urn:taro:utexas.aaa.00122 The Charles W. Moore Archives: Faculty papers, 1950-1992 The University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas Libraries. Alexander Architectural Archive. April 2012 Edited in XmetaL 3.0 by Tiffany Criswell, according to instructions in Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids with XMetaL. Collection Summary Moore, Charles Willard, 1925-1993 The Charles W. Moore Archives: Faculty papers 1950-1992 CWM Accession numbers: 1990018, 1997001 + addenda, 1997002, 1998016, 1999003, 1999011, 2000001, 2000006, 2000011, 2000020, 2000024, 2000030, 2000039, 2001005, 2001011, 2001018, 2002017, 2004007, 2007039, 2008009, 2009014 9.3 lin. ft. (22 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box) manuscript material, 28 black and white photographs,10 black and white contact prints, 2 color photographs, 35 mm black and white negatives Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. Faculty papers is part of the larger Charles W. Moore Archives. Papers provide extensive insight into the design and teaching philosophies of one of the most prominent architects of the twentieth century. The materials that make up the Faculty papers span Moore's academic life, dating from 1950 to 1992, with the bulk of the records dating from 1965 to 1990. Types of documents found in the series include administrative records, correspondence, course materials, students' work, reference and research materials, and letters of recommendation. These documents address aspects of Moore's academic career at Princeton University; University of Utah; University of California, Berkeley and Los Angeles; Yale University; and University of Texas at Austin. Biographical Sketch of Charles Willard Moore (1925-1993)

Charles Willard Moore was a renowned architect, writer, teacher, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and a winner of the AIA Gold Medal. His use of graphics, color theory, and non-traditional materials made him a leader in the development of postmodern architecture, in company with Michael Graves and Robert Venturi. Two of his most prominent projects are Sea Ranch and Piazza d'Italia. Moore taught at six universities during his career while simultaneously maintaining his architectural practice.

Moore was born on October 31, 1925, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and enrolled in the University of Michigan School of Architecture at the age of 16. He began his teaching career at the University of Utah in 1950. The architecture program at Utah was in its founding stages when Moore joined the faculty, and this provided him with the opportunity to develop an innovative curriculum in architectural history, incorporating his own travel experiences and views on the role of architecture in society.

In 1954, Moore entered the PhD program in architecture at Princeton where he studied with Enrico Peressutti and Louis Kahn. After his graduation in 1957, Moore spent an additional year at Princeton as a teaching assistant before moving to Berkeley, where he served as an Associate Professor and Department Chairman at the University of California. While in Berkeley, Moore and three others co-founded the grassroots architectural firm Moore Lyndon Turnbull Whitaker (MLTW).

Moore incited change in Yale’s architecture department when he became Chairman in 1965. He eliminated the traditional jury presentations, which often created an adversarial relationship between students and professors. He also captured the rising social consciousness of the students in the newly-founded masters programs in environmental design and in the Yale Building Program. The Yale Building Program provided opportunities for students to build community centers, clinics, and affordable housing in impoverished communities, directly connecting architecture to social activism.

In 1975, Moore became a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles. His interest in collaboration and cultivating student confidence was exemplified through his architectural firm, Urban Innovations Group. The firm worked with the school to provide a space where students were able to actively participate in the design development and construction monitoring of current projects.

Moore moved to Austin in 1985 for his final teaching position, holding the O'Neil Ford Chair of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1991 he was awarded the Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education and the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for the scope and importance of his contributions to architecture. Moore died in Austin, Texas, on December 16th, 1993.

 Scope and Content of the collection

Faculty papers is part of the larger Charles W. Moore Archives. It provides extensive insight into the design and teaching philosophies of one of the most prominent architects of the twentieth century. The materials that make up the Faculty papers span Moore's academic life, dating from 1950 to 1992, with the bulk of the records dating from 1965 to 1990. Types of documents found in the series include administrative records, correspondence, course materials, student's work, reference and research materials, and letters of recommendation. These documents address aspects of Moore's academic career at Princeton University; University of Utah; University of California, Berkeley and Los Angeles; Yale University; and University of Texas at Austin.

Moore's role as a professor is best illustrated by the course materials found within the faculty series. Handwritten lecture notes, class handouts and syllabi reveal the great span of architectural topics Moore taught throughout his career. His papers show his teaching style as outward-focused and collaborative. Moore presented his students with an eclectic array of styles and traditions and brought in guest lecturers to expose his students to broader trends in architecture. He often arranged class field trips to sites of architectural interest. His academic influence can also be seen in the students' work within the collection, as Moore served as a thesis advisor for a number of master's degree candidates. Topics covered by the masters theses range from studies of popular architectural themes in El Salvador to designs for a revitalization project in York, England.

