Abstract The Ernest and Esther Born collection is comprised of two primary parts: Ernest Born’s personal and professional papers and the records of his practice including design, exhibit, and building projects; and the architectural photographs of Esther Born. Ernest Born’s project include large-scale presentation renderings for developments on San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island, Fisherman’s Wharf, and the Embarcadero Crescent, the UC Greek Theater Reconstruction, and the North Beach Place Housing...

Abstract The Hooker Collection consists primarily of 23 photograph albums recording Hooker’s travels in Europe and her home state of California. Other documentation includes a folder of publisher’s proof prints from her book Farmhouses and Small Provincial Buildings in Southern Italy, an index of her travel photos, an album of portraits, three albums of negatives (some of travel), and a scrapbook. The bulk of the collection documents the architecture, people, and landscape of the places Hooker and...