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Collection number: 2006-11 Environmental Design Archives University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Processed by: Adrine Arakelian Date Completed: September 2007 Encoded by: Devan McGirr 2010 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Mai Kitazawa Arbegast collection Dates: 1933-2003 Bulk Dates: 1980-2000 Collection number: 2006-11 Creator: Arbegast, Mai Kitazawa Collector: Environmental Design Archives Collection Size: 4 boxes, 5 cartons, 1 FF drawer and 15 tubes. Repository: Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Abstract: The Mai Kitazawa Arbegast Collection documents Arbegast's projects and professional activities through drawings, manuscripts, photographs, and slides. The collection is arranged in four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, and Project Records. Personal Papers include biographical information, personal correspondence, and photographs of herself, family, friends, and her college years at Oberlin. Professional Papers contain correspondence related to her professional activities and potential commissions, her activities in professional organizations and committees, consultations, course materials from her teachings at U.C. Berkeley Department of Landscape Architecture, and the manuscript for an unfinished book project done in collaboration with Santa.Barbara based photographer Bob Werlitz. Office Records consists of extensive correspondence with clients, contractors, architects, and plant brokers. Project Records document projects designed by Arbegast from 1966 to 2003 and contain drawings, slides, photographs, and manuscripts. The collection includes documentation of her work for the U.C. Davis Arboretum (1975-1977), Trefethen Vineyard (1976, 1990), California Palace of the Legion of Honor renovation (1991-1995), Shanel Estate (1992-1995), The Embarcadero Center (1992, 1996), and the Rudd Estate (1996-1999). The collection also includes her designs for many private gardens, vineyards, and some public/civic projects in collaboration with other landscape architects and architects. Physical location: For current information of the location of these materials, please consult the Environmental Design Archives. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection open for research. Publication Rights All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Curator. Preferred Citation [Identification of Item], Mai Kitazawa Arbegast Collection, 2006-11, Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design. University of California, Berkeley. 2006-11 2
Acquisition Information The Environmental Design Archives acquired this collection in 2006. Biographical Note Mai Arbegast was born in San Jose, CA in 1922. Her father Gijiu Kitazawa and his brother Buemon started the Kitazawa Seed Company and nursery in 1916. When they split the business a year later, Arbegast's father moved the seed brokerage to a downtown San Jose storefront and sold seeds wholesale and retail, adding his own line of Asian vegetables. This became the main seed source for the growing population of Japanese tenant farmers in California and Oregon. In an interview Mai recalled, "I spent much of my early life in boots stomping on particular tomatoes and collecting the seed for further crosses." In 1942, Arbegast's family was packed off to the Heart Mountain internment camp. They got a sponsor and clearance to move to Michigan until World War II ended. In 1945, the business was restarted at which time Kitazawa began mail-order sales and shipping. Arbegast graduated from Oberlin College in 1945 and went on to earn a M.S. degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Cornell University in 1949 as well as a M.S. in Landscape Architecture from Berkeley in 1953. Following graduation, she taught both full- and part-time at Berkeley in the Department of Landscape Architecture from 1953 to 1967. During that time she maintained a part-time professional practice. In 1967, she gave up teaching and began a full-time professional practice that continued through 2003. During her time as a teacher of plant materials, horticulture, and planting design she inspired and influenced generations of students. In her career, Arbegast specialized in the area of planting design and was involved in the design of large scale residential