Guide to the John Galen Howard Papers, 1874-1954
(bulk 1888-1931)
Processed by Elizabeth Konzak
The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
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Guide to the John Galen Howard Papers, 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931)
Collection number: BANC MSS 67/35 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Contact Information:
- Processed by:
- Elizabeth Konzak
- Date Completed:
- October 2000
- Encoded by:
- Michael Conkin
© 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: John Galen Howard Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931)
Collection Number: BANC MSS 67/35 c
Creator:
Howard, John Galen (1864-1931)
Extent:
21 boxes, 5 cartons, 1 volume, 4 oversize folders, 5 tubes
Repository: The
Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research, with the following exception: Panama-Pacific International Exposition drawings are RESTRICTED
(Extremely fragile). Consult the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, regarding access.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Galen Howard Papers, BANC MSS 67/35 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Microfilm
Microfilm duplicating selected drawings from the collection is available at the following repositories:
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Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library:
Identifier/Call Number: BANC FILM 2546
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Contributing Institution: Environmental Design Library:
Identifier/Call Number: MICROFILM 78264 NA
Related Collections
Title: Howard, John Galen collection of progress photographs ca. 1905-1910,
(f308 x H849 pr) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Howard, John Galen,
Title: Sketches of buildings, etc., for the University of California, Berkeley 1904.
(CU-402.1) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Title: Architectural Drawings of University of California Buildings,
(CU-402) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Inventory of the Specifications, Contracts, and Bids for Construction of University of California, Berkeley, Buildings, 1896-[ongoing],
(CU-13) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Hearst, Phoebe Architectural Plan for the University of California. Competition Drawings. Ca. 1897-1898.
(CU-403) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Views of Campus Buildings,
University Archives Pictorial Collection, (UARC PIC) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
Title: Records of the President of the University of California,
(CU-5) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Records of the Regents of the University of California, 1896-1933,
(CU-1) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Hearst, Phoebe Architectural Plan for the University of California. Concours Phoebe A. Hearst pour les plans de reconstruction
de l'universite. 1er prix. Projet de E. Bernard.
(ff308gh.u, ff308gh.u.1900, ff308gh.u.pah) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Hearst, Phoebe,
Title: Correspondence concerning the Phoebe Hearst Architectural Plan for the University of California, 1896 Oct 22-23.
(308gh.cor) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Materials Catalogued Separately
Photographs are available in the Bancroft Pictorial Collection (BANC PIC 1967.016-018). Three autographed poems by George
Sterling were removed and added to the George Sterling Papers (BANC MSS C-H 60).
Administrative Information
Funding
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
John Galen Howard was born May 8, 1864 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He began his architectural education at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, the nation's only architectural program at the time, although he left in 1885 before completing his
degree. He apprenticed himself to Henry Hobson Richardson in Brookline, Massachusetts, gaining a practical knowledge of drafting.
After Richardson's death he left the firm and went to Los Angeles where he worked with the firms Caulkin & Hass, and James
M. Wood. Unhappy with the prospects in Los Angeles after a year, Howard left to tour Europe in 1888. Returning to the United
States, he went to work for McKim, Mead & White, first in Boston then in New York. Encouraged by the partners of the firm,
who offered financial assistance, Howard left for Paris to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1890 to 1893. Although he
left shortly before completing the training, he brought the tradition and style of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts back to the United
States.
In 1893 Howard married Mary Robertson Bradbury, starting a family of five including Henry Temple (1894), Robert Boardman (1896),
Charles Houghton (1899), John Langley (1902), and Jeanette (1905). Howard opened a private practice in 1895 with Samuel Cauldwell
in New York. The partners built residential and commercial buildings in New York and New Jersey. In 1898, Howard & Cauldwell
entered the Phoebe Hearst International Competition for the plan for the University of California in Berkeley. Emile Bénard
won the competition, however, he did not wish to leave Paris for Berkeley. Howard, whose entry with Cauldwell came in fourth
place, was appointed to the Advisory Board of Architects for the Perpetuation of the Phoebe Hearst Architectural Plan for
the University of California. Phoebe Hearst hired Howard to design the Hearst Mining Building, sending him on a tour of Europe
in 1900 to study University buildings, particularly those relating to mining. Because Bénard proved too difficult for the
Regents to work with, President Wheeler, a strong supporter of Howard's talents, offered Howard the position of Supervising
Architect of the University in 1901. The Howards moved to California in 1902. In 1903, the University of California provided
funding for a department of architecture. Howard was appointed professor at the new school, and settled into life in the Bay
Area.
