William Wurster Biographical Materials, 1957-1973
Scope and Contents
A. Administrative
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Contains correspondence and drawings in relation to the location of the firm office.
B. Correspondence
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Contains a letter/ink drawing from Theodore Bernardi to the office. The drawing is a representation of Bernardi's New Mexico campsite.
C. Public Relations
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Subseries C and D consist of materials that illustrate and promote the firm's work. Includes photographs of completed projects, presentation boards, a model of the Golden Gateway apartments, and clippings of articles about Wurster and WBE projects. The clippings were partially color-coded to indicate which partner was lead architect, and this information has been noted on the articles.
D. Photographs & Presentation Boards
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Portraits of the partners and photographs by noted architectural photographer Roger Sturtevant can be found in Subseries D.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1973
Creator
- From the Collection: Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons. (Architect, Organization)
- From the Collection: Bernardi, Theodore C., 1903-1990 (Architect, Person)
- From the Collection: Emmons, Donn (Architect, Person)
- From the Collection: Church, Thomas Dolliver, 1902-1978 (Landscape architect, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 32 Linear Feet: (Boxes 6-38)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives Repository