Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Eckbo, Royston & Williams.
- Extent:
- 3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Eckbo, Royston & Williams drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Eckbo, Royston & Williams drawings span three linear feet and date from circa 1946. The collection consists of three architectural drawings in the form of reprographic copies, each drawing for a different project. Drawings include: an isometric drawing of the garden for the Mr. and Mrs. J. Macey residence in Kentfield, California dated January 1946; an isometric drawing of the garden for Dr. and Mrs. John R. Reid residence in Palo Alto, California, undated; and a garden study for the Mr. and Mrs. Robert Platt residence in Piedmont, California dated March 7, 1946.
- Biographical / historical:
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The firm Eckbo, Royston & Williams, Landscape Architects was composed of the partners Garrett Eckbo, Robert Royston, and Edward A. Williams. The firm practiced in California from 1945 to 1958, and was responsible for the landscape design of hundreds of residential, educational, and religious buildings.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers.
- Preferred citation:
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Eckbo, Royston & Williams drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-2724