MS 762
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: |
Arizona Architectural Archives |
| Collection Name: | Arizona Architectural Archives records, |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1981-2012 |
| Physical Description: | 2.5 Linear Feet |
| Abstract: | The Arizona Architectural Archives records contains organizational and collection records documenting the administration and maintenance of archives created by the College of Architecture Library at the University of Arizona in 1976. The collection is divided into three series, two of which are further arranged in subseries. This collection is part of the Arizona Architectural Archives collection transferred to Special Collections in 2011. The Arizona Architectural Archives collection contains professional papers, project, and office records related to significant architects, architectural practices, and builders active in Arizona in the 20th century. |
| Collection Number: | MS 762 |
| Language: | Materials are in English. |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
The Arizona Architectural Archives was established in 1976 at the College of Architecture Library at the University of Arizona to preserve and make available documentation about prominent architects, builders, and architecturally significant structures in Arizona. After the closure of the College of Architecture Library circa the mid-2000s, collections were dispersed to several locations including the University of Arizona Libraries and the Arizona Historical Society. The bulk of the holdings transferred to UA Libraries Special Collections consists of professional papers, project, and office records related to significant architects, architectural practices, and builders active in Arizona in the 20th century.
The Arizona Architectural Archives records collection includes organizational and collection records created by the Arizona Architectural Archives administrators and affiliates from approximately 1981-2012. The collection contains organizational records, collection records, historic property inventory forms, original and photocopied correspondence, drawings, black & white photographs, photocopied publications and newspaper clippings, photocopied maps, and handwritten collection and research notes. The bulk of the records were created between 1981-1992.
There are no restrictions on this collection.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from theowner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
This collection is part of the Arizona Architectural Archives collection transferred to Special Collections in 2011. Related resources from the transfer include: John W. Murphey records (MS 603); Josias Thomas Joesler collection (MS 470) Judith Chafee papers (MS 606)
Other related collections held in Special Collections, University of Arizona: Eleazar Diaz Herreras, Oral History AZ 555
Gresham, S. (1984). Collections of drawings and other records relating to the buildings and the practice of architecture in Arizona: A guide. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Architectural Archives, College of Architecture, University of Arizona. E9791 Univ.4.5 A673 G831
Related collections held by other institutions: Arizona Historical Society, Architectural Drawing Collection, MS 1376
This collection is part of the Arizona Architectural Archives collection transferred to Special Collections in 2011.
Arizona Architectural Archives records (MS 762). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries
Processed by Bianca Finley Alper in 2021. Unless otherwise noted in the series and subseries descriptions, the arrangement scheme for the collection and the arrangement of the series and subseries was maintained during processing. Series II and III, and corresponding subseries, closely reflect the original processing and arrangement decisions imposed by the Arizona Architectural Archives, wherein individual architects were processed as discrete "collections" and assigned a record group number. Additional information about original processing and arrangement decisions made by the Arizona Architectural Archives is provided in a collection guide published by the Arizona Architectural Archives in 1984 and used to confirm the received order and arrangement of collection records. Gresham, S. (1984). Collections of drawings and other records relating to the buildings and the practice of architecture in Arizona: A guide. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Architectural Archives, College of Architecture, University of Arizona. E9791 Univ.4.5 A673 G831
| Series I: Organizational and collection records , 1982-2012 | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| This series primarily consists of organizational records and notes thought to be created by individuals working with and administering to the Arizona Architectural Archives at the College of Architecture Library. The records are predominantly handwritten working notes and a few word-processed documents recording accessions, describing collections, and documenting general work conducted in the Arizona Architectural Archives. General research and miscellaneous working notes about architects held in the collection are also included in this series. This series also includes original correspondence with city and county agencies about efforts to document extant historic structures built by Josias T. Joesler in collaboration with builder, John W. Murphey. A folder of early correspondence from John W. Murphey is not in the orginal format. It was photocopied from the collections held by the Arizona Historical Society. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Accessions, 1976-1985, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Administration, 1982, 1989, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence, 2012-05-13 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Collection information, 1985, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | D. Burr DuBois collection, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | John Ivancovich collection, 1936, undated | |||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| A notable exception to Series I is the File, "John Ivancovich collection,1936, undated," which contains handwritten working notes about collection records for projects executed by architect Henry O. Jaastad for client John Ivancovich, an immigrant to the US who eventually settled in Arizona and was a business owner and real-estate developer in downtown Tucson in the late 1800s. This folder includes original correspondence on J. Ivancovich Co. letterhead from John Ivancovich to Jones Monument Co. dated April 16, 1936. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Henry O. Jaastad collection, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Place & Place collection , undated | |||||||||
