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Baylis, Douglas and Maggie collection
1999.-4
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Description
The Douglas and Maggie Baylis collection spans the years 1938-1998 and contains records relating to the Baylis firm's landscape
design projects, publishing endeavors, and some personal items. The contents include personal papers, office files, project
files, drawings, photographs, and writings. The records describe the Baylis commitment to the California landscape and its
unique opportunities for indoor/outdoor living. The collection is useful for tracing the relationships between significant
Bay Area designers of the 1950s and 1960s since many of the Baylis collaborators were also clients and friends. It is also
a useful reference for research into modernism in landscape design, particularly the "California School" and Bay Area regional
style. The collection also contains many of Maggie Baylis' illustrations, photographs and text from the monograph Doug wrote
about architect Gordon Drake.
Background
Baylis, Douglas (1915-1971)
Baylis, Maggie (1912-1997)
Extent
17 Linear Feet:
4 boxes and 5 flat file drawers
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
Availability
Collection is open for research.