Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Van Evera Bailey architectural papers
Bailey, Van Evera, 1903-1980
Mss 3128
19.34 cubic feet
178 oversize folders; 5 letter document cases; 2 slim letter document cases; 1 flat box (11x14); 3 flat boxes (13x16); 1 flat box (14x18); 1 oversize flat box (16x20); 1 oversize flat box (20x24)
1928-1980
Architectural drawings, photographs, and professional documents relating to the work of Oregon architect Van Evera Bailey (1903-1980). Counted among the architects who developed the Northwest Regional Style of modern architecture, Bailey primarily designed private residences in the Portland area, with a number of early projects in the Palm Springs, California, area.
English
Collection is open for research.
Gifts of Janet Bailey in October 1980 (Lib. Acc. 15295), January 1981 (Lib. Acc. 15385), and July 1981 (via Gregory L. Nelson, Lib. Acc. 15569); and gifts of Gregory L. Nelson in November 1993 (Lib. Acc. 21503), May 1996 (Lib. Acc. 22720), and June 1996 (Lib. Acc. 22772).
The collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1: Project records
- Subseries 1.1: Oregon
- Subseries 1.2: California
- Subseries 1.3: Other locations
- Series 2: Professional papers
Born in Oregon in 1903, Van Evera Bailey was best known for his contributions to the Northwest Regional Style of modern architecture. Bailey's early Oregon houses — Stonecrop, built for his brother Lawrence Bailey, and the George Rogers house in Lake Oswego — are craftsman-style cottages with rough-hewn stonework and exposed timber. His style shifted dramatically after he traveled to Europe around 1931 and saw early European modernism. Returning to the United States in 1932, Bailey settled in southern California, where he designed residences and speculative housing in modernist styles mostly in the Palm Springs area. He relocated to Portland in 1937 and would remain there for the duration of his career.
In 1940, Bailey served as the local supervising architect for the Jan de Graaff residence in Portland, designed by the California modernist Richard Neutra. Neutra had planned for stucco exterior walls, but Bailey altered the design for cedar siding, gaining him nationwide recognition for his regional sensibilities.
Most of Bailey's architectural commissions were for residences in the Portland area, but he also designed office buildings, banks, apartment buildings, and several remodels and additions. Among his most notable buildings are the modernist Thaddeus Bruno residence in Lake Oswego (1939); Naval Air Station housing in Astoria (1942), built on a difficult site to house naval personnel during World War II; the David and Cynthia Eyre residence in Portland (1953), which showcased Bailey's laminated structural roof; and his own residence in Portland (1958), for which he developed a wood stilt system to support the house on a steep hillside.
Bailey moved to Gleneden Beach on the Oregon coast to retire in the late 1960s and died there in 1980, survived by his wife, Janet, who died three years later.
Sources: "Frozen Music: A History of Portland Architecture," by Gideon Bosker and Lena Lencek (Western Imprints, The Press of the Oregon Historical Society, 1985); "Portland Modern: The Northwest Architecture of Van Evera Bailey," by Hope Svenson, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 112, No. 4 (Winter 2011), pages 434-461; "Classic Houses of Portland, Oregon: 1850-1950," by William J. Hawkins III and William F. Willingham (Portland: Timber Press, 1999).
Researcher access to negatives in the collection is limited for preservation purposes. To inquire about viewing the negatives, contact library staff.
Van Evera Bailey architectural papers, Mss 3128, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
This collection was initially processed in the 1980s or 1990s. In 2025, the collection was reprocessed by Hope Svenson to incorporate photographs that had previously been cataloged separately as Org. Lot 100 (the Van Evera Bailey architectural photographs collection), as well as three additional unprocessed accessions of Bailey drawings, ledgers, papers, correspondence, and photographs. During processing, the collection was rehoused and rearranged to reflect the additional materials.
When the Bailey papers were originally processed, each project was cataloged individually. The catalog cards and online records for these projects contained information, such as names or addresses, that is not present on the drawings and documents themselves, and whose source is unknown. During reprocessing of the collection, the individual online catalog records for Bailey's projects were replaced by this single, comprehensive collection guide. Because the additional details in the original catalog cards and online records are unverified, the collection guide reflects only the information provided on the drawings and other materials in the collection. However, the original catalog cards and records are available to researchers upon request.
Other Van Evera Bailey materials at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library include blueprint drawings for the Eric Hoffman residence, 1945-1946, in the Thomas Kerr Jr. family papers, Coll 973; plans in the Martin Witt architectural papers, Coll 848; and blueprint plans for the Thaddeus Bruno residence in the Bruno family papers, Coll 704.
