UC San Diego. Office of Architects and Engineers Records, 1908-1988

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Summary

Creators:
University of California, San Diego. Office of Architects and Engineers and University of California, San Diego. Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor. Facilities Design and Construction
Abstract:
The collection consists of maps, architectural drawings, blueprints, reports, photographs and administrative files relating to the development of campus infrastructure at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego.
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet (1 archives box and 14 map case folders)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

UC San Diego. Office of Architects and Engineers Records, SAC 60. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of maps, architectural drawings, blueprints, reports, photographs and administrative files relating to the development of campus infrastructure at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego. It includes long-range planning documents, original structure elevations, and design proposals created, produced in collaboration with, or requested by the Office of Architects and Engineers. Plans and documents drafted by non-UC architectural firms are noted in the finding aid. Several items in the collection originate from the papers of Robert Marlin, UC San Diego maintenance supervisor from 1966-1987. These include reports, photographs, and files documenting the campus infrastructure during the period 1937-1958, when the physical plant was managed primarily by the UCLA Office of Architects and Engineers.

Arranged in two series: 1) CAMPUS MAPS & PLANNING. and 2) BUILDINGS.

Biographical / historical:

The Office of Architects and Engineers (OAE) was responsible for the overall coordination of the UC San Diego campus building program. Construction projects were prioritized within the University of California's statewide building program, and then distributed to the appropriate OAE for management and completion. The UC San Diego office opened in 1957 under the direction of J. W. Tippetts, Building Program Coordinator. He was succeeded by Mac Alfred Cason, formerly the Chief Architect for Los Angeles County, in 1960. Prior to 1957, UC San Diego campus buildings and improvements were managed by OAE staff at UC Berkeley and UC Los Angeles.

Beginning in the mid-1970s with the reorganization of campus planning and building, the Office of Architects and Engineers was absorbed into Facilities Design & Construction (FDC). The FDC office became the primary service provider charged with the implementation of the Capital Improvement Program, including project programming, planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, inspections, utilities, and construction administration for all capital improvements.

Acquisition information:
Acquired, 1982-2004.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

Terms of access:

Publication rights are held by the Regents of the University of California.

Preferred citation:

UC San Diego. Office of Architects and Engineers Records, SAC 60. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Location of this collection:
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
Contact:
(858) 534-2533
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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