Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Stanley A. Smith Papers
1924-1943
Cage 888
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Smith, Stanley Albert, 1889-
- Title
- Stanley A. Smith Papers
- ID
- Cage 888
- Date [inclusive]
- 1924-1943
- Extent
- 1 Linear foot of shelf space, 1 Box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection contains documents generated by off-campus projects Stanley Smith undertook in his role as a Washington State College (later Washington State University) architect. The collection also includes materials generated by projects Smith undertook through his private practice, Smith & Rounds which later became Smith & Weller.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
Stanley A. Smith Papers, 1924-1943 (Cage 888)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Stanley Albert Smith was born in Brookville, Kansas November 25, 1889. He attended Kansas State College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1913, and immediately became an instructor at the college from 1913 to 1920. Smith held professor positions at several universities, including North Dakota Agricultural College (later NDSU), 1920-1923, and the State College of Washington (WSC, later Washington State University), 1923-1955.
While at WSC, Smith was the Head of the Department of Architectural Engineering and the second University Architect, from 1923-1947. While University Architect, he completed fourteen major buildings and fraternity houses. These included: Commons Hall, Duncan Dunn Hall, Bohler Gymnasium, Troy Hall, Hollingbery Field House, Honors Hall, Washington Building, Smith Gymnasium, the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, the Central Steam Plant, Waller Hall, Wilmer-Davis Hall, Pine Manor, and L. J. Smith Hall (Smith Agricultural Engineering Building)." In 1947, the increased load of building work at WSC, Smith resigned as University Architect and concentrated on his position as Head of the Department of Architectural Engineering.
Additionally, Smith took on projects for private homes and commercial buildings in and around the town of Pullman. Many of these projects, both on and off campus, were undertaken by Smith’s private practices: Smith & Rounds in the 1920s during which Fred G. Rounds, an assistant professor of architecture at WSC, worked as Smith’s partner, and Smith & Weller in the 1930s during which Harry C. Weller, also architectural engineering faculty at WSC, worked as Smith’s partner. Occasionally during the 1930s, Smith and Rounds continued to collaborate on projects, including the addition to Pullman High School in the 1930s. This project was undertaken in part through a Public Works Administration (PWA) grant. The addition to the high school was carried out from 1933-1934, less than a year after the passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act which created the PWA.
Following his position at WSC, Smith became the architectural advisor to the Ataturk University Development Committee in Erzurum, Turkey, which in turn advised the Turkish Ministry of Education in the planning of the new university. This development was a joint Turkish-American effort to strengthen education and research in Turkey at the university level at Ankara University and Ataturk University. In 1954 the University of Nebraska was asked to assist with this effort under the university's Agency for International Development (A.I.D.) contract.
Scope and Content
This collection consists primarily of records pertaining to Stanley Smith’s construction and remodeling projects for buildings near the WSC campus and in the larger Pullman community. These materials include blueprints, heating calculations, correspondence between Smith and his clients, a job index of some of the work done by Smith during this time period, and statements of accounts for services rendered, especially consultation services. The majority of the materials in this collection pertain to Greek Housing just off-campus and to the Pullman High School addition and remodeling that took place from 1933-1934. This collection also contains some correspondence from Smith’s private practice in the 1920s, Smith & Rounds, and in the 1930s, Smith & Weller.
Series 1 consists of correspondence from Smith’s private practice, including correspondence belonging to his partners: Rounds (partner in the 1920s) and Weller (partner in the 1930s).
Series 2 consists of materials pertaining to construction of specific houses near campus as well as buildings in and around Pullman. Series 2 is arranged into two subseries. Subseries 2.1 consists of materials on the construction/remodeling of Greek Housing, private residences, and small businesses in and near Pullman. Subseries 2.2 consists of materials pertaining to the addition and remodeling of Pullman High School.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2018
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Acquisition Information
The materials in this collection were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, & Special Collections on December 14, 1988 by the WSU Architecture School and retained as accession UA88-47.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in October 2017 by Laura Briere.
Related Materials
Related Material
Stanley A. Smith Papers, 1954-1963 (Cage 138)
Stanley A. Smith Papers, circa 1900-1946 (Cage 875)
A. E. Drucker House Architectural Drawings, 1927-1928 (Cage 958)
Stanley A. Smith Oral History Interview, 1960 October (Cage 2072)
State College of Washington University Architect Records, 1923-1956 (Archives 239)
State College of Washington Department of Architectural Engineering Lantern Slides, 1927-1947 (PC 25)
Separated Material
This collection was separated from other materials (originally twenty-one additional boxes) in UA 88-47 during processing. These other records contain materials from Washington State College’s Architectural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments from the 1910s-1950s and include some of Stanley Smith’s WSC-associated correspondence and class materials.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Pullman High School (Pullman, Wash.)
