Office of Design and Construction records
Scope and Contents
The Office of Design and Construction Records contain documents related to daily operation of the office, files pertaining to projects carried out by the office, and a variety of administrative documents, dating 1988-2002. Some of the documents include correspondence, floor plans/blue prints, submittal packets, product specification sheets, change orders, requests for payment, brochures, catalogs, shop drawings, field reports, photographs, project descriptions, contracts, reports (annual, daily, and project) and budget/finance documents. There is information related to the following projects: Kidd Brewer Stadium repairs, D.D. Dougherty renovation, Steam Plant/Boiler Plant, Plemmons Student Union, Appalachian Heights, Newland Hall, John E. Thomas Academic Support Buildings, the Chancellor's Residence, Science/Math Complex, Legends, as well as other Capital Improvement projects and various smaller repair and renovation projects.
Dates
- 1988-2002
- Majority of material found within 1993 - 1998
Creator
Language of Materials
The materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room. Blueprints have been removed and added to UA.5133: Blueprints and Architectural Drawings Collection.
Historical Note
The Office of Design and Construction was created in 1996 as a separate operating unit within Business Affairs, carrying out some of the operations that used to be undertaken by the Physical Plant. The office directs participation in the development and maintenance of the comprehensive university long range facility plan and supporting documents, administers the capital improvement process and provides optimal capital project information, coordination and review opportunities for all segments of the university community.
Extent
56.5 Linear Feet (113 boxes)
Abstract
The Office of Design and Construction was created in 1996 as a separate operating unit within Business Affairs, carrying out some of the operations that used to be undertaken by the Physical Plant. These records contain documents related to daily operation of the office, files pertaining to projects carried out by the office, and a variety of administrative documents, dating 1988-2002, with bulk dates of 1993-1998.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into 3 series which include General Administration, Campus Repair & Renovation Projects, and Large Projects. In general, the collection is arranged alphabetically.
Acquisition Information
This collection consists of 3 accessions: UA.2006.231, UA.2008.012, and UA.2009.047.
General
This collection's previous identifier was UA 5041.
Processing Information
Processed by Becky Dion, 2012. Preliminary notes by Grant Maher.
- Anne Belk Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Appalachian Heights Subject Source: Local sources
- Appalachian Loft Subject Source: Local sources
- Appalachian State University. Office of Design and Construction
- B.B. Dougherty Administration Building Subject Source: Local sources
- Boone (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Broyhill Inn and Conference Center Subject Source: Local sources
- Broyhill Music Center Subject Source: Local sources
- Buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Campus parking Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Capital investments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Centennial celebrations, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chancellor's House Subject Source: Local sources
- Chapell Wilson Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Coltrane Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Contracts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- D.D. Dougherty Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Dormitories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Edwin Duncan Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Farthing Auditorium Subject Source: Local sources
- Football Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Founders Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Gardner Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- I. G. Greer Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- John E. Thomas Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Justice Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Kidd Brewer Stadium Subject Source: Local sources
- Lawyers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legends Subject Source: Local sources
- Lillie Shull Dougherty Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- McKinney Alumni Center Subject Source: Local sources
- Mountaineer Apartments Subject Source: Local sources
- Newland Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- North Carolina. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
- Photographic prints Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Plemmons Student Union Subject Source: Local sources
- Rankin Science Building Subject Source: Local sources
- Smith-Wright Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Steam Plant Subject Source: Local sources
- Student housing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University Bookstore Subject Source: Local sources
- Varsity Gym Subject Source: Local sources
- Welborn Cafeteria Subject Source: Local sources
- Wey Hall Subject Source: Local sources
Source
- Helm, Jane (Person)
- Borkowski, Francis T. (Person)
- Zimmerman, Ward (Person)
- Robbins, Clyde (Person)
- Title
- Office of Construction and Design, 1989-2002
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Grant Maher and Becky Dion
- Date
- 2012-2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository
