Lilian Bridgman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Bridgman, Lilian, 1866-1948
topic: label: Occupation
content: Architects -- California -- Berkeley
label: Occupation
content: Designers -- California -- Berkeley
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women architects
label: Topic
content: Women designers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1994 by Alan W. Ford, owner from circa 1987-1994 of a house designed by Bridgman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bridgman, Lilian, 1866-1948
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content: Lilian Bridgman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of California architect, Lilian Bridgman, measure 0.24 linear feet and date from circa 1860 to circa 1983, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1885 to circa 1940s. The collection provides scattered documentation of Bridgman's life including records of her certification as an architect, personal stationery, a booklet about her written by her niece, photographs of Bridgman, and two glass plate negatives of her in the studio.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kansas-born architect and designer Lilian Bridgman (1866-1948), designed houses in Berkeley, California, during the Arts and Crafts movement and contributed significantly to the area's architectural heritage.

Bridgman gained a master's degree in science and taught physics and chemistry in high schools and junior colleges in California, before enrolling at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1912 to study drawing and architecture. She was licensed as an architect by the State of California in 1915 and subsequently designed more than fifteen homes in and around Berkeley. Bridgman was influenced by her mentor, Bernard Maybeck, and embraced the Arts and Crafts style which was at it's peak during her career.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.24 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1860-circa 1983
label: Date
content: bulk circa 1885-circa 1940s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bridlili
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Glass negatives
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as one series.

Lilian Bridgman Papers, circa 1860-circa 1983 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1, MGP2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The glass plate negatives were re-housed in 2015 with a grant from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund. The collection was processed and a finding aid written by Stephanie Ashley in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Glass negatives
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of California architect, Lilian Bridgman, measure 0.24 linear feet and date from circa 1860 to circa 1983, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1885 to circa 1940s. The collection provides scattered documentation of Bridgman's life including records of her certification as an architect, personal stationery, a booklet about her written by her niece, photographs of Bridgman, and two glass plate negatives of her in the studio.