Finding Aid for the Berkeley Brandt papers, circa 1900-circa 1931
0000114
Finding aid prepared by Jillian O'Connor, Chris Marino; revision by Julia Larson (2019)
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered
through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
8/17/2012
Title: Berkeley Brandt papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0000114
Contributing Institution:
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.0 Linear feet
(1 record storage box and 1 flat file folder)
Date (inclusive): circa 1900-circa 1931
Location note: Box 1/ADC - regular Box2/ADC - oversize** 1 Flat File Drawer/ADC - flat files
creator:
Brandt, Berkeley
Access
Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.
Custodial History note
Gift of B.F. Armstrong, 1970.
Preferred Citation note
Berkeley Brandt papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa
Barbara.
Biographical/Historical note
Berkeley Brandt was born in Illinois in 1874. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1895, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
in 1900, and received his architect license in Illinois in 1902. Brandt was a practicing architect in the Chicago region from
circa 1910 to circa 1920. In the late 1920s Berkeley Brandt and his family moved to Ventura, California, where he continued
to practice architecture. He lived in Ojai in the mid-1930s and was a citrus grower, as well as town fire commissioner (he
also designed the town fire house). Brandt died in 1944.
Scope and Content note
The Berkeley Brandt papers span 4 linear feet and date circa 1900 to circa 1931. The collection is composed of watercolor
paintings (most of which are mounted on boards) of the interiors of residential homes, pencil drawings of the interior of
St. Etinne Church, and architectural drawings and reprographic copies of both residential and commercial buildings designed
by Brandt. The majority of watercolor paintings, architectural drawings, and reprographic copies are of residential homes
located in the Midwest (primarily Chicago, IL). The collection also includes clippings from
The Los Angeles Times as well as other architectural periodicals such as the
American Architect and
Building News.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Brandt, Berkeley
Architectural drawings
Architecture -- California
Reprographic copies
Watercolor paintings
Articles and Clippings I.
1902-1931
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
Scope and Contents note
This series contains newspaper clippings from the Los Angeles Times, primarily from 1930-1931, and includes articles pertaining
to building and designing small homes. It also contains two complete magazines on building and architecture.
Box 1
Los Angeles Times Rotogravure section
1931
Scope and Contents note
Newspaper clipping featuring Homes section
Box 1
Los Angeles Times A Page for Home Builders
1930-1931
Scope and Contents note
Clippings and full newspaper section for construction plans and articles. Homes by H. Roy Kelley, Garrett Van Pelt, Jr., Clifford
Truesdell, Thornton Abell, D.R. Wilkinson, and John Byers.
Box 1
Los Angeles Times Annual Midwinter Number in five issues
January 2, 1931
Scope and Contents note
Five part series from LA Times.
Box 1
American Architect and Building News magazine
1902
Box 1
Chateau de Pierefonds
undated
Scope and Contents note
French architecture magazine.
Projects II.
1900- circa 1925?
Physical Description:
3.0 Linear feet
Scope and Contents note
This series contains drawings, blueprints, and watercolor renderings of buildings designed by Brandt in both Chicago, Illinois
and the Ventura County area of California (specifically Ojai and Oxnard). Some of the projects only contain watercolor drawings,
while other projects have both original drawings and ink on linen drawings. This series also includes Brandt's diploma from
the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and his architect's license from the state of Illinois.
Box 2, Folder 2
Henderson, L. library
undated
Box 2, Folder 1
Johnson, Oscar boudoir (St. Louis, Mo.)
undated
Box 2, Folder 3
Warden, T.G. living room fresco (Chicago, Ill.)
undated
Box 2, Folder 4
Yale Towe Manufacturing Company sales office (Chicago, Ill.)
undated
Scope and Contents note
2 boards; H.H. Stibolt, designer
Drawer 61, FlatFile 1
Brandt, Berkeley / Ecole Nationale et Speciale des Beaux-Arts architecture diploma
1900
Drawer 61, FlatFile 2
Brandt, Berkeley / State of Illinois architecture license
1902
Drawer 61, FlatFile 3
Brandt, B. & Blanchard, G. store building Chicago Ave. & Trumbull Ave. (Chicago, Ill.)
undated
Drawer 61, FlatFile 4
Carson, Pirie, Scott Co. building alterations (Chicago, Ill.)
undated
Scope and Contents note
Drawings include alterations to stairs, ladies waiting room, bookstore, and offices.
Drawer 61, FlatFile 5
Challacombe, G.E. house (Elmhurst, Ill.)
1912
Drawer 61, FlatFile 6
Mandalay Beach cottages? (Oxnard, Calif.)
undated
Drawer 61, FlatFile 7
Masonic Hall and bungalow court (Ojai, Calif.)
undated
Scope and Contents note
File includes drawings labeled Masonic Hall and for adjacent bungalow court.
Drawer 61, FlatFile 8
St. Etienne Church interior
undated
Scope and Contents note
3 drawings of interior, in graphite and watercolor
Drawer 61, FlatFile 9
State building (Illinois?)
undated
Scope and Contents note
Six drawings of floor plans, roof plans, exterior elevations, and drawing of the State Seal of Illinois, all mounted on boards
and matted.
Drawer 61, FlatFile 10
Unidentified drawings
undated
