill expand and benefit you even more.

This coming year promises more enjoyment and learningexperiences for you. The Smithsonian Institution will be workingwith us on seminars planned for November and June. These inten-sive workshops will focus on a wide range of restoration andcraftsmanship ideas you can use on your own historic home.

A number of special seminars, such as the art of photo-graphing historic properties will also be available to you.You will receive notice of these sessions.

The Owners Group of the Association recognizes and honorsmembers who have preserved their own historic homes. If you arean owner who has completed some restoration work, you willreceive with your membership renewal a distinctive, hand-inscribed certificate. Your certificate will be full-size formounting on the wall of your living room, den or study.

Our annual preservation conference in Princeton, NewJersey on May 9-10 will be an event you won't want to miss.Packed with story- telling, workshops, fun and practical sharingof advice among friends, you will enjoy learning more aboutrestoration, craftsmanship, tax benefits, maintenance and manymore topics

.

Chairman: Mr. William A. V. Cecil, Asheville, NC; Vice Chairman: Mrs. Joseph Prendergast, Aldie, VA; Treasurer: Mr. E. MacGregor Strauss, Newport, RI;

Secretary: Mr. J. Reid Williamson, Jr., Indianapolis, IN-, Executive Director: Mr. James C. Massey, Washington, D.C; Directors: Mrs. S. Henry Edmunds,Charleston, SC; Colonel Robert F. Evans, USA, (Ret.), Washington, D.C; Mrs. John Timberlalce Gibson, Aurora, IN; Mrs. Robert Greiff, Princeton, NJ; Mr.John Wesley Jones, Flat Rock, NC; Mr. F. Clason Kyle, Columbus, GA, Mr. Randell Makinson, Pasadena, CA-, Mr. John Matthews, Little Rock, AR; Mrs.Irvin Abell, Jr., Louisville, KY; Mr. Wynant D. Vanderpool, AIA, Washington, DC; Mr. Neil St. John Raymond, Boston, MA; Mrs. Hunter R. Rawlings, III,

Boulder, CO; Dr. Roger W. Moss, Jr., Philadelphia, PA; Dr. Stanley M. Mahan, Jr., Montevallo, AL-, Ex Officio: Mr. Douglas P. Wheeler, Washington, D.C,(Representing the National Trust for Historic Preservation)

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Your decision to renew your membership for the second year isvery important. The continuity of this new-born Association willonly be assured by your decision to renew your generous support.We have accomplished so much this first year. But greaterefforts are demanded in the year ahead.

Our Tax and Legislation Committee has made a good beginningspeaking on your behalf to local, state and federal officials.Your continued support will help us keep the pressure on securingreductions in income taxes, reductions in inheritance and estatetaxes. Our purpose is to reduce the costs and increase the bene-fits of historic home ownership for you.

By continuing as a member you will build the political musclethe Association needs to persuade lawmakers in state capitols andin Washington. As a small way of thanking you for your help thispast year, I want to send you as soon as you renew your mem-bership A Primer: Preservation for the Property Owner . Theillustrations , techniques and ideas in this booklet will give youcreative suggestions and save you time and money.

Your membership renewal also entitles you to receive the bi-monthly issues of Historic Houses , special reports and theAssociation's reference service information. I hope you will notonly renew your membership right away but also make an extracontribution to build our new group into a permanent and vitalinstitution on the American scene.

By adding an extra $25, $50 or $100 to your dues, you will besecuring the future of the Association in its efforts to advocateand represent your interests. For the Board of Directors, I wantto again say a hearty "thank you" for your foresight and commit-ment to American architectural history.

Sincerely,

:s C. MasseyExecutive Director

P.S. Your prompt reply will help us get the Primer and theCertificate to you quickly. You will also save theAssociation the expense and time of more mailings.

September 20, 1979 790258

Today I telephoned Phil Williams, Stanford Director of Planning,to find the name of the member of his staff who has the responsibilityfor coordinating the work at Hanna-Honeycomb House and who personallychecks to see that jobs are done. I spoke of the excellent communicationswe had with Harry Sanders and Everett Swagart when they were at Stanford.Since they retired or left Stanford, we have almost no knowledge of

what is happening at Hanna-Honeycomb.

Phil said he thought Roger Buckhout was carrying these responsibilities.Phil would check and let me know.

Phil also said he would be scheduling a conference within a weekwith members of his staff to confer with us on the remodeling of the

caretakers' apartment.

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790259

September 20, 1979

Mr. William Allin Storrer3113 Wheat StreetColumbia, SC 29205

Dear Bill:

In a letter from you dated April 13, 1974, you refer to an effortby you and Reid Addis. I am intrigued by the idea on which youare working. Could you give me his current address? He visited usin September, 1974.

We have sent eight chapters of our book (three more now being written)to the publisher. If your study referred to above is ready, we wouldlike to see it and make reference to it in our text.

Your book on Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings is used by us almostdaily. A great contribution! Are you making progress on a thirdrevision?

It was good to hear your voice over the phone a month or so ago.

Let us know how you are and drop In for a meal on your next tripto San Francisco.

