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Finding Aid for the Robert Garland Jr. drawings, circa 1959-circa 1990 0000252
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  • Preferred Citation note
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  • Scope and Content note
  • Related Archival Materials note

  • Title: Robert Garland Jr. drawings
    Identifier/Call Number: 0000252
    Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
    Language of Material: English
    Container: 549
    Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
    Date: circa 1959-circa 1990
    creator: Garland, Robert, Jr. , 1927-2004

    Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers.

    Preferred Citation note

    Robert Garland Jr. drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Biographical/Historical note

    Robert Garland Jr. was born in Jackson, Tennese in 1927. He attended the University of Illinois, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1952. Following Garland’s time at the University of Illinois, he received a Fulbright fellowship in 1954. He established his owned firm in 1959 in Santa Barbara, California. Robert Garland Jr. died on November 24, 2004. Over the course of his career his principle works include: the Linsburgh residence, the Sansum Clinic research building, Stoltz Office building, the Thornton Howell residence and the Elman Service residence.

    Scope and Content note

    The Robert Garland Jr. drawings span 3 linear feet and date from circa 1959 to circa 1990. The collection consists of one flat file folder containing two different projects: the Esther Bear residence remodel and a sketch of an unidentified building. Four architectural drawings in the form of reprographic copies document the Esther Bear residence remodel. Drawings, which are all dated December 5, 1961, include: floor plan, plot plan, sections, details, and an electrical plan. The pencil sketch of an unidentified building is undated.

    Related Archival Materials note

    ADC Study collection, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Garland, Robert, Jr. , 1927-2004
    Architectural drawings
    Reprographic copies
    Sketches