E. Geoffrey Bangs Collection 1980.-2
Amir Soltani
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation.
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
September 1998
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
designarchives@berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: E. Geoffrey Bangs Collection
Creator:
Bangs, E. Geoffrey
Identifier/Call Number: 1980.-2
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet:
1 folder, 2 flat boxes
Date (inclusive): 1950-1969 approximate
Abstract: The E. Geoffrey Bangs collection consists almost entirely of black and white photographs documenting numerous Bay Area residential
and commercial buildings. The photographs also include images of UC Berkeley buildings. Some of the photographs in the collection
may be for a photo essay entitled "Portals West: A Folio of Late Nineteenth Century Architecture in California." The collection
also contains a typescript of this book which was published by the California Historical Society.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access Statement
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], E. Geoffrey Bangs Collection, [1980-2] Environmental Design Archives, University of California,
Berkeley.
Biographical Note
E. Geoffrey Bangs was a Bay Area architect and a graduate of University of California, Berkeley. He earned his bachelor's
degree in 1914 and continued on to obtain his master's the following year. His early career was spent working in the office
of John Galen Howard. Bangs designed many public buildings and large-scale public housing projects in Northern California.
His projects included UC Berkeley's Lewis Hall, the Contra Costa Hall of Records, and the courthouses for Shasta and Butte
counties. He died in 1977.
Scope and Contents
The E. Geoffrey Bangs collection consists primarily of black and white photographs documenting numerous Bay Area residential
and commercial buildings. The photographs include images of University of California, Berkeley buildings as well. Some of
the photographs in the collection may be for Bangs' a photo essay entitled "Portals West: A Folio of Late Nineteenth Century
Architecture in California." The collection also contains a typescript of this book, which was published by the California
Historical Society.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architects -- California.
Architecture -- California.
Architectural photography--California.
Audiffred Bldg, 1-21 Mission Street San Francisco CA
[Dore Vassel -- San Francisco Art Museums] San Francisco CA
[Embarcadero $ Bay Bridge] San Francisco CA
[Fort Point] San Francisco CA
[Geary and Kearny] San Francisco CA
[Octagon House, museum, 18541861] San Francisco CA
[Telegraph Hill -- near Samson St.] San Francisco CA
[Washington & Montgomrey] San Francisco CA
Aquarium Building, fountain monument
Castro House (San Juan Batista) CA
Chronicle Building (Market & Kearny) San Francisco CA
Clock tower, Ghiradelli Square (Larkin & North Point) San Francisco CA
Crocker - Angelo National Bank (Montgomery) San Francisco CA
Crocker Bank (1 Montgomrey, 1908) San Francisco CA
Crocker Building (Market & Post, 1892) San Francisco CA
Fire house 15 [San Francisco] [CA]
Flood Mansion (Pacific Union Club, 1886) San Francisco CA
Governor's Mansion Sacramento CA
Joss [1854] Weaverville CA
Kearny Street [corner] San Francisco CA
Mechanic's [Donahoe] Monument (Mechanic Plaza)
Mint Building (Mission & 5th) San Francisco CA
O'Byrne's Ferry Bridge Stanislaus County CA
Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco CA
Savings Union Bank (Grant & O'Farrell) San Francisco CA
Shell Building (100 Bush Street) San Francisco CA
South San Francisco Opera House San Francisco CA
St. Mary's [San Francisco] [CA]
Sutro Baths, interior, lobby [San Francisco] [CA]
Telegraph Hill / Coit San Francisco CA
Unidentified residence Vallejo CA
Unidentified residence San Francisco CA
UC (University of California): Hearst Gym (steps, Bancroft side; Women's gym urns) Berkeley CA
UC: Hearst Memorial Mining Building Berkeley CA
UC: Sather Gate Berkeley CA
UC: South Hall Berkeley CA
Vedanta Society, Headquarters, 1908 [San Francisco] [CA]
