Scott, Geraldine Knight collection, 1914-1988

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Scott, Geraldine Knight collection, 1914-1988

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The Geraldine Knight Scott Collection documents Scott's architectural projects and professional activities through drawings, manuscripts and photographs. The collection includes biographical information written by Scott, education records, travel journals from several journeys to Europe, teaching records, correspondence relating to professional topics, oral histories and interviews given by Scott. Project records document projects designed by Scott from 1935-1987. The collection includes documentation of her work for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, the Daphne Funeral Home in San Francisco (1953), her work for the Oakland Museum (1963-1987), and her long range plan for the Blake Estate in Kensington (1968). The collection also includes many private gardens, exhibitions, professional parks, commercial and educational projects.

9 boxes, 1 small box, 1 flat box, 1 flat file drawer

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Environmental Design Archives

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Environmental Design Archives

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Imlay, Katherine

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Scott, Geraldine Knight, 1904-1989.

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Biographical Note Geraldine Knight Scott (1904-1989) Geraldine Knight Scott was born in Wallace, Idaho in1904. In 1922 she enrolled in UC Berkeley's College of Agriculture, where she received her degree in Landscape Architecture in 1926. Seeking additional instruction in art and design, Miss Knight continued her formal education in Art and Architecture at Cornell University from 1926-1928. Upon graduation, Scott worked in the offi...

Oakland Museum, Oakland, California

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Online Archive of California

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