Finding aid for the Richard Berry USC teaching files 5082
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Special Collections
2022 March
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Richard Berry USC teaching files
Creator:
Berry, Richard
Identifier/Call Number: 5082
Physical Description:
1.56 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1983-1987
Abstract: This collection consists of the teaching files and curriculum vitae of USC School of Architecture professor Richard Berry
(1927-2000).
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Container: 2
This collection consists of the teaching files and curriculum vitae of USC School of Architecture professor Richard Berry
(1927-2000). Six binders of teaching materials for the course First Year Design and one binder of Berry's CV "Dossier of Promotion"
are present.
Richard Berry (1927-2000) was a USC faculty member from 1963 to 1988 where he conducted studies exploring the nature of the
design process, team problem-solving behavior, and planning methodologies applicable to the building of new communities in
addition to teaching architectural design courses. Berry designed community plans for Baldwin Hills, Inglewood, Irvine, Oxnard,
Santa Monica, Santa Rosa and South Gate in California.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Richard Berry USC teaching files, Collection no. 5082, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the estate of Richard Berry, October 2, 2000.
Collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architects -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Course materials
Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Archival resources
Berry, Richard -- Archives
University of Southern California