Summary
Abstract
Howard Ray Lawrence (born 1936) was an assistant professor of architecture at Penn State University from 1972 to 1998. This collection contains drawings by Professor Lawrence's first year architecture students of historic buildings in Centre County, Pennsylvania, accompanied by historical maps of townships in the county.
Dates
- Creation: 1789-1978
Extent
0.45 Cubic feet
Background
Biographical / Historical
Howard Ray Lawrence (born 1936) received his bachelor's degree in architecture in 1962 and his master's degree in art in 1964, both from the University of California at Berkeley. From 1965 to 1970 he worked for various architectural firms in the United States. In 1970 he was an instructor at the City College of San Francisco; from 1970 to 1971 he served as Assistant Professor at the Hampton Institute and from 1971 to 1972 at the University of Kansas. In 1972 he came to the Pennsylvania State University's College of Arts and Architecture, where he taught basic design and visual communication for 26 years, until his retirement in 1998.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains drawings by Professor Lawrence's first year architecture students of historic buildings in Centre County, Pennsylvania, accompanied by historical maps of townships in the county.
Physical Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Using These Materials
Repository Details
Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793
spcollections@psu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Photocopies of original materials may be made available for research purposes at the discretion of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Photocopies or reproductions of original materials may be subject to fees as outlined by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries reproduction policies.
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Patrons seeking advice on the availability of unpublished materials for publication should consult relevant copyright law and laws of libel.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Howard R. Lawrence collection of Centre County Maps and Drawings of Historic Buildings, 00562, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University.
- Title
- Guide to the Howard Lawrence collection of Centre County maps and drawings of historic buildings
- Status
- Minimal Record
- Author
- Prepared by Special Collections Library faculty/staff.
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Lexy deGraffenreid updated standardized notes to current standard and updated the finding aid status, November 2021