Joseph Knowles Collection, 1920s-1930s.

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Joseph Knowles Collection, 1920s-1930s.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225587799

The collection contains correspondence, lists, and samples, mostly from the Western Builder's Supply Co. of San Francisco, ca. 1920s-1930s, and two letters (TLS) to George Washington Smith, Santa Barbara architect, regarding architectural and design catalogs and brochures being sent, 1922 and 1928. Related trade catalogs, also collected by Knowles, have been cataloged separately.

.05 linear feet (1 folder)

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7065965

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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Knowles, Joseph

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p01387 (person)

Western Builder's Supply Co.

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Smith, George Washington, 1876-1930

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Biographical Note Born in Pennsylvania in 1876, George Washington Smith was the son of a respected civil engineer for Southern Pacific Railroad Atlantic and Pacific Railway. He began his education with the study of art and painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of fine arts, and later attended Harvard University where he studied architecture. He began his career as a draftsman with Newman, Woodman and Harris, but soon after, took a position wit...