Cordially,


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EDGAR TAFEL, ARCHITECT14 EAST I I t h STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10003 (212) 673-6000

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September 21, 1979

Mr. Bruce Goff1302 S. Roseland Blvd.Tyler, TX 75701

Dear Bruce:

The Tanigawas visited us at Hanna-Honeycomb House last Saturday withtheir architectural group from Japan.

They gave us a copy of the November issue of Art and Architecture withyour article: "Eulogy for Lloyd Wright." We are pleased to see moreattention given to Lloyd. Your article is excellent.

Our book, A Clients' Report on Frank Lloyd Wright, is finished exceptfor two final chapters. We have a fantastic collection of photographswith which to illustrate the volume. The choice is very difficult.

We hope to have a chance to visit with you sometime in the coming year.

Cordially,


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790262

September 25, 1979

Mr. Edgar TafelArchitect14 East 11 StreetNew York, NY 10003

Dear Edgar:

Congratulations on the phenomenal sale of your book. I canunderstand why it is selling so well. You have produced a

very significant volume.

Your trip must have been a good one. I hope to get back toScotland next year. We are restoring our family castle insouthwestern Scotland which was built in the 12th century.

I appreciate your help in trying to identify the author ofthe article I sent you. We want to quote from it in ourbook but can't very well do it without credit to the author,

If you lecture in Southern California, why don't you makeyour ticket bring you to " iiifliBiii 1 i i for a few hours ora few days. We would love to see you.

Cordially yours,


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790263

September 25, 1979

Mr. Karl Kamrath2713 Ferndale PlaceHouston, TX 77098

Dear Karl:

Thank you for your attempt to give a dateto the 1965 letter regarding the plaquingof Hanna-Honeycomb House. We want to usea facsimile of that letter but we willleave the date as 1965 without month orday.

It's been some time since we have seeneach other. Why don't you come to Stanfordas our house guest?

Cordially yours,


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790264

September 25, 1979

Mr. Curtis BesingerArchitect1647 Edgehill RoadLawrence, KS 66044

Dear Curtis:

I appreciate very much the trouble you took, to try to locate theauthor of the paper. We want to quote from that paper but can'tdo so unless we can give credit to its author. I have had negativefindings from Edgar Kaufmann, Bruce Pfeiffer, and others, so thecase may be hopeless.

I am interested in your plan to write an account of your Taliesinexperiences. I can understand the difficulty you face in "tellingit as it was." I know that Mrs. Wright has been much disturbed at

Edgar Tafel's telling of his decision to leave Taliesin. It is

encouraging to see how much interest is developing about Mr. Wrightand his architectural principles. Your book will add one moredimension.

We are being held up on the final two chapters on our book becauseof indecision on the part of Stanford as to how they are going to

complete their intent for the use of the house.

Remember we would like very much to have you visit us if you cometo the Bay area.

Cordially yours,


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790265

September 25, 1979

Mr. Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.

535 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10021

Dear Edgar:

It was good to get your card. I looked withfascination at the picture of the ChicagoArt Institute at a time when horses andautomobiles were intermingled.

I am still trying to find out the authorof the paper which I sent you. BrucePfeiffer and Curtis Besinger have beenunable to help me.

I am hoping to come East before Christmasand, if so, will plan on visiting with you.

Cordially yours,


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790266

September 26, 1979

Miss Stephanie Cormier ByrnesAssistant LibrarianThe American Institute of Architects1735 New York Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20006

Dear Miss Byrnes

:

I have your note indicating that the ALAdoes not have drawings of the Hanna-HoneycombHouse after the original 1936 drawings. Acwe complete our archives to transfer to

Stanford University, we will see that a

copy of the more recent plans is sent to you.

Cordially yours,


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790267

September 26, 1979

Professor Damie Stillman318 Old CollegeDepartment of Art HistoryCollege of Arts & ScienceUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE 19711

Dear Professor Stillman:

We are deeply grateful to you for the carewith which you researched the answers to ourquestions concerning the historical use of thehexagon. We are following up on the severalreferences you made in your letter and arefinding them very useful.

We thank you for permission to quote fromyour writings but will ask Kauffman specificallyfor permission to use Figure 23.

Cordially yours,


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790268

September 26, 1979

Mr. Richard SamplesSimons Company4411 East Jones Bridge RoadP.O. Box 105032Atlanta, GA 30343

Dear Mr. Samples:

On June 15, you and I had a telephone conversation concerning thepossibility of purchasing one of your older sofa beds with twomechanisms so that each single bed could be used independent of theother. You said there just might be one of these single designs insome Simons warehouse that we might purchase. You were going to

search the inventory and make inquiries. I followed up this conversationwith the July 11 letter enclosed.

As I told you in my telephone conversation, Mr. A. H. Baker, yourvice president of the Sani Francisco office, made over 20 specialsprings and mattresses for our Frank Lloyd Wright Hanna-HoneycombHouse on the Stanford campus in 1937. Our long association? withSimons naturally leads us to again ask for Simons' assistance this

time in the purchase of a standard product, although discontinued.

