Series Description
Flat Files
I. Personal Papers,
ca. 1910
Scope and Content Note
Consists of Steilberg's student drawings.
Boxes 1-3, 13-17, Flat Files
II. Professional Papers,
1923-1965
A. Employment and Professional Assocations
B. Research Files
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence and printed and photographic materials relating to the structural properties of concrete, the Berkeley
fire, termites, and housing projects.
C. Earthquake Research
Scope and Content Note
Consists of the book "Earthquakes Made Simple," which contains detail photographs and descriptions of Long Beach and San Francisco
earthquakes. Also includes photographs, notes, printed materials, and research reports on seismic activity, primarily in California
locations.
D. Photographic Materials
Scope and Content Note
Contains lantern slides and 35 mm slides depicting architectural drawings, buildings, construction scenes and earthquake damage.
These materials were most likely used in teaching and research.
Boxes 4-7
III. Office Records,
1920-1972
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence includes Steilberg's communication with various publications, and outgoing letters regarding his projects.
Includes correspondence with Gardner Dailey and other architects for whom Steilberg consulted. Product literature contains
a large selection of manuals, technical booklets, publications, construction material specifications, and engineering pamphlets,
alphabetically arranged.
Boxes 7-10, Flat Files, Tubes
IV. Project Records,
1910-1967
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically within subseries.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence, notes, photographs, and drawings related to commercial and private construction, structural consulting,
and repair projects. Includes information about Julia Morgan.
Boxes 10-12, Flat Files
V. University of California,
1913-1966
Scope and Content Note
Records of Sather Tower include information regarding its construction, repair of surface cracking, chime specifications,
structure and maintenance plans, and artifacts. Additional projects include the original Architecture Building and the Faculty
Club.
B. Other University of California Projects