Guide to the Ellis Fuller Lawrence Papers
1879-1946

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Biographical Note
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Lawrence, Ellis F. (Ellis Fuller), 1879-1946
Title: Ellis Fuller Lawrence Papers
Dates: 1909-1929 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 6.5 linear feet (13 containers)
Collection Number: Ax 056
Summary: Collection comprises the papers of American architect Ellis F. Lawrence, including correspondence, architectural drawings, and photographs relating to projects undertaken by Lawrence & Holford, or McNaughton, Raymond & Lawrence, mainly in Oregon and Washington, from 1909 to 1924. Residential and public architecture projects in the collection including parks, churches and temples, and several University of Oregon buildings. Collection also includes personal and professional correspondence, articles and speeches, and other documents concerning architectural matters in general. Correspondence totals about 4,000 letters, the bulk of which date from 1909 to 1925. Records and correspondence by Fuller as Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Oregon are not included in this collection.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Ellis Fuller Lawrence (November 13, 1879–February 27, 1946) was an American architect, working primarily in the U.S. state of Oregon. Ellis F. Lawrence was born in Malden, Massachusetts and received both his bachelor's and master's degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the first school of architecture in the United States. After graduation in 1902, Lawrence worked for several architectural firms then traveled in Europe.

In 1906 he planned to move to San Francisco, but after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake he decided to settle in Portland, Oregon instead. He lived in Portland the rest of his life and commuted to his work in Eugene. He was a member of the architecture firm Lawrence, Holford, and Allyn.

In 1914, he helped found and was the first dean of the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Lawrence also planned the UO campus and designed many campus buildings, including the Knight Library and the Museum of Art. Lawrence Hall on the university campus is named in his honor. His body of work includes churches, residences, commercial and industrial buildings, funerary buildings, multi-family residences and public buildings.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Ellis Fuller Lawrence Papers, Ax 056, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Separated Materials :  

Photographs in this collection are stored separately under call number PH105.

Additional Reference Guides :  

Paper finding aid with additional information available in Special Collections & University Archives.

