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UC San Diego. Office of Architects and Engineers Records
SAC 0060
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: UC San Diego. Office of Architects and Engineers Records
Creator:
University of California, San Diego. Office of Architects and Engineers
Creator:
University of California, San Diego. Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor. Facilities Design and Construction
Identifier/Call Number: SAC 0060
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
(1 archives box and 14 map case folders)
Date (inclusive): 1908-1988
Abstract: The collection consists of maps, architectural drawings, blueprints, reports, photographs and administrative files relating
to the development of campus infrastructure at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego.
Languages:
English
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UC San Diego. Office of Architects and Engineers Records, SAC 60. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Publication rights are held by the Regents of the University of California.
The Office of Architects and Engineers (OAE) was responsible for the overall coordination of the UC San Diego campus building
program. Construction projects were prioritized within the University of California's statewide building program, and then
distributed to the appropriate OAE for management and completion. The UC San Diego office opened in 1957 under the direction
of J. W. Tippetts, Building Program Coordinator. He was succeeded by Mac Alfred Cason, formerly the Chief Architect for Los
Angeles County, in 1960. Prior to 1957, UC San Diego campus buildings and improvements were managed by OAE staff at UC Berkeley
and UC Los Angeles.
Beginning in the mid-1970s with the reorganization of campus planning and building, the Office of Architects and Engineers
was absorbed into Facilities Design & Construction (FDC). The FDC office became the primary service provider charged with
the implementation of the Capital Improvement Program, including project programming, planning, schematic design, design development,
construction documents, inspections, utilities, and construction administration for all capital improvements.
Acquired, 1982-2004.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of maps, architectural drawings, blueprints, reports, photographs and administrative files relating
to the development of campus infrastructure at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego. It includes long-range
planning documents, original structure elevations, and design proposals created, produced in collaboration with, or requested
by the Office of Architects and Engineers. Plans and documents drafted by non-UC architectural firms are noted in the finding
aid. Several items in the collection originate from the papers of Robert Marlin, UC San Diego maintenance supervisor from
1966-1987. These include reports, photographs, and files documenting the campus infrastructure during the period 1937-1958,
when the physical plant was managed primarily by the UCLA Office of Architects and Engineers.
Arranged in two series: 1) CAMPUS MAPS & PLANNING. and 2) BUILDINGS.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
College buildings -- California -- San Diego -- Designs and plans
Universities and colleges -- California -- San Diego -- Planning
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Campus planning -- California -- San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Buildings
University of California, San Diego -- Buildings
University of California, San Diego -- Planning
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Planning
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- Maps
University of California, San Diego -- Maps