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West Coast Soap Company Plant Oakland CA, 1919

 Sub-Series
Identifier: IV.

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

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: 1919

Creator

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

Contact:
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley CA 94720-1820 USA