gardens/estates, wineries, in addition to commercial, educational and public projects. Her notable projects include the Hearst Castle planting restoration, California Palace of the Legion of Honor renovation, restoration projects at the Oakland Museum and Scripps College, U.C. Davis Arboretum, Trefethen Vineyard, Shanel Estate, the Great Highway renovation with Michael Painter, and the U.C. Berkeley Master Plan with ROMA Design Group. She frequently worked as a horticultural consultant to architects including, MBTW/Turnbull Associates, and other landscape architects such as Richard Haag, Lawrence Halprin, and large firms such as SWA and EDAW. In addition to her professional practice, Arbegast has been a member and trustee of many boards and foundations. These include: U.C. Berkeley Botanical Garden, Filoli Center Founding Committee, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Design Review Board, Saratoga Horticulture Foundation, American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta, and the Strybing Arboretum Society. She also served on the City of Berkeley Planning Commission, Board of Adjustments, and Waterfront Advisory Committee. Arbegast played a key role in the gift of the Blake Garden to the U.C. Berkeley Department of Landscape Architecture and the transfer of Filoli Gardens to the National Trust. She was largely responsible for the donation of Beatrix Farrand's Reef Point Collection and Endowment to the U.C. Berkeley Department of Landscape Architecture. Note Curriculum Vitae, Mai Kitazawa Arbegast Collection, (2006-11), Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design. University of California, Berkeley. Scope and Content of Collection The Mai Kitazawa Arbegast Collection documents Arbegast's projects and professional activities through drawings, manuscripts, photographs, and slides. The collection is arranged into four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, and Project Records. The Personal Papers include biographical information, personal correspondence, and photographs of herself, family, friends, and her college years at Oberlin. The Professional Papers contain correspondence related to her professional activities and potential commissions, her activities in professional organizations and committees, consultations, course materials from her teachings at U.C. Berkeley Department of Landscape Architecture, and the manuscript for an unfinished book project done in collaboration with Santa.Barbara based photographer Bob Werlitz. The Project Records document projects designed by Arbegast from 1966 to 2003 and contain drawings, slides, photographs, and manuscripts consisting of extensive correspondence with clients, contractors, architects, and plant brokers. The collection includes documentation of her work for the U.C. Davis Arboretum (1975-1977), Trefethen Vineyard (1976, 1990), California Palace of the Legion of Honor renovation (1991-1995), Shanel Estate (1992-1995), The Embarcadero Center (1992, 1996), and the Rudd Estate (1996-1999). The collection also includes her designs for many private gardens, vineyards, and some public/civic projects in collaboration with other landscape architects and architects. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects 2006-11 3
University of California, Davis. Arboretum. Embarcadero Center, Inc. California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Landscape architects--california. Landscape architecture--california. Wineries--Landscape architecture. Genres and Forms of Material Landscape architecture drawings. Project Index The following is a list of landscape architectural projects from the Mai Kitazawa Arbegast collection. For instructions on interpreting the Project Index, see The Guide to the Project Index at http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/pindex/guide.htm. The Project Index list is arranged alphabetically by Project/Client Name and contains information, where available, about the location, date, project type, collaborators, photographers, and formats for each project in the collection. Project/Client Name (location, date, project type) Collaborator (role), Photographer [Format - Ms=Manuscripts, Dr=Drawings, Ph=Photographs, Sl=Slides] 313 Upper Toyon Road (Greenbrae, CA; 1994 ; residential ) SWA Group; Dan Tuttle (landscape architects) [Dr] 1818 California St. ( San