Because of Howard's work on the University, he soon had a growing private practice. In 1906 he opened an office in San Francisco
in partnership with engineer John Debo Galloway. He was also an advisory member of the Reconstruction Committee of San Francisco
after the 1906 earthquake. Away from his work at the University, Howard was the supervising architect for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition in Seattle. Howard was also involved with the Panama-Pacific Exhibition of 1915 in San Francisco. He was a member
of the Exposition advisory committee as well as a member of the board that supervised the plan for the San Francisco Civic
Center. He also designed the San Francisco Civic Auditorium for the Exposition. Howard also designed a variety of residential
and commercial buildings in Berkeley and San Francisco.
In 1913 Howard was appointed Director of the School of Architecture at the University. In his capacity as Supervising Architect
for the University, Howard completed the Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Greek Theater, Boalt Hall, California Hall,
Agriculture Hall, the University Library, the Sather Tower (known as the Campanile), Sather Gate, Wheeler Hall, Hilgard Hall,
Gilman Hall, Hesse Hall, Le Conte Hall and Haviland Hall, thoroughly adapting the Phoebe Hearst Architectural plan to display
his preferred designs.
In 1917, Howard took a sabbatical to live and write poetry in Carmel, California. In 1918, he went on "war leave" to Europe.
There he helped establish the American Expeditionary Forces University, which was intended to educate soldiers as they awaited
transport home. Returning in 1919, he found the University reluctant to spend money and saw his authority as Supervising Architect
start to deteriorate. Howard was officially dismissed by the Regents of the University in 1924, and in 1926 resigned as Director
of the School of Architecture. He and his wife, Mary Robertson Bradbury, moved to San Francisco, residing on Russian Hill,
where Howard continued to write and publish his own poetry. He died suddenly from a heart attack in 1931.
Note
Sources:
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Partridge, Loren,
John Galen Howard and the Berkeley Campus: Beaux-Arts Architecture in the "Athens of the West,"
Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association,
1978.
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Moss, Stacey,
The Howards: First Family of Bay Area Modernism,
The Oakland Museum,
Oakland, CA
1988.
Scope and Content
The John Galen Howard papers span the years 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931). It contains correspondence, diaries, drafts and manuscripts
of poems, transcripts of speeches, articles, and course lectures, relating to Howard's career as an architect, a professor,
and a poet. The collection provides a look at Howard's personal and family life, his interests outside of architecture, as
well as his architectural work. The collection is organized into five series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty
Papers, Office Records, and Project Records.
Howard's personal papers forms the bulk of the collection, and contains biographical and genealogical information, diaries,
incoming and outgoing correspondence, and correspondence between family members. The majority is between Howard and his wife,
Mary, and includes love letters before their marriage as well as correspondence throughout their married years. Their letters
provide a valuable portrait of life in the university community of Berkeley and the artist community of Carmel during the
early part of the century, and also reveal a great deal about Howard's professional life as an architect, including explanations
of the problems he faced with many of his projects. Correspondence between family members about their travels abroad at several
different times are filled with vivid descriptions, while the letters between Mary, Howard, and their sons during and after
World War I describe the situation in France. The collection includes Howard's student papers from his work in the United
States during the mid 1880's, as well as manuscripts and drafts of his poetry. Included are reviews and correspondence relating
to the publishing of his works,
Brunelleschi and
Phidias, as well as a number of manuscripts of fictional stories. The family papers also contain several travel narratives written
by Mary Howard before her marriage, and memorabilia from the Howard children, along with personal account records and newspaper
clippings.
Howard's professional papers contain correspondence with partners Samuel Cauldwell and Dan Waid, recommendations for students
and colleagues, and information on his position with the University of California. Drafts and publications of articles on
architecture include several articles relating to the accomplishments of Howard's work at the University of California, and
include transcripts and notes from speeches given about architectural issues. Information about Howard's involvement in multiple
associations and committees includes correspondence about the American Institute of Architects, the Architectural League of
the Pacific Coast, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, and several other organizations.
