Willis Polk scrapbooks
name: label: Creator
content: Polk, Willis, 1867-1924
label: Names
content: D.H. Burnham & Co.
label: Names
content: Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Architects -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Architecture -- California -- San Francisco
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1975 by the California Historical Society.
creator: label: Creator
content: Polk, Willis, 1867-1924
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Architect; San Francisco, Calif. Played an important part in shaping the city of San Francisco in the early part of the 19th century. Joined the firm of D.H. Burnham & Co. in Chicago. Following the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Burnham set up an office in San Francisco, placing Polk in charge and with a partnership interest. It was one of the primary firms involved in the reconstruction of San Francisco. In 1911, Polk took over the San Francisco office and the name was changed to Willis Polk & Co. Some of his projects include the civic center, the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915, the Chronicle Building, the Pacific Club, Women's City Club Building, major business buildings and homes of prominent citizens. Polk ran for mayor in 1915.
function: label: Function
content: Architectural firms -- California -- San Francisco
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Volumes ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1908-1924
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.polkwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Volumes
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 983 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the California Historical Society after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Five scrapbooks of clippings documenting Polk's career and many important Bay Area events during his time in San Francisco. Subjects of the clippings include the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the San Francisco civic center, and his partnership with D.H. Burnham and the subsequent establishment of his own firm in San Francisco.