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P. M. Heffernan Drawings
       A collection of approximately 2430 sketches, presentation and construction drawings, showing existing and demolished buildings at the Georgia Institute of Technology Campus, currently the single largest repository of GeorgiaTech campus drawings, extensively documenting design process and final versions of projects.
       Several of these items are from the architectural firm of Bush-Brown and Gailey, Architects, R. L. Aeck and P. M. Heffernan, Architects (1946 to 1954). P.M. Heffernan was the chief designer for the expansion plans on Georgia Tech Campus, including its several prominent buildings - the First Research Building, Smith, Glenn and Tower Dormitories, the Old West Stands of Grant Field, the Bradley Building, the School of Textile Engineering, the School of Architecture, the Price Gilbert Library, and the State Highway Laboratory.
      
All items are currently being catalogued towards the Web-based Search Engine with comprehensive annotations (Completion Fall 2003).

                                   1000 - 1510    Georgia Tech Library Building
                                   2000 - 2104    Hightower Textile Building
                                   3000 - 3496    Architecture Building
                                   4000 - 4210    Radio Station WGST
                                   4300 - 4322    Handball and Squash Court
                                   4400 - 4433    Physical Training Center
                                   4500 - 4575    New West Stands Grant Field
                                   4600 - 4615    Alteration to South Stand Grant Field
                                   4700 - 4725    Athletic Association Building
                                   4800 - 4867    Auditorium and Swimming Pool
                                   4900 - 4952    Various Athletic Projects
                                   5000 - 5032    A. French Textile Building
                                   5500 - 5573    FWA Temporary Buildings
                                   6000 - 6170    North and South Dormitories
                                   6500 - 6522    Ceramics Building
                                   7000 - 7053    Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics
                                   7500 - 7539    Civil Engineering Classroom Building
                                   8000 - 8050    Completion of Dorms, Harrison and Howell
                                   8100 - 8161    Addition to Dinning Hall
                                   8200 - 8239    Completion of Dorms
                                   8300 - 8318    Julius Brown Dormitories
                                   8500 - 8532    Cloudman Dormitories
                                   9000 - 9052    USNR Armory Building
                                   9100 - 9112    Gym and Field House Lawson Area
                                   9200 - 9238    Naval Air Station Alterations
                                   9400 - 9411    Various Parks and Fileds Site Planning
                                   9500 - 9539    Engineering Drawing Building
                                   9600 - 9615    Frame Dwelling for ΒΘΠ
                                   9700 - 9718    Trailer Camp for Georgia Tech
                                   9800 - 9806    Stream Distribution System
                                   9900 - 9923    Warehouse and Garage

    
 
 

 

 

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P. M. Heffernan Sketches and Sketchbooks
       A collection of pencil, pen and charcoal sketches executed by P. M. Heffernan, mainly landscape, still life and architecture, from his teaching years at the College of Architecture, GeorgiaTech (1938 - 76). Several of these sketches are on loose sheets of newsprint, bristol and trace. Others are included in sketchbooks, often annotated with short notes.
 
 

 

 

 

 

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P. M. Heffernan Photos and Slides
      
A large collection of film negatives (35 mm and 120 format), black and white prints (in several formats), and slide transparencies (35 mm and lantern format), from P. M. Heffernan’s teaching activities and travels in the United States, Europe and Asia.
 

 

 

 

 

d
P. M. Heffernan Papers and Correspondence
      
A collection of business and official papers from P. M. Heffernan’s office at the College of Architecture GeorgiaTech, including some personal correspondence.
       Partially still stored in the Basement Vault, COA Old Building.
(Acquired Summer 2002)
 
 

 

 

 

 

e
P. M. Heffernan Project Documentation
     
A large collection of project specifications (several copies), and building blueprints for structures designed on the GeorgiaTech Campus by P. M. Heffernan.
       Partially still stored in the Basement Vault, COA Old Building.
(Acquired Summer 2002)
 
 

 

 

 

 

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P. M. Heffernan Student Work
      
Selected student work from P. M. Heffernan’s teaching years (1938 - 76) at the College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, including final presentation drawings for several projects.
 
 

 

 

 

 

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Morgue Drawings
      
Representative, selected samples of student work at the Georgia Institute of Technology before and after P. M. Heffernan (pre-1938, post 1976)
 
 

 

 

 

 

h
Neel Reid Collection
      
A large comprehensive collection of architect Neel Reid’s drawings for several of his built projects, second only to the collection at the Atlanta History Center. This entire collection was previously housed in the Architecture Library, and was moved to the Heffernan House in Summer 2002.
 
 

 

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Dominique Bonnamour-Lloyd Collection
      
Dominique Bonnamour-Lloyd (1956 - 99), taught at the College of Architecture, Georgia Tech for several years. This collection puts together a portion of her written manuscripts, course proposals and a large number of slides.
       Acquired Summer 2001 and presently stored in several files.
 
 

 

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Hin Brendendieck Collection
      
Hin Brendendieck was the director of the Industrial Design  Program at the College of Architecture after graduating from Bauhaus. This collection includes his written manuscripts, course proposals, slides, models and personal correspondence.
       Acquired Spring 2004 and presently stored in the Heffernan House.
 
 

 

     

 

 

 

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