Archibald Quincy Jones established a private architectural practice, partnering with Frederick E. Emmons, 1951-69; Jones served asvisiting professor and fifth year design critic (1950-78) and dean (1975-78) at theSchool of Architecture and Fine Arts at USC; served as visiting design critic andlecturer at a number of U.S. academic institutions; he initiated design for perforatedcurved beam for steel construction, 1956; from 1953-72, he worked on special andinnovative projects including U.S. Gypsum, U.S. Steel Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Defense; helectured and participated in seminars and panels all over the world and was involved inpublic committees concerned with architecture and planning; Jones was an activeparticipant in national and regional chapters of the American Institute of Architects(AIA); he was the winner of numerous awards, including the National AIA's First HonorAward in 1950; his credits include: Mutual Housing Association Development, Los Angeles (1950),Biological Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara (1959), Faculty Center, USC (1960),University Research Library, UCLA (1971), Annenberg School of Communications, USC (1976,79); he died in Los Angeles, August 3, 1979. Collection consists of material related to Jones's career as an architect. Includes architectural plans and drawings, presentation boards, company chronology files, buildingspecifications, travel sketches, doodles, ephemera, and publications by and about Jones.
