Birge M. Clark architectural records and personal papers, 1919-1990
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This collection of papers has been organized into 4 series. Series 1, Office Files, contains chronological correspondence files, 1921-79; project files containing correspondence, contracts, financial documents, notes, small-scale drawings, memoranda, and other materials, 1924-1990; and files on administrative matters, articles and talks on Palo Alto's architectural history, and other professional activities. Series 2 consists of photographs of finished projects (homes, schools, municipal buildings, and businesses), 1927-77. Series 3 contains specifications and some drawings and plans. Series 4, Personal Papers, includes files from architecture classes Clark taught at Stanford containing syllabi, exams, informational materials, lectures, and correspondence, 1950-72; files from Stanford's Class of 1914 fundraising efforts, 1977-79; copies of his two memoirs, 1971 and 1982; and other miscellaneous papers.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Extent | 12 linear ft. |
Place | California |
Publication date | 1919 - 1990 |
Issuance | monographic |
Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm), 1893-1989 |
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Subjects
Subject | Stanford Alumni Association. |
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Subject | Stanford University > Buildings |
Subject | Architecture > Study and teaching |
Subject | Architecture, Domestic > California |
Subject | Palo Alto (Calif.) > History |
Subject | Architects |
Bibliographic information
Acquisition | Gift of the estate of Birge M. Clark, 1996. |
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Biographical/Historical | Birge M. Clark earned his A.B. in graphic art at Stanford in 1914 and his degree in architecture at Columbia in 1917. After his service as a balloon observer during World War I, he returned to Palo Alto and began his practice as an architect. He designed many homes and businesses in Palo Alto, including the Post Office, the 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 | Architectural drawings by Clark and his partners are housed in SC 838, Birge M.Clark, Architectural Drawings. |
Location |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/tj736dh8295 |
Location | Dept. of Special Collections Stanford Univ. Libraries Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.