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Title: Grant D. Caywood papers
Dates: 1940-1998
Collection number: MS0064
Creator:
Caywood, Grant D.
Collection Size:
3.42 linear feet
(3 cartons, 1 manuscript box)
Repository:
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, California 95811-0229
Abstract: The Grant D. Caywood papers document the architectural and military career of prominent Sacramento resident Grant D. Caywood.
Material dates from 1940 to 1998 with the bulk from circa 1950-1980. In 1953, Caywood started Caywood & Associates, an architectural
business that would grow to five partners. The majority of the collection contains architectural project photographs, negatives,
concept art, slides, floor plans, and blueprints of buildings. A smaller amount of material documents Caywood's earlier life
as a bomber pilot in World War II with reports detailing his orders and flights.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research use.
All requests to publish or quote from private manuscripts held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted
in writing to CSH@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron.
No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], Grant D. Caywood papers, MS0064, Center for Sacramento
History.
Donated by Ryan Ann Polli in 2017 (accession number 2017/046).
Caywood's medical records and vital records were removed from the collection.
Biography / Administrative History
Grant Dodd Caywood was born April 3, 1918, in Des Moines, Iowa, to an engineer and homemaker. He grew up in Omaha, Nebraska,
working in the construction industry with his father before receiving his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering
from Iowa State University in 1940. From 1941 to 1945, Caywood served in the United States Air Force as a lieutenant colonel,
receiving accolades including three Flying Crosses. Caywood flew raids on combat missions and appeared in the novel
Shadow: A Cottontail Bomber Crew in World War II by Neil Hunter Raiford. Discharged honorably in 1945, Caywood moved to Sacramento where he worked as an architect before
being recalled to active duty in Germany in 1951 to serve as chief of design and planning, where he worked on buildings including
Hahn Air Base. Once released from duty in 1953, Caywood returned to Sacramento and opened his own architectural practice,
Caywood & Associates, which grew to five partners. Caywood, a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), was involved
with many residential and public projects in the Sacramento area, including the Sacramento Municipal Airport. He retired from
architectural work in 1986 and died on August 24, 2008.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Grant D. Caywood papers document the architectural and military career of prominent Sacramento resident Grant D. Caywood.
Material dates from 1940 to 1998 with the bulk from circa 1950 to 1980. In 1953, Caywood started Caywood & Associates, an
architectural business that would grow to five partners. The majority of the collection contains architectural project photographs,
negatives, concept art, slides, floor plans, and blueprints of buildings. A smaller amount of material documents Caywood's
earlier life as a bomber pilot in World War II with reports detailing his orders and flights.
The collection is arranged into 2 series:
- Series 1. Caywood & Associates records, ca. 1950-1980
- Series 2. Military service records and photographs, 1940-1998
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Architecture--California--History--20th Century
Architecture, Domestic-California
Architecture--Germany--History--20th Century
Sacramento (Calif.)--History
Architects and engineers
Architects--United States
Bomber Pilots
World War, 1939-1945