Description
The Frederic Lyman papers document the career of this southern California architect, who although little known today, was
once deemed one of the most talented architects of his generation. Composed of over 1800 drawings and two models, as well
as photographs, the archive records Lyman's architectural designs and provides limited glimpses of his other passions of architectural
education and social and environmental activism.
Background
Frederic Pomeroy Lyman III was born June 9, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, who died suddenly in August 1933, was
an architect specializing in French Provincial style residential work, and Lyman remembered being fascinated as a child by
the drawings on his father's drafting table. After the death of his father, the family moved to Vancouver, Canada and then
to Seattle in 1940.
Extent
110.5 Linear Feet(21 boxes, 108 flatfile folders, 11 boxed rolls)
Restrictions
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Availability
Open for use by qualified researchers. For access to architectural models, please contact repository.