"James J. Smith on 'Wood in Architecture'"; n.d.; poster for lecture on wood in architecture; watercolor on paper.
Scope and Contents note
This series covers the entire span of his career from his early work to his retirement in 1989. There are newspaper clippings and correspondence from his many years of association with Wilson, Morris, and Crain and later when the firm became Wilson, Morris, Crain and Anderson. There are also financial records, brochures, and rendering from various architectural projects. To see the architectural drawings from Ralph Anderson's career, see the list of contents in Map Drawer 2. Included in the drawings are personal dwellings, medical clinics, banks, schools, T. V. Stations and the Harris County Sports Stadium (Astrodome) built in 1965.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1989
- Creation: Majority of material found within
Conditions Governing Access
Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.
Box 6A is stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet (23 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu