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Graham Erskine Architectural Drawings

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Identifier: NAA10
Abstract Graham Erskine was an architect who came to Reno, Nevada in 1946, and in 1957 founded the architectural firm Ferris and Erskine (also known as Ferris, Erskine and Calef in the early 1960s) with partner Lehman "Monk" Ferris. From 1970-1983 Erskine was partner with Esley D. Harden in the firm Erskine and Harden Architects; from 1984 until his death he worked as sole owner of Graham Erskine Architect. The collection consists of 91 projects dating from circa pre-1938 and 1949-1989. Erskine's...
Dates: circa 1938-1989; Majority of material found within 1949-1989
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Oral interview of Graham Erskine

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Identifier: 91-39
Abstract

Erskine, in interviews with Richard D. Adkins, discusses architects and the regulation of the profession in Nevada, uniform building codes, the State Board of Architecture, his experience working with the United States government on housing projects at Stead Air Force Base, the effect of unionization of building trades on architecture, and creation of the Reno and Las Vegas chapters of the American Institute of Architects.

Dates: 1990
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Graham Erskine Records

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Identifier: 83-08
Abstract

Graham Erskine (1911-1991) was an architect who came to Reno, Nevada in 1947 and was active in designing commercial and institutional buildings in Reno and Carson City during the middle twentieth century. His papers consist primarily with specifications and contracts for his architectural work as well as a small number of personal papers, and photographs. Materials from 1948-1989.

Dates: 1948-1989
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

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