Guide to the Grant D. Caywood papers
Sabrina Holecko
Center for Sacramento History
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Sacramento, California 95811-0229
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Grant D. Caywood papers
Collection number: MS0064
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, CA
- Processed by:
- Sabrina Holecko
- Date Completed:
- March 2020
- Encoded by:
- Sabrina Holecko
© 2020 Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
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
Access
Collection is open for research use.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], Grant D. Caywood papers, MS0064, Center for Sacramento
History.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Ryan Ann Polli in 2017 (accession number 2017/046).
Processing Information
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.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 2 series:
- Series 1. Caywood & Associates records, ca. 1950-1980
- Series 2. Military service records and photographs, 1940-1998
Indexing Terms
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
Series 1.
Caywood and Associates Architecture records
ca. 1950-1980
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series documents the architectural career of Grant D. Caywood from the 1950s to the late 1980s. It includes mostly pictorial
information pertaining to buildings Caywood worked on, most notably the Hahn Air Base located in Germany in 1952 and the Sacramento
Municipal Airport in 1968, as well as other greater Sacramento area projects (schools, swimming pools, residences, churches,
hospitals, office buildings, motels, state parks, and more). Also included are promotional and informative publications created
by Caywood & Associates, and newspaper clippings about Caywood's business and the AIA.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 1, Folder 1
7th and E office building
ca. 1982
Box 1, Folder 2
AIA headquarters building
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 3
Active 20-30 International building
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 4
Aerials of schools
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 5
Aerials of water
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 6
Albrecht residence
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 7
Angels Camp, Arnold
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 8
Baker residence
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 9
Bank of America, Williams
ca. 1970
Box 1, Folder 10
Bates Elementary School floor plan
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 11
Bethel Lutheran
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 13
Burpo office building no. 1 and 2
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 15-16
Caywood & Associates information
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 17
Caywood residence
ca. 1967
Box 1, Folder 18
Christ Methodist
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 19
Clarksburg High School
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 20
Code of the West building
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 21
Delta High School floor plan (proposed)
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 22
El Dorado County government center
ca. 1986
Box 1, Folder 23
El Dorado County government center
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 24
El Dorado County Library
1981
Box 1, Folder 25
El Dorado County Historical Museum
ca. 1975
Box 1, Folder 26
Failures (photographs)
1953-1980
Box 1, Folder 27
French zone bases history and photographs
ca. 1952
Box 1, Folder 28
Germany photographs
ca. 1952
Box 1, Folder 29-30
Germany photographs
ca. 1952
Box 2, Folder 1-2
Germany, Hahn air base
ca. 1952
Box 2, Folder 3
Golden Sierra High School floor plans
ca. 1979
Box 2, Folder 4
Hansen, Ken residence
ca. 1965
Box 2, Folder 5
Healdsburg building (Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.) #822
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 6
House book (misc. residential floor plans)
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 7
Inter County Title building
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 8
Isleton Elementary School
ca. 1970
Box 2, Folder 10
Landstuhl Air Base
ca. 1952
Box 2, Folder 11
London residence
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 12
Markleeville, Alpine County
ca. 1979
Box 2, Folder 13
Marshall Hospital
ca. 1975
Box 2, Folder 14
Master plans (St. George buildings)
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 15
Medical Society, Sacramento
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 16
News clippings related to Caywood & Associates
1955-1969
Box 2, Folder 18
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, Ivanhoe
ca. 1973
Box 2, Folder 19
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, Lodi main
ca. 1971
Box 2, Folder 20
Paperwork (photographs)
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 22
Placerville Medical, Hangtown
ca. 1965
Box 2, Folder 23
Placerville Safety Station (police and fire stations)
ca. 1981
Box 2, Folder 24
Potter apartments
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 25
Potter residence
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 26
Redding Presbyterian
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 28
Rio Linda central office
ca. 1981
Box 2, Folder 29
Riverview Elementary School floor plan
ca. 1970
Box 2, Folder 30
Sacramento Medical Clinic
ca. 1969
Box 2, Folder 31-33
Sacramento Municipal Airport
ca. 1968
Box 2, Folder 34
Sacramento White Truck Company
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 35
Sigma Nu (Davis)
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 37
South Lake Tahoe government center
ca. 1981
Box 2, Folder 38
Stanley Avenue Medical Center
ca. 1969
Box 2, Folder 39
Stephens residence, Carmichael
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 40
Straine office building
1953-1980
Box 2, Folder 41
Straine, Earl residence
1953-1980
Box 3, Folder 1
Straine, Harry residence
ca. 1979
Box 3, Folder 2
Sugar Loaf dining hall
1953-1980
Box 3, Folder 3
Sugar Pine Point State Park
ca. 1974
Box 3, Folder 6
Tahoe condominium
ca. 1972
Box 3, Folder 7
Town & Country Lutheran Church
ca. 1969
Box 3, Folder 8
Tracy addition no. 3
1953-1980
Box 3, Folder 9
Unknown school floor plan
1953-1980
Box 3, Folder 10
Van McKee mountain house and McKee residence, Clarendon
ca. 1970
Box 3, Folder 11
Van McKee residence
1953-1980
Box 3, Folder 12
Voyager Inn motel
1953-1980
Box 3, Folder 13
Walnut Grove Elementary floor plans
ca. 1970
Box 3, Folder 14
Wells Fargo bank
1953-1980
Box 3, Folder 15
Western Thrift & Loan Association
ca. 1978
Box 3, Folder 16
Wismer & Becker contracting engineers
ca. 1976
Box 3, Folder 17
Woodside Elementary School
1953-1980
Box 3, Folder 18
YMCA Northeast branch and Lake Valley reservoir
1953-1980
Series 2.
Military service records and photographs
1940-1998
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series includes Caywood's military orders and flight records from the 1940s through the late 1960s, awards and certificates
he received throughout his life, letters of recommendation for his schooling and rise in ranks, and a personal memoir entitled
I Remember written in 1998.
Arrangement
The series is arranged chronologically.
Box 3, Folder 19
Awards (military and education)
1944-1995
Box 3, Folder 20
Certificates (military and education)
1940-2003
Box 3, Folder 21
Individual flight records
1941-1953
Box 3, Folder 22
Letters of recommendation (military and education)
1940-1957
Box 3, Folder 28
Army Air Corps publications
1941-1942
Box 3, Folder 29
San Marcos orders (Army Air Forces Navigation School)
1943
Box 3, Folder 30
Fort Worth-Salt Lake flight orders
1943-1944
Box 3, Folder 33
Italy to New York, Santa Monica to Mountain Home flight orders
1944
Box 3, Folder 34
Mountain Home Army Air Field orders
1944-1945
Box 3, Folder 37
Beale to "home" orders
1945
Box 4, Folder 1
Reserve Mather-McClellan orders
1946-1951
Box 4, Folder 2
McClellan photographs
1951
Box 4, Folder 3
Germany re-enlisting and other orders
1951-1952
Box 4, Folder 4
Qualification records
ca. 1951-1955
Box 4, Folder 6
ECI test sheets
1957-1964
Box 4, Folder 7
Points for retirement
1951-1967
Box 4, Folder 8
Retired military pay
1966-1977
Box 4, Folder 9
450th Bomb Group (H): The Cottontails of WWII
1996
Box 4, Folder 10
I Remember memoir manuscript
1998
Mapcase 11, Drawer 14
Class 41-H Mather Field
1941-09
