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Donald and Sylvia Reay Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2006--13
Scope and Contents
The Donald and Sylvia Reay Collection spans the years 1938 to 1999, and includes the Reays’ personal papers, records from private practice and professional careers, and materials generated by the firms DeMars & Reay, Reay Associates, and Reay-Tsuruta Associates. The collection is organized in five series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty Papers, Office Records, Project Records. The collection is extensive and contains a wide range of materials documenting...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1938-1999
Alan E. Ribera Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1998--9
Scope and Contents
The Alan E. Ribera collection consists primarily of project photographs and slides, arranged alphabetically within record type. These images depict Ribera’s designs of various parks and recreational settings and their usage by the general public. Parks throughout California are represented, including Arcturus Park (Foster City, 1973), El Toro Community Park (Orange County), Fairfield Civic Center (Fairfield, 1971), Kennedy Plaza (San Pablo, 1969), Lincoln Square (Oakland), and Sunnyvale...
Dates:
1964 - 1974
Jacob (Jack) Robbins Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010--11
Scope and Contents
The Collection consists of three Series: Professional Papers, Office Records, and Project Records. Professional Papers contain primarily Robbinss work as the Director of City Planning and Community Development for the City of Fremont, from 1972-1976. Also included are records related to Robbins tenure as Commissioner and then Chairman of the Oakland City Planning Commission. The Project Records Series contains financial records, contracts, correspondence, notes, preliminary sketches, and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1955-2007
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
Robert N. Royston Collection
Collection — Container: NRLF
Identifier: 1999--12
Abstract
Contains records related to the life and career of landscape architect Robert N. Royston. The vast majority of this collection documents the projects of Royston's various firms, with a much smaller representation of Royston's work outside the firm in the professional or academic context. Of particular interest is Royston's participation in the landscape design for various sub-divisions and individual houses built by Eichler Homes and T. Jack Foster and Sons (Foster City). In addition, the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1941-1990
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