Rindge House West Adams Photographs, undated

The bulk of these papers are made up by the February 1989 Docent Manual, revised from the March 1988 printing, includes rules, tour routes, and pointers for volunteers but an abundance of assorted records relaying the museum’s contents and history. These materials include maps of the house and its grounds, a record of the plants in the garden, and information about wedding venue rentals.

There are also several lectures, news clips, and letters detailing the history of the museum, from land acquisition and construction to operation in the 1980s, along with those about Californian architecture and notable figures in Malibu history, especially the Adamsons and Rindges. As notable Malibu residents, the Rindge family genealogy is also recorded in these papers along with several magazine clippings from the 1980s highlighting the Adamson house. The papers contain modern color photographs of the Rindge family’s home in West Adams. Built in 1904, the house is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 95 and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The collection also includes 7 historic Malibu postcards from Anne Salenger’s personal collection.