College campuses
Washington University Architectural Plans
This collection includes architecural drawings of Washington University's Danforth Campus, West Campus, and Olin Library.
James H. Bright Collection on Washington University Building Construction
This collection consists of one volume of expenditure records from James H. Bright for buildings at Washington University from 1900 to 1903, including Busch Building, University Hall, Cupples No. 1, Cupples No. 2, Liggett Building, Work Shop, and Boile House. These records track the various costs of constructing these buildings.
Danforth Campus Dedication Collection
This collection includes material that documents the Danforth Campus Dedication in 2006, including publications that advertised the events and that were distributed at the dedication and also material regarding the Lecture Series that was part of the dedication.
Facilities Planning and Management Records
Materials in this collection include photographs and slides documenting construction, renovation, and infrastructure projects on campus, and were predominantly taken by Facilities personnel. Most of Series 03 consists of planning documents from outside architectural or engineering firms contracted by the University.
Fred R. Hammond Collection
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
The collection includes material relating to the Hilltop Campus Architectural Competition of 1899, including background information and competition drawings.
Mudd/Eliot Hall Architectural Competition Information Files
The collection includes material relating to the Mudd/Eliot Hall architectural competition of 1965, including background information and competition drawings.
Olin Library Architectural Competition Information Files
The collection includes material relating to the Olin Library architectural competition of 1956, including background information and competition drawings.
Washington University Collection of Photographs of Unusual Format
Buford L. Pickens Collection
This collection is comprised primarily of sound recordings, slides, and a transcript of a presentation given by Pickens detailing examples of architecture found on the Washington University campus. The material is arranged by material type.