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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)19141928
- 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
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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
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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, specifications, contracts, bids, maps, photographs. Primarily concerns Priteca's work as architect for Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville Theatres.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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."
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville TheatersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | General Correspondence - Pantages, Alexander |
1919-1922 |
| 1/2 | Incoming Letters |
1919-1925 |
| 1/3 | Outgoing Letters |
1919-1925 |
| 1/4 | Interoffice Correspondence |
1925 |
| 1/5 | Project File - Des Moines |
1920-1921 |
| 1/6-7 | Project File - Kansas City General
Correspondence |
1919-1922 |
| 1/8 | Project File - Los Angeles General
Correspondence |
1919-1928 |
| 1/9 | Project File - Los Angeles Contracts |
|
| 1/10 | Project File - Los Angeles Architects
Certificates |
|
| 1/11 | Project File - Memphis General
Correspondence |
1919-1925 |
| 1/12 | Project File - Memphis Superintendence Controversy
|
|
| 1/13 | Project File - Memphis Bids |
|
| 1/14 | Project File - Memphis Drawings |
|
| 1/15 | Project File - Memphis Miscellaneous |
|
| 1/16 | Project File - Minneapolis General Correspondence
|
1917-1922 |
| 1/17 | Project File - Minneapolis Contracts/Lease |
|
| 1/18 | Project File - Minneapolis Bills/Bid |
|
| 1/19 | Project File - Minneapolis Specifications |
|
| 1/20 | Project File - Minneapolis Maps |
|
| 2/1 | Project File - New Orleans Outgoing Letters |
1920-1921 |
| 2/2 | Project File - New Orleans Incoming Letters |
1920-1922 |
| 2/3 | Project File - New Orleans Incoming Letters - bids
|
1920-1921 |
| 2/4 | Project File - New Orleans Specifications |
|
| 2/5 | Project File - New Orleans Maps |
|
| 2/6 | Project File - New Orleans Photographs |
|
| 2/7 | Project File - New Orleans Ephemera |
|
| 2/8 | Project File - New York |
1921 |
| 2/9 | Project File - Portland |
1926-1928 |
| 2/10 | Project File - Salt Lake General Correspondence -
Contractor |
|
| 2/11 | Project File - Salt Lake General Correspondence
|
|
| 2/12 | Project File - Salt Lake Telegrams of J.E. Gilbert
|
1919-1920 |
| 2/13 | Project File - San Francisco |
1920-1925 |
| 2/14 | Project File - Seattle General Correspondence
|
1913-1925 |
| 2/15 | Project File - Seattle Bids |
|
| 2/16 | Project File - Seattle Estimates |
|
| 3/1 | Project File - Seattle Contracts |
|
| 3/2 | Project File - Seattle Bills |
|
| 3/3 | Project File - Seattle Log |
1914-1915 |
| 3/4 | Project File - Seattle Miscellaneous |
|
| 3/5 | Project File - Spokane |
|
| 3/6 | Map |
|
| 3/7 | Agreement |
Series 2: Personal PapersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/8 | General Correspondence |
1920-1925 |
| 3/9 | Investments and Insurance |
|
| 3/10 | Orpheum Theatre |
|
| 3/11 | Various Projects |
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| 3/12 | Bills |
|
| 3/13 | Photographs |
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| 3/14 | Miscellaneous |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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
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Personal Names
- Gilbert, John E (creator)
- Pantages, Alexander (creator)
