Guide to the Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
Table of Contents
Summary Information ...... 3 Biographical Note ...... 3 Scope and Contents Note ...... 4 Arrangement Note ...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 5 Names and Subjects ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 6 Visual Material ...... 6 Educational and professional papers ...... 11 Architectural drawings ...... 15
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Summary Information
Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Creator: Reynolds, Frank E. Title: Frank Reynolds Professional Papers ID: MS-00926 Date [inclusive]: 1946-2012 Date [bulk]: 1964-2008 Physical Description: 18.82 Cubic Feet (20 boxes, 19 rolls, and 3 oversized boxes) Physical Description: 21.11 Linear Feet Language of the English Material: Abstract: The Frank Reynolds Professional Papers contain architectural drawings, photographic slides, and corporate records detailing the work and travels of American architect Frank Reynolds between 1946 and 2012, with a focus between 1964 and 2008. The collection includes records from Reynolds' doctoral studies at the University of Michigan and of his firm Frank Reynolds Architects. Also included are lecture materials from his time as a professor of architectural history, computer graphic design, and urban planning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Photographs in the collection were collected by Reynolds during his travels throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and South America. Preferred Citation Frank Reynolds Professional Papers, 1946-2012. MS-00926. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Biographical Note
Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 3, 1931, Frank Elon Reynolds started his architectural career as a city planner in Phoenix, Arizona. Beginning in the mid-1970s, he worked in Pontiac and West Bloomfield, Michigan as an architect and city planner. In the early 1980s, Reynolds worked in Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Saudi Arabia as a city planner while collecting photographs of historic architecture throughout the region. Reynolds moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1980s, where he worked for the City of Las Vegas as Deputy Director of Community Planning and Development for twenty two years. During this time, Reynolds - Page 3- Guide to the Frank Reynolds Professional Papers also taught architectural history, graphic design, and urban planning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Architecture for twenty-years. Reynolds also flew commercially and took extensive aerial photographs of Las Vegas, which he used to illustrate his urban planning and design lectures. Reynolds retired in 2007 and died on November 9, 2015. Source: "Frank Elon Reynolds." The Detroit News. November 15, 2015. Accessed May 22, 2019. https:// www.legacy.com/obituaries/detroitnews/obituary.aspx?n=frank-elon-reynolds&pid=179865636
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Scope and Contents Note
The Frank Reynolds Professional Papers contain architectural drawings, photographic slides, and corporate records detailing the work and travels of American architect Frank Reynolds between 1946 and 2012, with a focus between 1964 and 2008. The collection includes material from Reynolds' professional work from his architectural firm Frank Reynolds Architects, photographic prints and publications produced from his photography company Air Plan, and reports for the City of Las Vegas. Educational material include his studies for his doctoral degree and lecture material his time as a professor of architectural history, graphic design, and urban design at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Visual materials primarily consist of color slides, as well as negatives and photographic prints, that detail his personal travels and studies. Photographs were collected during his travels throughout the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and South America. The collection also contains material performed throughout Reynolds' professional career, with a focus on urban planning, design, and studies. Locations for Reynolds' urban and architectural design work include West Bloomfield Township, Michigan; Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia (MYAS); and Las Vegas, Nevada. Publications and photographic prints included pertain to Reynolds' work, studies, and lectures in urban planning and architectural history. Additionally, the collection contains drawings from throughout his architectural career, including redesigns for General Motors offices, as well as conceptual drawings, photographs, and publications for General Motors' 1964 New York World's Fair exhibit.
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Arrangement Note
These records are organized into three series: Series I. Visual material, 1964-2004; Series II. Educational and professional papers, 1961-2012; Series III. Architectural drawings, 1946-2008.
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Administrative Information
Access Note Collection is open for research, with the exception of materials that are restricted to protect personally identifiable information. Restrictions are noted at the file level of this inventory. If use copies do not exist, reformatting/production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Acquisition Note Materials were donated in 2019 by Randi Ingram and Rick Reynolds; accession number 2019-036. Processing Note In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Jimmy Chang rehoused and arranged the materials, wrote the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.
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Names and Subjects
• Photographs • Aerial photographs • Architecture • Las Vegas (Nev.) • Single-family dwellings • Office buildings • Master plans (orthographic projections) • Urban Planning -- Las Vegas -- Nevada • Educators • Architectural drawings (visual works) • Renderings (drawings)
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Collection Inventory
Visual Material, 1964-2004 Physical Description: 5.18 Cubic Feet (8 boxes) Physical Description: 4.33 Linear Feet Scope and Contents Note: The visual material series contains primarily color slides, as well as negatives and photographic prints collected by Frank Reynolds' from throughout the United States, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Europe, Southeast Asia, and South America. Also included are sets of color slides used as instructional material at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). These slides were taken from Reynolds' travels and professional work. Courses Reynolds taught in UNLV include the subjects of Architecture (AAE), Architecture Design (AAD), and Urban Planning (AAP).
