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S. E. Arvin and Sons Records Collection

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Identifier: DADA-049
Scope and Contents This collection includes business records, financial records, architectural plans, plat maps, and photographs from S. E. Arvin and Sons in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1947 to 1952 regarding residential architecture built by the company, with particular emphasis on the Arlington Woods subdivision. There are a few personal papers consisting of household purchase receipts, most notably routine purchases from Block's and L. S. Ayres' department stores and purchases related to Mary...
Dates: 1940 - 1953
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Samuel G. Bartel Architectural Records Collection

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Identifier: DADA-002
Scope and Contents The collection consists of drawings, specifications, correspondence, and contracts from the office of Samuel G. Bartel, “practical architect.” It covers the period from about 1895 to about 1920. The arrangement is chronological.Bartel did not date most of the documents in the collection. He reliably gave his address; however, and city directories record the dates that his address changed. Estimated dates for the documents have been supplied according to the information from the...
Dates: ca. 1985-ca.1920
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Schenley Distillery architectural plans

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Identifier: SPEC-092
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 219 architectural plans for alcoholic beverage distillation and fermentation facilities operated by Schenley Distillers Corporation and its various subsidiaries in Lawrenceburg and Greendale, Indiana between 1934 and 1951. All of the plans were drawn by draftsman Frank C. Hall and include original drawings and printed reproductions. Some of the plans have been annotated in pencil to identify office copies and versions that were considered void.

Dates: 1934-1951
Found in: Special Collections

Schuyler N. Nolan Landscape Architectural Records Collection

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Identifier: DADA-008
Scope and Contents The collection consists of records pertaining to Schuyler N. Nolan’s landscape architecture practice in Indianapolis, 1939-1973. It includes landscape and garden plans for 56 projects of various types: private homes and estates, banks, insurance companies, schools, and churches. Among the commercial clients are Glendale Shopping Center, L. S. Ayres and Co., and Indiana National Bank. Nolan also did work for Washington Park Cemetery and the 1937 Indianapolis Home Show. Residential clients...
Dates: 1939 - 1973
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Snider and Rotz Engineering Drawings Collection

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Identifier: DADA-050
Scope and Contents This collection consists of engineering drawings, commission lists, and photographs from the office of Snider and Rotz Engineers. It covers the period 1912-1993. Most of the projects are in Indianapolis, Indiana.The commission lists are eight bound volumes that chronologically document the firm’s commissions from 1913 to 1981. The drawings are mostly mechanical drawings for heating, ventilation, electrical wiring, and plumbing on many different kinds of projects from...
Dates: 1912 - 1993
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Sollitt Construction Company Architectural Records Collection

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Identifier: DADA-030
Scope and Contents The collection contains 358 architectural working drawings and two sets of specifications for 11 buildings from the Sollitt Construction Co. of South Bend, Indiana, from 1923-85. A variety of building types are represented: an apartment building, a retirement home, a government center, a church, a bank, a Masonic temple, a U.S. post office, two schools, and two industrial buildings. Most of the buildings are in northern Indiana (Elkhart, Ft. Wayne, Goshen, Marion) but projects...
Dates: 1923 - 1985
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Thomas McConnaughey Architectural Drawings Collection

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Identifier: DADA-015
Scope and Contents The collection consists of 58 rolls of drawings for architectural projects. Most of the projects are in east-central Indiana. Most are by Thomas A. McConnaughey and firms with which he was associated, including Hemmert and McConnaughey, McConnaughey and Associates, and McConnaughey and Guy. Other firms represented are Houck and Hamilton; Hamilton and Graham; Walter Scholer and Associates; C. R. Gollogly; Fleck Burkhart and Shropshire; Orus Eash; Louis C. Kingscott; McGuire and Shook; C....
Dates: ca. 1927-1971
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Timothy Liddy Landscape and Golf Course Architecture Collection

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Identifier: DADA-063
Scope and Contents

This project consists of approximately 90 projects for golf courses in the United States, many of which have achieved national and international recognition.

