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1885-1920
BANC PIC
1967.016-1967.018
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Collection Title: John Galen Howard Pictorial Collection
Date (inclusive): 1885-1920
Collection Number: BANC PIC
1967.016-1967.018
Creator:
Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931
Extent:
circa 235 photographic prints, circa 65 drawings, 10 negatives and 1
Sketchbook.
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: The John Galen Howard Pictorial Collection contains personal
papers, including photographs and sketches of Howard and his wife, Mary Robertson Bradbury;
and project records, including photographs from various commercial, religious, educational,
and residential projects in California, Washington, New York and Massachusetts.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite
and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English .
Collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library 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. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
[Identification of item], John Galen Howard Pictorial Collection, BANC PIC
1967.016-1967.018, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Microfilm duplicating selected photographs from the collection is available at the
following repositories:
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Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library:Identifier/Call Number: BANC FILM 2554
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Contributing Institution: Environmental Design Library:Identifier/Call Number: MICROFILM 78314 NA
Related Material
Title: Howard, John Galen Collection, (1955-4),
Environmental Design
Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Howard, John Galen collection of progress photographs ca.
1905-1910,
(f308xH849pr) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Title: Howard, John Galen Papers, 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931).
(BANC MSS
67/35 c) The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Architectural Drawings of University of California Buildings,
(CU-402) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Howard, John Galen,
Title: Sketches of buildings, etc., for the University of
California, Berkeley 1904.
(CU-402.1) University Archives, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley
Title: Hearst, Phoebe Architectural Plan for the University of California. Competition
Drawings. circa 1897-1898.
(CU-403) University Archives, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Inventory of the Specifications, Contracts, and Bids for Construction of
University of California, Berkeley, Buildings, 1896-[ongoing],
(CU-13)
University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Records of the President of the University of California,
(CU-5)
University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Records of the Regents of the University of California, 1896-1933,
(CU-1) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Views of Campus Buildings,
University Archives Pictorial
Collection, (UARC PIC) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley
Hearst, Phoebe,
Title: Correspondence concerning the Phoebe Hearst
Architectural Plan for the University of California, 1896 Oct 22-23.
(308gh.cor) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Hearst, Phoebe Architectural Plan for the University of California. Concours
Phoebe A. Hearst pour les plans de reconstruction de l'universite. 1er prix. Projet de
E. Bernard.
(ff308gh.u, ff308gh.u.1900, ff308gh.u.pah) University Archives,
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Galloway, John Debo Papers,
(GALLOWAY), The Water Resources Center
Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Galloway, John Debo Papers, 1920-1940
(67/40 c) The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Collection,
University Libraries,
University of Washington, Special Collections,
http://content.lib.washington.edu/aype/index.html
The following terms have been used to index this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Architecture--United States--Pictorial works
Architecture, Domestic--California--San
Francisco Bay Area--Photographs
Church buildings--California--San Francisco Bay
Area--Photographs
Commercial buildings--Photographs
Schools--California--Photographs
Architectural drawings.
Architectural photographs.
Drawings.
Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931. John Galen
Howard papers
Moulin, Gabriel, 1872-1945
Processed by Elizabeth Konzak and completed in October 2000.
John Galen Howard was born May 8, 1864 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He began his
architectural education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the nation's only
architectural program at the time, although he left in 1885 before completing his degree. He
apprenticed himself to Henry Hobson Richardson in Brookline, Massachusetts, gaining a
practical knowledge of drafting. After Richardson's death he left the firm and went to Los
Angeles where he worked with the firms Caulkin & Hass, and James M. Wood. Unhappy
with the prospects in Los Angeles after a year, Howard left to tour Europe in 1888.
Returning to the United States, he went to work for McKim, Mead & White, first in
Boston then in New York. Encouraged by the partners of the firm, who offered financial
assistance, Howard left for Paris to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1890 to 1893.
Although he left shortly before completing the training, he brought the tradition and style
of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts back to the United States.
In 1893 Howard married Mary Robertson Bradbury, starting a family of five including Henry
Temple (1894), Robert Boardman (1896), Charles Houghton (1899), John Langley (1902), and
Jeanette (1905). Howard opened a private practice in 1895 with Samuel Cauldwell in New York.
