Archie G. Parish collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes a broad array of items associated with Parish’s education, military service, professional practice, and personal interests. Drawings in the collection include school assignments, architectural sketches, cartoons, and water colors.
Dates
- 1883-1963
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for use in our reading room, advance notice to view the materials is requested
Restrictions on Use
There are no restrictions on use
Biographical Note
Archie Gale Parish was a native of Minneapolis, born in 1898. In his early years, he attended the Franklin School, The William Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute, and the University of Minnesota Extension to study architectural drafting. Parish moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1924, and practiced as an architect for 60 years there.
While in Florida Parish became the president of the Florida State Board of Architects. Parish also designed or co-designed many notable buildings including the downtown St. Petersburg YMCA, the Jordan Park Housing Project, Christ United Methodist Church and the remodel of the State Theatre. Parish died in 1985, and his drawings and papers were donated to the archives by his family in 2011.
Extent
3 boxes
Abstract
This collection contains coorespondence, school work, sketches and articles relating to Archie G. Parishs' time as a student and architect
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Correspondence
- Documents
- Drawings
- Education
- Misc.
- Photos
- Project Files
Physical Location
Highbay
Acquisition
This collection was donated in 2011 by his Grandchildren Lee and Lynne McDonald
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Clara Gilbert.
- Title
- Archie G. Parish Collection
- Date
- 2014
- 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