The memos and letters created and received by Moore illuminate the more organizational aspects of Moore's academic life, particularly in his administrative roles as department chair at University of California, Berkeley and as dean of the School of Architecture at Yale University. He was active in developing departmental agendas, arranging conferences, and hiring new faculty members. In addition, much of Moore's correspondence from his tenure at Berkeley documents his attempts to establish a graduate program in Building Technology, an effort to which he was dedicated but which was ultimately unsuccessful. In 1967, while at Yale, Moore was instrumental in arranging with the Centro Interamericano de Vivienda y Planificacion Program (CINVA) a visitation program for a group of Colombian architectural professors from the University of the Andes, which allowed for the exchange of cultural and architectural ideas.

The Letters of Recommendation section, made up of letters written by Charles Moore throughout his academic career, contains valuable information about Moore. His connections with students are clearly documented in this large body of material, as are his close working relationships with junior faculty members, graduate assistants, and others. In addition, the letters trace Moore's growing importance in the world of architecture throughout his academic career, as the power of his endorsement becomes increasingly evident.

Arrangement

Faculty papers are divided into eight subseries. The first six subseries are arranged by Moore's academic appointments: University of Utah; Princeton University; University of California, Berkeley; Yale University; University of California, Los Angeles; and University of Texas at Austin. Within each of these subseries, there are adminstrative records, course materials, and students' work. The Research and Reference Notes subseries includes notes, sketches, and articles relating to architectural topics. The last subseries consists of Letters of Recommendation. Part of the letters are housed and arranged as Moore had them in binders labeled 1968-1970; the other letters are arranged chronologically.

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 Preferred Citation

The Charles W. Moore Archives: Faculty papers, Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

 Processing Information

Paper processed by: Ian Collins, Shannon Hildenbrand, Meagan Samuelson, and Mary Wegmann, INF389R - Introduction to Archival Enterprise I, Spring 2011; Donna Coates, Kathryn Pierce, and Tiffany Criswell, Spring 2012

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Creators (persons): Moore, Charles Willard, 1925-1992 Subjects: University of Texas at Austin--School of Architecture Document types: Faculty papers Student works Related Material

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University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture Development Records, Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.

University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture Archives , Alexander Architectural Archive, (1911-2002; bulk 1960-1992), University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.

Charles Willard Moore papers, 1915-1985, (bulk 1960-1985), Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Guide to the Centerbrook Architects and Planners Records (MS 1844). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Moore, Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners, Santa Monica, California.

William Turnbull/ MLTW collection. University of California Berkeley, Environmental Design Archives.

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 A: University of Utah, 1949-1952 (.25 lin. ft. manuscript material)

The University of Utah subseries covers Moore's early career as an assistant professor. Moore taught at University of Utah from 1949 to 1957, but our records contain records only for the years 1949 to 1952. The correspondence, ordered chronologically, includes documentation about a European expedition undertaken by the young architect (a trip which resulted in a large architectural slide collection), the circumstances surrounding his return to the army, and his daily practices as an academic. The Course Materials section of this series contains Moore's hand-written notes for lectures and classes taught during this period. Charles W. Moore kept the course materials in small binders along with personal notes, sketches, and inserts. Class notes, assignments, and exams are also included.

 A1: Administrative and Financial Records C1 Correspondence, 1949-1952 C1 Correspondence, European trip/slide collection, 1949-1952 C1 Correspondence, Roger Bailey letter of recommendation for Charles Moore, 1950 C1 Correspondence, Moore's military service, 1951-1952 C1 Financial records, 1951-1952 A2: Course Materials C1 Course materials, Architecture 101, 102, and 103, 1950-1952 C1 Course materials, Architecture 121 and 122, 1950-1952 C1 Course materials, Architecture 122, 170, and 200, 1951-1952 B: Princeton University, 1956-1959, undated (.17 lin. ft. manuscript material)

The Princeton University series includes manuscript, printed material, drawing, correspondence, course materials and students' work documenting Moore's work as an Assistant Professor at the Princeton University School of Architecture. Course materials include pamphlets, postcards, maps, correspondence and research materials from Moore's binders.