This collection is the most complete archive of the Oregon architect Van Evera Bailey, who was known for his contributions to the Northwest Regional Style. It consists of architectural drawings, photographs, and a small quantity of professional correspondence, clippings, and ephemera related to Bailey's projects from the late 1920s through the 1960s. The majority of the materials concern residential projects in the Portland, Oregon, area, with a much smaller group in the Palm Springs, California, area and elsewhere.
The drawings are primarily construction drawings, which consist of plans, elevations, sections, details, sketches, and perspectives. Most are pencil drawings on tracing paper or vellum by Bailey's hand, with a small number of blueprints and diazo prints.
The photographs are primarily black and white, and many are professional images documenting Bailey's buildings after construction. There are some construction photos and photos of architectural models, and many photos taken or collected by Bailey during his travels abroad in the early 1930s. Formats include 35mm slides, contact prints, snapshots, color transparencies, and large format photoprints.
The collection also includes three scrapbooks filled with press clippings depicting Bailey's published projects from the 1940s and 1950s, and 12 ledgers that track Bailey's professional and personal expenses from 1939 to 1980, the year he died.
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Bailey, Van Evera, 1903-1980
Architects--Oregon--Portland--20th century
Architects--Oregon--20th century
Architecture, Domestic--Oregon--Portland--20th century
Architecture, Domestic--Oregon--Portland--20th century--Designs and plans
Architecture, Domestic--Oregon--Portland--20th century--Photographs
Architecture, Domestic--Oregon--20th century
Architecture, Domestic--Oregon--Designs and plans--20th century
Architecture, Domestic--Oregon--20th century--Photographs
Architecture, Domestic--California--20th century
Oregon
California
Architecture
Architectural Drawings
photographs
architectural drawings (visual works)
Project records
Series 1
1928-1972
This series consists of drawings, photos, and documents related to specific architectural projects. The series is divided into three subseries based on the location of the architectural projects: Series 1.1, Oregon, which contains the largest number of items; Series 1.2, California; and Series 1.3, Other locations, which includes projects in unidentified locations as well as in identified locations outside Oregon and California. Records in each subseries are arranged in alphabetical order by project or client name.
Oregon
Subseries 1.1
1928-1972
Abeene, Mr. and Mrs. Roby residence, Tillamook, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1963
Oversize 1
Alemite Company, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (2 sheets)
1937
Oversize 2
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. residence, Clatskanie, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (12 sheets)
1955
Oversize 3
Badgley, Edwin and Dorothy residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plans (7 sheets)
1937
Oversize 4
Badgley, Edwin and Dorothy residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1937
1
1
Badgley, Edwin and Dorothy residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1937
4
1
Badgley, Edwin and Dorothy residence, Portland, Oregon: newspaper clipping
1937
8
1
Bailey, Lawrence residence ("Stonecrop"), Oak Grove, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (3 sheets)
1928
Oversize 151
Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. residence, Enterprise, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (3 sheets)
1956
Oversize 5
Bailey, Van Evera and Rachel residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (11 sheets)
1939
Oversize 152
Bailey, Van Evera and Rachel residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (8 sheets)
1944
Oversize 6
Bailey, Van Evera and Janet McHendrie residence, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevations, details (1 sheet)
1952
Oversize 7
Bailey, Van Evera and Janet McHendrie residence, Neskowin, Oregon: photographs
1952
1
2-3
Bailey, Van Evera and Janet McHendrie residence, Neskowin, Oregon: sketch
1952
8
2
Bailey, Van Evera and Janet residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1958
Oversize 8
Bailey, Van Evera and Janet residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1959
1
4
Bailey, Van Evera and Janet residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1959
4
2
Bailey, Van Evera and Janet residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1959
5
1
Bailey, Van Evera and Janet residence, Portland, Oregon: clippings and correspondence
1959-1963
8
3-4
Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Van Evera residence and additions, Lincoln County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1963
1972
Oversize 9
Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Van Evera residence alterations, Oregon: plans, section (2 sheets)
1965
Oversize 153
Barker, Mr. and Mrs. S. B., Jr. residence, Washington County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (18 sheets)
1957
Oversize 10
Bayless, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1945
Oversize 11
Bayless, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1945
1
5
Bayless, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. residence, Portland, Oregon: correspondence
1946
8
5
Bean, Al residence, Madras, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1963
Oversize 12
Bean, Al residence, Madras, Oregon: correspondence
1963
8
6
Black, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1940
Oversize 13
Blair, Dr. and Mrs. Harry residence, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1944
Oversize 14
Blair, Dr. and Mrs. Harry residence, Neskowin, Oregon: photographs
1944
1
6
Blair, Dr. and Mrs. Harry residence, Neskowin, Oregon: photographs
1944
4
3
Blair, Dr. and Mrs. Harry residence, Neskowin, Oregon: negatives
1944
6
1
Blair, Dr. and Mrs. Harry residence, Neskowin, Oregon: correspondence
1944-1945
8
7
Blew, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (5 sheets)
1941
Oversize 15
Block, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1950
Oversize 16
Block, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan residence, Portland, Oregon: clippings
1950
9
1
Bodner, Dr. and Mrs. George residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (15 sheets)
1956
Oversize 17
Bodner, Dr. and Mrs. George residence, Portland, Oregon: newspaper clipping
1958
8
8
Brookes, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneson residence, Lake Grove, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1937
Oversize 154
Brooks Willamette Corporation building, Bend, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications (17 sheets)
1965
Oversize 18
Brooks Willamette Corporation building, Bend, Oregon: correspondence
1965
8
9
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Werner residence, Salem, Oregon: plans, elevations (1 sheet)
1951
Oversize 19
Bruno, Thaddeus residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1939
1
7
Blueprint plans for the Bruno residence are included in the library's collection of Bruno family papers, Coll 704.
