Boyd C. Pratt papers pertaining to the Directory of Historic New Mexico Architects 1882-1992.

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Boyd C. Pratt papers pertaining to the Directory of Historic New Mexico Architects 1882-1992.

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The collection contains correspondence, drafts, notes, photocopies of articles, clippings, and images accumulated during the writing of the unpublished "Directory of Historic New Mexico Architects." The collection is a compilation of research materials generated separately by Boyd Pratt and Susan McColeman Elder during their involvement on the directory project beginning in 1987. They continued to collect materials until 1992 in anticipation of adding information before publication. The directory, however, was never published. Information in the directory includes vital statistics, educational background, professional practice, and general description of the work of the architects. Materials relate mainly to New Mexico architects whose practices began as early as 1882, with a small group of out-of-state architects also included. Research materials on architects not included in the final draft of the directory are also part of this collection. Biographical material is arranged alphabetically under the architect's name. Information on over 70 architects, including Charles T. Gaastra and Edward Buxton Cristy, is available in the collection. A 1988 draft of the directory, along with editorial correspondence and guidelines for the project are included. Background research materials on the history of architecture in New Mexico complete the collection. These include student theses written by women during the early 1900s relating to early 20th Century residential architecture in New Mexico. Building specifications covering structures such as the state penitentiary and the Museum of New Mexico and research materials about city planning for "New" Old Santa Fe, dating from around 1912 are also included. The Santa Fe materials include correspondence, clippings, bills of sale, city planning maps, and published materials.

2 boxes (2 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7757967

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Gaastra, T. Charles (Tjalke Charles).

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Tjalke Charles Gaastra was born in the Netherlands in 1879, and later immigrated to the mid-western United States with his family. Between the ages of 14 to 21, Gaastra worked as a hod carrier, bricklayer and logger. From 1901-1910, he was listed as an architect in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 1911, Gaastra received his architecture license from the state of Illinois, and worked in Chicago for seven years designing schools. He married in 1917 and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to work for his brother's...

Cristy, Edward B.

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Wilson, Chris, 1951 December 23-

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Chris Wilson is currently the J. B. Jackson Professor of Cultural Landscape Studies at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning in Albuquerque. A founding coordinator of the UNM Architecture Department's Historic Preservation and Regionalism program, Wilson has been teaching seminars in Southwest historic architecture from 1987-present. This collection is an accumulation of selected students' papers from his classes. From the guide to the Student papers on his...

McColeman, Susan

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Lazzell, Carleen.

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Pratt, Boyd C.

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The "Directory of Historic New Mexico Architects," funded by a grant from the American Institute of Architects in 1987, contains biographies pertaining to New Mexico architects. Architects who began practicing in the state before 1945 were eligible for inclusion, although some of them continued their practices into the 1970s. Acting as an editorial board, architectural historians Boyd Pratt, Carleen Lazzell and Chris Wilson developed collaborations with local researchers to produce the biographi...