OHY_Accession25444 Wicks And Brown Architectural Records, circa 1900-2000 Wicks And Brown Architectural Records, Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Oregon Historical Society Davies Family Research Library 2012
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Finding aid encoded by MarcEdit 2012 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard) Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library
Oregon Historical Society Davies Family Research Library Portland, OR 97205 503-306-5240 http://www.ohs.org/ libreference@ohs.org
Accession 25444 Wicks and Brown architectural records, circa 1900-2000 50 cubic feet. Architectural records of John E. Wicks, Ebba Wicks Brown, and Ernest Brown, architects of Astoria, Oregon. English

John Eric Wicks, a native of Finland who came the the United States in 1899, was the principal architect of Astoria, Oregon, in the early 20th century. He designed many of the town's public buildings and homes. His daughter, Ebba Wicks Brown, was one of the first women to receive an architect's license in the state. She and her husband, Ernest Brown, ran an architectural firm in Astoria.

Architectural records of John E. Wicks, Ebba Wicks Brown, and Ernest Brown, contained in one (1) wooden flat file cabinet with 8 drawers; individual folders and rolled drawings. Includes scale drawings and blueprints.

This collection is unprocessed. For information contact the reference staff of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, email: Libreference@ohs.org; telephone: 503-306-5240.

Acquired from Ebba Wicks Brown, May 2004, Library Accession 25444.

An inventory of drawings in this collection is included in the accession records of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

 Brown, Ebba Wicks -- Archives. Brown, Ernest -- Archives. Wicks, John Eric -- Archives. Astoria (Or.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Designs and plans. Architects -- Oregon -- Astoria. Architecture -- Oregon -- Astoria. Building plans. -- aat Scale drawings. -- aat Oregon Architecture