Buczkowski, Mr. and Mrs. Bruno residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (8 sheets)
1941
Oversize 20
Campbell, Dr. and Mrs. Paul residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (11 sheets)
1962
Oversize 21
Carter, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1938
Oversize 155
Carter, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1938
1
8
Carter, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1938
4
4
Cavanaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Fred residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (6 sheets)
1941
Oversize 22
Cheatham, Julian residence, Salishan, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (10 sheets)
1963
Oversize 23
Cheatham, Julian residence, Salishan, Oregon: photographs
1963
1
9
Cheatham, Julian residence, Salishan, Oregon: clippings and correspondence
1963-1966
8
10
Churchill, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose residence, Salishan, Oregon: photograph
1968
1
10
Churchill, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose residence, Salishan, Oregon: correspondence
1968
8
11
Citizens Bank, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site surveys (26 sheets)
1958
Oversize 24
Citizens Bank, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1958
1
11
Citizens Bank, Lake Oswego, Oregon: newspaper clippings
1959
8
12
Clefton, Mr. and Mrs. George residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (16 sheets)
1940
Oversize 25
Clefton, Mr. and Mrs. George residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1940
1
12
Clefton, Mr. and Mrs. George residence, Portland, Oregon: sketch
1941
8
13
Collins, Truman furniture drawings (8 sheets)
1950
Oversize 156
Commercial building, Portland, Oregon: photographs
circa 1955
1
13
Coolidge, F. H. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (11 sheets)
1946
Oversize 26
Coolidge, F. H. residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1946
1
14
Cooper, Evelyn and Bob furniture drawings (23 sheets)
1941
Oversize 157
Corbett, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton residence, Gearhart, Oregon: plans, elevations (1 sheet)
1951
Oversize 158
Curry, Ken residence, Salishan, Oregon: plans, elevations (1 sheet)
1963
Oversize 27
Davidson, C. Girard office in the Equitable Building, Portland, Oregon: furniture drawings (4 sheets)
1951
Oversize 159
Davidson, C. Girard residence, Portland, Oregon: photograph
1957
1
15
Davis, Dr. and Mrs. Joe residence, Clatsop County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (8 sheets)
1962
Oversize 28
De Graaff, Mr. and Mrs. Jan residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1940
1
16
The Jan de Graaff house was designed by California architect Richard Neutra, and Bailey was engaged as the local supervising architect. Bailey's significant contribution was to alter the original plans for stucco exterior walls to vertical cedar siding, a material that was better suited to Portland's climate.