Arrangement Note: The materials are arranged by geographical location.
Title/Description Containers UNLV instructional material
AAE 456/656: slides of 20th Century Architecture various iconic and historic box 01 buildings, 2002, 2004 Physical Description: 578 Photographic Slides
Las Vegas urban design studies: slides of architectural and desert landscapes, box 01 site planning, and examples of mixed land use and building and site relationships, 1973-1985 Physical Description: 511 Photographic Slides
Urban planning and design: slides of master plan drawings, urban scenes, and box 01 landscapes primarily focusing on Westside Las Vegas, Nevada, 1995 Physical Description: 50 Photographic Slides
Urban planning and design: slides of master plan drawings, urban scenes, and box 01 landscapes of various cities such as Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada; West Bloomfield, Michigan; and Irvine, California, 1995 Physical Description: 95 Photographic Slides
Urban planning and design: slides of master plan drawings, people in planning box 01 department offices, and lecture text, 1995 Physical Description: 45 Photographic Slides
Urban design: slides of urban scenes, landscaping, aerial city views, and box 01 lecture text, 1995 Physical Description: 34 Photographic Slides
Urban design: slides of urban scenes, landscaping, highways, parking, traffic, box 01 and the office of George Carroll, 1995
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Physical Description: 32 Photographic Slides
Slides of case study homes including the Farnsworth House, 1995 box 01 Physical Description: 22 Photographic Slides
The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch: slides of urban scenes and city box 02 circulation diagrams, 1981-1985 Physical Description: 56 Photographic Slides
20th century British city planning: slides of master plan drawings and urban box 02 scenes, 1984 Physical Description: 62 Photographic Slides
Slides of 20th century cities and buildings including Frank Lloyd Wright's box 02 studio, home, and architectural projects; examples of International and modernist style architecture including Le Corbusier's La Ville Contemporaine; Egyptian pyramids and tombs; General Motors exhibit at the 1964 New York World's Fair; New York-New York Hotel and Casino; Sydney Opera House; and the National Congress of Chile building, 1984 Physical Description: 78 Photographic Slides
AAD 100: slides of Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia (MYAS) and other box 02 regional Saudi Arabian architecture and culture, 1982-1985 Physical Description: 247 Photographic Slides
"Waterford": slides of Las Vegas urban planning, West Bloomfield urban box 02 planning, and Romanesque and Renaissance historic architecture including the Palazzo Vecchio (Florence, Italy), 1985-1995 Physical Description: 18 Photographic Slides
United States
Slides of Summerlin, Nevada; West Las Vegas neighborhood cleanup; and box 02 Habitat for Humanity with former US President Jimmy Carter, 1992-1994 Physical Description: 174 Photographic Slides
Slides of Downtown Las Vegas views with the Neonopolis construction, box 02 Fremont Street Experience, and Strip views of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, the Venetian Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paris Las Vegas, and Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) signs, 1986-1992 Physical Description: 251 Photographic Slides
Slides of Las Vegas for the study of land use patterns and urban planning: Las box 02 Vegas parks and recreational areas, Downtown Las Vegas aerials, schools, office and commercial buildings, and residential neighborhoods, 1986-1991 Physical Description: 787 Photographic Slides (2 files)
Slides and contact sheets of Downtown Las Vegas, 1985-1986 box 03 Physical Description: 216 Photographic Slides
"The Real City": slides of various Las Vegas, Nevada locations including The box 03 Lakes; Desert Shore; University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); College of Southern Nevada (CSN); Summerlin; the Strip; and Downtown Las Vegas, 1985
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Physical Description: 228 Photographic Slides
West Bloomfield Township (WBT), Michigan: slides of city maps, aerial box 03 photographs, and urban scenes, 1975-1981 Physical Description: 258 Photographic Slides
WBT presentation slides and slide notes for an urban design plan proposal, box 03 1982 May Physical Description: 248 Photographic Slides
Slides of exhibits from the 1964 New York World's Fair, 1964 box 03 Physical Description: 62 Photographic Slides
Arizona: Slides of Lake Havasu, Tempe, and Taliesin streetscapes and box 03 landscapes, 1970 May, 1992 August Physical Description: 55 Photographic Slides
