Ballard, McKim and Sawyer Drawings of the Physical Science Building, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1967-1971

The architectural firm once known as Ballard, McKim and Sawyer, AIA, is known as BMS Architects, PC, as of 2008. The company has been based in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The firm was founded in 1955 by Herbert McKim and Frank Ballard. Bob Sawyer joined in 1959. It became a leading firm in eastern North Carolina, known for experience in coastal architecture as well as in educational facilities from elementary through post secondary work. Founded originally as a partnership, the firm underwent a transition to a professional corporation in 1988.

Herbert Pope McKim was born on January 10, 1928, in Robersonville, North Carolina. He received a degree in architecture from North Carolina State College in 1950, and he first worked with Lesley N. Boney Architects in Wilmington, North Carolina. He died on March 3, 2010, in Wilmington.

Contained in this collection are more than 100 drawings of the Physical Science Building, also known as Kenan Labs, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The drawings were created by the architectural firm Ballard, McKim and Sawyer, AIA in 1968. The drawings are marked "as built."

The materials are arranged by drawing number.

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[Identification of item], Ballard, McKim and Sawyer Drawings of the Physical Science Building, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MC 00109, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Conveyed to Special Collections by the College of Design, who received the drawings from Herbert P. McKim in 2007 (Accession 2008-0099).

Processed by: Todd Kosmerick and Amanda Allen; machine-readable finding aid created by: Todd Kosmerick and Emily Walters, June 2011.

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