De Graaff, Mr. and Mrs. Jan residence, Portland, Oregon: furniture drawings (3 sheets)
1941
Oversize 160
De Graaff, Mr. and Mrs. Jan residence addition, Sandy, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1952
Oversize 29
De Graaff, Mr. and Mrs. Jan residence, Three Rocks, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1955
Oversize 30
De Graaff, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan, furniture (10 sheets)
1942
Oversize 31
De Graaff, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1942
1
17
De Graaff, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1942
4
5
De Graaff, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. residence, Portland, Oregon: correspondence
1942-1948
8
14
DeStefanis, Mr. and Mrs. Mario residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (5 sheets)
1951
Oversize 32
Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (8 sheets)
1951
Oversize 33
Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1951
1
18
Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1951
5
2
Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas residence, Portland, Oregon: clipping
1953
8
15
Drew, Mr. and Mrs. William D. residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
circa 1940
Oversize 34
Eastham, Mr. and Mrs. Melville residence, Clackamas County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1950
Oversize 35
Eastman, Eugene residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (5 sheets)
1946
Oversize 36
Eckert, Mr. and Mrs. Ken residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
circa 1940
Oversize 37
Eyre, David residence (Property #41), Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1953
1
19
Eyre, David residence (Property #41), Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1953
5
3
Eyre, David and Cynthia residence, Portland, Oregon: furniture drawings (1 sheet)
1953
Oversize 161
Eyre, David and Cynthia residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1953
1
20
Eyre, David and Cynthia residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1953
4
6
Eyre, David and Cynthia residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1953
5
4
Eyre, David and Cynthia residence, Portland, Oregon: clippings
1953
9
2
First National Bank of Portland, Woodburn, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (19 sheets)
1945
Oversize 38
First National Bank of Portland, Woodburn, Oregon: photographs
1945
4
7
First National Bank of Portland, Woodburn, Oregon: negatives
1945
6
1
Fishel, Mr. and Mrs. L. residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1949
Oversize 39
Foothills Construction Company building, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (2 sheets)
1954
Oversize 40
Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (7 sheets)
1953
Oversize 41
Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1953
1
21
Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. residence, Portland, Oregon: newspaper clippings
1956
8
16
Graham, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. residence, Gearhart, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (5 sheets)
circa 1952
Oversize 42
Graham, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. residence, Gearhart, Oregon: photographs
circa 1952
1
22
Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Clark residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (7 sheets)
1954
Oversize 43
Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Clark residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1954
1
23
Gray, John residence, Salishan, Oregon: details (6 sheets)
1963
Oversize 45
Gray, John residence, Salishan, Oregon: photograph
1963
1
25
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (9 sheets)
1949
Oversize 44
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1949
1
24
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: newspaper clippings
1952-1953
8
17
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: clippings
1952
9
3
Grunbaum, Hans residence, Washington County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan, site survey (10 sheets)
1966
Oversize 46
Hallwyler, Fred residence, Forest Hills (Cornelius), Oregon: plans, elevations, site plans (4 sheets)
1938
Oversize 47
Hamacheck, Russell R. residence addition, Portland, Oregon: plans, details (1 sheet)
1966
Oversize 48
Harsh, Mrs. George residence, Salishan, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (17 sheets)
1969
Oversize 49
Harsh, Mrs. George residence, Salishan, Oregon: photographs
1969
1
26
Harsh, Mrs. George residence, Salishan, Oregon: sketch
1969
8
18
Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Phil residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (15 sheets)
1952
Oversize 50
Hart, Philip office, Portland, Oregon: furniture drawings (1 sheet)
circa 1950
7
1
Haseltine, Mr. and Mrs. James residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan, specifications (7 sheets)
1951
Oversize 51
Hemingway, Mr. and Mrs. Max residence, Bend, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (8 sheets)
1954
Oversize 52
Hessler, Mr. and Mrs. James residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (7 sheets)
1950
Oversize 53
Hessler, Mr. and Mrs. James residence, Portland, Oregon: photograph
1950
1
27
Highland Baptist Church remodel, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sketches, perspectives (4 sheets)
1938
Oversize 162
Hirsch, Harold residence, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (2 sheets)
1966
Oversize 163
Hobbs, Grace residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, furniture (7 sheets)
circa 1944
Oversize 54
Hobbs, Grace residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
circa 1944
1
28
Hobbs, Grace residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
circa 1944
4
8
Hobbs, Grace residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
circa 1944
5
5
Hobbs, Grace residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: correspondence
1944-1948
8
19
Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Lee residence, Beaverton, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections (2 sheets)
1947
Oversize 55
Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Lee residence, Beaverton, Oregon: photographs
1947
2
1
Hoffman, Lee building, Beaverton, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (3 sheets)
1951
Oversize 56
Hoffman, Lee building, Beaverton, Oregon: plans, elevations, details (1 sheet)
1952
Oversize 57
Hoffman, Lee buildings, Beaverton, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1952
Oversize 58
Hoffman, Lee war surplus housing building remodel, Beaverton, Oregon: plans, elevations, details (2 sheets)
1958
Oversize 59
Hoffman, Lee Hawley residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1941
Oversize 60
Hoffman, Lee Hawley residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1941
2
2
Hoffman, Lee Hawley residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1941
4
9
Hoffman, Lee Hawley residence, Portland, Oregon: clippings and correspondence
1944-1948
8
20
Hoffman, Lee Hawley residence, Portland, Oregon: clippings
1944
9
4
Hoffman, Lee Hawley office alterations: furniture drawings (1 sheet)
1944
Oversize 61
Hoffman, W. Burns residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections (4 sheets)
1946
Oversize 62
Holcomb, Idris residence, Oregon: photographs
circa 1953
2
3
Home Owners' Loan Corporation building, Astoria, Oregon: plans (5 sheets)
1943
Oversize 63
