John Galen Howard Papers, 1874-1954 (Bulk 1888-1931)
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf2x0n99n1 Online items available Finding Aid the the John Galen Howard Papers, 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931) Processed by Elizabeth Konzak The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ © 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid the the John Galen BANC MSS 67/35 c 1 Howard Papers, 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931) Finding Aid the the John Galen Howard Papers, 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931) Collection number: BANC MSS 67/35 c The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Finding Aid Author(s): Processed by Elizabeth Konzak Finding Aid Encoded By: GenX © 2014 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: John Galen Howard Papers Date (inclusive): 1874-1954 Date (bulk): 1888-1931 Collection Number: BANC MSS 67/35 c Extent: 21 boxes, 5 cartons, 1 volume, 4 oversize folders, 5 tubes2 digital objects (3 images) Repository: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research, with the following exception: Panama-Pacific International Exposition drawings are RESTRICTED (Extremely fragile). Consult the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, regarding access. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], John Galen Howard Papers, BANC MSS 67/35 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Alternate Forms Available Digital reproductions of selected items are available. Related Collections Title: Howard, John Galen collection of progress photographs ca. 1905-1910, (f308 x H849 pr) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Finding Aid the the John Galen BANC MSS 67/35 c 2 Howard Papers, 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931) Howard, John Galen, Title: Sketches of buildings, etc., for the University of California, Berkeley 1904. (CU-402.1) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Title: Architectural Drawings of University of California Buildings, (CU-402) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Title: Inventory of the Specifications, Contracts, and Bids for Construction of University of California, Berkeley, Buildings, 1896-[ongoing], (CU-13) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Title: Hearst, Phoebe Architectural Plan for the University of California. Competition Drawings. Ca. 1897-1898. (CU-403) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Title: Views of Campus Buildings, University Archives Pictorial Collection, (UARC PIC) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Title: Records of the President of the University of California, (CU-5) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Title: Records of the Regents of the University of California, 1896-1933, (CU-1) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Title: Hearst, Phoebe Architectural Plan for the University of California. Concours Phoebe A. Hearst pour les plans de reconstruction de l'universite. 1er prix. Projet de E. Bernard. (ff308gh.u, ff308gh.u.1900, ff308gh.u.pah) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Hearst, Phoebe, Title: Correspondence concerning the Phoebe Hearst Architectural Plan for the University of California, 1896 Oct 22-23. (308gh.cor) University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Title: Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Collection, University Libraries, University of Washington, Special Collections, http://content.lib.washington.edu/aype/index.html Materials Catalogued Separately Photographs are available in the Bancroft Pictorial Collection (BANC PIC 1967.016-018). Three autographed poems by George Sterling were removed and added to the George Sterling Papers (BANC MSS C-H 60). Funding Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Biographical Note John Galen Howard was born May 8, 1864 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He began his architectural education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the nation's only architectural program at the time, although he left in 1885 before completing his degree. He apprenticed himself to Henry Hobson Richardson in Brookline, Massachusetts, gaining a practical knowledge of drafting. After Richardson's death he left the firm and went to Los Angeles where he worked with the firms Caulkin & Hass, and James M. Wood. Unhappy with the prospects in Los Angeles after a year, Howard left to tour Europe in 1888. Returning to the United States, he went to work for McKim, Mead & White, first in Boston then in New York. Encouraged by the partners of the firm, who offered financial assistance, Howard left for Paris to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1890 to 1893. Although he left shortly before completing the training, he brought the tradition and style of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts back to the United States. In 1893 Howard married Mary Robertson Bradbury, starting a family of five including Henry Temple (1894), Robert Boardman (1896), Charles Houghton (1899), John Langley (1902), and Jeanette (1905). Howard opened a private practice in 1895 with Samuel Cauldwell in New York. The partners built residential and commercial buildings in New York and New Jersey. In 1898, Howard & Cauldwell entered the Phoebe Hearst International Competition for the plan for the University of California in Berkeley. Emile Bénard won the competition, however, he did not wish to leave Paris for Berkeley. Howard, whose entry with Cauldwell came in fourth place, was appointed to the Advisory Board of Architects for the Perpetuation of the Phoebe Hearst Architectural Plan for the University of California. Phoebe Hearst hired Howard to design the Hearst Mining Building, sending him on a tour of Europe in 1900 to study University buildings, particularly those relating to mining. Because Bénard proved too difficult for the Regents to work with, President Wheeler, a strong supporter of Howard's talents, offered Howard the position of Supervising Architect of the University in 1901. The Howards moved to California in 1902. In 1903, the University of California provided funding for a department of architecture. Howard was appointed Finding Aid the the John Galen BANC MSS 67/35 c 3 Howard Papers, 1874-1954 (bulk 1888-1931) professor at the new school, and settled into life in the Bay Area. Because of Howard's work on the University, he soon had a growing private practice. In 1906 he opened an office in San Francisco in partnership with engineer John Debo Galloway. He was also an advisory member of the Reconstruction Committee of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. Away from his work at the University, Howard was the supervising architect for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Howard was also involved with the Panama-Pacific Exhibition of 1915 in San Francisco. He was a member of the Exposition advisory committee as well as a member of the board that supervised the plan for the San Francisco Civic Center. He also designed the San Francisco Civic Auditorium for the Exposition. Howard also designed a variety of residential and commercial buildings in Berkeley and San Francisco. In 1913 Howard was appointed Director of the School of Architecture at the University. In his capacity as Supervising Architect for the University, Howard completed the Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Greek Theater, Boalt Hall, California Hall, Agriculture Hall, the University Library, the Sather Tower (known as the Campanile), Sather Gate, Wheeler Hall, Hilgard Hall, Gilman Hall, Hesse Hall, Le Conte Hall and Haviland Hall, thoroughly adapting the Phoebe Hearst Architectural plan to display his preferred designs. In 1917, Howard took a sabbatical to live and write poetry in Carmel, California. In 1918, he went on "war leave" to Europe. There he helped establish the American Expeditionary Forces University, which was intended to educate soldiers as they awaited transport home. Returning in 1919, he found the University reluctant to spend money and saw his authority as Supervising Architect start to deteriorate. Howard was officially dismissed by the Regents of the University in 1924, and in 1926 resigned as Director of the School of Architecture. He and his wife, Mary Robertson Bradbury, moved to San Francisco, residing on Russian Hill,