Francisco, CA ; 1988 ; residential ) [Dr] Adams/Broadwell ( Burlingame, CA ; 1991-1992 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr] Adamson, Barbara and Peter ( Los Altos, CA ; 1992 ; residential ) [Ms] Ahlberg ( San Francisco, CA ; 1958) Ambassador College ( Pasadena, CA ; 2002 ; educational ) [Sl] Ancell, Mary ( Woodside, CA ; 2001 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Ph] Arbit, Hal ( Hillsborough, CA ; 1987 ; residential ) [Dr, Ph] Arbegast, Mr. And Mrs. David - remodel ( Berkeley, CA ; 1969 ; residential ) Arbegast, Lisa ( Citrus Heights, CA ; 1991 ; residential ) [Dr] Arbegast, Newton, Griffith -various projects ( various, CA ; ; public ) [Dr] Atwood ( Monte Sereno, CA ; 1993-1995 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, [Ph] Aurichio/Pearce Residence ( Berkeley, CA ; 1995 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, [Sl] Bakar, Gerson ( Rutherford, CA ; 2000-01 ; residential ) [Ms] Dr] Barr/Rosenberg (1980 ; ) [Sl] Bayside Plaza ( San Francisco, CA ; 1984 ; public ) Collaborator: Ed Tower (architect) [Ms, Dr] [Sl] Bellevue, Rob and Becky ( Woodside, CA ; 1986 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Ph] Berggruen [Sl] Blake Garden ( Kensington, CA) [Sl] Bloom, Gary ( Atherton, CA ; 2001-03 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Sl] Boas, Roger and Nancy ( Stinson Beach, CA ; 2001 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl] Bonfante Gardens ( Gilroy, CA ; 2001) Bradley (Hillsborough, CA; 1992) [Ms, Dr] Brooks [Sl] Brown, B. (1969) [Sl] Burnett, Bob and Frances (Berkeley, CA; 1995; residential) [Ms, Dr] California Palace of the Legion of Honor ( San Francisco, CA ; 1991-1995 ; cultural ) Collaborator: Barnes and Cavegnero (architects) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl] CSU Stanislaus (CA ; 1978 ; educational ) [Sl] Chapman, Diane ( St. Helena, CA ; 1997) [Ms] Clebch, Betty [Sl] Community Garden (Nihonmachi, Japan) [Sl] 2006-11 4
City of Concord: Concord Tree Study (Concord, CA; 1979; planning) [Ms, Sl] Cope, Newton (Pebble Beach, CA; 1989; residential) Collaborator: Potts, Thomas (architect) [Ms, Dr] Clos Pegase Winery: Shrem Residence (Calistoga, CA; 1985) [Ph] Crowley, Hollies and Tom (San Francisco, CA; 1998; residential) [Dr, Sl] DeCelle, Paul (project never completed) ( Yoontville, CA ; 1992; residential ) [Dr] Dollar, Stanley: Clubhouse ( Walnut Creek, CA ; 1985-86 ; residential ) [Dr, Sl] Drexler Residence ( Montecito, CA ; 1989-1991 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr] Drexler Residence ( San Francisco, CA ; residential ) [Ms, Dr] Embarcadero Center ( San Francisco, CA ; 1992 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Arbegast, Newton, Griffith [Ms, Dr, Sl] Embarcadero Center: Peggy Rockefeller Memorial Garden ( San Francisco, CA ; 1996 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Arbegast, Newton, Griffith [Ms, Dr, Sl] Embarcadero Plaza Park ( San Francisco, CA ; 1974 ; public ) Embarcadero Promenade ( San Francisco, CA ; 1980 ; public ) Collaborator: MLTW/Turbull (architects) [Dr] Empty Lot Parks ( Boston?, MA ; 1968) [Sl] Filoli Gardens ( Woodside, CA ; 1975-78 ; recreational ) [Dr, Sl] First Church of Christ Science (San Francisco, CA; 1996; religious) [Ms, [Dr, Ph, Sl] Fisher Residence: MilleFleurs ( Rutherford, CA ; 1991 ; residential ) [Dr, Sl] The Gap, Embarcadero ( San Francisco, CA; commercial ) Collaborator: Barton, Cheryl [Dr] Gearhart, James and Susan ( Fremont, CA ; 1990 ; residential ) [Dr] Getty ( Wheatland, CA ; 1981-82 ; residential ) [Dr] Girard Winery (see Rudd Estate) [Sl] Golden Rain Foundation/Second Walnut Creek Mutual/Rossmoor Entry 6, Tice Creek Boulevard ( Walnut Creek, CA ; 1980 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr] Goldstein, Gary and Linda ( Walnut Creek, CA ; 1990 ; residential ) [Dr] Greenberg, Allan: The Park Trust, The Park ( Bel Air, CA ; 1998-2000 ; residential ) [Dr, Sl] Haas ( Woodside, CA ; 1989-1991 ; residential ) Collaborator: Halprin, Lawrence [Ms, Dr] Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. ( LaFayette, CA ; 1987 ; residential ) Collaborator: Arbegast, Newton, Griffith [Dr] Howard, Peter (1966 ; residential ) [Sl] Husic ( Napa County, CA ; 1998 ; residential ) [Dr, Sl] Jaeger, William Jr. (1966 ; residential ) Jankiewicz, Robin and Michael ( Napa, CA ; 1996-2000 