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Tourtellotte & Hummel architectural illustrations, circa 1915-1936
Overview of the Collection
- Architect
- Tourtellotte & Hummel
- Title
- Tourtellotte & Hummel architectural illustrations
- Dates
- circa 1915-1936 (inclusive)19151936
- Quantity
- 0.15 cubic feet, (1 oversize folder (30x42))
- Collection Number
- Mss 3015
- Summary
- Color illustrations of buildings and proposed buildings designed by the architectural firms Tourtellotte & Hummel and Tourtellotte & Phillips. Tourtellotte & Hummel was an early 20th century architectural firm headed by John E. Tourtellotte (1869-1939) and Charles F. Hummel (1857-1939). Tourtellotte later paired with Truman E. Phillips (1902-1989).
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Tourtellotte & Hummel was an early 20th century architectural firm headed by John E. Tourtellotte (1869-1939) and Charles F. Hummel (1857-1939). The firm had offices in both Portland, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho. In the mid-1930s, John E. Tourtellotte established the firm Tourtellotte and Phillips with Truman E. Phillips (1902-1989).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of illustrations depicting buildings designed by the architectural firm Tourtellotte & Hummel, as well as the later firm Tourtellotte & Phillips. This includes four illustrations of a proposed office building between SW 4th Avenue, SW 5th Avenue, SW Madison Avenue, and SW Main Avenue in Portland, Oregon, for city, county, and state offices, delineated by Truman E. Phillips; an undated illustration of the campus of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon; and an illustration of Truman & Phillips' proposal for a new Oregon State Capitol in Salem to replace the one that had burned down in 1935.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Tourtellotte & Hummel architectural illustrations, Mss 3015, 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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Architectural firms--Oregon--Portland
- College campuses--Oregon--Salem--Designs and plans
- Government buildings--Oregon--Portland--Designs and plans
- Government buildings--Oregon--Salem--Designs and plans
Corporate Names
- Willamette University
Form or Genre Terms
- architectural drawings (visual works)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Phillips, Truman E., 1902-1989 (delineator)
Corporate Names
- Tourtellotte & Phillips (Portland, Or.) (architect)
