Thomas Maher papers
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the architectural drawings and related material of Maher & Associates Architects, which includes over 18,000 drawings.
Dates
- 1978-2000
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.
Restrictions on Use
Please contact staff regarding copyright status of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Biographical Note
J. Thomas Maher III graduated with his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois in 1963. He also attended Layton School of Art, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Alumni College of Tuscany in Cortona, Italy.
Beginning in 1974, Maher became the president of his own firm, Maher and Sazama Architects. He worked as a chief designer or principal in charge of projects in the area of historic restorations, renovations, and new buildings comprised of convention centers and facilities for entertainment; hotels and meetings; office complexes; and health complexes comprised of hospitals, clinics, mental health facilities and ambulatory health care facilities. Maher began his firm Maher and Associates Architects in 1983, whose practice received local, state, and national attention.
Extent
144 boxes (144 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains the architectural drawings and related material of Maher & Associates Architects, which includes over 18,000 drawings.
Arrangement
The collection is organized alphabetically according to commission name.
Physical Location
High Bay, Printing Services
Acquisition
The collection was given to the Archives by J. Thomas Maher in 2006.
Processing Information
The collection was partially processed in 2008 through the generous donation of Tom and Virginia Maher. The finding aid was written by Alli Mertins, 2016.
- Title
- Thomas Maher papers
- Date
- January 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Northwest Architectural Archives Collecting Area