Sincerely,


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September 26, 1979

Dr. C. M. KauffmannKeeper of Prints, Drawings,

and PhotographsVictoria & Albert MuseumSouth KensingtonLONDON, SW7

Dear Dr. Kauffmann:

I am writing to you at the suggestion of Professor Damie Stillman in the

Department of Art History at the University of Delaware. Professor Stillmanhas given me permission to use Figure 23 (Tyringham Chapel) on page 115

from his article "Church Architecture in Neo-Classical England" in theMay 1979 issue of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians .

He thought, though, since you own the original drawing of Figure 23, thatI should also ask your permission to use the drawing in our forthcomingbook A Clients' Report on Frank Lloyd Wright .

This manuscript is about our house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in1936 using the hexagon as the module for the floor plan. In one of thechapters, we are discussing not only Mr. Wright's use of the hexagon butalso previous uses of the hexagon in buildings as illustrated inFigure 23.

With your permission, we would like to use this drawing in our book.We will be waiting to hear from you.

Sincerely,


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THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONTALIESIN WEST SCOTTSDALE. ARIZONA 85252

September 26, 1979

Mr. Paul R. HannaSenior Research FellowHoover InstitutionStanford, Ca. 94305

Dear Paul :

Thank you for sending the manuscript to me butas much a mystery to me as it is to you

it is

I am glad to hear of the progress of your book. '.'hen doyou think we shall ever get together sometime? There areseveral things I would like to discuss with you whenthe time comes - paramount being the Frank Lloyd Wrightcorrespondence file.

I hope that both you and Jean are well, and can comeover to the desert sometime this season, when the heatsubsides a bit.

With all best wishes,

Bruce Brooks PfeifferDirector of Archives

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September 27, 1979

Mr. Naoko TanabeA.D.A. EDITA Tokyo Co., Ltd.3-12-14 Sendagaya. Shibuya-kuTokyoJAPAN

Dear Mr. Tanabe:

We are grateful for your careful attention to our efforts tohave the excellent quality of Mr. Futagawa's photographs showin our forthcoming book.

We enclose the xerox copies you sent us with suggestionswritten thereon of where we hope you can give us more detailin new prints.

We note that some of these negatives are in color. Thank youfor that information.

As soon as we receive the new prints, we will be writing again.

Cordially,


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September 27, 1979

Department of Landscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Awareness CenterSchool of Natural Resources25 Agriculture Hall1465 Linden DriveUniversity of WisconsinMadison, WI 53706

ATTENTION CHAIRMAN

Gentlemen:

It is rather important that I get in touchwith Professor John F. Kienitz who was amembei: of your Department of LandscapeArchitecture in 1973.

I would be grateful if you would send mehis current address.

Sincerely yours,


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September 27, 1979

Mr. Karl Kamrath, F.A.I.A.MacKie and Kamrath Architects2713 Ferndale PlaceHouston, TX 77006

Dear Kar?

:

I am graceful to you for the trouble you aretaking in trying to find the negatives ofthe pictures you took of Hanna-HoneycombHouse during the 1966 plaquing ceremonies.

I am particularly eager to get any shotsof the ceremony itself including theaudience, speakers, etc. Certainly youwill be given credit for any of the photographswe are ab&e to use. I will have printsmade from the 35 mm color transparencies.

If you have pictcr.es of your farm house,Jean and I would surely like to see them.

Cordially yours,


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September 28, 1979

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Professor Charles W. MooreSchool of Architecture andUrban Planning

University of CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA 90024

Dear Professor Moore:

I am enclosing copies of previous correspondence.

My wife and I are completing a volume entitled A Clients '

Report on Frank Lloyd Wright .

I would like your permission to quote part or all of thematerial from an article which you wrote for Perspectaconcerning our Frank Lloyd Wright House. A thermofaxof page 38 from the Perspecta is attached.

Sincerely yours,


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Professor Lorenz EitnerChairman, Art Department101 Cummings Art BuildingStanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305

Dear Lorenz

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I am attaching copies of two letters writtenin 1963. If the medallion which we gave tothe University in 1963 is still intact, I

would like to have a chance to see it.

Sincerely yours,


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Dear Lorenz

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I am attaching copies of two letters writtenin 1963. If the medallion which we gave tothe University in 1963 is still intact, I

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Mr. Paul R. HannaSenior Research FellowHoover Institution onWar, Revolution and PeaceStanford, CA 94305

Dear Mr . Hanna

I am responding to your letter to Professor Eitner of September 28

I am sorry to have to tell you that our search for the medalliongiven by you to the Art Department in 1963 has been unsuccessful.The gift was not recorded in our Museum accession records for thatyear, and no one currently with the Art Department remembers it.

Might you have photographs of the medallion, which would help us

in our search? Or do you remember where it was kept? Perhaps wecould then track it down.

I wish I had more positive information for you.