Faculty papers include information on the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Architecture, course lectures
and plate lists for many architectural classes, an exam, and a translation of J. Gaudet's
Eléments et Théorie de l'Architecture.
Howard's office records include a list of his professional library, information on several projects, loose newspaper clippings
of his projects, and a scrapbook of clippings.
Project records include specifications for many of Howard's projects, including the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, the Panama
Pacific International Exposition Auditorium, the University of Washington, the University of California, buildings for Claus
Spreckels and Duncan McDuffie, as well as other commercial and residential projects. Drawings for three projects, the Panama
Pacific International Exposition Auditorium, Emerson School of Oakland, and a theater building for Claus Spreckels are also
included.
Guide to the Project Index:
The Project Index is a way to organize the various formats of architectural records from the same project. Each horizontal
row holds information about a project and the location of the project records.
- Client Name/Project Name:
- The first column lists the Client or Project name. The client name is always listed first. If the project has a name, this
may be listed with a see reference to the client. This is the most likely way that researchers will wish to find a project.
- Collaborator / Role:
- Often architects worked with other architects, engineers, or landscape architects. The name of the collaborator is listed,
Last name, and first initial. The role of the collaborator follows in the same column in parenthesis.
e.g. Maybeck, B. (architect) = Maybeck as a collaborating architect
- Physical Location of Materials:
-
Manuscript Records, Drawings, Detail Drawings, Photographs
- The next set of fields are used to designate the physical location of any materials related to the project. Materials may
include records, files, correspondence, and papers, drawings, detail drawings, or photographs.
- The location of the materials is formatted to have the box number, then folder number.
e.g. Box # | Folder # - one box, one folder: 5 | 2
- Folders in consecutive order, but the same box will be hyphenated. e.g. additional folders - same box, consecutive: 5 | 6-9
- Folders not in consecutive order, but in the same box will be separated by a comma.
e.g. additional folders - same box, not consecutive: 5 | 6, 11
- Materials that reside in more than one box are separated in the cell with a comma.
e.g. additional folders - different box: 4 | 3, 5 | 2
- If the material is not a box, but actually a
Tube, a
T will be entered before the tube number.
- If an oversize folder contains the material, the size of the folder will be entered after the folder number.
e.g. number, oversize folder - 10 B
- Date:
- The date of the project. May be a single year, a range of years, or a circa date.
- Location and State:
- The geographical location of the project.
- Project Type:
- The general term for the category of building.
e.g. a commercial building or a residence.
- Microfilm:
- This column will appear if the collection has been microfilmed. The column tracks the amount of material microfilmed for each
project: all, selected or none.
Container List
I. PERSONAL PAPERS, 1874-1954
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-15, Cartons 1-4, folders 1-305, oversize folder 2 B
A. Biographical Information
Scope and Content Note
Includes notes on Howard family genealogy, obituaries, and other personal records.
Box 1, folder 1
Biographies and Publication Lists, 1906, 1916, 1920
Box 1, folder 3
Passport and Identification Letters, 1918-1930
flat-file-drawer Oversize, folder 2 B
Passport and Identification Papers, 1891, 1910, 1919
Box 1, folder 4
Obituaries of J.G. Howard, 1931
Box 1, folder 5
Howard Genealogy: Research, n.d.
Box 1, folder 6
Howard Genealogy: Hapgood Family, n.d.
Box 1, folder 7
Howard Genealogy: Houghton Family, n.d.
Box 1, folder 8
Howard Genealogy: Howard Family, n.d.
Box 1, folder 9
Howard Genealogy: Sawin Family, n.d.
Box 1, folder 10
Howard Genealogy: Ancestral Tablets, 1883
Box 1, folder 11
Howard Genealogy: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1930-1931
Box 1, folder 13
John Galen Howard Autographs, n.d.
B. Diaries
Scope and Content Note
John Galen Howard - v. 1-4, (1881-1883 and 1888-1894)
Box 2, folder 14-17
Volumes I-VI, 1881-1884, 1888-1894
C. Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Includes incoming letters and letters written by John Galen Howard and Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard. The letters between
John and Mary Howard describe life in Berkeley in the first part of the century, as well as describe John Howard's architectural
work. The subseries also includes the courtship letters of John Galen and Mary Howard.
Box 2, folder 18
Programs and Calling Cards, n.d.
