Daniel A. Elliott collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of the project files of Southern California architect Daniel A. Elliott. Materials include project records, photographs, research materials and sketches.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1925-c.1960s
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Biographical / Historical
Daniel Anthony Elliott (1897-1978) was a Southern California-based architect who designed various water-related construction projects in the greater Los Angeles area, including the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California building. Elliott was a graduate of UC Berkeley’s architecture program in 1925 and began his career with the firm of Gilbert Stanley Underwood. Elliott opened his own architectural office in 1945 and retired sometime in the mid-1960s.
Extent
8.54 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of the project files of Southern California architect Daniel A. Elliott.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
The USC Libraries Architecture & Fine Arts Library transferred custody of the Daniel A. Elliott collection to the USC Libraries Special Collections unit on April 15, 2024. The collection's box labels still list the Architecture & Fine Arts Library as the holding repository.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Architects -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Architectural firms -- California -- Archival resources
- Architectural photography -- Archival resources
- Architecture -- Designs and plans -- Presentation drawings
- Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Photographs
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Daniel A. Elliott collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2024 April: Bo Doub transferred the resource record from the Architecture and Fine Arts Library repository to the Special Collections repository to reflect a transfer of custody between the USC Libraries units.
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu