Document Archives Record
Metadata
Collection |
MS 255 |
Title |
The California Building Construction Records |
Object type |
Documents |
Catalog Number |
MS 255 |
Creator |
San Diego Museum of Man |
Year Range from |
1913 |
Year Range to |
1927 |
Scope & Content |
Abstract: The collection pertains to the construction and maintenance of the California Building built for the Panama-California Exposition in 1915. Biographical/Historical Notes: The California Building, the current home of the San Diego Museum of Man, was designed by architect Bertram Goodhue for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. Now one of the most famous buildings in San Diego, the California Building is an icon of the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style pioneered by Goodhue in his building designs for the Exposition. It was one of only four buildings built for the fair that were meant to be permanent. The Exposition’s largest exhibit, "The Story of Man Through the Ages," was housed in the California Building. After the Exposition drew to a close in 1916, a group of San Diegans led by George Marston formed the San Diego Museum Association to maintain the building and permanently retain the anthropological collections. In 1942 the building’s name was changed to the" Museum of Man", and officially changed again in 1978 to the "San Diego Museum of Man." Scope and Content: The materials in the collection are administrative documents related to the original construction, ongoing maintenance, and further renovation of the California Building from 1913, two years before the Exposition opened, through 1927. The majority of the collection consists of financial records, including bills, invoices, and bank statements. Business contracts, correspondence, and construction reports are also included. There are also several documents related to the funding of the California Building, including a newspaper clipping and a senate bill passed by the California legislator. |
Quantity |
0.25 Linear feet (1 box) |
Notes |
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation. |
Finding Aid |
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/archives/archivalcollections/ms255 |
Names |
Allen, Frank Phillips, Jr. Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924 Hewett, Edgar L. (Edgar Lee), 1865-1946 Marston, George White, 1850-1946 O'Halloran, Thomas California Building Association. California State Building Commission. California State Park Commission. California. State Board of Control. Ingle Manufacturing Co.. Marston Company Store. Mead and Requa. Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.). Panama-California International Exposition (1916 : San Diego, Calif.). San Diego Chamber of Commerce. San Diego Electric Railway. San Diego Museum of Man. San Diego Museum. Southern Trust and Commerce Bank. Spreckels Companies. Standard Oil Company. Wurster Construction Co.. |