Eager Architectural Collection, approximately 1902-1948

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Summary

Title:
Eager architectural collection
Dates:
approximately 1902-1948
Creators:
Eager, Wesley, 1892-1948
Abstract:
This collection contains architectural drawings, plans, renderings, and photographs of the work of architect Wesley Eager, and also his father, A. W. Eager.
Extent:
22.8 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 62 oversize folders, 3 volumes, 2 rolls)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Eager architectural collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains architectural drawings, plans, renderings and photographs, with a small amount of ephemera. The majority of the collection is the work of Wesley Eager. There are two sets of drawings by Eager & Eager, 1910 and 1912 (A. W. Eager and brother Frank Eager), and one rendering of the Baruch residence by Hunt, Eager & Burns, 1909. The firm Hunt & Eager is represented only in the book "Our Architecture," 1905. There are also two projects by architect William Lee Woollett, 1921 and 1924.

Biographical / historical:

Los Angeles architects Wesley Waugh Eager (1892-1948) and his father, Abram (sometimes misspelled as Abraham) Wesley Eager (1864-1930), designed both residential and commercial buildings in the Southern California area, including several homes in the Spanish, Craftsman and Tudor styles and some important Moderne style structures.

A. W. Eager partnered with Sumner Hunt as Hunt & Eager from 1899 to 1907. From late 1907 to 1910, the firm became Hunt, Eager & Burns with the addition of Silas Burns. In 1910, A. W. Eager went into practice with his brother, Frank O. Eager, to form Eager & Eager.

Wesley W. Eager, A. W.'s son, started working as a draughtsman in his father's architecture firm after leaving Santa Monica High School in the 10th grade. He was later on the executive staff of the architectural office of William Lee Woollett serving as General Manager. Eager was accepted into the American Institute of Architects in 1923 and remained active as an independent architect primarily in the 1920s to 1930s, designing both residential and commercial buildings.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Kubly, 1979 and 2002.
Processing information:

Processed by Erin Chase and Alan Jutzi. In 2025, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Organized in the following series:

  • Series 1. Residential projects, approximately 1909-1940
  • Series 2. Commercial projects, approximately 1910-1948
  • Series 3. Photographs, albums, and ephemera, approximately 1902-1930s

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Suzanne Oatey
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-01 15:40:09 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Eager architectural collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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