The Edward Bright Hussey collection consists of correspondence, notes, reports, clippings, photographs, and drawings spanning the years 1915-1975. These records primarily relate to Hussey’s architectural career, including projects completed under the direction of Julia Morgan and Bernard Maybeck. The records are organized into six series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, Project Records, Principia College, and Additional Donations.

Personal and professional papers are minimal, consisting of student work, a small amount of correspondence, and clippings. The office records series contains reports, specifications and standards, and product literature files. The project records series document residences and commercial buildings in Japan, Hawaii, and California, and contains specifications, correspondence, and reports on projects in Japan, including the Tokyo Union Church building, the Hirosaki Jo Gakko school building, and the Chinzei Gakuin school. Photographs and drawings of projects such as the Honolulu YWCA, the Tokyo YWCA, the Central Tabernacle (Tokyo), and the cottage for Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hussey (Mt. Herman, California) are also included. The bulk of the collection is contained in the fifth series, Principia College. Records relating to this project include correspondence, reports, photographs, and publications, though drawings form the large majority of the Principia materials. Additional Donations include Hussey’s field reports from the project William Randolph Hearst’s Wyntoon, photographs of Principia College, and construction photographs of the YWCA Honolulu.