Society of Architectural Historians. Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter

The Society of Architectural Historians was founded on the East Coast, at Harvard University, in 1940 to promote the study of worldwide architecture. In 1954, a West Coast chapter named the Pacific Section was formed at the call of Elliot A. P. Evans, curator of the California Society of Pioneers. It was the sixth local or regional chapter of the Society to be organized. Its early meetings typically were held in the San Francisco Bay region. In 1962, the spread-out Pacific Coast constituency was subdivided with the organization of a Southern California Chapter. The balance of the jurisdiction, ranging from San Francisco Bay north to encompass the Pacific Northwest, adopted the name Northern Pacific Coast Chapter in 1965. The northern group reorganized once more, separating from California altogether in 1995 and adopting the name of its late leader, Marion Dean Ross, professor at the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts from 1947 to 1978. From its origin the Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians has focused on promoting awareness of architectural resources on the West Coast.

From the description of Marion Dean Ross Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians records, 1969- (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 443638445

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