Box 2, folder 20
Incoming Correspondence, n.d.
Box 2, folder 21
Correspondence to Family, n.d.
Box 2, folder 22
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence to Family, n.d.
Box 2, folder 23-27
Incoming Correspondence, 1874-1889
Box 2, folder 28
General Correspondence, 1879-1888
Box 2, 3, folder 29-30, 31-35
Correspondence to Family, 1876-1889
Box 3, folder 36
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence from Family, 1886
Box 3, folder 37-39
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence to Family, 1873, 1880-1881, 1886, 1889
Box 3, 4, folder 40-44, 45-46
Incoming Correspondence, 1890-1894
Box 4, folder 47
General Correspondence, 1892-1894
Box 4, folder 48-57
Correspondence to Family, 1890-1901
Box 4, folder 58-60
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence to Family, 1891-1893
Box 5, folder 61-67
Courtship Correspondence, 1891-1893
Box 6, folder 68-70
Incoming Correspondence, 1894-1899
Box 6, folder 71-77
Correspondence to Family, 1894-1899
Box 6, folder 78-81
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence to John Howard, 1894-1899
Box 7, folder 82-84
Incoming Correspondence, 1900-1903
Box 7, folder 87
Correspondence to Family, 1900-1903
Box 7, folder 88-90
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence to John Howard, 1901-1903
Box 8, folder 91-94
Incoming Correspondence, 1904-1909
Box 8, folder 95
General Correspondence, 1908-1909
Box 8, folder 96-97
Correspondence to Family, 1904-1908
Box 8, folder 98
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence from Family, 1906-1908
Box 8, folder 99-102
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence to Family, 1904-1909
Box 9, folder 103-106
Incoming Correspondence, 1910-1913
Box 9, folder 107-112
Correspondence to Family, 1910-1913
Box 9, folder 113-115
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence to John Howard, 1910-1913
Box 9, 10, folder 116-119, 120-121
Incoming Correspondence, 1914-1918
Box 10, folder 122
General Correspondence, 1914-1918
Box 10, folder 123-129
Correspondence to Family, 1914-1918
Box 10, folder 130-133
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence To Family, 1914-1918
Box 10, 11, folder 134-136, 137-138
Incoming Correspondence, 1919-1920
Box 11, folder 139
General Correspondence, 1919
Box 11, folder 140-143
Correspondence to Family, 1919-1920
Box 11,12, folder 144-149, 150-153
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence To Family, 1919-1920
Box 12, folder 154-156
Incoming Correspondence, 1921-1925
Box 12, folder 157-158
Correspondence to Family, 1921-1925
Box 12, folder 159-165
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence To Family, 1921-1925
Box 13, folder 166-167
Incoming Correspondence, 1926-1929
Box 13, folder 168-172
Correspondence to Family and Publishers, 1926-1929
Box 13, folder 173-177
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence To Family, 1926-1929
Box 14, folder 178-182
Incoming Correspondence, 1929-1931
Box 14, folder 183-184
General Correspondence, 1930-1931
Box 14, folder 185
Correspondence to Family, 1931
Box 14, folder 186-187
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence To Family, 1930-1931
Box 14, folder 188
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Correspondence: Incoming and Outgoing after Howard's Death, 1931-1954
Box 15, folder 198
McKim Scholarship Writings, n.d.
Box 15, folder 199
Award Medal from MIT, 1886
flat-file-drawer Oversize, folder 2 B
School Diplomas and Awards, 1882, 1883, 1892
Box 15, folder 200
Travel Itinerary, Tickets, Postcards, Sketches, 1904-1911
F. Poetry
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Poetry arranged alphabetically by title.
Includes manuscripts of titled and untitled poems, reviews and publication information for Brunelleschi and Pheidias. Also
includes collected poems not by John Galen Howard.
Carton 1, folder 202-204
Poetry: Brunelleschi, ca. 1913
Carton 1, folder 205-212
Poetry: Cezarronet, ca. 1930
Carton 1, folder 214-216
Poetry: Flights Afield, n.d.
Carton 1, folder 217
Poetry: The Forest Nuptials, 1917
Carton 1, folder 218
Poetry: Fount- From, n.d.
