University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html



Guide to the Marion Dean Ross Papers, 1954-1990


Coll. 231





Finding aid prepared by Vida Germano

Finding aid encoded by Nathan Georgitis, December 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

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

 
Collection Number:
 

Coll. 231

 
Creator:
 

Ross, Marion Dean

 
Title:
 

Marion Dean Ross Papers

 
Dates:
 

1954-1990 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

22 linear feet
16 containers

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials written in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Marion Dean Ross started teaching in the Art History department at the University of Oregon in 1947. When the art history department was established in 1963, Ross became the first chairman of the department. Outside of the university, Ross participated in architectural and historic preservation organizations. He was a founding member of the Society for Architectural Historians. For thirteen years, Ross served on the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation. He retired from the University of Oregon in 1978. Upon his death in 1991, Ross left a one million dollar endowment for library material acquisitions and the construction of the Architectural and Allied Arts Library at the University of Oregon. The majority of the collection consists of materials regarding architects, regional architecture, and specific buildings. A large amount of material relates to Oregon architecture, with an emphasis on Portland and Eugene.

 

Biographical Note

Born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania in 1913, Marion Dean Ross was educated at Pennsylvania State and Harvard University. He received a B.S. in architecture in 1935 at Penn State, studied at the Universidad Nacional in Mexico, and earned a Master of Architecture degree at Harvard in 1937. Ross studied later at Harvard during summer sessions of 1938, 1940, and 1948.

Starting in 1937, Ross taught architectural history and design at Tulane University. In 1946, Ross taught at Pennsylvania State College. In 1947, Ross started teaching in the Art History department at the University of Oregon. When the art history department was established in 1963, Ross became the first chairman of the department. In 1962-63, Ross filled the position of acting Dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. He retired from the University of Oregon in 1978.

Teaching the history of architecture, Ross taught a variety of classes including Latin American architecture, Islamic architecture, modern architecture, along with other subjects. His interests ranged from Victorian objects to landscape architecture. He was one of the first to critically study Oregon architecture and also taught a class on the subject.

Outside of the university, Ross participated in architectural and historic preservation organizations. His study of Oregon architecture helped in the creation of stylistic guidelines for the Oregon State Inventory of Historic Properties for the state preservation office. He was a founding member of the Society for Architectural Historians. For thirteen years, Ross served on the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation.

Influential in architectural history at the university, around the state and the nation, Ross’ was remembered after his death in April 2, 1991 as an important figure in the study of architectural history and historic preservation. He left a one million dollar endowment for library material acquisitions and the construction of the Architectural and Allied Arts Library at the University of Oregon. The AAA library reading room was named the “Marion D. Ross Reading Room” on April 27, 1991 during the dedication of completed renovation of Lawrence Hall.

Sources: “Marion Ross.” Biographical Information Files, UA Ref 2, Box 6, University Archives, Special Collections and University Archives.

Sources: “Review,” School of Architecture and Allied Arts, Spring, 1991. University Publications Files, Box 2, University Archives, Special Collections and University Archives.

Content Description

The Marion Dean Ross collection is arranged by subject. The majority of the collection consists of materials regarding architects, regional architecture, and specific buildings. A large amount of material relates to Oregon architecture, with an emphasis on Portland and Eugene. The material for each subject includes newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, maps, notes and other items. Located at the end of the collection is a section on architectural and historic preservation organizations, which includes newsletters and other publications produced by the specified organization.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Architects; Series II. Architecture; Series III. Organizations.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Gift of Marian C. Donnelly in 1992.

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], Marion Dean Ross Papers, Coll. 231, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

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.

 
Ross, Marion Dean--Archives
Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)--Buildings
University of Oregon--Buildings
University of Oregon--Faculty
Architects--United States
Architecture, Domestic--Oregon
Architecture, Domestic--Oregon
Architecture--United States
Art historians--Oregon
Historic buildings--Oregon
Historic preservation--Oregon--Societies, etc
Public architecture--Oregon

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


 
box
1
folder
1

Inventory

 

 

