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Clark (Birge M.) Architectural Drawings
SC0838
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Birge M. Clark architectural drawings
creator:
Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm)
Identifier/Call Number: SC0838
Physical Description:
3002 item(s)
Date (inclusive): 1909-1971
Language of Material: English
Language of Material: English
Abstract: Collection contains architectural drawings by Birge M. Clark, his brother David B. Clark, and other partners Walter Stromquist,
David F. Potter and Joseph Ehrlich, with a few drawings by his father A. B. Clark. Projects were mostly located in Palo Alto,
Stanford, and other communities on the Peninsula and included residences, schools, businesses, and city offices. Most of the
drawings are pencil on tissue but other formats are also represented.
[identification of item], Birge M. Clark Architectural Drawings (SC0838). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Index to Stanford homes:
http://purl.stanford.edu/tp324pd7026
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Birge M. Clark began his architectural practice in Palo Alto after World War I, when he helped his father A. B. Clark with
the design of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover's home on the Stanford campus. He went on to design many homes and businesses in
Palo Alto, including the Post Office, the Lucie Stern Community Center, and the Hewlett-Packard plant. His contributions to
Stanford's architecture include the Seeley G. Mudd Chemistry Building and the John Stauffer Chemical Laboratories.
Collection contains architectural drawings by Birge M. Clark, his brother David B. Clark, and other partners Walter Stromquist,
David F. Potter and Joseph Ehrlich, with a few drawings by his father A. B. Clark. Projects were mostly located in Palo Alto,
Stanford, and other communities on the Peninsula and included residences, schools, businesses, and city offices. Most of the
drawings are pencil on tissue but other formats are also represented.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architects.
School buildings -- California -- Design and construction.
Architecture, Domestic -- California
Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm)
Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm)
Clark, Arthur Bridgman
Potter, David F.
Stromquist, Walter.
Ehrlich, Joseph.
Clark, David B.