Kenneth Curtis Welch papers, 1915-1972.

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Kenneth Curtis Welch papers, 1915-1972.

Correspondence, writings, working files, and photographs for out-of-state and Michigan projects, primarily in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint, and East Lansing; professional materials relating to problems of urban planning, the design of department stores and shopping centers, his general interest in lighting designs, traffic patterns, and parking areas, and to his work with the Lake Michigan Region Planning Committee, the American Institute of Architects and the Michigan Society of Architects; also Welch. Family materials, including record, 1915-1925, of the Welch Manufacturing Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

13.6 linear ft. (15 boxes)Photographs 1.6 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7362020

Bentley Historical Library

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Michigan Society of Architects

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Welch Manufacturing Company (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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American Institute of Architects

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The Western Association of Architects (WAA) was founded in Chicago in 1884 as a rival organization of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Members consisted of architects from the Midwest and the South with chapters forming in many states. The WAA was the first architectural organization to petition for licensure of architects. Many architects were members of both WAA and AIA and a decision was made in 1889 for WAA to merge with AIA. From the guide to the Papers of the Western...

Welch family.

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Welch, Kenneth Curtis, 1891-1973.

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, architect and planner. From the description of Kenneth Curtis Welch papers, 1915-1972. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421495 Kenneth Curtis Welch, architect and planner, was born in Sparta, Michigan in 1891. In 1892, he and his family moved to Grand Rapids, where he remained throughout his life. Although Welch was educated as an architect, he spent only a small part of his career in the practice of conventional architectu...

Lake Michigan Region Planning Committee.

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