Scope and Contents

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.

Scope and Contents This collection contains material from 1925 to 2012. Awards were given every year except the following: 1926, 1934, 1941, 1943-1948, 1951-1952, 1955, 1975-1977, and 1989. After 1988 the Governing Committee decided to make the Fellowship biennial in order to provide more financial resources for the year of foreign travel. There was no winner awarded in 1926, the first year of the Competition, because the jury felt that the competitors failed to grasp the purpose of the program and had not...

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a number of bound volumes which describe Thias' life, teaching activities at Washington University, and architectural career. The collection also includes several folders of Thias' sketches and watercolors. These drawings depict buildings on the Washington University campus, St. Louis scenes, and Missouri scenes.