Carton 1, folder 219
Poetry: From Olive Groves of Academe, ca. 1913
Carton 2, folder 221-222
Poetry: Grasmere, ca. 1912
Carton 2, folder 223-224
Poetry: H-L, n.d., 1910, 1921
Carton 2, folder 225
Poetry: Madrigals for Maia, n.d.
Carton 2, folder 227-234
Poetry: Pheidas, ca. 1929
Carton 2, folder 237
Poetry: Rose and Harp, 1887
Carton 3, folder 238-239
Poetry: Recent Poetry, n.d.
Carton 3, folder 241-242
Poetry: Sonnets in the Terza Rima, n.d.
Carton 3, folder 247-250
Poetry: Untitled & Fragments, n.d.
Carton 3, folder 251
Poetry: Poem Book Vol. I, ca. 1887
Carton 3, folder 252
Poetry: Poem Book Vol. II, 1887
Carton 3, folder 253
Poetry: Poem Book Vol. III, 1890
Carton 3, folder 254
Poetry: Poem Book Vol. IV & V, n.d.
Carton 3, folder 255
Poetry: Notes and Research: Others' Poetry, n.d.
Carton 3, folder 256
Poetry: Quotations: Book, n.d
Carton 3, folder 257
Poetry: Quotations: Handwritten, n.d., 1929
Carton 3, folder 258-261
Poetry: Brunelleschi Publication Correspondence, 1912-1914
Carton 3, folder 262-268
Poetry: Pheidas Publication Correspondence, 1920, 1929-1930
Carton 4, folder 269
Poetry: Correspondence with John Howell, Publisher, 1912-1921
Carton 4, folder 270
Poetry: Publishing Correspondence, 1900-1930
Carton 4, folder 271
Poetry: Correspondence with John Niehardt, Epic Poet, 1914-1929
Carton 4, folder 272
Poetry: Clippings about John Niehardt, Epic Poet, 1918
G. Writings and Lectures
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Contains manuscrips of fictional stories and a lecture given to the Bohemian Club.
Carton 4, folder 274
Writings: "Dr. Ann Hunyerfurd", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 275
Writings: "Eleventh Laneare", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 276
Writings: "The Essence of Potential Transmutability", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 278
Writings: "The Lamp of Truth", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 279
Writings: "Noquisqua, the Indian's Hostage", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 280
Writings: "The Poetry of Architecture", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 281
Writings: "The George T. Plowman Exhibit Brochure", 1914
Carton 4, folder 282
Writings: "The School Spirit", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 283
Writings: "Through the Dark Gate", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 284
Writings: "An Unknown of Class Four", n.d.
Carton 4, folder 286
Writings: Unidentified Chapters and Notes, n.d.
Carton 4, folder 287
Lecture: "Dans le Quartier" for the Bohemian Club, n.d.
H. Personal Account Records
Box 15, folder 288-289
Account and Notebooks, n.d., 1889-1902
Box 15, folder 290
Bank Account Books, 1916-1919
Box 15, folder 291
Bills and Accounts, 1929-1931
Box 15, folder 292
Leases and Property, n.d., 1904, 1930
I. Family Papers
Scope and Content Note
Includes the writings, travel narratives, and diaries of Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard, the Howard children's memorabilia,
and information on the deaths of Howard's mother and brother.
Box 15, folder 293
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Manuscripts of Stories and Articles, n.d., 1890
Box 15, folder 294
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Travel Articles, ca. 1890
Box 15, folder 295-298
Mary Robertson (Bradbury) Howard Diaries, 1880-1882, 1886-1892
Box 15, folder 299
Children's Writings and Memorabilia, 1886-1916
Box 15, folder 300
Lydia Jane Howard Estate, n.d.
Box 15, folder 301
Dr. Amasa Howard In Memorium, n.d.
Box 15, folder 303
French Newspapers, ca. 1892
Box 15, folder 304
Obituaries, ca. 1919-1927
Box 15, folder 305
John Galen Howard and Henry T. Howard, 1901-1922
II. PROFESSIONAL PAPERS, 1889-1930
Physical Description:
Boxes 16-18, folders 306-356, oversize folder 2 B
A. Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
Between Howard and his partners, Dan Waid and Samuel Cauldwell, recommendation letters for students and colleagues, and information
about Howard's employment with the University of California.
