University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1900-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Washington. Office of the University Architect
Title
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records
Dates
1900-1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
circa 15 cubic feet, plus 22 oversize folders, 5 vertical files, and 1 sound cassette
Collection Number
UW Resource No. 06117
Summary
Annual reports, planning documents, architectual plans and drawings, subject files, correspondence, reports, blueprints, photographs, watercolor painting, photograph album and facts; 1900- 1981.
Repository
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

Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Annual reports, plans and drawings of University of Washington campus buildings, committee records, correspondence, photographs, and other records of the University of Washington Office of the Architect.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 14 accessions.

  • Accession No. 70-074, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1957-1966
  • Accession No. 73-028, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1900-1968
  • Accession No. 81-077, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1973
  • Accession No. 81-100, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, [Information not available]
  • Accession No. 82-037, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1919-1980
  • Accession No. 84-022, University of Washington Office of the University Architect records, [Information not available]
  • Accession No. 89-038, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1959-1981
  • Accession No. 90-005, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, circa 1900-1930
  • Accession No. 90-082, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, circa 1931
  • Accession No. 91-165, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1909
  • Accession No. 91-212, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect artifact, circa 1925
  • Accession No. 92-034, University of Washington Office of the University Architect records, circa 1930
  • Accession No. 93-102, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, circa 1956-1960
  • Accession No. 17-009, University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, circa 1970s

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 70-074: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1957-1966Return to Top

.21 cu. ft.

Scope and Content: Annual Reports, planning documents (1957-1966)

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 73-028: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1900-1968Return to Top

35 boxes and 21 oversize folders

Scope and Content: Plans and drawings of campus buildings, including AYPE blueprints (1900-1968)

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Anthony R. Constantino, Supervisor Records Section, Physical Plant, 16 Sept. 1966; J.W. Harding, Director Physical Plant, 24 June 1966 via Special Collections, 1966-09-16

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 81-077: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1973Return to Top

.51 cu. ft. (rolls in 3 packages)

Scope and Content: Hospital Construction Plans, 1973.

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Transferred by Jan Peterson, Fall 1981, 1981-09-01

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 81-100: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, [Information not available]Return to Top

.17 cubic feet. (1 map "tube")

Scope and Content: Drawings (prints) of A.Y.P. Auditorium Building ("Old Meany Hall")

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Bill Alexander, 1981-11-03

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 82-037: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1919-1980Return to Top

1.42 cu. ft.

Scope and Content: Subject files for construction projects and problems (1919-79); committee records (1966-80)

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Transferred by URC from their pickup, 1981-11-02

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 84-022: University of Washington Office of the University Architect records, [Information not available]Return to Top

1 folder (flat oversize)

Scope and Content: Pavillion drawing (ink)

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Transferred from Architect's office, 1982-01-01

Description
University of Washington Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 89-038: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1959-1981Return to Top

4 cubic feet.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, reports, and declaration statements; 1959-81.

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: University Records Center, 1989-01-03

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 90-005: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, circa 1900-1930Return to Top

.21 cu. ft.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, blueprints, and photographs; ca. 1900-1930.

Materials relate to two major topics: (1) the Washington State Museum and (2) the early campus plans and correspondence with the Olmsted Brothers landscape architects of Brookline, Massachusetts.

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Stephanie Bennett, 1990-01-12

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 90-082: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, circa 1931Return to Top

1 vertical file

Scope and Content: Watercolor of Chimes Tower; ca. 1931.

Signed by Broten.

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Burke Museum, 1989-08-03

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 91-165: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, 1909Return to Top

1 folder

Scope and Content: Photograph album of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition; 1909.

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Gift Processing, 1991-09-24

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 91-212: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect artifact, circa 1925Return to Top

.08 cubic feet.

Scope and Content: Object; part of the console of the original chimes; ca. 1925?

This hinge from the console of the original University of Washington chimes was retrieved from the site of the fire on the morning after, by Kermit Brandt as a child.

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Kermit A. Brandt, 1988-06-01

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect artifact

Accession No. 92-034: University of Washington Office of the University Architect records, circa 1930Return to Top

1 vertical file

Scope and Content: Sketch maps showing room layouts of University buildings; ca. 1930.

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Located during the move to the Allen Library, 1990-01-01

Description
University of Washington Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 93-102: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, circa 1956-1960Return to Top

1 vertical file

Scope and Content: Reduced plans of buildings and an organizational chart; ca. 1956-1960.

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Moved from publications area, 1993-01-01

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Accession No. 17-009: University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records, circa 1970sReturn to Top

1 vertical file plus 1 sound cassette

Scope and Content: 114 slides, 1 sound cassette (circa 60 minutes), and 3 images of floor-plan drawings of the University of Washington Health Sciences Teaching Increment remodel of the B-Wing of the Health Sciences building. The architect of the remodel was Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johnson (NBBJ).

Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records—not subject to copyright. Copying, quotation, publication and other uses are unrestricted if records are open for public release.

Acquisition Info: Coryell Berry, Director of Health Sciences Facility Planning, 1998-09-08

Description
University of Washington, Office of the University Architect records

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Architecture--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington--Buildings--Design and construction
  • University of Washington. Office of the University Architect--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Blueprints (reprographic copies)
  • Photographs
  • Records (Documents)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • University of Washington. University Archives

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)