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Box 3

 Container

Contains 5 Results:

"Civic Beautification' of America" Clipping from The Graphic, 1911

 File — Box: 3
Identifier: C.
Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains correspondence, professional writings, news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs. Includes documentation of Polk's involvement with the Architectural News and the Arts and Crafts Guild of San Francisco, his conflict with Mayor Rolf over the Hobart Building, and the effort to preserve the Palace of Fine Arts. Photographs include portraits of Polk, and a group photograph of he and his colleagues. This series also contains some records created or collected by Polk's widow, Christina...
Dates: 1911

Clippings Scrapbook of The American Architect and Building News, 1887-1901

 File — Box: 3
Identifier: C.
Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains correspondence, professional writings, news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs. Includes documentation of Polk's involvement with the Architectural News and the Arts and Crafts Guild of San Francisco, his conflict with Mayor Rolf over the Hobart Building, and the effort to preserve the Palace of Fine Arts. Photographs include portraits of Polk, and a group photograph of he and his colleagues. This series also contains some records created or collected by Polk's widow, Christina...
Dates: 1887-1901

Drawings, 1907

 File — Box: 3
Identifier: SERIES III.
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Arranged alphabetically by project. Consists of correspondence, drawings, cashbook, and photographs related to Polk's projects. The bulk of the series consists of architectural drawings, which can be accessed through the card file index. Correspondence and other written documentation exists only three projects: The Spring Valley Water Company Mason Street Building, The Women's City Club of San Francisco, and an uncompleted San Francisco War Memorial.

Dates: 1907

Drawings, 1915

 File — Box: 3
Identifier: SERIES III.
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Arranged alphabetically by project. Consists of correspondence, drawings, cashbook, and photographs related to Polk's projects. The bulk of the series consists of architectural drawings, which can be accessed through the card file index. Correspondence and other written documentation exists only three projects: The Spring Valley Water Company Mason Street Building, The Women's City Club of San Francisco, and an uncompleted San Francisco War Memorial.

Dates: 1915

Drawing of Mission San Jose Window in San Antonio, Texas, 1890

 File — Box: 3
Identifier: SERIES IV.
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains Polk's office furniture as well as sculptures, etchings, sketches, and paintings created or collected by Polk. Includes a portrait of Polk by William Keith and two bookcases designed by Polk.

Dates: 1890