Architects -- California.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:
Robert B. Marquis / Marquis & Stoller Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2009--4
Scope and Contents
The Robert B. Marquis Collection spans the years 1953-1994, and is organized into four series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records and Project Records. The Collection documents his career beginning with single-family homes, mainly of wood and in a mid-century modern style, in the 1950s and 1960s, through larger commercial, government and educational projects in the 70s, 80s and 90s. The documentation of his work rehabilitating and planning public housing projects is...
Dates:
1947 - 1994
Bernard Maybeck Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1956--1
Scope and Contents
The Bernard Maybeck collection spans the years 1897-1956 (bulk 1902-1939). The collection contains records relating to all aspects of his life. The contents include personal papers, correspondence, office files, project files, drawings, and photographs. The records describe the unique vision of Maybeck’s designs, including his use of unusual materials and color schemes. The collection is useful for researching Bay Regional style, the use of industrial materials in architecture, the use of...
Dates:
1897 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1902 - 1939
William G. Merchant / Hans U. Gerson collection
Collection
Identifier: 2001--15
Scope and Contents
This collection, which spans the years 1897-1993 (bulk 1930-1967), consists of records, drawings, specifications and photographs relating to the architectural careers of William G. Merchant and Hans U. Gerson. It contains primarily records of the architectural firms William G. Merchant, AIA and William G. Merchant & Associates with some additional records of Bernard Maybeck and the firm Gerson/Overstreet. The collection is organized into eight series: Personal Papers, Professional...
Dates:
1897 - 1998
Henry H. and Mildred Meyers Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1986--3
Scope and Contents
Henry H. and Mildred Meyers’ architectural office was sealed after Mildred’s death in 1982. The entire contents of the office were donated in 1986, including project records, drawings, furniture, furnishings, the library and framed artworks.The records from Henry H. Meyers’ architectural practice span the years 1889-1942 (bulk 1901-1942). On the first page of a ledger in the collection it is the noted that the earlier office was completely destroyed in 1906 by the San Francisco...
Dates:
1889 - 1942; Majority of material found within 1901 - 1942
Germano Milono Collection
Collection — NRLF 1-8, 15-31
Identifier: 2001--04
Scope and Contents
The collection, which spans the years 1930-1978 (bulk 1954-1968), consists of records, drawings, photographs, and papers relating to the architectural career of Germano Milono. Working mostly in California and Nevada, Germano Milono and Associates took on educational, civic, commercial, medical, religious, planning and single-family residential projects. The firm collaborated with structural engineer, T.Y. Lin and landscape architect, Thomas D. Church.Major educational projects...
Dates:
1918 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1968
Howard Moïse Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1965--1
Scope and Contents
The Howard Moïse collection spans the years 1911-1964 and documents Moïse's architectural and teaching careers and his personal travels. The collection is organized in six series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty Papers, Office Records, Project Records, and Art. The records include correspondence, photographs, slides, news clippings, class notes, sketches, and architectural drawings.
Personal papers relate to Moïse's education, Army career, and travels. Professional and faculty...
Dates:
1911 - 1964
Julia Morgan Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1959--2
Scope and Contents
The Julia Morgan Collection spans the years 1893-1980, (bulk 1893-1940). It is important as a record of the education and work of one of the earliest female architects in the nation and as a record of California design. The records document Morgan’s education at University of California Berkeley and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, as well as her professional life and her many architectural projects. The collection contains a limited amount of personal papers. Similarly there is little project...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1893 - 1940; 1893 - 1980
Donald Olsen Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2003-1
Abstract
The Donald Olsen Collection spans the years 1941-1998 and includes files created by Olsen and his work with Vernon DeMars and Joseph Esherick. The collection is organized into five series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty Records, Office Records, Project Records. These records contain correspondence, project files, drawings, photographs, slides, research notes, articles, and lectures.
Dates:
1941-1998
Peters, Clayberg, & Caulfield Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-13
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the architectural work of the firms Peters & Clayberg and Peters, Clayberg, & Caufield, with the bulk of the collection regarding Peters, Clayberg, & Caufield. Organized into two series: Series I. Office Records and Series II. Project Records; this collection spans 7 cubic feet and dates from 1960 through 1989. The Peters, Clayberg & Caufield Collection is comprised of Office Records which take the form of both national and local AIA awards received...
Dates:
1965-1989
Willis Polk Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1934-01
Scope and Contents
The Willis Polk collection documents Polk’s architectural career, his professional involvement and his interest in the civic improvement of San Francisco. Architectural drawings from 1890-1924 form the bulk of the collection, as well as additional manuscript records. The collection is arranged into four series: Professional Papers, Office Records, Art and Artifacts, and Additional Donations.Series I: Professional Papers spans the years of 1890-1937 and contains correspondence,...
Dates:
1890-1937