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Simpson, Horace G. collection
1966.-1  
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  • Contributing Institution: University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
    Title: Horace Simpson Collection
    Creator: Simpson, Horace G.
    Identifier/Call Number: 1966.-1
    Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet: 2 folders, 5 oversize folders, 2 albums, 1 framed drawing
    Date (bulk): 1907-1917
    Language of Material: English .

    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], Horace G. Simpson Collection, (1966-1), Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

    Biographical / Historical

    Horace G. Simpson practiced architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early twentieth century.

    Scope and Contents

    The Horace G. Simpson collection consists of photographs and drawings relating to Simpson's education and to competition entries by the firm Wood & Simpson. Photographs include images of Simpson's second place drawings for the 1908 Rotch Scholarship Competition and a group photograph that may be a class picture. Student work includes drawings from the 1907 and 1908 Rotch competitions, a study for a New York hotel, and a perspective drawing of a skyscraper. Drawings from the firm Wood & Simpson are primarily competition entries for public buildings such as the San Francisco Civic Center and the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. The collection also contains two volumes of full-size details illustrating building in Italy, Greece, France, and Venice.