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Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Design

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 2016-
  • Usage: 1975 - 2015

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

College of Architecture records

 Collection
Identifier: UA371
Abstract

This collection is made up of four series that document the day-to-day operations of the College of Architecture as well as the professional work of the Bush-Brown, Gailey, and Heffernan architectural firm, particularly the Tech buildings designed by the firm.

Dates: ca. 1925-ca. 1995 (bulk dates ca. 1940-ca. 1990); Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990

College of Architecture Visual Materials

 Collection
Identifier: VAUA371
Abstract

This collection contains photographs and architectural drawings from the College of Architecture relating to architecture classes and projects as well as materials related to Tech buildings, particularly those designed by Bush-Brown, Gaily, and Heffernan.

Dates: 1905-1990 (bulk dates 1930-1979); Majority of material found within 1930 - 1979

Doug C. Allen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DM010
Abstract Douglas C. Allen was a former professor of Georgia Tech’s School of Architecture where he worked for 37 years. A specialist in landscape architecture, Allen also participated in several architectural projects in the United States and abroad through various architecture firms. His papers include course materials from his years at Harvard and at Georgia Tech, research and teaching records, documents from his contributions at the architecture firms, and a number of reports about landscape...
Dates: 1968-2010

Frank Beckum Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS100
Abstract

Frank Beckum taught architectural history and drafting in the College of Architecture from 1955 until 1990, serving as Assistant Dean from 1982 until 1990. His papers include course materials from his architectural history classes, primarily lectures and exams.

Dates: 1955-1985

Georgia Tech Institutional Drawings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DV005
Abstract

This collection contains drawings of buildings (both extant and demolished) and grounds on Georgia Tech's Atlanta campus. There are also a few related off-campus projects.

Dates: 1909-1996 and undated; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1960

Harold Bush-Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: DM002
Abstract

This collection contains significant material on Bush-Brown's tenure in the School of Architecture at Georgia Tech as well as the period of his retirement years, particularly the research and writing of his book, Beaux Arts to Bauhaus and Beyond: An Architect's Perspective. Family correspondence, diaries, and Bush-Brown's personal notebooks also form part of this rich collection.

Dates: 1872-1978 (bulk 1918-1977); Majority of material found within 1918 - 1977

Harold Bush-Brown Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: VAC003
Abstract During his thirty-four years at Georgia Tech, Harold Bush-Brown was a professor, administrator, and architect. He designed numerous buildings on the Tech campus, such as the Brown and Smith Dormitories, the original Ceramics Building, Brittain Dining Hall, and the School of Architecture building. In addition to his duties at Georgia Tech, Bush-Brown was also a District Officer for the Historic American Buildings Survey (United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service) in the...
Dates: 1926-1967 (bulk 1936); Majority of material found in 1936 - 1936