Edward Bright Hussey collection, 1916-1975.

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Edward Bright Hussey collection, 1916-1975.

Primarily contains correspondence, specifications, reports, photographs, and drawings, documenting projects in Japan, Hawaii, and California. Bulk of the collection consists of drawings relating to Principia College. Personal and professional papers are minimal and include student work, correspondence, and clippings.

3 boxes, 2 flat boxes, 2 flat file drawers, ca. 80 tubes.Selected manuscript material for YWCA project : 4 microfilm reels : negatives (MNEG 00-181, 00-182, 00-183, 00-186) and positive. Selected drawings for Principia College : 2 microfilm reels : negatives (MNEG 00-341 Reels 14, 16) and positive.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8332328

California Digital Library

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Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957

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Julia Morgan (1872-1957) graduated from University of California, Berkeley's Civil Engineering department in 1894, studying architecture unofficially under Bernard Maybeck. With Maybeck's encouragement, she went on to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1898, Morgan became the first woman to study at the Ecole, graduating in 1900. Morgan returned to San Francisco in 1902, opening her own office in 1905. She went on to design over 700 buildings, including many local residences. ...

Online Archive of California

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Hussey, Edward Bright.

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Edward Bright Hussey (1897-1976) graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in architecture in 1923. He worked during the summers for Julia Morgan, and spent the summer of 1921 in San Simeon working on the Hearst Castle. Hussey was the on-site architect for a number of Morgan projects, including the Honolulu YWCA and the Tokyo YWCA. He also worked on projects by Morgan and Bernard Maybeck, such as Wyntoon and Principia College, in Elsah, Illinois. From the description of Edward Bright ...

World Young Women's Christian Association

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Principia College of Liberal Arts, Elsah, Ill.

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Maybeck, Bernard R.

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