Woollett (Willam Lee) papers, circa 1920-circa 1980

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Summary

Title:
William Lee Woollett papers
Dates:
circa 1920-circa 1980
Creators:
Woollett, William Lee, 1872-1953
Extent:
10.0 Linear feet (5 record storage boxes and 2 flat file folders)
Language:
Preferred citation:

William Lee Woollett papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The William Lee Woollett papers span 10 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to circa 1980. The collection contains undated artwork in the form of lithographs, charcoal, and watercolor drawings; drafts of Woollett’s writings “The Bi-Focal Mind” (unpublished), “The Historic Interval” (unpublished) and California’s Golden Age; newspaper clippings regarding Woollett’s architectural projects; a collection of architectural writings on the Grauman’s Metropolitan Theatre; presentation boards for the Los Angeles Civic Center Redevelopment and Grauman’s Theatre; letters; photographic prints and negatives; architectural drawings and reprographic copies of the Grauman’s Theatre and Lakeside Golf Club projects.

Biographical / historical:

William Lee Woollett (son of architect William Lee Woollett, 1987-1955) was born in Albany, New York on February 20, 1901. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with his bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1925. Woollett went on to study design at the Beaux Arts Institute in New York for one year. From 1926 to1929, he worked with his father as a project architect and partner in Woollett and Woollett in Los Angeles, California. In 1975, Woollett relocated to Santa Barbara. Over the course of his career, he published two books: one book which documented the construction of the Hoover Dam through lithography and the second book entitled California’s Golden Age documented California history through architecture. William Lee Woollett died at the age of 87, in 1988.

Custodial history:

Gift of William Lee Woollett, 1981.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-08T14:02-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

William Lee Woollett papers, 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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