Frank Reese papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains job files and drawing sets for over 900 architectural commissions. In addition to the foldered material related to the architectural commissions there are internal office files consisting primarily of the various firms' marketing and publicity efforts as well as a smaller group of other types of materials.
Dates
- 1952-2002
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open and available for use by the public. Appointments with Archives staff are strongly encouraged.
Restrictions on Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material, except that copyright is retained by the copyright holders.
Biographical Note
Frank Reese, a Minnesota architect who was graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1957, practiced with a number of different colleagues. He was associated with the following firms: Frank Reese, Architect (1960s);Reese/Rova (with John Rova) in the 1970s; Reese Wagner, Inc. in the 1990s; and Pierce Reese, also from the 1990s.
Over the course of his career he was involved in architecture and interior design work and land planning. He worked with a variety of developers including the United States Department of Energy to design a mid-rise apartment building and helped develop energy budget standards for such buildings. Reese was a member of the AIA and was registered as an architect in almost a dozen states. The bulk of his work was in housing projects, including apartment buildings, condominums and elderly housing.
Extent
280 Cubic Feet
Abstract
The collections contains over 900 sets of drawings, job files and specifications for architectural commissions ranging from apartment buildings and condominiums to churches and commercial structures (stores, manufacturing plants, etc.), along with office files containing marketing, publicity and other internal office files.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series:
- Working Drawings
- Office Files
Physical Location
High Bay, Mezzanine
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Northwest Architectural Archives by Frank Reese in 2000.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Laurie Thompson and the EAD finding aid written by Barbara Bezat.
- Title
- Frank Reese Papers
- Author
- Laurie Thompson
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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