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Arthur W. Erfeldt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 244

Scope and Contents

The Arthur William Erfeldt collection consists primarily of landscape design plans and drawings, designs and drawings done while Erfeldt was an undergraduate and graduate student, photographs of his design projects, correspondence, newspaper and magazine publications of his designs, plus a variety of other material related to landscape architecture.

Dates

  • Creation: 1935-1980

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

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 note

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

Arthur Erfeldt (1909-1993) was an Oregon landscape architect and graduate of the University of Oregon. After finishing his postgraduate work in landscape architecture and city planning in Sweden, Erfeldt returned to Portland in 1948 and opened his own landscape architecture practice in the Concord Building. For the next thirty-two years, Arthur Erfeldt designed numerous gardens for private residences and public buildings including Lincoln High School and the Stadium Branch of the First National Bank in Portland, Oregon and the master plan for Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem, Oregon. In 1980, Erfeldt retired to his home in West Union, Oregon.

Extent

5 linear feet (25 containers) : 3 record storage boxes and 22 oversize folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Arthur Erfeldt (1909-1993) was an Oregon landscape architect and graduate of the University of Oregon. The Arthur William Erfeldt collection consists primarily of landscape design plans and drawings.

Arrangement

The Arthur Erfeldt papers are arranged in four series: 1. Printed materials 2. Photographs 3. Client Drawings (arranged alphabetically by client's last name) 4. Personal Drawings

Processing Information note

Collection is processed.

Title
Guide to the Arthur W. Erfeldt papers
Status
Revise Description
Author
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA