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1st and 5th floors

Architectural plan, ink line drawing on tracing paper. Title block: Alterations and additions to Main Library, 1st & 5th floors; University Architect is J.P. Birrell; job number is A2/46A; dated Aug 1965. It includes deletions and additions to flirst floor and additions to fifth floor.

Plan first floor

Architectural plan, ink line drawing on tracing paper, of the first floor of Main Library (now level 3 of Duhig Building). Title block has: job title of Alterations and Additions to Main Library; Interior architect J.P. Birrell; no job number; and undated.

Extension to main library : section, elevation

Architectural plan, ink line drawing on butter paper, with cross section and elevation of Main Library. Title block has: job title of Extension to Main Library; University architect J.P. Birrell; no job number; and undated.

Compactus shelving for fifth floor

Architectural plan, ink line drawing on tracing paper. Title block: Alterations and additions to Main Library, University Architect is J.P. Birrell, job number is A2, dated Nov 1965.

J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland : Stage 2

This volume of plans appears to be a photocopy of Item 1; it has a grainy appearance. The main difference between this item and item 1 is there are extra 'Bending list' numbers on some of the plans and they appear to have been handwritten additions. One volume of plans titled J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland : Stage 2. Held together with three metal paper binders with washers. On front cover and in title block on all drawings, creators are: University Architect, J. P. Birrell and Consulting Structural Engineer, Antony Tod.

Drawings numbered 1 to 17 have the Ref. no. 1822 and are dated Sep 1965. The title block has building as J.D. Story Administration Building (Stage '2'). Drawings comprise: 1. Set out plan; 2 Foundation plan; 3. Basement plan; 4. Ground floor plan; 5. First floor plan; 6. Second to fifth floor plan; 7 Roof plan; 8. Column details; 9. Column details; 10. Spine beam reinforcement details; 11. Ground floor beam reinforcement details; 12. Ground floor beam reinforcement details; 13. Parapet beam reinforcement details; 14. Parapet beam reinforcement details; 15. West wall - Reinforcement details - basment to 4th; 16. Stair no. 9 - reinforcement details; and 17. Flower bed reinforcement details.

The last seven drawings have the Ref. no. 1066. Drawings comprise: Layout & drainage plan, drawing no. 37B, March 1964; R.C. Wall details, drawing no. 26B, March 1964; Retaining walls, drawing no. 40A, Jan 1964; R. C. Walls (east), drawing no. 42B, March 1964; R.C. Stair flight no. 2, drawing no. 43A, Jan 1964; R.C stair flight no. 2, drawing no. 44A, Jan 1964; and Stair flight no. 2 and plant box, drawing number 45A, March 1964.

Lower ground floor

Architectural plan, ink line drawing on tracing paper. Drawing for lower ground floor with electrical details and furniture number, with pencil annotations. No title block, no job/drawing number, no date.

Drawing no. 1505 University of North Queensland First Hall of Residence

1 volume of plans by James Birrell (University Architect) and Antony Tod (Consulting Structural Engineer); cover page has a drawing index; sheets numbered sequentially from 1 to 31 with numbers 17 and 27 missing. Previously held together with metal paper binders (now removed).

Birrell, James, 1928-

Job A37 J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland

One volume of 51 plans for the Job A37 J.D. Story Administration Building The University of Queensland. Previously held together with three metal holders Drawings are numbered 3 to 41A. Some drawings have a second version. Drawings 1, 2, 10, 21 and 41 are missing. On the cover there are titles for 40 drawings, however there is a drawing number 41A that appears to belong to this volume. Drawings date from Mar to Jun1964. From cover page: University Architect, J. P. Birrell; Assistant Architect L. Kulley. Consultants: Antony Tod, Structural Engineer; P. R. Scott & Associates, Mechanical Engineers; and Herbert Mitchell & Son, Quantity Surveyors.

Birrell, James, 1928-

Ref. No. 1066 J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland : drawing index

One volume of plans for the J.D. Story Administration Building, The University of Queensland. Held together with three metal holders; cover and back pages have come away and several pages are coming loose. Drawings are numbered 1 to 47. From title block, the University Architect is J.P. Birrell and Consulting Engineer is Antony Tod. Drawings date from Dec 1963 to Mar 1964. The cover page has the index for all 47 plans.

Birrell, James, 1928-

Fifth floor

One sketch plan, ink line drawing on tracing paper, for the Fifth floor. From title block building is J.D. Story Administration Building There is no job number but given this plan has the Senate Room on the fifth floor it is most likely part of Job A 37. From title block: University Architect, J. P. Birrell. Drawing dated 24 Sept1964.

Birrell, James, 1928-

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