Patrick McGrew Collection
Finding aid created by Palm Springs Art Museum staff using RecordEXPRESS
Palm Springs Art Museum
2024
101 Museum Dr.
Palm Springs, California 92263
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Title: Patrick McGrew Collection
Dates: Bulk 1990-2010
Collection Number: S2014.3
Creator/Collector:
Patrick McGrew
Extent: 12 linear feet and 1 flat file drawer excludes book collection
Repository:
Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs, California 92263
Abstract: Patrick McGrew AIA (1941-2013) was an architect and advocate for historic preservation. A practicing architect in San Francisco
for forty-five years, he spent fourteen years as the president of the San Francisco Landmarks Commission. He served as chairman
of the Architecture and Design Council at the Palm Springs Art Museum, member of the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation
Board and on the board of directors for the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open to qualified researches by appointment only.
No interpretive restriction is placed on material. Separate permissions to be obtained for publishing material. Property
rights to the physical object belong to the Palm Springs Art Museum. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by
the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where Palm Springs Art Museum does not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item]. Patrick McGrew Collection. Collection Number: S2014.3. Palm Springs Art Museum
The collection was acquired from his partner, Robert Stone in late 2013 (S2014.3).
Scope and Content of Collection
The Patrick McGrew Collection (S2014.3) was acquired in 2013 and contains computer files, books, magazines, national register
nominations, research binders of local residential buildings, drawings, postcards, and working papers representing McGrew’s
interest in architecture and preservation. There are 10 series in the collection.
Architecture – California - Palm Springs
Architecture – California - San Francisco
Historic Buildings – California - Palm Springs
Historic Buildings – California - San Francisco
McGrew, Patrick (1941-2013) - Archives
Palm Springs, California
San Francisco, California
Historic Preservation – California - Palm Springs
Historic Preservation - California - San Francisco
Architectural Historian – California - Palm Springs
Architects – California - San Francisco