Finding Aid for the Roy W. Cheesman elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the First Baptist Church (Santa Barbara, Calif.), circa 1950 0000236

Finding aid prepared by Jillian O'Connor and Chris Marino

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

Title: Roy W. Cheesman elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the First Baptist Church (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Identifier/Call Number: 0000236

Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)

Date (inclusive): circa 1950

Location note: 1 Flat File Folder/ADC - Loc. 19-C-1 (oversize board shelf)

creator: Cheesman, Roy

Access

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred Citation note

Roy W. Cheesman elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the Frist Baptist Church (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Biographical/Historical note

Roy Walling Cheesman was born August 20, 1892 in Rochester, N.Y. He received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1917. He went on to receive a master’s degree in architecture from Cornell University, which he completed in 1919. From 1921 to 1926, Cheesman worked as a designer for the firm of Schenck and Williams in Dayton, Ohio. In 1926, Cheesman established his own firm, which he operated until 1937, when he went into partnership with architect Lockard. The firm Lockard and Cheesman dissolved in 1942, and Cheesman reestablished his independent practice. Roy W. Cheesman died in 1957.

Scope and Content note

The Roy W. Cheesman elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the First Baptist Church, Santa Barbara, California consist of one presentation board on which are two elevation drawings of the proposed renovation Victoria Street and Chapala Street elevation perspectives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Cheesman, Roy

Architectural drawings

Elevations