Résumé

Draftswoman, Henry H. Gutterson, Architect, Berkeley, CA. Partner, Ernest Born, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1945-1971.

Archives

The University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design Archives has maintained the Ernest and Esther Born Archival Collection, spanning 1924-1985; it noted of the collection: "The Ernest and Esther Born collection contains six series, and is comprised of two primary parts: Ernest Born’s personal and professional papers and the records of his practice including design, exhibit, and building projects; and the architectural photographs of Esther Born." (See University of California College of Environmental Design Archives, "Ernest & Esther Born [1898-1992 & 1902-1987],"Accessed 08/10/2011.)

According to architectural historian Inge Horton, "...There are three archives in addition to the Environmental Design Archives who hold her photographic material. There is also the “Estate of Ernest and Esther Born,” which is privately held by their daughter, Beatrice Roberts." (See email from Horton to the author, 06/10/2017. Thank you to Ms. Horton for the information.) These archives included: The Getty Research Institute (GRI), Los Angeles, CA; Canadian Center for Architecture, Montreal, Québec, Canada; University of Arizona (U of A), Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ.

College

B.Arch, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1926; Esther Baum studied under John Galen Howard at UCB. According to Inge Horton: "...She earned her A.B. in Architecture in 1924 and then took graduate courses until 1926 as recommended by Howard for all students." (See email from Horton to the author, 06/10/2017.)

Graduate coursework in architecture, Columbia University, New York, NY, c. 1934.

Esther Born also took summer coursework in business administration at the University of Californa, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1958.

Parents

"Dawson" was the name of Esther Born's mother.

Biograpical Notes

Esther Born's created a photographic essay for the Architectural Record (04/1937) of modern architecture in Mexico was later supplemented and republished as The New Architecture in Mexico (New York: William Morrow and Company, 1937). Her SSN was 567226402.

• Palo Alto, CA (Architect's Birth)
  Palo Alto, CA

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• San Diego, CA (Architect's Death)
  San Diego, CA

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