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Oswald Berg, Jr. Architectural Drawings, 1952-1979

Overview of the Collection

Creator
O. Berg Jr. and Associates
Title
Oswald Berg, Jr. Architectural Drawings
Dates
1952-1979 (inclusive)
Quantity
47 items, (47 sets of drawings)
Collection Number
2320
Summary
The Oswald Berg, Jr. Architectural Drawings consist of architectural drawings and blueprints of various Montana towns and other locations. Montana towns represented are Alder, Belgrade, Bozeman, Colstrip, Ennis, Fort Harrison, Gallatin Gateway, Glendive, Livingston, Phillipburg, Shelby, Sunburst, and Three Forks. Other locations are Cody, Mammoth, and Thermopolis, Wyoming, and Boardman, Oregon.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
Collection materials are in English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Historical Note

Oswald Berg, Jr. was a Bozeman, Montana architect and son of a Meagher County rancher. Berg attended Washington State College and served as an architect in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He began professional practice in Bozeman in 1949, doing business until 1983 under the corporate names of O. Berg Jr. and Associates, BGS Architects, and Berg-Grabow and Partners. Berg also served as president of the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce in 1969. He designed many buildings in Montana and neighboring states, including residences, schools, and businesses.

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Content Description

The Oswald Berg architectural drawings include plans for buildings designed by Oswald Berg or his architectural firms. Most of the buildings are located towns across Montana including Alder, Belgrade, Bozeman, Colstrip, Ennis, Fort Harrison, Gallatin Gateway, Glendive, Livingston, Philipsburg, Shelby, Sunburst, and Three Forks. Other locations are Cody, Mammoth, and Thermopolis, Wyoming, and Boardman, Oregon. Plans include multiple drawings for each building that are grouped in sets. Several sets include item-level inventories, which include titles for each drawing. Item numbers are derived from the number printed on the drawing by the architectural firm, although many are unnumbered.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Drawings are grouped in sets by building and arranged alphabetically by city. Set numbers that reflect the order in which the materials were processed.

Acquisition Information

Architectural drawings and blueprints created by Oswald Berg, Jr. were accessioned by Special Collections on January 25, 1995.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 May 12

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Buildings-Montana

Corporate Names

  • BGS Architects
  • Berg and Grabow, Associated Architects

Geographical Names

  • Montana-Buildings, structures, etc

Kim Allen Scott, 2009. Updated by Heather Mulliner, 2022.
2022

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