Description
The Charles Edgar Butner Papers contain sketches and drawings from the architect's travels in California and Europe, newspaper
clippings, photographs, ephemera, and a scrapbook on his service as an aviator in World War I and limited information on Butner's
commissions in the San Joaquin Valley and Monterey Bay area in California. Purchased by Cal Poly in 1986.
Background
Charles Edgar Butner was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on July 31, 1888. Butner enrolled in the Architecture program
at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied under the renowned Beaux-Arts architect and educator Paul Philippe Cret.
While at Penn, Butner befriended fellow architecture student Edward Glass (1886-1954), the son of the influential California
newspaper publishing family that owned the Fresno Morning Republican.
Extent
25 boxes, 3 artifacts
Restrictions
In order to reproduce, publish, broadcast, exhibit, and/or quote from this material, researchers must submit a written request
and obtain formal permission from Special Collections, Cal Poly, as the owner of the physical collection.
Availability
Collection is open to qualified researchers by appointment only. For more information on access policies and to obtain a copy
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