Series I:  Architects

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
2

General
 
 
3
California
 
 
4
Eugene – Rosters
 
 
5
Washington State
 
 
6
Bailey, Van Evera
 
 
7
Bebb, Charles Herbert
 
   
Belluschi, Pietro
 
 
8
Churches
 
 
9
Lecture by Marion Dean Ross
  February 7, 1984
 
10-12
Miscellaneous
 
 
13
Broome, Oringdulph, O’Toole, Rudolf, Boles, & Associates
 
 
14
Burton, E. M.
 
 
15
Carkin, J. Warren
 
 
16
Clark, Frank C.
 
 
17
Crutcher, Lewis
 
 
18
Dougan, Lee L. (and Firm)
 
 
19
Doyle, Albert E. (and Firm)
 
 
20
Edmundson, Kochendoerfer, and Kennedy
 
 
21
Feig, Elmer
 
 
22
Gilson, Lloyd
 
 
23
Gould, Carl F.
 
 
24
Hacker, Thom
 
 
25
Hallock, Absolom B.
 
 
26
Hefty, Henry
 
 
27
Heide, August Franklin
 
 
28
Hunter and Shute
 
 
29
Jacobberger, Francis E.
 
 
30
Kleeman, Otto
 
 
31
Knighton, William C.
 
 
32
Krumbein, Justus
 
 
33
Lawrence, Ellis F.
 
 
34
Lazarus, Edgar
 
 
35
Lewis, David C.
 
 
36
Linde, Carl A.
 
 
37
Lutes and Amunson
 
 
38
Martin, Will
 
 
39
McCaw, Martin, White
 
 
40
McMath, George A.
 
 
41
Mitchell Associates
 
 
42
Neer, Delos D.
 
 
43
Nevius
 
 
44
Parker, Jamieson
 
 
45
Piper, W. W.
 
 
46
Pipes, Wade
 
 
47
Purcell, William Gray
 
 
48
Rae, George
 
 
49
Rosenberg, Louis Conrad
 
 
50
Schact, Emil
 
 
51
Schwartz, George
 
 
52
Sherwin, Joseph
 
 
53
Stanton, Glenn
 
 
54
Stewart and Richardson
 
 
55
Storey, Ellsworth Prime
 
 
56
Storrs, John
 
 
57
Sundeleaf, Richard
 
 
2 1
Thompson, Lewis Irvine
 
 
2
Tourtellotte, John E.
 
 
3
Unruh, Richard Lee
 
 
4
Waechter, H. H.
 
 
5
Whitney, Harrison A.
 
 
6
Whidden, and Lewis
 
 
7
Whitehouse, Morris H.
 
 
8
Wilen, Stephen
 
 
9
Willcox, W. R. B.
 
 
10
Williams, W. H.
 
 
11
Wolff Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
 
 
12
Yeon, John
 

 

Series II:  Architecture

 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
2
folder
13

Afghanistan
 
 
14
Africa
 
 
15
Algeria
 
 
16
Arabia
 
 
17
Arctic Regions
 
 
18
Asia
 
 
19
Bulgaria
 
 
20
Cambodia
 
 
21
Canada
 
 
22
Ethiopia
 
 
23
Europe
 
 
24
Iraq (Mesopotamia)
 
 
25
North and South America
 
 
26
Pakistan
 
 
27
Palestine
 
 
28
Siam (Thailand)
 
 
29
Singapore
 
 
30-31
Switzerland
 
   
United States
 
 
32
General
 
 
33
Maps, general
 
 
34
Alabama – Mobile
 
 
35
Arizona
 
 
36
Arkansas
 
   
California
 
 
37
Los Angeles
 
 
38
Monterey – Carmel
 
 
39-40
San Diego
 
 
41
Colorado
 
 
42
Connecticut
 
 
43
Delaware – Newcastle
 
 
3 1
Florida
 
 
2
Georgia
 
 
3
Idaho
 
 
4
Illinois
 
 
5
Indiana
 
 
6
Iowa
 
 
7
Kansas
 
 
8
Kentucky
 
 
9
Louisiana - General
 
 
10
Louisiana - New Orleans
 
 
11
Maryland - General
 
 
12
Maryland - Annapolis
 
 
13
Massachusetts
 
 
14
Michigan
 
 
15
Minnesota
 
 
16
Mississippi
 
 
17
Missouri
 
 
18
Montana
 
 
19
Nebraska
 
 
20
New Hampshire
 
 
21
New Jersey
 
 
22
New Mexico - General
 
 
23
New Mexico - Santa Fe
 
 
24
New York
 
 
25
New York – World’s Fair, 1939
 
 
26
North Dakota
 
   
Ohio
 
 
28
General
 
 

Cleveland
 
   
Oregon, General
 
 
29
Barns, etc.
 
 
30
Bungalow architecture (mainly Oregon)
 
 
31
Centennial
 
 
32
Coos Bay Museum
 
 
33
Covered Bridges
 
 
34
Duniway, Abigail Scott
 
 
35
General information
 
 
36
Jacksonville, HABS
 
 
37
Landscape material
 
 
38
List of important buildings
 
 
39
Maps
 
 
40
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene
 
 
41
Miscellaneous notes
 
 
4 1
Miscellaneous
 
 
2
Miscellaneous, 1988
 
 
3
Museum Lists
 
 
4
National Register Lists
 
 
5-7
National Register of Historic Places nomination forms, miscellaneous
 
 
8
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