 B1: Administrative Records C1 Correspondence and memoranda, 1956-1959, undated 1 Financial records, 1951 B2: Course Materials and Students' Work C1 Binder: Course material, 1955-1959 (3 folders) C2 Course material including students' work, 1958, undated C2 William H. Young senior thesis, 1958 C: University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1965 (1.7 lin. ft., 5 black and white photographs)

The material from Charles Moore's tenure at Berkeley dates from 1957 to 1965, and includes papers relating to his professorial duties as well as his commitments as Chairman of the Architecture Department, a position he held from 1962-1965. Administrative Records include correspondence, memos and information on the curriculum, structure and faculty of the department, organized chronologically. Notable materials include correspondence documenting Moore's search for new faculty members from 1963 to 1964. Course Materials make up the bulk of the Berkeley papers. These records include syllabi, class signments, sketches, drawings, and personal notes. Students' work includes masters theses and class assignments. Moore's involvement in Faculty Committees includes material on the proposed creation of a joint Master's program in Building Technology between the Department of Architecture and the Department of Civil Engineering. Included is an article on architectural education co-authored by Charles Moore.

 C1: Administrative Records, 1957-1966, undated C2 Correspondence and memoranda, 1959-1961 C2 Correspondence and memoranda, 1962-1963 C2 Correspondence and memoranda, 1964 C2 Correspondence and memoranda, 1965 C2 Correspondence and memoranda, 1966 C3 Correspondence and memoranda, undated C3 Correspondence with William Wurster, 1957-1964 C3 Correspondence, search for new professor, 1963-1964 C3 Financial records, 1964, undated C3 Building and research committee memoranda and notes, 1958-1960 C2: Course Materials, 1958-1965, undated C3 Binder: Architecture 1N - 4N, 1960 (2 folders) C3 Architecture 1N, 2N, and 4N, 1960-1961 C3 Landscape Architecture 100, 1963-1964 C3 Architecture 101, 1959, 1960, 1964 C3 Architecture 101, 102, and 103, 1964 C3 Architecture 102, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, undated C4 Architecture 107, 1962 C4 Architecture 121, 1958-1962, undated C4 Architecture 122, 1958, 1960, 1961, undated C4 Architecture 126, 1961-1964, undated (includes 5 black and white photographs) C4 Architecture 128, 1962, 1963, 1965 C4 Architecture 128, undated C5 Architecture 133, 1964, undated C5 Architecture 198, 1966 C5 Course materials, 1959-1965 C5 City Planning Laboratory 100L, 1960, 1962, 1963 C5 Housing Migratory Farm Labor Families Project, 1963-1965 C3: Faculty Committees, 1957-1964, undated C5 Instructional and curricular material, 1957-1964 C5 Graduate Studies Committee, 1964, 1965, undated C4: Writings, 1963 C5 "Graduate Programs: The University of California" by Joseph Esherick, Sami Hassid, and Charles Moore, reprinted from the September 1963 Journal of the American Institute of Architects C5: Students' Work, 1959-1982, undated C5 "Creativity," A symposium of papers produced in Professor Eshrick's 198 course, 1962-1963 C5 Student papers, Architecture 103, 1964 C5 Student papers, Architecture 108, 1964 C5 Student papers, Architecture 128, 1962, 1965 C5 Student papers, Architecture 198, 1963, 1965 C5 Edward Blair Allen, thesis, 1962 C5 Val Charn, student paper, 1962 C6 Binder: Richard James Chylinski, thesis, 1962 (2 folders) C6 Susan Elizabeth Haviland, thesis, 1982 C6 J.B. Ward Perkins, student paper, undated C23 Hildegard Richardson, thesis, 1977 C6 Joseph Cho Wang, thesis, 1959 C23 Allison Grace Williams, thesis, 1972 C23 First year design students class semester project, designing Third College at the University of California, San Diego, 1974, (2 copies) D: Yale University, 1959-1984, undated (1.08 lin. ft., 10 black and white contact sheets, 35 mm negatives)

The Yale subseries depicts Moore's time as both a professor and as Dean of the School of Architecture. Administrative papers and correspondence are arranged chronologically and illustrate Moore's daily duties, his financial records, his work with the Centro Interamericano de Vivienda y Planificacion Program (CINVA), an exchange program with the University of the Andes. The Committee papers depict Moore's involvement in the creation of an art library and his efforts to enhance the Yale graduate program. Course materials have been arranged by course and project, including a specialized class on the Bauhaus school of design and architecture. Students' Work, while less expansive than other sub-subseries, offers a written and photographic record of what Moore's students were producing during this period.

