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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)
1966-1968 (bulk)
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
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

No restrictions on access.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

Contracts, specifications, shop drawings, correspondence, architectural project files.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

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:

Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson Plymouth Congregational Church Photograph Collection (PH Collection 366)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Architectural firms--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson--Archives

Other Creators

  • 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)


2007 (Last modified: 8/25/2020)

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