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Preferred Citation
Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Related Materials
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Chris W. Runge Collection
Creator:
Runge, Chris W.
Identifier/Call Number: 1976.-03
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet:
ca. 7 oversize folders, 9 tubes
Date (inclusive): 1924-1960
Language of Material:
English
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Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
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], Chris W. Runge Collection, (1976-3), Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Biographical / Historical
Chris W. Runge (1906-1972)
Chris W. Runge was born in San Francisco. He attended San Francisco Polytechnic High School and studied through an atelier
of the San Francisco Architecture Club between 1928 and 1934. He graduated from the Harvard School of Architecture in 1935.
He worked as a draftsman with Frederick Meyer (1928-1933, 1936-1937), H.A. Minton (1933-1934), A.R. Williams (1937-1940),
A.W. Earl (1940-1942), and Meyer & Evers (1945-1954). During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy Construction Battalion.
In 1954 he became a partner in the firm of Meyer & Evers. He remained with the successor firms to Meyer & Evers including
Ashley (George Fred), Keyser (Lawrence H.) & Runge; Johnson (Alfred W.) & Runge; Runge (Chris W.).
Sources:
Runge, Chris. AIA Application for Corporate Membership, 1955
Scope and Contents
The Chris W. Runge collection consists primarily of architectural drawings, both student renderings and professional commercial
and residential projects. The collection is organized into two series: Personal Papers, which consist of student works, and
Project Records, which contain drawings by the firm Ashley, Keyser & Runge.
Related Materials
Frederick Meyer (1976-1), Environmental Design Archives