William G. Merchant collection, 1934-1941.

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William G. Merchant collection, 1934-1941.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80503924

Contains correspondence, drawings, and a few photographs documenting Merchant's personal and professional life, with the bulk of the collection relating to the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) held in 1939 in San Francisco, California. Records of the GGIE include correspondence, reports, drawings, financial records, articles, blueprints and meeting minutes concerning exposition comittees and buildings. Also includes minimal correspondence with Bernard Maybeck.

1 box, 7 oversize folders, 6 tubes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8246389

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Maybeck, Bernard R.

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Bernard Ralph Maybeck (1869-1957) studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Returning to New York, he worked for Carrere and Hastings. Maybeck sought his fortune out West in 1890, first in Kansas City, then in San Francisco. In 1890, Maybeck married Annie White, who became his office manager. In 1894 Maybeck became an instructor of descriptive geometry for the University of California, Berkeley. From 1896-1899 he orchestrated the Phoebe Hearst International Competition for the U...

Merchant, William G., 1889-1962.

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William G. Merchant was a San Francisco architect trained in the offices of John Galen Howard and Bernard Maybeck, whose practice he succeeded. He designed many commercial structures in San Francisco, was a member of the Architectural Commission of the Golden Gate International Expositions and designer of three buildings at the Exposition. From the description of William G. Merchant collection, 1934-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80503924 B...

Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)

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History It has been said that with two great bridges in the course of construction, there began in San Francisco, in about 1933, a substantial feeling that a celebration or exposition should be held to commemorate their completion. As the plans for an exposition developed, it seemed fitting that its theme should be man's progress in communication, transportation, trade and industry, since these were the fields symbolized by the bridges. The S...

Online Archive of California

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