Finding Aid for the Robert Garland Jr. drawings, circa 1959-circa 1990 0000252

Finding aid prepared by Jillian O'Connor and Chris Marino
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu


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