Alaska aerial views: slides of oceans, mountains, and an airport, undated box 03 Physical Description: 34 Photographic Slides
Utah: slides of forests and mountains, undated box 03 Physical Description: 39 Photographic Slides
Slides of Brooklyn, New York; Montreal, Quebec; and Denver, Colorado box 03 urban scenes and landscapes, 1985 Physical Description: 135 Photographic Slides
Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: slides of box 04 building facades, parks, and aerial photographs, 1980s Physical Description: 59 Photographic Slides
Michigan aerial views: slides of Detroit area, Genesee, Pontiac, and box 04 Cranbrook, 1979-1980s Physical Description: 450 Photographic Slides
Memphis, Tennessee: slides of urban scenes, 1980 February box 04 Physical Description: 25 Photographic Slides
Chicago, Illinois: slides of urban scenes, 1993 May box 04 Physical Description: 43 Photographic Slides
Denver, Colorado: slides of urban scenes, 1974 November box 04 Physical Description: 31 Photographic Slides
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and the Red Sea
Madinat Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah (MYAS): slides of Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi box 05 Arabia streets, abandoned villages, and urban scenes, 1985 Physical Description: 217 Photographic Slides
Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Saudi Arabia: slides of a new town's streetscapes box 05 photographic prints, undated
MYAS: slides of aerial views and urban scenes, 1980s box 05
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Physical Description: 36 Photographic Slides
MYAS: slides of interior and exterior of Radwa Trading Company, 1983-1984 box 05 Physical Description: 141 Photographic Slides
MYAS: slides of urban development design drawings, diagrams, landscapes, box 05 and urban scenes, 1982-1984 Physical Description: 178 Photographic Slides
MYAS: slides of urban planning, infrastructure, public facilities, mosques, box 05 port, city center bay, and commercial and industrial areas, 1984-1985 Physical Description: 188 Photographic Slides
MYAS: slides and transparent positives of Yanbu, a path north to Jordan, box 05 Jeddah, and other Saudi Arabian locations, 1982-1984 Physical Description: 125 Photographic Slides
MYAS: slides of buildings under construction and King Fahd's visit, box 05 1984-1985 Physical Description: 76 Photographic Slides
MYAS: slides of camps, building details for urban design, architectural box 05 landscapes and hardscapes, and urban scenes, 1982-1991 Physical Description: 170 Photographic Slides
MYAS: slides of building interiors and exteriors, monuments, historic ruins, box 06 industrial areas, and construction work, 1984-1985 Physical Description: 39 Photographic Slides
MYAS: slides of trees, birds, and a building interior, 1985 box 06 Physical Description: 12 Photographic Slides
MYAS Museum: slides of exterior and interior views, 1985 box 06 Physical Description: 15 Photographic Slides
Yanbu Al-Bahr, Saudi Arabia: slides of urban scenes, 1985 March box 06 Physical Description: 115 Photographic Slides
Saudi Arabia: slides and negatives of Nabataean architecture and photographs box 06 of Petra and Jordan desert landscapes and ancient ruins, 1984 Physical Description: 209 Photographic Slides
Umm Lajj, Saudi Arabia: slides of desert landscapes, villages, castles, and box 06 urban scenes, 1984 October Physical Description: 25 Photographic Slides
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: slides of desert and urban scenes, 1984 March box 06 Physical Description: 39 Photographic Slides
Al-Rawashin, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: photographic prints of urban scenes and box 06 building component details, 1980s
"Historical Sites of Jordan": slides of Amman, desert castles, Jerash, Madaba, box 06 Petra, Aqaba, and other locations throughout Jordan, 1980s
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Physical Description: 24 Photographic Slides
Jordan: slides of Amman, Jerash, and Mt. Nebo and its vicinity, 1985 May box 06 Physical Description: 117 Photographic Slides
Egypt: slides of Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Esna, Sakkara and Luxor, 1984 box 06 Physical Description: 34 Photographic Slides
Slides of Egyptian cities and historic ruins, Las Vegas street photographs, box 06 urban planning diagrams, and various desert and city aerials and ground photographs, 1980-1990 Physical Description: 57 Photographic Slides
"Egypt": slides of the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Tutankhamen's treasures, box 06 Luxor, Karnak, Thebes, the Tombs of the Kings, the Tombs of the Nobles, Esna, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo, and Edfu by G. Angelidis, 1980s Physical Description: 22 Photographic Slides