The partners built residential and commercial buildings in New York and New Jersey. In 1898,
Howard & Cauldwell entered the Phoebe Hearst International Competition for the plan
for the University of California in Berkeley. Emile Bénard won the competition,
however, he did not wish to leave Paris for Berkeley. Howard, whose entry with Cauldwell
came in fourth place, was appointed to the Advisory Board of Architects for the Perpetuation
of the Phoebe Hearst Architectural Plan for the University of California. Phoebe Hearst
hired Howard to design the Hearst Mining Building, sending him on a tour of Europe in 1900
to study University buildings, particularly those relating to mining. Because
Bénard proved too difficult for the Regents to work with, President Wheeler, a
strong supporter of Howard's talents, offered Howard the position of Supervising Architect
of the University in 1901. The Howards moved to California in 1902. In 1903, the University
of California provided funding for a department of architecture. Howard was appointed
professor at the new school, and settled into life in the Bay Area.
Because of Howard's work on the University, he soon had a growing private practice. In 1906
he opened an office in San Francisco in partnership with engineer John Debo Galloway. He was
also an advisory member of the Reconstruction Committee of San Francisco after the 1906
earthquake. Away from his work at the University, Howard was the supervising architect for
the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Howard was also involved with the
Panama-Pacific Exhibition of 1915 in San Francisco. He was a member of the Exposition
advisory committee as well as a member of the board that supervised the plan for the San
Francisco Civic Center. He also designed the San Francisco Civic Auditorium for the
Exposition. Howard also designed a variety of residential and commercial buildings in
Berkeley and San Francisco.
In 1913 Howard was appointed Director of the School of Architecture at the University. In
his capacity as Supervising Architect for the University, Howard completed the Hearst
Memorial Mining Building, the Greek Theater, Boalt Hall, California Hall, Agriculture Hall,
the University Library, the Sather Tower (known as the Campanile), Sather Gate, Wheeler
Hall, Hilgard Hall, Gilman Hall, Hesse Hall, Le Conte Hall and Haviland Hall, thoroughly
adapting the Phoebe Hearst Architectural plan to display his preferred designs.
In 1917, Howard took a sabbatical to live and write poetry in Carmel, California. In 1918,
he went on "war leave" to Europe. There he helped establish the American Expeditionary
Forces University, which was intended to educate soldiers as they awaited transport home.
Returning in 1919, he found the University reluctant to spend money and saw his authority as
Supervising Architect start to deteriorate. Howard was officially dismissed by the Regents
of the University in 1924, and in 1926 resigned as Director of the School of Architecture.
He and his wife, Mary Robertson Bradbury, moved to San Francisco, residing on Russian Hill,
where Howard continued to write and publish his own poetry. He died suddenly from a heart
attack in 1931.
Note
- Partridge, Loren, John Galen Howard and the Berkeley Campus: Beaux-Arts Architecture in the "Athens of the West," Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, 1978.
- Moss, Stacey, The Howards: First Family of Bay Area Modernism, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA 1988.
The John Galen Howard Pictorial Collection was transferred from the John Galen Howard
Papers of the Bancroft Manuscript collection (BANC MSS 67/35 c). The collection contains two
series. The Personal Papers include personal photographs and sketches of Howard and his
wife, Mary Robertson Bradbury. The Project Records contain photographs from various
commercial, religious, educational, and residential projects in California, Washington, New
York and Massachusetts, including buildings for Mason McDuffie, the Continental Building,
the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, and the Majestic Theater. The project records also
include an album of project photographs.
Project Index (Alphabetical by Client/Project Name)
The following is a list of architectural projects from the John Galen Howard Pictorial
Collection. For instructions on interpreting the Project Index, see The Guide to the Project
Index at
http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/pindex/guide.htm .
