Terry Tong Collection 2014.-16
Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
June 2015
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
designarchives@berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Terry Tong Collection
Creator:
Tong, Terry
source:
Tong, Terry
Creator:
Campbell & Wong Associates
Creator:
Wong, Worley K.
Creator:
Campbell, John Carden
Identifier/Call Number: 2014.-16
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet:
1 document box and 1 flat file drawer
Date (inclusive): circa 1943-1994
Language of Material:
English
.
Access Statement
Collection is open for research.
System of Arrangement
The Collection is arranged into three series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, and Project Records. Within each series,
original order has been maintained when evident.
Biographical note
Terry Tong was born in San Francisco on December 8, 1921. He attended the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) where
he studied Architecture. Tong's studies were interrupted by World War II during which he served as part of the United States
National Guard in Algeria, Italy, and France. Wounded in battle, he was able to return to the United States and resume his
studies at UCB in 1946, graduating with his degree in 1949. During summer vacations while in Architecture school, Tong worked
for various Bay Area firms seeking practical experience, including Campbell & Wong and Phillip Tomesello.
Right out of school Tong was hired by Fred Whittlesey where he worked for less than a year before going to work for Campbell
& Wong where he stayed for 13 years from 1949 until 1962. Tong became skilled at interior and exterior perspective drawings
eventually being charged with the responsibility of doing the all of the presentation drawings for soliciting projects. While
at Campbell & Wong, Tong continued his studies at the Henry George School of Economics on the politics of land usage; at the
Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design for design color coordination fundamentals; and the UC Extension for environmental site
designing and city planning in San Francisco. It was also during this time that Tong entered and won third place in the national
Crane's Bathroom Design Competition. In 1958, Tong became an Associate of the Campbell & Wong practice. After Tong's and his
associate Allen Fong's submission and subsequent winning concept for the California Governor's Mansion Competition for Governor
Pat Brown (which was never realized), he left the firm and opened his own practice in 1962.
From 1962 to the mid-1970s, Tong operated STUDIO Tsq as a sole practitioner. His practice focused primarily on residences
in the Bay Area but also included commercial and multi-residential projects. Notable projects include: On Lok Senior Center
in San Francisco and the Cal Med Center in Stockton. Before retiring, Tong worked as a design consultant at the Bechtel Corporation
in San Francisco. Terry Tong died in 2016.
Sources:
Terry Tong Autobiography, 2009 (unpublished).
Terry Tong, interview by Waverly Lowell and Emily Vigor, December 22, 2014.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Terry Tong Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
Scope and Contents
The Terry Tong Collection spans the dates circa 1943 to 1994 and contains materials that document his academic and architectural
career. The Collection is organized into three series: Personal Papers comprised of biographical information and Tong's architecture
course work while at UCB; Professional Papers containing a clipping and firm portfolio; and the final series Project Records
consisting of drawings, correspondence, photographs, reports, clippings and ephemera which document 39 projects Tong designed
while working for Campbell & Wong and during the time he operated his private practice.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architecture -- 20th Century -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.
Dwellings--Design and construction.
Older people--Housing.
Tong, Terry
PERSONAL PAPERS SERIES I
circa 1943, 1946
Physical Description: .10 Linear Feet:2 folders
Arrangement
Documents arranged chronologically.
Carton 1, folder 1
Clipping: "Casualties of Bay Area Revealed"
circa 1934
Carton 1, Folder 2
Student Drawings from Arch 6A
1946
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS SERIES II
1961, circa 1965
Physical Description: .10 Linear Feet:2 manuscript folders
Arrangement
Documents arranged chronologically.
Reference materials/Clippings
Carton 1, Folder 1
Clipping: "North's New Architects Outnumbered Southerners"
1961
Carton 1, folder 2
Portfolio: Campbell & Wong & Associates
circa 1965
PROJECT RECORDS SERIES III
1935-1994
Arrangement
Arranged by type of record and alphabetically by project within each subseries.
Scope and Contents
The Project Records series includes manuscripts, photographs and drawings of projects designed by Tong.
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 2
Atkins, Victor K. alterations San Francisco CA
1964
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 3
Bernal, W.P. San Francisco CA
1952
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 3
Bowline Point Recreational Area Study Haverstraw NY
circa 1975
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 3
Buddhist's Universal Church San Francisco CA
n.d.
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 3
C.A.C.A. Chinese New Year Float Design
n.d.
Carton 1, Folder 8
Broadway Mini Park San Francisco CA
2003
California Governor's Mansion (see Competition)
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 4
Chinese Baptist Church alterations San Francisco CA
n.d.
Carton 1, Folder 9, flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 5
Competition: Crane Bathroom
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 5
Competition: Governor's Mansion Sacramento CA
circa 1961
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 6
Dere, Joe and Lily: apartment house San Francisco CA
1965
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 7
Design: 86 Tara Road Orinda CA
1994
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 6
Fong, Mary Stockton CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 8
Gan, Paul and Carolyn Albany CA
1966
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 9
Gelsi-Medeot, R. Sleepy Hollow CA
n.d.
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 9
Golden Phoenix Bistro Bar San Francisco CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 9
Hong, Henry: apartment addition San Francisco CA
1965
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 10
Jang, Edward San Leandro CA
1967
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 10
Jones, Felix San Mateo CA
n.d.
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 10
Jones, Rex: additions/alterations Atherton CA
1965-1966
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 11
Kennedy, Dan: warehouse San Francisco CA
1967
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 12
Lee, C.W. Berkeley CA
1965
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 13
McGlone, Lou San Carlos CA
1971
Carton 1, Folder 1-7, flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 14
On Lok Senior Citizen Center San Francisco CA
1975, 1979
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 15
O'Reilly, Charles A:. alterations/additions San Francisco CA
1968
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 16
Ow Wing, Herbert Castro Valley CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 16
Pacific Transport Lines Inc. Office: additions/alterations San Francisco CA
n.d.
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 16
Pettit, Richard Hillsborough CA
n.d.
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 16
Pittman, Willard G. San Francisco CA
n.d.
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 16
Queen, E.F. Woodside Heights CA
n.d.
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 17
Rosenberg, Eric Stockton CA
undated
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 18
San Francisco China Town: building rehabilitation San Francisco CA
1957
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 17
Smith, Marion Canfield: additions/alterations Mill Valley CA
n.d.
Creator: Campbell & Wong Associates
Carton 1, Folder 8, flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 19
Thomas, Jeff and Marcella: rennovation Kentfield CA
1971
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 17
Tittman, W.C. Virginia Foothills NV
n.d.
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 20
Tong, Terry San Francisco CA
circa 1955
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 21
Tong, Terry Tahoe CA
circa 1960
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 22
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 23
Wong, Norman: Cal Med Center Stockton CA
1964
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 17
Ying-Yang Terrace Cafe
1967
flat-file-drawer R 30.3, Flat-File 17
Yuen, Kam Y. San Francisco CA
n.d.