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 articles, mostly composed after his death, and several biographical compilations of Nowicki's work. Along with Nowicki's drawings and sketches for the North Carolina State Fairgrounds and Dorton Arena, there are preliminary drawings that were done for Mayer and Whittlesey in 1950, drawings for the city of Chandigarh in Punjab, India, and a three-dimensional model of Dorton Arena. Dimensions vary with each drawing and sketch. The smallest are approximately 18 x 26 inches, the largest approximately 26 x 30 inches.
Matthew Nowicki (1910-1950), born Maciej Nowicki, was a professor of Architecture and served as the acting Head of the Department of Architecture at North Carolina State College (1948-1950). He studied at the Chicago Art Institute (1922), the School of Design of Gerson-Warsaw (1925-1926), the School of Mehofer-Cracow (1927), and the Polytechnic of Warsaw (1925-1926). Nowicki was born in Chita, Russia and later married artist Stanislawa Sandeck. He designed the interiors of the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh and was a design consultant to William H. Deitrick for Dorton Arena. He also consulted on a State Archives and Museum building (unbuilt) and was a member of the design team for the headquarters of the United Nations. He died in a plane crash over Egypt in 1950 while flying back to the United States from India.
Matthew Nowicki (1910-1950), born Maciej Nowicki, was a professor of Architecture and served as the acting Head of the Department of Architecture at North Carolina State College (1948-1950). He studied at the Chicago Art Institute (1922), the School of Design of Gerson-Warsaw (1925-1926), the School of Mehofer-Cracow (1927), and the Polytechnic of Warsaw (1925-1926). Nowicki was born in Chita, Russia and later married artist Stanislawa Sandeck. He designed the interiors of the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh and was a design consultant to William H. Deitrick for Dorton Arena. He also consulted on a State Archives and Museum building (unbuilt) and was a member of the design team for the headquarters of the United Nations. He died in a plane crash over Egypt in 1950 while flying back to the United States from India.
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 articles, mostly composed after his death, and several biographical compilations of Nowicki's work. Along with Nowicki's drawings and sketches for the North Carolina State Fairgrounds and Dorton Arena, there are preliminary drawings that were done for Mayer and Whittlesey in 1950, drawings for the city of Chandigarh in Punjab, India, and a three-dimensional model of Dorton Arena. Dimensions vary with each drawing and sketch. The smallest are approximately 18 x 26 inches, the largest approximately 26 x 30 inches.
It should be noted that the authorship of many of the drawings cannot necessarily be assumed to be exclusively by Nowicki alone, and may also represent the work of Nowicki's wife, Stanislawa (Siasia), and/or others involved with his projects.
This collection is organized into three series:
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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
[Identification of item], Matthew Nowicki Drawings and Other Material, MC 00190, Special Collections Research Center, NC State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
For more information about Matthew Nowicki, as well as the Dorton Arena drawings, please see MC 00227 Guy E. Crampton and William Henley Deitrick Collection. Additional photographs of Nowicki's sketches and models exist in MC 00428 Richard Burke Schnedl Papers .
For digitized drawings of Dorton Arena, please see the Built Environment Digital Collection.
Transfer from the Design Library, 1986 (Accession 1986-0015), gift of William J. Conklin, 1997 (Accession 1997-0004), transfer from the Gregg Museum, 2008-2009 (Accessions 2008-0210, 2009.0135), gift of Seth Weissman, 2018 (Accession 2018.0411)
Processed by Claire Ruswick; machine-readable finding aid created by Kellie Strickland and Claire Ruswick, 2010 July. Updated by Phillip MacDonald, 2019 January. Updated by Phillip MacDonald, 2022 March.
This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program.
The collection is organized into three principal series:
This series consists chiefly of Nowicki's drawings for the planned city of Chandigarh in India, as well as proposed museums and the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina. Also included are plans for a chapel at Wake Forest College (now Wake Forest University), sketches for William Henley Deitrick, Inc., and a horse barn. Finally, there is a small group of photocopied drawings Nowicki created for the School for the Blind in Laski, Poland. Dimensions vary with each drawing. The smallest are approximately 18 x 26 inches, the largest approximately 26 x 30 inches.
Architectural elevations and sections
Architectural elevations
Architectural elevations and sections
24.75x21x3
36 x 30 inches
Architectural plans and elevations
Architectural plans
Architectural elevations and sections
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Architectural elevations, sections, and plans
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Architectural blueprints
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Architectural plans
Architectural plan
Photostatic copies of plans, elevations, and sections mounted to black board and accompanied by descriptive labels
Architectural plans and elevations
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Architectural plans
Architectural plan and perspective sketches
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Architectural plans and perspective sketches
Architectural elevations, sections, and plans
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Architectural drawings of aerial view
Architectural elevations and sections
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Architectural plans
Architectural views and elevations
Architectural plan
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Architectural views, elevations, and sections
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This drawing is contained in a booklet of drawings labeled "Diagram of Museum Services"
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This drawing is contained in a booklet of drawings labeled "Diagram of Museum Services"
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This drawing is contained in a booklet of drawings labeled "Diagram of Museum Services"
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Some materials may not have been digitized or made available online.
This drawing is contained in a booklet of drawings labeled "Diagram of Museum Services"
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Some materials may not have been digitized or made available online.
This drawing is contained in a booklet of drawings labeled "Diagram of Museum Services"
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Some materials may not have been digitized or made available online.
This drawing is contained in a booklet of drawings labeled "Diagram of Museum Services"
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Sketches.
Reproductions of drawings include: Dorton Arena, Columbus Circle Plaza NYC, Shopping Center proposal, wall paper designs, Student Union proposal NSCU, Chandigarh Punjab proposal, Brandeis University, Synagogue, posposed state fairgrounds.
Mounted sketch.
Mounted sketch.
Photocopies of drawings, showing elevations and plans.
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Given to Marvin J. Malecha, Dean of North Carolina State University's College of Design, by the School for the Blind's director on the occasion of the unveiling of a commerative plaque in memory of Nowicki at the School.
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Some materials may not have been digitized or made available online.
This series contains publications about Nowicki, including press clippings, biographical sketches, copies of his drawings, and museum exhibit guides. Also included are several photographs of Nowicki.
Four part biographical article from Architectural Record, June 1954.
A student publication of the NC State University School of Design. By Lewis Mumford with William Henley Deitrick.
Front cover of this textbook contains a sketch of Dorton Arena.
This series includes a large model of Dorton Arena and associated booklets.
This series consists of a large model of Dorton Arena and associated documents.
Artifact box 3 requires special handling.
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[Identification of item], Matthew Nowicki Drawings and Other Material, MC 00190, NC State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
