Cage 337 Guide to the Harry Charles Weller Papers 1940-1966 Weller (Harry C) Papers Finding aid prepared by Vanida Trongyounggoon Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA (509) 335-6691 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/ mascref@wsu.edu
Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English 2004 Finding aid written in English. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA (509) 335-6691 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/ mascref@wsu.edu
Cage 337 Weller, Harry Charles Harry Charles Weller Papers 1940-1966 61 containers. 30.5 linear feet of shelf space. 13400 items. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and some printed material relating to professional and academic activities, particularly the American Institute of Architects and the Department of Architectual Engineering. Collection materials are in English.

Harry Charles Weller was born in Puyallup, Washington on September 16, 1901, the son of Charles Amos and Elizabeth Weller. He graduated with a B.S. degree from Washington State University in 1923 and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University in 1928.

Weller joined the faculty of State College of Washington in 1928 and in 1949 he was promoted to a professorship. From 1955 until his retirement in 1966, he served as chairman of the Department of Architectural Engineering. He was also a member of various organizations such as American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Educational Commission, Washington State Council Architects, Scarab, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi and Kiwanis. As an active member of AIA, he served as Chairman of the Membership Committee, Spokane Chapter, in 1941, and Chairman of Library and Slides in 1957. During 1959-1962, he served a term as the Director of the Northwest Region of AIA

The Weller papers contain minutes, reports, publications and correspondence relating to his professional and academic careers. Approximately fifty per cent of the materials concern his many years of participation with the American Institute of Architects. Additional materials deal with his work with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, the Engineer's Council on Professional Development, and the American Society of Engineering Education. In addition, there are records from Weller's departmental chairmanship, and some personal papers.

The papers are arranged into eleven series, reflecting Weller's original arrangement, which divided the material by professional associations. Series 1-9 generally concern professional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects, the Modular Building Institute, The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the Engineers' Council on Professional Development. The minutes, reports and correspondence of these professional activities are arranged in chronological sequence. Series 6 is concerned with Weller's participation on a campus planning committee. Series 10 deals with Weller's chairmanship of the Department of Architectural Engineering. His correspondence as a chairman is arranged in two sequences: an alphabetical subject file and a chronological file. Series 11 consists of Weller's personal papers, arranged according to subject.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 337, Harry Charles Weller Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The papers of Harry Charles Weller were deposited in the Washington State University Library in May, 1975, by the Department of Architecture, Washington State University.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Weller, Harry Charles, 1901- --Archives American Institute of Architects Washington State University. Dept. of Architecture Architects -- United States -- Correspondence Washington (State) Architecture Washington (State)

