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George T. Rockrise Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2001--06
Scope and Contents
The George T. Rockrise collection spans the dates 1935 - 1991 with the bulk of the records dating between 1950 and 1972. The collection contains some personal documents, such as letters sent to family during Rockrise’s years as a Fulbright Scholar in Italy, holiday cards and travel sketches, but is mostly comprised of professional papers, office records and project records. The documents in the professional papers series reveals Rockrise’s diverse interests, active involvement...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1935-1991
Chris W. Runge Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1976--03
Scope and Contents
The Chris W. Runge collection consists primarily of architectural drawings, both student renderings and professional commercial and residential projects. The collection is organized into two series: Personal Papers, which consist of student works, and Project Records, which contain drawings by the firm Ashley, Keyser & Runge.
Dates:
1924 - 1960
San Francisco Blueprints Collection
Collection
Identifier: 19xx
Scope and Contents
The San Francisco Blueprints Collection contains blueprints for buildings from the early part of the 20th century in San Francisco. For the most part, the blueprints are not complete sets of drawings, but consist of just a few sheets of drawings per project. Some projects may have floor plans, sections, elevations, structural plans, or mechanical plans, but the contents are not consistent. A few projects only contain one sheet of drawings. Many of the blueprints are in poor condition, with...
Dates:
1906 - 1961; Majority of material found within 1909 - 1929
George Schastey Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1981--1
Scope and Contents
The George A. Schastey collection consists of drawings relating to the Lauriston Estate in Portola Valley, California. Drawings consist of sketches, working drawings, full-size details, and presentation drawings for the original residence, Villa Lauriston, the Patricia Law Homestead, and the administrator’s residence. Also included are structural blueprints by Edward G. Bolles of Schrader Ironworks.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1921-1933
Herbert Schmidt collection
Collection
Identifier: 2022--06
Scope and Contents
The Schmidt Collections is comprised entirely of project records. The project records include a few sketches, studies, and designs but are primarily working drawings.Major Projects include numerous banks and apartment buildings. There are also plans for residences, fountains, memorials, and a few businesses. The collection also includes his entry drawings for the San Francisco City Hall Competition (1912) and a housing unit for the Palmito del Verde Plantation in Sinaloa,...
Dates:
1912 - 1925
Geraldine Knight Scott Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2000--03
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents NoteThe Geraldine Knight Scott Collection documents Scott’s projects and professional activities through drawings, manuscripts and photographs. The collection is arranged in six series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty Papers, Office Records, Project Records and Additional Donations. The Personal Papers include biographical information written by Scott, education records, travel journals from several journeys to Europe, photographs and writings...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1914-1988
Harry W. Shepherd Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1998--11
Scope and Contents
The Harry W. Shepherd collection principally documents Shepherd’s work as a horticulturist, instructor, and landscape architect. The collection is arranged in four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty Papers, and Project Records. Personal records are minimal, but include Shepherd’s curriculum vitae. The bulk of the collection consists of professional papers such as writings, collected articles, plant photographs, and photographs of European gardens, collected during...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1923-1960
Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris (SMWM) Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2013--01
Scope and Contents
The SMWM collection consists of manuscript materials (project files, marketing materials, correspondence, meeting notes, final reports, notebooks, etc.), drawings, photographs (including slides and photographs), and born digital items created by the design firm SMWM. The collection is organized into six series: Personal Papers, Professional Records, Faculty Papers, Office Records, Architecture Project Records, and Planning and Urban Design Project Records. The materials are centered on the...
Dates:
1945 - 2020; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2008
Horace Simpson Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1966--1
Scope and Contents
The Horace G. Simpson collection consists of photographs and drawings relating to Simpson’s education and to competition entries by the firm Wood & Simpson. Photographs include images of Simpson’s second place drawings for the 1908 Rotch Scholarship Competition and a group photograph that may be a class picture. Student work includes drawings from the 1907 and 1908 Rotch competitions, a study for a New York hotel, and a perspective drawing of a skyscraper. Drawings from the firm Wood...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1907-1917