Catlin Gabel School landscape plans, 1932

Overview of the Collection

Landscape architect
Gerke, Walter Henry, approximately 1891-1982
Title
Catlin Gabel School landscape plans
Dates
1932
Quantity
.16 cubic feet, (1 shared oversize folder)
Collection Number
Mss 3049
Summary
Collection includes 1 blueprint on 1 sheet of a landscape plan for the Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon, by Walter H. Gerke. Also included is a typescript letter to the Catlin Gabel School principal, Jessie Thain Powers.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Walter Henry Gerke (1891-1982) was a Portland, Oregon, landscape architect.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection includes 1 blueprint on 1 sheet of a landscape plan for the Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon, scale 1/8" : 1', 1932. Also included is a typescript letter to the Catlin Gabel School principal, Jessie Thain Powers, 2 pages, 1932.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Catlin Gabel School landscape plans, Mss 3049, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Alfred Edelman, June 1976.

Processing Note

Previously designated Mss 3049-1.

Related Materials

Florence and Walter Gerke gardens photographs collection, Org. Lot 226, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Landscape architecture--Oregon--Portland--Designs and plans
  • School grounds--Oregon--Portland--Design
  • Schools--Landscape architecture--Oregon--Portland--Designs and plans

Personal Names

  • Powers, Jessie Thain, 1875-1957--Correspondence

Corporate Names

  • Catlin Gabel School (Portland, Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • blueprints (reprographic copies)
  • correspondence
  • landscaping plans