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Jensen Haslem Architects collection, 1981-2004

Overview of the Collection

Title
Jensen Haslem Architects collection
Dates
1981-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
88.25 linear feet, (88.25 linear feet 90 drawings, 40 boxes)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 517
Summary
This collection contains blueprints and project documentation from Jensen Haslem Architects and its predecessor company, JHCH Architects.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
Material in English
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Biographical Note

Tom Jensen founded Jensen Haslem Architects, initially named JHCH Architects, in 1980. Tom grew up in Wisconsin and, after achieving a degree in architectural design from Cornell University in 1970, he set up his own practice. In 1976, Jensen and his wife, Ronna, moved to Logan, Utah where he set up the architectural firm four years later.

In the beginning, the company was small, completing only a few projects per year. However, by 1997 it had grown considerably, boasting an office in Salt Lake City and a total of 38 professional employees. In that same year, the company changed its name to Jensen Haslem Architects and added principal architects Donald Finlayson and Jon Erdmann to the team.

In 2003, Jensen Haslem merged with Peterson Hammond Architects to form Architectural Nexus, with Donald Finlayson as president and Tom Jensen as chairman of the board of directors. The company has since developed into one of the top architectural firms in Utah and placed among the top 60 architectural firms in the United States. Architectural Nexus has designed several notable projects in the region, including the Huntsman Cancer Research Hospital in Salt Lake City, American West Heritage Center in Wellsville, Utah, the Logan Transit Center, and several others. In 2013, Tom Jensen left his position as chairman of the board and moved to Jordan in order to help start a new architectural program at the American University of Madaba.

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Content Description

This collection contains the blueprints, project files, manuals and specification originals of JHCH Architects and Jensen Haslem Architects prior to 2003, when the company merged with Peterson Hammond Architects. These materials are beneficial to anyone researching architectural history in Northern Utah.

The collection is divided into three categories: architectural drawings, project files and project manuals. The drawings have been deposited in archival tubes while the project files and manuals are placed chronologically in 40 archival boxes. The collection retains the original project numbers given by the company. These numbers include the last two digits of the year that the project was contracted, then the number of the project (e.g. year 1995 and project number 003, would result in the name "95003"). The folders are also labeled with the project name. The numbers in parenthesis after the project name indicate specifically the folders related to that project are housed in a given box (e.g. if a folder under title box 4 reads "Space Dynamics Lab 27-41," then only folders 27 through 41 in that box relate to Space Dynamics Lab).

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Jensen Haslem Architects collection must be obtained from the Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Jensen Haslem Architects collection USU_COLL MSS 517, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 517, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

These files are arranged by document type, then project number. This numbering is also chronological.

Processing Note

Processed in June of 2014

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to Merrill-Cazier Library Special Collections and Archives by Tom Jensen in 2013.

Related Materials

Another major architectural firm in Cache Valley is Architectural Design West, whose collection is held in USU ARCH MSS 1.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Architecture--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History.
  • Architecture--Designs and plans.

Finding aid/Register created by Elisabeth Cropper and Clint Pumphrey
2014

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