Box 16, folder 306-309
Professional Correspondence, n.d., 1889-1924, 1927-1930
Box 16, folder 310
Cauldwell, S. Correspondence, 1894
Box 16, folder 311
Waid, D.E. Correspondence, 1901-1904, 1910
Box 16, folder 312
Professional Writings Correspondence, 1890-1930
Box 16, folder 313
Recommendations for Students and Colleagues, 1914-1931
Box 16, folder 314
Columbia University Job Offer Correspondence, 1912
Box 16, folder 315
Post-War Army Education Commission, 1918-1919
Box 16, folder 316
Employment and Professional Correspondence, 1910
Box 16, folder 317
University of California Employment Correspondence, 1912-1930
Box 16, folder 318
University of California Supervising Architect Memoranda, 1922-1925
B. Writings
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title
Articles about architectural subjects, including several about the progress of work on the University of California.
Box 16, folder 319-320
Professional Writings, n.d., 1890-1906
Box 16, folder 321
Professional Writings: "Architectural Plans for the University of California", 1903
Box 16, folder 322
Professional Writings: "The Family Tree of Architecture", n.d.
Box 16, folder 323
Professional Writings: "The Function of Architecture", n.d.
Box 16, folder 324
Professional Writings: "The Library", n.d.
Box 16, folder 325
Professional Writings: Book Review, n.d.
Box 16, folder 326
Professional Writings: "Outdoor Life and the Fine Arts", 1915
Box 16, folder 327
Professional Writings: "Outlooks and Inlooks Architectural", n.d.
Box 17, folder 328
Professional Writings: "The Paris Training", n.d.
Box 17, folder 329
Professional Writings: Program of the Competition for an Architect for Oakland City Hall, n.d.
Box 17, folder 330
Professional Writings: "Some Present Problems in Architecture", n.d.
Box 17, folder 331
Professional Writings: "Henry Hobson Richardson - A Study of the Man", n.d.
Box 17, folder 332
Professional Writings: "Recent Controversy over Architectural Education in America", n.d.
Box 17, folder 333
Professional Writings: "San Francisco Civic Center Planning", 1916
Box 17, folder 334
Professional Writings: "Progress on the Plan for A Greater University", 1913
Box 17, folder 335
Professional Writings: "University of California: Doe Library", n.d., 1907
Box 17, folder 336
Professional Writings: "University of California: Hearst Mining Building", n.d.
Box 17, folder 337
Professional Writings: "University of California: Report on a Memorial Stadium Site", n.d.
Box 17, folder 338
Professional Writings: "University of California: Sather Tower", 1913
C. Speeches
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Contains transcripts of speeches given about architecture, including the dedication of Hearst Memorial Mining Building.
Box 17, folder 339
Professional Speeches: Various Speeches, Speech Notes, n.d., 1911
Box 17, folder 340
Professional Speeches: "The Art of City Planning", 1914
Box 17, folder 341
Professional Speeches: "Bordeaux and Beaune in Wartime", 1919-1920
Box 17, folder 342
Professional Speeches: "Dedication of Hearst Mining Building", 1907
Box 17, folder 343
Professional Speeches: French Gardens, n.d.
Box 17, folder 344
Professional Speeches: "The Future of Architecture on the Pacific Coast", 1912
Box 17, folder 345
Professional Speeches: The Role of the Dwelling House in the Betterment of Social Conditions, 1908
Box 17, folder 346
Professional Speeches: The Significance of the Civic Center, 1912
D. Associations and Committees
Scope and Content Note
Information and correspondence about associations including American Institute of Architects, Architectural League of the
Pacific Coast, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, and several others.
Box 18, folder 347-348
Professional Associations Correspondence, 1891-1895, 1906, 1927-1930
Box 18, folder 349
American Institute of Architects Correspondence, 1929-1930
Box 18, folder 350
American Institute of Architects Juries and Committees, 1910, 1929-1930
Box 18, folder 351
American Architect Forms, 1919-1920
Box 18, folder 352
Architectural League of the Pacific Coast, n.d.
Box 18, folder 353
Architect's Small House Bureau, 1930
Box 18, folder 354
Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, 1894
Box 18, folder 355
Third Pan-American Congress of Architects, Buenos Aires, 1927
E. Awards and Certificates
Scope and Content Note
Includes award from the St. Louis World's Fair.
