urn:taro:uh.ua.00002 Architectural Drawings, UH, 1949-1996 Tyler Selle University of Houston Libraries 1998 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, June 2001. ENG Tue Jul 22 14:51:40 CDT 2003 urn:taro:uh.ua.00002 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Architectural Drawings, UH, 1949-1996 Tyler Selle University of Houston Libraries 1998 Descriptive Summary Architectural Drawings, UH 1949-1996 This collection contains blueprints and copies of blueprints from buildings within the University of Houston System. The bulk of the drawings were created during the 1960s and 1970s and deal primarily with the additions to the M.D. Anderson Library. uhaarc96 20 map drawers, 13 boxes Special Collections & Archives, University of Houston Libraries English. Organization History

Founded in 1927 as the Houston Junior College, the institution became a four-year university in 1934 and changed its name to the University of Houston. Houston oilman and philanthropist Hugh Roy Cullen funded many of the initial building projects on campus. Following the Second World War, enrollment at UH reached record numbers due to returning veterans and the G.I. Bill. Increased enrollment necessitated more classroom and laboratory space. A construction boom started on campus during the early 1950s and did not slow until the early 1970s. During this period several buildings and additions to existing structures augmented the University of Houston.

 Scope and Contents

The UH Architectural Drawings contain blueprints and copies of blueprints from buildings within the University of Houston System. Items in the collection date from 1949 through 1996. The bulk of the architectural drawings were created during the 1960s and 1970s and deal primarily with the first (Blue Wing) and second (Brown Wing) additions to the M.D. Anderson Library. Other blueprints of the Library include the Original Building, Floor-Specific Plans, Miscellaneous drawings, Furniture and Stack Layouts, UH Branch Libraries, and System Libraries Plans. Additional blueprints pertain to the Fine Arts Center and Physical Education Facilities on campus.

Most material is located in map cases in the Reading Room. The collection is arranged chronologically, whenever possible, within the drawers, boxes, and rolls. When more than one sub-series (such as a floor within the Library) occupies a drawer items are arranged chronologically within the sub-series. Drawings of individual floors are arranged in ascending order and chronologically within the sub-series.

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Tyler Selle, January 1998

 Preferred Citation

UH Architectural Drawings, Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, University of Houston Libraries.

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be discussed with the University Archivist.

Due to the oversize nature of the materials photocopies will not be made.

 Sources Edison E. Oberholtzer, The Growth and Development of the University of Houston: A Summation, March, 1927-May, 1950, 1950. Patrick J. Nicholson, In Time: An Anecdotal History of the First Fifty Years of the University of Houston, 1977. Office of Information, University of Houston, A Decade of Progress, 1961-1971, 1972. Detailed Description M.D. Anderson Library - Original Building [Red Wing], 1950 Drawer 1 Red Wing 2nd and 3rd Floors, June 7, 1949 2 M.D. Anderson Library - Original Building, May 23, 1049 M.D. Anderson Library - First Addition [Blue Wing], 1967 2 Addition to Library [Blue Wing]; “As Built,” September 15, 1967 3 Blue Wing; Dr. Holley's copy; vol. 1 and 2, December 3, 1964 4 Blue Wing; Dr. Holley's copy; vol. 3 and 4, December 3, 1964 5 Basement - Existing Partitions, December, 1964 Basement Plan, December, 1964 First Floor - Existing Building (with Furniture overlay), December 3, 1964 All Floors Blue Wing, January 27, 1965 6 Furniture Layout - Existing Portion, April 4, 1966 Furniture Layout - New Addition, April 4, 1966 Name and Number Plate Layout, October 25, 1966 All Floors - Bookstack and Carrel Plan, September 15, 1967 M.D. Anderson Library - Second Addition [Brown Wing], 1977 7 Brown Wing Preliminary Drawings, June 6-October 3, 1975 8 Brown Wing Construction Plans, January 28, 1976 9 Brown Wing Finishing Plans, June 21, 1976 Construction Timetable, July 7, 1976 10 M.D. Anderson Library - Entire Building; with room numbers, July 7, 1977 3rd Floor Brown Wing, n.d. M.D. Anderson Library - Miscellaneous Drawings 11 Stack Layout, Fall 1973 General Arrangement - Full Vacuum Document Fumigator, October 1, 1976 Revised Stack Layout, January 20, 1977 Sculpture Supports, June 8, 1977 Construction Details, September 13, 1977 Construction Details, n.d. Furnishing Plans - Stack Layouts, n.d. Circulation and Information Desk, n.d. Site Plan - Sidewalks, n.d. M.D. Anderson Library - Floor-Specific Plans 12 Basement Alterations, June 9, 1969 Audio-Visual Dock Ramp, June 6, 1975 Basement Plan, June 10, 1975 Photocopy Center, December 4, 1978 Basement, n.d. 13 First Floor, 1963 First Floor, July 7, 1964 First Floor, March 17, 1966 West Entry and First Floor (Furnishing Plan), June 21, 1976 First Floor Remodeling, August 20, 1981 First Floor Lobby Remodeling, November 25, 1981 14 Second Floor, June 6, 1975 Second Floor, May 24, 1977 Third Floor (Furnishing), 1964 15 5th Floor - Center for Integrative Studies, October 7, 1976 Cruiser Houston Memorial Room (North Wing 5th Floor), March 6, 1981 Renovation of Seventh Floor - University Archives, 1996 UH Branch Libraries 16 UH Music Library, December 8, 1967 Fine Arts Center and Music Library, May 16, 1969 UH Optometry Library, January 8, 1975 UH Optometry Library, April 15, 1975 UH System Libraries 17 Clear Lake, May 23, 1969 Clear Lake, July 8, 1969 Clear Lake, November 11, 1969 UH Victoria, November 9, 1972 UH Victoria, December 18, 1972 UH Victoria, January 3, 1973 UH Victoria, n.d. Other Architectural Drawings 18 Physical Education and Auditorium Buildings, July 5, 1967 Hofheinz Pavilion (Commencement Plans), February 16, 1968 Women's Physical Education Facilities, October 15, 1968 University of Chicago Regenstein Library, September 1970 Auditorium, Basketball Court Seating Plan for Commencement, November 20, 1970 UH Fine Arts Center, n.d. UH-Related Oversize Drawings 20 Oversize Drawings, various M.D. Anderson Library Oversize Drawings 1 Brown Wing - all Floors, December 15, 1975 2 Brown Wing - Basement, 1st, and 5th Floors, May 10, 1976, n.d. 3 West Entry - Exterior, Ceiling, Electrical, 1976 4 Brown Wing - Furniture Plan, Technical Services (w/cut-outs), November 12, 1985 5 Demolition Plans for Brown Wing Construction, n.d. 6 Brown Wing - Floor plans, all Floors, and Exterior Drawings, n.d. 7 Furniture Layout, n.d. A UH Clear Lake Library, July 18, 1969 B Brown Wing - Fire Alarm System/Power Riser Diagram, November 24, 1975 Construction Schedule, February 5, 1976 C Brown Wing - all Floors [Duplicate of Box 1], December 15, 1975 D Blue Wing - Furniture and Stacks Plan (Current Journals), November 25, 1985 E Blue Wing, 1st Floor (Current Journals, Microforms, Media Dept), November 25, 1985 F Brown Wing Furniture Plans (by ISD), Basement-5th Floor, n.d.