Dates: 1991-2013
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Velma Floyd papers

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Identifier: MSS-198
Scope and Contents

This collection contains specifications, architectural drawings, plumbing fixture information, hand-written notes regarding construction for a house located at 2008 W. Berwyn in Muncie. This collection also contains correspondence with Dorothy Helmer and the architect's office.

Dates: 1952-1953
Found in: Stoeckel Archives of Local History

Walter S. Blackburn and Blackburn Architects Architectural Records Collection

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Identifier: DADA-059
Scope and Contents This collection contains drawings, preservation plans, project files, and an extensive digital-born collection relating to the work of Walter S. Blackburn and his firm Blackburn Architects between the years of 1975 and 2009. Large drawings, either from design development phases or construction bid packets, can be found for a few of Blackburn’s more prominent works which include the Grace Apostolic Church, the RCA Dome and Convention Center Renovation, and the National Underground Railroad...
Dates: 1975 - 2009
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Wayne Weber Architectural Records Collection

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Identifier: DADA-016
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 23 drawings, 213 color and black-and-white photographic slides, 41 photographic prints, 416 photographic negatives, and correspondence regarding buildings and covered bridges in Indiana.

Dates: ca. 1957-1980
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Werking and Son Architectural Drawings Collection

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Identifier: DADA-027
Scope and Contents This collection is from the architectural firm founded by Charles E. Werking, located first in Hagerstown and then in Richmond, Indiana, and continued in Richmond by his son, Paul R. Werking. The firm used several names during its history, reflecting the names of the principals in the office at the time. The business names and the dates for which we have records are: C. E. Werking, Architect (Hagerstown): ca. 1904-1914C. E. Werking, Architect (Richmond):...
Dates: 1904 - 1941
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Whitely Neighborhood architectural survey records

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Identifier: SEAGER-072
Scope and Contents

The Whitely Neighborhood architectural survey records consist of completed survey forms for over 120 residential and commercial properties in the Whitely Neighborhood of Muncie, Indiana. The survey was conducted between 1987 and 1988 as part of the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Survey forms were completed by Ball State University students.

Dates: 1987 - 1988, undated
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Wilkinson Lumber Company Architectural Drawings Collection

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Identifier: DADA-044
Scope and Contents The collection consists of 142 pages of drawings, evidently created as a design service by employees of the Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Co. about 1935. The sheets are typically 8.5 x 11 inches and represent designs for 51 houses and one boat dock. Typically there are floor plans and either an exterior perspective rendering or a rendered front elevation for each house. Most of the drawings are in pencil or colored pencil on tracing paper; five are photo-mechanical reproductions (blueprints,...
Dates: ca. 1935
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

William Conner Farm Architectural Drawings Collection

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Identifier: DADA-014
Scope and Contents The collection contains site and topographical maps of the William Conner farm, which are not dated but likely date from 1934 when Eli Lilly purchased the farm and began extensive restoration work. The majority of the collection contains elevation and floor plans for buildings that Lilly had constructed for the site. All were drawn by the firm of Robert Frost Daggett, Architect, in 1934. These drawings are pencil on tracing paper. Buildings represented in the collection are a cottage;...
Dates: ca. 1934
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

W.R. Baker Architectural Records Collection

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Identifier: DADA-036
Scope and Contents

100 rolls of architectural drawings from the office of W. R. Baker, South Bend, Indiana, dating from 1940 to 1958. The collection is unprocessed.

Dates: 1940 - 1958
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment

Wright, Porteous and Lowe, Inc. Architectural Records Collection

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Identifier: DADA-042
Scope and Contents The collection consists of 157 rolls of architectural working drawings and presentation drawings by Wright, Porteous and Lowe and predecessor firms, two portfolios of WPL work, 33 photographs, 2 framed collages, and 3 framed perspective renderings. Works of other firms include: Austin Engineering Bonar and AssociatesDaily EngineeringG.E.The Kellams GroupRobert L. Larue and AssociatesMcNamee Porter and Selee...
Dates: 1908 - 1993
Found in: Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment
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