Home Owners' Loan Corporation building, Astoria, Oregon: documents
1943
9
5
Humphreys Properties residences, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
circa 1944
2
4
Humphreys Properties residences, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photograph
circa 1944
4
10
Humphreys Properties residences, Lake Oswego, Oregon: correspondence
1947
8
21
Hunt, Robert residence, Salishan, Oregon: plans, elevations, site plan (5 sheets)
1966
Oversize 164
Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. Howard residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, section, site plan (10 sheets)
1951
Oversize 64
Jaques, Mr. and Mrs. Guy residence, Clackamas County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1950
Oversize 65
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill residence, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1965
Oversize 66
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill residence, Neskowin, Oregon: photographs
1966
2
5
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill residence, Neskowin, Oregon: photographs
1966
5
6
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill residence, Neskowin, Oregon: correspondence, clippings, documents
1963-1966
8
22
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill residence, Neskowin, Oregon: clippings
1965
9
6
Kern, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell residence, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections (3 sheets)
circa 1945
Oversize 67
Kiest, Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Jr. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (8 sheets)
1963
Oversize 68
Klein, Ralph E. residence, Milwaukie, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1946
Oversize 69
Loomis, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (7 sheets)
1939
Oversize 70
Loomis, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1939
2
6
Lot 452, east and west portions, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, details, site plans (6 sheets)
1939
Oversize 71
Lupton, W. B. and C. H. Witt building ("Philippine Hut"), Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, section, details (2 sheets)
1945
Oversize 72
Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1939
Oversize 73
Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1939
2
7
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Richard residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (10 sheets)
1952
Oversize 74
McManama, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Jr. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (12 sheets)
1957
Oversize 75
Millar, A. building, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1944
Oversize 76
Mittelstadt, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1950
Oversize 77
Mittelstadt, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1950
2
8
Murphy and Dean Company residences, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (13 sheets)
1939
Oversize 78
Naito, Mr. and Mrs. William residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications, presentation drawing (18 sheets)
1960
Oversize 79
Naito, Mr. and Mrs. William residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1961
2
9
Naito, Mr. and Mrs. William residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1961
5
7
Naito, Mr. and Mrs. William residence, Portland, Oregon: correspondence and clippings
1962
8
23
Naito, William residence remodel (spiral staircase), Salishan, Oregon: plan, section, detail (3 sheets)
circa 1968
Oversize 165
Naval Air Station Housing, Astoria (Tongue Point), Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1942
Oversize 80
Naval Air Station Housing, Astoria (Tongue Point), Oregon: photographs
1942
2
10
Naval Air Station Housing, Astoria (Tongue Point), Oregon: correspondence
1946
8
24
Nelson Equipment Company building, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1946
2
11
Nelson Equipment Company building, Portland, Oregon: clippings
1949
8
25
Noyes, Robert residence, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (3 sheets)
1954
Oversize 81
Noyes, Mr. and Mrs. Robert residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (13 sheets)
1957
Oversize 82
Noyes, Mr. and Mrs. Robert residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1957
2
12
Ochsner, John and Caroline residence, Washington County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1966
Oversize 83
Oregon Saw Chain Company building, Portland, Oregon: photographs
circa 1955
2
13
Oregon Saw Chain Company building, Portland, Oregon: sketch, correspondence, clipping
1955-1956
8
26
Perlman, Dr. and Mrs. Frank residence, Oregon: furniture drawings (12 sheets)
1941
Oversize 166
Pfahl, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin residence, West Linn, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1962
Oversize 84
Pfahl, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin residence, West Linn, Oregon: sketch, drawings, correspondence
1962-1965
8
27
Purcell, William Gray Enterprise (Bailey residence), Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1947
Oversize 85
Radditz, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jr. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1951
Oversize 86
Radditz, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jr. residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1951
2
14
Rawlinson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard residence, Salem, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1953
Oversize 87
Renan, George turkey brooder building, Clackamas County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications (5 sheets)
1945
Oversize 88
Robinson, Edwin residence, Salishan, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1964-1965
Oversize 89
Rogers, George residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plan (1 sheet)
1929
Oversize 90
Salishan Lodge pool building, Gleneden Beach, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (10 sheets)
1969
Oversize 91
Sandberg, Grace residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1953
Oversize 92
Sandberg, Grace residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1953
2
15
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (11 sheets)
1955
Oversize 93
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1959
2
16
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1959
5
8
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: correspondence and clipping
1959-1960
8
28
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Steadman residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications (16 sheets)
1953
Oversize 94
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Steadman residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1953
2
17
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Steadman residence, Portland, Oregon: correspondence
1962-1970
8
29
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Steadman residence, Portland, Oregon: clipping
1962
9
7
Sherrard, Mrs. Thomas residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1959
Oversize 95
Sherrard, Mrs. Thomas residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
1959
2
18
Sinclair, Eldridge and Laura residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (10 sheets)
1941
1956
Oversize 96
Later owners of the Sinclair house were Mr. and Mrs. George Felkins. This folder includes one sheet of drawings for a deck addition to the Felkins house, dated 1956.