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Smith, Stanley Albert, 1889- -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Architecture
- Greek letter societies -- Washington (State) -- Pullman
- Architecture
- Colleges and Universities
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Business correspondence |
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Smith & Rounds, General correspondence 1924-1930 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Smith & Weller, General correspondence 1931-1937 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Architectural Forum Articles, Correspondence 1936-1938 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Series 2: Construction projects |
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Subseries 2.1: Pullman area (job number listed parenthetically, where given) |
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Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House (1006) 1927 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority House (1007) 1925-1929 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Chi Omega Sorority House, Alterations (1012) 1925 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Chi Omega Sorority House, Design Proposal Corr. (1012) 1927-1930 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Henry Holtz Residence (1013) 1925 |
1 | 8 | ||
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C.C. Todd Residence (1014) 1927-1929 |
1 | 9 | ||
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C.C. Todd Residence, Heating Calculations (1014) 1927 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority House, "Specifications for an Addition to the Residence" (1015) 1930 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority House, Repairs (1015) 1930-1931 |
1 | 12 | ||
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Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority House, Heating Calculations (1015) Undated |
1 | 13 | ||
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A. A. Cleveland Residence (1020) 1926 |
1 | 14 | ||
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Dr. J.L. Gilleland Office, Alterations (1021) 1926 |
1 | 15 | ||
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Sigma Kappa Sorority House-General Construction (1022) 1926 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Herbert Kimbrough Residence, Alterations (1024) 1926 |
1 | 17 | ||
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O. P. Ricketts Residence, Heating Calculations (1026) 1928 |
1 | 18 | ||
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Tourtellotte & Hummel, Washington Hotel, Superintendents (1034) 1927 |
1 | 19 | ||
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H.E. Culver Residence, A. E. Drucker Residence, B.L. Steele Residence (1035-1037) 1926-1927 |
1 | 20 | ||
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B. L. Steele Residence, Heating Calculations (1037) Undated |
1 | 21 | ||
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Sigma Chi Fraternity House, Heating Calculations (1038) Undated |
1 | 22 | ||
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Alpha Delta Pi Sorority House, Construction (1040) 1927-1928 |
1 | 23 | ||
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Alpha Delta Pi Sorority House, Heating Calculations (1040) Undated |
1 | 24 | ||
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Alpha Delta Pi Sorority House, Repairs (1040) 1941 |
1 | 25 | ||
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority House, Construction (1045) 1929-1930 |
1 | 26-27 | ||
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Walter Berger, Berger's Garage Plans (1048) 1928 |
1 | 28 | ||
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Mrs. Lloy Southworth Garage, Palouse, Construction (1049) 1928-1929 |
1 | 29 | ||
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Mrs. Lloy Southworth Garage, Palouse, Drawings and Calculations (1049) 1928-1929 |
1 | 30 | ||
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Baptist Church, Correction of Plans (1050) 1928 |
1 | 31 | ||
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Dean Edward C. Johnson Residence, Alterations (1051) 1928 |
1 | 32 | ||
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Dr. A. J. Herbst Residence, Consultation (1055) 1928 |
1 | 33 | ||
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Dr. J.L. Gilleland Office, Consultation (1056) 1928 |
1 | 34 | ||
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Henry Holztz Residence (1057) 1928 |
1 | 35 | ||
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Sigma Kappa Sorority House (1059) 1929-1937 |
1 | 36 | ||
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Sigma Kappa Sorority House, Heating Calculations (1059) Undated |
1 | 37 | ||
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Frank T. Barnard Residence (1063) 1929-1932 |
1 | 38 | ||
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Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House, Construction 1931 |
1 | 39 | ||
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Albert W. Thompson Residence, Construction and Remodel 1934-1940 |
1 | 40 | ||
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Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dodderidge Residence, White City, Kansas (1102) 1936 |
1 | 41 | ||
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Harry C. Weller Residence, "Specifications for Mechanical Equipment" (1115) 1933 |
1 | 42 | ||
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Kappa Delta Sorority House, "Mechanical Specifications" 1935 |
1 | 43 | ||
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Paul Anderson Residence 1937 |
1 | 44 | ||
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L. K. Jones Residence (1132) 1940 |
1 | 45 | ||
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Harry B. Carroll Residence 1940 |
1 | 46 | ||
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Robert Neil Residence (1135) 1940 |
1 | 47 | ||
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Alpha Delta Pi Sorority House (1136) 1939-1944 |
1 | 48 | ||
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James G. Woodburn Residence, Renovation [Occupied by Otis McCreery] 1943 |
1 | 48 | ||
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Washington Hotel, Pullman, Maintenance 1943 |
1 | 49 | ||
Subseries 2.2: Pullman High School |
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Pullman High School, Correspondence with owners 1933-1934 |
1 | 50 | ||
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Pullman High School, Howard Haskell, General Contractor 1933-1934 |
1 | 51 | ||
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Pullman High School, Bidders 1933 |
1 | 52 | ||
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Pullman High School, Delong Co., Heating System 1934 |
1 | 53 | ||
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Pullman High School, Edward Lybeckers, Electrical System 1933-1934 |
1 | 54 | ||
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Pullman High School, William Franzen, Plumbing System 1934 |
1 | 55 | ||
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Pullman High School, Plumbing Fixtures 1933-1934 |
1 | 56 | ||
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Pullman High School, Hardware 1934 |
1 | 57 | ||
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Pullman High School, Extension Agreements 1934 |
1 | 58 | ||
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Pullman High School, Stanley Smith-Fred Rounds Correspondence 1933-1934 |
1 | 59 | ||
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Pullman High School, Contracts, Estimates, Certificates - General 1934 |
1 | 60 | ||
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Pullman High School, Contracts, Estimates, Certificates - Electrical 1934 |
1 | 61 | ||
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Pullman High School, Contracts, Estimates, Certificates - Heating 1934 |
1 | 62 | ||
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Pullman High School, Contracts, Estimates, Certificates - Plumbing 1934 |
1 | 63 | ||
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Pullman High School, Duplicate Forms 1933-1934 |
1 | 64 | ||
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