The Project Index list is arranged alphabetically by Project/Client Name and contains
information, where available, about the location, date, project type, collaborators, and
formats for each project in the collection.
| Project/ Client Name | Date(s) | Location | Project Type | Collaborator/ Role | Format | Call No. | Microfilm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition | 1909 | Seattle, WA | exposition | Galloway, J. (engineer) | Photograph | 1967.016.30--PIC (9 items) | selection |
| Berkeley National Bank (University Savings Bank) | 1907-1908 | Berkeley, CA | commercial | Galloway, J. (engineer) | Photograph | 1967.016.02--PIC (1 item) | none |
| Berkeley Public Library | 1903 | Berkeley, CA | educational | Photograph | 1967.016.10--AX (2 items); 1967.016.01--PIC #70 | none | |
| Central Park Shelter | undated | New York, NY | recreational | Photograph | 1967.016.34--PIC #2 | none | |
| Church of Christ Scientist, First | 1905-1906 | San Francisco, CA | religious | Photograph | 1967.016.23--AX (2 items) | none | |
| Claremont Court Entrance Gates [see Mason McDuffie Company] | 1905 | Berkeley, CA | residential | Galloway, J. (engineer) | |||
| Clark W. Campbell | 1900 | Newark, NJ | residential | Cauldwell & Morgan (architects) | Photograph | 1967.016.34--PIC #1 | none |
| Continental Building (Grant, Joseph) | 1908 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Galloway, J. (engineer) | Photograph | 1967.016.22--PIC (2 items) | selection |
| Easton Company | 1907 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Galloway, J. (engineer) | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #73 | none |
| Emerson School | 1912 | Oakland, CA | educational | Donovan, J. (supervising architect) | Photograph | 1967.016.18--PIC (3 items); 1967.016.01--PIC #78-83 | none |
| Essex Hotel (Kinney, Francis S.) | 1900 | New York, NY | commercial | Cauldwell, S. (architect) | Photograph | 1967.016.17--PIC (3 items); 1967.016.17--AX (1 item) | selection |
| First Congregational Church | undated | Oakland, CA | religious | Photograph | 1967.016.19--PIC (14 items) | selection | |
| First National Bank | 1903, 1909, 1917 | Berkeley, CA | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.06--PIC (1 item); 1967.016.01--PIC #56-58 | none | |
| Gates, Decorative Iorn | undated | unknown | furnishings | Photograph | 1967.016.34--PIC #4-5 | none | |
| George Washington Memorial Hall Competition | undated | unknown | governmental | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #95-97 | selection | |
| Grant, Adam (Murphy & Grant Co.) | 1907-1908 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Galloway, J. (engineer) | Photograph | 1967.016.20--PIC (2 items); 1967.016.01--PIC #84 | none |
| Grant, Joseph [see Continental Building] | 1908 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Galloway, J. (engineer) | |||
| Gregory, Warren | circa 1912 | Berkeley, CA | residential | Photograph | 1967.016.07--PIC (2 items); 1967.016.01--PIC #42 | selection | |
| Hilgard Apartments | 1912 | Berkeley, CA | residential-multi | Photograph | 1967.016.05--PIC (5 items); 1967.016.01--PIC #54-55 | selection | |
| Hollister Hotel (unbuilt) | undated | Hollister, CA | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.15--PIC (1 item) | none | |
| Howard, John Galen | 1904-1906 | Berkeley, CA | residential | Photograph | 1967.015.08--PIC (4 items) | none | |
| Italian American Bank | 1907 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.25--PIC (1 item) | none | |
| King, D.H., Jr., Hotel | undated | New York, NY | residential | Cauldwell, S. (architect) | Drawing | 1967.018.08-PIC (1 item) | selection |
| Kinney, Francis S. [see Essex Hotel] | 1900 | New York, NY | commercial | Cauldwell, S. (architect) | |||
| Lassen Union High School | 1920 | Susanville, CA | educational | Taylor, R. (architect) | Photograph | 1967.016.32--PIC (1 item) | none |
| Levi Strauss Realty Co., #2 | circa 1907 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.26--PIC (1 item); 1967.016.01--PIC #65 | none | |
| Majestic Theater | 1903 | Boston, MA | recreational | Wood, J. (architect) | Photograph | 1967.016.13--PIC (5 items); 1967.016.13-B (8 items) | selection |
