Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0823
Creator:
Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm), 1893-
Title: Birge M. Clark architectural records and personal papers
Dates: 1919-1990
Physical Description:
12 Linear feet (29 boxes)
Summary: The collection has been organized into 4 series. Series 1, Office Files, contains chronological correspondence files, 1921-1979;
project files containing correspondence, contracts, financial documents, notes, small-scale drawings, memoranda, and other
materials, 1924-1990; and files on administrative matters, articles and talks on Palo Alto's architectural history, and other
professional activities. Series 2 consists of photographs and slides of finished projects (homes, schools, municipal buildings,
and businesses), 1927-1977. Series 3 contains specifications and some drawings and plans. Series 4, Personal Papers, includes
files from architecture classes Clark taught at Stanford containing syllabi, exams, informational materials, lectures, and
correspondence, 1950-1972; files from Stanford's Class of 1914 fundraising efforts, 1977-79; copies of his two memoirs, 1971
and 1982; and other miscellaneous papers.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
The collection was given to the Stanford University Archives by the estate of Birge M. Clark in 1996.
Information about Access
The class roll book at the end of Series 4 is restricted. Otherwise the collection is open for research; materials must be
requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
[Identification of item], Birge M. Clark Architectural Records and Personal Papers (SC0823). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Associated Materials
Architectural drawings by Clark and his partners are housed in SC0838, Birge M.Clark Architectural Drawings.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Birge M. Clark earned his A.B. in graphic art at Stanford in 1914 and his degree in architecture at Columbia in 1917. After
his service as a balloon observer during World War I, he returned to Palo Alto and began his practice as an architect. He
designed many homes and businesses in Palo Alto, including the Post Office, the 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.
Description of the Collection
This collection of papers has been organized into 4 series. Series 1, Office Files, contains chronological correspondence
files, 1921-1979; project files containing correspondence, contracts, financial documents, notes, small-scale drawings, memoranda,
and other materials, 1924-1990; and files on administrative matters, articles and talks on Palo Alto's architectural history,
and other professional activities. Series 2 consists of photographs and slides of finished projects (homes, schools, municipal
buildings, and businesses), 1927-1977. Series 3 contains specifications and some drawings and plans. Series 4, Personal Papers,
includes files from architecture classes Clark taught at Stanford containing syllabi, exams, informational materials, lectures,
and correspondence, 1950-72; files from Stanford's Class of 1914 fundraising efforts, 1977-1979; copies of his two memoirs,
1971 and 1982; and other miscellaneous papers.
Access Terms
Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm), 1893-
Architects.
Architecture, Domestic--California
Architecture--Study and teaching.
Palo Alto (Calif.)--History.