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Title: A. Quincy Jones papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-1979
Collection number: 1692
Creator:
Jones, A. Quincy (Archie Quincy)
Extent:
67 boxes (33.5 linear ft.)
1800 oversize boxes.
Abstract: Archibald Quincy Jones established a private architectural practice, partnering with Frederick E. Emmons, 1951-69; Jones served
as
visiting professor and fifth year design critic (1950-78) and dean (1975-78) at the
School of Architecture and Fine Arts at USC; served as visiting design critic and
lecturer at a number of U.S. academic institutions; he initiated design for perforated
curved beam for steel construction, 1956; from 1953-72, he worked on special and
innovative projects including U.S. Gypsum, U.S. Steel Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Defense; he
lectured and participated in seminars and panels all over the world and was involved in
public committees concerned with architecture and planning; Jones was an active
participant in national and regional chapters of the American Institute of Architects
(AIA); he was the winner of numerous awards, including the National AIA's First Honor
Award in 1950; his credits include: Mutual Housing Association Development, Los Angeles (1950),
Biological Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara (1959), Faculty Center, USC (1960),
University Research Library, UCLA (1971), Annenberg School of Communications, USC (1976,
79); he died in Los Angeles, August 3, 1979. Collection consists of material related to Jones's career as an architect. Includes
architectural plans and drawings, presentation boards, company chronology files, building
specifications, travel sketches, doodles, ephemera, and publications by and about Jones.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elaine K. S. Jones, 1993.
[Identification of item], A. Quincy Jones papers (Collection Number 1692). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Archibald Quincy Jones was born in Kansas City, MO, Apr. 29, 1913; BA Architecture,
University of Washington, 1936; in 1945, he established a private architectural practice that
continued throughout his life; partner with Frederick E. Emmons, 1951-69; Jones served as
visiting professor and fifth year design critic (1950-78) and dean (1975-78) at the
School of Architecture and Fine Arts at USC; served as visiting design critic and
lecturer at a number of U.S. academic institutions; he initiated design for perforated
curved beam for steel construction, 1956; from 1953-72, he worked on special and
innovative projects including U.S. Gypsum, U.S. Steel Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Defense; he
lectured and participated in seminars and panels all over the world and was involved in
public committees concerned with architecture and planning; Jones was an active
participant in national and regional chapters of the American Institute of Architects
(AIA); he was the winner of numerous awards, including the National AIA's First Honor
Award in 1950; his credits include: Mutual Housing Association Development, Los Angeles (1950),
Biological Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara (1959), Faculty Center, USC (1960),
University Research Library, UCLA (1971), Annenberg School of Communications, USC (1976,
79); he died in Los Angeles, August 3, 1979.
Collection consists of material related to Jones's career as an architect. Includes
architectural plans and drawings, presentation boards, company chronology files, building
specifications, travel sketches, doodles, ephemera, and publications by and about Jones.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Jones, A. Quincy (Archie Quincy), 1913-1979--Archives.
Architects,--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Architecture--Designs and plans.
Architecture--Designs and plans--Presentation drawings.
Architectural drawings.
Presentation drawings (proposals).
(Trustees of the California State Universities and Colleges) California State University, Northridge
(Trustees of the California State Universities and Colleges) California State University, Northridge