Description
Collection contains architectural drawings by Birge M. Clark, his brother David B. Clark, and other partners Walter Stromquist,
David F. Potter and Joseph Ehrlich, with a few drawings by his father A. B. Clark. Projects were mostly located in Palo Alto,
Stanford, and other communities on the Peninsula and included residences, schools, businesses, and city offices. Most of the
drawings are pencil on tissue but other formats are also represented.
Background
Birge M. Clark began his architectural practice in Palo Alto after World War I, when he helped his father A. B. Clark with
the design of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover's home on the Stanford campus. He went on to design many homes and businesses in
Palo Alto, including the Post Office, the Lucie Stern Community Center, and the Hewlett-Packard plant. His contributions to
Stanford's architecture include the Seeley G. Mudd Chemistry Building and the John Stauffer Chemical Laboratories.