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Washington University Architectural Plans

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-01-wua00321
Scope and Contents

This collection includes architecural drawings of Washington University's Danforth Campus, West Campus, and Olin Library.

William S. Burroughs Collection

 Collection — Box: VMF 20, Folder: 1
Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf234
Scope and Contents A pair of Burroughs’ “automatic drawings” from the cycle of Surrealistic experiments he created in Paris while his 1959 novel Naked Lunch was being prepared for publication. Inspired to try his hand at visual pieces by the artist Brion Gysin—who was assisting Burroughs in the organization of the book, and would later become a long-time collaborator—the drawings arrange loose circular spirals and diagonal scrawls, respectively, in rows and columns over the...
Found in: Manuscripts

Washington University Cyclotron Records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-01-wua00297
Scope and Contents

This collection covers information about the cyclotron built on the Danforth Campus in 1940 and subsequent redesigns of the cyclotron. It also includes information on the preliminary work towards the Positron Emission Transaxial Tomography Scanners (commonly abbreviated PET) at the School of Medicine. The collection does not include specific information about the cyclotrons at the School of Medicine.

Eads Bridge Drawing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LH-wua00365
Scope and Contents This collection consists of original drawings of Eads Bridge from two separate firms: American Bridge Company and Terminal Railroad Association.In total, Washington University holds 663 original drawings of the Eads Bridge: 570 drawings from the Terminal Railroad Association and 93 additional drawings from the American Bridge Company. A list of the 93 American Bridge drawings are available ...
Found in: Local History

George Fehl III Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00421
Scope and Contents

The George Fehl III Collection consists of pencil, color, and ink wash sketches drawn by Fehl.

Fred R. Hammond Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WUA-01-wua00218
Scope and Contents

The Fred R. Hammond Collection includes drawings, photographs, and other images of architectural projects built on the Washington University Campus by the firm of Hammond, Charle, Burns and Le Pere, Architects and Planners, as well as its predecessor firms including Cope and Stewardson. Of particular interest is a notebook of sketches and photographs of gargoyles from across the Washington University Danforth Campus.

Hilltop Campus Architectural Competition Information Files

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-01-wua00125
Scope and Contents

The collection includes material relating to the Hilltop Campus Architectural Competition of 1899, including background information and competition drawings.

Wesley Winans Horner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LH-wua00337
Scope and Contents The Wesley Winans Horner Papers consists of material related to Horner’s consulting work on sewer design projects including Belleville Aviation Field [Scott Air Force Base] in Shiloh, Illinois; Trinity River Flooding in Dallas, Texas; River Des Peres Drainage Project in St. Louis, Missouri; and additional sewer projects in Louisville, Kentucky and St. Louis, Missouri. In addition, the collection includes Horner’s thesis, The Gingrass Valley Sewer System, as well as other publications by...
Found in: Local History

Arthur Ernst Koelle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00471
Scope and Contents The Arthur Ernst Koelle Papers primarily consists of correspondence to and from Koelle and his parents, Oscar and Virginia, and sister, Ruth, during his travels through France, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, England, and Scotland in 1925-1926. Also included are two architectural sketchbooks, oversized sketches, and photographs created or taken by Koelle during his travels. Finally included are a small number of photographs of the St. Louis Veiled Prophet Ball dais...

Eugene J. Mackey, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-03-wua00442
Scope and Contents The Eugene J. Mackey, Jr. Papers consists of Mackey’s original sketches and impressions of France and Italy during six week trip to Europe during the summer of 1958 with his son Gene. As the companions traveled through Belgium, Germany, France and Italy, Mackey sketched his trip instead of using a camera. 55 years later, Gene Mackey organized Mackey’s drawings and published ...