 D1: Administrative Records, 1964-1967 C6 Correspondence, 1964-1965 C6 Correspondence, Charles Moore's appointment to Yale, 1965 C6 Correspondence, Aldo van Eyck, 1965-1968 C6 Correspondence, University of the Andes Exchange Program (CINVA), 1965-1968 C6 Report of the School of Architecture of the University of the Andes (in Spanish), undated C6 Report of the School of Architecture of the University of the Andes, Ninth National Congress of Architecture, undated C6 Correspondence, University of the Andes group visit, 1967 C7 Correspondence, 1966 C7 Correspondence, 1967-1968 C7 Correspondence, Fellows party, 1967 C7 Correspondence, 1969-1974 C7 Correspondence and printed material, 1977-1978, undated C7 Departmental expenses, 1967 C7 Budgets (faculty salaries), 1964-1967 C7 Faculty evaluations, undated D2: Course Materials, 1959-1973, undated C7 Course materials, 1959-1960 C7 Course materials, 1961-1963 C7 Course materials, 1964-1967 C7 Course materials, 1973, undated D3: Faculty Committees, 1965-1969 C8 Advisory Committee on Educational Films, 1966-1968 C8 Library committee, 1965-1968, undated C8 Committee reports and notes, 1965-1969, undated D4: Students' Works, 1966-1978, undated C8 Fresh Air Fund camp facility in Dutchess County, New York, 1966-1967 C8 Faculty and student project, neighborhood facilities grant proposal for Lower Grassy and Trace Branch Community Center in Whitesburg, Kentucky, 1968 C8 Bauhaus seminar, 1970 C8 T. Jeffery Clarke, student paper, 1976 C8 Binder: Paul Goldberger, student paper, 1972 C8 George Henry Johnson, student paper for Architecture 123, undated C8 Robert H. Kuehn, Jr., thesis proposal, 1968 C8 John Marshall, student program of study and resume, circa 1967 C8 Armen Odabashian, final exam, 1971 C8 Unidentified student's work, undated C8 Unidentified students' work, photographic material (negatives and negative copies), undated E: University of California, Los Angeles, 1975-1989, undated (.75 lin. ft., 18 black and white photographs, 2 35 mm negatives)

The University of California, Los Angeles subseries contains correspondence, printed materials, creative works, handwritten notes and photographic material, created and gathered by Charles Moore while teaching at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning. The Administrative Records and the materials on Faculty Committees, organized by year from 1975 to 1989, document Moore's daily duties at the university. Of particular interest are the items of correspondence which highlight Moore's successful efforts to raise funds for the creation of the Edgardo Contini Lecture Series. Students' work includes short class papers, studio assignments, and thesis proposals.

 E1: Administrative Records, 1975-1989, undated C9 Correspondence, 1975-1983 C9 Correspondence, 1984 C9 Correspondence, 1985-1989 C9 Correspondence, undated E2: : Course Materials, 1980-1988, undated C9 Course materials, 1984-1987, undated C9 Frankfurt competition, M.Arch II students, Spring 1980 (6 black and white photographs) C9 Arch 401-404, 1985-1986 C9 Arch 289, Fall 1984, Spring 1986 C9 Arch 444, Spring 1986 C9 Studio 415, 1988 E3: Faculty Committees, 1984-1985, undated C9 M.Arch 1 curriculum, 1984-1985, undated E4: : Students' Work, 1976-1986, undated C9 Papers and reports, undated C10 AUP 289, Southern California Architecture, Fall 1983 [short papers] C10 Randolph Barlos, thesis project, undated C10 John Barton, undated C10 Carol R. Fisher, thesis project, 1986 C10 Terry Weissman Knight, abstracts, 1980-1983 C10 Mordoch, Arch 499, 1976 (inxcluding 10 black and white prints) C10 Akira Oshima, thesis, 1980 C10 Nasser Rabbat, thesis, 1984 C10 Donna Vaccarino, studio assignment, 1979 (including 2 black and white photographs and 2 35 mm negatives) C10 Frank Michael Wester, thesis, 1977 F: University of Texas at Austin, 1983-1992, undated (3.08 lin. ft., 2 color photographs)

The University of Texas at Austin subseries makes up a large part of the Faculty series. The Administrative Records subseries demonstrates Moore's daily life as professor and the O'Neil Ford Centennial Chair in Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture (UTSOA). It is composed of memos, reports, official and personal correspondence related to his teaching, and university and departmental communications. Throughout the Administrative Papers are letters and application materials from prospective students around the world requesting admittance into the Charles W. Moore program. This portion of the materials is arranged chronologically. The Faculty Committees portion contains material pertaining to Moore's service on two committees during his time at the university (the Budget Council and the Graduate Study committees). Each or these groupings is arranged chronologically. The Course Materials section contains material from a variety of courses that Moore taught at the UTSOA. The Students' Work subseries contains papers, theses, and dissertations written by Moore's students.