Box 18, folder 356
St. Louis World's Exposition Award, 1904
flat-file-drawer Oversize, folder 2 B
Awards and Certificates, 1903, 1915-1916, 1929
flat-file-drawer Oversize, folder 1 A
"The Architect" University of California Edition, 1917
flat-file-drawer Oversize, folder 1 A
University of California Memorial Stadium Plan Proposal, 1921
III. FACULTY PAPERS, 1905-1928
Physical Description:
Cartons 4-5, folders 357-408
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Course lectures arranged chronologically.
Includes information about the University of California, Berkeley School of Architecture, as well as lectures, lists of architectural
plates and an exam for various courses in architecture. Also includes a translation of J. Guadet's
Eléments et Théorie de l'Architecture.
Carton 4, folder 357-359
University of California School of Architecture, n.d., 1915, 1925
Carton 4, folder 360-361
Lectures: Theory of Architecture Course, 1905
Carton 4, folder 362-367
Lectures: I -- XLIII, 1905-1906
Carton 4, folder 368-369
Lectures: I -- XII, 1906-1907
Carton 4, folder 370-373
Lectures: Modern Architecture, I -- XIV, 1907
Carton 4, folder 374-375
Lectures: Gothic and Renaissance Architecture, XIII -- XXV, 1907
Carton 4, folder 376-379
Lectures: History of Allied Arts, I -- XIV, 1908
Carton 5, folder 380-383
Lectures: History of Architecture 5A, I -- XXVII, 1908-1909
Carton 5, folder 384-385
Lecture: Gothic Architecture Aug.- Dec., 1909
Carton 5, folder 386-387
Book X: Elements of Composition in Buildings for Public Usage, 1909
Carton 5, folder 388-389
Lecture: Italian Renaissance Architecture, Jan.-May, 1910
Carton 5, folder 390
Lecture: List of Plates for Architecture 5A, 1911
Carton 5, folder 391-392
Lectures: Architecture 5C, Aug.-Dec., 1912
Carton 5, folder 393
Lectures: Architecture 5A, Aug.- Dec., 1913
Carton 5, folder 394
Lectures: List of Plates for Architecture 5F, Jan.- Mar., 1914
Carton 5, folder 395-396
Lectures: XIII -- XI, Mar.- Apr., 1914
Carton 5, folder 397
Lectures: List of Plates for Architecture 5C, Aug.-Nov., 1915
Carton 5, folder 398
Lectures: List of Plates for Architecture 5B, Jan.-May, 1915
Carton 5, folder 399
Lectures: List of Plates for Architecture 5D, Jan.-Apr., 1916
Carton 5, folder 400
Lectures: Architecture 5E, Aug.-Dec., 1916
Carton 5, folder 401
Lectures: List of Plates for Architecture 5F, Jan.- May, 1917
Carton 5, folder 402
Exam: Theory of Architecture, 1928
Carton 5, folder 403-408
"Elements et Theorie de L'Architecture" per J. Gaudet Translation, n.d.
IV. OFFICE RECORDS, 1890-1925
Physical Description:
Box 18, folders 409-418, vol. 1
Scope and Content Note
Contains a list of Howard's professional library, information on several projects, loose newspaper clippings of his projects
and a scrapbook of clippings.
Box 18, folder 409
Office Records, 1897, 1909-1918
Box 18, folder 410
Professional Library Book Lists, n.d., 1913
Box 18, folder 411
Index of Drawing Locations, n.d.
Box 18, folder 412
Binghamton City Hall Competition Description, n.d.
Box 18, folder 413
Sather Gate and Sather Tower Correspondence, 1910-1914
Box 18, folder 414
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Grounds by John Carton Olmstead, 1906
Box 18, folder 415
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Architectural Scheme, ca. 1908
Box 18, folder 416
Clippings: Public Baths Competition, 1890
Box 18, folder 417
Clippings: Majestic Theater, 1902
Box 18, folder 418
Clippings: University of California 1901-1925
V. PROJECT RECORDS, 1903-1922
Physical Description:
Boxes 19-20, folders 419-448, oversize folders 1 A, 3-4 C, tubes 1-5
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order by project.
