Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Clyde Grimes Collection
- Dates:
- 1939-2010, bulk 1960-1990
- Creators:
- Grimes, Clyde
- Extent:
- 14 Linear Feet: 4 cartons, 1 doc box, 2 flat boxes, and 3 flat file drawers
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Clyde Grimes Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection documents both the personal life and the architectural career of Clyde Grimes. Organized into four series: personal papers, professional papers, office records, and project records; this collection spans 8 linear feet and dates from 1939 through 2010. Personal papers in the form of biographical information and student work from Grimes' high school education and college career studying Architecture at UC Berkeley compose the first series dating from 1939 to 2006. The second series, professional papers dating 1961-2007, is composed of correspondence and writings on architecture; committees and associations; employment history; documentation regarding terms served as Deputy State Architect and City Architect of Oakland; and awards and honors spanning his entire career. Office records, the third series, spanning 1956-circa 1985, is composed of correspondence, portfolios, job number lists, and official firm documents such as letterhead and statement of design. The architectural projects series documents 69 projects Grimes had a hand in over his architectural career, including drawings, photographs, 35mm slides, correspondence, and notes.
- Biographical / historical:
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Clyde Henry Grimes was born in 1924 in Los Angeles, California. During WWII, Grimes enlisted and served as a member of the US Army Air Force intelligence team of the 477th Bomber Group until 1946. Grimes attended UC Berkeley and received a B.A. in Architecture in 1950. After graduating, his architectural career began under Paul R. Williams in Los Angeles. In 1956, Grimes started his own architectural firm in Los Angeles and later in Oakland. Under Governor Jerry Brown's first administration, Clyde became the first Black man to hold the position of Deputy State Architect in California. He later became the City of Oakland's Architect and advised the Oakland Unified School District. Grimes passed away in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Arrangement and description of this collection were funded by a grant from the Joan Draper Endowment, Department of Architecture, College of Environmental Design, U.C. Berkeley.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-07-30 22:11:33 UTC .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Many of the Environmental Design Archives collections are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Curator.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Clyde Grimes Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820Berkeley, CA 94720-1820, US
- Contact:
- (510) 642-5124