Preliminary campus study for Claremont Colleges, Claremont, 1928

Item Overview

Title

Preliminary campus study for Claremont Colleges, Claremont, 1928

Alternative title

Claremont Colleges

Illustrator

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

December 20, 1928

Date

1928-12-20

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

The Claremont Colleges (which now consists of 5 undergraduate and 2 graduate institutions) were founded in 1925 with the establishment of Claremont University College alongside the older Pomona College. By 1928 (the date on this plan) Scripps College had also been founded. Later came Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.

Caption

Claremont Colleges, Claremont, California; Preliminary Campus Study; Plan "B" Dec, 20, 1928; Cook, Hall & Cornell, Landscape Architects, City Planners, 3723 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles; Scale: 1"=200'; Plan: 546-3
Labels on plan: foothill blvd., 12th st., 10th st., 8th st., college ave., 6th st., 4th st.
Signed: Ralph D. Cornell
#19 Cook, Hall

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic print

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
landscaping plans

Names

Claremont Colleges

Location

California--Claremont

Longitude

34.10262803858359

Latitude

-117.71349549293518

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Environment
roads
campuses
Education
colleges (buildings)
courtyards

landscape architecture