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Ph] Jobs, Steve ( Palo Alto, CA ; 1991 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr] Johnson, Marilyn ( St. Helena, CA ; 1995 ; residential ) [Ms, Sl] Jones, Rick and Sally ( Calistoga, CA ; 1993-94 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr] Kane, Michael ( Ross, CA ; 1996 ; residential ) [Ms, Ph] Kitazawa, Tom ( San Jose, CA ; 1970-72 ; residential ) [Sl] Kramlich, Richard and Pamela ( Oakville, CA ; 2001 ; residential ) Collaborator: Molly Chappelett? [Ms, Dr, Ph] Lautzenhiser, Robert and Rosamond ( Arroyo Grande, CA ; 1995 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Ph] Lawrence Berkeley Labs ( Berkeley, CA ; 1988 ; educational ) [Sl] Leistner ( Stockton, CA ; 1970) [Sl] Letterman Digital Arts ( San Francisco, CA ; 2001 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Halprin, Lawrence [Dr] Maier, Cornell ( Oakland, CA ; 1980-81 ; residential ) [Dr] Massar (1976) [Sl] McClintock ( San Francisco, CA ; 1982 ; residential ) [Dr, Ph] McNeil [Sl] Mondavi, Michael and Isabel ( Napa, CA ; 1999 ; residential ) [Dr] Morton/Porsche ( Santa Barbara, CA) [Sl] 2006-11 5
Moyne-Voight ( Tiburon, CA ; 1992-94 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Ph] Napa Mall ( Napa, CA ; 1975 ; commercial ) [Ph, Sl] Nelson-Johnson ( St. Helena, CA ; 2001 ; residential ) [Dr] Newton Vineyard (commercial ) [Sl] Oakland City Hall Park ( Oakland, CA ; 1979 ; public ) [Sl] Oakland Museum ( Oakland, CA ; 1984-1986 ; cultural ) [Ph] [Sl] Oak Hill Cemetary ( San Jose, CA ; 1978-1982 ; funerary ) [Sl] Pacific Gas and Electric Company/ Site Planning and Visual Impact Study ( Solano County, CA ; 1980 ; public ) Collaborator: MBT (engineer); Arbegast and Newton (landscape architect/planner) [Ms, Dr] Palo Alto Community Center ( Palo Alto, CA ; recreational ) [Sl] Park Bellagio (see Casa Encantada) ( Bel Air, CA) Potashnick ( Oakland, CA ; 1986 ; residential ) Rabin, Irving and Varda ( Tiburon, CA ; 1990 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr] Ramsay ( Piedmont, CA ; 1988 ; residential ) Read, Mary and Steven: El Sueno ( Orinda, CA ; 1995 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Ph, Sl] Regan [Sl] Reid [Sl] Roger Smith Park: Bocce Ball Court ( Pleasant Hill, CA ; 1989 ; recreational ) Collaborator: Arbegast, Newton, Griffith [Dr] Rouas, Patty and Claude ( Rutherford, CA ; 1991 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr] Rudd Estate: Girard Winery) ( Oakville, CA ; 1996-99 ; commercial ) [Ms, Dr, Sl] City and County of San Francisco, Department of Public Works: Southwest Water Pollution Control Plant ( San Francisco, CA ; 1981 ; governmental ) Collaborator: EDAW (landscape architects) [Ms, Dr] Santa Cruz Mall ( Santa Cruz, CA) [Sl] Schlein, Phil ( Oakville, CA ; 1989 ; residential ) [Dr] Schwabacher [Sl] Schwartz, Herman ( Bolinas, CA ; 2003) [Sl] Scripps College/ Restoration and Replanting of the Campus ( Claremont, CA ; 1981-1989 ; educational ) [Dr, Sl] Sea Ranch Design Committee/ Sea Ranch Land Management Program ( Sea Ranch, CA ; 1979-1980 ; residential ) Collaborator: EDAW (landscape architects) [Ms] Sesnow, Sheila ( Piedmont, CA ; 1995 ; residential ) [Ms] Shansby, J. /Shanel ( Sonoma, CA ; 1992-1995 ; residential ) [Ms] [Dr, Sl] Sher, Pamela ( Ross, CA ; 1995) [Ms] Shorenstein [Ms] Silver, Sam (1969) Simi, Cecilia and Steve ( Napa, CA ; 2000 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Ph] Sloan, Stuart ( Rutherford, CA ; 1998-2000 ; residential/ commercial ) [Dr] Smith, Henry-Nasa (1965 ; residential ) [Sl] Starr, Bruce (1969) [Sl] Stone Residence ( San Francisco, CA ; 1994 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Sl] Swanson, Judy ( Hillsborough, CA ; 1989-1991; 1993-1995 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Sl] Swarthmore College: Wistar Garden (educational ) Szanto (1966; residential ) [Sl] Thornhill/Wilson Residence ( Los Angeles, CA ; 1997 ; residential ) [Dr] Trefethen Vineyards ( Napa, CA ; 1976;1990 ; commercial ) [Ms, Dr, Ph] Trefethen Vineyards, Subdivision ( Napa, CA ; 1992 ; residential ) [Ms, Dr, Sl] UC Berkeley Memorial Glade ( Berkeley, CA ; ; educational ) [Sl] UC Davis Arboretum: Shield's Grove - Masterplan ( Davis, CA ; 1975-1977 ; educational ) [Dr] 2006-11 6
