Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Daniel A. Elliott collection
- Dates:
- bulk 1925-c.1960s
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of the project files of Southern California architect Daniel A. Elliott.
- Containers:
- Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4
Box: 5
Box: 6
Box: 7
Box: 8
Box: 9
Box: 10
Box: 11
Box: 12 - Extent:
- 8.54 Linear Feet 11 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Daniel A. Elliott collection, Collection no. 4005, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of the project files of Southern California architect Daniel A. Elliott. Materials include project records, photographs, research materials and sketches.
- Biographical / historical:
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Daniel Anthony Elliott (1897-1978) was a Southern California-based architect who designed various water-related construction projects in the greater Los Angeles area, including the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California building. Elliott was a graduate of UC Berkeley's architecture program in 1925 and began his career with the firm of Gilbert Stanley Underwood. Elliott opened his own architectural office in 1945 and retired sometime in the mid-1960s.
- Processing information:
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This collection is unprocessed.
The USC Libraries Architecture & Fine Arts Library transferred custody of the Daniel A. Elliott collection to the USC Libraries Special Collections unit on April 15, 2024. The collection's box labels still list the Architecture & Fine Arts Library as the holding repository.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Architects -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Architecture -- Designs and plans -- Presentation drawings
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Photographs
Architectural firms -- California -- Archival resources
Architectural photography -- Archival resources
Architectural drawings (visual works)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-02 11:57:21 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Daniel A. Elliott collection, Collection no. 4005, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Special CollectionsDoheny Memorial Library, Room 209Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-5900