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Robert A. Eckert architectural drawings, photographs and other materials, circa 1951-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eckert, Robert A
- Title
- Robert A. Eckert architectural drawings, photographs and other materials
- Dates
- circa 1951-1976 (inclusive)19511976
1951-1961 (bulk)19511961 - Quantity
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approximately 235 architectural drawings (14 oversize folders)
14 transparencies : color
26 photographic prints : black and white
approximately .42 cubic feet of textual materials (1 box) - Collection Number
- PH2008-051
- Summary
- Architectural drawings and other materials from the career of Robert A. Eckert of Seattle
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Robert Allen Eckert was a Seattle architect who worked for Harstad & Associates in the 1950s and 1960s, later moving on to the position of Manager of Architectural Services at Weyerhaeuser Company in Tacoma, Washington. Eckert received a degree in architecture from the University of Oregon in 1951, then completed a master's degree at MIT in 1952. He was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in 1984.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes drawings for about sixteen Washington, Oregon and Alaska projects including Grays Harbor County Rural Library, Shelton City Hall, W.H. Abel Memorial Library, Jon Evans residence, Tok Lodge in Tok Junction, AK and others. Textual materials consist of brochures and some of Eckert's architecture school work.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions might exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details.
Preferred Citation
Robert A. Eckert Architectural Drawings, Photographs and Other Material. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. : , Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | Photographs - color transparencies |
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| 1/2 | Photographs - prints |
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| 1/3 | Photographs - contact prints |
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| 1/4 | Terminal project - University of Oregon |
Spring 1951 | |
| 1/5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology housing conference materials |
1952 January | |
| 1/6 | Master's thesis in architecture - Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
1952 | |
| 1/7 |
" Distinctive house plans" publication - Harstad & Associates |
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| 1/8 | Specifications for Jon Evans' Residence |
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| 1/9 | Typed quotations |
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| 1/10 | Specifications for Trail's End Recreation Center |
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| 1/11 | Specifications for W.H. Abel Memorial Library |
1959 November | |
| 1/12 | Harstad Associates brochure |
circa 1960s | |
| 1/13 | Specifications for Shelton City Hall |
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| folder:oversize | |||
| 1 | Unesco - Fundamental Design Principles - MIT |
1952 | |
| 1 | Art Center for Cambridge Art Association - MIT Thesis |
1952 | |
| 1 | Beach Home and Studio - MIT assignment |
1951 | |
| 1 | Photograph |
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| 2 | Morris Leischner Trailer Park at Juanita |
1959 | |
| 3 | Recreation Center for Trails End Inc. |
1959 | |
| 4 | Mr. & Mrs. Paul Thorgaard Residence - Bothell, WA |
1956 | |
| 5 | Seattle First National Bank Shelton Branch - Shelton, WA |
1961 | |
| 6 | A new office building for G and O Corporation - Juneau, AK |
1960 | |
| 7 | First Baptist Church Conservative - Milwaukie, OR |
1957 | |
| 8 | An apartment building for W.C Moyer - Fairbanks, AK |
1960 | |
| 9 | W.H. Abel Memorial Library, Grays Harbor County Rural Library District - Montesaho, WA |
1959 | |
| 10 | Office building and shop, King County Water District No. 97 |
1959 | |
| 11 | Kenmore Branch Bothell State Bank - Kenmore, WA |
1952 | |
| 12 | Shelton City Hall - Shelton, WA |
1961 | |
| 13 | Tok Lodge - Tok Junction, AK |
1960 | |
| 14 | Jon Evans House - Mercer Island |
1976 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