| Mason McDuffie Company: Claremont Court Entrance Gates | 1905 | Berkeley, CA | residential | Galloway, J. (engineer) | Photograph | 1967.016.03--PIC (1 item) | none |
| Mason McDuffie Company: Northbrae Properties | 1910-1914 | Berkeley, CA | residential | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #26-30 | none | |
| Mason McDuffie Company: Saint Francis Wood [see Saint Francis Wood, entrance & gates] | 1912 | San Francisco, CA | residential | ||||
| McDuffie, Duncan, estate | 1909-1914 | Berkeley, CA | residential | Photograph | 1967.016.04--PIC (2 items); 1967.016.09--PIC (9 items); 1967.016.01--PIC #4, 7-10 | selection | |
| McDuffie, Duncan, stores | 1909 | Berkeley, CA | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #72 | none | |
| Northbrae Properties [see Mason McDuffie Company] | 1910-1914 | Berkeley, CA | commercial | ||||
| Panama Pacific International Exposition: Auditorium (San Francisco Civic Auditorium) | 1912-1913 | San Francisco, CA | cultural | Meyer & Reid (architects) | Photograph | 1967.016.21--PIC (4 items) | none |
| Pan-Pacific Exposition: Tower of Jewels | 1901 | Buffalo, NY | exposition | Cauldwell & Morgan (architects) | Photograph | 1967.016.14--PIC (1 item); 1967.016.14-B (1 item) | selection |
| Pierce-Arrow | 1912 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.27--PIC (2 items); 1967.016.01--PIC #59-63 | selection | |
| Princeton University: Gymnasium | undated | Princeton, NJ | educational | Photograph | 1967.016.34--PIC #8 | none | |
| Princeton University: Memorial Gate | undated | Princeton, NJ | educational | Photograph | 1967.016.34--PIC #3 | none | |
| Richfield School House | 1913 | Richfield, CA | educational | Photograph | 1967.016.33--PIC (1 item) | none | |
| Saint Francis Wood, entrance & gates (Mason McDuffie Company) | 1912 | San Francisco, CA | residential | Photograph | 1967.016.28--PIC (6 items); 1967.016.28-B (2 items); 1967.016.01--PIC #12-24 | selection | |
| Shepard, F.L. and E. | 1912 | Berkeley, CA | residential | Photograph | 1967.016.11--PIC; 1967.016.01--PIC #35-37 | none | |
| South Berkeley Bank | 1906-1908 | Berkeley, CA | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #67 | none | |
| Sprague, Lucy | 1905-1906 | Berkeley, CA | residential | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #38-39 | none | |
| Spreckels, Claus: Market & Eddy (Eddy Building) | 1908-1909 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Galloway, J. (engineer) | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #71 | none |
| Spreckels, Claus: Market & Fremont (Fremont Building) | 1907 | San Francisco, CA | commercial | Galloway, J. (engineer) | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #70 | none |
| Susanville Grammar School | 1920 | Susanville, CA | educational | Taylor, R. (architect) | Photograph | 1967.016.31--PIC (1 item) | none |
| Tevis Memorial, Cypress Lawn Cemetery | 1902 | San Francisco, CA | funerary | Photograph | 1967.016.29--PIC (3 items) | none | |
| Tod, W. Stewart | undated | unknown | residential | Cauldwell, S. (architect) | Drawing | 1967.018.09--C (1 item) | all |
| Trinity Methodist Church (unbuilt) | undated | Berkeley, CA | religious | Photograph | 1967.016.12--AX (1 item) | none | |
| Unidentified Auditorium | undated | unknown | Photograph | 1967.016.24--PIC (1 item) | |||
| Unidentified Building | undated | unknown | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #68 | none | |
| Unidentified Exteriors | undated | unknown | unknown | Photograph | 1967.016.34--PIC #6-7 | none | |
| Unidentified Fireplaces | undated | unknown | residential | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #47-48 | none | |
| Union Oil Company | 1920 | Los Angeles, CA | commercial | Photograph | 1967.016.16--PIC (14 items); 1967.016.16--AX (1 item) | none | |
| United States Subtreasury Building | undated | San Francisco, CA | governmental | Photograph | 1967.016.01--PIC #90-94 | none | |
| University of Calfiornia: Hearst Mining Building | undated | Berkeley, CA | educational | Drawing | 1967.018.10--B (1 item); 1967.018.11--B (1 item) | all | |
| University Savings Bank [see Berkeley National Bank] | 1908 | Berkeley, CA | commercial | Galloway, J. (engineer) |