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Subseries 1.1: AIA Board of Directors and Executive Committee Subseries 1.1.1: AIA Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Board: Agendas, minutes and reports 1 1-5 1958-1959 10 2 6-9 1959-1960 45 3 10-15 1960-1961 100 4 16-23 1961 50 5 24-27 1961-1963 10 Subseries 1.1.2: AIA Convention 1948-1966 6 28-33 1948-1962 170 7 34-39 1962-1966 140 Subseries 1.1.3: AIA Committees 1955-1962 8 40 AIA-AIAF Scholarship Awards 1962 4 8 41 Awards and Scholarship Committee 1955-1963 16 8 42 AIA Scholarships 80 8 43 Committee on Insurance and Sureties 1964 15 8 44 Insurance Trust May-June 1961 20 8 45 Committee on Professional Insurance 1 8 46-47 Nominating Committee 1959-1961 30 8 48 Proposed Organizational Structure 1 8 49 Judiciary Committee: National and Regional 1958-1961 50 8 50 Report on Membership Promotion 1 8 51 Report of the Committee on Committees 1961-1962 2 8 52 Preliminary Notes by Three Man Commission 1 8 53 Minutes, Meeting of Committee Chairman, January 1962 1 9 54 Description of Objectives Involved in Creation of a Department of Urban Affairs and Housing 1962 1 9 55 Committee on Preservation of Historical Buildings 13 9 56 Report of the Committee on the Profession 1961 1 9 57 Report of the Committee on the Profession 1960 1 9 58 Professional Liability and Responsibility 1960 1 9 59 An Evaluation of the Publication Policies of AIA and Their Effect on Institute Communication 2 9 60 Appendix to Report of the Committee on the Advancement of the Profession 1957 1 9 61 Speech and Feature Material for Community Relations Work 20 9 62 Board Advisory Committee on the Building Products Registry Service 1959-1960 40 10 63 Summary of the Activities of the Facilities Committee 1 10 64 The Steering Committee of the Committee on Education 1 10 65 Education Committee 1957-1963 180 10 66 National Architectural Accrediting Board 20 10 67 Annual Report of the President of the National Architectural Accrediting Board 1 10 68 Commission on Academic Training 1962-1963 10 11 69 AIA Foundation Trustee 50 11 70 Public and Community Relations 10 11 71 Public Relations 15 11 72 Pre-Registration Program 4 11 73 Housing for the Aging Committee 20 Subseries 1.1.4: AIA Publications, Brochures 1949-1966 12 74 Successful Organization 1962 1 12 75 Chapter Manual: films and speakers 1 12 76 Structure and Service 2 12 77 Rules of the Board of Directors 1957 1960 2 12 78 By-laws 1955 1959-1961 5 12 79 Standardized Accounting for Architects 2 12 80 AIA Documents 40 12 81 New Standards of Professional Practice 8 12 82 Public Relations 1 12 83 Legal Responsibilities in the Practice of Architecture and Engineering 1 13 84 AIA Brochures 20 13 85 AIA- What It Is, What It Does 1 13 86 Policy Statements, AIA 1959 1960 2 13 87 An Architect's View of Creativity 2 13 88 The Construction Survey System 1 13 89 Log Book 1 13 90 A Dictionary of Schools of Architecture 1 13 91 AIA on Color 1949 1 13 92 Committee Structure 1957-1958 1961-1962 4 13 93 AIA Organization Study 1960 1 13 94 The Octagon August 1940 1 13 95 Research News November 1965 1 13 96 Directory of Federal Agencies Contracting for Building Design 1957-1958 1 13 97 The Library Building 1 13 98 Post-Graduate Program 1956 1 13 99 Architect in Training Program 1 13 100 To the Committee of Fourteen 1 13 101 National Association of Organization of Students of Architecture 1 14 102 Books on Architecture 6 103 Bulletin 1943-1946 6 104-105 Newsletter 1951-1966 180 6 106 Reports 1962-1966 30 6 107 AIA Forms 80 Subseries 1.1.5: Correspondence 1959 1961-1963 15 108-109 1959 1961-1963 160 Subseries 1.1.6: Miscellaneous; List of the Board of Directors, List of AIA Corporate Members 15 110-112 1959-1962 80 Subseries 1.2: AIA Northwest Region Subseries 1.2.1: List of Presidents, Northwest Regional Chapters, Northwest By-Laws 16 113-114 140 Subseries 1.2.2: Correspondence 1959-1964 16 115 March-December 1959 100 16 116 May-December 1960 120 17 117 January-July 1961 130 17 118 August-December 1961 130 17 119 February 1960–March 1962 130 17 120 October 1961-August 1963 50 17 121 1964 Subseries 1.2.3: Financial Reports, Travel 18 122 Travel 70 18 123 Checks, Statements, Northwest Regional Council 20 18 124 Audit, Northwest Council 1959-1962 20 Subseries 