Birge M. Clark architectural drawings, 1909-1954
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Collection contains architectural drawings by Birge M. Clark, his brother David B. Clark, and other partners Walter Stromquist, David F. Potter and Joseph Ehrlich, with a few drawings by his father A. B. Clark. Projects were mostly located in Palo Alto, Stanford, and other communities on the Peninsula and included residences, schools, businesses, and city offices. Most of the drawings are pencil on tissue but other formats are also represented.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | ca. 2000 items |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1909 - 1954 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm), 1893- |
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Subjects
| Subject | Clark, Arthur Bridgman, 1866-1948 |
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| Subject | Clark, David B |
| Subject | Ehrlich, Joseph |
| Subject | Potter, David F |
| Subject | Stromquist, Walter |
| Subject | Architecture, Domestic > California |
| Subject | School buildings > California > Design and construction |
| Subject | Architects |
Bibliographic information
| Acquisition | Gift of the estate of Birge M. Clark, 1996. |
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| Biographical/Historical | Birge M. Clark began his architectural practice in Palo Alto after World War I, when he helped his father A. B. Clark with the design of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover's home on the Stanford campus. He went on to design many homes and businesses in Palo Alto, including the Post Office, the Lucie Stern Community Center, and the Hewlett-Packard plant. His contributions to Stanford's architecture include the Seeley G. Mudd Chemistry Building and the John Stauffer Chemical Laboratories. |
| Note | Related business records of Clark and his partners are housed in SC 823, Birge M. Clark, Architectural records and personal papers. |
| Note | Unpublished guide available. |
| Location |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/qq028qs6923 |
| Location | Dept. of Special Collections Stanford Univ. Libraries Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections (http://library.stanford.edu/spc).