"Egypt": slides of Luxor, Karnak and Thebes by Al Ahram, 1980s box 06 Physical Description: 12 Photographic Slides
Egypt: slides of Cairo, Gaza, Karnak, Luxor, Valley of Kings and Queens, the box 06 Nile River, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Asinan, Philae, and examples of Islamic Egyptian architecture, 1984 October Physical Description: 423 Photographic Slides
Petra: slides of desert landscapes and ancient ruins, 1984 October box 07 Physical Description: 147 Photographic Slides
"Red Sea Marine Life": slides of coral, fish, eels, sting rays, and sea worms by box 07 Gunnar Bemert, 1980s Physical Description: 13 Photographic Slides
Europe
Slides of Zähringen Castle and various European cities and landmarks, box 07 primarily in Switzerland, 1985 Physical Description: 96 Photographic Slides
"Roma Souvenir": slides of historic Roman architectural landmarks, 1980s box 07 Physical Description: 59 Photographic Slides
"Acropolis of Athens": slides of Temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon, the box 07 Erechtheion, and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, 1980s Physical Description: 7 Photographic Slides
Acropolis Museum: slides of the Acropolis of Athens, the Parthenon, and box 07 Acropolis Museum exhibits, 1980s Physical Description: 18 Photographic Slides
Slides of Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Germany; and Limassol, Cyprus box 07 urban scenes and historic buildings, 1984-1985
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Physical Description: 167
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England: slides of urban scenes, box 07 countryside landscapes, sea views, rivers, and urban planning diagram photographs, 1984 October Physical Description: 155 Photographic Slides
Southeast Asia
Japan: slides of festivals, landscapes, historic buildings, flora, harbors, box 07 mountains, and urban scenes, 1973 Physical Description: 99 Photographic Slides
Hakone, Japan: slides of Mt. Fuji and surrounding areas by SK Slide Co., Ltd., box 07 approximately 1970 Physical Description: 9 Photographic Slides
"Glimpses of Japan": slides of historic sites in Tokyo, Nikko, Osaka, Miho, box 07 Nara, Kyoto, and Mt. Fuji by SK Slide Co., Ltd., approximately 1970 Physical Description: 10 Photographic Slides
"Aerial Views of Tokyo": slides of public, government, and business buildings box 07 including Tokyo Tower and the Imperial Palace by SK Slide Co., Ltd., approximately 1970 Physical Description: 10 Photographic Slides
Bangkok, Thailand: slides of tours at city streets, temples, and rivers, 1984 box 07 May Physical Description: 226 Photographic Slides
Hong Kong and Singapore: slides of urban scenes and historic buildings, 1984 box 07 Physical Description: 231 Photographic Slides
South America
Brazil: slides of religious statuettes and shops selling pottery, fabric, clothes box 08 and stone engravings, 1980s Physical Description: 6 Photographic Slides
Chile: slides of cities and natural landmarks including the Orsono Volcano, box 08 Lake Todos los Santos, and the Andes Mountains, approximately 1968 Physical Description: 24 Photographic Slides
Brazil: slides of urban scenes, beaches, landscapes, and carnivals in Rio de box 08 Janeiro, 1980s Physical Description: 60 Photographic Slides
Aruba: slides and a film strip of beaches, canals, farms, and urban scenes, 1992 box 08 April Physical Description: 24 Photographic Slides
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Educational and professional papers, 1961-2012 - Page 11- Guide to the Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
Physical Description: 7.32 Cubic Feet (12 boxes) Physical Description: 6.17 Linear Feet Scope and Contents Note: The educational and professional papers include materials from Frank Reynolds' doctoral studies, his career as an architect and urban planner, and his time as a UNLV School of Architecture professor (1961-2012). Reynolds' UNLV material includes lecture notes, syllabi, and student work from his architectural history, graphic design, and urban design courses between the mid-1980s to the mid-2010s. Materials from Reynolds' professional career includes architectural and urban planning studies and reports, aerial photography, and graphic design work for Las Vegas organizations. Also included are papers from Reynolds' time in the University of Michigan, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Doctoral Program in Architecture. Optical discs in this series contain student project submittals for source assignments. Courses Reynolds taught in UNLV include the subjects of Architecture (AAE), Architecture Design (AAD), and Urban Planning (AAP).
Arrangement: The materials are arranged by theme.