1.2.4: Board of Directors Meeting, Executive Committee Meeting 18 125-129 1959-1962 150 Subseries 1.2.5: Northwest Region Chapters 19 130 Expanded Services 20 19 131 Chapter Affairs Committee 4 19 132 Talk to Chapters on Log Book 33 19 133 Alaska Chapter 1961-1962 20 19 134-135 Hawaii Chapter 150 19 136-137 Idaho Chapter 1959-1962 40 19 138-139 Montana Chapter 1959-1963 60 19 140-143 Oregon Chapter 1961-1963 50 20 144 Oregon Chapter 100 20 145 Southwestern Oregon Chapter 1959-1962 50 20 146-147 Southwest Washington Chapter 1959-1965 100 21 148 Seattle Chapter 1961-1962 40 21 149-156 Spokane Chapter 1955-1966 500 22 157 Spokane Chapter 10 22 158-161 Student Chapter 140 22 162-165 Washington State Chapter 1955-1964 200 Subseries 1.2.6: Northwest Regional Conference 1957-1964 23 166-171 1957-1961 500 24 172-177 1961-1964 60 Subseries 1.2.7: State Legislative Committee 24 178-179 1956-1959 110 Subseries 1.2.8: State Organizations; Pennsylvania, California, North Central States Region 25 180-183 California Council 60 25 184 Eighteenth Annual Convention 4 25 185 North Central States Region 1 25 186 Ordinances 1 25 187-189 Pennsylvania Society of Architecture 10 25 190 Report on Suggestions for Improving the School Construction Program 1 Subseries 1.2.9: Non-AIA Conference Invitations 25 191 VI Pan American Congress of Architecture Students 1966 1 25 192 XI Pan American Congress of Architects 1 25 193 Pacific Coast Schools of Architectural Meeting 1955 70 25 194 School Building Architectural Exhibit 1961-1962 2 25 195 Conference on Church Architecture 1961-1962 2 Subseries 1.2.10: Chapter Publications 26 196 Progress Report of New Jersey Society of Architects 1 26 197 AIA Digest for Chapter 1962 1 26 198 Association of Student Chapter 1960 2 26 199 Inland Empire Architect Bulletins, Spokane Chapter 10 26 200 Inland Architect, Chicago Chapter 1 26 201 Newsletter, Potomac Valley Architect 10 Subseries 1.2.11: Non-AIA Material 26 202 Catalogue: Equipment 20 26 203 Curtain Walls of Stainless Steel 1 26 204 American Architectural Foundation 1 26 205 Motive 1 26 206 Architects' and Engineers' Third Party Negligence Liability 1 26 207 Construction Survey Institute 1 26 208 The Education Court Digest 1 26 209 Pacific Northwest News Letter 1 26 210 Report of the Union Internationale des Architects; Copenhagen September 1960 1 26 211 Newsletter, Special Report 30 Series 2: Modular Building Institute 26 212 Modular Building Institute 1959 20 Series 3: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Subseries 3.1: Statistics of Member Schools, List of Officials 27 213 Statistics of Member Schools 1956-1962 20 27 214 List of officials, organizational structure 3 27 215 List of Member Schools 20 Subseries 3.2: ACSA Committees 27 216 Advancement of Architectural Education 1961 2 27 217 Architectural Internship 3 27 218 Audio-Visual Teaching 4 27 219 Career Guidance and Aptitude Testing 1 27 220 Individual Membership 1 27 221 Journal of Architectural Education 1 27 222 Relations with Foreign School of Architecture 3 27 223 Relations with Industry 2 27 224 Revision of the ACSA Constitution 1 27 225 Special Committee on Teachers' Salaries 7 Subseries 3.3: ACSA Annual Meeting 27 226-235 1948-1964 80 28 236 Regional Conference, Pullman 1963 120 Subseries 3.4: ACSA Correspondence 28 237 1955-1963 100 Subseries 3.5: AIA-ACSA Teacher Seminar 1948-1965 28 238-246 1957-1963 130 Subseries 3.6: Miscellaneous 28 247 Architect-Engineer Joint Recommendations 1961 3 28 248 Building Research Institute 1 28 249 A Study of the Prediction of Academic Success in Architectural School 1 28 250 National Architectural Accrediting Board 1956-1963 10 Series 4: Engineers Council on Professional Development (ECPD) 29 251-253 Review of Engineering Curricula: Montana State College 20 29 254 Course Outline for ECPD Accrediting Committee 1960 14 29255 Questionnaire for Review of Engineering Curricula Submitted by WSU January 1960 2 29 256 ECPD 1960 20 29 257 ECPD Inspection 40 29 258 ECPD Syllabi; Accredition 1955 20 Series 5: The American Society of Engineering