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Biggs, Weir, and Chastain Architectural Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-448

Scope and Contents

Records of the architectural firm of Biggs, Weir, Chastain (also Neal, Chandler and Chastain) of Jackson, Mississippi, include 391 projects in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. Firm principals include Thomas J. Biggs, Harry Edmiston Weir, Sydney William Chandler, Edward Ford Neal and James G. Chastain, III. Includes architectural drawings for many school buildings built during the "separate but equal period" after the Brown vs. Board of Education court ruling.

Dates

  • 1946 - 1980

Extent

86 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

See also Rosamond Architectural records for records of this firm.

Title
Biggs, Weir, and Chastain Architectural Records
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

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