DESIGN AND THE ARTS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS PAUL SCHWEIKHER COLLECTION Collection #: MS MSS 27 Location: DESIGN AND THE ARTS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS and HIGH DENSITY COLLECTION Drawings and Papers: 1920s-1980s No. of Items: 186 oversize folders, 12 rolls, 41 boxes, c. 28 ln. ft. Biographical Sketch Paul Schweikher was born in Denver, Colorado on July 28, 1903. His parents were both musicians. Frederick Schweikher, his father, was Dean of Music at the University of Denver. He attended high school in Denver and studied engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Following his marriage to Dorothy Miller of Denver, he moved to Chicago, Illinois to study at The Art Institute of Chicago. While in Chicago, Schweikher worked for over two years at the architectural firm Lowe & Bollenbacher, where he worked his way up from clerk to construction supervisor. He also worked as a draftsman for noted architect David Adler, to whom he gave credit for instilling his sense of proportion and design. In 1924-1925, Schweikher studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology before transferring to Yale University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1929. While at Yale, he won a travelling fellowship which allowed him extended study of architecture in Europe. After completion of his degree from Yale, Schweikher returned to Chicago in 1930 and went into private architectural practice. He collaborated with architects George Fred Keck and Phillip Maher before joining the firm Lamb and Elting (a partnership of architects Theodore Lamb and Winston Elting) in 1932 to form the firm Schweikher, Lamb and Elting, where Schweikher worked from 1932 to 1942. During World War II, Schweikher served in the United States Navy, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. After the war, Schweikher returned to Chicago and resumed his professional partnership with Winston Elting in the firm Schweikher and Elting (1945-1953) before accepting an offer to become chairman of the Yale University School of Architecture in 1953. In 1956, Schweikher became the head of the Department of Architecture at Carnegie Institute of Technology (later re-named Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his academic career, Schweikher continued to maintain a private architectural practice in New Haven, Connecticut (while at Yale University) and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (while at Carnegie). He established a reputation as a skilled modernist architect of churches, schools, public buildings, and residences. He retired from academia in 1969 and the following year moved to Sedona, Arizona and continued his private architectural practice. Paul Schweikher died in Phoenix on December 23, 1997, survived by a son, Paul. Scope and Content Note This collection consists of eleven series. Documentary materials within the collection include a large volume of files pertaining to Schweikher's academic positions, professional activities and affiliations, and personal matters. The first three series, 1) Professional Files, 2) Collegiate Files, and 3) Personal Files, consist of extensive correspondence with clients, colleagues, etc. The first series also contains specifications and other job file related materials pertaining to various Schweikher projects. The collection is also comprised of extensive visual materials. In addition to numerous photographs of Schweikher buildings and models, there are extensive oversize holdings represented by original working drawings and numerous presentation drawings and photo panels. Provenance The collection was donated to Northern Arizona University (NAU) in April 1983 by Paul and Dorothy Schweikher. The collection was subsequently transferred to Arizona State University in 1989. Records series as established by NAU archival processing personnel have generally been retained with some modifications. Container List SERIES 1: PROFESSIONAL FILES BOX 1 Folder 1 Correspondence with Chaparos Design/Film, 1963-65 Folder 2 Correspondence with Consulting Engineers, 1970 Folder 3 Correspondence with James Houston, 1969-70 Folder 4 Correspondence with Stanley Tigerman, 1975-77 Folder 5 Correspondence with Robert S. Tancer, 1970-76 Folder 6 Correspondence with Robert S. Tancer, 1976 Folder 7 Correspondence with Jendoco Construction, 1971 Folder 8 Correspondence with T. Nakamura, 1970-71 Folder 9 Correspondence with William Metcalf Jr., 1967-78 Folder 10 Correspondence with Tony Chapman, 1974-77 Folder 11 Correspondence with Wadlow Engineering, 1971 Folder 12 Correspondence with Robert McManigal, 1970 Folder 13 Correspondence with Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 1963-69 Folder 14 Correspondence with Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1957-58 Folder 15 Correspondence with