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MC 00042 Guide to the George Matsumoto Papers, 1945-1991

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The collection is divided into five series. The first of these series is the Correspondence series, which provides information on Matsumoto's relationship with his clients and the larger triangular relationship of the architect, client, and builder. Photographs by architectural photographer Joseph Molitor document completed projects and were used by Matsumoto for publications of his own projects. Tear sheets and photographs for most of Matsumoto's North Carolina projects comprise the second series, the Publications and Photographs Series. The third series includes Mounted Photographs used for presentations. The fourth series, Reduced Blueprints is a small sample of major commercial projects completed in California by the firm between 1964 and 1991, including the Bechtel Engineering Center at the University of California at Berkeley. Finally, the bulk of the collection lies in the Drawings and Sketches series, which includes much of his North Carolina work.

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Correspondence,
                                             1948-1968
                                             (MC 00042 Series 01)
                                              
1.25 Linear feet
                                             (4.5 archival boxes)
                                             
Correspondence includes 
                                       letters, 
                                       contracts, 
                                       invoices, 
                                       statements, 
                                       sketches, and other materials that document the professional relationship between Matsumoto, his client, and the builder on the project.
                                       The content of this material ranges from routine exchanges to in-depth discussions regarding the design process and client
                                       needs. The projects in this series are chiefly residential, however, several unbuilt commercial projects are represented.
                                       The series is arranged chronologically by client.
                                    

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Matsumoto Residence,
                                          1952-1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Matsumoto Residence,
                                          1953-1961
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       
                                          Kelly, Walter J.,
                                          1952
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       
                                          Kelly, Walter J.,
                                          1953
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       
                                          Kelly, Walter J.,
                                          1954
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       
                                          Kelly, Walter J.,
                                          1955-1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       
                                          Kelly, Walter J.: Statements and Contracts,
                                          1952-1955
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       
                                          Kelly, Walter J.: Specifications,
                                          1953
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       9]
                                       Taylor, Isaac,
                                          1952-1953
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Julian, Milton,
                                          1953-1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Aretakis, Gus,
                                          1953-1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Johnson Company,
                                          1953-1954
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       Johnson Company,
                                          1955-1960
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       Poland, George,
                                          1954-1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       Poole Equipment Company,
                                          1954-1959
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       Woodward, H.,
                                          1955
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Hicks, Thomas,
                                          1955-1966
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Lipman, Eric M.,
                                          1955-1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Lipman, Eric M.,
                                          1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Lipman, Eric M.,
                                          1957
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       Lipman, Eric M.,
                                          1957-1963
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       Kaplan, Marcus,
                                          1956-1960
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       North Carolina State College Fraternity Houses,
                                          1956-1964
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       Woman's Day Project,
                                          1948, 1957-1958
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Woman's Day Project,
                                          1958-1964
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       4,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Hudson, Gwen,
                                          1958-1959
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       4,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Hudson, Gwen,
                                          1959-1960
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       4,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Jeffrey's Equipment Company,
                                          1959-1964
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       4,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       DeWitt, B. S.,
                                          1959-1964
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       4,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       Thrower, Edwin K.,
                                          1959-1960
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       4,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       Thrower, Edwin K.,
                                          1960-1964
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       4,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       Tate, A. R.,
                                          1961-1967
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       4,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Watkins, William,
                                          1961-1963
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Moore, Frank,
                                          1961
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Leiderman, P. H.,
                                          1962-1963
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Martin, M. J.,
                                          1964-1968
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       Miscellaneous Projects and Inquiries,
                                          1955-1962
                                       

Publications and Photographs,
                                             Bulk, 1950-1968,
                                             1950-1984 (bulk 1950-1968)
                                             (MC 00042 Series 02)
                                              
1.75 Linear feet
                                             (3.5 archival boxes)
                                             
The majority of this series contains tear sheets form various publications, chiefly from 
                                       Pencil Point magazine, of the bulk of Matsumoto's 
                                       North Carolina and 
                                       Virginia residential work. It includes 
                                       photographs taken by 
                                       Joseph Molitor and used by Matsumoto to enhance the presentation of publications and articles on his projects. Generally the photographs
                                       in the series have been cut up or altered to match the relevant published photographs. The series is arranged chronologically
                                       by project.
                                    

