MC 00114 Guide to the Harris and Pyne Records, 1921-1994

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This collection is organized into three series:

MC00114 Series 1. Drawings
MC00114 Series 2. Project Files
MC00114 Series 3. Photographic Materials

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Drawings,
                                             1948-1994
                                             (MC00114 Series 1)
                                              
This series contains sketches, blueprints, and other drawings, including site, floor, and design plans. Six projects are represented:
                                       three residences, two churches, and one health center building. Most were created by the Harris and Pyne firm, although one
                                       set is created by H. Raymond Weeks.
                                    
                                       [Tube
                                       1]
                                       Anderson (Mr. & Mrs. J.B.) residence,
                                          1969-1980
                                       
                                       [Flat Folder
                                       2]
                                       Anderson (Mr. & Mrs. J.B.) residence,
                                          1968-1969
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       Durham (N.C.)

                                       [Flat Folder
                                       1]
                                       Anderson (Mr. & Mrs. J.B.) residence, Croasdale,
                                          1979-1980
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       [Tube
                                       3]
                                       Butner Presbyterian Church,
                                          1958
                                       
                                       [Tube
                                       4]
                                       Community Methodist Church (1 of 2),
                                          1967
                                       
                                       [Tube
                                       5]
                                       Community Methodist Church (2 of 2),
                                          1967
                                       
Reproduction

                                       [Flat Folder
                                       5]
                                       Geer Building,
                                          1914, 1932
                                       Durham (N.C.)

                                       [Tube
                                       2]
                                       Lincoln Community Health Center,
                                          1981-1994
                                       
Reproduction

                                       [Flat Folder
                                       4]
                                       Raleigh-Durham Airport, Administration Building,
                                          1954
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       [Tube
                                       5]
                                       Rand Drive residence (1 of 2),
                                          1948
                                       
Reproduction

                                       [Tube
                                       6]
                                       Rand Drive residence (2 of 2),
                                          1948
                                       Reproduction

                                       [Flat Folder
                                       3]
                                       St. Philip's Episcopal Church, studies for Cook, Cut and Card Shop
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       [Flat Folder
                                       6]
                                       Wachovia Bank and Trust,
                                          1970
                                       Durham (N.C.)

                                       [Tube
                                       1]
                                       Wade (Mr. & Mrs. Wallace) residence,
                                          1952
                                       H. Raymond Weeks, (Firm).

                                       [Flat Folder
                                       7]
                                       Woolworth plat and Fidelity Bank alterations,
                                          1935
                                       Durham (N.C.)

Project Files,
                                             1921-1972
                                             (MC00114 Series 2)
                                              
This series contains materials relating to the projects undertaken by the Harris and Pyne firm and predecessor firms H. Raymond
                                       Weeks, Inc., Atwood and Weeks, and Atwood and Nash. This series includes two scrapbooks, newsclippings, a financial recordbook,
                                       and supplemental documents related to projects. The scrapbooks consist mostly of newsclippings and several photos.
                                    
                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       9]
                                       Clippings,
                                          1965
                                       
                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       10]
                                       Correspondence,
                                          1972
                                       
                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       The Dedication of the Library Building University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
                                          1930
                                       
                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Lincoln Community Health Center manuel
                                       
                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       11]
                                       Rand Drive Residence, Community Methodist Church: Supplemental material
                                       
                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Recordbook,
                                          1960
                                       
                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       Scrapbook, clippings,
                                          1928-1957
                                       
                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       Scrapbook, clippings: Atwood,
                                          1921-1927

Photographic Materials
                                             (MC00114 Series 3)
                                              

                                          
                                          
                                       
This series contains black and white photographs of projects undertaken by Harris and Pyne firm and/or predecessor firms H.
                                       Raymond Weeks, Inc., Atwood and Weeks, and Atwood and Nash. It appears that photographs are of completed projects including
                                       the Harry Russell residence in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the H. R. Weeks residence, the J.B. Anderson home, a women’s dormitory
                                       at the North Carolina College in Durham, North Carolina, the First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and
                                       the Farm Colony Building State Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina. One photograph is of the renovation of an unidentified
                                       hospital. Photographs were taken professionally, several labeled with the name Wooten-Moulton Photographers. Photographs are
                                       undated with the exception of the Harry Russell residence set, dated 1942.
                                    

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Projects (1 of 2)
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Projects (2 of 2)
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       Russell (Harry) residence,
                                          1942
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                    
Chapel Hill (N.C.)

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       12]
                                       St. Luke's Episcopal Church,
                                          circa 1970
                                          
                                          
                                          (Accessions 2008.0196 and 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       Durham (N.C.)

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       13]
                                       Baldwin's Department Store,
                                          1940s
                                          
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       Durham (N.C.)

                                       [Oversize Flat Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       St. Francis Church,
                                          circa 1960
                                          
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       Greensboro (N.C.)

                                       [Oversize Flat Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Chapel Hill High School and Educational Building at Duke United Methodist Church,
                                          circa 1935, circa 1960
                                          
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       Chapel Hill (N.C.)
Durham (N.C.)

                                       [Oversize Flat Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Memorial Auditorium and Poindexter Memorial, Edenton Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
                                          circa 1935
                                          
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       Raleigh (N.C.)

                                       [Oversize Flat Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       U. S. Post Office and Valinda Watts Hospital,
                                          circa 1935
                                          
                                          
                                          (Accession 2012.0027)
                                          
                                       Durham (N.C.)

Creator

Atwood and Weeks, Inc.

Creator

Harris & Pyne Architects & Engineers; Richard C. Bell Associates

Quantity

1.95 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

6 tubes, 1 document case, 1 oversize flat box

Location

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

Language

English

Acquisitions Information

Gift of Milo Pyne, 2008 (Accession 2008.0196), and 2012 (Accession 2012.0027)

Processing

Processed by Jay Chang, May 2011; machine-readable finding aid created by Jay Chang, May 2011.

Scope and Content Note

The Harris and Pyne Records (1921-1994) contain drawings, project files, and photographs documenting the professional activities of the Harris and Pyne architectural and engineering firm and its predecessor firms H. Raymond Weeks, Inc., Atwood and Weeks, and Atwood and Nash. The collection is arranged into three series: project drawings, project files and photographic materials. Project drawings include sets of original sketches, blueprints, and others of projects undertaken by Harris and Pyne. Project files includes various materials relating to projects undertaken by Harris and Pyne and predecessor firms including a scrapbook, newsclippings, a financial recordbook, and supplemental documents to projects. Photographic materials includes professional black and white and color photographs of projects undertaken by Harris and Pyne and Atwood and Weeks.

Historical Note

Harris and Pyne was an architectural and engineering firm in Durham, North Carolinafrom 1960 to the 1990s, headed by engineer Wilton E. Harris and architect George C. Pyne, Jr. Its predecessor firms were T. C. Atwood (prior to 1920), Atwood & Nash, Architects and Engineers (early 1920s-early 1930s), Atwood & Weeks (1930s-1942), and H. Raymond Weeks, Inc. (1942-1960). Commissions undertaken by the Harris and Pyne firm and predecessors include residences, churches, and hospitals.

Controlled Terms

Related Material

North Carolina Buildings Collection, MC 00225 external link

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[Identification of item], Harris and Pyne Records, MC 00114, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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