Scope and Contents
Records of Lawrence, Tucker and Wallmann consist primarily of project files. These files are arranged in numerical order by job number. Contents within each file appear in reverse chronological order and are comprised of correspondence between the firm, its clients and contractors. Also included in the collection are a few early letters from the firm of Lawrence and Holford, dating back to 1926, concerning the University of Oregon Medical School hospital. Additionally, there are letters from the firm Lawrence and Lawrence, dating from 1944-1946.
Drawings in the collection are arranged according to job number. For the most part they represent work done by Lawrence, Tucker and Wallmann at the University of Oregon in Eugene and the University of Oregon Medical School in Portland, although other projects are included. It should be noted that drawings are not available for every project file listed in the finding aid.
The collection includes 73 prints of projects, including the Erb Memorial Union at UO and the UO Medical School (now Oregon Health & Science University). The collection also contains a reel-to-reel film of the construction of the University of Oregon Medical School Hospital.
Dates
- 1926-1960
Creator
- Lawrence, Tucker & Wallmann (Portland, Or.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The architectural firm of Lawrence, Tucker and Wallmann (1946-1960) was based in Portland, Oregon and enjoyed a reputation of national prominence. Principals of the firm, formed in 1946, included H. Abbott Lawrence (1906-1967), Ernest F. Tucker (1900-1976), and George Wallmann (1906-1984). Lawrence, Tucker and Wallmann was the successor firm for Tucker and Wallmann (1933-1946) and Lawrence and Lawrence (1944-1946), the firm of Ellis F. Lawrence and his son H. Abbott Lawrence. The firm was responsible for buildings at the University of Oregon both in Eugene and Portland, as well as buildings for the Oregon Zoo and Portland State University.
Extent
11.75 linear feet (6 containers, 6 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Lawrence, Tucker & Wallmann was an architectural firm in Portland, Oregon, from 1946-1960. It was the successor firm to Tucker and Wallmann, and Lawrence and Lawrence, two other Portland, Oregon firms. The principals of the firm were Abbott Lawrence, Ernest F. Tucker, and George R. Wallmann. The collection includes project files, drawings, and film.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Project FilesSeries II. DrawingsSeries III. Photographs
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of George Wallmann in 1965.
Physical Description
6 containers, 6 packages
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Architects -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Architectural drawings Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Architecture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Architecture -- Oregon -- Designs and plans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Buildings -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Eugene Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Holford, William G.
- Lawrence & Holford (Portland, Or.)
- Lawrence & Lawrence (Portland, Or.)
- Lawrence, Ellis F. (Ellis Fuller), 1879-1946
- Lawrence, H. Abbott
- Moving Image Subject Source: Local sources
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Portland Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Portland State College
- Tucker, Ernest F.
- University of Oregon
- Wallmann, George R.
- Title
- Guide to the Lawrence, Tucker and Wallmann records
- Status
- Revise Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Randy McGeough, Manuscripts Processor
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
