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%xmlchars; ]> mc00006 Guide to the George Milton Small Papers, 1950-1984 Processed by: Dani Nation;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dani Nation North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the G. Milton Small Papers, 1950-1984 MC 6 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed byDani Nation, 2007 June 14 Encoded byDani Nation, 2007 June 14 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Small, G. Milton (George Milton), 1916-1989. G. Milton Small Papers, 1950-1984 MC 6 273 oversized flat boxes, 1 archival half box and 61 flat files The G. Milton Small Papers contain architectural drawings and photographs of projects and structures designed by architect G. Milton Small between 1950 and 1981. The collection primarily consists of architectural drawings of Small's designs, many of which were constructed on the North Carolina State University campus and elsewhere in the Raleigh, North Carolina, region. The collection also contains photographs taken by architectural photographers Joseph Molitor and Holland Wright, as well as Small's writings on computerized parking systems. G. Milton Small Jr. (1916-1989) was a student of Mies van der Rohe and was one of the foremost modernist architects working in the southeastern United States in the later half of the 20th century. Small moved to Raleigh in 1948 and headed the architectural office of William Henley Deitrick before starting his own firm, G. Milton Small Architects, in 1949. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

Acquisitions Information

Gift of Small Kane Architects PA, G. Milton Small III, President, in 2006 (Acc. No. 2006-0007 and 2006-0218)

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], G. Milton Small Papers, MC 6, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Biographical Note

G. Milton Small Jr. (1916-1989) was a student of Mies van der Rohe and was one of the foremost modernist architects working in the southeastern United States in the later half of the 20th century.

Small was born in Collinsville, Oklahoma. He graduated with a bachelors degree from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, and a masters from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois, where he studied under Mies van der Rohe. In Chicago he worked for the firms Perkins and Will, and Hudgins Thompson and Ball. Small relocated to North Carolina in 1948 to head the architectural office of William Henley Deitrick, at that time Raleigh's largest architectural firm and the most committed to modernist design. Small was recommended for the position by a former professor at the University of Oklahoma, Henry Kamphoefner, who was himself relocating to Raleigh to take over the deanship of North Carolina State University's new School of Design. Small headed Deitrick's office for two years, during which time he produced several important modernist designs, principally, a new clubhouse for the Carolina Country Club, which was the subject of the Life magazine article, "New Country Club" (31 July 1950. p. 70).

Small started his own practice, G. Milton Small Architects, in 1949. His first design was a residence which was constructed in 1950 for Raleigh businessman Robert I. Rothstein.

Small was married to June Volck (1916- ) of Ocean City, New Jersey. The couple had two children: a son, George Milton Small III, and a daughter, June Marie Small.

Scope and Content Note

The George Milton Small papers primarily consists of architectural drawings of Small's designs, many of which were constructed in Raleigh, North Carolina, between 1950 and 1980. The collection also contains photographs taken by architectural photographers Joseph Molitor and Holland Wright as well as Small's writings on computerized parking systems.

Organization of the Collection

The collection is organized into three series: Photographs, Drawings, and Writings. The series are organized by project or structure.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals Molitor, Joseph W. Small, G. Milton (George Milton), 1916-1989. Wright, Holland. Corporate Entities G. Milton Small Architects. North Carolina State University--Buildings. Topics Architectural drawing--North Carolina. Architectural photography--United States. Architecture--Designs and plans. Architecture--United States--20th century. Architecture, Modern--20th century. Modern movement (Architecture)--North Carolina. Geographic Names Raleigh (N.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Related Material Joseph Molitor Photograph Collection, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University Wheless Family Papers (MC 138) George Matsumoto Papers (MC 42) Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1 Photographs, 1950-1979 33 oversized flat boxes

The photographs series contains mounted prints of photographs taken by architectural photographers Joseph Molitor and Holland Wright of commercial and residential buildings designed by George Milton Small. Many of the images are of the Home Life Security Building in Raleigh, North Carolina. Other structures of note include various buildings on the North Carolina State University campus, the Gregory Poole Equipment Company, and the Southeastern Radio Supply Building.