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       Richter Residence,
                                          1950
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       Julian Residence,
                                          1953-1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       Poole Equipment Company,
                                          1954
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Poole Residence,
                                          1954
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       9]
                                       Poole Lake House,
                                          1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       10]
                                       Johnson Company House,
                                          1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       11]
                                       North Carolina State College, School of Design Addition,
                                          1956
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       12]
                                       Matsumoto Residence,
                                          1957
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       13]
                                       Poland Residence,
                                          1957
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       14]
                                       Adams Residence,
                                          1958
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       15]
                                       Woman's Day Vacation House/Douglas Fir Plywood Association,
                                          1958
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       16]
                                       Lipman Residence,
                                          1959
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       17]
                                       Westinghouse House Project,
                                          1961
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       18]
                                       Thrower Residence at Sedgefield,
                                          1962
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       19]
                                       Blumeyer Apartments, St. Louis, Missouri,
                                          1962
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       20]
                                       Park Shore Housing, Brooklyn, New York,
                                          1965
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       5,
                                       Folder
                                       21]
                                       City Gate West, Chicago, Illinois,
                                          1968
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Family Housing at the Presidio of San Francisco,
                                          1968
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       School of Nursing, University of California at San Francisco,
                                          1974
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Bechtel Engineering Center, University of California at Berkeley,
                                          1984
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       City of Santa Clara, Parks and Recreation, undated
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Model of Unidentified Residence,
                                          undated
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       San Domenico School for Girls Library, undated
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       Publications, miscellaneous
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                    

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       Interview, March 30, 1996,
                                          March 30, 1996
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                    

                                       [Box
                                       6,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Blueprint negatives
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                    

                                       [Flat Box
                                       7,
                                       Volume
                                       1]
                                       Scrapbook,
                                          1945-1958
                                       

                                       [Flat Box
                                       7,
                                       Volume
                                       2]
                                       Scrapbook,
                                          1959-1964
                                       

Mounted Photographs, undated (MC 00042 Series 03)
0.5 Linear feet (1 archival box)

This series contains black and white photographs from selected Matsumoto projects mounted on 12 x 15 presentation boards for use in lectures and presentations. All photographs in this series were taken by Joseph Molitor, a prominent architectural photographer. Series is arranged chronologically by project.

[Oversize Flat Box 8] Richter Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina

5 presentation boards

[Oversize Flat Box 8] Julian Residence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

10 presentation boards

[Oversize Flat Box 8] Poole Lake House, Raleigh, North Carolina

5 presentation boards

[Oversize Flat Box 8] Poole Equipment Company, Raleigh, North Carolina

11 presentation boards

Reduced Blueprints,
                                             1966-1991
                                             (MC 00042 Series 04)
                                              
0.5 Linear feet
                                             (1 archival box)
                                             
Series includes a sample of four major projects from the firm of 
                                       George Matsumoto and Associates between 1964 and 1991. These commercial works represent the major projects from Matsumoto's practice in 
                                       California. Series is arranged chronologically by project.
                                    

                                       [Oversize Box
                                       9,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Design Folio, Department of Defense, Family Housing,
                                          1964
                                       20.75x24.75x3.25

                                       [Oversize Box
                                       9,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Design Folio, Presidio of San Francisco, California, 150 Units Family Housing,
                                          1966-1968
                                       20.75x24.75x3.25

                                       [Oversize Box
                                       9,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Multiple Crafts Shop Addition, Presidio of San Francisco,
                                          1973
                                       20.75x24.75x3.25

                                       [Oversize Box
                                       9,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       School of Nursing Building, UC-San Francisco Medical Center,
                                          1968
                                       20.75x24.75x3.25

                                       [Oversize Box
                                       9,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       Bechtel Engineering Center, UC-Berkeley, College of Engineering,
                                          1978
                                       20.75x24.75x3.25

                                       [Oversize Box
                                       9,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       East Oakland Senior Center and Library, Oakland, California,
                                          1991
                                       20.75x24.75x3.25