 F1: Administrative records, 1983-1992, undated C10 Correspondence and memoranda, 1983-1984 C10 Correspondence and memoranda, 1985 C11 Correspondence and memoranda, January-May 1986 C11 Correspondence and memoranda, June-December 1986 C11 Correspondence and memoranda, 1987 C11 Correspondence and memoranda, 1988 C11 Correspondence and memoranda, January-August 1989 C11 Correspondence and memoranda, September-December 1989 C12 Correspondence and memoranda, January-May 1990 C12 Correspondence and memoranda, June-August 1990 C12 Correspondence and memoranda, September-December 1990 C12 Correspondence and memoranda, January-February 1991 C12 Correspondence and memoranda, March-May 1991 C12 Correspondence and memoranda, June-August 1991 C12 Correspondence and memoranda, September-December 1991 C12 Correspondence and memoranda, January-August 1992 C13 Correspondence and memoranda, September-December 1992 C13 Correspondence and memoranda, undated C13 Calendars, 1988-1991 C13 UTSOA roster of faculty and staff, 1984-1991 C13 Substantive Program Request: Proposal for a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, 1988-1990 C13 Financial records, 1985-1992 C13 Writings on UT and Austin, 1980-1984 F2: Faculty Committees, 1986-1993, undated C13 General Faculty, Faculty Senate, University Council, documents and proceedings, 1986-1993 C13 Budget Council, 1986-1988 C14 Budget Council, 1989-1992 C14 Graduate Studies Committee, 1984-1992, undated C14 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1990, undated C14 Landscape Architecture Advisory Board (University of Southern California School of Architecture), 1989-1990 F3: Presentations, 1990, 1992 C14 Introduction for Ricardo Legorreta, presentation notes, October 24, 1990 C14 Dwelling Symposium, Center for American Architecture and Design, University of Texas at Austin, April 2-3, 1992 F4: Course Materials, 1984-1993 C14 Class rosters, Fall 1984-Fall 1992 C14 Calendar, November 1989-December 1990 C14 Course materials binder, 1986-1988 C14 Teaching and research notes, 1984-1991, undated C14 Course materials and notes, 1988-1993, undated C14 ARC 380 Design Theory, 1986-1989, undated C14 ARC 380 Design Theory, student papers and exams, Spring 1986 C14 ARC 380 Design Theory, student papers, Spring 1987 (1 color photograph) C15 ARC 386M Design Theory [post professional seminar], 1989-1991 C15 ARC 696 Advanced Architectural Design, 1992 C15 ARC 697 Designs for the 1992 Chicago World's Fair, Fall 1987, Fall 1988, Fall 1989 C15 ARC 697 Research Topics for Mexico (San Miguel de Allende), Fall 1988 C15 ARC 697 ("Take Part" Community Design Project), Fall 1990 C15 Post Professional Architecture and Urban Design Studio, 1985-1992 F5: Students' Work C15 Student exhibition, 1986 C15 Student interviews with Charles Moore, undated C15 Topics for Mexico (ARC 697), students papers, Fall 1988 C15 Allison H. Anderson, thesis, 1989 C15 John Matthew Anderson, thesis, 1989 C15 Derek Barcinski, thesis proposal, 1990 C15 Andrew W. Barnard, thesis, 1988 C15 W.C. Bedell, Jr., student paper, 1988 C16 Brian John Black, student paper, 1986 C16 Bonnie Bridges, thesis, 1989 C16 Oscar Cardena, thesis draft, 1986 C16 Sybil R. Case, student paper, 1986 C16 Shang-Peng Oliver Chen, thesis, 1991 C16 Yew-Kee Cheong, thesis, 1989 C16 Tzuai Alvin Chou, thesis, 1990 C16 Lee Cox, student paper, 1985 C16 Ann Cuthbertson, student paper, 1987 C16 Mohammad H. Dabbagh, thesis proposal, 1990 C16 Peter Dixon, student paper, 1986 C16 Lucia Maria Dunin-Borkowski, thesis, 1991 C16 Harold C. Fleming, student paper, undated C16 Vicki Friberg, thesis, 1992 C16 Birgit Gose, student paper, 1986 C16 Rajesh Gulati, thesis, 1990 C16 Michael Harper, student paper, undated C16 Robert Harris, thesis, 1992 C16 W.O. Harrod, student paper, undated (1 color photograph) C16 Kenneth Geoffery Haskin, student paper, 1986 C16 Chen-Hsin Hsiao, thesis, 1995 C16 John C. Jackson, thesis, 1992 C16 Joseph John, thesis, 1989 C16 Tony Joseph, thesis, 1989 C16 Koo-Sung Jung, thesis 1990 C23 Craig Knebel, student project, 1984 C16 Reed Kroloff, student paper, 1986 C16 Katherine A. Liapi, thesis, 1989 C16 Jamie Lofgren, thesis, 1987 C16 John Loneragan, student paper, undated C17 David Randall Maxwell, thesis proposal, 1987 C17 Lee Maxwell, thesis proposal, 1988 C17 Phillip Gunn Mead, thesis, 1991 C17 Stephan Meyer-Brehm, student paper, 1986 C17 Nailashamsi, thesis draft, 1991 C17 Richard K. Pate, student paper, 1986 C17 K.N. Rajalakshmi, student paper, undated C17 Manju Rao, thesis, 1997 C17 Steve Ross, student paper, 1988 C17 Elizabeth Ann Salaiz, thesis, 1988 C17 Sandhya Savant, thesis, 1991 C17 James Stryker Sessions, thesis, 1989 C23 Charles Edgar Sims, thesis, 1989 C18 Melita Tuschinski, student paper, 1986 C18 Robert E. Veselka, thesis, 1993 C18 Larry Wheat, student paper, 1986 C18 Stephen W. Zagorski, thesis, 1991 C18 Ernesto Zamarripa, student paper, 1992 C18 Thesis proposals, 1990, undated G: Research and Reference Notes, 1956-1992, undated .7 lin. ft.

