Winfield Scott Wellington Collection 19xx.-15
Catherine Johnston, Danielle Gordon
Arrangement and description of this collection was originally funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
1999, 2008
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: Winfield Scott Wellington Collection
Creator:
Wellington, Winfield Scott, 1897-1979
Identifier/Call Number: 19xx.-15
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet:
1 flat file drawer, 1 flat box
Date (inclusive): 1931-1968
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection
should be discussed with the Curator.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Winfield Scott Wellington Collection, Environmental
Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Biographical / Historical
Winfield Scott Wellington (1897-1979) was born in Houston, Texas in 1897. He received his primary and secondary education
in New Orleans completing his first two years of undergraduate education at Tulane University, then attending the Georgia
School of Technology for one year. In 1918 Wellington began studying architecture at UC Berkeley; receiving a Master of Arts
degree in 1922, and a Graduate in Architecture degree in 1923. His graduate thesis reflected his belief in the importance
of self-expression through design, and his love of objects in the personal environment.
At the start of his professional career in the early 1920s, Wellington worked for John Galen Howard, Warren C. Perry, and
Ashley & Evers in San Francisco. In 1928 Wellington became the firm designer at the architecture office of Eldridge T. Spencer.
Two years later, Wellington began his own practice, which focused on residences. He became Professor of Design at UC Berkeley
in 1937.
Wellington began designing exhibitions in 1939, at the request of UC Berkeley's renowned anthropology professor, Dr. Alfred
Kroeber. Following his success at aiding in the preparation of native artifacts in the Andean Room of the Federal Pavillion
of the Golden Gate International Exhibition, many universities and public galleries requested his exhibition designs. Moreover,
Wellington demonstrated his skills as an architect and craftsman in various Elizabethan, Spanish, and French Louis XV and
IV period room museum installations. He served as chairman of the Art Gallery of UC Berkeley's Department of Decorative Art
from 1946-1962. Despite budget constraints Wellington used this position to transform the Gallery's crude interior into a
site of rich cultural experience with modern innovations.
In 1948, Wellington began teaching at UC Berkeley's Department of Decorative Art, precursor to the Department of Design, College
of Environmental Design. In his classes he encouraged students to scrutinize and handle objects from his large personal collection.
Wellington's architectural designs were primarily Bay Area, residences, though he also designed the Kinteel Trading Post at
Window Rock, Arizona. During his career Wellington participated in many design exhibitions, hosted by UC Berkeley, Stanford
University, and various San Francisco museums. In 1938 the Northern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
selected Wellington's designs for an exhibit held at the San Francisco Museum of Art. The Architectural League of New York
also honored Wellington in 1941, during their touring exhibition of Northern California architecture. Wellington retired in
1965 to a house he had designed for himself, at which he led sessions for students and Alumni dedicated to understanding the
nature of beautifully designed objects.
Sources:
University of California: In Memoriam.
Wellington, Winfield Scott. A Center of Recreation: A Thesis in Partial Satisfaction for the Degree of Graduate in Architecture.
University of California, Berkeley: Department of Design. May 1, 1923.
Scope and Contents
The Winfield Scott Wellington collection consists of project photographs and drawings, spanning the years 1930-1971. The majority
of the drawings and photographs reflect Wellington's interest in residential design. The collection also includes drawings
relating to exhibit designs for the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, and Wellington's involvement at UC Berkeley, including
student projects from a Decorative Arts course.
Related Materials
Photographs of exhibits created by Winfield Scott Wellington, 1941-1953, (UARC PIC 28K)
252 photographic prints, The Bancroft Library.
Views of San Juan Capistrano and other mission buildings, 1895, (BANC PIC 19xx.321—PIC), The Bancroft Library.
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 1
Faculty Papers I.
1940
Scope and Contents
File consists of student project drawings from Decorative Arts course taught in Spring 1940.
Project Records II.
1930-1968
Scope and Contents
This series primarily consists of residential design drawings representing residences throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
The series also contains sketches for the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, including the Palace of the Legion of Honor,
the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, and the Asian Art Museum. In addition, drawings for the University of California, Berkeley,
President's Office and a bust of California poet George Sterling, are included in the series.
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 2
Bergeron, Victor Moraga Valley CA
undated
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 3
Brode, Robert Berkeley CA
1952-1954
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 4
Clemens, Richard Jr. Big Sur CA
1966
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 5
Cross, Francis Berkeley CA
1938
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 6
Dabney, Mrs. Samuel R.: Beach Cottage unknown
1947
Box 1, Folder 2
Design: 100 Cordonices Road Berkeley CA
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 3, flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 7
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 8
Fine Arts Museum San Francisco (probable MH de Young Museum) Asian Art Collection San Francisco CA
1951
Box 1, Folder 4, flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 9
Frank, Irving Mill Valley CA
1930-1938
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 10
Frank, Irving Mill Valley CA
1952
Box 1, Folder 5, flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 11
Gladding, Miss Hope Berkeley CA
1939
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 12
Good, Georg J., remodel Berkeley CA
1945
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 13
Haynes Hall Marin Co. CA
1941
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 14
Leventritt, Mortimer C. Los Gatos CA
1935
Box 1, Folder 6
Leventritt, Mortimer C. San Francisco CA
1931
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 15
M.H. de Young Memorial Museum San Francisco CA
1966
Box 1, Folder 7, flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 16
Martin El Cerrito CA
1937
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 17
May Palo Alto CA
1956-1957
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 18
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 19
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 20
Middlebrook Alameda CA
1965
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 21
Miller Berkeley CA
1947-1948
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 22
Palace of the Legion of Honor San Francisco CA
1946-1966
Box 1, Folder 8
Scheville Berkeley CA
1938
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 23
Shreve Building San Francisco CA
1931
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 24
Sims, Mrs. Sara Carmel CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 25
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 26
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 27-30
Unidentified Residence unknown
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 31
University of California: Bust of George Sterling (Dwinelle Hall) Berkeley CA
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 32
University of California: University Hall (President's Office #799) Berkeley CA
1968
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 33
Wellington, Winfield Berkeley CA
n.d.
flat-file-drawer W 16.2, Flat-File 34
Zuckerman, Florence Berkeley CA
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 1
Additional Donations III.
Scope and Contents
Photograph of Winfield Scott Wellington at La Paz taken by Imogen Cunningham.
