Calkins Newspaper Syndicate Building San Francisco CA
Scope and Contents
Contains specifications, correspondence, photographs, and drawings of projects, including the Cypress Abbey Cemetery in San Francisco, the Diamond Head Cemetery in Honolulu, St. Mary's Cemetery Mausoleum in Sacramento. The only residential project in the collection is the Skaggs residence in Piedmont (2 photographs). Includes material written and collected by Cahill on the San Francisco Civic Center, including a 1909 letter of protest sent to the San Francisco Chronicle (but not published) opposing the opening of the Civic Center design contest to architects worldwide instead of limiting it to west coast architects.
Dates
- Creation: 1909 - 1938
Creator
- From the Collection: Cahill, B. J. S. (Bernard J. S.), 1867-1964 (Architect, Person)
Access Statement
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 16.75 Linear Feet: (3 boxes, 1 flat box, 1 small box, 1 flat file drawer, 2 artifacts)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives Repository