Title/Description Containers UNLV class material
AAD 223: Graphic Software lecture outlines and projects, 2007-2008 box 08 Physical Description: 5 Files box 09
AAD 223-003/004: assignment handouts, 2005 box 09
AAD 223: instructional material, 1995-2005 box 09
AAE 351/651: 20th Century Architecture I lecture outlines, 1999-2000 box 09
AAD 223: student project submittals, 2004-2009 box 10 Physical Description: 106 Optical Discs
AAP 366/AAD 795: History of Cities I lecture outlines, 1994 box 11 Physical Description: 2 Files
AAD 366/367: exams, University of Michigan; planning commission box 11 correspondence and reports, 1978-1979
AAP 367/AAD 795: History of Cities II lecture outlines, 1995 box 11 Physical Description: 2 Files
AAP 367/AAD 795: History of Cities II Renaissance and Baroque prints, box 11 approximately 1995
AAE 456/656: 20th Century Architecture lecture outlines, 2002, 2004 box 11 Physical Description: 3 Files box 12
Syllabi, exam master copies, and assignment handouts from Reynolds' UNLV box 12 courses, 1992-2003 Physical Description: 2 Files
UNLV Lied Library and Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering box 12 correspondence, 1993-2013
UNLV course exit evaluations, 2004-2008 box 12
UNLV urban planning research material, 1976-1977 box 12
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UNLV example printouts of graphic design and architectural presentation box 12 sheets, approximately 1995
UNLV teaching material: Fruehauf Corporation and West Bloomfield box 12 Township architectural drawings, building photographs, and newspaper clippings, 1970-1982
West Bloomfield Township master planning publications and newspaper box 13 clippings used as UNLV course material, approximately 2010
AAP 336/AAD 795: History of Cities I student records, 1994 box 20
Restricted: Student records and personally identifiable information are restricted; grades must be redacted prior to researcher access and will be open for research use on January 1, 2094. Professional and personal material
Vegas Gallery: site data and website photo gallery description, 2003 box 13
West Las Vegas neighborhood Executive Board poster design and the City of box 13 Las Vegas Office of Federal, State and Local Initiatives, 1995-1997
City of Las Vegas: urban planning presentation report printouts, 1990-2003 box 13
West Las Vegas Plan: draft, 1994 box 13
Office of Neighborhood Services grand opening advertisement, box 14 correspondence, newsletters, and Reynolds' certificates and awards, 1995
City of Las Vegas Department of Community Planning and Development: box 14 Landscape and Wall Buffer System Guidelines, 1990
"Las Vegas 2000 and Beyond: Our Strategic Plan…" publication and box 14 subcommittee report, 1990
"Downtown Las Vegas: An Invitation to Investment" publications and box 14 brochure design, 1986
City of the 21st Century Conference: program booklets, leaflets and box 14 correspondence, 1989
City of Las Vegas: organizational handbooks, urban development plans, box 14 concept drawings, and newsletters, 1994-2005
City of Las Vegas: organizational graphic design and architectural printouts, box 14 1981-2003
Design concepts for proposed City of Las Vegas: Community Center box 14 Complex, 1990 August 20
Love Center Unlimited Church: architectural drawing printouts, 1998 May 25 box 14
Pontiac, Michigan: photographs of urban planning presentation boards, project box 15 outlines, and land use plans, 1972
Pontiac and West Bloomfield Township planning studies: presentation video box 15 script and project schedule, 1983-1991
West Bloomfield Township newspaper clippings, newsletters, and signed box 15 testimonial regarding Reynolds leaving for Saudi Arabia project, 1980
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"Environmental Policies for West Bloomfield Township," "Photography box 15 from Lightplanes and Helicopters," and "Oblique Aerial Photography for Comprehensive Urban Planning" booklets, 1981-1985
University of Michigan: publications on doctoral programs, 1971-1972 box 15
The University of Michigan, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, box 15 Doctoral Program in Architecture: program description booklet, 1992-1993
Reynolds' preliminary research proposal and dissertation notes for the box 15 Architecture 707 and 717 courses at the University of Michigan, Doctoral Program in Architecture, 1978-1981 box 16 Physical Description: 3 Files
Reynolds' dissertation topic proposals at the University of Michigan College of box 16 Architecture & Urban Planning, 1981
Early Planning Commission: notes and newspaper clippings for Independence box 16 Township and Clarkston, Michigan, 1963-1964
Urban Land Use Planning, sixth edition by F. Stuart Chapin, Jr., 1970 box 16
General Motors (GM) Technical Center brochure, 1964 New York World's box 16 Fair Exhibit "The Avenue of Progress" report, photographs of exhibit models, exhibit brochures, and GM New York office floor plans, and newspaper clipping of Reynolds with visiting Japanese reporters, 1957-1966
Fruehauf Corporation: Research and Development Division publications, two box 17 and three-bedroom duplex configuration floor plan and elevation drawings and sketches, reports, correspondence and construction costs, 1970 Physical Description: 2 Files
"The Comprehensive Plan: Phoenix Arizona" urban planning report, 1990 box 17
