ORU_AAA001.xml Guide to the School of Architecture and Allied Arts (AAA) Student Drawings Collection 1914-1970 School of Architecture and Allied Arts (AAA) Student Drawings Collection Helene Marie Hannon, Edward Teague and Stephanie Kays University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2014
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School of Architecture and Allied Arts (AAA) Student Drawings Collection University of Oregon. School of Architecture and Allied Arts AAA 001 1612 drawing(s) 1914-1970 1925-1955 This collection contains approximately 1,600 drawings created by architecture students in the University of Oregon's school of Architecture and Allied Arts during the years 1914-1970. Stored in the Architecture and Allied Arts Library in Lawrence Hall, the works are arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by creator. They were created using various media, including charcoal, watercolor, and blueprint, and range in size from 18" x 28" to 46" x 72". The drawings range in size from 18" x 28" to 46" x 72". This collection is housed at the Architecture and Allied Arts Library 200 Lawrence Hall 1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 (541) 346-3637 English .

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Architecture and Allied Arts Library. Please ask a librarian for assistance.

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The architecture school was established at the University of Oregon in 1914, with Portland architect Ellis F. Lawrence as the director. Lawrence appointed Walter R. B. Willcox in 1922 to serve as the head of the architecture program. Willcox advocated individualized and noncompetitive approaches to instruction, which were innovative at the time and encouraged creative solutions for assignments. After World War II, the program grew and diversified as returning veterans enrolled in classes.

This finding aid points to a collection of approximately 1,600 drawings created by architecture students in the University of Oregon's school of Architecture and Allied Arts during the years 1914 - 1970. Stored in the Architecture and Allied Arts Library in Lawrence Hall, the works are arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by creator. They were created using various media, including charcoal, watercolor, and blueprint, and range in size from 18" x 28" to 46" x 72". Many of the drawings are encased in mylar to prevent damage.

The collection contains student drawings which demonstrate the pedagogy of the program, including analytiques, ornamentation, and sketch problems. The works reflect the changing styles of periods from Beaux-Arts to midcentury Modernism. They give a unique insight to the development of the Pacific Northwest architectural style, and the collection as a whole provides insight into the first works of artists who became important architects of the region, including: Chloethiel B. Woodard (Smith), Lee Nelson, Mel Streeter, Edith Yang, Howard Backen, Hollis Johnston, Mary L. Allen (Rosenberg), Eyler Brown, Wallace Hayden, and Walter Church.

 Guide to the School of Architecture and Allied Arts (AAA) Student Drawings Collection

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