A. Specifications
Scope and Content Note
Included are specifications for many of his projects, including the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, the Panama Pacific International
Exposition Auditorium, the University of Washington, the University of California, buildings for Claus Spreckels and Duncan
McDuffie, as well as other commercial and residential projects.
Note
B. Drawings
Scope and Content Note
Contains drawings for three projects, the Panama Pacific International Exposition Auditorium, Emerson School of Oakland, and
a theater building for Claus Spreckels.
Note
Project Index (Alphabetical by Client/Project Name)
AYPE (Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition): Auditorium [see University of Washington: Auditorium]
1907-1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
exposition
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 419
AYPE: Emergency Hospital
1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
exposition
Microfilm:
none
AYPE: Fine Arts [see University of Washington: Chemistry]
1909
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
exposition
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 420
AYPE: Fire Station
1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
exposition
Microfilm:
none
AYPE: Power House [see University of Washington: Power House]
1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
exposition
AYPE: Power Plant [see University of Washington: Power Plant]
1907-1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
exposition
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 421
Continental Building (Grant, Joseph)
1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
none
Drawings Oversize Folder: 1 C
Emerson School
1912
Collaborator/Role:
Donovan, J.
(supervising architect)
Oakland, CA
Project Type:
educational
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 422-423
First National Bank, addition
1903, 1909, 1917
Berkeley, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 424
Grant, Adam: Murphy & Grant Co.
1907-1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
selections
Grant, Joseph [see Continental Building]
1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 425
Levi Strauss Realty Co. #1
1906
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
selections
Mason McDuffie Company, Northbrae Circle [see Northbrae Circle]
1913
Berkeley, CA
Project Type:
transportation
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 426
McDuffie, Duncan, garage
1910-1911
Berkeley, CA
Project Type:
residential
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 427
Northbrae Circle (Mason McDuffie Company, Northbrae Circle)
1913
Berkeley, CA
Project Type:
transportation
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 428
Nurses' Settlement
1906
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
residential-multi
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 19 | 429-430, Drawings Oversize: Tubes 1-5
Panama Pacific International Exposition Auditorium (San Francisco Civic Auditorium)
1912-1913
Collaborator/Role:
Meyer & Reid,
(architects)
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
exposition
Microfilm:
selections
Manuscript Box/Folder: 20 | 431
Pierce-Arrow
1912
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
selections
San Francisco Civic Auditorium [see Panama Pacific International Exposition Auditorium]
1912-1913
Collaborator/Role:
Meyer & Reid,
(architects)
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
exposition
Manuscript Box/Folder: 20 | 432
Santa Rosa Bank
1906-1907
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Santa Rosa, CA
Project Type:
commerical
Microfilm:
selections
Manuscript Box/Folder: 20 | 433
Sprague, Lucy
1905-1906
Berkeley, CA
Project Type:
residential
Microfilm:
selections
Manuscript Box/Folder: 20 | 434
Spreckels, Anna C., stable
1909
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
residential
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 20 | 435
Spreckels, Claus: Market & Eddy
1908-1909
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 20 | 436
Spreckels, Claus: Market & Fremont
1907
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 20 | 437, Drawings Oversize Folder: 2 C
Spreckels, Claus, theater and stores
1908-1910
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
selections
Manuscript Box/Folder: 21 | 438
Stern, J.
1907
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
commercial
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 21 | 439-441
Union Oil Company
ca.1920
Los Angeles, CA
Project Type:
commerical
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 21 | 442
University of California: Bridge at College Avenue
1916
Berkeley, CA
Project Type:
educational
Microfilm:
none
Details Oversize Folder: 1 A
University of California: Memorial Stadium
1922
Berkeley, CA
Project Type:
educational
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 21 | 443
University of California: Sacramento Building
1907
San Francisco, CA
Project Type:
educational
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 21 | 444-445
UW (University of Washington): Auditorium (Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition: Auditorium)
1907-1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
educational
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 21 | 446
UW: Chemistry (Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition: Fine Arts)
1909
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
educational
Microfilm:
selections
Manuscript Box/Folder: 21 | 447
UW: Power House (Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition: Power House)
1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
educational
Microfilm:
none
Manuscript Box/Folder: 21 | 448
UW: Power Plant (Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition: Power Plant)
1907-1908
Collaborator/Role:
Galloway, J.,
(engineer)
Seattle, WA
Project Type:
educational
Microfilm:
none
