Skidmore, Louis, 1897-1962

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From the description of Papers of Louis Skidmore, 1908-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80974164

Biographical Note

  • 1897, Apr. 8: Born, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
  • 1911 - 1915 : Attended Manual Training High School, Peoria, Ill.
  • 1915 - 1917 : Studied at Bradley Polytechnical Institute, Peoria, Ill.
  • 1915 - 1919 : Employed chiefly at Avery Tractor Co., Peoria, Ill.
  • 1918 - 1919 : Served in U.S. Army
  • 1919 - 1920 : Instructor in cabinet and pattern making, Pullman Free School of Manual Training, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1920: Architectural designer with Kruckemeyer and Strong, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1921 - 1923 : Studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
  • 1924 - 1926 : Architectural designer, Maginnis and Walsh, Boston, Mass.
  • 1926 - 1928 : Rotch Traveling Fellowship
  • 1929 - 1932 : Chief of design, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1930: Married Eloise Owings
  • 1935: Opened architectural office of Skidmore & Owings, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1936 - 1937 : Director of the School of Architecture, Armour Institute, Chicago, Ill
  • 1938: Adviser to New York's World Fair, New York, N.Y.
  • 1962, Sept. 27: Died, Winter Haven, Fla.

From the guide to the Louis Skidmore Papers, 1908-1976, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,. Oregon Statesman Building plans [manuscript], 1948-1952. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architectural papers [manuscript], 1948-1964. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Haskell, Douglas Putnam, 1899-1979. Douglas Putnam Haskell papers, Series I: Pending correspondence, 1949-1964. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Louis Skidmore Papers, 1908-1976 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,. Delta Park Stadium plans [manuscript], 1964. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. William Adams Delano papers, 1902-1960 (inclusive), 1939-1960 (bulk). Yale University Library
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associatedWith American Institute of Architects. corporateBody
associatedWith Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. person
associatedWith Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917. person
associatedWith Haskell, Douglas Putnam, 1899-1979. person
associatedWith Moses, Robert, 1888-1981. person
associatedWith Skidmore family. family
associatedWith Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, corporateBody
associatedWith Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, corporateBody
associatedWith Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, corporateBody
associatedWith Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. corporateBody
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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Birth 1897-04-08

Death 1962-09-27

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