Sincerely yours,

Katherine GarrettMuseum Registrar

Stanford, California 94305 (415) 497-4177

a medallion conceived by louis h, sullivan and

detailed by frank lloyd wright (1868-1959) while

young Wright worked for Sullivan (1856-1924),

An integral ornament from the proscenium arch of

the Garrick Theater in the Shiller Building (1892)

in Chicago, This example shows refinement of

ornament "of the thing, not on it" as opposed to

the mere applied decoration of that period,

When the Shiller building was demolished in 1961,

the World Book Encyclopedia management acquired

an arch, divided it into separate squares, and

presented several to the paul r, hannas,

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTERS OF 2^ AND 2~{ SEPTEMBER. I AMSTILL SEARCHING MY 35 M « M « S L I D E S -^P

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ING OUR PLAQUING CEREMONIES. MY MOVING TWO TIMES HAS NOTAIDED AN ORDERLY REVIEW OF ALL MY SLIDES AND AS SOON AS I

CAN RETR I EVE YOURS, I

WILL BE IN TIME.LL SEND THEM ON TO YOU IN HOPE THEY

GARDINA AND I HOPE TO TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR INVITATION TOVISIT WITH YOUALL IN STANFORD. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HEREXPERIENCE YOUR HOME .

"featherrock" I NENCLOSED IS A COPY OF MY RENDERING OFDIME BOX, WHICH GIVES A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF THE HALF-BERMEDPLACE. THE CONCRETE WALLS AND ROCK ARE DONE IN TALIESINWEST STYLE .

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RATH, F.A.I. A.

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790279VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

South Kensington

London SW7 2RL

Mr Paul R Hanna 3rd October 1979

Senior Research FellowHOOVER INSTITUTIONStanfordCalifornia 94505USA

Dear Mr Hanna,

Thank you for your letter. Of course you have our permission to

reproduce our drawing in your forthcoming book. If it is not ourphotograph, there is no charge but you should include the words, *Courtesy

of the Victoria and Albert Museum*.

Tours sincerely,

C

CM. KauffmannKeeper of the Department

of Prints and Drawings and Paintings.

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October 3, 1979

Mr. Paul R. HannaSenior Research FellowHoover Institution onWar, Revolution and PeaceStanford, CA 94305

Dear Mr. Hanna:

I am responding to your letter to Professor Eitner of September 28

I am sorry to have to tell you that our search for the medalliongiven by you to the Art Department in 1963 has been unsuccessful.The gift was not recorded in our Museum accession records for thatyear, and no one currently with the Art Department remembers it.

Might you have photographs of the medallion, which would help us

in our search? Or do you remember where it was kept? Perhaps wecould then track it down.

I wish I had more positive information for you.

Sincerely yours,

Katherine GarrettMuseum Registrar

Stanford, California 94305 (415) 497-4177

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Mr. Joseph RosenthalSan Francisco ChronicleFeature Syndicate870 MarketSan Francisco, CA 94102

Dear Joe:

When I returned to my office today from attending theNational Trust meeting in San Francisco, I found yourpacket of photos taken in 1973 at Hanna-Honeycomb House.They are excellent for our purposes. I was unaware that

you had taken so many shots. We will want to use several.

For a credit line, should I include San Francisco Chroniclein addition to "Joseph Rosenthal?"

I hope by the time this reaches you, that you are completelyrecovered from the flu.

I thank you for the photos.

Cordially,

Paul R. HannaSaftior Research Fellow

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October 10, 1979

Mr. Bruce Brooks PfeifferDirector of ArchivesThe Frank Lloyd WrightMemorial Foundation

Taliesin WestScottsdale, AZ 35252

Dear Bruce:

Jean and I were glad to hear from you. We are still tracking themanuscript's author. We have a new lead from Ben Raeburn and anotherfrom Robert Sweeney which may give us success at last.

We are eager to exchange materials and ideas re archives. Are youcoming to San Francisco soon? If not, perhaps we should make a tripto Scottsdale. But a visit here or there would be most fruitful.

Your paragraph regarding copyright is understandable. You may restassured that we and our publisher will consult you on copyright.We could send you galley proof when the book is in type for you to

check to see that we have followed instructions properly.

As you know, we are letting the wonderful archival record speak forMr. Wright. The record clearly shows the supreme patience andtolerance he had with a couple of impatient and brash youngsters(the Hannas) as he educated us over time to understand what he wastrying to accomplish in his first building "that breaks open the box.'

We and our publisher are determined that this book shall recordonce again Mr. Wright's genius and lovable character.

Jean and I are well and happily busy. Stanford finally is aboutready to have Taliesin update the plans for the reconstruction of

the caretaker's wing of Hanna-Honeycomb House.

Please convey our love to Mrs. Wright and our best wishes to you andthe Fellowship.

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790284

October 10, 1979

CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Jon Cosovich301 EncinaStanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305

Dear Jon:

I believe you will find the attached carbon copies of correspondenceuseful in understanding the confusion and resulting disaffectionwithin the Japanese motor companies, regarding the proposedendowment for the Distinguished Visiting Professor to live inHanna-Honeycomb House.

But I agree with you that there may be enough residual Japaneseinterest in funding the endowed Distinguished Visiting Professorto make a new approach worth the risk and the effort. You will knowwhat, if anything, might be done to open the possibilities with theJapanese. Possible contacts are:

GotoReed BriggsKatayamaKawamata

If Briggs or Goto respond favorably, then, only through them at first,

we could approach the other potential donors.

