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Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson records, 1950-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson
- Title
- Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson records
- Dates
- 1950-1970 (inclusive)19501970
1966-1968 (bulk)19661968 - Quantity
- 3.85 cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2967 (Accession No. 2967-001)
- Summary
- Contracts, specifications, shop drawings, correspondence, and architectural project files of an architectural firm of Seattle, Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The firm of Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson began almost casually in the early 1940s in response to the need for building construction after the depression and the war. In Bremerton alone, the U.S. Navy wanted a whole new town built, and built fast. No one firm could take on the job, so three existing Seattle firms finally got together to do the job. William Bain had specialized up to then in domestic architecture; Floyd Naramore and Clifton (Doc) Brady were best known for schools; and Perry Johanson was interested in medical design. At first the collaboration was a matter of convenience but the association was too profitable to abandon so eventually the individual firms were disbanded. Examples of the firms projects are the Congregational Church in Seattle, the Bellingham Public Library, the Seafirst Tower, and the Kingdome.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contracts, specifications, shop drawings, correspondence, architectural project files.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Preservation Note
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Naramore, Bain, Brady, & Johanson, 4/13/1979.
Processing Note
Representatives of the firm, of the UW College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and of the UW Libraries Special Collections and University Archives and Manuscripts Divisions selected several projects as representative of the firm's work. For these as much documentation as can be located is to be preserved in the UW Libraries. The primary record series, drawings, and other graphic materials, are administered in the Special Collections Division. Textual materials are administered in the Manuscripts Section. For some of the projects selected initially very little textual material is available. Documentation on other still active projects may be presented to the Libraries at a later date.
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Bellingham Public LibraryReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Reports |
1950 |
Series 2: Congregationalists, Plymouth Congregational Church, SeattleReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Historical Conceptual Aspects |
approximately 1966 |
| 1 | Incoming Letters (from Plymouth Church) |
1965-1968 |
| 1 | Outgoing Letters |
1965-1970 |
| 1 | General Correspondence |
1965-1970 |
| 1 | Memos |
1966-1967 |
| 1 | Minutes |
1966-1968 |
| 1 | Annual reports |
1966 |
| 1 | Construction reports |
1966-1967 |
| 1 | Concrete Test (Pittsburgh Testing) reports |
1966-1967 |
| 1 | Physical and Chemical (Bethlehem Steel)
reports |
1966 |
| 1 | Program reports |
1961 |
| 1 | Miscellaneous reports |
1965 |
| 1 | Writings |
1965 |
| 1 | Notes |
|
| 1 | Ephemera |
|
| 1 | Miscellaneous including correspondence |
|
| 2 | Basement |
|
| 2 | Baugh Construction |
1966-1967 |
| 2 | Bids Received |
|
| 2 | Builders' Hardware & Supply Co. |
|
| 2 | Building Materials Selection |
1966-1967 |
| 2 | Carpeting |
1967 |
| 2 | Cash Allowance |
1966-1967 |
| 2 | Change Order Proposal (C.O.P.) |
1967 |
| 2 | Construction reports |
1966-1968 |
| 2 | Contract #1 |
1966-1967 |
| 2 | Contract #3 |
1966-1968 |
| 2 | Cost Reduction Program |
1965 |
| 2 | Deficiencies |
1968 |
| 2 | Food Service |
1967 |
| 2 | Fountain |
1967-1969 |
| 2 | Furnishings |
1966 |
| 2 | General Mechanical and Electrical Work |
1966 |
| 2 | Glass Panels |
1966-1968 |
| 2 | Hardware |
1966-1967 |
| 2 | Keys |
1966 |
| 2 | Landscaping |
1967 |
| 2 | Lighting Submittals |
1966-1967 |
| 2 | Organ |
1966-1967 |
| 2 | Owner's Files #2, 3 |
1965-1969 |
| 3 | Parapet Flashing |
1966-1968 |
| 3 | Public Address System |
1966 |
| 3 | Recommendations |
approximately 1968 |
| 3 | Shop Drawings - Reference Materials |
1966-1968 |
| 3 | Shop Drawings - Log |
1967 |
| 3 | Shop Drawings |
|
| 3 | Time Extension |
1966 |
| 3 | Transmittal Records |
1966-1968 |
| 3 | University Properties #1, 2 |
1963-1968 |
| 3 | University Properties - Ticket Office |
1967 |
Series 3: Pope and Talbot, Port Ludlow, Port Ludlow Village DevelopmentReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Report (to Pope & Talbot) |
1967 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Architectural firms--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Baugh Construction (creator)
- Bellingham Public Library (Bellingham, Wash.) (creator)
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Pope & Talbot. Port Ludlow Village Development (creator)
- Schlicker Organs (Buffalo, N.Y.) (creator)
