Drawings of residential and commercial buildings, and related files.

Copies of nine architectural drawings of the University of Queensland by Hennessy, Hennessy and Co. from 1936, based on the article in Building. All drawings have the title block of Hennessy, Hennessy and Co.

Accompanied by an article from Building, 12 Oct 1936 with information about the plans and the early St. Lucia site, donated by Peter Brown of the St. Lucia History Group.

Includes photocopy of the design for sandblasted ceiling for the glass dome of the Library building (which was never executed).

Item 1: Preliminary Layout University of Queensland, undated, 46 x 58 cm.
Item 2: Union Building from the north west, undated, 46 x 58 cm.
Item 3: Physics and Geology Buildings from the quadrangle, undated, 46 x 58 cm.
Item 4: Perspective view of the Administration Building from the quadrangle, undated, 46 x 48 cm.
Item 5: Perspective view of the Great Hall, undated, 46 x 48 cm.
Item 6: Interior view of the Great Hall, undated, 46 x 48 cm.
Item 7: Perspective view of the entrance to Arts School from the quadrangle, undated, 46 x 48 cm.
Item 8: Section showing the Physics and Union Building, undated, 46 x 58 cm.
Item 9: Sandblasting designs. Library building, [date indecipherable], 30 x 42 cm.

Architectural drawings of residential and commercial buildings, job files, incoming and outgoing correspondence, photographs and research material for his book on Walter Burley Griffin. Includes plans by Scorer and Scorer which Birrell obtained when he purchased the firm in 1966. The architectural drawings in this collection include those from his student days, his time with the Commonwealth Department of Works, the Brisbane City Council, the University of Queensland (as University Architect), and his private practices. Drawings for buildings not constructed are also in this collection.

The collection has 474 architectural drawings by Graeme Thiedeke from his time working as a student in the 1960s, to his work in Canada, Mexico, Malayasia, United Arab Emirates and Australia. Thiedeke has provided details for most of these plans which includes the name of the client, the brief from the client and historical information about the building. There are supplementary documents to the jobs Graeme Thiedeke worked on, which includes drawings, articles, presentation sets, architectural plans, photographs of architectural plans and photographs. Thiedeke has been writing while working as an architect and there sample of books created by him. The topics are far ranging and include philosophy, poetry, short stories, and various architectural projects.

Architectural drawings relating to projects undertaken by Ian Ferrier, architect, with various iterations of his architectural firm, A Ian Ferrier and Associates, generally for the Catholic Church in Queensland.

The majority of this collection comprises drawings, posters and essays produced by Douglas McKay for assessment purposes during his architecture degree at The University of Queensland from 1963 to 1968. The collection also includes an entry by McKay and Donald Watson in a 1967 residential design competition, drawings completed by McKay for commercial architectural firms while still a student, and posters for university student revues.

Sixty two architectural drawings for twenty seven jobs. Two photograph albums: Photograph album, 1896 to 1908, ‘Family and historic photographs taken and developed by W C Voller, 1896 on', some photographs in this album were taken by Edward Day Bird; and Photograph album, ‘Family and historic photographs taken and developed by W C Voller, 1906 on’, 1906 – 1915. Some captions in this album by Walter Voller, others by one of his children. In these captions Ellen and Walter Voller are referred to as ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’ and Roderic and Lilla by their first names. Kenneth Voller was born a few years after his siblings Rod and Lilla.

Drawings and papers of John Kershaw when in private practice and in partnership with R. W. Voller. Includes architectural drawings, job registers, diaries, appointment books, job files and photographs. .

This collection has been arranged into three series and is comprised primarily of architectural drawings from the practice of Russell Hall Architects. There are 1709 drawings, 31 photocopied drawings, 1 cover sheet, 1 printed image, and 18 artistic sketches. Some of the more well known designs include: Varitomos Buildings in West End; the heritage listed Carpenter-Hall house in Wilston; Camp Island Lodge; the windmills in Toowoomba; Rialto Theatre Redevelopment; and Hall House, Mons. There are a few project records which list job numbers and clients. The final series in the collection has cartoons.