Crampton, Guy E. (Guy Edwin), 1913-1978.

William Henley Deitrick was born in Danville, Virginia in 1895. He graduated from Wake Forest College in 1916. Then he worked as a high school principal for a year in Georgia. During World War I, Deitrick served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army . After the war, he worked as a building contractor from 1919 to 1922. He entered Columbia University, New York in 1922 and studied architecture there until 1924. In 1926 he began practicing architecture. During his professional career Deitrick earned many distinctions. He sold his firm to associate Guy E. Crampton upon his retirement in 1959. Guy Edwin Crampton, Jr. was born in Washington, D.C. on September 19, 1913. From 1934 to 1940 he was a draftsman in the Supervising Architect's Office of the Federal Works Agency. He graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor of architecture in 1939. Between 1940 and 1949 Crampton worked for several different architectural firms. In 1950 he became an associate of William Henley Deitrick and Associates. In 1959 the firm changed its name to Guy E. Crampton and Associates with Crampton as a general partner. Crampton retired in 1976.

From the description of Guy E. Crampton and William Henley Deitrick papers and drawings, 1928-1977 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 466904021

• 1895: Born in Danville, Virginia.
• 1916: Graduated from Wake Forest College.
• 1916 - 1917 : Worked as a high school principal in Georgia.
• 1917 - 1919 : Served in United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant.
• 1919 - 1922 : Worked as a building contractor.
• 1920: Married Elizabeth Hunter of Raleigh.
• 1922 - 1924 : Studied architecture at Columbia University, New York.
• 1926 - 1959 : Practicing architect.
• 1927: Established architectural firm, Wm. Henley Deitrick and Associates, in Raleigh.
• 1931 - 1951 : Architect, Wake Forest College
• 1946: President, Raleigh Council of Architects.
• 1947 - 1948 : President, N.C. Chapter American Institute of Architects.
• 1953: Received gold medal from New York City Architectural League and first honor award from AIA for design (with Matthew Nowicki) of Dorton Arena.
• 1956: Fellow, American Institute of Architects.
• 1959: Sold firm to associate Guy E. Crampton, continued as consultant.

• Sept. 19, 1913: Born in Washington, D.C.
• 1934 - 1940 : Draftsman, Supervising Architect's Office, Federal Works Agency.
• 1939: Graduated from George Washington University, Bachelor of Architecture.
• 1940: Married Mary Jerman Panton.
• 1940 - 1950 : Architect
• 1940 - 1946 : Porter & Lockie.
• 1946 - 1947 : Weihe & Gibbs, Washington, D.C.
• 1947 - 1949 : Faulkner, Kingsbury & Stenhouse, Washington, D.C.
• 1949 - 1950 : Reese Burkett.
• 1950 - 1959 : Associate, Wm. Henley Deitrick and Associates.
• 1956: President, Raleigh Council of Architects.
• 1959 - 1976 : General partner, Guy E. Crampton and Associates (successors to Wm. Henley Deitrick, Inc.).
• 1976: Retired.

From the guide to the Guy E. Crampton and William Henley Deitrick papers and drawings, 1928-1977, (Special Collections Research Center)