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Box
Folder
1 1 Anderson, Louis F. Residence: gates, walks, etc. Walla Walla 1910-1919
1 2 Competitions, general 1919-1923
1 3 Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta prospects 1912
1 4 Clatsop Co. School District 1. Elementary School Competition 1916
1 5 Competitions, general. 1915-1917
1 6 Competitions, general. 1913-1914
2 1 Concrete boat. McNamara and McNamara 1918
2 2 Concrete boat. McNamara and McNamara 1918
2 3 Concrete boat. McNamara and McNamara 1918
2 4 Concrete boat. McNamara and McNamara 1918
2 5 J.K. Gill building (proposed) 1920-1921
2 6 L.T. Gilliland residence 1917
2 7 Peter Kerr residence 1916-1918
2 8 Peter Kerr residence 1916-1918
3 1 Peter Kerr residence 1916-1918
3 2 Peter Kerr residence 1916-1918
3 3 Peter Kerr residence 1916-1918
3 4 Masonic Temple, Salem undated
3 5 McGuire residence 1909
3 6 Ladd Estate Company. Dunthorpe addition 1915
3 7 Charles E. Ladd House 1911-1917
4 1 Australia Parliament House Competition 1924
4 2 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Oregon building (proposed) 1913
4 3 Odell High School, Hood River, Oregon 1916
4 4 Pacific College, Newberg. Building plans 1917-1924
4 5 Portland victory memorial (proposed) 1919
4 6 Portland Auditorium competition 1911
4 7 Portland post office.(Proposed) 1913
4 8 Multnomah County Hospital. (proposed) 1918-1919
4 9 Riverview cemetery Assoc. Superintendent’s residence 1913-1914
4 10 Riverview cemetery Assoc. Superintent’s House as publ. In Dinlineator 1919
5 1 R.I. Thompson residence, Heppner 1918-1919
5 2 University of Oregon Medical School, 1st Unit 1917-1922
5 3 University of Oregon Drill Hall 1917-1918
5 4 University of Oregon. Women’s Dormitory and gymnasium. (Gerlinger Hall) 1916-1918
5 5 University of Oregon. Women’s dormitory and gymnasium. Corr. with Ormond Bean.
5 6 Westminster Presbyterian Church 1912-1913
5 7 Westminster Presbyterian Church. Acoustics 1917
6 1 Whitman College plans. (A.W. Hendrick correspondence) 1908-1914
6 2 Miscellaneous bills
6 3 Miscellaneous bills
6 4 Miscellaneous bills
7 1 Additions, plats and maps
7 2 American Institute of Architects. Oregon Chapter 1913-1914
7 3 American Institute of Architects 1914-1916
7 4 American Institute of Architects 1914-1916
7 5 American Institute of Architects 1917-1919
7 6 American Institute of Architects 1920-1924
8 1 American Institute of Architects. Oregon Chapter 1915-1916
8 2 American Institute of Architects. Oregon Chapter. Lazarus case 1918-1919
8 3 American Institute of Architects. Oregon Chapter 1917-1920
8 4 American Institute of Architects. Washington Chapter. (Alden) 1911-1916
8 5 Architectural League of the Pacific Coast 1909-1910
8 6 Architectural League of the Pacific Coast 1911-1912
9 1 Dixon, A.C. (U. of O. Regent) 1915-1916
9 2 Architectural League of the Pacific Coast 1913
9 3 Architectural League of the Pacific Coast 1914-1915
9 4 Bakewell, John. (San Francisco architect) 1915-1918
9 5 Cascadia Mining and Development Col 1915-1916
9 6 Church, Walter 1922-1923
9 7 City Planning 1917-1924
9 8 Collins, Russell (M.I.T.) 1921-1924
9 9 Commonwealth Conference 1918
9 10 Construction Legislation 1918-1925
9 11 Donovan, John J. (Oakland, Calif. Architect) 1922-1923
9 12 Eaton, Allen 1921-1924
9 13 City Planning
10 1 Friedlander, J.H. (New York Architect) 1913-1915
10 2 Gardner, H.W. (M.I.T.) 1910-1913
10 3 Gould, Carl F. (Re. Architectural League of the Pacific Coast) 1910-1916
10 4 Greater Portland Planning Association 1911-1914
10 5 Holford, W.G. 1910-1914
10 6 House Beautiful residence plan 1916
10 7 Interprofessional Conference 1919-1920
10 8 Industrial housing 1917-1919
10 9 Kings Food Products Co. Stock Purchase, etc 1921-1929
10 10 Knighton, W.C. (Salem architect) 1911-1915
10 11 Lawrence, Charles 1910-1923
10 12 Lawrence-Smith Ranch, Hood River, Ore 1911-1924
10 13 McGuire, John (Tacoma architect) 1922-1923
10 14 Mayflower Mining Co., Wallace, Idaho (G. Scott Anderson) 1911-1920
11 1 Oregon Patriotic Service League 1917
11 2 Oregon State Teachers Association. Art Division 1915
11 3 Portland Architectural Club 1915-1921
11 4 Portland. Atlantic-Pacific Highway and Electrical Exposition. (Proposed) 1921-1922
11 5 Portland. City Planning Commission 1919-1920
11 6 Portland Housing Association 1918
11 7 Portland Mausoleum Company 1913-1928
12 1 Raymond H.E. (McNaughton, Raymond & Lawrence) 1910-1914
12 2 La Renaissance des Cites. American Committee 1921-1922
12 3 Rosenberg, Louis (M.I.T.) 1912-1914
12 4 Society of Technology Architects 1920
12 5 Stevens, John Calvin (Maine Architect) 1910
12 6 Vinson, L.C. and M.A. 1910-1916
12 7 Willcox, Walter R. B. 1922-1923
12 8 Willcox (W.R.B.) and Sayward (W.J.) (Seattle Architects) 1911-1916
13 1 Correspondence - outgoing 1934-1944
13 2 Manuscripts – Articles A-M
13 3 Manuscripts – Articles N-Z
13 4 University of Oregon Miscellaneous
13 5 Speeches
13 6 Correspondence Incoming 1930-1958
13 7 Master List – Location of Filed Drawings & Plans

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Lawrence, Ellis F. (Ellis Fuller), 1879-1946--Correspondence
  • Corporate Names :
  • University of Oregon--Buildings--Designs and plans
  • Subject Terms :
  • Architects--Oregon
  • Architecture--Oregon--20th century--Designs and plans
    • Form or Genre Terms :
    • Architectural drawings
    • Architectural photographs
    • Architectural records
    • Other Creators :
    • Lawrence & Holford (Firm)  ( contributor)
    • McNaughton, Raymond & Lawrence (Firm)  ( contributor)

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