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An exhibit of design drawings created by current members was created at the time of the chapter’s 1982 centennial to support the events planned for the celebration. This collection consists of drawings collected for that exhibition and created between 1930 and 1976. Essentially there are 195 individual project files, containing more than 900 drawings presentation and design drawings.

Scope and Contents The Office Records document administrative operations, public relations efforts, financial transactions, and correspondence. Clippings from newspapers and tear sheets from magazines in which Cohen’s projects were featured, and some photographs are included. The majority of the Projects Records series documents Cohen's projects spanning the years 1956-1978, and documents his work through drawings, photographs and slides, and administrative files. The majority of projects are...

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The collection spans the years 1933 to 2001, and includes DeMars' personal papers, records from his private practice and professional career, and materials generated by the firms DeMars & Reay, DeMars & Wells, and DeMars & Maletic.

Scope and Contents The collection, which encompasses the years 1920-1970, consists of records, drawings, and photographs relating to Michael Goodman’s architectural and teaching careers. The collection is organized into five series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty Papers, Office Records, and Project Records. It contains records of projects completed throughout the Bay Area, including interior design, commercial design, and large and small alterations, as well as project studies, such as the...

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The Lewis P. Hobart collection consist of drawings from the Shredded Wheat Company building (Oakland 1915), the White Investment Company building (San Francisco 1907), the Kiersted residence (Hillsborough n.d.), the Grant residence (Burlingame, CA, 1913), and the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (San Francisco 1913-1914). Hobart’s photographs of Grace Cathedral can be found in the Weihe, Frick & Kruse collection.

Scope and Contents The Morrow collection primarily documents the professional activities and architectural projects of Gertrude Comfort Morrow and Irving F. Morrow, including projects created by the firms of Morrow & Garren and Morrow & Morrow. The collection is organized into five series. Series I, Personal Papers, consists of resumes, awards, student works and clippings relating to both Irving and Gertrude Morrow. Series II, Professional Papers, contains records related to Irving’s involvement and...

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...

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...

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...

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...