I am enclosing a xerox of the front and back cover (in color) of a

Toyota House Organ which came from Goto when he was negotiatingwith Toyota and Honda for a 3-way split of the endowment €6r theDistinguished Visiting Professor.

Cordially,


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790288October 11 , 1979

Mr. Karl Kamrath, F.A.I.A.Office of MacKie and KamrathArchitects2713 Ferndale PlaceHouston, TX 77098

Dear Karl:

We enjoyed your letter and particularlyappreciate the color sketch of Featherock.This will go in our archives if you don'tmind.

Thank you for continuing to search for the35 m.m. slides taken on the occasion of theplaquing of Hanna-Honeycomb House. There isno immediate rush. I would say we have twomonths of time before we have to make finaldecisions on illustrations for our book.

We will wait with anticipation of receipt ofcommunication from you that Gardina and youwill be coming to Stanford as our guests.

Cordially yours,


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79028S

October 11, 1979

Mr. William Allin Storrer3118 Wheat StreetColumbia, SC 29205

Dear Bill:

Thank you for your letter concerning Reid. I am sorry that theexcellent idea for an important book is temporarily bottlenecked.Maybe when Reid has learned a few lessons, you can reactivate the

project or you may be able to cooperate with someone else to dothis book.

In the meantime, do you have Reid's address? I would like to

communicate with him concerning Hanna-Honeycomb House.

ConcenaMcg ]nx third edition of your book on F.LL.W. buildings,I have some further suggestions all of a minor nature to make to

you. If and when you get ready to produce an updated manuscript forthe publisher, let me know, and I will put my ideas on paper.

We are patiently (interpret impatiently) waiting for the Universityto make up its mind on the rebuilding of the guest house and hcbbyshop wing into a caretaker's apartment at Hanna-Honeycomb . The *iead of

planning has assured me that they are going to move hopefully beforeChristmas. Once these decisions are made, we will be able to finishthe next to the last chapter of our book on Wright. This chapterwill deal with Phase 5 of our long-range building plans for the house.

Be sure to let us know if you are coming this way so that we can havea visit.

Cordially yours,


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790290October 11, 1979

Mr. Edgar Tafel14 East 11 StreetNew York, NY 10003

Dear Edgar:

I do appreciate your offer to pass on theauthorless manuscript on Hanna-HoneycombHouse to Goodman and any others who mighthelp solve the mystery of the authorship.

Your suggestion that I ask someone who is

a literary history buff to look at themanuscript is a good one. I will tryHasbrook.

Concerning your possible trip to Los Angeles,I can understand your reluctance to take onmore activities when you are alreadyleaded but we would love to see you.

We all regret the misunderstanding betweenyou and Taliesin on your book.

Cordially yours,


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790291

A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo Co., Ltd.

3-12-14 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Telephone (03) 403-1581 -2

October 11, 1979

Mr. Paul R. HannaHoover InstitutionStanford, California 94305U.S.A.

Dear Mr. Hanna:

A few days ago, some photographs for your book "A Clients'Report on Frank Lloyd Wright" were sent to you from ourphotograph section, RETORIA. We hope the quality wouldmeet your demand. That is the utmost we can do.

Thanking you very much for your cooperation, we wish thephotographs will be nicely printed in your book.

Sincerely Yours,

A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo Co., LtdNaoko Tanabe

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790292

October 12, 1979

Mr. Naoko TanabeA.D.A. EDITA Tokyo Co., Ltd.3-12-14 Sendagaya, Shibuya-kuTokyoJAPAN

Dear Mr. Tanabe:

We received today a package of prints on the Hanna-HoneycombHouse. They are excellent—details show where we wished them.

We thank you very much for taking the trouble to prepare tMsset of prints. They will go to the publishers soon withcaptions and required credit line.

Please give our thanks and regards to Mr. Futagawa.

Cordially yours,


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October 14, 1979 790293

Jean and Paul Hanna drove to Carmel to confer with Morley Baer regardingthe use of his photographs taken of Hanna-Honeycomb in 1962.

Mr. Baer gave us 34 glossy prints, black and white, 8" x 10". Heshowed us 7 color negatives, also 8" x 10". He said he had sent a

number of color negatives to Elizabeth Gordon of House Beautiful in1962. Miss Gordon promised to return the color negatives to Baer butnever did. (Ms. Norma Skurka of House Beautiful told Paul by phonethat she believes Miss Gordon took all Wright negatives from the

House Beautiful files when she retired as editor and later gave thisphotographic archive to an eastern college.)

Mr. Baer agreed on a price for using his photographs. One half hisusual price— 1/2 of $150.00 or $75.00 for a color negative and 1/2

of $75.00 or $37.50 for a black and white.

Mr. Baer granted permission to use his photographs in our forthcomingbook with credit line:

© Photograph by Morley Baer

Mr. Baer is undergoing surgery on October 15, 1979. Upon recovery, he

will be in Rome, Italy, for the year of 1980.

