Jean Murray Bangs collection on Bernard Maybeck, 1904-1976 (bulk 1948-1976).

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Jean Murray Bangs collection on Bernard Maybeck, 1904-1976 (bulk 1948-1976).

Includes Bangs' notes and unpublished manuscript on Maybeck, correspondence, receipts and other papers relating to a survey of Maybeck's work conducted by Bangs for the University of California, Berkeley.

2 boxes, 1 oversize folder (1.25 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8330326

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Bangs, Jean Murray.

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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...