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11 collections related to Architecture -- North Carolina -- History

D.J. Rose & Son, Inc.
Size: 179.55 linear feet (141 flat folders, 104 archival boxes, 27 legal boxes, 27 tubes, 24 cartons, 6 flat boxes, 5 oversize boxes); 72 megabytes; 23 files Collection ID: MC 00528
The D. J. Rose and Son Architectural Drawings and Project Files consist of architectural drawings, project files, blueprints, and other materials relating to the construction projects of D. J. Rose and Son. These materials date from approximately 1907 to 1970. The hundreds of rolls of architectural drawings include works by some of ... More
Hayes-Howell & Associates (Firm)
Size: 40.15 linear feet Collection ID: MC 00680
The Hayes-Howell and Associates Architectural Drawings arecomprised of architectural drawingsfrom the Hayes-Howell and Associates firmspanning from the 1950s to the 2000s. The bulk of the collection contains residential drawings, with some commercial and university buildings present. In the early 1950s, NC State alumnusThomas Thurmon ... More
Bishir, Catherine W.
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 box) Collection ID: MC 00549
The James A. Stenhouse Correspondence with Catherine W. Bishir on Architecture contains correspondence between Catherine W. Bishir, an architectural historian and author of multiple North Carolina architecture books, and James Stenhouse, a prominent architect from Charlotte, North Carolina. The correspondence consists of “chapters” ... More
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Thornbury, Les
Size: 1.75 linear feet (3 videocassette boxes, 1 cd box); 93 gigabytes; 259 files Collection ID: MC 00577
The Les Thornbury Interviews of Early North Carolina State University College of Design Faculty and Alumni contains DVDs and videotapes with video oral history interviews of early NC State University College of Design faculty and students conducted during the 1990s. These interviews have been converted to digital files and are ... More
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Flynn, Ligon B. (Ligon Broadus), 1931-2010
Size: 217.75 linear feet (43 archival cartons, 1 halfbox, 494 flat folders, 24 tubes); 921 kilobytes (1 file) Collection ID: MC 00604
The Ligon Flynn Papers consists of architectural drawings, extensive project files and related architectural records. Notable projects documented in the collection include residences on Figure Eight Island, such as the Jones, Mahan, Bell, Hughes, Ellison, and Monroe houses; as well as the NC State University Student Center annex; ... More
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Nowicki, Matthew, 1910-1950
Size: 12.67 linear feet (2 legal boxes, 1 half box, 2 oversize flat boxes, 14 flat folders, 1 artifact box) Collection ID: MC 00190
The Matthew Nowicki Drawings and Other Material contain architectural drawings and sketches, but it also includes his writings as well as biographical sketches written about Nowicki. Writings by Nowicki include a speech and several articles on architectural design. Documents written about Nowicki include newspaper and magazine ... More
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North Carolina State University. Office of Real Estate
Size: 22.5 linear feet (17 boxes, 1 card box); 3.9 megabytes (2 digital files); 1 website Collection ID: UA 003.082
The records of the North Carolina State University Office of Finance and Administration, Real Estate Office currently consist of materials relating to the Chinqua-Penn Plantation, which was formerly owned by the university, but has since been sold. Types of materials include correspondence, financial files, information on the ... More
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North Carolina State University. School of Design
Size: 34.85 linear feet (371 flat files, 24 archival boxes, 1 archival half box, 3 archival card boxes) Collection ID: UA 110.041
The Historic Architecture Research Project Records contain drawings and project files by students in the Department of Architecture, School of Design, at North Carolina State University. Included are measured drawings, photographs, negatives, field notes and sketches, historical information, and essays. The majority of the projects ... More
Rondesics Leisure Homes Corporation
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00177
The collection is comprised of a floorplan drawing, standard specifications, brochure, and photograph for a round house designed by the Rondesics Leisure Home Corporation. Rondensics Leisure Homes Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina designed, produced, and sold factory-built, round homes, primarily for resorts and vacation areas.
Superior Construction Corporation, Kabatnik, Jaroslav Jan "J.J."
Size: 0.6 linear feet (2 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00689
Jaroslav Jan "J.J." Kabatnik was born May 28, 1907, in Bohemia, the westernmost region in the present-day Czech Republic. During his early life, Kabatnik studied Engineering and Architecture at the University of Prague and married Jarmila "Mila" Cihak. In 1936, he represented Bohemia in Summer Olympic Games (Hitler's Games). When ... More
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Buchman, Tim
Size: 0.75 linear feet (2 cardboxes, 1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00583
The Tim Buchman Photographs on North Carolina Architecture Collection consists of photographic negatives and one notebook containing descriptions of the contents of the photographs. These photographs were taken by Tim Buchman for the 1990 publication, North Carolina Architecture by Catherine W. Bishir, a book covering the ... More