Gordon Gilkey portfolio "A Series of Etchings Showing the Construction Progress of the University of Oregon Library" , 1936

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Gilkey, Gordon
Title
Gordon Gilkey portfolio "A Series of Etchings Showing the Construction Progress of the University of Oregon Library"
Dates
1936
Quantity
2 linear feet, (1 flat box)
Collection Number
Coll 242
Summary
The Gordon Gilkey portfolio "A Series of Etchings Showing the Construction Progress of the University of Oregon Library" contains 15 line etchings detailing the progress of the construction of what is now the Knight Library at the University of Oregon.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

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Languages
English

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The Gordon Gilkey portfolio "A Series of Etchings Showing the Construction Progress of the University of Oregon Library" contains 15 line etchings detailing the progress of the 1936 construction of what is now the Knight Library at the University of Oregon. Gilkey completed this portfolio as his thesis for a Master of Fine Arts degree in etching at the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts in 1936.

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Subject Terms

  • Library buildings--Eugene (Or.)--20th century

Corporate Names

  • University of Oregon. Library--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • etchings (prints)