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Bush-Brown, Harold

 Person

biographical statement

Found in 5 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

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

P. M. Heffernan papers

 Collection
Identifier: DM003
Abstract Series 1 is subdivided into nine subseries: Biographical files; certificates and awards; correspondence; diaries and agendas; education; financial records; home renovation and maintenance and real estate documents; programs and playbills; and travel. The first series richly documents Heffernan's personal life. The series containing P. M. Heffernan's professional papers (SERIES 2) includes a significant amount of material relating to Heffernan's professional life as professor and Director of...
Dates: 1922-1992 (bulk dates 1925-1986); Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

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Subject
Architects -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. 2
Architectural firms -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Architecture -- Designs and plans. 2
Architecture -- Study and teaching. 2
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century. 2
Correspondence. 2
Appointment books. 1
Architectural drawings (visual works). 1
Architecture -- Study and teaching -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Campus planning -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1