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Title: Gerber House and Garden Collection
Dates: 1990 circa
Collection Number: MS0149
Creator/Collector:
Lesley Gerber Benn
Extent: .5 LF, 1 box
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Repository:
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Special Collections and Archives
San Luis Obispo, California 93407
Abstract: Photograph prints of Gerber House and Garden located in Oceano, CA. Fifty-two color prints with introduction and map. DVD
of Garden Walk tour.
Language of Material: English
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Gerber House and Garden Collection. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Special Collections and Archives
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Biography/Administrative History
Gerber emigrated from Hildesheim, Hanover, Germany in 1930. He, his wife Catherine, and their children settled in Oceano.
He served as the town doctor for approximately 25 years and treated the local Dunites for medical concerns as well. He designed
and built the family's craftsman bungalow style home, office, and garden, which became known for its landscape and rare roses.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Garden Walk with Biographic Narrative DVD. Photos, Garden Map and Brief History.
An historical documentary about Rudolf W. Gerber, M.D., in Oceano, California in the 1900s. The photo montage shows the Gerber
house exterior and garden pictures and the photographer and author, Lesley Gerber Benn talks about her father's life as a
country doctor, his friendship with the Dunites, and the Craftsman Bungalow architectural and landscaping features of the
doctor's home. Fifty-two color print photographs available in the archives. DVD catalogued in library.
Gerber, Rudolf W -- Homes and haunts -- California -- Oceano
Dwellings -- California -- Oceano
Oceano (Calif.) -- History
Gerber House and Garden (Oceano, Calif.)
Medical care--California--history
Gerber, Catherine
Gerber, Rudolf W
California
Oceano
DVD
Photographs