Karen S. Layne correspondence regarding her dissertation at the University of box 17 Southern California, Doctor of Public Administration degree, 1992
"Cave Creek Park: A Development Concept" proposal for the City of Phoenix, box 17 Arizona, 1968 August
Central Phoenix, Arizona master plan for proposed redevelopment, 1971 box 17 September
Independence Township Zoning Board meeting minutes, 1962-1963 box 17
"The Japanese House" report on characteristics and functions, Lawrence box 17 Institute of Technology, 1957 June 19
"Notes on Architecture" publication by Information Design Inc., 1990 box 17
Yanbu urban plan books, reports, and brochures, 1980-1989 box 18 Physical Description: 3 Files
Saudi Arabian architectural sketches, 1984-1985 box 18
Aerial photography by Air Plan, a Frank Reynolds company, 1970s-1980s box 18
Cluster Development by William H. Whyte, 1964 April box 19
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) roster, 1996-1997 - Page 14- Guide to the Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
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Lawrence Institute of Technology, College of Engineering, Architecture 115: box 19 Introduction to City Planning syllabus and course notes, 1961
American Planning Association—Planning Advisory Service: Report Index box 19 1949-1991 booklet, undated
Lawrence Technological University: Jubilee Society Classes of 1935-1962, box 19 2012
Orchard Lake Road Master Development Plan book, 1974 August box 19
Maps of Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, box 19 California; and Detroit, Michigan, 1990
National Geographic, vol. 194, no. 6, 1998 December box 19
Plaque: Neighborhood Services Department, "Frank Reynolds - With box 19 Appreciation for Twenty Two Years of Outstanding Service and Dedication to the City of Las Vegas", 2007 May 17
"14th Nevada State GIS (Geographic Information Society) Conference, Las box 19 Vegas Nevada: Third Place Cartographer" award, 2004
Reynolds' application for admission to General Motors Institute as a box 20 cooperative engineering student at GMC Truck & Coach Division, 1949 August 12 Restricted: Materials are restricted to protect personally identifiable information and will be open for research use on January 1, 2064. Frank Reynolds tuition reimbursement form, 1989 box 20
Restricted: Materials are restricted to protect personally identifiable information and will be open for research use on January 1, 2064.
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Architectural drawings, 1946-2008 Physical Description: 6.32 Cubic Feet (19 rolls and 3 oversized boxes) Physical Description: 10.61 Linear Feet Scope and Contents Note: The architectural drawings series (1946-2008) contains work performed by Frank Reynolds, his firm Frank Reynolds Architects, and drawings collected by Reynolds throughout the course of his career. Architectural drawing types include conceptual drawings, studies, reports, construction drawings, oversized drawings on matte boards, and presentation drawings. When available, location refers to a project's proposed site, current site, or previously existing site of study or construction.
Arrangement: The materials are arranged alphabetically by project name.
Title/Description Containers Architectural drawings
Apartment unit for Huey C. Walsh: floor plans, sections, elevations, and roll 21 oversized prints of exterior perspective renderings, 1968 January 09 oversized Physical Description: 6 Sheets box 40
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Location: Pensacola, Florida
Blue Water Bavarian Village for Powell-Hudson-Dinnan Inc.: windmill sign roll 21 and storage unit elevations, floor plans, and sections, 1973 May 16
Location: Clarkston, Michigan
City of Phoenix and City of Las Vegas: Comprehensive Planning Program roll 21 diagrams for project workflow, 1961 January 29 Physical Description: 2 Sheets Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Clarkston Church: sketches of floor plans, sections, elevations, and interior roll 21 perspectives, undated Physical Description: 4 Sheets Location: Clarkston, Michigan
Clarkston Village Center: master site plan and preliminary sketches, 1975 roll 22 September 25 Physical Description: 24 Sheets Location: Clarkston, Michigan
Cluster housing development: master site plans and site section, 1973 May roll 23 07-1974 April 09 Physical Description: 26 Sheets Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan
Commercial center redevelopment: master site plan sketches and oversized roll 24 prints of exterior perspective renderings, 1966 March oversized Physical Description: 9 Sheets box 40 Location: Utica, Michigan
Cooke and Thomas office building: site plan, floor plans, and elevation, 1977 roll 24 May 12 Physical Description: 3 Sheets Location: Bloomfield Township, Michigan
Downtown Community Center and Las Vegas Boulevard transportation roll 24 enhancement presentation drawings, 1990-1991, 2000 Physical Description: 6 Sheets Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Duff's Island Saginaw Industrial Park: oversized prints of an aerial perspective roll 25 rendering, 1966 February 18 oversized Physical Description: 1 Sheets box 40 Location: Saginaw, Michigan
Embassy of the United States of America: conceptual and rendered exterior roll 25 building perspectives and matte board renderings, undated Physical Description: 7 Sheets - Page 16- Guide to the Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