Education 1964-1965 30 259 The American Society for Engineering Education 6 30 260 Brochures 5 30 261-269 Materials for Convention 42 31 270-276 Materials for Convention 32 32 277-278 Materials for Convention 10 32 279 The Rationale for Civil Defense in Total War 1 32 280 Manual Workshop on Bioengineering 1 32 281 Education in Industry 1 32 282 Third Conference on Engineering Design Education Proceedings 1 32 283 Computer Graphics 1 32 284 Journal of Engineering Education 1 32 285 Factors Influencing Engineering Enrollment 1 32 286 Perimeter and Area Problems 1 32 287 ASEE-AGC Joint Cooperative Committee Meeting, Pullman, WA. 1966 5 32 Series 6: WSU Ten Year Plan Committee 33 288 Colleges, Schools and Departments of WSU 20 33 289 Preliminary Presentation by Department of Building and Grounds 5 33 290 Minutes: Space Priorities Committee 5 33 291 A Summary of Some College Enrollment Studies 1 33 292 Meeting Calls, Ten Year Plan Committee 3 33 293 Growth Forecasts, Ten Year Plan Committee 6 33 294 Minutes: Ad Hoc Campus Improvements 20 33 295 Minutes: Ten Year Plan Committee 20 33 296 Ten Year Plan Sub-Committee 70 33 297 Functional Classification of Rooms 1 33 298 WSU Long Range Campus Plan 1 33 299 Miscellaneous 6 33 300 General Information on WSU's Institutional Operations 130 33 301 Distribution of Advisory Program 1956-1959 1 33 302 Traffic and Parking Problems 1 34 303 Statements of Building Need 20 34 304 Tentative List of Capital Outlays 2 34 305-306 Capital Outlay List 1959-1961 1963-1969 20 34 307 Capital Outlay Exhibits 1959-1970 1 34 308 Stanley A. Smith's Report 1 34 309 President's Letter on Ten Year Plan 1947 3 34 310 WSU Committee Manual 1957-1958 20 34 311-313 Justification for New Building and Facilities 1954-1959 1964 200 34 314 Capital Outlay Expenditure Estimates 1963-1969 1 35 315 WSU Planning 20 35 316 Institute of Technology 1 35 317 Institute of Agricultural Sciences 2 35 318 Priority Listing for Various Biennial 30 35 319 WSU Report on the Use of Space 1953-1954 1 35 320 Campus Improvement Committee 1 35 321-323 Correspondence 1946-1966 270 35 324 Educational Policies Committee 10 35 Series 7: School Building Research and A.A. Cleveland Conference 1959-1964 36 325-326 School Building Research 220 36 327 Landscaping, School Planning 10 36 328 School Lighting 30 36 329 Daylighting: General 30 37 330 A.A. Cleveland Conference 1959-1964 10 37 331 Lighting Outline 1 37 332 Audio-Visual Materials, School Planning 30 37 333-336 Daylighting: Skylight, Clerestory, Unilateral, Bilateral 20 37 Series 8: Earthquake, Information Concerning Earthquake Resistant Design 37 337 Bibliography, Articles on Earthquake 20 37 338 Earthquake-Resistant Design 4 37 339 World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Berkeley, California June 1956 1 37 340 Correspondence: Concrete Block Research 30 37 341 Reinforce Brick Masonry 20 37 342 Concrete Information 30 37 343 Material to Seattle 6 37 Series 9: State Board Examinations for Licensing Architects 38 344 Licenses 20 38 345 License Law for Architects 40 38 346 Architectural Examination, State of Washington 1925-1953 100 38 347 Architectural Examination 1955-1964 150 38 Series 10: Department of Architectural Engineering 38 Subseries 10.1: Departmental Financial Papers 39 348 Departmental Requisitions; Motor Pool Accounts, Phone Toll Information, Journal Vouchers 1962-1968 40 39 349-351 Budgets 1956-1964 1968 90 39 352 Correspondence on Budget 30 39 353 Faculty Salary 10 39 354 Interdepartmental Invoices 1962-1964 40 39 355 Faculty Service Reports 1960-1966 2 39 Subseries 10.2: Architectural Engineering Program 40 356 Architectural Engineering Program 20 40 357 Department Brochure 2 40 358 Drafting Tables 4 40 359 Kiwanis Club of Pullman 1 40 360 Special Paper 1 40 361 Property Inventory 1 40 362 Departmental Costs 2 40 363 Washington State Regional School Laboratory 5 40 364 Staff Meetings Agenda 7 40 365 Barlow, Dr. Howard W., Director, Washington State Institute of Technology 15 40 366 Architectural College Magazine 4 40 367 School Research, Darlington