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Union College - St. Lucia - Pilot plans and sketches

James Birrell was given the brief by the Union College Council to design new accommodation for students. This file has pilot plans and sketches for the College. Drawings:
[Item 1] Job I Union College - St. Lucia - Pilot plan only, ink line drawing on tracing paper, topographical lines drawn in red pen, drawing number I/1, title block with J.P. Birrell as University Architect, July 1963 (previously numbered A15.01) ;
[Item 2] Job I Union College - St. Lucia - Pilot plan only, ink line drawing on paper, with pencil annotations, drawing number I/1, title block with J.P. Birrell as University Architect, July 1963 (previously numbered A15.02) ;
[Item 3] Job I Union College - Uplands Road St. Lucia - Thumb-nail perspective pilot planning scheme, ink line drawing on tracing paper, drawing number I/2, title block with J.P. Birrell as University Architect, July 1963 (previously numbered A15.03) ;
[Items 4 - 9] Sketch plans, ink and pencil line drawings on tracing paper, no title block, no job/drawing number (previously numbered A15.04 to A15.05 and A15.07 to A15.10. A15.06 missing)

Birrell, James, 1928-

Preliminary drawings by J. P. Birrell (University Architect) and Scorer and Scorer

This file has the initial drawings James Birrell designed while University Architect and those by Scorer and Scorer when given the initial commission in 1966. Birrell designed several pilot plans that were very different to the final built proposal. The sketch plans Birrell presented to the Buildings and Ground committee were approved for submission to Australian Universities Commission (A.U.C.), who approved the plans on 24 January 1967.

In this file there are preliminary plans for the proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building, designed by Birrell while University Architect. Drawings:
[Item 1] 1 set of 7 colour architectural drawings with 'Preliminary' written in red ink on bottom right hand corner of each plan, ink line drawings (with colour) on paper, consisting of 2 pages of elevations and 1 plan for each floor (lower ground floor, ground floor and floors 1 to 3), originally stapled together as one volume, possibly a presentation volume, 70 x 99cm (Previously treated as 7 separtate items numbered A16.01-07).
[Items 2-3] Copies of the two elevations preliminary drawings, ink line drawings on tracing paper, no title block, sticky taped together across middle (previously numbered A16.08-09).
[Items 4-7] Copies of the floor plans from the Prelimary set of drawings (lower ground floor is missing), ink line drawings on tracing paper, title block for the University of Queensland and University Architect J. P. Birrell (previously numbered as A16.10-13).

Scorer and Scorer were initially given the commission by the Co-ordinator General of Public Works for the Agriculture and Entomology Building. With the death of Fred Scorer in 1966, James Birrell purchased his firm and with it came the commission for the Agriculture and Entomology Building. These five drawings by Scorer and Score are: [Items 8-12] ink line drawings on tracing paper, with pencil annotations, and include a Master Plan, Site usage, and Massing 1-3.

Birrell, James, 1928-

Correspondence relating to biography of Walter Burley Griffin 1953 to 1964.