Sinclair, Eldridge and Laura residence, Portland, Oregon: photograph
1941
2
19
Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (9 sheets)
1950
Oversize 97
Sorrels, Mr. and Mrs. Ward residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (13 sheets)
1957
Oversize 98
St. Johns Funeral Home, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plans (11 sheets)
1941
Oversize 99
Steinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1959
Oversize 100
Steinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1959
2
20
Steinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1959
5
9
Steinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley residence, Portland, Oregon: correspondence
1966
8
30
Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. residence, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1961
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SW Tangent Street residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (12 sheets)
1959
Oversize 102
Swindells, Mr. and Mrs. George residence, Salishan, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (8 sheets)
1965
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Swindells, Mr. and Mrs. George residence, Salishan, Oregon: photographs
1965
2
21
Swindells, Mr. and Mrs. William swimming pool building, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1965
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Swindells, Mr. and Mrs. William swimming pool building, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1965
2
22
Swindells, Mr. and Mrs. William swimming pool building, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (13 sheets)
1971
Oversize 106
Swindells, William residence remodel, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevation, section (1 sheet)
1956
Oversize 167
Swindells, William residence, Neskowin, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (8 sheets)
1959
Oversize 104
The Medical Center building, Portland, Oregon: plans, site plans, cost sheet (11 sheets)
1946
Oversize 107
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. V. A. residence, Clackamas County, Oregon: plans, elevations, details, site plans (4 sheets)
1939
Oversize 108
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. V. A. residence, Clackamas County, Oregon: photograph
1939
2
23
Unidentified residence, Portland, Oregon: plan (1 sheet)
circa 1958
9
8
Unidentified residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photographs
circa 1938
2
24
von Schmidt, Frances Faye and Friedrich residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (3 sheets)
1935
Oversize 168
von Schmidt, Faye and Fritz residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1936
Oversize 110
von Schmidt, Faye and Fritz residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: photograph
1936
2
25
von Schmidt, Frances Faye and Friedrich residence, Clackamas County, Oregon: plans, elevations, details (5 sheets)
1936
Oversize 109
Wanke Panel Company building remodel, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (2 sheets)
1953
Oversize 112
Wanke, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. residence, Seaside, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (6 sheets)
1952
Oversize 111
War Dwelling Units, Mapleton, Oregon: plans, elevations, details, site plan (2 sheets)
1943
Oversize 113
Ward, Mr. and Mrs. John L. residence, West Linn, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1944
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Wauna Land Company building, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations (11 sheets)
1939
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Wauna Lumber Company, Oregon: correspondence
1957
8
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Weatherford, Mr. and Mrs. Marion residence, Arlington, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (17 sheets)
1958
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Western Kraft Corporation building, Albany, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1955
Oversize 117
Weston, Mr. and Mrs. Harold residence, Clatsop County, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications (6 sheets)
1960
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Willamette Valley Lumber Company building, Dallas, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (7 sheets)
1960
Oversize 119
Wood Fiberboard Company building, Albany, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (10 sheets)
1960
Oversize 120
Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Erskine residence, Portland, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (6 sheets)
1941
Oversize 121
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas residence, Lake Oswego, Oregon: plans, elevations, sections, details (13 sheets)
1938
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California
Subseries 1.2
1934-1956
Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Van Evera residence, Arrowhead Woods, California: plans, elevations, sections, site plan (4 sheets)
1934
Oversize 169
Bailey, Van Evera residence, La Rambla, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections (2 sheets)
1934
Oversize 170
Bailey, Van Evera residence, La Rambla, Palm Springs, California: photographs
1934
2
26
Bailey, Van Evera residence, Palos Verde, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details (3 sheets)
circa 1935
Oversize 171
Bailey, Van Evera residence, Palos Verde, Palm Springs, California: photographs
circa 1935
2
27
Bailey, Van Evera residence, Palos Verde, Palm Springs, California: negatives
circa 1935
6
1
Boleslavski, Mr. and Mrs. Richard residence, Lake Arrowhead, California: plans, elevations, sections, details (6 sheets)
1936
Oversize 123
Crick, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. residence, Cucamonga, California: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
circa 1936
Oversize 124
Bailey designed the Crick house along with Douglas Donaldson, a Southern California designer in the Arts and Crafts movement.