Drawings and Sketches,
                                             Bulk, 1947-1965,
                                             1947-1991
                                             (MC 00042 Series 05)
                                              
The bulk of the collection is represented by this group of drawings. Chiefly North Carolina projects, the drawings represent
                                       Matsumoto's award-winning residential work. Several unbuilt projects are represented and generally preliminary studies as
                                       well as completed working drawings are present. There are a limited number of design sketches and renderings, however several
                                       preliminary plans and studies with each project reflect the considerable time Matsumoto spent working closely with his clients.
                                       Series is arranged chronologically by project.
                                    
Kamphoefner Residence, 3 Conceptual Sketches,
                                          1949
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          10]
                                          30 x 12 ink on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          10]
                                          18 x 12 ink on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          10]
                                          18 x 12 blueprint
                                          
Nesselrode Doctor's Clinic, Kansas City, Missouri,
                                          1947
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          11]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 11 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Ritcher Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1950
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          12]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 11 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Poole Lake House, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1950
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          12]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 7 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Jackson Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1951
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          12]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 36 x 24, 5 sheets, pencil on tracing paper, marked void
                                          
Matsumoto Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1952
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          13]
                                          Working drawings, 24 x 18, 14 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Kelly Residence, Southern Pines, North Carolina,
                                          1952
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          14]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 36 x 26, 3 sheets, pencil on tracing paper, marked void
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          14]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 29 x 23, 2 sheets, blueprints with pencil mark up
                                          
Taylor Residence Project, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
                                          1952
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          15]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 32 x 21, 3 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          15]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 32 x 21, 2 sheets, blueprints
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          15]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 36 x 24, 1 sheet, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          15]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 37 x 25, 2 sheets, pencil on linen
                                          
Julian Residence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
                                          1952-1956
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          16]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 26 x 16, 5 sheets, blueprint with crayon markup
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          16]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 28 x 17, 4 sheets, pencil and ink on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          16]
                                          Preliminary rendering, 30 x 20, 1 sheet, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          16]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 8 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          16]
                                          Car port drawing, 25 x 23, 1 sheet, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          16]
                                          Plywood cabinet, 25 x 23, 1 sheet, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          16]
                                          Basement enclosure, 37 x 24, 1 sheet, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Aretakis Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1953
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          17]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 9 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Johnson Company House, Oak Park, Illinois,
                                          1953-1954
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          18]
                                          Preliminary sketches, 30 x 18, 17 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          18]
                                          Preliminary sketches, 36 x 24, 1 sheet, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          18]
                                          Working drawings, 37 x 25, 24 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          18]
                                          Working drawing, 37 x 25, 1 sheet, blueprint
                                          
Demonstration House for the General Electric Company,
                                          1953
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          19]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 8 sheets, pencil on tracing paper and linen
                                          
Poland Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1954
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          20]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 16 x 20, 9 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          20]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 10 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Lipman Residence, Richmond, Virginia,
                                          1955-1957
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          21]
                                          Final breakdown of costs and one letter, 36 x 10, 5 sheets, typescript
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          21]
                                          Specifications, 36 x 10, 4 sheets, typescript
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          21]
                                          Preliminary drawings and revisions, 36 x 24, 11 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          21]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 15 sheets, pencil on tracing paper and 2 blueprints
                                          
Hicks Residence, Rocky Mount, North Carolina,
                                          1955; 1958
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          22]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 25 x 18, 7 sheets, pencil on linen
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          22]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 36 x 24, 5 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          22]
                                          Design sketch, 24 x 17, 1 sheet, ink on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          22]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 12 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          22]
                                          Built-in cabinet addition, 36 x 18, 1 sheet, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Poole Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1956
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          23]
                                          Preliminary drawings and studies, 36 x 24, 9 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          23]
                                          Preliminary drawings and studies, 36 x 24, 1 blueprint with notations
                                          