As confirmation of the above agreement, a copy of this memorandum is

being sent to Mr. Baer with a line for him on which to signify hisconcurrence

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PLEaSE NOTE TECESS^RY CHANGE IN CREDIT LINE - ADDITION 0E © .

L SUCH PHOTOGRAPHS ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND SHOULD BEINDICATED BY CREDITLINE NOTICE. VERY GOOD TO SEE BOTH HANJUSÂGaIN - SO WELLAND ENERGETIC. ^LL BEST WISHES. MB.

Date \*f <&¥''/?

I, Morley Baer, agree to the prices and credit line seated above

bcc: '" Mr. Ben Raeburn

790294

October 15, 1979

Ms. Norma SkurkaHouse Beautiful717 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10022

Dear Ms. Skurka:

In 1962 Mr. Morley Baer sent Ms. Elizabeth Gordon of House Beautifulseven colored transparencies, 8" x 10", for use in the January 1963issue of the magazine, presenting our Hanna-Honeycomb House designedby Frank Lloyd Wright. We may want to use some of these pictures inour book which will soon be ready for publication.

We spent yesterday with Morley Baer who is leaving soon for a year inRome. Mr. Baer asked me to contact you to see if you might find theseven negatives and send them to us for review.

If you cannot locate them in your extensive files, would you pleasefurnish me the address of Ms. Gordon so that we may inquire of herwhere the film might be.

We appreciate the trouble you may take to help us in this matter.

Sincerely,


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DR . PAUL HANNAHOOVE R INSTITUTIONSTANFORD , CALIFORNIA 94305

DEAR PAUL :

I WAS ABOUT TO DROP YOU A NOTE WHEN YOUR LAST LETTERARRIVED TODAY. I SPENT MOST OF ALL LAST WEEKEND BROWSINGTHROUGH A COUPLE THOUSAND SLIDES WITHOUT FINDING THE ONESOF OUR PLAQUING. I

! M NOT GIVING UP AS I KNOW I MUST CER-TAINLY HAVE THEM. HOWEVER, I DO RECALL THAT WHEN I LASTSAW THEM THAT THEY WERE SOMEWHAT OVEREXPOSED AND I THOUGHTAT THE TIME THAT SOMEDAY, PERHAPS, THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW ME

TO DO THEM OVE R

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GLAD YOU LIKED MY DRAWING OF FEATHERROCK. WE ENJOY MOSTWEEKENDS THERE AND TRUST SOME DAY SOON YOU AND JEAN CANJOIN US

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KEEP LOOKING AND LET YOU KNOW.

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790297

October 19, 1979

Dr. William H. NaultVice PresidentField Enterprises Educational

CorporationMerchandise Mart PlazaChicago, IL 60654

Dear Bill:

Jean and I thank you for the gift of a "1979-80 Today." For yearswe have used this diary to record all social engagements. We arelost socially without it.

I don't find a record of our thanking you for the years of "exchangedWorld Book ." We have profited from your generosity. When we gaveHanna-Honeycomb House to Stanford and moved to our condominium, theonly set from among our four different encyclopedias we moved with uswas the World Book .

We hope you and Helen are learning to take longer and longer vacations

Cordially,


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THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONTALIESIN WEST SCOTTSDALE. ARIZONA 85252

October 22, 1979

Mr. and Mrs. Paul HannaHoover Institution on War,

Revolution and PeaceStanford, CA 94305

Dear Jean and Paul:

This has been a difficult season so far: we arrived in Arizona in thehottest September on record, and we all caught some sort of cold that

lingered on and on, aided and abetted by the need for continual useof air-conditioning. Just as that was gripping I injured my back, andam powerless to do many things, even in the office and archives, that

I had planned for September and October. And then my father diedon the 14th October, suddenly and without any indication of ill healthwhatsoever. (In fact, at 82 he had just returned from four weeks in

China.)

Now I am busily at work on another Portfolio, this time to include theHoneycomb House. The deadline is the end of November for all theplates, texts, copyrights, etc. etc., and I will not be doing much else

until that date is past.

Usually sometime in the spring Mrs. Wright comes to San Francisco for

a two week visit, and that would be a good time for us to get together.I do know that at the current time we are not allowing any of theFrank Lloyd Wright letters to be published, intending to arrange for

their publication ourselves just as soon as more cataloguing gets done.Tafel published a few, and failed to include our copyrights, andJacobs published some, but with complete notices as required. Otherthan a few here and there, we want to keep the collection intact andhave it come out in one large series of volumes - 1887 to 1959. Youcan imagine the work that will be required for that sort of a publication

But it was good to hear from you, and when I get caught up a bit

more, I think we can have a few moments over the telephone to let

each other know what it is we wnat.

Love,

Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer

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790299

October 23, 1979

Mr. Morley BaerP.O. Box 2228

Monterey, CA 93940

Dear Morley:

We hope your surgery is over with, has been successful, andthat you are recuperating without too much discomfort.

Jean and I thoroughly enjoyed our time with you on the 14th.

