The bulk of this collection consists of photographs documenting Howard Friedman's architectural work. This, along with a scrapbook, portfolio, and proposal book, make up the whole of project documentation. The collection does not contain any drawings, save for a handful of blueprints from Friedman's early work as a junior draftsman and plans from his time in the United States Navy.

Howard Abraham Friedman, 1919-1988 Howard A. Friedman was born in New York City on June 26, 1919. At the age of 17, following graduation from Saunders Technical High School in Yonkers, he started work as a junior drafter in a Manhattan architecture office. In 1942 he joined the United States Navy Seabees and served in the Pacific during World War II. On his return to San Francisco in 1946 Howard married Phyllis Koshland. In 1949 he graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with an A.B. degree in architecture. After several years with San Francisco architecture firms, in 1953 he formed his own practice in partnership with Henry Schubart. In 1967 that firm became Howard A. Friedman and Associates.

0.5 Linear Feet: 4 boxes, 1 flat box

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Collection is open for research