James D. Wickenden, 1915-1937

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Environmental Design Archives

College of Environmental Design

230 Wurster Hall #1820

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California, 94720-1820

Phone: (510) 642-5124

Fax: (510) 642-2824

Email: archives@socrates.berkeley.edu

http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/

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Arts and Humanities--Architecture History--California History--Bay Area History History--California History Geographical (By Place)--California Geographical (By Place)--California--Bay Area

James D. Wickenden, 1915-1937

Collection Number: 19XX-13

Environmental Design Archives

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Contact Information:

Environmental Design Archives
College of Environmental Design
230 Wurster Hall #1820
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-1820
Phone: (510) 642-5124
Fax: (510) 642-2824
Email: archives@socrates.berkeley.edu
URL: http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/

Processed by:: Archives Staff
Date Completed:: April 1999
Encoded by:: Archives Staff
Funding:: Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation.

Descriptive Summary

Collection Title: Weihe, Frick & Kruse Collection,

Date (inclusive): 1917-1976

Collection Number: 1978-3

Creator: Wickenden, James D.

Extent: 5 oversize folders

Repository: Environmental Design Archives.

University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley, California.

Abstract: The collection consists of architectural drawings relating to both student and professional projects.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Curator.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James D. Wickenden, (19XX-13), Environmental Design Archives. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, California.

Acquisition Information

Provenance of the collection is unclear.

Access Points

Architects--California.

Architecture--California.

Biography

James D. Wickenden practiced architecture in Northern California after graduating from UC Berkeley's school of architecture in 1925. He worked as a draftsman in Clarence Tantau's office for the early part of his career, possibly while he was still in school. He resided in Berkeley, California.

Scope and Contents Note

The James D. Wickenden collection consists of student work and other drawings. Coursework includes drawing exercises from high school and from a Stereotomy course (Architecture 107) at UC Berkeley. Project drawings are primarily residential, and include the Gilman house in Carmel (1937), the Campbell house in Palo Alto (1932), the Hinman house in Lake Tahoe (n.d.), and the Dowsett house (1929, location unknown). The collection also includes numerous unidentified sketches.