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B. Marcus Priteca papers, 1914-1928

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Priteca, B. Marcus (Bernard Marcus)
Title
B. Marcus Priteca papers
Dates
1914-1928 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.04 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number
1746 (Accession No. 1746-001)
Summary
Seattle Architect's work as architect for Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville Theatres
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
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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Benjamin Marcus Priteca (1889-1971), an architect of Jewish-Scottish descent, moved to Seattle during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909. In 1911, Priteca designed the San Francisco Pantages, the first of a series of theaters he built for Alexander Pantages, vaudeville tycoon, owner of 20 theaters and leaser of 28 others. In 1913, he built the Seattle Pantages, later called the Palomar, which was demolished in 1963. Altogether, Priteca designed 220 Theaters, spanning the United States and Canada, through not solely for Pantages.

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Content Description

Correspondence, specifications, contracts, bids, maps, photographs. Primarily concerns Priteca's work as architect for Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville Theatres.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by B. Marcus Pritchett, 9/28/1971.

Separated Materials

Three photographs from this accession have been transferred to Visual Materials collections: (1) Bikur Cholim Synagogue; (2) a construction shack; (3) the Coliseum Theater, with Priteca on the right, Seattle 1914.

Related Materials

Special Collections also maintains an "Architects' File" on Priteca. It contains interviews with priteca, newspaper articles about his career, and drawings (reproductions) of his theater designs.

Processing Note

Processed in 1993. Although there is a folder of Pantages correspondence, additional letters of Priteca are scattered throughout the project files. Material not attributable to a specific project have been placed under the subgroup "Personal Papers."

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Architecture--Northwest, Pacific
  • Architecture--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Theater architecture
  • Theaters--Washington (State)

Personal Names

  • Priteca, B. Marcus (Bernard Marcus)--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville Theatres
  • Pantages Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)

Geographical Names

  • Northwest, Pacific--Architecture
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Business, industries, and trades--Architects
  • Washington (State)--Architecture
  • Washington (State)--Business, industries, and trades--Architects

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Gilbert, John E (creator)
    • Pantages, Alexander (creator)


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