Correspondence in date order with letters lacking dates first:
[Item 1] Handwritten note to “Jim” dated 4 May, from Robin Boyd, Melbourne ;
[Item 2] Badly damaged final page of handwritten letter signed “Jonnie” ;
[Item 3] Handwritten letter to “The Pioneer”, Lucknow re Lucknow University Tagore Library (not complete) ;
[Item 4] Postcard to J P Birrell with German stamps (signature looks like HR Hitchcock ;
[Item 5] Letter to James P Birrell dated 14 Sep 1953 from E M Nicholls ;
[Item 6] Letter to Mr James P Birrell dated 28 Sep 1953 from the Shire Clerk, Wade Shire, Griffith ;
[Item 7] Letter to Mr J P Birrell dated 29 Sep 1953 from Austin Thompson, Shire Clerk, Leeton Shire Council ;
[Item 8] Letter to Mr J P Birrell dated 2 Nov 1953 from Edward F Billson of Edward F Billson & Co. Melbourne ;
[Item 9] Letter to Mr J Birrell dated 24 Jun 1955 from R E Bullock, Secretary, Senate Select Committee on the Development of Canberra ;
[Item 10] Letter to Mr J Birrell dated 29 May 1957 from William Holford, London (damaged & stained, two copies) ;
[Item 11] Letter to J Birrell dated 7 Jun 1957 from Brian Lewis, Prof Architecture, University of Melbourne ;
[Item 12] Letter to J Birrell dated 9 Dec 1957 from R B Osborn, Melbourne University Press ;
[Item 13] Letter plus documents attached from M C Sharma, Secretary, Governor’s Camp, Uttar Pradesh, dated 6 Sep 1959 including extract from “The Pioneer”, 75th Anniversary Supl dated 15 Mar 1940 ;
[Item 14] Letter to James Birrell dated 24 Nov 1959 from M Freeland, Assoc Prof, School of Architecture & Building, University of New South Wales ;
[Item 15] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 4 Feb 1960 from H L White, Librarian, National Library ;
[Item 16] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 16 Feb 1960 from Dustin Hadley Griffin (nephew of Walter Burley Griffin) ;
[Item 17] Letter to “Jim” dated 4 Apr 1960 from “Dick”, Ivanhoe, Victoria including listing of books collected by W B Griffin ;
[Item 18] Letter to Mr James Birrell from D H Griffin dated 11 May 1960 ;
[Item 19] Letter to D H Griffin dated 17 May 1960 from Mary Bacon, Librarian, Stinson Memorial Library, Anna, Illinois ;
[Item 20] Note to D H Griffin dated 23 May 1960 from Nancy W Boone, Assistant-in-charge, Burnham Library of Architecture giving references to published articles on Walter Burley Griffin ;
[Item 21] First page of letter to James Birrell dated 25 May 1960 from Roy A Lippincott, California (second page missing but may be next item on list) ;
[Item 22] Photocopy of very damaged second page of letter signed Roy A Lippincott ;
[Item 23] Handwritten letter to “Jim” dated 27 May 1960 from “Dick”, Victoria ;
[Item 24] Letter to Mr Roy A Lippincott, California dated 6 Jun 1930 from Mr J Birrell ;
[Item 25] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 7 Jun 1960 from D H Griffin ;
[Item 26] Letter to The Dean, School of Architecture, Northwestern University, Illinois, dated 7 Jun 1960 from D H Griffin, Missouri ;
[Item 27] Letter to James Birrell dated 15 Jun 1960 from J Carson Webster, Prof, Department of Art, Northwestern University, Illinois ;
[Item 28] Letter to Mr D H Griffin dated 7 Jul 1960 from James Birrell, re possibility of visit of W B Griffin to Dusseldorf, Germany in first decade of this century (very poor condition) ;
[Item 29] Letter to Mr J Birrell dated 19 Jul 1960 from C W Davidson, Postmaster General, Brisbane re enquiry regarding plans for alterations to the General Post Office ;
[Item 30] Aerogram to Mr James Birrell dated 21 Jul 1960 from Nancy W Boone, Burnham Library of Architecture, Chicago ;
[Item 31] Letter to James Birrell dated 9 Aug 1960 from D H Griffin ;
[Item 32] Letter to D H Griffin dated 14 Sep 1960 from Mr James Birrell ;
[Item 33] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 29 Sep 1960 from D H Griffin ;
[Item 34] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 3 Nov 1960 from H L White, Librarian, National Library ;
[Item 35] Letter to the Editor, “New Mexico Architect”, dated 6 Dec 1960 from J P Birrell ;
[Item 36] Letter to Mr Birrell dated 7 Dec 1960 from J A Whelen, Honorary Secretary, The Canberra & District Historical Society ;
[Item 37] Letter to Mr D H Griffin dated 9 Dec 1960 from Mr J P Birrell ;
[Item 38] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 30 Jan 1961 from D H Griffin ;
[Item 39] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 22 Mar 1961 from M Turnball, Educational Manager, Longmans Green & Co, Melbourne ;
[Item 40] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 23 Mar 1961 from Roy A Lippincott, California ;
[Item 41] Notes, pages 17 & 18, on letterhead of Roy A Lippincott, A.I.A. (2 pages annotated in ink) ;
[Item 42] Letter to Messrs Longman Green & Go, Melbourne, dated 27 Mar 1961 from J Birrell ;
[Item 43] Letter to The Manager, Georgian House Publishers dated 18 Apr 1961 from J P Birrell ;
[Item 44] Letter to Mr D H Griffin dated 24 Apr 1961 from James Birrell ;
[Item 45] Letter to Mrs Nancy W Boone, Burnham Library of Architecture, Chicago dated 25 May 1961 from Dustin H Griffin ;
[Item 46] Letter to Mr Deans, Castlecrag dated 21 Jun 1961 from J Birrell with reply in handwritten ink on same page ;
[Item 47] Handwritten note to Mr Birrell dated 4 Sep 1961 from E A Deans, Canberra ;
[Item 48] Handwritten letter to Mr Birrell dated 17 Dec 1961 from Peter Hoovison, ACT ;
[Item 49] Letter to Mr & Mrs Roy A Lippincott dated 23 Jan 1962 from J P Birrell ;
[Item 50] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 7 May 1962 from Roy A Lippincott, California ;
[Item 51] Letter to Mr J P Birrell dated 18 May 1962 from H A Berens, Elmhurst, Illinois ;
[Item 52] Handwritten letter to Mr Birrell dated 28 May 1962 on Letterhead “Dustin Hadley Griffin, 5143 Westminster Place, Saint Louis 8, Missouri ; and
[Item 53] Letter to Mr James P Birrell dated 20 Oct 1964 from Harold Spencer, Acting Chairman, Department of the Art, Occidental College, California.

