Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Kaufmann, Gordon B.
- Extent:
- 9.0 Linear feet (3 flat file folders)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Gordon B. Kaufmann drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Gordon B. Kaufmann drawings span 9 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1940. The collection is composed of architectural drawings which document three different projects: the Hollywood Palladium Ballroom and Shops (Los Angeles, Calif.), the Weaver Jackson Shop proposed alteration (Westwood, Calif.), and the Newspaper Plan for the Times-Mirror Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.).
- Biographical / historical:
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Gordon Bernie Kaufmann was born on March 18, 1888 in the United Kingdom. He studied at the London Polytechnic Institute from which he graduated circa 1910. Kaufmann relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1914. From 1921 to 1925 Kaufmann was part of the partnership Johnson, Kaufmann and Coate, Architects located in Pasadena, California. Starting in 1925, Kaufmann worked independently until 1949, the year of his death.
- Custodial history:
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Gift of the Historic Resources Group, 2009.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Architectural drawings
Blueprints
Reprographic copies - Names:
- Kaufmann, Gordon B.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers.
- Preferred citation:
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Gordon B. Kaufmann drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-2724