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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Herbert Schmidt collection
Creator:
Schmidt, Herbert, 1889-1933
Identifier/Call Number: 2022.-06
Physical Description:
6 Linear Feet:
25 flat files
Date (inclusive): 1912-1925
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
[Identification of Item], Herbert Schmidt Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Herbert Schmidt (1889-1933) was born in San Francisco. His father Adolf Schmidt was treasurer of the S.F. German Bank and
president of the California Bank Officer's Association. He graduated from the Architecture Department at U.C. Berkeley and
received his California state license to practice architecture in 1911.
According to his brother Henry, he was "handsome, talented, and very likeable." He passed away at the Bohemian Club while
serving as its president.
Sources:
various
The Schmidt Collections is comprised entirely of project records. The project records include a few sketches, studies, and
designs but are primarily working drawings.
Major Projects include numerous banks and apartment buildings. There are also plans for residences, fountains, memorials,
and a few businesses. The collection also includes his entry drawings for the San Francisco City Hall Competition (1912) and
a housing unit for the Palmito del Verde Plantation in Sinaloa, Mexico.
Emerson Knight Collection, Environmental Design Archives, UC Berkeley