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James C. Morehead, Jr. architectural papers and visual materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS 477
Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information. Boxes 5-14 stored onsite in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains educational materials including manuscripts and visuals for books on construction methods. Also included are "A Walking Tour of Rice University" glass plate negatives (c. 1912-1950) given to Morehead by William Ward Watkin [presumably taken by an employee of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson and/or the photographer Schleuter] for use in Morehead’s construction class. The glass slides show the construction of several buildings at Rice, including Lovett Hall, the physics building, the mechanical laboratory, power house, the chemistry building, and the football stadium. The collection also contains many photographs and slides of buildings and unique architecture at Rice.

Dates

  • c. 1912-1990

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Boxes 5-14 stored onsite in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish material from the James C. Morehead, Jr. architectural papers and visual materials must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical Note

James Caddall (Bud) Morehead, Jr. was born in Bradenton, Florida on October 29, 1913. He graduated from Princeton University in 1935 with a degree in Mathematics and then received an Architecture degree from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1939. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was also elected a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 1982.

In 1940 he accepted an offer from William Ward Watkin to teach Architecture at Rice University and moved to Houston, where he remained until his retirement in 1979. He earned the title of Professor Emeritus and served as registrar of the University from 1965 until 1979. He also published 2 books, Handbook of Perspective Drawing (co-authored by his father) and A Walking Tour of Rice University. He served from 1954 to 1996 as Director of Building Permits and Building Inspector for Piney Point Village.

He was most active as an architect in the 1950s, when he designed houses for 2 Rice professors and for his own family – a house for which he won an Award of Merit from the Houston Chapter AIA. He was also a member of the Houston Philosophical Society and of the board of directors of the San Jacinto Girl Scouts. Morehead died on July 4, 1999 at the age of 85.

Extent

7 Linear Feet (14 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains educational materials including manuscripts and visuals for books on architectural construction methods. Also included are "A Walking Tour of Rice University" glass plate negatives (c. 1912-1950) given to Morehead by William Ward Watkin for use in Morehead’s construction class. The collection also contains many photographs and slides of buildings and unique architecture at Rice University.

Acquisition Information

This collection was a gift donated by James C. Morehead, Jr. and his son on September 23, 1985, July 9, 1997, and June 5, 1999.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the James C. Morehead, Jr. Papers/Visuals, c. 1912-1990
Status
Completed
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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