Cuffe, Leslie residence, Hollywood, California: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (9 sheets)
1936
Oversize 125
Bailey was the builder for the Cuffe house. It was designed by the Los Angeles-based architect Walter S. Davis.
Dill Lumber Company duplex, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations (2 sheets)
circa 1936
Oversize 172
Dill Lumber Company duplex, Palm Springs, California: photographs
circa 1936
2
28
Earl, Mr. and Mrs. William Jarvis residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
circa 1936
Oversize 126
Earl, Mr. and Mrs. William Jarvis residence, Palm Springs, California: photographs
circa 1936
2
29
Harper, Mr. and Mrs. Harry residence, Riverside, California: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (8 sheets)
1935
Oversize 127
Hayes, Maude and H. Elise Larsen residence, Pasadena, California: plans, elevations, details (6 sheets)
circa 1936
Oversize 128
Hayes, Maude and H. Elise Larsen residence, Pasadena, California: photographs
circa 1936
2
30
Hotchkiss, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. residence, Palm Spring, California: plans, elevations, sections (3 sheets)
1935
Oversize 173
Hotchkiss, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. residence, Palm Springs, California: photographs
1935
2
31
Hotchkiss, Newton S. residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details (5 sheets)
1936
Oversize 129
Humbard, Mr. and Mrs. Lee residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details (3 sheets)
1936
Oversize 130
Larson, (Miss) H.E. residence, Pasadena, California: plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications (17 sheets)
1956
Oversize 131
McClure, Gladys residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (3 sheets)
1936
Oversize 132
Mulvihill residence, Pasadena, California: photographs
circa 1945
2
32
Pemberton, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (6 sheets)
circa 1936
Oversize 133
Pemberton, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. residence, Palm Springs, California: photographs
circa 1936
2
33
Purcell, William Gray residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, details (1 sheet)
1935
Oversize 134
Purcell, William Gray residence, South Pasadena, California: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plans, notes (12 sheets)
1946
Oversize 135
Slaven, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1936
Oversize 136
Slaven, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas residence, Palm Springs, California: photographs
1936
2
34
Slaven, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas residence, Orland, California: plans, elevations, details (3 sheets)
1937
Oversize 137
Unidentified residences, Palm Springs, California: photographs
circa 1936
2
35
Unidentified buildings, Palm Springs, California: photographs
circa 1936
2
36
Unidentified residence, Palm Springs, California: photographs
circa 1936
2
37
Unidentified residences, California: photographs
circa 1936
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38
Wilkins, Mr. and Mrs. Robert residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (3 sheets)
1936
Oversize 138
Wilkins, Mr. and Mrs. V. A. residence, Palm Springs, California: plans, elevations, sections, details (3 sheets)
circa 1936
Oversize 139
Other locations
Subseries 1.3
1928-1966
Arnold residence, Vancouver, Washington: photograph
1928
3
1
The Arnold residence was designed by Bailey with his mentor, the architect William Gray Purcell.
Bailey, Van Evera residence, location unknown: furniture drawings (5 sheets)
1937
1943
Oversize 174
Benning, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur residence, Ogden, Utah: plans, elevations, sections, details (15 sheets)
1954
Oversize 140
Benning, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur residence, Ogden, Utah: photographs
1954
3
2
Burnett residence, location unknown: furniture drawings (3 sheets)
1951
Oversize 175
Hebb, Paul residence, location unknown: plans, elevations (1 sheet)
1961
Oversize 141
Hoffman, Lee residences and building, Olga, Washington: plans, elevations, sections (5 sheets)
1958
Oversize 142
Hoffman, Lee residence, Blakely Island, Washington: plans, elevations, sections, details (7 sheets)
1959
Oversize 143
McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. John residence, Hooper, Washington: plans, elevations (1 sheet)
1959
Oversize 144
Nordby, T. W. residence addition, White Salmon, Washington: plans, elevations, sections (8 sheets)
1955
Oversize 145
Northwest farmhouse for Country Gentleman magazine, no location: plans, elevations, sections, details (10 sheets)
1945
Oversize 146
Bailey carried out this project in collaboration with Maud Mathes Wilson, professor of home economics research at Oregon State University.