The Research and Reference Notes subseries is composed of notes, sketches, and articles relating to architectural topics that were assembled by Moore in the course of his academic life. The varied content of these records has been subdivided into two subseries: Articles and Reports and Graduate Programs and Curricula.

 G: Research and Reference Notes, 1956-1992, undated G1: Articles and Reports C18 Architectural education articles, 1989, undated C18 Richard S. Levine, Taghi Radmard, and others, articles on sustainable cities, 1992, undated C18 Souheir El-Mabsout, student paper for Linda Schele's ARH 347L: The Art and Architecture of Mesoamerica, 1989 C18 Laban Wingert; "Costilla, New Mexico, Plaza Rehabilitation and Development Program;" 1985, undated C18 Gwendolyn Wright and Janet Parks, editors. The History of History in American Schools of Architecture 1865-1975. New York, N.Y. : Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture and Princeton Architectural Press, c1990. [inscribed to Charles Moore, 1990] C18 Writings by Charles Moore's colleagues, 1981-1985, undated G2: Graduate Programs and Curricular Issues C19 Teaching assignments from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1975 C19 Teaching assignments from Harvard University, 1986-1992 C19 Newsletters and publications by schools of architecture, 1986-1990 C19 Graduate program information, 1986-1996 (3 folders) C19 Graduate program information, 1986-1996 (continued) H: Letters of Recommendation, 1950-1992, undated 1.25 lin. ft.

Materials include correspondence, forms, CVs and printed material relating to letters of recommendation written by Moore from 1952 to 1992. Letter arranged alphabetically were found in binders. The remainder of the letters are arranged chronologically. This subseries include letters Moore wrote, colleagues' requests for faculty suggestions, thank-you notes for recommendations, and correspondence related to other professional requests. There is significant material from 1988 concerning Joe Esherick's candidacy for the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.

 H: Letters of Recommendation, 1950-1992, undated C20 Letters of recommendation, A-K, 1968-1970 C20 Letters of recommendation, L-Z, 1968-1970 C20 Letters of recommendation, A-N, 1975-1978, 1980-1982, 1989 C20 Letters of recommendation, O-Z, 1975-1978, 1980-1982, 1989 C20 Letters of recommendation, 1952-1978 C20 Letters of recommendation, 1981-1985 C20 Letters of recommendation, 1986 C21 Letters of recommendation, 1987 C21 Letters of recommendation, 1988 (2 folders) C21 Letters of recommendation, 1989 (3 folders) C22 Letters of recommendation, 1990 (3 folders) C22 Letters of recommendation, 1991 (3 folders) C22 Letters of recommendation, 1992 C22 Letters of recommendation, undated