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Leslie P. Pitts Architectural Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-560

Content Description

3 rc amd 1 mss box of books and periodicals; 206 architectural drawings including some by Pitts as well as others by William S. and Emmett Hull and E.L. Malvaney. Types of structures represented include private residences, businesses, schools. churches, federal government buildings, state buildings, county buildings and municipal buildings.

Dates

  • 1915 - 1954

Biographical Note

Leslie Pelham Pitts, son of Pelham C. and Mabel Pitts, was born in Jackson in 1922. He served as a technical sergeant in the 8th Air Force from 1944-1945. He married Sue Wheelock Brent in 1946, and together they had three children. He began his architectural career as a draftsman for Solomon & Keis and R.W. Neaf, and later worked with E.B. Hull and E.L. Malvaney before forming Godfrey, Bassett, Pitts, and Tuminello. He was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Jackson in September 1976, at age 54.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195138230/leslie-pelham-pitts

Extent

1.33 Cubic Feet (1.33 cubic feet (1 RC and 1 mss box) of periodicals; 206 sets of architectural drawings)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Leslie P. Pitts A.I.A. Architectural Records
Author
Jennifer McGillan
Date
2021
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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