Paschal Studio Addition, Durham, North Carolina,
                                          1957
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          23]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 3 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Office/Warehouse - Virginia Cigarette Service, Roanoke, Virginia,
                                          1956-1959
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          24]
                                          Preliminary and Working Drawings, 36 x 24, 13 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
2 and 3 Bedroom Homes for Woman's Day Magazine,
                                          1957-1959
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          25]
                                          Preliminary Drawings and Perspectives, 24 x 18, 10 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Community Church of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
                                          1957
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          26]
                                          [Cecil D. Elliot, Associate]
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          26]
                                          Preliminary plans and perspectives, 31 x 21, 16 sheets, blueprint
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          26]
                                          Plot plan, 31 x 19, 1 sheet, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          26]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 14 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Radio Station WCBT and Transmitter, Roanoke Rapids,
                                          1957
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          27]
                                          Preliminary Plans, 36 x 24, 10 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Adams Residence, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina,
                                          1957-1965
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          28]
                                          Sketches, preliminary plans, additions, various sizes, 21 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          28]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 17 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          28]
                                          Revisions, 36 x 24, 3 sheets, blueprints
                                          
Residence for Cecile and Bryce DeWitt, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
                                          1958
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          29]
                                          Sketches, preliminary drawings, various sizes, 12 sheets, pencil and ink on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          29]
                                          Working Drawings, 36 x 24, 14 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Hudson Residence, Richmond, Virginia,
                                          1958-1959
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          30]
                                          Preliminary plans, 26 x 19, 3 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          30]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 20, 14 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Office Building for Pitt Medical Associates, Greenville, North Carolina,
                                          1958-1960
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          31]
                                          Preliminary plans, 36 x 24, 18 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          31]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 21 sheets, pencil and ink on tracing paper
                                          
Vacation House for Woman's Day - Douglas Fir Plywood Association,
                                          1958
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          32]
                                          Preliminary plans and sketches, 36 x 32, 5 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Bellefonte Country Club Addition, Ashland, Kentucky,
                                          1958
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          33]
                                          Perspectives and Plans, 36 x 16, 9 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Jack Rowland Beach Cottage, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina,
                                          1958
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          34]
                                          Preliminary Plans, 36 x 24, 4 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
North Florida Junior College, Madison County, Florida,
                                          1958-1959
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          35]
                                          Site Plans, 36 x 24, 7 sheets, blueprints with notations
                                          
Wohlman Studio Apartments,
                                          1959
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          36]
                                          Preliminary plans, 36 x 24, 2 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Westinghouse Total Electric Houses,
                                          1959
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          37]
                                          Preliminary Plans, 36 x 24, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          37]
                                          Florida Area, 7 sheets
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          37]
                                          Little Rock, Arkansas, 8 sheets
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          37]
                                          Jackson, Mississippi, 8 sheets
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          37]
                                          Atlanta, Georgia, 8 sheets
                                          
Thrower Residence I, Sedgefield, North Carolina,
                                          1959-1960
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          38]
                                          Lot Plan, Sedgefield development, 2 sheets, blueprints
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          38]
                                          Conceptual sketches, various sizes, 11 sheets, ink on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          38]
                                          Prelim. plans and revisions, 36 x 24, 15 sheets, pencil on tracing paper and blueprints
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          38]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 17 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Thrower Residence II, Greensboro, North Carolina,
                                          1974-1975
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          39]
                                          Preliminary plans, 36 x 24, 29 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Thrower Residence III, Key Largo, Florida,
                                          1981
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          40]
                                          Preliminary plans, 34 x 23, 8 sheets, blueprints
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          40]
                                          Revisions, 34 x 23, 1 sheet, ink on paper
                                          
North Carolina State College Fraternity Houses
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          41]
                                          Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon,
                                             1960-1961
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          41]
                                          Preliminary plans, 23 x 17, 17 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          41]
                                          Preliminary plans, 36 x 24, 11 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          41]
                                          Details, Alcoa Extrusions, 36 x 24, 8 sheets, ink on tracing paper
                                          
IBM Building, Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
                                          1960
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          42]
                                          Rendering, 18 x 12, 1 sheet, photostatic copy
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          42]
                                          Sketches, 36 x 14, 2 sheets, ink on tissue paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          42]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 36 x 24, 10 sheets, blueprints and pencil on tracing paper
                                          