Project 10 40 368 Light Construction Building Arts and Sciences 70 40 369 The Department of Defense's Special Courses on "Protective Construction" 1962 1 40 Subseries 10.3: Correspondence 40 370 Bishop, R,J. 10 40 371 Brislawn, G.M. 30 40 372 Culler, G., Martell and Norrie 10 40 373 Czaja, E. 10 40 374 Darlington, R.P, 70 40 375 Eddy, Carlson 10 40 376 Enrollment 1 40 377 Ericson, Ed K. 20 40 378 Former Students 80 41 379 Friends of the Library 30 41 380 Fuller, R.B, 15 41 381 Gessel, H.B. 6 41 382 Jones, L., Helms & Jones 10 41 383 Keene, P.E. 3 41 384 Lea, Pearson & Richard 1 41 385 Moore, E.B. 4 41 386 Pattison, A. 10 41 387 Peterson, C.D. 30 41 388 Pettibone, C. 40 41 389 Private Practice by Staff 20 41 390 Registrar and Director of Admissions 20 41 391 Roeder, G.M. 10 41 392 Romish, John 10 41 393 Rounds, F.G, 10 41 394 School Insurance Economics 30 41 395 Specification Seminar 30 41 396 Spokane, City of; Planning Commission 3 42 397-398 General Correspondence (R,S,T) 40 42 399 Taylor, W.A. 10 42 400-401 General Correspondence (U,W) 50 42 402 Visiting Lecturer and Critics 30 42 403 Walker, M. 1 42 404 Wikers, H.E. 5 42 405 General Correspondence (W.X.Z) 5 42 406-408 General Correspondence 1944-1962 200 42 409 Douglas Fir Plywood Association 1963 20 42 410 General Correspondence 1963 80 43 411-413 General Correspondence 1964-1966 630 43 Subseries 10.4: Department Chairman Meeting. Staff Meeting 44 414 McCartan, Arthur E. 5 44 415 Spielmans, J,P. 150 44 416 Advisory Board, Institute of Technology 150 44417 Proposed Educational Specifications for a New High School 1959 2 44 418 WSU Research Project 10 44 419-420 Staff Meeting 1963-1966 90 Subseries 10.5: Prospective Faculty, Prospective Students 45 421 Lockridge, Don 6 45 422-424 Prospective Faculty 1957-1963 420 46 425-426 Prospective Faculty 1964-1965 250 46 427 Scott, David M. 100 46 428 Prospective Faculty 1965-1966 100 47 429 Prospective Faculty 1966 150 47 430 Prospective Faculty, Employment Bulletins 100 47 431 Recommendation 20 47 432-433 Prospective Students 1955-1961 170 48 434-436 Prospective Students 1961-1963 360 Subseries 10.6: Competitions, Acoustics Programs, Grants, Job for Students 48 437 System Analysis 20 48 438 Wheat Museum 48 439 Photography 6 49 440 Equipment Orders 1963 6 49 441 3M Competition 20 49 442 C. Clement French 4 49 443 Acoustics Program 10 49 444 Dietz, Robert H., Yakima Meeting 30 49 445 Educational Policies Committee 30 49 446 Scholarship Grants 7 49 447 Seismic Design 1 49 448-449 Jobs for Students 1957-1966 130 Subseries 10.7: Syllabi and Statements of Courses 50-55 450-520 Departmental Curriculum 1000 Subseries 10.8: Student Designs 56 521-529 First Year - Fourth Year Design 180 Series 11: Personal Papers Subseries 11.1: Christmas Letter and Newsletter to Graduates 57 530-534 Christmas Letter and Newsletter to Graduates 1958-1963 550 58 535-536 Christmas Letter and Newsletter to Graduates 1964-1965 250 Subseries 11.2: Subjects File (Lecture Notes and Civic Associations) 58 537 Alpha Rho Chi Medal Award 1962 10 58 538 Boston Pop Concert 10 58 539 Boy Scout Merit Badge 5 58 540 Campus Improvement Committee 3 58 541 CUB 1 58 542 Herman Light Seating 5 58 543 Hotel Planning 2 58 544 Housing Research 10 58 545 Improvement of Instruction 1 58 546 Knoll Furniture 10 58 547 Langley Scholarship 10 58 548 Library Committee 10 58 549 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards 10 58 550 OMNI (Structural Products, Inc.) 6 58 551 Pencil Rendering 3 58 552 Photographs 20 58 553 Plumbing Notes 10 58 554 Recreation Committee 10 59 555-557 Scarab 60 59 558 Solar Energy 1 59 559 Spokane Field Trip 1948 4 59 560 Sub-Committee on Color 3 59 561 Systematic Parking 6 59 562 Tau Beta Pi Association 10 59 563 Union Expansion Committee 20 59 564 General Correspondence (David M. Scott) 10 Subseries 11.3: Speeches 60 565 Speeches 30 60 566-567 Material for Preparing Speeches 70 60 568 Speeches for Architects in their Community, AIA 50 Subseries 11.4: Fraternity House Addition 61 569-570 Kappa Delta Sorority House Additions 60