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Records of Jackson architect Edward J. Welty (1912-1966), brother of Eudora Welty, include designs for Jackson residences, including Carter and Fly subdivision designs, for which Welty won an award, and ten other residences. Nineteen projects consist of plans drawn by Welty for the R. W. Naef firm, including schools and the Mississippi State Sanitorium. Includes drawings and some project records.

Scope and Content Records of Columbus architect William I. Rosamond (1912-1973) and the successor firm of his son, William H. Rosamond. The firm also included architect Fred Harrison (1924-1981). Architects Mathew L. Virden (1930-1992) and Robert Ivy were later associated with the William H. Rosamond firm and brought drawings from other firms to the collection. Drawings for the firms of Virden and Fields (Greenville), Virden, Fields and Roberson and Virden, Fields and Alexander, Dean, Dale and Dean (Columbus...

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Papers of architectural engineer and retired MSU faculty member Wilbur B. Pearson bulk with drawings for completed architectural projects, primarily in Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Clay Counties, Mississippi. Included are drawings and project files for 219 projects, including schools, churches, banks, fire stations, private residences and other public and private buildings. Database of projects and inventory of project files available.