Northwest farmhouse for Country Gentleman magazine, no location: photographs
1945
3
3
Prospect house, location unknown: photograph
1954
3
4
Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. Russell residence, Excelsior, Minnesota: plans, elevations, sections, details (4 sheets)
1941
Oversize 176
Single board house, location unknown: plans, elevations, sections, details (3 sheets)
1960
Oversize 147
Smith, Mrs. Ferdinand residence, location unknown: furniture drawings (3 sheets)
circa 1945
Oversize 177
Stevenson, Bruce and Mary residence, White Salmon, Washington: sketches, correspondence, clippings
1961-1963
8
32
Unidentified residence, location unknown: plans, elevations, sections (4 sheets)
1946
Oversize 148
Unidentified residence, location unknown: photographs
circa 1946
3
5
Unidentified residence, location unknown: photographs
circa 1955
3
6
Unidentified residence, location unknown: photographs
circa 1960
3
7
Unidentified buildings, locations unknown: photographs
undated
3
8
Unidentified drawings, locations unknown: elevations, details (11 sheets)
undated
Oversize 149
Unidentified residences, locations unknown: negatives
undated
6
2
Wade, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. residence, location unknown: plans, elevations (1 sheet)
1949
Oversize 178
Wood, Erskine residence, Clark County, Washington: plans, elevations, sections, details, site plan (7 sheets)
1966
Oversize 150
Professional papers
Series 2
circa 1930-1980
This series consists of records that are unrelated to known projects, are related to multiple projects, are unidentified, or are related to work by other architects. Among other items, this series contains drawings of standalone furniture designs by Bailey, photos from Bailey's travels abroad, scrapbooks and press clippings, ledger books and survey books, and a set of photos and documents relating to a residence designed by architect Saul Zaik.
Furniture designs - chairs (9 sheets)
undated
7
2
Furniture designs - fireplaces and other (5 sheets)
undated
7
3
Furniture designs - tables (9 sheets)
undated
7
4
Ledger book
1939-1942
13
1
Ledger book
1939-1946
13
2
Ledger book
1942-1948
11
1
Ledger book
1943-1955
13
3
Ledger book
1948-1952
11
2
Ledger book
1950-1952
11
3
Ledger book
1952-1957
12
1
Ledger book
1952-1962
12
2
Ledger book
1956-1978
13
4
Ledger book
1957-1962
12
3
Ledger book
1970-1980
14
1
Ledger book
1971-1978
14
2
Surveying books (2)
1949-1968
14
3
Press clippings, correspondence, brochures
approximately 1944-1968
9
9
Scrapbook
1939-1963
10
1
Scrapbook
1945-1962
10
2
Scrapbook
1946-1950
10
3
Van Guilder wall builder: photographs
circa 1935
3
9
The Van Guilder wall builder was a hollow wall concrete construction technique that Bailey experimented with in the 1930s.
Sellwood Transfer Company building, Portland, Oregon: negatives
undated
6
4
Unidentified building, Astoria, Oregon: photographs
undated
3
10
Unidentified buildings, Mexico: photographs
circa 1930
3
11
Unidentified buildings, England: photographs
circa 1930
3
12
Unidentified buildings, Spain: photographs
circa 1930
3
13
Unidentified buildings, locations unknown: photographs
undated
3
14
Unidentified buildings, locations unknown: photographs
undated
3
15
Unidentified, locations unknown: negatives
undated
6
3
Unidentified travel photographs, Honolulu, Hawaii: negatives
undated
6
4
Unidentified travel photographs, unknown locations
circa 1966
3
16
Biographies and documents relating to Bailey's career
approximately 1950-1970
8
33
Documents relating to Salishan, Oregon
1962-1963
8
34
Bigley, Dr. and Mrs. Robert residence, Portland, Oregon: photographs
1962
3
17
The Bigley house was designed by Portland architect Saul Zaik. Bailey's wife Janet Bailey facilitated the documentation of the Bigley house by the architectural photographer Charles Pearson.
Bigley, Dr. and Mrs. Robert residence, Portland, Oregon: correspondence and documents
1962
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35