Cheesman (Roy W.) elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the First Baptist Church, circa 1950

Summary

Title:

Roy W. Cheesman elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the First Baptist Church (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Dates:

circa 1950

Creators:

Cheesman, Roy

Extent:

3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)

Language:

Preferred citation:

Roy W. Cheesman elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the Frist Baptist Church (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The Roy W. Cheesman elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the First Baptist Church, Santa Barbara, California consist of one presentation board on which are two elevation drawings of the proposed renovation Victoria Street and Chapala Street elevation perspectives.

Biographical / historical:

Roy Walling Cheesman was born August 20, 1892 in Rochester, N.Y. He received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1917. He went on to receive a master’s degree in architecture from Cornell University, which he completed in 1919. From 1921 to 1926, Cheesman worked as a designer for the firm of Schenck and Williams in Dayton, Ohio. In 1926, Cheesman established his own firm, which he operated until 1937, when he went into partnership with architect Lockard. The firm Lockard and Cheesman dissolved in 1942, and Cheesman reestablished his independent practice. Roy W. Cheesman died in 1957.

Physical location:

1 Flat File Folder/ADC - Loc. 19-C-1 (oversize board shelf)

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Architectural drawings
Elevations

Names:

Cheesman, Roy

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Finding aid prepared by Jillian O'Connor and Chris Marino

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-07-23T08:57-0700

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

Roy W. Cheesman elevation drawings for the proposed remodeling of the Frist Baptist Church (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design and Architecture Museum

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US

Contact:

(805) 893-2724

adc@museum.ucsb.edu

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