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Jim Woodward Collection 1973-2005

MG 111

Biographical Note

Born in December of 1951, James (Jim) Woodward completed his Bachelor of Architecture from Arizona State University in 1974. After that, Mr. Woodward worked as an architect throughout the state of Arizona. In 1978, Mr. Woodward began to concentrate on a variety of historic preservation projects, developing an expertise in the architectural development of the Southwestern United States. As an architectural historian, Jim Woodward organized and conducted historic building surveys, wrote nominations for the National Register of Historic Places, and prepared historic structure reports. These projects ranged in scope and size from historic home preservation to city planning guides. In his professional career, Mr. Woodward worked for Janus Associates Inc. for decades before opening his own architectural firm in Flagstaff, Arizona. Throughout his long and notable career, James Woodward would continue to make historic preservation a focus, working on such restoration projects as the Phoenix Indian School, Desert View Watchtower, and the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. His later work focused on historic rehabilitation projects in Flagstaff, which he continued until his death in August of 2006.

Scope and Content

The Woodward Collection contains the historic preservation work of James Woodward for close to forty years, from the mid-1970s to the turn of the century. The collection contains notes, blueprints, correspondence, and photos of restoration work from the various projects Woodward undertook throughout his career. In addition, Woodward Collection also contains several historic building surveys and building condition reports. Most of the files come from work done through his architecture firm, Woodward Architectural, though there are some files from his time at Janus Associates Inc. The collection is divided into 12 series that represent the various areas of the state where Mr. Woodward did most of his preservation work.

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Governor George W.P. Hunt to Ely Sims, November 21, 1919, Box 14, Office of the Governor, RG 1, History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.

Provenance

Accession A-2011-103

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