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T. William Booth papers, circa 1936-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Booth, T. William
Title
T. William Booth papers
Dates
circa 1936-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.33 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Collection Number
5525 (Accession No. 5525-001)
Summary
Papers of T. William Booth, author of several books about the history of architecture in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest
Repository
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

Open to all users.

Use of audio tapes requires production of listening copies.

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Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

T. William "Bill" Booth, a retired architect, authored several books about local architectural history. He received the Washington State "Governor's Writers" Award in 1995 for his book about Carl F. Gould.

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Content Description

This accession is mostly comprised of research files that T. William Booth maintained while writing his books A Thriving Modernism : The Houses of Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom(Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2004), with Grant Hildebrand, and Carl F. Gould : A Life in Architecture and the Arts(Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1995), with William H. Wilson. Booth also authored various articles and speeches about Gould, many of which are represented here. These files include correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, facsimiles, recorded interviews with Wendell Lovett, photographs, architectural drawings, and some original materials related to Gould and the Oregon state capitol building competition.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The creators' literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

[Title of item], [date of item if known], [box/folder number], [Collection Title], [Accession No.], University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Rough sort.

Acquisition Information

Source: T. William Booth, November 2004

Processing Note

Minimally processed.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Post-publication material - Carl F. Gould: A Life in Architecture and the Arts
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Society of Architectural History Proposal
    Dates: 1993
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: Pacific Northwest Quarterly- manuscript, correspondence
    Dates: 1991
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: " Literary and Journalistic Towers: UW and Chicago 1922"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: Columbiamagazine submission, correspondence
    Dates: 1993-1994
    Container: Box/Folder 1/5
  • Description: Manuscripts - Shaping Seattle Architecture
    Dates: 1993
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6
  • Description: Carl F. Gould publication permissions
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7
  • Description: Research files, notes - Carl F. Gould
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/8
  • Description: William H. Wilson speech on Carl F. Gould
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/9
  • Description: Speech at Governor's award ceremony
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box/Folder 1/10
  • Description: Landmark nomination - Seattle Art Museum
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box/Folder 1/11
  • Description: SAM speech
    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box/Folder 1/12
  • Description: Research files, manuscript - Oregon capitol building competition
    Dates: 1936
    Container: Box/Folder 1/13
  • Description: Research files - Oregon capitol competition jury deliberations - 1936
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/14
  • Description: Architectural drawings - Orgeon capitol building competition
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/15
  • Description: Research files - Oregon capitol post-competition
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/16
  • Description: Notes, correspondence, clippings, misc. - Carl F. Gould
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/17
  • Description: Research files - Myron Hunt
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/18
  • Description: Oregon capitol competition - AIA
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/19
  • Description: Manuscript, correspondence - " Oregon Capitol Competition, 1936"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/20
  • Description: Oregon state capitol - misc.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/21
  • Description: Correspondence - William Wilson
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/22
  • Description: Research files - Carl F. Gould biography, C.H. Bebb
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/23
  • Description: Carl F. Gould "office books"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/24
  • Description: Gould collection job listings
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/25
  • Description: Monograph proposal - Wendell Lovett
    Dates: 1993
    Container: Box/Folder 1/26
  • Description: Manuscript - Carl F. Gould: A Life..- Chapter 1
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/27
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 2
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/28
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 2
    Dates: November 1991
    Container: Box/Folder 1/29
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 3
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/30
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 3
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/31
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 3
    Dates: 12 January 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 1/32
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 4
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/33
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 4
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/34
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 5
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/1
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 5
    Dates: 8 January 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/2
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 5
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/3
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 5
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/4
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 6
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/5
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 6
    Dates: 11 January 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/6
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 7
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/7
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 8
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/8
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 8
    Dates: 21 January 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/9
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 9
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/10
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - Carl F. Gould- Chapter 9
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/11
  • Description: Notes, research files - Carl F. Gould- Bibliography
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/12
  • Description: Notes, facsimiles - Carl F. Gould- Illustrations
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/13
  • Description: Manuscript, clippings - Carl F. Gould
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/14-15
  • Description: Gould book fundraising
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/16-17
  • Description: Amendments to manuscript - Carl F. Gould
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/18
  • Description: Correspondence, notes - UW Press, Carl F. Gould
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/19
  • Description: Carl F. Gould article - Pacific Northwest Quarterly
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/20
  • Description: Manuscript - A Thriving Modernism
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/21
  • Description: Manuscript, notes - A Thriving Modernism
    2 folders
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/22-23
  • Description: Notes, correspondence, misc. - A Thriving Modernism
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/24
  • Description: Wendell Lovett interviews
    7 audio cassettes
    Dates: 1999
    Container: Box/Folder 3/1
  • Description: Photographs
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 3/2
  • Description: Photographs (negatives)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 4/1
  • Description: Seattle Art Museum nomination, photographs
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 4/2
  • Description: Misc. manuscripts
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 4/3

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Personal Names

  • Booth, T. William--Archives

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
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