Guide to the Phillip Jacobson, FAIA, biographical collection 1958-1998
Cage 687

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Jacobson, Phillip L.
Title
Phillip Jacobson, FAIA, biographical collection
ID
Cage 687
Date [inclusive]
1958-1998
Extent
1 Linear Feet of Shelf Space, 1 box
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
The collection consists of material assembled for an exhibit, Phil Jacobson and Design at TRA, which was presented at the University of Washington and Washington State University during 1992 and 1993.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Phillip Jacobson, FAIA, biographical collection, 1958-1998

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Phillip Jacobson, b. 1928, studied architecture at Washington State University, graduating in 1952. He worked with architectural firms in the Seattle area in the following years, chiefly with TRA, a firm in which he was a principal partner. From 1965 forward he also held a position at the University of Washington. His interests spanned a wide range, from construction management to urban planning and interior design. In 1973 he was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

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Scope and Content

The collection consists of material assembled for an exhibit in 1992 and 1993. Included are an exhibit brochure, an oral history, biographical material, and publications by Jacobson.

Items are associated with an exhibit, Phil Jacobson and Design at TRA, which was presented at the University of Washington and Washington State University during 1992 and 1993.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

The Phil Jacobson exhibit material, oral history, and related documents were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by the university Department of Architecture in 2000 (UA2000-34).

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University. -- Department of Architecture -- Exhibitions.

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Jacobson, Phillip L.

Subject(s)

  • Architects -- Washington (State) -- Exhibitions.
  • Architects -- Northwest, Pacific.
  • Architects -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.
  • Architecture -- Washington (State)
  • Architecture
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

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Phil Jacobson and Design at TRA, 1992. Exhibit brochure, University of Washington, 1992 and Washington State University, 1993 

 1

Oral history interview, conducted at WSU, 1988 

 2

Biographical data; curriculum vita 

 3

Honors, elections, appointments and portrait, 1958-1995 

 4

Public lectures, 1980-1998. Announcements and brochures 

 5

Selected authored articles, 1958-1995 

 6

Miscellaneous articles, 1965-1995 

 7

TRA - Architectural Engineering Planning Interiors. Publications, awards, projects, reports, 1956-1998 

 8

Publications and articles on Jacobson residence, 1974-1980. 

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