Location: Mexico City, Mexico oversized box 41
Enlarged photographic print reproductions of a German shopping district and roll 25 church facades, undated Physical Description: 2 Sheets Location: Germany
Entry level housing schematic concept: master site plan, undated roll 25
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Frank Reynolds: design for a personal tile table, undated roll 25
Frank Reynolds: University of Nevada, Las Vegas publicity poster, undated roll 25
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Fruehauf Corporation modular townhome prototypes: floor plans and interior roll 26 perspective renderings, 1969 Physical Description: 23 Sheets
Fruehauf Corporation modular townhome prototypes: floor plans, master site roll 27 plan, and elevations, 1969 September 09-1970 December 31 Physical Description: 22 Sheets Location: White Pine, Michigan
Fruehauf Corporation modular townhome prototypes: site plans, floor plans, roll 28 elevations, wall sections, and building component details, 1970 June-August 06 Physical Description: 23 Sheets Location: Romulus, Michigan
Fruehauf Corporation sales and service branch: floor plans, roof framing plans, roll 28 sections, and building component details, 1969 March 14 Physical Description: 4 Sheets Location: Birmingham, Alabama
General Motors 1964 New York World's Fair exhibit: reception hall ceiling roll 29 plan and interior perspective sketch, 1960s Physical Description: 2 Sheets Location: New York City, New York
General Motors 1964 New York World's Fair-Special Industrial Design for roll 30 Frigidaire "Horizons For Living" Exhibit: "Frigidaire House of Tomorrow" conceptual floor plans and elevations, undated Physical Description: 11 Sheets Location: New York City, New York
General Motors Building (designed by Edward Durell Stone & Associates roll 31 along with Emery Roth & Sons): exterior elevation, 1965 March 26
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Location: New York City, New York
General Motors Building: executive offices floor plans and sketches on paper roll 31 towels, undated Physical Description: 9 Sheets Location: New York City, New York
General Motors office buildings: floor plans, undated roll 31
General Motors United Delco salesroom exhibit: floor plans, sections, and roll 32 architectural, structural, and electrical details, 1961 November-December Physical Description: 6 Sheets
Hi-tech park conceptual phasing master site plan, 1986 January 23 roll 33 Physical Description: 2 Sheets
National Community Development Association (NCDA) posters: "Community roll 33 Development Block Grant: Fulfilling Dreams Throughout America", undated Physical Description: 2 Sheets
Pensacola office building: elevation sketches, undated roll 33 Physical Description: 2 Sheets
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Perdido Bay commercial development: exterior perspective sketch, undated roll 34 Physical Description: 2 Sheets
Location: Perdido Bay, Florida
Perspective drawing guide by Philip J. Lawson, Pratt Institute, undated roll 34
Pine Harbor single family home development: architectural drawing set, 1976 roll 34 September 10 Physical Description: 16 Sheets Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan
Rand McNally & Company: United States map of counties, undated roll 34
Residence for Frank and Ilene Reynolds: floor plans, elevations, 1965 roll 35 February 23 Physical Description: 17 Sheets Location: Clarkston, Michigan
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bennett at Deer Lake: early conceptual roll 36 sketches, floor plans, and elevations, 1964 September Physical Description: 7 Sheets Location: North of Ishpeming, Michigan
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bennett at Deer Lake: elevations and floor roll 36 plans, 1965 January Physical Description: 8 Sheets Location: North of Ishpeming, Michigan - Page 18- Guide to the Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hillier: floor plans and elevations, 1969 roll 37 April Physical Description: 2 Sheets Location: Waterford, Michigan
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. James Jeffords: architectural drawing set by roll 37 Taliesin Associated Architects, 1962 September 10 Physical Description: 17 Sheets
Residential kitchen alteration for Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Smith: floor plans roll 38 and interior elevations, 1961 September 29 Physical Description: 2 Sheets
Ridley residence: exterior perspective rendering, site plan, floor plans and roll 38 elevations, 1971 October 22 Physical Description: 12 Sheets Location: Carefree, Arizona
Rose Barn remodel at Deer Lake: floor plan and exterior perspective rendering, roll 39 undated Physical Description: 6 Sheets Location: North of Ishpeming, Michigan
Round House: floor plans, exterior perspective rendering, building component roll 39 details, and matte board renderings, 1960 February 11 Physical Description: 6 Sheets
Sea Port Village Mall & Sonesta Hotel: conceptual master site plan, 1990 roll 39 August 14
Location: Oranjestad, Aruba
Springfield site plan, 2008 roll 39
Location: Springfield, Michigan
Styling facilities for Vauxhaul Motors, Inc: floor plans, 1961 June 14 roll 39 Physical Description: 3 Sheets
Location: Warren, Michigan
Telco Credit Union office building: exterior perspective sketch and floor plans, roll 39 undated Physical Description: 2 Sheets Location: Pensacola, Florida
