Hummel, Hummel and Jones Collection

Hummel, Hummel and Jones Collection, 1939-1982

Overview of the Collection

Title: Hummel, Hummel and Jones Collection
Dates: 1939-1982 (inclusive)
19391982
Quantity: 5.75 linear feet, (12 boxes)
Collection Number: MSS 041
Summary: Correspondence, specifications, estimates, contracts, construction budgets, materials lists, and other papers, chiefly in photocopy form, relating to projects the architectural firm performed for Boise Junior College and Boise State College (later Boise State University), located in Boise, Idaho, mainly in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
Repository: Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is available for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Many of the buildings on the Boise State University campus, especially those constructed while it was still Boise Junior College, were designed by the Boise architectural firm of Hummel, Hummel and Jones. In 1982 the firm (by then known as Hummel, Hummel, Jones and Shawver) allowed their files relating to Boise State University to be photocopied by Special Collections Department in conjunction with the university's Fiftieth Anniversary celebration. These files illustrate working relationships between the firm and the university and include correspondence, specifications, estimates, contracts, construction budgets, materials lists, and other papers. Except for a few sketches, no architectural drawings or plans are present. In 1940, the school and the firm remodeled the old Boise airport hangar into a gymnasium. Hummel, Hummel, and Jones designed the early residence halls, the original student union, the assembly building, the heating plant, and other buildings in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. These changes are also documented in the files. The latest changes recorded in these files are upgrades to the old Science Building in 1979.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, specifications, estimates, contracts, construction budgets, materials lists, and other papers, chiefly in photocopy form, relating to projects the firm did for Boise Junior College and Boise State College (later Boise State University), mainly in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. No architectural drawings are included. The major buildings constructed on campus during those decades are represented. Earliest records reflect the firm's prior name, Tourtellotte & Hummel; a few later records reflect its later name, Hummel, Hummel, Jones and Shawver. Architects represented include Frank Hummel and Charles F. Hummel.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[item description], Hummel, Hummel, and Jones Collection, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The files in this collection are arranged chronologically beginning in 1940 with the first structure built on the new Boise Junior College campus, the Administration Building.

Acquisition Information

Photocopies made from office files of Hummel, Hummel, Jones and Shawver in 1982.

Related Materials

Microfiche of architectural drawings for older campus buildings (1940s-1980s) are found in the University Archives, RG 236 (University Architect), Boxes 10-14.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Record of Buildings and Architects	1982
1	2	Insurance Evaluation Statements	1945-1960
1	3	Proposed Construction Budgets	1940-1941
1	4	Administration Building: Proposed Sketch	undated
1	5	Administration Building	1940-1946
1	6	Administration Building: Specifications	1940
1	7	Administration Building (II)	1940-1946
1	8	Administration Building (III)	1940-1946
1	9	Aeroplane Hanger Gym	1926 1940
1	10	Assembly Building	1939-1940
2	1	Health Clinic	1942
2	2	Health Clinic (II)	1942
2	3	Heating Plant	1940
2	4	Heating Plant	1940-1941
2	5	Landscaping	1939-1941
2	6	Student Union	1941-1951
2	7	Dormitory Sketch	1950
2	8	Dormitory Buildings: Specifications	1950
2	9	Dormitory Building	1949-1950
2	10	Dormitory Building	1950-1951
2	11	Bronco Stadium Inc.	1949-1950
3	1	Student Union Building: Addition and Remodeling	1951-1961
3	2	Assembly Building: Organ Installation	1952
3	3	Painting Bronco Stadium	1955
3	4	Campus School	1953
3	5	Campus School	1953
3	6	Assembly Building, Student Union; Re-roofing	1953
3	7	Heating Plant	1953-1955
3	8	Gymnasium	1955-1956
3	9	Gymnasium	1955-1956
3	10	Science Building	1954-1956
3	11	Science Building: Specifications	1953
4	1	Heating Plant	1955-1956
4	2	Heating Plant: Boiler	1957
4	3	Auto Mechanics Building: Welding Shop	1957
4	4	Fire Lines	1958
4	5	College Courts: Specifications
4	6	College Courts: Pre Construction	1959
4	7	College Courts: Housing and Home Finance Agency	1961
4	8	College Courts	1961-1962
4	9	College Courts: Hot Water Mains	1961
4	10	Technical Education Building: Specifications	1963
4	11	Technical Education Building	1963
5	1	Fire Escapes	1964
5	2	Library: Specifications	1963
5	3	Library	1961-1964
5	4	Library (II)	1961-1964
5	5	Library (III)	1961-1964
5	7	Heating Plant	1964
6	1	Science Building: Specifications	1961
6	2	Science Building: Specifications Addendum	1961
6	3	Science Building	1965
6	4	Science Building (II)	1965
6	5	Science Building--Addition: Specifications	1965
7	1	Liberal Arts Building: Specifications	1966
7	2	Liberal Arts Building	1965-1966
7	3	Liberal Arts Building (II)	1965-1966
7	4	Liberal Arts Building	1966
7	5	Liberal Arts Building, January-May	1967
7	6	Liberal Arts Building, June-December	1967
7	7	Liberal Arts Building	1968
8	1	Technical Education Building--Addition: Contracts	1965-1967
8	2	Technical Education Building: Correspondence	1966
8	3	Technical Education Building: Specifications	1965
8	4	Telephone Terminal Building	1966
8	5	Power Distribution System	1966
8	6	New Student Union; Chaffee Hall: Pre Construction	1966
8	7	New Student Union; Chaffee Hall: Payments	1966-1967
8	8	Student Union Building: Specifications	1966
8	9	Student Union Building: Specifications (II)	1966
9	1	New Student Union and Chaffee Hall	1967-1969
9	2	New Student Union and Chaffee Hall (II)	1967-1969
9	3	Water Development Study, Condensing Water Supply System
9	4	Old Student Union--Remodeling Interior for Drama and Music Department
9	5	Old Student Union--Remodeling: Specifications	1967
9	6	Morrison and Driscoll Halls: Repainting and Relighting
9	7	Morrison and Driscoll Halls: Repainting and Relighting	1967
9	8	Paving, Walks and Exterior Lighting	1967
9	9	Information Processing Center	undated
10	1	Administration Building: Specifications	1967
10	2	Administration Building	1968
10	3	Administration Building	1968
10	4	Electrical Distribution System: New Primary Switchgear
10	5	Library	1967
10	6	Administration Building	1968
10	7	Old Student Union: Remodeling	1968
10	8	Old Student Union	1968
10	9	Business Building	1967-1969
10	10	Business Building: Pre-Construction	1968-1969
10	11	Business Building: Meeting Minutes	1970
10	12	Library: Addition	1971
11	1	Library Addition: Pre-Construction	1968-1970
11	2	Library Addition: Correspondence	1970
11	3	Library Addition: Furnishing; General Correspondence	1971
11	4	Library Addition: Change orders	1971-1972
11	5	Library Addition: Correspondence	1972
11	6	Library Addition	1972
11	7	Library Addition: Furnishings	1972
11	8	Library Addition: Minutes	1970-1973
11	9	Library Addition: KAID-TV	1974
12	1	Campus Lighting Plan	1969
12	2	Heating Plant Addition	1968-1970
12	3	Apartment Complex	1977
12	4	Masonry Renovation	1978
12	5	Old Science Building: Elevator	1978-1979

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