Garrett Eckbo collection, 1933-1996 (bulk 1945-1980)

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Garrett Eckbo collection, 1933-1996 (bulk 1945-1980)

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Contains records related to the life and career of landscape architect Garrett Eckbo (1910-2000). The collection includes files created by Eckbo and the numerous firms with which he worked. Contains a wide range of materials documenting Eckbo's long, innovative and productive career as a designer, planner, and author. The Personal Papers contain biographical material, personal correspondence, student work and travel photographs, as well as portraits and family photographs. Project records document a wide spectrum of Eckbo's large- and small-scale projects, including pedestrian malls, civic centers, waterfronts, public parks, churches, playgrounds, freeway systems, botanic gardens, cemeteries, office buildings, resorts, residences, and corporate campuses throughout the West and beyond.

23 cartons, 37 manuscript boxes, 6 shoeboxes, 12 slide boxes, 1 card file box, 6 flat boxes, approximately 30 flat file drawers

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Environmental Design Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6664273

Environmental Design Archives

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United States

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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...

Eckbo & Williams.

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Eckbo, Garrett

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Garrett Eckbo studied landscape architecture at UC Berkeley graduating in 1935. He then attended Harvard University's Graduate School of Design where with classmates Dan Kiley and James Rose led the "Harvard Revolution," ushering in the modern period in landscape design. Following graduation in 1938, Eckbo worked as a landscape architect for Norman Bel Geddes on the General Motors Pavilion for the 1939 World's Fair in New York and for the Farm Security Administration. Eckbo taught at the Univers...

Eckbo, Royston & Williams.

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Eckbo, Dean, Austin & Williams

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Garrett Eckbo & Associates

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EckboKay Associates.

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