James L. Brandt Papers 1950-2012

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James L. Brandt Papers 1950-2012

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The James L. Brandt Papers (1950-2012) contains files on Frank Lloyd Wright's visit to NC State in May 1950, on School of Design Dean Henry Kamphoefner, and on the . It also contains biographical information about Brandt. Student Publication of the School of Design James L. (Lewis) Brandt was born in Brooksville, Mississippi, on 20 September 1926. He grew up in Washington, Durham, and Greenville, all in North Carolina, and he graduated from Greenville High School. In 1944 he enlisted in the Navy, and he was discharged in 1946. In 1948 he enrolled in the North Carolina State College School of Design, and he graduated with a B. A. in Architecture in 1951. Beginning in 1952 he worked for architect G. Milton Small. He retired professionally in 1991, and he passed away on 6 February 2012.

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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

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Kamphoefner, Henry L. (Henry Leveke), 1907-1990

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Henry Leveke Kamphoefner was dean of the North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) School of Design, 1948-1973, and continued to teach architecture at North Carolina State Universtiy until 1979. Kamphoefner practiced architecture in Sioux City, Iowa, 1932-1936; was associate architect for the Rural Resettlement Administration in Washington, D.C., 1936-1937; and taught architecture at the University of Oklahoma, 1937-1948. From the description of Henry Levek...

Brandt, James L. (James Lewis), 1926-

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James L. (Lewis) Brandt was born in Brooksville, Mississippi, on 20 September 1926. He grew up in Washington, Durham, and Greenville, all in North Carolina, and he graduated from Greenville High School. In 1944 he enlisted in the Navy, and he was discharged in 1946. In 1947 he moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, when his father joined the zoology faculty at North Carolina State College. He enrolled in the college's new School of Design the following year. During his time a...

North Carolina State University. School of Design

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Between 1951 and 1969, many architecture students at North Carolina State University completed summer projects documenting historic buildings and districts. Beginning in 1959, these projects were submitted to the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey. The project was formalized with the creation of the undergraduate course, "Historic Architecture Research" (ARC 300), which was required for admission to the fifth year architecture program. In 1964, students undertook a projec...