John Crowley, 1967-1969 Folder 16 Correspondence with Georgi Konstantinovski, 1966 Folder 17 Correspondence with Museum of Modern Art, 1957-69 Folder 18 Correspondence with University of California, 1970 Folder 19 Correspondence with misc. business clientele, etc., 1940s-50s Folder 20 Correspondence with misc. business clientele, etc., 1960s Folder 21 Correspondence with misc. business clientele, etc., 1960s-80s Folder 22 Correspondence with Metcalf and Associates, 1968 Folder 23 Correspondence with Joseph Salerno, 1970 Folder 24 Correspondence with Dr. G. Greer, 1970 Folder 25 Correspondence with Paul and Lola Theobald, 1968-70 Folder 26 Correspondence with Hedrich-Blessing, 1957-71 Folder 27 Correspondence with John Fisher, 1957-78 Folder 28 Correspondence with Buckminster Fuller, 1955-66 Folder 29 Correspondence with Kaiser Aluminum, 1960 Folder 30 Correspondence with William Huff and Harvard, 1960s-70s Folder 31 Correspondence with Michael Chernoff, 1966-67 Folder 32 Correspondence with Earl Norton Lockard, 1960-78 Folder 33 Correspondence with Richard Pratt, 1966 Folder 34 Correspondence with Stephen Witty, 1966 Folder 35 Correspondence with Stephen Witty, 1966 BOX 2 Folder 36 Correspondence with Troy West, 1964-68 Folder 37 Correspondence with Yale "Perspecta,” 1957-66 Folder 38 Correspondence with Who's Who, 1957-77 Folder 39 Correspondence with Who's Who, 1958-69 Folder 40 Correspondence with Who's Who, 1954-60 Folder 41 Correspondence with Who's Who, 1948-67 Folder 42 Correspondence with the American Humanist, 1958-59 Folder 43 Book Catalogues Wittenborn, 1968-69 Folder 44 Book Catalogues, 1960s Folder 45 Book Catalogues, 1960s Folder 46 Correspondence with Charette, 1962-67 Folder 47 Correspondence with Brick and Clay Record, 1947 Folder 48 Correspondence with Greater Chester Movement, 1968 Folder 49 Memberships, 1970 Folder 50 Correspondence with Whole Earth Catalog, 1970 Folder 51 Correspondence with Architectural Forum, 1962-70 Folder 52 Correspondence with New Catholic Encyclopedia, 1964-67 Folder 53 Documents concerning Bill Huff and CMU, 1968-1971 BOX 3 Folder 54 Biographical Material, 1966-69 Folder 55 Newspaper articles and congratulations letters for "Artist of the Year,” 1968 Folder 56 Contractors' bidding, 1963-70 Folder 57 Arts and Crafts Center (Artist of the Year-1968), 1967-69 Folder 58 Arizona Codes and By-laws, 1963, 1978 Folder 59 Treatise for Arizona Architectural Registration, 1969 Folder 60 Arizona Registration, 1955-70 Folder 61 Arizona Registration, 1948-69 Folder 62 Registration for Massachusetts, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, 1956-81 Folder 63 Registration for Connecticut, Iowa, and New Jersey, 1957-1971 Folder 64 Registration for Illinois, Ohio, New York, Indiana, 1960-77 BOX 4 Folder 65 Registration for Tennessee, 1962-68 Folder 66 Registration for District of Columbia, Maine, and Kentucky, 1961-71 Folder 67 Paid Bills, 1974 Folder 68 Paid Bills, 1972-74 Folder 69 Paid Bills, 1973 Folder 70 Paid Bills, 1972 Folder 71 Paid Bills, 1976 BOX 5 Folders 72-73 Paid Bills, 1975 Folder 74 Committee of One Hundred, 1957-70 Folder 75 College Art Association, 1957-68 Folder 76 Architectural Secretaries Association, 1966-67 Folder 77 Society of American Registered Architects, 1965 Folder 78 American Institute of Architects, 1955-67 Folder 79 American Institute of Architects, 1962-66 Folder 80 American Institute of Architects, 1957-67 Folder 81 American Craftsman Council, 1961-62 Folder 82 National Council Architectural Registration Board, 1963-67 Folder 83 American Federations of Arts, 1962-67 Folder 84 Architectural Record, 1957-69 Folder 85 Guild for Religious Architecture, 1967-68 BOX 6 Folder 86 Guild for Religious Architecture, 1966-67 Folder 87 National Council of Architectural Registration Board, 1967-80 Folder 88 Schweikher Inventory and Listing of Tools, 1950s Folder 89 Guild and Supplements on Labor, undated Folder 90 Agreements and Contracts, 1960s Folder 91 Office Procedures, etc., 1967-68 Folder 92 Office Eqmt., Supplies and Orders, 1961-70 Folder 93 Occupational Tax, 1970 Folder 94 Prints and Copies, 1970 Folder 95 Notes and Meetings Carnegie-Mellon Univ. (CMU), 1968-70 Folder 96 Notes and Meetings CMU, 1967-70 Folder 97 Fees and Figures CMU, 1960s Folder 98 Fees and Figures CMU, 1963-70 Folder 99 Fees and Figures CMU, 1969 Folder 100 Fees and Figures CMU, 1963-66 Folder 101 Fees and Figures CMU, 1964-70 Folder 102 Fees and Figures CMU, 1963-70 Folder 103 Proposals CMU, 1959-67 Folder 104 Outline Specs--CMU Fine Arts Center (FAC), 1969 Folder 104A Cost Analyses CMU, 1968-70 Folder 104B Cost Analyses CMU, 1968-70 BOX 7 Folder 105 Working Correspondence with CMU-FAC, 1968-70 Folder 106 Working Correspondence with CMU-FAC, 1968-71 Folder 107 Working Correspondence with CMU-FAC, 1970-72 Folder 108 Working Correspondence with CMU-FAC, 1967-72