UC Riverside ( Riverside, CA ; ; educational ) [Sl] UC Santa Cruz: Flower Garden, Student Building ( Santa Cruz, CA; educational ) [Sl] Villa Maryland, Cap Ferrat ( Nice, France ; 1996 ; residential ) Collaborator: Walker, Peter Ker [Dr] Villa Trefethen ( Napa, CA ; 1987-1990 ; residential ) [Ms] Vineyard 29 (St. Helena, CA; 2000; commercial) [Dr] Volpe, Joe (Lennington; 1972) [Sl] Wagner, Corydon: Lakewold Garden ( Tacoma, WA ; 1971-1974 ; residential ) [Dr] Wallis, Edward and Marilyn/ Play areas and vegetable and flower garden (Calistoga, CA; 2000; residential) [Ms, Dr] Wallis, Edward and Marilyn:Lakehouse (Calistoga, CA; 1997-1999; residential) [Dr] Whittell Estate (San Mateo County, CA; 1990; residential) [Dr] Wickersham (Piedmont, CA; 1988; residential) [Sl] Wiele, Fred and Pat (Santa Rosa, CA; 2000; residential) [Dr, Ph] Wilkie (1970) [Sl] Wilson [Sl] Winnick, Gary and Karen: Casa Encantada (also known as Park Bellagio) ( Bel Air, CA; 2001-03; residential) Collaborator: Rios Associates, Inc. (landscape architect); Sabin, Thomas D. (landscape architect) [Ms, Dr] Yeakey, Robert (Napa County, CA; 1992-95; residential) [Dr] Yock: Santa Barbara Gardens (Santa Barbara, CA; cultural) [Sl] I. Personal Papers 1980-1989 Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Series Scope and Content Summary Series consists of manuscripts and photographs documenting Arbegast's family and correspondence with family and friends. The biographical information consists of a curriculum vitae. Box 1, Folder 1 Curriculum Vitae 1983 Box 1, Folder 2 Personal Correspondence 1980-1989 Box 2, Folder 1 Photographs: Class Photos, UC Berkeley n.d. II. Professional Papers 1954-1995 Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Series Scope and Content Summary Series consists of an unfinished book manuscript, a notebook of lectures attended relating to the profession, and some course material from her teachings at U.C. Berkeley. The series also includes documentation of her involvement with several associations including planning for improvements to the U.C. Botanical Garden and the installation of its Japanese Garden. A. Faculty Papers Box 1, Folder 3 Course Materials - LA 1133, LA120 1954, 1962 Box 2, Folder 2 Publicity: California Horticultural Society Field Trip 1995 Box 2, Folder 3 Slides: California Horticultural Society Field Trip 1995 Box 1, Folder 27 Notebook- Notes, Lectures, Seminars 1962-1963 B. Associations and Committees Box 1, Folder 6-7 Friends of the UC Botanical Garden 1994 2006-11 7
II. Professional Papers 1954-1995 B. Associations and Committees Box 1, Folder 8 Blake Garden n.d. Box 1, Folder 9 Filoli Library Committee 1995 C. Awards Box 1, Folder 10 ASLA Merit Award 1984 III. Office Records 1979-2003 Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Series Scope and Content Summary This series consists of correspondence concerning potential projects and professional relationships. The series also contains manuscript and slides that document Arbegast's consultation work; she had ongoing consulting relationships with several firms, including ROMA Design Group. A. Consultations Box 1, Folder 12 Roma Design Group 1989-1995 Box 1, Folder 13 Richard Haag/UC Berkeley Memorial Grove 1996 Box 1, Folder 14 Moore, Cassandra & Tom 1989-1990 Box 1, Folder 15 St. Francis Square Apartments 1993-1994 Box 1, Folder 16 Embarcadero Pedestrian Project 1991 Box 1, Folder 17 Bill Patterson/Japanese Garden 1991 Box 1, Folder 18 Galindo House 1993 Box 1, Folder 19 EDAW, Hot Springs Recreation 1980 Box 1, Folder 20 UCSF Campus Library 1992 B. Potential Commissions 1988-1997 C. Correspondence Box 1, Folder Professional Correspondence 1979-1983 21a-21b Box 1, Folder 22 Correspondence - Annie Fisher 1992 Box 1, Folder 23 Correspondence - Linda Aurichio 1993-1995 Box 1, Folder 24 Professional Correspondence 1980-1983 Box 1, Folder 25 Correspondence - Tom Wilson 1993-1994 Box 1, Folder Professional Correspondence 1983-1994 26-28 Box 1, Folder Professional Correspondence - Bloom Residence 2001-2003 29-30 IV.Project Records 1969-2003 Series Scope and Content Summary The Project Records series includes manuscripts, photographs, slides, and drawings of projects designed by Arbegast, sometimes in collaboration with other designers. A. Files Scope and Content Note * See Project Index 2006-11 8
IV.Project Records 1969-2003 B. Drawings Scope and Content Note * See Project Index C. Photographs Scope and Content Note * See Project Index 2006-11 9