Abstract

The collection consists of some administrative records such as correspondence, exhibit material, meeting minutes, and walking tours, and two groups of photographs. One set of photographs consists of submittals for awards and the other submittals for a publication.

Abstract The Blake Estate collection spans the years ca. 1922–1998 and contains records documenting its history as the private residence of Anson S. and Anita Blake and later as a teaching resource owned and managed by the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Landscape Architecture, now the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. Included are master planning drawings by Geraldine Knight Scott, projects by professional architects and landscape architects, and...

Scope and Contents The Willa Cloys Carmack Collection spans the years 1916-1962 and includes personal, professional, and project records. This collection is organized into two series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers.Series I: Personal Papers contain correspondence, photographs, travel diaries, and handwritten notes about plant types. Much of the correspondence are postcards to Willa’s children during her travels and a few to friends. Photographs include a headshot from the 1916 Blue and Gold...

Content Description

The records are arranged into two Series: Office Records and Project Records.The limited Office Records consist of correspondence, public relations material, and two notebooks containing notes and sketches related to individual projects. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Project Records including drawings, limited documentation, and photographs for a small number of projects.

Abstract The Ron Herman Collection spans the years 1962-2015 (bulk 1987-2015), and includes files created by landscape architect Ron Herman. The collection is organized into six series and documents Herman’s career including his education, writings and research, and landscape architecture practice. The Personal Papers series is limited and consists only of a planting book Herman created as a student at UC Berkeley for Geraldine Knight Scott’s class. Professional Papers is also small in scope, and...

Scope and Contents The Hester/McNally collection primarily consists of planning and project records, including a substantial amount of material highlighting their evolutionary strategies for engaging communities during the course of designing a project. Archival materials include site specific historical reference materials, correspondence with developers and government leaders, community engagement materials (including correspondence, listening summaries and goal reports), and project records (including site...

Scope and Contents The Clare Cooper Marcus collection is primarily comprised of course materials and student work from her time teaching at the University of California, Berkeley from 1969 to 1994 and research notes from her field studies at St. Francis Square (San Francisco), Geneva Towers (San Francisco), Easter Hill, and Eichler Towers. This collection is organized into two series and documents her academic and research career from 1963 until the early 1990s. Series I: Professional Papers consists primarily...

Abstract

The Tito Patri Collection spans the years 1955-2015. The collection is organized into four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, and Project Records. The collection includes a published sketchbook of his travel drawings, regional studies and reports, and documents Patri’s career designing landscapes for residences, businesses, and cities.

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...