I have tried to summarize what I thought were our agreements.If I have correctly recorded the agreements, I would appreciateit if you would sign one of the copies and return it to me.

If I have misinterpreted on any point, let me know, and I

will revise and send you a new copy for you to sign andreturn to me.

Cordially yours,


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October 23, 1979

Prof. Paul R. HannaHoover InstitutionStanford, California 94305

Dear Prof. Hanna:

Before going off on a short business trip Mr.Raeburn asked me to send you the enclosed alongwith his best wishes.

Sincerely,

790301

October 24, 1979

I phoned Phil Williams to ask when he was calling a conference onremodeling of Hanna-Honeycomb House apartment for a caretaker couple,(Phil had told me two weeks ago he was to call such a conferenceand asked that we participate.)

Phil told me today he set Friday, October 19, for such a conference.However, a few days prior to the 19th, he had instructions fromEd Shaw's office that no plans for this remodeling were to be under-taken. "Hold everything."

Phil was sorry he had not let us know of this reversal of plans toldto us by Shaw in August. Phil had assumed that we had been told byProvost's office of change of plans. Phil said he would inquire andlet us know the background.

PRH

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THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

October 24, 1979

Paul R. Hannac/o Hoover Institution

on War, Revolution and PeaceStanford, CA 94305

Dear Dr. Hanna:

Further to Karl Kamrath's letter of which you got a copy, wewould be delighted to let you quote a part or all of the letter

addressed to you some years ago in your forthcoming book onFrank Lloyd Wright.

Please let us know if we can help you further.

Sincerely,

971*^ Wm*Maria Murray, Hon. AIA

Director, Awards Programs

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790303 10-24,-14Historic 'louse

Association of America **.' •';

Decatur House1600 H Street, N.W. • Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Member:

The Historic House Association of America plans to recognize thosemembers "who are preserving their own historic properties and to honorthem for their personal contributions to historic preservation in theUnited States.

I am pleased to report to you that the Board of Directors of theHistoric House Association of America has approved the establishment ofan HHAA "Owners Group" to recognize members who are preserving and re-storing their own historic houses and other properties. The Board hasapproved the presentation of certificates which will be given to thosemembers who meet necessary criteria for inclusion in the Owners Group.

If you would like to be included in the Owners Group , we ask thatyou send to our office , if you have not done so already

,photographs and/

or slides of your property, an indication of the property's architecturaland historic interest or a survey form, in order that HHAA might evaluateits qualifications. The HHAA criteria for a building to be termed'historic' is that the property is 50 years old or more of age and ithas architectural or historical or cultural significance.

Properties that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on theNational Register of Historic Places , Historic American BuildingsSurvey, or on a state register, are automatically eligible. Otherhistoric properties will be carefully considered by the association. If

you have already sent in this information to us , we ask that you let usknow of your interest in being included in the Owners Group. We didmake the first public presentation of the certificates at the annual

conference of the association in Asheville, North Carolina in May 1979.

If you have any questions about the Owners Group, or the criteria

for inclusion, please do not hesitate to telephone me. I am looking forward

to hearing from you and receiving photographs and documentation concerning

your historic property.

Sincerely

,

/, James C. Massey(/ Executive Director

Chairman: Mr William A V Cecil, Abbeville, NO. Vice Chairman: Mrs Joseph Prendergast, Aldie. VA. Treasurer: Mr. E MacCregor Str.mss, Newport, RI,Secretary: Mr. J. Reid Williamson, Jr., Indianapolis, IN. Executive Director: Mr. lames C. Massey, Washington. D C . Directors: Mrs S Henry Edmunds,Charleston, SC; Colonel Robert F. Evans, USA, IRet), Washington, D C , Mrs John Timberlake Gibson, Aurora, IN. Mrs Robert Crcirf, Princeton. Nf. MrJohn Wesley Jones, Flat Rock, NC : Mr. F. Clason Kyle, Columbus, GA. Mr. Randell Makinson, Pasadena. CA; Mr. |ohn Matthews, Little Rock, AR; MrsIrvin Abell, Jr., Louisville, KY : Mr. Wynant D. Vanderpool, AJA, Washington. DC. Mr. Neil St John Raymond, Boston. MA: Mrs Hunter R Rawlings, III,

Boulder. CO. Dr. Roger W Moss, Jr., Philadelphia. PA-. Dr Stanley M. Mahan, Jr., Montevallo. AL. Ex Officio: Mr Douglas P Wheeler, Washington. 6 C ..'

(Representing the National Trust for Historic Preservation!

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Decatur House, 1600 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006

James C. Massey, Executive Director

October 26, 1979

Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Hanna20 Mitchell PlaceStanford, California 94305

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Hanna:

We have received your renewal for membership in the HistoricHouse Association of America for one more year. Thank you foryour continued support of our work to aid and assist privateowners of historic properties in the United States. Enclosed youwill find your copy of A Primer: Preservation For the PropertyOwner which we hope you will find useful.

Plans for the association for the coming year are wellunderway. We especially hope you will be able to attend oursecond annual preservation conference in Princeton, May 9-11.Details will follow in Historic Houses.

