Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 6 Linear Feet: 2 flat file drawers
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Clarence A. Tantau Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Clarence A. Tantau collection consists of primarily of residential drawings produced between 1921 and 1939. Locations include Atherton, Berkeley, Hillsborough, Monterey, Moss Beach, Pebble Beach, Piedmont, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz. Non-residential drawings in the collection include the Monterey Peninsula Country Club (1925) and the Pasatiempo Clubhouse (1930). Also included are articles from Architect & Engineer containing Tantau's work; and three sketchbooks from a trip throughout Europe in 1928.
- Biographical / historical:
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Clarence A. Tantau (1884-1943)
Clarence Tantau was a San Francisco Bay Area architect for nearly 30 years. Tantau's practice was primarily residential, and included homes in Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Santa Cruz, and the Monterey Peninsula. He also designed the Monterey Peninsula Country Club and the Pasatiempo Clubhouse in Santa Cruz. Tantau is best known for his Spanish style architecture, which he employed frequently in both residential and commercial designs. He was a member of the Northern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the State Association of California Architects.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Curator
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Clarence A. Tantau Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley
- Location of this collection:
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230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820Berkeley, CA 94720-1820, US
- Contact:
- (510) 642-5124