Birrell, James, 1928-

Job A43 Geology Annex, University of Queensland [Unbuilt]

The Geology Annex was submitted with the proposals for the Chemistry Annex and the Western Arts Building to the Australian Universities Commission (A.U.C.) in 1965, and rejected. It was to be situated behind the exiting Geology building, along Circular Drive (now named Staff House Road) between the Physics Annex and the bookshop. It was designed with basement, ground and first to fifth floors. It was resubmitted to the A.U.C. in 1966 and rejected again. This file comprises 16 plans for the proposed geology annex, including pilot plans, elevation, perspective views, floor plans for each level, as well a master planning conception drawing, massing considerations drawing and sketches of Geology annex view from Lake, the North East and from within the court (or intimate space as referred to on one of the concept drawings). One pilot plan dated March 1965.

Commonwealth Department of Works. Melbourne

Drawings drawn by Birrell: [Item 1] New Post Office, Scotsdale, Tasmania 1948 ; [Item 2] Royal Visit 1952 Decorations ; [Item 3] Project No. 582. Section Office Bld. No. 61 ; [Item 4] Commonwealth Serum Laboratory, Parkville, Victoria 1954.

Birrell, James, 1928-

University of Queensland Dental Hospital and College

University of Queensland Dental Hospital and College, Sheet numbers 1-11, Title block client name is Queensland Department of Public Works, ink line drawings on paper, dated July to December 1937:

[Item 1] Block plan; [Item 2] Sections showing site prepartion; [Item 3] Plan of foundations; [Item 4] Plan of basement floor; [Item 5] Plan of ground floor; [Item 6] Plan of mezzanine floor; [Item 7] Plan of first floor; [Item 8] Plan of roof; [Item 9] Front and back elevations; [Item 10] South west and North east elevations; [Item 11] Section A-B and Section C-D.

Queensland. Department of Housing and Public Works

J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland

Bound presentation volume, cover title J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland, by University Architect J.P. Birrell. There are no job numbers or drawing numbers. Includes the design idea of a separate Senate House date from the first submission to the Australian Universities Commission (A.U.C.).

Birrell, James, 1928-

Job A2 Main Library alterations, University of Queensland

Correspondence relating to the construction of extensions to Main Library, University of Queensland St Lucia; dated 13 Sep 1961 to 7 Jul 1966. Main Library was later known as Undergraduate Library; with the construction of Central Library in 1971 its name was changed to Duhig Building; and later, around 2000, to Duhig Tower. Correspondence in this file has been decanted from a large binder.

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