John Mason Young architectural drawings, 1889-1949 1909-1939. 1889-1939.

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Young, John Mason. John Mason Young architectural drawings, 1889-1949 1909-1939.

John Mason Young architectural drawings, 1889-1949 1909-1939. 1889-1939.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225920091

Consists of blueprints and blueline prints for building projects which Pacific Engineering Company, a company organized and directed by John Mason Young, beginning in 1908, over the approximately forty-one years of the company's existence. In addition the papers include drawings of College of Hawaii and University of Hawaii buildings and plans for development for which Young was responsible as college engineer. Buildings for which there are drawings in the papers include Hawaii Hall, then known as Main Building; Library, for which only one drawing seems to exist; Biological Sciences Building, now named Dean Hall; Social Sciences Building, now named Crawford Hall; Dramatics Laboratory, an addition to Farrington Hall, now demolished; Home Economics Laboratory, now named Miller Hall; and an undated but early grain drying facility. Drawings for other buildings in Honolulu built by Pacific Engineering include: Castle Hall, Punahou School; Blaisdell Hotel; Theo H. Davies block; Empire Theatre; Church of Christ, Scientist, Punahou Street; and the S.M. Damon Building (also known as Bishop Bank, Bishop Trust, and First Hawaiian Bank).

ca. 100 folders (7 linear ft.)

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hamilton Library