1Raleigh Municipal Building 1Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Building 1NCSU Student Supply Service Center 1NCSU Nuclear Reactor 1Home Security Life Building (photos 1-5) 2Home Security Life Building (photos 6-32) 3Unidentified interiors 3Southeastern Radio Supply Building 3Stahl Residence 3Yancey Insurance Building 3Rothstein Residence 3Wade Lewis Residence 3Manning Residence 3St. Stephens Church (Raleigh, North Carolina) 3Atlantic Christian College 3Gregory Poole Equipment Building 3Photocopied index of photographs and corresponding buildings Series 2 Drawings, 1950-1979 2461 flat files

The drawings series contains architectural drawings, drafts, and renderings of various buildings designed by George Milton Small and his firm, G. Milton Small and Associates. Included in the series are buildings on North Carolina State University campus, Duke University campus and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. In addition there are several commercial office structures, Raleigh city government buildings, and many residences.

1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cafeteria and Service Building, 1964-1966 2Duke University Primate Facility, 1966 3Branch Bank Building, 1962-1973 4G. Milton Small Residence, 1951-1961 5Office of G. Milton Small Architects, 1965 6Computer Parking Machine, 1979-1981 7Renderings and Drafts - various buildings, 1951-1980 8NCSU Nuclear Reactor, 1951-1953 9NCSU Student Center (1 of 2), 1959-1972 10NCSU Student Center (2 of 2), 1959-1972 11Fixtures of NCSU Student Supply, 1959-1972 12Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, 1972 13Chapel for Mount Olive College, 1973 14Mount Olive Junior College - various buildings, 1964-1969 15IBM Branch Office Greensboro, NC , 1966-1967 16Home Security Life Insurance Building, 1958-1961 17IBM Engineering Facility, 1965 18Raleigh, North Carolina, Municipal Building, 1959-1960 19NCSU Student Service Center, 1958-1959 20Alterations to William Neal Reynolds Coliseum, 1968-1971 21Additions and Fixtures NCSU Student Supply Store, 1970-1972 22E. C. Brooks Elementary School Raleigh, NC, 1964 23East Branch Library New Bern Ave, Raleigh, 1966 24Elementary School in North Hills - Raleigh, NC, 1961-1971 25Branch Bank Floor Details and Revisions, 1963-1965 26Sanctuary - Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 1963-1964 27NCSU Forestry School Development, 1971 28Carter Stadium NCSU, 1965 29NCSU Fraternity Housing (1 of 2), 1961-1962 30NCSU Fraternity Housing (2 of 2), 1961-1962 31Renovation of NCSU Fraternity Housing , 1987-1988 32Carter Stadium Women's Toilet Facility Addition, 1976-1977 33Gregory Poole Equipment Company, 1965-1975 34Sir Walter Raleigh Chevrolet, 1966-1974 35Northwestern Mutual Insurance, 1961-1967 36Unigard Insurance Group, 1970-1971 37National Headquarters American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, 1963-1973 38Saint Stephens Episcopal Church - Durham, NC, 1961-1978 39Rothstein Residence, 1950-1958 40Dr. and Mrs. K. L. Johnson Residence, 1962 41Leonard Edwards Residence, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 1963-1964 42Frank Anderson Residence, 1961 43Glen Bowers Residence, 1958 44P. J. McElrath Residence, 1960-1966 45Gregory Poole Residence, 1957 46 E. C. Glover III Residence, 1962-1964 47Edwin Friedberg Residence, 1956 48Howard Manning Residence, 1952-1958 49Norval Neil Luxon Residence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1954 50W. C. Lewis Residence , 1953 51Thomas Wheless Residence, Louisburg, North Carolina, 1954 52Frank Walser Residence, 1952 53Paul O. Stahl Residence, 1955 54B. W. Smith Residence, 1951 55Lillian B. Allen Residence, 1950 56Donald B. and Marian R. Anderson Residence, 1950 57H. Palmer Edwards Residence, 1957-1958 58Apartments for S. Stanley Young, 1971 59House for Celotex Corporation , 1955 60North Hills Office Center, 1968 61Globe Ind., 1971-1972 Series 3 Writings 0.251 archival half box

This series consists of two volumes written by George Milton Small on the subject of computerized parking garage systems.

41Urban Parking Systems, 1979-1984 42Economics of the Computer Parking Machine, 1979-1984