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Descriptive Summary Title: Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph Archives Date (inclusive): 1940-1979 Collection number: 1325 Creator: Mittler, Elliot Extent: 62 boxes (31.0 linear ft.) Abstract: Welton Davis Becket (1902- ) was a Los Angeles based architect with Becket, Wurdeman, and Plummer (later renamed Welton Becket and Associates) - one of the largest firms in Los Angeles with building credits throughout the world. He also served as the Master Planner and Supervising Architect for UCLA from 1949 to 1969. After Becket's death, the firm continued under the same name, directed by his nephew, MacDonald Becket. Around 1985, the firm was acquired by Ellerbe Incorporated to become Ellerbe Becket. The collection consists of photographs related to the work of the Welton Becket & Associates architectural firm. Most of the photographs represent projects in and around the Los Angeles area and include examples of both residential and commercial buildings with interior and exterior views. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Photographs by Julius Shulman may not be copied. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Elliot Mittler, 1982, 1983. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph Archives (Collection Number 1325). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Biography Welton Davis Becket was born in Seattle, Washington, on August 8, 1902; BA, Architecture, University of Washington, (1927), with one year of graduate study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau, France, (1928); partnered with Walter Wurdeman and Charles Plummer under the name Becket, Wurdeman, and Plummer in 1933; following Plummer's death in 1939 and Wurdeman's death in 1949, Becket continued the firm as Welton Becket and Associates, serving as President (1949-68) and Chairman of the Board (1968) until his death in 1969; served as Master Planner and Supervising Architect, UCLA, 1949-69; Becket's philosophy of total design, embracing all requirements demanded of architectural design, became integral to the firm; the firm's designs are not identified with a particular style, but are individual to each client; the firm was one of the largest firms in Los Angeles with building credits throughout the world, including: Pan Pacific Auditorium (with Wurdeman, 1934), Beverly Hilton Hotel (1955), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Music Center (1964), Gulf Life Tower, Florida (1967), Xerox Square, New York (1968), several Bullock's Department Stores in California (1951-77), and various UCLA campus structures (1958-70); after Becket's death, the firm continued under the same name, directed by his nephew, MacDonald Becket; around 1985, the firm was acquired by Ellerbe Incorporated to become Ellerbe Becket. Scope and Content Collection consists of photographs related to the work of the Welton Becket & Associates architectural firm. Most of the photographs represent projects in and around the Los Angeles area. Includes examples of both residential and commercial buildings with interior and exterior views. Architectural photographers whose works are represented in this collection are: Glen Allison, Orlando R. Cabanban, Fred S. Carr, Louis Checkman, Robert C. Cleveland, Gerbert Bruce Cross, Fred Daly, Philip Fein, Eddie Hoff, Richard K. Koch, Balthazar Korab, Nathaniel Lieberman, Joseph W. Moliter, Rondal Partridge, Marvin Rand, Gerald Ratto, Otto Rothschild, Ben Schnall, Gordon H. Schneck, Julius Shulman, Douglas Simmonds, Delmar Watson, Todd A. Watts, and Dick Wittington. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Finding Aid for the Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph Archives, 1... 1325 2
Subjects Mittler, Elliot. Welton Becket and Associates. Architectural photography. Architecture--Photographs. Architectural Firms--California--Los Angeles. Genres and Forms of Material Photographs. Box 1, Folder 1 A.C Nielsen Company 1971-1973 Finding Aid for the Elliot Mittler collection of Welton Becket and Associates Photograph Archives, 1... Photographer: Orlando R. Cabanban Scope and Content Note Photographs- 17, Renderings- 1, Floor Plans- 4, Site Plans- 1. Box 1, Folder 2 Abbey Rents. Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1955 Photographer: Douglas M. Simmonds Scope and Content Note Photographs- 3. Box 1, Folder 3 Academy of Health Sciences. Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. 1973 Scope and Content Note Photographs- 2, Site Plans- 1. Box 1, Folder 4 Aerospace Education Center, Air Force Academy. Colorado Springs, Colo. ca. 1974 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 5 Aetna Life Building. San Francisco, Calif. 1969 Photographer: Rondal Partridge, Balthazar Korab Scope and Content Note Photographs- 17, Floor Plans- 4, Sections- 1, Site Plans- 1, Negatives- 1. Box 1, Folder 6 AGFA- Gevart Building, Century Park Plaza. Century City, Los Angeles, Calif. ca. 1972 Photographer: Glen Allison Scope and Content Note Photographs- 8. Box 1, Folder 7 A.G. Hill Mesa Development. Colorado Springs, Colo. ca. 1955 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 8 Air Vietnam Hotel, Air Terminal Complex. Saigon, South Vietnam. 1967 Apr 17 Scope and Content Note Renderings- 1. Box 1, Folder 9 Airport-Marina Hotel. Westchester, Calif. 1958-1963 Photographer: Dean Vannice Scope and Content Note Photographs- 10, Renderings- 1. 1325 3
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