W. Hickey's Museum: exterior perspective rendering, undated roll 39
"Your Car" exhibit for the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry: elevations, roll 39 sections, and construction details, 1968 November 23
Unnamed Deer Lake residential home: floor plan sketches, undated roll 39 Physical Description: 6 Sheets
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Location: North of Ishpeming, Michigan
Unnamed residential home: floor plan sketches, undated roll 39 Physical Description: 4 Sheets
Unnamed residential home: floor plan, undated roll 39
Unnamed residential home: floor plan, 1971 July 25 roll 39
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Unnamed residential home: living room interior elevation, wall section, and roll 39 fireplace detail, 1960 June 10
Unnamed residential home: preliminary sketches, floor plans, elevations, and roll 39 drafters' notes, 1966 February Physical Description: 11 Sheets
Unnamed residential home: site plan and floor plans, 1964 roll 39 Physical Description: 5 Sheets
Oversized material
Love Center Unlimited Church: site plans and elevations, 1998 November 25 oversized Physical Description: 4 Sheets box 40
Location: North Las Vegas, Nevada
Master planning book: "Project for the Redevelopment of the Old Suk T'Lata oversized Area - Tripoli", 1982 June box 40
Location: Tripoli, Libya
Mounted photographs of H. P. Fitzgerald in front of the City of Las Vegas oversized Neighborhood Services building and posed for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, box 40 1956, 1972 Physical Description: 2 Photographic Prints Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Office of Federal, State and Local Initiatives: Customer Appreciation Week oversized posters and booklet, 1997 October 04 box 40
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Photographic print reproduction of the West Bloomfield Township oversized Comprehensive Planning Process presentation wall, undated box 40
Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan
Poster sample print for Reynolds' UNLV course AAD 223: "Silver Seas", 1995 oversized November 11 box 40
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Proposed City of Las Vegas Community Center and Business Center at oversized Stewart Avenue and Eastern Avenue: conceptual master site plan, 1999 August box 40 20 Physical Description: 2 Sheets
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Proposed commercial, industrial, and public land use maps; includes oversized conceptual office interior perspective and floor plan sketches, 1982 December box 40 Physical Description: 13 Sheets Location: Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
"Proposed Reconfiguration of City-Owned Office at Nucleus Plaza, 1052 oversized W. Owens Avenue to Accommodate the Neighborhood Services Department box 40 Neighborhood Preservation Office Presently Located at 914 W. Owens Avenue": floor plans, 2001 September 18 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Springhill topographic map and master site plans, undated oversized box 40 Location: Springfield, Michigan
"The Desert Blooms with Airports at Las Vegas, Nevada" presentation: oversized includes photographic print reproductions of the presentation board, Crockett box 40 Field, Nellis Gunnery School, Las Vegas Army Air Field operations building, Indian Springs Air Force Base, Sky Haven Airport, and the Boulder City Transcontinental and Western Air Lines building, 1946 July 04 Physical Description: 10 Items Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
"Las Vegas Boulevard Scenic Byways Nomination Application": presentation oversized renderings and diagrams on foam boards, 2003 April 16 box 41 Physical Description: 3 Items Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Sleeping cabin for a boy's fresh-air camp: site plan, floor plans, and elevations oversized drawn on matte board, undated box 41
"A Small Urban Church": exterior and interior perspective renderings, floor oversized plans, sections, and elevations on matte board, 1960 January box 42 Physical Description: 6 Items
Detroit Artists Market: floor plans, elevations, and sections on matte board, oversized 1958 January box 42 Physical Description: 2 Items Location: Detroit, Michigan
Mid-West Insurance Co. branch office: floor plans and sections on matte oversized board, undated box 42 Physical Description: 2 Items
North Pointe Plaza: exterior perspective rendering on matte board, undated oversized box 42 Location: Clarkston, Michigan
Proposed Church of the Resurrection: exterior and interior perspective oversized renderings, floor plans, sections, and elevations on matte board, 1962 box 42 September
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Physical Description: 7 Items
Unnamed real estate office: rendered elevation, floor plans, sections, and oversized elevations on matte board, undated box 42
Unnamed residential home: exterior perspective rendering on matte board, oversized undated box 42
Birmingham, Michigan: master plan project book, 1966 June 14 oversized box 40 Location: Birmingham, Michigan
Report: "An Environmental Analysis of a Central Business Area: Pontiac, oversized Michigan," volume I, phase I urban design plan, 1969 December 12 box 40
Location: Pontiac, Michigan
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