California Association of Landscape Architects ( CALA) Records 19XX.-22
Holly Selvig
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Department,
University of California, Berkeley.
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
January 2003
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
designarchives@berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: California Association of Landscape Architects ( CALA) Records
Identifier/Call Number: 19XX.-22
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet:
3 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1944-1960
Abstract: The CALA records contain correspondence, reports, newsletters, drawings, and clippings. The collection chronicles the activities
of some of the most active landscape architects in the San Francisco Bay Area at a time when they were struggling for professional
recognition and standards. This collection offers insight into the process of defining the profession of landscape architecture
in California.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access Statement
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], California Association of Landscape Architects Records, [19XX-22] Environmental Design Archives,
University of California, Berkeley.
Historical note
California Association of Landscape Architects, 1944-1960
The California Association of Landscape Architects (CALA) consisted of Professional Landscape Architects, students, and allied
professionals living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. The purpose of the organization, as stated in its Articles
of Incorporation, was to "provide an organization wherein Landscape Architects may work more effectively as a group to bring
about a greater collaborative effort among Architects, Landscape Architects, City planners, Engineers, and the Building Industry,
to provide an organization wherein Landscape Architects may work as a group to study and act upon all proposals by political
bodies, individuals, or enterprises which affect the physical development of our cites and communities, or our countryside,
and to provide an organization wherein Landscape Architects may meet as a group for an exchange of ideas, self-education,
and free discussion, to promote a higher standard of professional practice, and a greater uniformity in fees and services
for the good of the profession and the public welfare."
The organization went by the name Association of Landscape Architects (ALA) until 1954, when they changed the name to California
Association of Landscape Architects to avoid confusion with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and to reflect
their widening influence in the state. By 1949 the Association had active groups in Sonoma and Sacramento, as well as in the
Peninsula.
In addition to their monthly meetings and programs, the CALA actively lobbied for the state registration of Landscape Architects,
published a fee schedule for the profession, and annually participated in the San Francisco Garden Show.
Sources:
[CALA Articles of Incorporation], California Association of Landscape Architects Records, (19XX-22), Environmental Design
Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Scope & Contents note
The collection chronicles the activities of some of the most active landscape architects in the San Francisco Bay area, at
a time when they were struggling for professional recognition and standards. This collection offers insight into the process
of defining the profession of landscape architecture in California.
Related collections
American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) Papers, (ARCH 2001-5), Environmental Design Archives, University of California,
Berkeley.
Box 1, Folder 2
List of officers
1946-1956
Box 1, Folder 5
Minutes of the board meetings
1947-1951
Box 1, Folder 6
President's Annual Reports
1945-1949
Box 1, Folder 7
President's letters to the members
1946-1952
Box 1, Folder 8
Roster of membership
1959-1960
Box 1, Folder 9
Secretary's letters to the members
1947
Box 1, Folder 10
California State Board of Landscape Architects
1954-1958
Box 1, Folder 11
Incorporation and proposed by-laws
1949-1950
Box 1, Folder 12
Lucretia Mott Whitney Fund
1959
Box 1, Folder 13-14
President's correspondence
1946-1959
Box 1, Folder 15
Raffles at meetings
1949-1952
Box 1, Folder 16
Registration of name "Association of Landscape Architects"
1947
Box 1, Folder 17
Roster of membership
1947-1953
Box 3, Folder 31-33
Exhibit: California Spring Garden Show
1946-1951
Box 3, Folder 34
Exhibit: Chairman's correspondence
1946-1950
Box 3, Folder 35
Exhibit: Marin Art and Garden Show
1947
Box 3, Folder 36
Exhibit: Pan American Conference of Architects
1947-1948
Box 3, Folder 37
Exhibit: President's files
1948-1954
Box 3, Folder 38
Exhibit: San Francisco Museum of Art
1937
Box 3, Folder 41
Professional, Trade, and Governmental Relations
1944
Box 3, Folder 42
State Registration for Landscape Architects
1948-1949
Box 3, Folder 44
scrapbook, clippings, press releases
1946-1957
Box 3, Folder 45
Addresses of University of California, Berkeley, Landscape Architecture Alumni
1952
Box 3, Folder 46
Airport Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area
1949
Box 3, Folder 47
California Landscape Contractors' Association membership roster
1952
Box 3, Folder 48
California State Board of Landscape Architects roster of licensees
1954-1955
Box 3, Folder 49
Public Officials of California roster
1946-1947
