Robert Stacy-Judd was born in London, England on June 21, 1884. He attended Acton College, Regent Street Polytechnic Institute,
and the South Kensington Science and Art Institute in London, graduating in 1905. Stacy-Judd apprenticed under architect James
Thompson for four years. From 1906-1907, he was an architect with the surveying department for the Great Northern Railway
Company in London. From 1907-1908, he was the architect in charge of ground office construction for the Franco-British Expedition
in London. Between 1911 and 1922, Stacy-Judd traveled and worked in Minot, North Dakota as well as the Canadian province of
Alberta. In 1922, he made an exploratory trip to California and before the end of the year had moved and started an architecture
practice in Los Angeles. In 1923, he encountered the pre-Columbian architecture of Mexico and Central America through the
1841 book
Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan by John L. Stephens, which significantly influenced his architectural work. A year later, in 1924, Stacy-Judd finished the
Aztec Hotel in Monrovia, near Los Angeles, which was his first design in pre-Columbian revival. Other notable projects executed
by Robert Stacy-Judd include: the First Baptist Church in Ventura, California, the Philosophical Research Society Building
in Hollywood California, the Village of Krotona Institute of Theosophy in the Ojai Valley, and the Masonic Temple in North
Hollywood California. Stacy-Judd wrote and lectured on Mayan architecture, and during the depression embarked on a book project
concerning the lost City of Atlantis. Robert Stacy-Judd died in 1975.

Scope and Content Note

Robert Stacy-Judd papers span 85 linear feet and date from circa 1911 to circa 1975. The collection includes his unpublished
manuscript,
Autobiography of an architect and other writings, including those about Mayan culture; audio and moving image recordings, correspondence, research files, newspaper and magazine
clippings, building material samples, documentation of his student work and travel to South America, photographs, sketches,
architectural drawings and presentation boards for buildings in North Dakota and California.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Stacy-Judd, Robert, 1884-1975

Stacy-Judd, Robert, 1884-1975

Architect-designed decorative arts -- United States -- 20th century

Architects -- California

Architecture -- California -- 20th century

Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- Sources

Correspondence

Photographic prints

Prefabricated houses -- United States

Sketches

Specifications

Personal Papers I.
1911-1984

Physical Description:
2.796 Linear feet

Biographical Information A.
1926-1984

Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet

Box 1, Folder 1

Autobiography Drafts of Chapters, Miscellaneous

Box 1, Folder 2

Autobiography Notes

Box 1, Folder 3

Autobiography "Just as it Happened" with Alternate Titles, Ch. 1-10

Box 1, Folder 4

Autobiography "Just as it Happened" with Alternate Titles, Ch. 11-18

Box 1, Folder 5

Autobiography "Just as it Happened" with Alternate Titles, Ch. 19-28

Box 1, Folder 6

Autobiography "Just as it Happened" with Alternate Titles, Ch. 29-36

Box 1, Folder 7

Autobiography "Personal Pronoun" ch. 1-11

Box 1, Folder 8

Autobiography "Personal Pronoun" ch. 12-21

Box 1, Folder 9

Autobiography "Personal Pronoun" ch. 22-28

Box 1, Folder 10

Autobiography "Personal Pronoun" ch. 29-37

Box 1, Folder 11

Autobiography "Tommorrow was Yesterday" ch. 1-101965

Box 1, Folder 12

Autobiography "Tommorrow was Yesterday" ch. 11-191965

Box 1, Folder 13

Autobiography "Tommorrow was Yesterday" ch. 20-291965

Box 1, Folder 14

Autobiography "Tommorrow was Yesterday" ch. 30-351965

Box 1, Folder 15-16

Biographical Clippings1932-1984

Box 1, Folder 17

Biographical Data1926-1959

Box 1, Folder 18

Condensed Symbolism of the Heraldic Achievement of the Ancient Family of Judd1926

Box 1, Folder 19

Telephone Lists

Audio1960-1966

Physical Description:
3.0

Box 18

My Jungle Music of 193?, Transferred to Tape in 1966 by Charles Podmore1966

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

CD

Box 18

Interviews with Robert B. Stacy-Juddn.d.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

CD

Box 18

Robert B. Stacy-Judd Interview at Brown Restaurantn.d.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

CD

Box 18

Interview with Ben Hunter over KTLA (Channel 5) March 9, 1960. On Nathaniel Hawthorne. And Answers on Reverse made March 26,
1960 over the telephone through television.
1960

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

CD

Correspondence B.
1934-1975

Physical Description:
0.05 Linear feet

Box 1, Folder 20

Livingstone, Margaret1959-1960

Box 1, Folder 21

Miscellaneous Correspondence1934-1975

Box 1, Folder 22

Reinhold, Corrine1961

Student Work C.
1903-1942

Physical Description:
0.1 Linear feet

Box 1, Folder 23

Hughes Aircraft Design School1942

Box 1, Folder 24

School Sketches/Papers, Greek and Romanesque Architecture1904

Box 1, Folder 25

South Kensington Board of Education Certificate1903-1905

Travel D.
1910-1954

Physical Description:
1.15 Linear feet

Box 1, Folder 26

Aviation Flight, Ventnor, Isle of Wright August 191911

Box 1, Folder 27

"A Hell on Earth," Hell, Norwayn.d.

Box 1, Folder 28

Minthouse, Pevensey Postcardsn.d.

Box 1, Folder 29

"Notes on a Trip to California, Commencing June 26, 1922"1922

Box 1, Folder 30

Titanic Postcards1912

Box 1, Folder 31

Travel Postcards, Miscellaneous1918-1923

Film G.
1910-1954

Physical Description:
1.0

Box 18

Asoka and SujataN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Buzwunk (Betty and Ray Cooper)N.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

Original film 16mm. Copies on VHS and Beta.

Box 17

Aviation Flight, Ventor, Isle of Wright, England August 191911

Box 18

Carmel, CA Marjorie's Mystery HouseN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Coronation of King George V1910

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Fay and Betty DancingN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Fine TwinsN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

First Showing Gusts of San Francisco Bridges-then presentN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Gas Company FilmN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Hancock YachtN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Life of Edward VIIIN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Maya Costumes (Betty and Robin)N.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Smiley Park, San Bernardino Mountains, CAN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

Original 16mm film. Copies on VHS and Beta.

Box 18

TarawaN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Twin Lakes Park, Chatsworth CA (1st motion picture)N.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Vacationing at Wrightwood, CA1935-1936/1936-1937

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

Original 16mm film. Copies on VHS and Beta.

Box 18

Vacation in Sequoia National Park and Encineta, Mexico Trip1954

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Wedding and Garden1949

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Winchester HouseN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

VHS

Box 18

Wrightwood with Fay and Manly Hall and John and Therace ArensinaN.D.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

Original 16mm film. Copies on VHS and Beta.

Oversize-box 35

First Expedition, Central America From Chichen-Itza to Kabah (PAL)1930