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Custodial History note
Preferred Citation note
Biographical/Historical note
Scope and Content note
Title: Lawrence C. Test papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0000183
Contributing Institution:
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.5 Linear feet
(1 oversize box and 1 flat file drawer)
Date (inclusive): circa 1930-circa 1980
Location note: Box 1/Mosher - oversize* 1 Flat File Drawer/Mosher - flat files
creator:
Test, Lawrence C., 1891-1981
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Custodial History note
Gift of Lawrence Test, 1980.
Preferred Citation note
Lawrence C. Test papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Biographical/Historical note
Lawrence C. Test was a Pasadena based architect. Born in 1891, Test apprenticed under Reginald Johnson. He was a member of
the American Institute of Architects from 1930-1935 and from 1945 to 1953. Test’s more notable projects include: the Hernly
House (1949) and the Dickinson House (1941). Lawrence Test died in 1981.
Scope and Content note
The Lawrence C. Test papers span 4.5 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to circa 1980. The collection contains architectural
drawings and reproductions, presentation boards, a poster, and newspaper clippings from
The Los Angeles Times.. The architectural drawings are primarily of residences and residential remodels in the Southern California area, most in
Pasadena.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Test, Lawrence C., 1891-1981
Architectural drawings
Presentation drawings (proposals)
Reprographic copies