IBM Building, Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
                                          1960
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          43]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 28 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Tate Residence, Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
                                          1961
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          44]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 36 x 24, 3 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Residence for Frank Moore, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1961
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          45]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 15 sheets, pencil on tracing paper and blueprints
                                          
Vacation Cabin for Masonite Corporation and Woman's Day Magazine, Cape Code, Massachusetts,
                                          1961
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          46]
                                          Sketch and Preliminary drawings, 36 x 24, 9 sheets, pencil on tracing paper and blueprints
                                          
Watkins Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1962
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          47]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 25 x 18, 9 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          47]
                                          Preliminary drawings, 36 x 24, 2 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          47]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 20 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
Branch Office Building, IBM Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1963
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          48]
                                          Conceptual sketches, 32 x 18, 8 sheets, black crayon on tissue paper
                                          
Branch Office Building, IBM Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina,
                                          1963
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          49]
                                          Preliminary schemes and drawings, 36 x 24, 21 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          50]
                                          Site plan, topographic maps, 36 x 24, 5 sheets, blueprints
                                          

                                          [Flat Folder
                                          51]
                                          Working drawings, 36 x 24, 38 sheets, pencil on tracing paper architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical
                                          
U.S. Department of Defense, Military Housing,
                                          1963
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          52]
                                          Preliminary Study, 36 x 24, 41 sheets, pencil on tracing paper and blueprints
                                          
Park Shore Development, Brooklyn, New York,
                                          1963-1964
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          53]
                                          Preliminary studies, 36 x 24, 18 sheets, pencil on tracing paper, 2 blueprints
                                          
Park Shore Development Housing, Brooklyn, New York,
                                          1965
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          54]
                                          Misc. sketches and studies, various sizes, 78 sheets, pencil on tracing paper
                                          
City Gate West, Chicago, Illinois,
                                          1968
                                       
                                          [Flat Folder
                                          55]
                                          Misc. presentation posters, var. sizes, 16 sheets, blueprints, photostats, and negatives
                                          
Project flowchart, 2 sheets, blueprints
                                          

Creator

Matsumoto, George, 1922-

Quantity

12.5 Linear feet

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff external link .

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of George Matsumoto, 1996 June 6; 1997 July 23.

Processing

Processed by: David Jackson; machine-readable finding aid created by: Lois Fischer Black, Nancy J. Kaiser, and Katherine M. Wisser

Scope and Content Note

The bulk of these papers and drawings document the architectural practice of George Matsumoto and Associates between 1948 and 1961. These years correspond to his residence in Raleigh, North Carolina, and his tenure on the faculty of North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University). The collection relates solely to Matsumoto's architectural practice, and there is limited information regarding Matsumoto's personal life and teaching career. Projects in the collection include residential work chiefly in Raleigh, but also in Chapel Hill, Sedgefield ( Greensboro), and Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia. Formats include correspondence, publications, scrapbooks, photographs, architectural drawings, blueprints, specifications, and sketches.

Biographical Note


July 16, 1922	Born, San Francisco, California
1943	Earned B.A., Architecture, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri
1945	Earned M.A. with honors, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; studied under Eliel Saarinen
1945-1946	Senior Designer, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, Illinois
1946-1947	Senior Planner-Designer, Saarinen and Swanson, Birmingham, Michigan
1947-1948	Principal, Runnells, Clark, Waugh, and Matsumoto, Kansas City, Missouri
1948-1961	School of Design, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
1948-1951	Assistant Professor of Architecture
1951-1957	Associate Professor of Architecture
1957-1961	Professor of Architecture
1961-1967	Professor, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
1961-1969	Principal, George Matsumoto and Associates, San Francisco, California
1969-1970	Principal, J. Francis Ward and George Matsumoto, San Francisco, California
1970-1991	Principal, George Matsumoto and Associates, San Francisco, California

Controlled Terms

Related Material

North Carolina Buildings Collection, MC 00225 external link

Architectural Models of Buildings Designed by George Matsumoto, MC 00447 external link

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], George Matsumoto Papers, MC 42, NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center.

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