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Robert William Naef Architectural Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-559

Scope and Content

Records of Jackson architect R.W. (Robert W.) Naef (1900-1974) including plans for 44 projects of the R.W. Naef Architect Engineers firm and 6 projects of the C.H. Lindsley Architect firm. Twenty-six of the projects are for Belhaven College, including the Lindsley projects. The remainder of the projects are for schools, colleges and universities, residences, and commercial projects. Includes The Work of R.W. Naef Volumes 1 and 2 with tipped in photographs, two photographs of University of Mississippi buildings and bound versions of the plans for the University of Mississippi and Millsaps College Libraries. A folder of plans and templates for P.W.A. public elementary schools (ca. 1930s) includes a page entitled "Design of Elementary Class Room, Senatobia School" by Hull and Drummond Architects. Collection also includes some books. Donated by the R.W. Naef estate through the School of Architecture in 1987. Addition received from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 1997.

Dates

  • 1927 - 1980

Extent

n/a Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Processing Note

This finding aid is currently in progress. Please contact sp_coll@library.msstate.edu for more information.

Title
Robert William Naef Architectural Records
Status
In Progress
Author
Shell by Carrie P. Mastley.
Date
January 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

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