Hibbard and Gerity records, circa 1920-circa 1953

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Summary

Title:
Hibbard and Gerity records
Dates:
circa 1920-circa 1953
Creators:
Gerity, Heath Scott, 1885-1956, Hibbard and Gerity., and Hibbard, Lester Hudson, 1886-1972
Extent:
2.0 Linear feet (2 record storage box)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Hibbard and Gerity records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The Hibbard and Gerity records span 2 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to circa 1953. The collection contains 5 scrapbooks (some disbound) and three loose panoramic black-and-white photographs. Scrapbook number one is bound and is filled with tear sheets from magazines depicting drawings of tombs, mausoleums, chapels, and arches. Scrapbook two is disbound and contains small architectural drawings in pencil (floor plans as well as interior/exterior elevations) for the following projects: Schalk residence, Sittle residence, and the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California. Scrapbook number three is a disbound photograph scrapbook containing black-and-white photographs of residential interiors and exteriors, some photographs are labeled, such as: Call residence (1922) and Mr. and Mrs. Stanton residence (1926). Scrapbooks number four and five, both staple-bound, contain black-and-white photographs as well as floor plans for the Montecito Park cottages numbers 1-9, the Montecito Park garage, as well as the Montecito Park Nellan building.

Biographical / historical:

Hibbard and Gerity was an architectural firm founded circa 1920 and dissolved in 1953. The firm was composed of Heath Scott Gerity and Lester Judson Hibbard and was located in Los Angeles. Heath Scott Gerity was born November 12, 1885. He studied at the University of Colorado and also at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hibbard worked as a draftsman from 1910-1911 for Fisher and Fisher in Denver before moving to Los Angeles in 1913. Once in Los Angeles, Hibbard worked for Robert Farquahar and for Carlton M. Winslow Sr., before going into partnership with Gerity. He retired from the firm in 1953, causing the partnership to dissolve. Gerity died in 1956. Lester Hibbard was born September 6, 1886. He received both his bachelors and masters degree from the University of California, Berkeley in architecture. After school, Hibbard worked for Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey from 1910-1912 before starting a firm with H. Bryant Cody, and later a firm with Gerity. Lester Hibbard died on October 16, 1972.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-02-04T09:41-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

Hibbard and Gerity records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
Contact:
(805) 893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
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