Sincerely,

fames C. MasseyExecutive Director

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October 29, 1979

9:00 a.m.

I phoned Marlene Wine, Provost's Office, to inquire about the Savilleorgan—where it is housed and who is in charge of it.

2:30 p.m.

Marlene Wine phoned to say that the organ is now in the Practice Roomof Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Professor Herbert Nanney is in charge of

its upkeep and use. We are encouraged to phone Nanney and ask him to

show us where the organ is kept, how it is used, etc.

790308

October 30, 1979

Mr. Morley Baer

P.O. Box 2228

Monterey, CA 93940

Dear Morley:

We should have put the (£)-on the copyright

line. Thank you for calling this to our

attention.

Keep improving your health.

Cordially,


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Educational ServicesOctober 30, 1979

Mr. Masami TanigawaFrank Lloyd Wright AssociationSETA 4 - 7 - 11 - 107 SetagayaTokyo 158

JAPAN

Dear Mr. Tanigawa,

We regret that we will be unable to grant your request for

a visit to the Hanna-Honeycomb House on November 17 at 10:30.

This house is used as a private residence and is the only housedesigned by Wright that is open to the public on a regular basis.

The guidelines established by Stanford University state thatrequests for exceptions as to hours or dates for tours cannot be

granted. The tours are given on the second and fourth Thursdaysof the month at 2:00, 2:15 and 2:30 p.m. Each tour is limited

to ten adults. There is no charge for the tour. Advance reser-

vations are necessary and can be made by contacting the officeof Educational Services at the Stanford Museum. The tours of

the Hanna-Honeycomb House are very popular and as of this writing

the tours are reserved through January, 1980.

Again, I regret that we are unable to grant your request.

It would give us great pleasure to conduct a tour for your

distinguished association which has a serious interest and con-

siderable knowledge of Wright's architecture. I suggest that

you write us for reservations several months in advance before

your next Wright tour in the United States.

S i ncereI y,

Linda L. Northway

cc: Dr. Paul Hanna

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790310Office of the Executive Editor

October 30, 1979

Mr. Paul R. HannaHoover InstitutionStanford University-

Stanford, California 9^305

Dear Mr. Hanna:

I have combed our files from January 19&3 and

cannot locate the photographs you requested.

Elizabeth Gordon (Mrs. Carl Norcross) can be

reached at the following address:

Route # 1, FrederickAdamstown, Maryland 21710

Tel: (301) 87^-2122

I hope that she can be of help.

Sincerely,

Kjy+JJb*~ _ (jJjr^-

Cynthia WeberEditorial Assistant

717 Fifth Avenue

New York, N.Y. 10022

(212) 935-5900

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL IS A PUBLICATION OF HEARST MAGAZINES, A DIVISION OF THE HEARST CORPORATION

'90311

601 Baylor StreetPacific Palisades, California 9027230 October 1979

(213) 454-6738 (unlisted)

Mr. Paul R. Hanna20 Mitchell PlaceStanford, California 94305

Oear Mr. Hanna

I am sorry so much time elapsed before I wrote to you, butI do not want you to interpret the delay as indifference onmy part. I was under some pressure in the past few weekspreparing a speech which I delivered last Friday to a

meeting of the College Art Association in Phoenix. Now thatthat's behind me, I can concentrate on other matters.

I shall naturally be very pleased to learn of additionalcitations for the next edition of the bibliography. Typingeach one on a card can be an enormous task, and it is verygenerous of you to offer.

I am not overly confident of my ability to assign authorshipto the article on your house but at least am glad to have anopportunity to read it.

Sincerely

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October 30, 1979

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Mr. John EngsteadRoute One125 Papana PlaceLahainaMaui, HI 96761

Dear Mr. Engstead:

It was a pleasure to talk to you by phone. We are delighted to

know you are well and living in beautiful Maui.

We are pleased to have your permission to use photographs you tookof our Frank Lloyd Wright house in 1962 for House Beautiful . Thereare 11 black and white and 3 colored published in House Beautiful—and your files may have other negatives which would permit us to

use "unused" prints in our forthcoming book entitled A Clients '

Report on Frank Lloyd Wright . We will work with Ms. Watkins to

obtain prints. You are most generous to permit use of these printswithout charge but I wish to pay the cost of having prints made.

By way of legally confirming your permission, I am placing a paragraphat the bottom of this letter. Please sign one copy and return it to me

Cordially,


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Enclosure

cc: Ms. Watkins

I, John Engstead, hereby grant permission to use photos I took of yourHanna-Honeycomb House in 1962 in your new book. Please give me a creditline as follows:

Photograph by John Engstead

John Engstead Date

?90313October 31, 1979

Miss Maria Murray, Hon. AIADirector, Awards Programs

The American Institute of Architects1735 New York Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

Dear Miss Murray:

Thank you for your letter of October 24, 1979,

Mr. Hanna is pleased that he can quote a partor all of Karl Kamrath's letter in A Clients'Report on Frank Lloyd Wright .

If he needs further assistance, he willcertainly contact you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Patricia E. Preston, CPSSecretary to Mr. Hanna

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