Clements (Stiles O.) drawings of the Coulter Dry Goods Co. Department Store, 1937-1938

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Summary

Title:
Stiles O. Clements drawings of the Coulter Dry Goods Co. Department Store
Dates:
1937-1938
Creators:
Clements, Stiles Oliver, 1883-1966
Containers:
Drawer: 552
Extent:
3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Stiles O. Clements drawings of the Coulter Dry Goods Co. Department Store, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The Stiles O. Clements drawings of the Coulter Dry Goods Co. Department Store consist of five reprographic copies of architectural drawings. Drawings include: plot plan, floor plan for first floor, elevations, and cross section drawings. Drawings are from 1937-1938.

Biographical / historical:

Stiles Oliver Clements was born in Centerville, Maryland on March 2, 1883. He studied architecture at the Drexel Institute of Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree. Clements went on to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned his master’s degree. After receiving his master’s degree, Clements completed coursework at the Ecole des Beaux- Arts in Paris. In 1911 he moved to Los Angeles, California and became a partner in the firm Morgan, Walls, Morgan and Clements, Architects circa 1923. In 1937, Clements began his own architectural practice based in Los Angeles, until 1955 when his son Robert O. Clements joined the partnership. Stiles O. and Robert O. Clements, Architects was a firm for ten years, until 1965 when Stiles O. Clements retired. Stiles Oliver Clements died in 1966.

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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jillian O'Connor and Chris Marino
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-26T10:56-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

Stiles O. Clements drawings of the Coulter Dry Goods Co. Department Store, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
Contact:
(805) 893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
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