| Series II: Architectural drawings inventory, 1981-1989 | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| This series consists of cataloging worksheets developed by the Arizona Architectural Archives used as registration records to inventory, describe, and locate architectural drawings held in the Arizona Architectural Archives Collection. This series is organized into six subseries organized by architect. Each file in a subseries is organized in numerical order by catalog number. These catalog numbers were created by the Arizona Architectural Archives to follow architectural records naming conventions. However, to accomodate archival repository standards, the Arizona Architectural Archives assigned a record group number to identify collections as discrete entities determined by acquisition events. For example: Record Group/Project number/Year of project. These unique catalog numbers correspond to catalog numbers handwritten on folders and individual architectural drawings held by the Arizona Architectural Archives and transferred to Special Collections, University of Arizona. | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1: Place & Place collection, 1983, 1985 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Catalog numbers 7601/1/1914—7601/89/n.d., 1983, 1985 | |||||||||
| Subseries 2: Henry O. Jaastad collection, 1981-1989 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Catalog numbers 7801/1/n.d.—7801/207/n.d., 1981-1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Catalog numbers 7801/1/1907—7801/148/1929, 1983-1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Catalog numbers 7801/149/1930—7801/311/1951, 1983-1985 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Catalog numbers 7801.1/1/1940—7801.4/1/1956 , 1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Catalog number 7905/1/1926, 1985 | |||||||||
| Subseries 3: Trost & Trost collection, 1985 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Catalog numbers 7901/1/1909—7901/2/1902, 1985 | |||||||||
| Subseries 4: D. Burr DuBois collection, 1982-1985 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Catalog numbers 7904.1/1/n.d.—7904.1/79/1957, 7904.1/unidentified , 1982-1985 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Catalog numbers 7904.2/1/1941-1948—7904.2/11/1953, 1982-1985 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Catalog numbers 7904.3/1/1952-52—7904.6/1/1959-60, 1982 | |||||||||
| Subseries 5: Russell Hastings collection, 1982-1983 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Catalog numbers 7904.7/miscellaneous—7904.7/111/1935, 1982-1983 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Catalog numbers 7904.8/1/1949—7904.9/1/1964 , 1982 | |||||||||
| Subseries 6: Miscellaneous architects, 1984-1985 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Catalog numbers 8001 (Herreras), 8405/1/1941, 8406/1/1897—8406/4/n.d. , 1984-1985 | |||||||||
| Series III: Josias T. Joesler collection, 1984-2007 1991-1992 | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| This series was created to accommodate the unique records created as a result of multi-agency efforts to document the work and activity of the architect, Josias T. Joesler in collaboration with builder, John W. Murphey. | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1: Records and research, 1984-2007, 1984-2007 | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1 contains records and research, predominantly photocopies of articles from newspapers and periodicals, about Joesler/Murphey projects, regional architectural styles, development in the City of Tucson and historic preservation of Joesler/Murphey structures in the city's historic neighborhoods, and culture and lifestyle in the Southwest and Tucson. Much of this material appears to be copied from the newspaper clippings collections held by the Arizona Historical Society. There are a few instances of photocopies of what appears to be records held by the Arizona Historical Society. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Correspondence , 1927-1946 Not original correspondence. Photocopies from the collections held by the Arizona Historical Society. | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Correspondence, 1991-2007 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Maps , 1930-1982, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Miscellaneous architectural drawings cataloging worksheets , 1984, 1987, 1988, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Miscellaneous drawings, JOE unidentified 020.06–020.012, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Miscellaneous inventory catalog cards , 1939-1941, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Property inventories, 1982, 1992, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Research notes, undated | |||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| This folder contains research notes about Eleazar Dias Herreras (b. 1897), an architect and engineer born in Barrio Libre in Tucson, AZ. Herreras worked on many notable projects and is perhaps best known for his restoration work as an adobe master craftsman who was the chief designer on the remodel of St. Augustine Cathedral and the 1950s restoration of of San Xavier del Bac Mission, both located in Tucson, AZ (Gresham, 1984). Herreras is known to have to worked with architect Henry O. Jaastad, but his connection to architect Josias T. Joesler is unclear at present. It is possible that the inclusion of this resesarch in the Arizona Architectural Archives records is connected to broader research (also included in this this folder) about the history of architecture, building practices, and the preservation of the historic built environment in Tucson, AZ in general. | |||||||||||
