GUIDE TO THE LLOYD RUOCCO COLLECTION

 

GUIDE TO THE LLOYD RUOCCO COLLECTION

COLLECTION NUMBER:
C099.

COLLECTION TITLE:
Lloyd Ruocco Collection.

CREATOR(S):
Lloyd Ruocco.

DATES OF MATERIAL: 
1936-1973.

EXTENT:
183 photographic prints: b&w, some color; 13.5 x 10.5 in. or smaller.
18 slides: color; 35 mm.
1 album (26 photographic prints): b&w; 13.5 x 10.5 in.
13 negatives: safety film, b&w; 4 x 5 in.

LOCAL CONTROL NUMBERS:
Photographic Prints: OP 17127/0-199.
Copy Negatives: 99:19895-19901, 2002/001.31-34, and 2002/001.47-49.

REPOSITORY:
San Diego Historical Society
Booth Historical Photograph Archives
P.O. Box 81825
San Diego, CA 92138
1-619-232-6203

ACQUISITION INFORMATION:
Gift of Ralph T. Ruocco, 1992 (822-D).

RESTRICTIONS:
Open for research.

COPYRIGHT:
For permission to reproduce or publish, contact the curator of the Booth Historical Photograph Archives at the San Diego Historical Society. Reproduction or publication of any part of this collection must include the following information next to the image(s) or in a special section of credits: Lloyd Ruocco Collection, San Diego History Center: Booth Historical Photograph Collection.

GENERAL NOTES:
Arrangement by subject and size. Forms part of the San Diego History Center Original Print and Negative Collection. Accompanied by photocopies of letters to Ruocco, magazine articles, and other items.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE:
This collection documents the architectural work of Lloyd Ruocco. The collection contains photographs, slides, negatives and an album of images of the Ruocco residences in La Mesa and Alvarado Estates, the construction of the San Diego County Administration Building, the Design Center on 5th Avenue, KOGO AM-FM/TV studios, Geophysics building on the University of California, San Diego campus, San Diego Civic Theater and community concourse. Also includes artists’ renderings of Security First National Bank in Carlton Hills and Avocado Professional Group Medical and Dental Center as well as a model home designed by Ilse Ruocco.

SUBJECTS INDEXED:
Ruocco, Lloyd,1907-1981.
Architecture – California – San Diego County.
Houses – California – San Diego County.
Buildings – California – San Diego County.
Building construction – California – San Diego County.

CONTENTS LIST:

Box 1
Folder 1
OP 17127/0-29	Construction of the San Diego Civic Center (now County Administration Building), 1936-1937.
Folder 2
OP 17127/30-48	Construction of the San Diego Civic Center (now County Administration Building), 1936-1937, including views of the finished building.
Folder 3
OP 17127/49-56	The Design Center building at 3601 5th Avenue, ca. 1949. Includes a photograph of Lloyd Ruocco standing in front of the building.
Folder 4
OP 17127/57-65	Exterior and interior views of the Ruocco residence located on 5481Toyon Drive in the Alvarado Estates, 195-.
Folder 5
Op 17127/66-67	Views of San Diego Zoo exhibits including Children’s Zoo [?] between 1957 and 1961.
Folder 6
OP 17127/68-74	Exterior views and construction of the KOGO AM/FM-TV studios, ca. 1964.
Folder 7
OP 17127-75	Artist’s rendering of the Security First National Bank in Carlton Hills, ca. 1961.
Folder 8
OP 17127/76-95	Interior and exterior views of the Geophysics Building on the University of California at San Diego campus, 1964.
Folder 9
OP 17127-96	Artist’s rendering of the Avocado Professional Group Medical and Dental Center, ca. 1967.
Folder 10
OP 17127/97-107	Artist’s renderings and interior and exterior views of the San Diego Civic Theater, 1973. Includes views of the construction of the theater and Community Concourse.
Folder 11
OP 17127/108-114	The Design Center’s decorated model home by Ilse Ruocco.
Folder 12
OP 17127/115-118	Interior and exterior views of a church, name and location unknown.
Folder 13
OP 17127/119-123	Miscellaneous views including a model of a church, fountain, and sculpture by Donal Hord.
Box 2 — Oversize
Folder 14
OP 17127/124-125.1	Portraits of Lloyd and Ilse Ruocco.
Folder 15
OP 17127/125.2-134	Interior views of the Ruocco residence in La Mesa, including view of the bathroom with a live apple tree towel bar.
Folder 16
OP 17127/135-141	Interior views of the Ruocco residence in La Mesa.
Folder 17
OP 17127/142-150	Exterior views of the Ruocco residence in La Mesa.
Folder 18
OP 17127/151-154	Mostly interior views of the Geophysics Building on the UCSD campus, ca. 1964.
Folder 19
OP 17127-155	Photograph of Pioneer Church located on Fairfield Street in Clairemont.
Folder 20
OP 17127/156-157	Exhibit of Ruocco’s work [?]; unidentified fountain sculpture.
Slides
Folder 21
OP 17127/158-173	Color slides of the Design Center; the John J. Montgomery Wing, a memorial designed by Ruocco; a living room, designed by Ruocco [?]
Album
Folder 22
Album 1 OP17127/174-199.	Lloyd Ruocco’s disbound portfolio containing photographs of his home in La Mesa.
Negatives
Located in SDHC Negative Files 99:19895-19901	Design Center building on 5th Avenue, matches OP 17127/49-56.
2002/001.31-34	Ruocco residence in La Mesa; portraits of Lloyd and Ilse Ruocco, matches OP 17127/124-127.
2002/001.47-49	Ruocco residence in La Mesa, matches images from Album 1.

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