| 3 | 9 (1 of 4) | Research, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 (2 of 4) | Research, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 (3 of 4) | Research, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 (4 of 4) | Research, undated | |||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| This folder contains a photocopied biographical article from the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, published on 1980 November 2 about Eleazar Dias Herreras (b. 1897), an architect and engineer born in Barrio Libre in Tucson, AZ. Herreras worked on many notable projects and is perhaps best known for his restoration work as an adobe master craftsman who was the chief designer on the remodel of St. Augustine Cathedral and the 1950s restoration of of San Xavier del Bac Mission, both located in Tucson, AZ (Gresham, 1984). Herreras is known to have to worked with architect Henry O. Jaastad, but his connection to architect Josias T. Joesler is unclear at present. It is possible that the inclusion of this article in the Arizona Architectural Archives records is connected to broader research (also included in this this folder) about the history of architecture, building practices, and the preservation of the historic built environment in Tucson, AZ in general. | |||||||||||
| Subseries 2: Josias T. Joesler and John W. Murphey historic building inventory , 1991, 1992 | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| Subseries 2 contains the accumulated records and documentation of an historic building inventory conducted between 1991-1992. Each file contains a "set" of documents for a surveyed property that include a cataloging worksheet, an Arizona Historic Property Inventory form, and 3.5 x 5 in. black & white photographs of the property and/or structure. Not all files contain all forms or photographs for each property surveyed for the inventory. | |||||||||||
| Arrangement | |||||||||||
| The files in Subseries 2 retain their original organizational structure and naming convention and are organized by a unique catalog number assigned by the Arizona Architectural Archives. The two predominant cataloging conventions used by the Arizona Architectural Archives are as follows: (1) the code "JOE" followed by a truncated year (e.g. 940 for 1940), project or job number, and the number of cataloging worksheets completed (e.g. 001-002 for two sheets); (2) the code "JOE" followed by a truncated year (e.g. 940 for 1940), a plan number, and the number of cataloging worksheets completed (e.g. 001-002 for two sheets). Some records contain catalog numbers that do not follow this convention and are yet to be determined. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 927 C 173.00 001-002 — JOE 928 C 212.00 001-003 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 928 C 214.00 001-001— JOE 929 C 254.00 001 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 929 C 256.00 001-009 — JOE 931 C 285 001-003 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 931 C 286.00 001-005 — JOE 934 C 3407.00 001-002 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 934 C X009.00 001-003 — JOE 936 C 347.00 001-008 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 936 C 348.00 001-004 — JOE 936 C 3641 001-006 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 19 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 937 A 35.00 001-001 — JOE 937 C 3703.00 001-014 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 20 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 937 C 3704.00 001-008 — JOE 938 3804.01 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 21 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 938 3805.00 — JOE 939 C 3905.00 001-007 , | |||||||||
| 3 | 22 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 939 AC 3911.00 001-009 — JOE 940 4004.00 001-009 , | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 940 C 4007.00 001-007 — JOE 941 C 4101.00 001-006 , | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 941 C 4103.00 001-004 — JOE 941 C 4127.00 001-006 , | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 941 4128 — JOE 945 AC 4510.00 001-001 , | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 946 C 53.00 001-021 — JOE 947 4723.00 , | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 947 C 4724.00 001-030 — JOE 948 C 4802.00 001 , | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 948 4803 — JOE 948 P X0 , | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 949 4902 — JOE 950 C X0 030-030 , | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Catalog numbers, approximately JOE 951 5102 — JOE 955 5513 , | |||||||||
| Subseries 3: Josias T. Joesler and John W. Murphey historic building inventory field survey forms , 1991, undated | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| Subseries 3 contains Field Survey Forms created in 1991, perhaps for an earlier iteration of a Joesler/Murphey historic structure inventory. These files retain their original organizational structure and file naming convention and are organized by location (street/avenue). Each file contains a "set" of documents for a surveyed property that include an Arizona Historic Property Inventory form, and 3.5 x 5 in. black & white photographs of the property and/or structure. Some property surveys include hand drawn property layouts and locations. Not all files contain all forms, photographs, or layouts and locations for each property surveyed for the inventory. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 9 (1 of 2) | Campbell Avenue to Mountain Avenue , 1991, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 (2 of 2) | Campbell Avenue to Mountain Avenue, 1991, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Norton Avenue to Wilson Avenue , 1991, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 (1 of 2) | 10th Street to Camino Real , 1991, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 (2 of 2) | 10th Street to Camino Real, 1991, undated | |||||||||